[w_over_w]

Hey Snip & Sam~

Quick question . . . the USS Ranger (see photo) has an interesting painting configuration on the port side. What's that all about? Thanks.

[snippy_about_it]

Isn't that painted for camouflage?

I think I learned that from aomagrat's posts.

[SAMWolf]

That's one of the various camoflauge schemes thry tried during WWII. They tried various schemes to brak up the ships silhouettes to make then harder to identify.

Some schemes used had "fake" bow waves painted on them to cofuse speed estimates or painting the bow wave fatrher back to make the ship look like a smaller class. I don't hoow evvective thay were but seeing as how most ships finally didn't carry them I guess they found that it wasn't worth the time or effort.