Hiding in plain sight...

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Seriously? You have to wonder? It's a Leopard :/
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Marco Peter wrote:A nice read and pictures:
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Israeli-so ... range-hats
Thanks. I read that the Ukrainian Army has now ordered some of those from Israel. They've clearly seen potential in them.
I'm thinking that the Jamaican Defence Force might have a practical use for them too; as they'd make a perfect hairnet for dreadlocks. :)
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43rdRecceReg wrote:Thanks, lads :D . Some interesting additions there. :D I can see one potential problem with the disguised rifle: in a crisis, the soldier might forget where he stashed it. 8O It could be like one of those 'I can't find my car nightmares'. In this instance, a 'Can't find my carbine' nightmare. :lolno:
I'm wondering why this German anti-aircraft unit looks like it was camouflaged for a Zoo context, and not the North Sea, or the Baltic :eh:
German Army Anti-Aircraft camo....jpg
Either that, or the soldier with the paintbrush, had been looking at his Grandad's collection of Eartha Kitt LPs. :think:
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Son of a gun-ner wrote:Seriously? You have to wonder? It's a Leopard :/
It is a Gepard actually. But yes still similar camo approach to a Leopard.
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Soeren wrote:
Son of a gun-ner wrote:Seriously? You have to wonder? It's a Leopard :/
It is a Gepard actually. But yes still similar camo approach to a Leopard.
Still a Leopard bottom half :haha:

So, to become a Gepard, what was the Leopard bred with?
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Came across these when I was doing my wirbelwind.
I think this would be hard to spot from the air given the surrounding terrain. 8O
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Panzer III G
Sherman M4A3 (105)
T-34/76 (1942)
Panzer IV Wirbelwind
Sturmtiger
KV-2
M26 Pershing
T-34/76 (1943)
KV-1
M3 Lee
Ferdinand / Elephant
M16 Half-track
Panther G
M4a1 (75mm)
M41 Walker Bulldog
JS-2
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Japanese Type94
FT-17
Tiger 1
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Son of a gun-ner wrote:
Soeren wrote:
Son of a gun-ner wrote:Seriously? You have to wonder? It's a Leopard :/
It is a Gepard actually. But yes still similar camo approach to a Leopard.
Still a Leopard bottom half :haha:

So, to become a Gepard, what was the Leopard bred with?
It is just that cheetahs have solid black spots while leopards often have those brown spots inside black. Theat is why they choose this camo here.
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I'm only teasing Mr Soeren ;)
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Soeren wrote:
Son of a gun-ner wrote:
Soeren wrote: It is a Gepard actually. But yes still similar camo approach to a Leopard.
Still a Leopard bottom half :haha:

So, to become a Gepard, what was the Leopard bred with?
It is just that cheetahs have solid black spots while leopards often have those brown spots inside black. Theat is why they choose this camo here.
If the leopard has black dots in the center of the rosettes, then it's a jaguar. 8)
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Max-U52 wrote: then it's a jaguar
Oh, yes the Jaguar?

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