See also the "Berlin Brigade" urban camo: https://www.reddit.com/r/camouflage/comments/10qw7o9/urban_c...
One of my favorites. Haven't found much to read about it, so don't know how effective it was, or why it's not used more.
One of my favorites. Haven't found much to read about it, so don't know how effective it was, or why it's not used more.
Afterwards I realized the weaknesses of such a scheme. Against an actual urban background it was quite effective in preventing perception of the oval shape of a satellite dish. Backlit by a bright sky, not so much. The oval shadow cast by the dish in sunlight was also quite easy to detect.
All modern multi-terrain camouflage does incorporate some aspects of the Berlin pattern, particularly contrasting shadow.
* The NVA's commitment to wider WarPac strategy was questionable so the Brigade was intended to inflict both physical and philosophical damage upon them whilst fighting for their capital; once that objective was seized, it was hoped that the NVA would show little further interest in pushing westward. This was intended to reinforce the forecast reluctance of Czechoslovak and Polish forces and lead to the isolation of Soviet forces.