PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoGive 'em the ol' razzle-dazzle! Two WW1-era ships in 'Razzle-Dazzle' camouflage, left pic 1918lemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
arrow-up182arrow-down1imageGive 'em the ol' razzle-dazzle! Two WW1-era ships in 'Razzle-Dazzle' camouflage, left pic 1918lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-22 years agoRemoved by mod
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialMlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoThere’s some evidence it did work, to a limited degree, but visual target acquisition became less important as stuff like radar and sonar took off.
minus-squareStelus42@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoFrom my understanding, it wasn’t supposed to make the ship invisible or even hard to see. It was supposed to make it impossible to gauge the size or class from a distance.
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There’s some evidence it did work, to a limited degree, but visual target acquisition became less important as stuff like radar and sonar took off.
From my understanding, it wasn’t supposed to make the ship invisible or even hard to see. It was supposed to make it impossible to gauge the size or class from a distance.