The (literal) Art of War

by | Feb 17, 2010 | ART

In the days before Radar and stealth technology, seemingly stranger methods of maintaining safety at sea were employed. Perhaps none are odder, or more artistic, than Dazzle Camo. Rather than attempting to obfuscate hundred-ton ships, Dazzle Camo attempts to confuse a potential attacker as to the heading, bearing, and direction of the ship, and was utilized in World War One and to a lesser extent World War Two. Torpedoes in WWI lacked any of the modern, sophisticated tracking and targeting systems employed today; instead, torpedoes were launched, hoping that they’d intersect the ship based on their trajectory. It apparently worked reasonably well, but unfortunately the images are all in black and white; I would love to see color images that aren’t colorized or otherwise altered, but se la vie.

via Twisted Sifter

In the days before Radar and stealth technology, seemingly stranger methods of maintaining safety at sea were employed. Perhaps none are odder, or more artistic, than Dazzle Camo. Rather than attempting to obfuscate hundred-ton ships, Dazzle Camo attempts to confuse a potential attacker as to the heading, bearing, and direction of the ship, and was utilized in World War One and to a lesser extent World War Two. Torpedoes in WWI lacked any of the modern, sophisticated tracking and targeting systems employed today; instead, torpedoes were launched, hoping that they’d intersect the ship based on their trajectory. It apparently worked reasonably well, but unfortunately the images are all in black and white; I would love to see color images that aren’t colorized or otherwise altered, but se la vie.

via Twisted Sifter







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