The now-iconic geometric designs were intended to throw off the visual perception of German U-boats crews and ... Conventional wisdom claims the bizarre camouflage pattern worked and helped ...

Unlike traditional camouflage, which helps objects blend into their surroundings, dazzle camouflage used stark geometric patterns to try to confuse German U-boat captains’ perception of a ship ...

German U-boats prowled the seas ... ships and hundreds of naval vessels were “dazzled” by the end of WWI. Dazzle camouflage ...

or white to confuse German U-boat captains as to the vessels’ speed and direction of travel. A 1919 study by MIT naval architecture student Leo Blodgett suggested that dazzle camouflage worked, but ...

The effectiveness of the iconic dazzle camouflage used on British Royal Navy ... Woodrow Wilson & WWI: The American Experience - Peace Conference & Homecoming However, dazzle painting may not ...

or white to confuse German U-boat captains as to the vessels’ speed and direction of travel. A 1919 study by MIT naval architecture student Leo Blodgett suggested that dazzle camouflage worked ...