Camouflage for Aircraft and 2nd Artillery

choi

(1) A Paint Job For Every Occasion. Strategy Page, May 19, 2012.
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20120519.aspx

My comment:
(a) The article said "during World War II radar-equipped night fighters were painted black to make it more difficult for bomber crews (the usual prey) from spotting the night fighter soon enough to shoot it down."
(i) night fighter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_fighter
("a fighter aircraft adapted for use at night * * * often employing radar or other systems for providing some sort of detection capability in low visibility")
(ii) What the quotation means is bombers conducted night raids but were ambushed by night fighters.
(b) aircraft camouflage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_camouflage
(Camouflage is highly dependent upon environmental conditions and is primarily effective against human observers; It does not hinder radar location or heat-seeking electronics although the paints used may contain substances that can; Camouflage has been dispensed with when air superiority was not threatened * * * to reduce the cost of maintaining matte camouflage finishes which add weight and drag to an aircraft, as well as requiring more frequent repainting; section 1 Usage: 1.1 Night camouflage + 1.2 Ground camouflage ("to inhibit visual acquisition from the air of an aircraft that is on or near the ground") + 1.3 Air camouflage ("Camouflage for an aircraft that is in the air"))

(2) Chinese SAC Blends In. Strategy Page, May 18, 2012.
http://strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20120518.aspx

Quote:

"The Chinese Second Artillery Corps (SAC) is getting new camouflage uniforms. Rather than wear the same camo the rest of the army does, SAC is getting a custom pattern designed for maximum effect in the mountain forests where this mobile missile force operates.

"Meanwhile, as far as anyone knows, or will admit, the complete DF-21D system has not yet been tested. There may have been some tests over the last two years and all the components of the system are apparently present and working.