In line with our earlier mention of the WWII battleship 
that disguised itself as a tropical island, here's a particularly interesting and informative article about ship camouflage during WWI. Apparently, those wacky zebra-stripe patterns weren't just stylin' decoration - the "bright, loud colors and contrasting diagonal stripes make it incredibly difficult to gauge a ship's size and direction." Check out the article here.
that disguised itself as a tropical island, here's a particularly interesting and informative article about ship camouflage during WWI. Apparently, those wacky zebra-stripe patterns weren't just stylin' decoration - the "bright, loud colors and contrasting diagonal stripes make it incredibly difficult to gauge a ship's size and direction." Check out the article here.
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