| Show Camouflage Is IsNow l J Now ow F Fine Art ArtI I Looks Innocent a at t First but Can Be Spotted by New NevI Tricks Camouflage P PARIS Camouflage and the detection detection detection de de- of have become fine arts these d days ys You may approach a bridge in inthe inthe inthe the v valley and pull up to a gasoline filling st station commonplace and norm normally lIy equipped in all de de- de- de tails taUs When you stop for 10 liters however you note machine guns covertly pointing at t you from the pillbox that hides behind the peaceful peaceful peace peace- ful fac facade de You see a group of trim little litHe houses built in native style near an industrial pl plant nt You take it for granted they are arc in intended intended intended in- in tended for company employees Then you come closer and see that windows windo and curtains simply have been painted on armor plate You notice a a. a neat little tavern with a blackboard outside advertising advertising advertising advertis advertis- ing your favorite favorit Wiri wine On closer investigation it t Isn't a a. a tavern at aUit's all all- its it's a miniature re f fort tt These ups cover ups cover this in-this this case case the work of German Germann Germ n ingenuity ingenuitY are are indeed indeed indeed in in- deed ingenious but to be be- Methods of unmasking camouflaged defenses have developed much since 1918 Infrared film has resulted in drastic drastic drastic dras dras- tic revision of methods of concealment concealment concealment conceal conceal- ment and many new problems in hiding bomb and artillery targets exist exist today which 3 dreamed of ofin ofin ofin in the World writ Playing Ball all all' With Nat Nature rc The basic principle of camouflaging ing stationary military works is not exotic disguises but simple cooperation cooperation cooperation op co with nature A mound cannot can can- c can cannot n- n not be made to look like anything but a mound and if a gun gun is em- em placed on it it natural shadows are re just emphasized to cover the added bulk The height of camouflage in the World war was when British soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers stuck papier-mache papier heads out of trenches to draw fire and hence disclose snipers' snipers positions and moved pasteboard cutout dummies up and down in regular waves like a football cheering section to simulate simulate simulate simu simu- late advancing troops Wilford S S. S Conrow chief instructor tor during the World war of the C camouflage cam cam- lIn- lIn section of the army engineers engineers' engineers engineers' engi engineers engineers' engi- engi school of t Ae e American expeditionary expeditionary expeditionary ex ex- ex- ex force says that improved improved improved im im- im- im proved photography has made successful successful successful suc suc- camouflage a most difficult problem One of the most dependable materials materials materials mate mate- rials in camouflage cut camouflage cut branches used used during the World war completely com com- petely hid military objectives from opposing forces and could not be recognized as a blind from the air Quickly Detected But now they show up on infrared infrared infrared infra infra- red film with the texture of f a living tree Conrow says while all the living plants appear to be covered with snow The camouflage is detected immediately U The purpose of camouflage he explains is to enable something of military value to get in hi a position and stay there until it is needed without leaving any tracks Some of the best camouflage in 1914 18 was done by Germans Conrow Conrow Conrow Con- Con row says He tells of one piece of work vork that covered 10 acres A A wire netting was suspended about 14 feet from the ground and covered with leafless branches Airplane Airplane Airplane Air Air- plane photographs made by the allies allies allies al al- al- al lies did not reveal the deception but beneath those branches were many buildings and huge stores of supplies The same thing today would be recognized as a blind immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im J mediately as the resu result 1 of infrared infrared infra infra- red film I e |
