The experimental zebra stripe camouflage scheme was tried out on 80-ft Elco PT Boats in the Pacific and Mediterranean. This was intended to make it difficult for enemy gunners to determine speed and course of the boat.
Deemed ineffective, the "Zebra" was placed out of service, stripped and destroyed by U.S. Forces 11 November 1945 at Samar, Philippines.
I am a former submarine sailor, 1962 - 1970. During a WW II torpedo attack an important piece of the solution is a visual sighting called "Angle on the Bow." This is the direction the target ship is going relative to your position. Dazzle paint would have made this difficult to get right.
malgoya on January 31st, 2018 at 21:33 UTC »
The experimental zebra stripe camouflage scheme was tried out on 80-ft Elco PT Boats in the Pacific and Mediterranean. This was intended to make it difficult for enemy gunners to determine speed and course of the boat.
Deemed ineffective, the "Zebra" was placed out of service, stripped and destroyed by U.S. Forces 11 November 1945 at Samar, Philippines.
Thru a periscope
Random side note: a group of zebra is called a dazzle
Other random animal group names
itsmiir on January 31st, 2018 at 22:08 UTC »
I'm confused
BobT21 on January 31st, 2018 at 22:58 UTC »
I am a former submarine sailor, 1962 - 1970. During a WW II torpedo attack an important piece of the solution is a visual sighting called "Angle on the Bow." This is the direction the target ship is going relative to your position. Dazzle paint would have made this difficult to get right.