Weird Camouflage in History

[@hatmcshooty]

“You’re all stupid. See, they’re going to be looking for army guys.” -Peter Griffin in a clown costume

[@TheWinnerHighTier]

Smart peter*

[@wagahagwa6978]

this is the best way tier 1 casuals can be implemented

[@GetOffUrPhone]

Payday2 skins be like:

[@hatmcshooty]

@@GetOffUrPhone you see, they’ll be looking for bank robbers, not clowns in demon masks

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

It sounds dumb at first. But then you think about how weird it is to see a guy in a clown costume at war. The enemy soldiers would just stand in confusion giving opportunity to ambush.

[@manuelacosta9463]

It's great that the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen has been preserved as a museum ship not only for its unusual and unique story, but also because not a lot of naval vessels of the interwar era exist.

[@kekula69]

that tells you exactly how good that camo was

[@txgunguy2766]

The USS Texas is a museum ship off San Jacinto. Built in 1911 and commissioned into "The Great White Fleet" before serving convoy escort in WW1 and the beginning of US involvement in WW2 before shore bombardment duties in both theaters she is the only dreadnought still in existence. In all that she was hit by enemy fire only twice. While dueling with a German shore Battery Hamburg, east of Cherbourg on June 25th, she was hit by 2 240mm shells, 1 skidded across the top of the conning tower and exploded against the main support column of the navigation bridge causing 11 casualties including the first and last KIA for the Texas crew, helmsman Christian Christiansen. Despite this the Texas was able to quickly destroy the enemy gun. An hour later another 240mm shell was found unexploded and laying on the bunk in the stateroom of Warrent Officer M.A. Clark. That shell was disarmed and is now on display in the ship.

[@manuelacosta9463]

@@txgunguy2766 She's the last dreadnaught in the world. There's also a WW1 era Lapwing class minesweeper called the USS Auk that's unfortunately an abandoned hulk in Venezuela.

[@Incrediblyintelligentman]

Nobody asked for your 2 cent analysis

[@kekula69]

@@Incrediblyintelligentman yeah well you don't need permission to talk like it's elementary school. We're allowed to speak

[@wilfdarr]

Even though forests cover only 2.1% of Afghanistan, those lush areas have a disproportionately high concentration of people, meaning that a disproportionately high amount of fighting happens in those areas. Though the decision is definitely suspect, it's not as crazy as it sounds at first.

[@aramos3639]

Think of it this way though, as soon as they leave the valleys/ forested and lived in areas, the camo becomes a liability. When they fight the taliban out in the desert wilderness or up mountains (areas where taliban fighters have specialized in for years), having camo that contrasts with the surroundings is just plain idiotic

[@richardrosenau9292]

It was also a quick way to identify friends from foe.

[@666Kaca]

@@aramos3639 the CIA decision to train and fund taliban was idiotic in the first place. How the turntables

[@wilfdarr]

@@aramos3639 All camo becomes a liability the moment you leave the area it was designed for, and camo designed for multi region ends up being good for nothing (except grandma's couch). Afghanistan is a country of deserts, mountains, forests, and green valleys. You have to choose, and if we'regoing to ask them to deal with the heroine situation in the green valleys, the green uniforms are what they are going to need. And sometimes it's simply about having a uniform people are proud to put on.

[@wilfdarr]

@@666Kaca Compared to what Biden gave them by pulling out the way he did, what the CIA gave them was inconsequential.

[@brianfinlay5817]

Ships during WW2 also painted white "froth" at the bottom bow of the ship to make observers think the ship was moving faster than it was by the splash of the parting water at the front of the bow seeming larger. They also painted blue "waterlines" high on the hull to make observers think the ship was deeper in the water than it was to confuse torpedo target depths. Experienced U-boat captains chose cargo ship targets by how deep they were in the water, indicating a heavier cargo load. Japanese sub captains were wary of high riding ships indicating they may be armed Q-ships that carried no cargo for speed and being too shallow for deep running torpedoes meant to spring a trap for an attacking submarine. The pink color used on British rovers was used because dawn and dusk raids were common on the offensive. Pink is the only color that reflects and absorbs equal amounts of light. I have not seen this myself, but supposedly, the pink trucks would look practically transparent on the horizon at dusk and dawn.

[@Incrediblyintelligentman]

Nobody asked you

[@bravomike4734]

Thanks for the info.

[@Gangst3r4ever]

Fascinating. So much of warfare is deception.

[@shannap.lawnerd8107]

@@Incrediblyintelligentman Op utilized the “Comment” field, exactly as you did when utilizing the “Reply” field. Neither comment was solicited, but as freedom of expression is valued in the US, you chose to exercise this right in the same manner. At least @Brian Finlay used this opportunity to bless us with knowledge civilians usually aren’t familiar with; you chose to waste your time (& ours) with a meaningless, rude cliche that only removed any doubt of your ignorance and unoriginality. A person who is comfortable with themselves doesn’t feel the need to attempt to gain attention with rudeness or put others down… I would suggest speaking to a therapist about your issues, maybe you could find out why you felt that being a nasty little pissant would benefit you in any way? Stay safe out there, be blessed. 😎🤘🏽💋🔮⚖️

[@shannap.lawnerd8107]

Thank you! I imagine the pink hue would also be helpful at dusk/dawn in desert operations on Bradleys/hummers etc… Always love to dig a little further, thank you for your contribution- AND YOUR SERVICE!!! Stay safe out there, be blessed!! 😎🤘🏽💋🔮⚖️

[@Hollows1997]

Dazzle camouflage has recently returned to the Royal Navy, both HMS Tamar and HMS Severn sporting the new paintwork. Edit: HMS Spey also has a dazzle camouflage.

[@gooner49life40]

No it hasn’t 😂

[@dawsonreum8096]

@@gooner49life40 Yes it has, but a more modern refined version of it, but it is still dazzle camouflage and serves similar purposes.

[@AshleySilverValentine]

@@dawsonreum8096 good to know the Royal Navy pimped out their ships :)

[@officialboomtish214]

Same goes for HMCS Regina, and HMCS Brandon in the Royal Canadian Navy

[@Hollows1997]

@@gooner49life40 amazing how you have internet access and decided to comment such nonsense without checking first.

[@giftinggeezer3149]

Not a weird camouflage but it his just reminded me of this, I met a man years ago who fought in WW2 during one of my old high schools Veterans Day ceremonies. He told me a story about how when he and his unit went through a German town they found that the Hitler Youth of the town had hidden their radios in piles of wood to keep contact with whoever they were supposed to report into after the US troops had moved on from the town. I believe the man has passed on now sadly because I didn’t see him the next year or the years after.

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

Very interesting story - F if he has indeed passed and thanks for his service

[@giftinggeezer3149]

@@wheresmyeyebrow1608 Soldier: Fights in WW2 80 years later: _gets F in chat_

[@kastrosadam892]

@@giftinggeezer3149 "Press F to pay respects" is this generations way of saying R.I.P. or Rest In Piece.

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

@@giftinggeezer3149 Lol yup

[@giftinggeezer3149]

@@kastrosadam892 Ik man I just find this whole situation funny

[@TotallyNotAFox]

The german ship "Graf Spee" disguised itself as british ship to approach targets - the first test was done with one of it's supply ships, which fled when they spotted the Spee. (Interesting: The ship sank 9 allied ships without causing a single casuality before the battle near Montevideo)

[@AM-xh9iq]

Attacking an enemy while disguised as their military or a military that is allied to them is a war crime though.

[@heitorfuzii7398]

@@AM-xh9iq bold of you to assume that meant anything to the germans

[@smokeyplane3285]

pretty sure people only cared about warcrimes after the crime was committed back then

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

They broke a couple laws doing that

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

@@smokeyplane3285 to be fair, the kriegsmarina committed far far far less atrocities than the rest of the german military in ww2

[@ShortThrowShifting]

CADPAT was the first mass produced, computer design aided, printed, digital camouflage pattern adopted by any military. It was co-developed between companies in Canada and Sweden to replace our dated OD uniforms. Large amounts of satellite imagery of Canada's forests were used to generate multiple patterns utilizing the most common colours. There were a few teething problems with quality control and fading on the initial batches, but today they are extremely comfortable uniforms. Honestly they're as comfortable as pajamas. They're about to be updated with a more universal colour pallette, swapping the unique pine green colours for a more arid selection. CADPAT is fantastic in our native forests for about 3 - 4 months out of the year. The new CADPAT rollout should be much more effective universal uniform for arid and forested environments and for spring and fall when the forests lose their green hues.

[@ShortThrowShifting]

@@TheCoolCucumber Thanks for the correction!

[@vimy1455]

So, no more ‘relish’ pattern then?

[@mr.coffee6242]

@@vimy1455 it will stille be relish. Will look more brown though. Reminded me alot of the marpat camo

[@casinodelonge]

I love CADPAT, but think its a little too bright sometimes for Irish conditions where I live, same as Pencott Greenzone, I'd like to see it dulled down a little to make it better on the days when its not sunny. (most of them)

[@avroarchitect1793]

@@casinodelonge The forests they used were the lush greenery of Eastern Canada and Central/ Northern Europe. In such environments it works shockingly well. For a grassland environment I'd suggest MARPAT or Multicam.

[@_Matsimus_]

Gotta love that CADPAT!! But british have never used digital.

[@veruspatri]

Somebody I recognize! Just wanted to say hi, & hope all is well!

[@matiscouillard1618]

We are getting the new CADPAT MT *happy grunt noise

[@epiccanadianman5851]

*happy Quebecer sounds cause nation was talked about in a video

[@graceie66666]

@@TheCoolCucumber when is it gonna be out?

[@josephstalin5751]

Proudly Canadian

[@youngmasterzhi]

1:44 Actually, it has already been recently discovered that the black and white stripes of a zebra were used to deter and repel disease-carrying horse flies, since their compound eyes have difficulty tracking wavy and zig zag patterns as they approach rapidly towards such irregularly patterned surfaces

[@tyler1768]

Confusing to predators when the zebra are in a group hard for them to pick out a single animal to protect their young as they are easy targets

[@aldrichcruz9321]

WoT WoW user in nutshell

[@letoubib21]

Recently?!

[@pooperzpersonal]

damn, i’d minus well get a zebra camo poncho to avoid mosquitoes 😂

[@Blei1986]

i'm confused, why didn't he mention the israeli flat camo helmet. THAT thing is weird

[@tommytaylor2084]

11:49 last time I checked, the British don't use digitised camouflage. The US and Canadians do, but I'm 99% certain that the UK doesn't

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

Correct. we use MTP.

[@tommytaylor2084]

@@the_once-and-future_king. I believe Simple History thought Multicam was digitised, as MTP is a variant of that, and as the UK, US and Canada use that pattern in some extent. Easy mistake to make

[@cannonball666]

Soldier 1: "Haha, you are using grannie's doily as camo?" Soldier 2: "Don't laugh. The enemy set a candy dish on my head."

[@jedispartancoolman]

There was a misconception for sailors during our time wearing the NWU type III that our digital blue was to hide us better in the water( much to the fear of sailors since it would be hard to find you if you fell overboard) However the blue, dark blue, and grey pattern was chosen not for personal concealment, but to hide the most common things that would make your uniform dirty on a ship. Paint, oils and rust 😌

[@marmite8959]

It is dumb that they had to make it a camo pattern though. Most other navies don't use camo, they just have plain blue or black or whatever uniforms. There's no reason for a sailor to be wearing camouflage.

[@jedispartancoolman]

@@marmite8959 did you read the explanation of why..? It was to hide debris on the uniform that is otherwise hard to remove while out to sea While keeping in a military style dress.

[@dino7307]

East german navy battledress was bright orange...

[@marmite8959]

@@jedispartancoolman A plain dark-coloured uniform would work almost as well without making your naval force into a laughing stock. And why would you want to hide dirt to that extent on a uniform anyway? If you're being inspected and you're supposed to have a clean uniform you aren't going to let the one you're wearing get dirty anyway. And if it's getting dirty just from regular work on the ship then you shouldn't be so worried about how much an oil stain contrasts with the rest of your uniform. It's a stain, you're working, it happens. Are the US Navy so worried about hiding stains they would make a ridiculous-looking uniform just so stains might be slightly harder to spot under ideal conditions? That is just incredibly dumb.

[@cdev2117]

Always assumed that was more to interservice rivalry and to put something on recruitment posters.

[@RucaBoBuka]

Pretty sure this is the first time we've seen a modern Canadian military depiction from you guys! Looks awesome!

[@TimberFinz]

Ikr!! I got so excited :D

[@SgtCheemsy]

And I need MORE

[@balkancommenterwithseveree7552]

sauce?

[@dodoman6372]

Right?! It’s awesome

[@andrewbain3389]

they look perfect, go CANADA

[@ommsterlitz1805]

The word and invention of Camouflage was invented by two French painters mobilized in the 6th Artillery Regiment: Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) and Louis Guingot (1864-1948) in the 1910's but French commanders preferred the ultra visible old style Napoleonic uniforms pretty but stupid for the Great War

[@1truthbegettingtold275]

If that is the case in their preference for the visible Napoleonic uniforms they should have kept it to be a dress uniform and not for combat.

[@wilfdarr]

From my understanding, it wasn't so much that they preferred the old uniforms, as it was the fact that the minister of war, Henri Maurice Berteaux, who had been leading the modernization effort, was killed in a freak accident. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX65qmCXYtSaja8

[@basedimperialism]

To be fair, the super-visible Napoleonic style was more for morale purposes. Soldiers had higher morale when they felt they were soldiers in a grand army rather than rats hiding in the mud and dirt.

[@wilfdarr]

@@TheCoolCucumber Right, but at one point, they had a man with the foresight in the position to resolve that, and he was killed leaving no one else with the foresight or will to get it done.

[@superspies32]

@@basedimperialism but artillery does not care for uniform, its can break morale if hit rarget

[@Cowboycomando54]

Fun fact, the US Navy almost went with the M81 pattern camouflage with same colors found on the Type 1 Naval Working Uniform instead of the digital pattern that the Type 1s had.

[@Cowboycomando54]

@@TheCoolCucumber I see it pop up once and a while on the ship.

[@bobby_turkalino2618]

Finally Canada gets some recognition even though they say we have weid camo. Would love to see more History on Canadian military history

[@In_Our_Timeline]

“That flag is a symbol we attach our emotions to, but it isn't the emotion itself and it isn't the thing we really care about. Sometimes we don't even realize what we really care about, because we get so distracted by the symbols.” ― Tom Wolfe,

[@kenneth9874]

So

[@wockyslush3038]

The Afghan SPEC4CES woodland camo worked really well in the mountains with all the rocks. Yes Afghanistan is mostly desert but those mountains are part of that desert. Talk to any US grunt that worked along side Afgans who wore the camo and they'd say it worked well for the country.

[@steviebleckley]

No they didn’t they used cheap Chinese knock off desert digital camo but most of em wore black.

[@wockyslush3038]

@@oznelnavnaekal6679 Literally how though? The SPEC4CES uniforms were only made and sold to the ANA in Afghanistan, which is pretty far away from Iraq.

[@wockyslush3038]

@@TheCoolCucumber Are you replying to my original comment or the guy saying ISIS used the SPEC4CES camo?

[@RevOwOlutionary]

@@oznelnavnaekal6679 No they weren't. They mostly didn't wear camouflage, but surplus woodland chest rigs were common.

[@adamscott7354]

Yes but 28 million extra dollars among countless other needlessly expensive absurdities, when there were more broadly effective unis for free, so why blow that cash? This warrants investigation, its kickbacks, contracts for no other reason than someone gets paid who didnt necessarily need to be that you need to watch out for, Kennedy dealt with this same issue in the US airforce higher ranking officers.

[@YoungGunsCanada]

A buddy of mine who was on one of the first roto's to Afghanistan joked that even though our troops deployed in forest green CADPAT (causing a controversy at home), the locals could more easily identify them as Canadians versus the Americans, and in some instances were less hostile to them.

[@natesmith1694]

The controversy had much less to do with the camo being green and the fact that we were their at all.

[@avroarchitect1793]

They were less hostile because, unlike the other forces, after we were ambushed we would chase after them for kilometers and hunt them down once we started winning. Most of the others would win the engagement and get out of dodge.

[@avroarchitect1793]

@borregoayudando1481 no. more that they got the reputation for hunting down anyone who dared attack the convoys to the last man. "The Americans will let you run, the Canadians will hound you like dogs to whatever hole you are hiding in".

[@averageamerican9427]

As time goes on, the animation for this channel gets better and better. I've been a huge fan of this channel for 3 years now, and still a fan! Great job guys! Keep on truckin'!

[@BloodAsp]

I still don't understand why 'digital' camo. It looks cool, but is there more of an advantage vs splotched camo? Also, I loved those doily helmets, it looks like it would work perfectly!

[@Bartman61911]

Digital camo breaks up patterns better in areas with lots of vegetation like pretty much all of Canada during the summer time. And it's harder to make out shapes at further distances. And is also very hard to see in the dark.

[@jordanboyd5117]

Fun fact, my step dad actually tested out camos for the military. And after testing they simply concluded digital was the best.

[@BloodAsp]

@@Bartman61911 Your reply, and DoublePlusUngood's appear to disagree. I don't know the topic that well, but intuitively I would lean towards Double's statements. The advantage you seem to be talking about is multi-scale pattern along with color selection and distribution within the pattern. What is it that you say gives digital the edge? (Ha, no pun intended there.)

[@westernstealth873]

@@BloodAsp The key difference between digital (CADPAT) and splotched (multicam) is that digital is created with the aid of computers and satellite imagery forcing camos developed in the 90's (CADPAT TW) the blocky appearance , and these digitised patterns tend to marry the principles of micro and macro (small and large) splotched camo patterns, being that macro is better for longer ranges and micro for shorter.

[@radialrothary]

Digital camo does not necessarily always use a pixelated pattern, even if the term "digital camo" is often (a bit misleadingly) used to specifically refer to the pixelated pattern. Digital camo means the pattern has been digitally generated, often but not always with a pixelated pattern. An example of non-pixelated digital camo would be the Finnish M05 pattern. In Finland when the M05 camo was being developed, it was concluded that the unnatural straight lines of a pixelated pattern actually stood out too much at close range, hence why M05 does not use pixels but a sort of blotched hexagonal pattern - basically giving the pattern the benefits of pixelated pattern without the drawbacks. Overall pixelated pattern can help break the form better than larger splotches with continuous lines, but the same can be achieved arguably better with a pattern like the M05 one, so pixelated camo does offer benefits over some patterns, but some patterns do the job even better.

[@RazZelDaZzel16]

It is important to note that digital camo was invented in Canada, and first used by Canadian Forces. it was then adopted by the USMC and then later by the US Army.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

"It was to be distinctive and stand out as the camouflage pattern for the US Marines." Being distinctive and standing out is exactly what you don't want in camouflage. The Marines can never catch a break.

[@richardrosenau9292]

At least they didn't wear the USN digital blue camo. The USAF had an odd 1 in the start as well... By now, they are alot better suited.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

@@richardrosenau9292 a lot better suited... :) well said.

[@wilfdarr]

Quite the opposite: when you're force is by far the most lethal force in the campaign region, then the most dangerous thing for your own soldiers is more of your own soldiers: at one point during the early days of the second gulf War the British had lost more soldiers from American fire than from Iraqi fire! The fact is you will be in contact with your own soldiers far more than with enemy soldiers and you need them to recognize you. It's the reason the allies didn't generally wear camo in Europe (they didn't want their own soldiers mistaking friendlies for Germans who regularly wore camo) and the reason the Japanese didn't generally wear camo in the pacific. It's the reason Blaze orange is required for hunters in a great number of states.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

@@wilfdarr hadn't thought of that. Good point.

[@richardrosenau9292]

Communication is the key. With it, we become better educated. Lessons learned from the past will often assist us in the future. Darren, great point, also 1 I had seen but had not connected it to the logic. Thank you for the bit of historical info. I do agree with you.

[@malicioussigmaape7432]

The Desert Night camouflage was designed alongside the U.S. six-color desert camouflage. Meaning it was first made in the early to mid sixties, as was the six-color. The reasoning for their creation was, to my knowledge, a possible conflict in Israel involving the Russians. Anyways, the pattern was made to disguise the wearer from early Soviet NVGs and general night vision devices. That's the reason for the grid-like pattern. Though, by the time it was first deployed in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm, it was already incredibly obsolete.

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

Excellent comment! The forces testing it discovered that daytime camo uniforms performed just as well or better than DNC, giving a nightime pattern no discernible advantage. As night vision has grown in popularity in recent years, more police and civilians are seeing that traditional ‘night’ colors like black are easier to detect than lighter color tones and camo patterns.

[@steviebleckley]

You are right however the Iraqi army would have had access to that outdated soviet kit

[@fredandersen9873]

It was originally designed, using the deserts of the western U.S.

[@damndirtyrandy7721]

When I was in my early teens, back in the early ‘90s, I found the digital smock in a thrift store for $5! 😂😂😂 it was years before I found an article in a Soldier of Fortune-type magazine called American Survival Guide that pretty my covered what OP’s comment does. The smock was comfortable in the Arizona fall/most of winter so I used it as cover when I was predator calling. I wish I hadn’t worn it out because they are collectibles now and very hard to find.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

The Berlin camouflage was also used on the armoured personnel carriers of the three British infantry battalions in Berlin: there were more of those than there were tanks in the Berlin armoured squadron. It was actually very effective!

[@bigbrowntau]

It was also applied at the same scale on Land Rovers and trucks. If you did manage to see some of the camo, you didn't know if it was a whole truck, or part of a tank.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

@@bigbrowntau that must have been after my time. It wasn’t painted on ‘B’ vehicles when I was there from 85-87

[@bigbrowntau]

@@bob_the_bomb4508 Yeah I read somewhere they stopped in 83, but I'm not sure. Didn't have the honour of seeing it firsthand.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

@@TheCoolCucumber the budget for Berlin wasn’t a problem, as West Germany paid for a significant proportion of it…

[@bigbrowntau]

@Ban this youtube Did the same for some 40k Imperial guard models "for my kids"...yep, definitely a pain, but worth it!

[@roufhannan1852]

3:38: What's a zebra doing in the sea?

[@CSMartin]

I am seriously impressed. You even nailed the details of the C7A2 for the Canadian Army!

[@In.Darkness]

🇨🇦

[@vothbetilia4862]

I heard the CAF is making new C7/C8 probably based on the MRR, along with getting new pistols.

[@vothbetilia4862]

@angrysoldier100 Wait we're modifying them? Damn that's pretty cool. I thought we were replacing them for the sig pistols. Also so the C8/C7 are gonna be MRR then?

[@vothbetilia4862]

@angrysoldier100 I saw the planning programs and there was a article for the CAF that they were replacing the C7A2 and C8A3.

[@drmujtabashaikh8]

We can all agree that simple history never disappoints us with their content

[@MierIkyy]

@@milea9028 May reality hit you hard like yo momma did

[@amberjackson2220]

True

[@erenthemonke6541]

yes i agree

[@jean-sebastienmatte2358]

Well when they said Julius Ceasar, who died in 44BC painted his scout ship blue in the 4th century AD, I was a bit worried about Zombie Ceasar leading an undead army.

[@TheFortniteStorm]

@@jean-sebastienmatte2358 I was thinking about this

[@cocacola4blood365]

The universal camo the US military tried wasn't odd in itself, but that it took a decade for the military to realize it didn't work.

[@casinodelonge]

I'm surprised it didn't rate a mention in this excellent video.

[@LuvzToLol21]

Dazzle camo is surprisingly still used today by the automotive industry. When manufacturers test their new concept cars on the road, they're often painted in these black and white swirled designs known as "spy shot wrapping", which make it difficult for digital cameras to focus on the car and make it hard to make out the fine details of a car's design like paneling

[@ripley4601]

Ok, most of afghanistan is not actually desert. 70% of the county is woodland, lush, forrests, and greens. Which is exactly why Marines have a woodland Marpat, Raiders use M81 Woodland, ect.

[@jamesftoland]

The inference here was corruption to line the pockets of several of the usual suspects for something wholly unnecessary or needed, of which I have no doubt is true.

[@ripley4601]

@@jamesftoland what are you even talking aboutm

[@sevaboroty713]

According to who? Forests account for just 2.1% of Afghanistan's total land area, according to a newly released report from the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

[@ripley4601]

@@sevaboroty713 You are correct. Forests make up 2.1% of Afghanistan. But forests are not the same as woodlands, and other green dominate areas. When you take into account these other green landscapes, it turns out to be around 70% of the country. Guy Kramer(the CEO of Hyperstealth, which is the company that made the ANA woodland camo) wrote an article about the decision to adopt that camo, and explained this in great detail. There is a reason why Marines use woodland Marpat in places like Helmand, and Kunar provinces. Winter also effects the colors in Afghanistan. I've been there three times, and was suprised just how drastically different it looked each time. Heret looks nothing like the Hindu Kush, and so on.

[@666Kaca]

Good vid just a correction: 1:44 you say the romans during the 4th century AD under the command of julius caesar. Julius caesar died in 44BC on the ides of march in rome,italy(then roman republic).

[@daviddavidson2357]

I always assumed that digital camo was created by an older general who just found out that his computer has a program called "paint" on it.

[@piocabio7412]

Yeah

[@chrisbrock7399]

I can't help but feel that American UCP should have been included in this list, especially alongside the ANA's odd choice in camouflage.

[@Mikey-pq4zf]

The American UCP was an absolute disaster. Troops hated it and it wasn’t even tested properly.

[@daveanderson3805]

Useless Camouflage Pattern (Unless you plan to fight on the moon)

[@REEEPROGRAM]

During war - "That's the most weirdest island i have ever seen.." Post war - *"They played us like a damn fiddle"*

[@TotallyNotAFox]

"We've been tricked, we've been backstabbed and we've been quite possibly, bamboozled"

[@walterbar3118]

2:00 Actually the Brits changed thier traditonal red coats to a bright withe uniforms to fit in to the subtropical climate of India. Those white uniforms were actually easier to spot than the red one. So the soldiers dyed the with coffee. The point is, that those khakis were not issued as camoflage, because the were issued white.

[@ghostkrowpembururajang2705]

4:05 actually really effective method

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

2:32:The colour scheme for both Su-47s of Mimic Squadrons call signs "Rage" and "Scream"

[@GBeagle1407]

2:51 FUN FACT if I'm right thats RMS Olympic the oldest sister of titanic

[@Ye4rZero]

Dazzles main purpose was to make it difficult to pick out distinct features and shapes on a ship because to aim a torpedo quite a lot of mathematics is needed to determine it's distance, heading speed and the angle it's travelling compared with the angle of your U-boat (angle on bow). It also had the curious effect of being good for morale as the sailors considered it lucky

[@michaelmorones5041]

6:10 is that captain price in the passenger seat?

[@cjharvie7240]

CADPAT is also inlaid with a proprietary IR reducing element. This makes CADPAT a restricted item. Meaning, any civvy store selling "CADPAT" clothing is selling knock-offs.

[@Hamsteak]

Amazing the differences in Camo throughout time, and what kind if things the human mind can come up with. The Germans in WW2 had some of the best camo

[@bobkrohn8053]

The US had very early use of camouflage. “Roger’s Rangers” (where modern Rangers get their name) wore green colored leather buckskins. During the Civil War the US Army had a Regiment of marksmen called Berdan’s Sharpshooters that wore green coats.

[@lasagnafield]

I wish Simple History is my history teacher ❤️ The animation has also improved a lot over the years!

[@justaguy8446]

@Tommy Gaming 🅥 bot

[@floopismcfloorpus4396]

Fun fact: Dazzle camouflage is actually still used by car manufacturers for their prototype/unreleased cars to help ensure that a high quality image of the car and or an image that shows the car’s definite shape isn’t leaked to the internet since the pattern of said camouflage messes with the focusing technology of most modern digital cameras…

[@HistoricalWeapons]

did u serious skip 20,000 years of human history for the last 100 years?

[@furtado.g_]

I like the floating tropical island idea, the fact that the ship blended in very well is incredible. Very intelligent men, they were the only ones to flee the area, impressive!

[@dirtyd2316]

I still think the camo used by the SS and German army in ww2 was and is some of the most effective camo patterns to have ever been used. Especially the oakleaf pattern that was reversible for autumn and spring and would choose it over any of the modern patterns used today.

[@casinodelonge]

Flecktarn is still a belter too, I suppose even DPM is hard to beat, I was always amazed how during stand to at last light, cammed up soldiers just melted into the background.

[@veruspatri]

I appreciate the small details, like the correct illustration of the C7A2 rifle for the Canadian soldiers

[@pirobot668beta]

I once searched for a model rocket in high grass for two hours. The owner of the rocket thought that gold mylar tape covering would be easy to see. Nope. Every surface of the rocket acted like a mirror, reflecting tall grass images. The lucky searcher stepped on it! Sometimes, gaudy and bright, like gold-tint mirrors, works surprisingly well.

[@shermancrew01]

6:05 "The Vengabus starts playing"

[@HolyReality]

8:25 Much respect

[@shallowgrey]

6:30 Is that Captain Price? 😂

[@dummythicc1984]

Another detail on the Marine's MARPAT, there's little EGA's spread out at random through the pattern.

[@Yutter89]

I used to just look for them in formation as a source of entertainment

[@sukmahdik.9316]

I noticed that on my ROTC uniform

[@dwatts64]

@@Yutter89 same. On some guys blouses they were like impossible to find.

[@bgillie33]

EGA? Excuse my lack of knowledge..but what does that mean?

[@sharkman1042]

@@bgillie33 Eagle, Globe and Anchor. Like on their flag

[@gs_thewhpmkr520]

1:12 to skip ad

[@noname-jr4hf]

Thx

[@shapiroshekelberg604]

“The Pentagon needlessly spent millions on forest camo Afghan uniforms.” Not to mention the $80 million in equipment they just left behind.

[@patrickbateman4335]

Finally, a good video and a special brew coffee in the morning. Thank you for entertaining me for the past 4 years.

[@waltuh11121]

Yo it's Filthy Frank

[@patrickbateman4335]

@@waltuh11121 just a fan.

[@Bezerk88]

Is that Joji? Ayo bring back Joji Vlogs.

[@patrickbateman4335]

@@Bezerk88 I'm just a fan.

[@Bezerk88]

@@patrickbateman4335 bring back Joji Vlogs

[@Josh-of-all-Trades]

My favorite (not shown here) is still the US Army's new multi cam pattern. The greens and browns are subdued quite a bit making the colors a bit more like you'd see in nature. Still blends in okay in the desert (compared to other woodland patterns) and doesn't use the weird digital pattern that doesn't seem to match anything anywhere. I've never seen digital nature.

[@jimmyyu2184]

Errr... @3:15 Since during WWI most if not ALL the ships were using coal, and have smoke stacks, wouldn't the direction of the exhaust give away the direction of the ship? 🤦‍♂🤷‍♂

[@edmain1137]

Best camo on D-day was the Brit who came ashore playing bagpipes, the Germans didn't shoot him since they thought he was insane.

[@TheOneManWhoBeatYou]

The ANA's camo looked really good while they put their weapons down and hands up immediately when the Taliban came through...

[@scottbogfoot]

You got the Canadian digicamo so close that, if you hadn't put the Canadian flag on their arm I still would have instantly identified it as Canadian camo.

[@jamesvalenti9288]

I remember one time I went paint balling wearing a bright red jacket. As my teammates and I were walking to our starting point, I said to them "you're all stupid. They're gonna be expecting people with camouflage

[@joonasnaski9513]

The best way to start a day is a cup of coffee, a nice sandwitch and a new simple history video. Change my mind.

[@kylestyle1471]

You forgot about the grey US Digital camo they used in the mid to late 2000's. Literally the most useless camo ever used. It was phased out as quickly as it was introduced.

[@mr_moustache]

-Ok boys we're gonna fight in the desert, any suggestions for the camo? -Beige? Nahhh. -Tan? Naaaahhh. -_wHat Ab0uT PiNk loL?_

[@mardiffv.8775]

Pink is also an effective night camo for the naked eye. Not for night vision devices. Why? Because in low light conditions you can see the colours next to the infra red, so reddish colours like pink and red blend in well.

[@angrytaylor3710]

The night camouflage was designed to be used against outdated soviet night vision during desert storm.

[@hhvictor2462]

US Marines wore camo in the Pacific but later switched to solid green because Japanese soldiers were able to distinguish the difference between that and real foliage.

[@jean-sebastienmatte2358]

4th century AD (300-400AD)... Julius Caesar (100BC-44BC)... That was a fail right there.

[@Barenor]

Ok so I am not insane, he did say that. A fail indeed

[@johnryder1713]

Chris Ryan said he painted his own Camo in his back garden on an old WW2 SAS smock in his back garden and even a builder friend pointed out it looked too light colored to fit in with anything, in the end he was right, in the desert it was too noticeable

[@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming]

that Afghan camo does work, I mean just look at Afghanistan last year, not a single soldier to be seen when the Taliban took over.....

[@oznelnavnaekal6679]

Yeah, and did you know that those Afghan uniforms were also used by ISIS? Before they lost all their territory in Iraq and Syria, the majority of the frontline soldiers wore the same uniform.

[@someoneunusual7186]

They really do be putting my grandma's table decoration and a flower pot on U.S Soldier's helmet back in WW2

[@jonathanzobel1662]

You missed the brick wall camouflage that was seen on various British tanks on Malta in WWII.

[@TheUglyGnome]

1:44 "In the 4:th century A.D. the Romans under Julius Caesar" WHAT? I always thought J.C. lived in the 1:st century B.C. Well ... you learn something new every day.

[@vojnanaoruzanja9901]

My favorite military camouflage is M81 woodland, its also used by reserve soldiers in my country 🇭🇷

[@dominionofquebec10452]

I LOVE M81 TOO

[@freshfrozen3035]

M81 in desert is vibe

[@bumblebee623]

Digital camo isn't actually Digital. Its just small squares. The us army's acu is probably the worst uniform ever made ever in world history

[@acediadekay3793]

The German battleship Emden in WWI disguised it self as an Entente ship by adding a fake forth smokestack. (Something you normally wouldn't see on a German one.) Post Russia's exit of WWI would the British Major-General Lionel Dunsterville also disguise Russian ships as Serbian one by flipping the Russian flag upside down. He claimed it was to show his support for the Bolshevik Revolution, but he clearly wanted to artificially inflate the numbers of Entente forces in the Iran region.

[@carlwinslow5905]

I recently learned about terhune camo which uses bright lights on the belly of airplanes that shine towards the observer on the ground. In the daytime, it breaks up the outline of the plane or blends it completely into the sky.

[@retonman7492]

It impresses me how quickly a couple of people working on this channel can make several animations per month. Keep up the good work.

[@polishonion459]

13:17 "it was designed to be distinctive, and stand out from other camouflage patterns." "I don't know wether I'm shooting my friends or the Americans" "Shoot the guys with the funny camo."

[@TheFortniteStorm]

How could Julius Caesar lead a scouting mission on the British coast in the 4th Century AD if he died in 44 BCE?

[@mardiffv.8775]

Time travel.

[@TheFortniteStorm]

@@mardiffv.8775 Is Caesar an Avenger?

[@mardiffv.8775]

@@TheFortniteStorm Sorry, I am a prankster. I hope you fan about it.

[@TheMilitantHorse]

Fun fact: the Afghan Army camo would've been useful prior to the 80s. Before the Soviet-Afghan war, Afghanistan was covered in several large swathes of forests.

[@rezaka116]

Video starts at 1:20

[@airshipswashbuckler6420]

I’m here to appreciate the last few seconds of the video. Love it!

[@CJDunehew1]

I know this has nothing to do with camouflage but do you think you guys could talk about the battle of fallujah I know it’s a controversial battle but I really think it would be cool cause I would like to learn more about it

[@wompa70]

That night desert jacket sure was comfortable, though.

[@mercenarygundam1487]

I should suggest the best camouflage pattern of all, pure purple paint. The Orks did it and come on, you've never seen a purple Ork have you? 8:38 And look where we are now.

[@yikemoo]

Blood for the blood god.

[@SouveraineMiaa]

13:00 lmao "canadian camo was made to be nearly impossible to be seen at night. And US camo was made to make the wearer instantly stand out as a US soldier"

[@mikimr8676]

The weirdest camouflages were in my opinion nwu type I and early blue us air force tiger stripe .

[@mardiffv.8775]

These camo patterns are more fashion statements, then real effective camo. That is why those pattern were replaced in the Navy with the AOR woodland and desert pattern en the Air Force with Multicam.

[@In.Darkness]

Fine Display Simple History. Who would of thought Pink is good Camo? Great work

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

I heard of the island ship story before. Pretty insane yet effective strategy.

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

Then I remember the "empty castle dupe". That too was a crazy gamble.

[@mikeemmons1079]

A lot of advances have been made in fabric dyes as well. Military camo now reflects properly under night vision. Your wish dot come ghillie suit looks neon white.

[@In_Our_Timeline]

spy form tf2 and snake from metal gear solid have the best Camouflage change my mind

[@medievalman71]

My personal favorite camouflage is the Vietnam Conflict Era Tiger Stripes.

[@KingAsaBeatz]

US: "so we are going to aid your military, we have plenty of camo that can match your desert terr-..." Afghan MoD: "Forest camo please" US:"...uh, may I ask wh-" Afghan MoD: "cuz I like it" US: "...mk"

[@666Kaca]

Afghanistan isnt a desert

[@KingAsaBeatz]

@@666Kaca issa joke based on the video

[@pohjantuulet247]

Interesting fact: The Finnish Defense Forces, when originally designing their modern day service camouflage (M05 camo), decided to use several pictures taken from local woodlands as basis for the digital pattern. So the camouflage is essentially a mashup of multiple photographs, smashed into digital form.

[@stephengalindo6340]

You should have covered Useless Camouflage Pattern the US Army ran with for years smh

[@coppertopv365]

A green in color leaning camo bdu top with Coyote brown BDU pants, Brown boots, Brown web gear, and a closely matching green in color leaning camo Ballistic vest plate carrier cover. I think this is more then doable for most militaries. And would do the job well enough in most Woodland environments. Add in a OD green colored helmet, with a brown tight fighted net like material over it. Or a solid OD Green patrol cap. Then in more arid environments all you got to do is switch the top, head cover and Ballistic vest plate carrier cover. Do a simpler cammo that has a Coyote brown base color, with Brown splotches, overlaid with khaki and pale green brush strokes of different sizes and directions.. And a head cover that is Coyote brown with brown trim on the bill, brown chin strap, brown under the bill, on the boonie cap. Coyote brown patrol cap, brown under the bill . . helmet cover of Coyote brown with brown chin strap. "Name tapes" of Coyote Brown background with OD green lettering, with Collar sew on rank, in older style of OD green background with Black rank color. Temporary Pin on rank in flat Brown.