i wish they would have just stuck with black for the hull and then haze grey for the upper structures but this....it garish. nasty. i thought it was bad before but this is taking it to a new level. the Chinese, Japanese, S. Korean and Singapore navies all have wonderfully maintained and immaculate ships. this still looks like it came out the back of a swamp during a flood.
when I saw LCS-2 here at Mayport the AL had weathered to a light gray. It was perhaps a shade lighter than Navy haze gray and definitely had a flat look. But I applaud the Navy modernizing a WW2 paints scheme and I think it will help in the Asian littorals? We put black camo over exhausts in warboats before.
you can put lipstick on a pig, but its still just a pig.
ReplyDeletei wish they would have just stuck with black for the hull and then haze grey for the upper structures but this....it garish. nasty. i thought it was bad before but this is taking it to a new level. the Chinese, Japanese, S. Korean and Singapore navies all have wonderfully maintained and immaculate ships. this still looks like it came out the back of a swamp during a flood.
Deleteit seems like some sort of camouflage, could it be?
DeleteWell, someone told them to get "back to basics".
DeleteOptical cammo against littoral batteries... check.
Aesthetic plus... check.
Weapons against littoral batteries... Well, there's that sequestration thingie, ya'know...
Hay, 2 out of three... not bad... right?
That's a pass, right?
Take care.
Take care.
They do something right and you guys knock them for it. Of course one thing right doesn't make up for the rest. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://i.imgur.com/xmEXv2P.jpg
ReplyDeleteNotice how the darkest patches mask the diesel exhaust ports..... Me thinks it's the true purpose of the paint.
ReplyDeleteNo its camouflage. Google "dazzle pattern camo" or "visby class" or "Norwegian FAC Skjold-class". And they are just the first that spring to mind.
Deletethought the bare aluminium, was pretty good camo.
ReplyDeletethat bare aluminium was just nasty.
Deletewhen I saw LCS-2 here at Mayport the AL had weathered to a light gray. It was perhaps a shade lighter than Navy haze gray and definitely had a flat look.
DeleteBut I applaud the Navy modernizing a WW2 paints scheme and I think it will help in the Asian littorals?
We put black camo over exhausts in warboats before.
Thank The Lord it ain't multicam or pink!
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