Random Fact: Dazzle Camouflage

The IN (wet navy) kept using dazzle camouflage right through the modern era, on the grounds that even if it didn’t have much defensive value in the days of radar and the Mk. 1 eyeball being no longer a primary detection system, at least it meant their ships didn’t look boring . Haze gray, my ass.

(“And if stocking more than one color of paint would stress our logistics train, then we need a better logistics train, dammit.”)

4 Likes

Makes for easy conversation during open days at least