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292:
559:
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609:
812:
645:
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430:
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506:
39:
but by making it difficult to estimate a target's identity, range, speed and heading. Each ship's dazzle pattern was unique to make it more difficult for the enemy to recognize different classes of ships. The result was that a profusion of dazzle schemes were tried, and the evidence for their success
880:
received a unique and presumably experimental dazzle pattern in late 1942 or early 1943, before the issuance of the SHIPS-2 Supplement; no designation or pattern sheet for it is known. The lightest color appears to be Haze Gray 5-H, making it a
Measure 31
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932:
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1351:
1166:
1331:
1316:
1081:
1367:
1750:
422:
1559:
964:
732:
1690:
1192:
1756:
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799:
703:
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1066:
713:
684:
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1823:
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582:
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1046:
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763:
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1202:
1041:
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519:
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281:
28:
388:
1217:
957:
558:
548:
840:
1607:
1517:
1160:
469:
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1577:
1152:
1146:
1036:
780:
644:
298:
291:
1774:
1744:
1726:
1523:
1123:
1009:
830:
459:
354:
315:
361:
1861:
1583:
1111:
1026:
1004:
429:
378:
1480:
1311:
1306:
1291:
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31:. Dazzle consists in painting obtrusive patterns on vertical surfaces. Unlike some other forms of
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1571:
1436:
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1272:
1116:
344:
20:
1595:
1511:
1321:
1187:
1031:
999:
16:
1667:
1601:
1197:
1106:
1056:
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608:
894:, whose post-Pearl Harbor reconstruction rendered her decidedly different from her sisters.
395:
1872:
1430:
1389:
1336:
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1738:
1649:
1383:
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994:
327:
505:
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1442:
1267:
1096:
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1460:
1413:
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1395:
1222:
24:
1589:
1541:
1401:
1257:
1179:
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World War II US Navy dazzle camouflage measures 31, 32 and 33: aircraft carriers
890:
The sheet is marked "BB-45 class;" however the drawing is clearly specific to
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1619:
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989:
973:
44:
32:
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1454:
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World War II US Navy dazzle camouflage measures 31, 32 and 33: destroyers
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1807:
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1101:
1086:
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World War II US Navy dazzle camouflage measures 31, 32 and 33: cruisers
36:
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1655:
1643:
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s actual paint job only corresponded loosely to the pattern sheet
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923:
World War II ship camouflage measures of the United States Navy
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List of countries that prohibit camouflage clothing
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54:
958:
8:
1167:Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
1792:
1363:
1356:
1332:Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate
1317:Camouflage clothing in Trinidad and Tobago
1296:
1136:
965:
951:
943:
873:
871:
1548:Six-Color Desert Pattern (Chocolate Chip)
445:
1901:World War II ships of the United States
867:
7:
1691:Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform
43:Dazzle camouflage patterns used on
14:
1082:As evidence for natural selection
1193:Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola
1065:
1015:Coincident disruptive coloration
846:
839:
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35:, dazzle works not by offering
19:of warships was adopted by the
1763:Operational Camouflage Pattern
1229:Adaptive Coloration in Animals
1:
1560:Australian Disruptive Pattern
1824:Diffused lighting camouflage
1709:Universal Camouflage Pattern
1342:USN WWII camouflage measures
845:
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90:
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27:, following research at the
1769:Netherlands Fractal Pattern
1703:Tactical Assault Camouflage
1536:Disruptive Pattern Material
56:Typical color combinations
1932:
1632:Camouflage Central-Europe
1626:Desert Camouflage Pattern
1063:
1042:Multi-spectral camouflage
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481:
75:
70:
29:Naval Research Laboratory
1218:Johann Georg Otto Schick
1608:Desert Night Camouflage
1161:Abbott Handerson Thayer
1153:The Colours of Animals
1147:Edward Bagnall Poulton
1037:Multi-scale camouflage
1745:Multi-Terrain Pattern
1727:Airman Battle Uniform
1524:Rhodesian Brushstroke
1124:Underwater camouflage
1010:Disruptive coloration
1862:Dazzled and Deceived
1027:Distractive markings
1005:Counter-illumination
47:are presented here.
40:was at best mixed.
1916:Camouflage patterns
1751:Australian Multicam
1554:U.S. "M81" Woodland
1312:Aircraft camouflage
1307:Military camouflage
1020:Disruptive eye mask
256:
255:Battleship designs
57:
1868:Stealth technology
1378:Splittertarnmuster
1273:Thomas N. Sherratt
454:(aircraft carrier)
254:
55:
1911:Dazzle camouflage
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1887:
1849:
1848:
1845:
1844:
1784:
1783:
1596:Camouflage Daguet
1469:
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1322:Dazzle camouflage
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1285:
1188:Mary Taylor Brush
1032:Motion camouflage
1000:Active camouflage
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858:
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93:
17:Dazzle camouflage
1923:
1906:Vehicle markings
1793:
1364:
1357:
1297:
1203:Norman Wilkinson
1198:John Graham Kerr
1137:
1069:
1057:Urban camouflage
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446:Adapted designs
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1873:Cloaking device
1841:
1812:
1780:
1679:
1673:
1584:Type 87 (China)
1504:
1498:
1465:
1439:(1917 aircraft)
1431:Camouflage tree
1419:
1390:Rauchtarnmuster
1369:
1346:
1337:Ship camouflage
1282:
1246:
1242:Timothy O'Neill
1237:Geoffrey Barkas
1174:
1128:
1070:
1061:
1052:Snow camouflage
1047:Self-decoration
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272:Known examples
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1208:Everett Warner
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134:Light Gray 5-L
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113:Light Gray 5-L
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1449:Denison smock
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1443:Telo mimetico
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1268:Innes Cuthill
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1097:Flower mantis
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222:Dull Black 82
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204:Dull Black 82
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183:Haze Gray 5-H
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176:Haze Gray 5-H
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165:
162:Dull Black 82
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127:Pale Gray 5-P
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120:Pale Gray 5-P
116:
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99:Haze Gray 5-H
95:
92:Haze Gray 5-H
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1878:Invisibility
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1638:Soldier 2000
1518:Tiger stripe
1461:Ghillie suit
1414:Leibermuster
1408:Erbsenmuster
1396:Palmenmuster
1227:
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793:MS-32v11/18D
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734:South Dakota
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86:Horizontals
42:
25:World War II
15:
1590:wz. 89 Puma
1542:wz. 68 Moro
1445:(1929 tent)
1402:Sumpfmuster
1258:Roy Behrens
1251:Researchers
1180:Camoufleurs
836:battleships
829:Adapted to
826:(destroyer)
805:battleships
798:Adapted to
795:(destroyer)
769:battleships
762:Adapted to
759:(destroyer)
738:battleships
731:Adapted to
728:(destroyer)
709:battleships
702:Adapted to
699:(destroyer)
697:MS-32v6/10D
666:Adapted to
663:(destroyer)
655:Mississippi
633:battleships
626:Adapted to
623:(destroyer)
602:battleships
595:Adapted to
578:battleships
571:Adapted to
547:Adapted to
544:(destroyer)
518:Adapted to
494:battleships
487:Adapted to
484:(destroyer)
465:battleships
458:Adapted to
418:battleships
321:battleships
287:battleships
263:Description
45:battleships
37:concealment
1895:Categories
1817:Prototypes
1803:Berberys-R
1789:Technology
1620:Tropentarn
1487:Strichtarn
1360:Up to WWII
1117:Aggressive
990:Camouflage
974:Camouflage
787:California
651:New Mexico
629:New Mexico
574:New Mexico
33:camouflage
1614:Flecktarn
1503:Late 20th
1455:Frog Skin
1223:Hugh Cott
1112:MĂĽllerian
1075:In nature
824:MS-32/22D
765:Tennessee
757:MS-32/16D
726:MS-32/11D
721:Not used
668:USS
590:Not used
566:Not used
549:USS
537:Not used
520:USS
512:Tennessee
490:Tennessee
477:Not used
408:MS-31a/8B
379:USS
374:MS-31a/7B
345:USS
340:MS-31a/6B
21:U.S. Navy
1796:Deployed
1775:Xingkong
1697:MultiCam
1689:(2001) (
1474:Post-war
1398:(c 1941)
1352:Patterns
1292:Military
1263:Tim Caro
1107:Batesian
917:See also
878:Maryland
854:Missouri
661:MS-32/7D
621:MS-32/6D
615:Colorado
598:Colorado
542:MS-32/3D
482:MS-32/1D
452:MS-32/7A
436:New York
414:New York
402:Arkansas
381:Arkansas
311:MS-32/1B
305:Maryland
283:Colorado
250:Patterns
1854:Related
1836:Adaptiv
1808:Nakidka
1733:Type 07
1693:(2002))
1680:century
1505:century
1437:Lozenge
1102:Mimicry
1087:Crypsis
982:Methods
881:scheme.
751:Indiana
23:during
1838:(2011)
1832:(1943)
1826:(1941)
1777:(2019)
1771:(2019)
1765:(2015)
1759:(2015)
1757:HunCam
1753:(2014)
1747:(2010)
1741:(2008)
1735:(2007)
1729:(2007)
1723:(2007)
1717:(2006)
1715:ESTDCU
1711:(2004)
1705:(2004)
1699:(2002)
1687:MARPAT
1670:(1998)
1664:(1998)
1658:(1997)
1656:CADPAT
1652:(1993)
1646:(1993)
1644:TAZ 90
1640:(1993)
1634:(1991)
1628:(1990)
1622:(1990)
1616:(1990)
1610:(1990)
1604:(1990)
1598:(1989)
1592:(1989)
1586:(1987)
1580:(1984)
1574:(1984)
1568:(1983)
1566:TAZ 83
1562:(1982)
1556:(1981)
1550:(1981)
1544:(1969)
1538:(1969)
1532:(1967)
1526:(1965)
1520:(1962)
1514:(1958)
1512:Jigsaw
1495:(1968)
1489:(1960)
1483:(1947)
1481:Lizard
1457:(1942)
1451:(1941)
1433:(1915)
1416:(1945)
1410:(1944)
1404:(1943)
1392:(1939)
1386:(1937)
1380:(1931)
1368:German
1300:Topics
1133:People
834:-class
803:-class
767:-class
736:-class
707:-class
631:-class
600:-class
576:-class
492:-class
463:-class
416:-class
368:Nevada
347:Nevada
319:-class
285:-class
81:MS-33a
66:MS-31a
51:Colors
1668:Flora
1572:Dubok
1424:Other
1140:Early
907:'
862:Notes
440:Texas
277:MS-31
269:Photo
76:MS-33
71:MS-32
61:MS-31
1678:21st
1530:ERDL
1493:KLMK
1370:WWII
832:Iowa
461:Iowa
411:For
377:For
343:For
334:Iowa
317:Iowa
314:For
280:For
260:Name
1739:EMR
1721:M05
1662:M98
1602:M90
1578:M84
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870:^
653:,
438:,
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959:t
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