How useful is disruptive camouflage on tanks and military vehicles? The following excerpt on camouflage is taken from the A Military Encyclopedia Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns 1943-1945 by the G-3 Section, Headquarters 15th Army Group, Italy. The encyclopedia was designed to compile the knowledge gained by experience in operations in [...]
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U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph from the site collection showing German dummy tanks in France which have been constructed on farm wagons: Original Caption: ETO HQ 44 25496 13TH NOVCREDIT… US ARMY SIGNAL CORPSPHOTOG… PFC. J.W. LAPINE… 166Dummy tanks used by Germans in attempt to mislead Allied air observation as to the number of tanks and guns [...] The February 7, 1944 issue of NEWSMAP illustrated Japanese uniforms, equipment, and insignia: Two examples of the detail drawings: PRIVATE, INFANTRY RIFLEMAN: M1938 BLOUSE, FRONTNitoheiSampachi (Meiji 38) rifle, rubberized fabric or leather cartridge pouches; gas mask carrier under left arm. The chevron worn on right arm is a diligence stripe. CAMOUFLAGE JUNGLE JACKETThe fibre material of which the [...] |
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