Principles of Military Camouflage
Military camouflage is part of the art of military deception. The main objective of military camouflage is to hide troops, vehicles and positions from the enemy. According to Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty in WWI and Prime Minister in WWII) deception in war is an indispensable "element of léger de main, an original and sinister touch, which leaves the enemy puzzled as well as beaten."
Vision is the main sense of orientation in humans, and the primary function of camouflage is to hide soldiers, vehicles or positions from the human eye. Camouflage works through concealment (whether by blending with the background or by disruption of outlines), mimicry, or dazzle. In modern warfare some forms of camouflage are also meant to conceal from radar, infrared, and night vision devices.
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