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| Tango01 | 04 Nov 2016 9:28 p.m. PST |
"Just like the Americans, the Red Army had very specific instructions about how to paint camouflage patterns on tanks, down to directions on painting individual spots. The spots had to have a wiggly outline and vary in shape and size in order to disrupt the outline of the vehicle by concealing distinctive features such as corners or straight lines. Spots should not be painted in parallel with any edges. Similarly shaped spots of the same colour should not be positioned symmetrically. There were two types of spots: closed (entirely within one side of the object) and open (coming off a side). Open spots should not terminate with a natural boundary and should be continued on the other side. Corners should have dark spots on them. The center of the spot should not coincide with the corner…"
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