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I dont see the Problem (lemmy.world)

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[–] ThisSeriesIsFalse 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Dazzle Camo isn't to hide the ship, per say. It's to make it much harder to tell which way the ship is facing, and therefore what its heading is.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I see, thanks for the clarification.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

If you're still interested you should go read the wiki. Fun little rabbit hole to jump down.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

It also probably didn't work. The Allies were assuming that the Germans were using the same rangefinders we were in WWI. The Germans were using a more advanced rangefinder that doesn't have any problems with "Razzle Dazzle" camo.

https://youtu.be/Kw7vq_YD6JM

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It also probably didn't work as well as the Allies in WWI thought it did. It worked pretty well against our rangefinders at the time, that only used one point of reference, but the Germans were using sterioscopic rangefinders that this particular paint scheme doesn't seem to work on.

https://youtu.be/Kw7vq_YD6JM