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Give 'em the ol' razzle-dazzle! Two WW1-era ships in 'Razzle-Dazzle' camouflage, left pic 1918
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this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2023
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The best part is that they went through all of this effort, and no one knows if the camo did anything
It was effective in distorting range measurements. Which is useful if you don't like being shot at.
Modern naval vessels are likely to use sonar/radar/laser rather than optical for range estimates.
Which is useful if you don’t like being shot at.
If, however, you do like being shot at, this can be facilitated by placing easily identifiable markers at the bow and stern and writing the distance between those markers in large leters on the sides of the ship.
Reminds me of the new test cars pf German carmakers that you see sometimes on the German highway. It’s about obfuscating the design
Edit: Btw German highway IS war
Oh yeah I've seen those and they look really cool. I wish the cars kept them