WW1 experimental camouflage sniper's suit using the concept of "dazzle." Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, was a family of ship camouflage used extensively in World War I.

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I thought the idea of dazzle was to obscure your direction and shape for targeting torpedos and large guns with a long flight time. It seems like it'd be less than useless where you don't need to account for the motion of the target like on a person.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

It works well for zebras, who travel in herds. Their stripe pattern, similar to dazzle, makes it difficult to differentiate individuals from the group and isolate a single one. For an army in marching formation, or otherwise on the move in a group, it could serve to make it difficult to tell exactly how many soldiers are in your group. But it isn't going to work as classic "camo", of course, nobody is going to not see you.