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To: MyTwoCopperCoins

Any particular reason for what looks like a four year old’s paint job?


9 posted on 02/06/2009 6:27:15 AM PST by bgill
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To: bgill

Yes, it breaks the lines of the ship, so it’ll be harder to spot.


12 posted on 02/06/2009 6:28:46 AM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
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To: bgill
Stealth is not "invisibility". Stealth is "reduced detecability and reduced identifability".

That crazy paint job breaks up the outline and confuses the shape of the ship at sea, making her harder to notice and recognise. Similar crazy paint jobs have been used by warships and military transports as far back as WWI.

14 posted on 02/06/2009 6:31:58 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: bgill

Another feature of that pattern is that it becomes harder to identify the most vulnerable portions of the ship.


18 posted on 02/06/2009 6:42:59 AM PST by MyTwoCopperCoins
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26 posted on 02/06/2009 6:49:36 AM PST by stormer
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To: bgill
Dazzle Camouflage


31 posted on 02/06/2009 6:56:10 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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