Andy Skinner wrote:
>
> Stephen Sheldon wrote:
> > [quoting me (andy)]
> > > Allen said he wasn't sure about camouflage because the thing is so big,
> > > but I think it makes sense, since one of the purposes of camouflage is
> > > to blur the details. Make it harder to specifically target the guns,
> > > etc.
> >
> > Then why did you paint the guns in red??? :o)
>
> I didn't. That was somebody else. [checking my email ...] Chris Pinson
> has the desert camo with the red guns. I just said there could be a
> reason for using camouflage, even on large vehicles.
>
> Not trying to argue or defend, just trying to make sure whatever point I
> may have had didn't get lost.
>
> andyFun story. In WWII, The jerries sent out several merchant ships rearmed
to be merchant raiders. One of these painted tripod masts onto it's
superstructure to give the illusion of a french warship until they got
into range to jam distress calls. It worked for them several times.
Thane
Received on Thu Mar 19 1998 - 01:22:14 UTC
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