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What was the purpose of zebra-patterned ships in World War I?

In the First World War, special camouflage was widely used for ships, mainly in the British and American navies - the ship was painted in fragmentary, intersecting stripes or patterns in contrasting colors. The purpose of such camouflage was not to hide the ship, but to make it as difficult as possible for the enemy to calculate its course and speed. Military historians still find it difficult to determine the economic effectiveness of this protection - due to the very large number of different patterns, it is not possible to say which one was better, and whether they were, in principle, noticeably better than the traditional plain color. Similar camouflage was also seen in World War II, but the advent of radar eliminated all arguments in its support.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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