Re:An Illustrated History of Camouflaged Ships
by arethuza on Friday October 17, 2014 @04:17PM
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Another subtle example of military camouflage was the UK Sherman Firefly of WW2 - which was a Sherman tank with a gun upgrade to a 17-pounder to allow them to take on German Panther and Tiger tanks.
As the size of the 17-pounder gun was quite noticeable and the Firefly Shermans were a significant threat to German tanks the German tank and anti-tanks crews were instructed to attack them first. So the guns of the tanks were camouflaged to make them look like the standard gun.
As the size of the 17-pounder gun was quite noticeable and the Firefly Shermans were a significant threat to German tanks the German tank and anti-tanks crews were instructed to attack them first. So the guns of the tanks were camouflaged to make them look like the standard gun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Firefly