Posted on Mar 24, 2017
Governments Actually Used Zebra Stripes To "Camouflage" War Ships From Enemies
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I've always wanted to see photo's at a distance, wonder how much it actually worked to break up the silhouette on the horizon.
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Sir, I suspect stills wouldn't capture the effect well as this was intended for an observer and target which were both moving.
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MAJ (Join to see) - Not a squid. So dunno. However, it may beg a question of use on smaller vessels in littoral waters against an asymmetric threat.
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Stripes were used to make it hard to identify individual ships by submarines in the pre-electronics age. USCG visibly and electronically disguise cutters to fool drug smugglers and the Navy. We like to confuse the Navy. .
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