Camouflage Horizon Color - Zimmerit - Netting
Camouflage Horizon Color - Zimmerit - Netting
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It would not work today with thermal imaging targeting, but....a panzer frontally painted sky blue-grey might have made sense on the vast plains of the Eastern front. Think of a tank on the horizon, out 1800 meters. The dark outline of a green or brown or white tank would be apparent. A tank that matched the sky horizon would tend to disappear. (The famous British experiments of actually using bright light bulbs on test vehicles on the horizon, which caused near invisibility, is intriguing.)
The US naval tactical aircraft color is close to what I'm talking about.
The rest of the tank could be camo to match terrain and a frontal net could cover the tank when there was a green background.
The Zimmerit "effect" is intriguing. It seems to have interesting optical effects....making the vehicle very "soft" visually.
Robert
It would not work today with thermal imaging targeting, but....a panzer frontally painted sky blue-grey might have made sense on the vast plains of the Eastern front. Think of a tank on the horizon, out 1800 meters. The dark outline of a green or brown or white tank would be apparent. A tank that matched the sky horizon would tend to disappear. (The famous British experiments of actually using bright light bulbs on test vehicles on the horizon, which caused near invisibility, is intriguing.)
The US naval tactical aircraft color is close to what I'm talking about.
The rest of the tank could be camo to match terrain and a frontal net could cover the tank when there was a green background.
The Zimmerit "effect" is intriguing. It seems to have interesting optical effects....making the vehicle very "soft" visually.
Robert
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Hi Robert,
The British experiment you mention was quite fascinating- but the whole point of it was that in order to camouflage something against the sky, it has to also be a light source. Regardless of what color it's painted, an object will still block out a bit of light and that's what makes it discernable. Remember, the sky isn't a blue object, but a blue light source. Truly, only against the ground or another object is camouflage really effective.
Matt
The British experiment you mention was quite fascinating- but the whole point of it was that in order to camouflage something against the sky, it has to also be a light source. Regardless of what color it's painted, an object will still block out a bit of light and that's what makes it discernable. Remember, the sky isn't a blue object, but a blue light source. Truly, only against the ground or another object is camouflage really effective.
Matt
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Zimm as a camouflage
The non-reflective properties of the Zimm. were in itself a good camouflage. This is a Churchill so treated and look how well it blends in with the background.
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Re: Zimm as a camouflage
No way to tell if the vehicle itself is a deep red and birgh yellow, thoughMichael Kenny wrote:The non-reflective properties of the Zimm. were in itself a good camouflage. This is a Churchill so treated and look how well it blends in with the background.
Christian