[Lone Sentry: Camouflage of Vehicles, Artificial Materials]
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 [Lone Sentry: Photos, Articles, and Research on the European Theater in World War II]
Photos, Articles, & Research on the European Theater in World War II
  [Camouflage of Vehicles]

CONTENTS
Check List
Introduction
Aerial Observation
Ground Observation     
Tracks
Siting
Dispersion
Shine
Shadows
Natural Materials
Vehicle Painting
[ Artificial Materials ]
Use of Nets
Digging In
Snow Camouflage
      
 
ARTIFICIAL MATERIALS

[FIGURE 41. Shrimp net which is used as a vehicle drape. This net furnishes only partial protection, as it is liable to shine. Where used as a drape, local natural materials should be added.]

FIGURE 41.—Shrimp net which is used as a vehicle drape. This net furnishes only partial protection, as it is liable to shine. Where used as a drape, local natural materials should be added.

Camouflage nets, used as drapes, are the principal artificial materials used to conceal vehicles. Drapes are either small-mesh shrimp net, ungarnished (fig. 41), or large-mesh twine net, garnished (figs. 42 through 45). Both are easy to use, quickly erected, and quickly removed. They are easily adapted to various kinds of terrain, but they have limitations and they must be used correctly. Every vehicle driver must know what he can expect of a net in the way of concealment and how to erect it over his vehicle to best advantage.

    Drapes can give complete concealment against direct observation but, as with most artificial camouflage, against photographic observation, they often fail to blend properly with the background and consequently may be detected. In every case, however, drapes properly suspended or propped up do conceal the identity of the object under the drape, even though the drape itself may be detected. In no case will the drape be allowed to rest directly on the vehicle, thus revealing its outline.

    Drapes must be tied in with bushes or other natural terrain features by proper siting of vehicles.

[FIGURE 42. Section of twine net garnished in typical Greek-key pattern with burlap or osnaburg strips. Mainly effective against long-range observation, this pattern adapts itself to various terrains.]

 
FIGURE 42.—Section of twine net garnished in typical Greek-key pattern with burlap or osnaburg strips. Mainly effective against long-range observation, this pattern adapts itself to various terrains.
  [FIGURE 43. Section of twine net garnished with U-shaped pattern. At the margins of the over-all pattern, the ends of the U should extend outward toward the edges of the net.]

FIGURE 43.—Section of twine net garnished with U-shaped pattern. At the margins of the over-all pattern, the ends of the U should extend outward toward the edges of the net.
 
 
[FIGURE 44. Small section of twine net garnished with bow-tie garnishing, extremely, effective both from the air and from close ground observation, almost exactly reproducing the coarse, leafy texture of bushes and high grass.]

 
FIGURE 44.—Small section of twine net garnished with bow-tie garnishing, extremely, effective both from the air and from close ground observation, almost exactly reproducing the coarse, leafy texture of bushes and high grass.
  [FIGURE 45. Small section of twine net garnished with patch garnishing, useful at long ranges in barren mottled terrain, is made of large pieces of cloth fastened to net. Bunching each piece gives it a rough surface.]

FIGURE 45.—Small section of twine net garnished with patch garnishing, useful at long ranges in barren mottled terrain, is made of large pieces of cloth fastened to net. Bunching each piece gives it a rough surface.
 
 
 
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