PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3年前Give '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 [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3年前message-square7fedilink
minus-squarezepheriths@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3年前The best part is that they went through all of this effort, and no one knows if the camo did anything
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3年前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.
minus-squareQuinceDaPence@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3年前 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.
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.
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.