Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The story behind China’s “Minecraft” military camo
Camouflage [ˈkæməflɑʒ]. Is it still such a big
deal to visually camouflage armored vehicles when the enemy troops might have
already known what, where and how fast they are moving by reconnaissance activities
using satellites, drones and infrared scopes? Do troops still aim the target visually and
manually?
Maybe so
because modernized Chinese armed forces, People’s Revelation Army, showed off
digitally camouflaged armed vehicles proudly at the 70th anniversary
of WWII in Beijing in October 2015. The armored vehicles paraded were all
painted with‘digital’ camouflage patterns. You may wonder how such artificial and unnatural
patters blend in the surrounding nature. But in fact, it is the trend in most
of the modern armed forces around the world.
Enjoy reading
and learning how humans’ eyes are tricked so easily.
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160324-the-story-behind-chinas-minecraft-military-camo
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