PLA camoflauge

if u read da article it said "The new kind of camouflage is not really meant to keep sailors from being seen, but is more to keep stains from standing out."

i don't see the point of giving camo to sailors, since they are on a ship.. and ships are destroyed by missiles and torpedos. it doesn't matter how many people's on there or if you see them or not. people try to sink the ship. there's no need for sailors to "blend" into the ship, kinda dumb idea. no one tries to kill the sailors one by one, they just try to blow up the ship and get it over with. sailors can wear bright red for all i care, if by the time an enemy ship can see the ship with sailors on it, then one of the ships should already be 3/4 under the water. it's only the troops that operate more indepently like army, or marines that needs to blend into the environment. a sailor in water should be wearing things that could be easily seen so can get rescued.

or if he could be easily seen by the enemy and killed or captured.

Originally Posted by MIGleader

or if he could be easily seen by the enemy and killed or captured.

The only country that kills helpless sailors in the water is Japan. Most countries would rescue the sailors and then hold them as POWs. Personally, I'd rather be picked up by the enemy and sent to a military detention camp than being left there in the water to either freeze to death or die of thirst.

exactly, that's why i rather give sailors red uniforms or something, so if they are in the water, someone will see them and bring them out of the water. sailors are usually picked up by the enemy if their ship sank and put into a POW camp like any other soldier according to the Geneva convention. killing them in the water would be a war crime.

Originally Posted by PiSigma

killing them in the water would be a war crime.

well...it's not a crme until it's been discovered.

but wearing red would definately make you stand out, so you're a more obvious target for the enemy in the first place.

Originally Posted by T-U-P

well...it's not a crme until it's been discovered.

but wearing red would definately make you stand out, so you're a more obvious target for the enemy in the first place.

But if they don't see you, you could freeze to get EATEN BY SHARKS!!! Or worse, you can die of thirst!!!!

in modern warfare, by the time you actually see the enemy ship with naked eye, and still didn't fire missiles at it, then there's something wrong with your ship. and if there still are enemy ships around to wait for your ship to get close enough for you to see their sailors, the color of the sailor uniforms won't make a difference anymore.

Sailors don't need camoflage. They are suck in the ship anyway, what's the point. They aren't going to shoot you one by one(No, not even sabotagers), just shoot a missile as you from 50 k away. Red camo might be good. But it's weird........

As for China, sailors have white uniform, so it improves their discipline, yet it also stands out in the water. I guess Chinese sailors have things to kill time with, just talking about the uniform.

As for the paratroopers, they have the black, gray, white uniform. It probably works well in Taiwan, but not in Basrah(comparison). But it won't work well in the fields AROUND the target city though, where they must land first.

they only wear the white when it's formal ithink, if it not the sub ppl where blue overalls and ships ppl waer dark blue

Originally Posted by swimmerXC

they only wear the white when it's formal ithink, if it not the sub ppl where blue overalls and ships ppl waer dark blue

Ok Navy Time. First US NAVY wears White in the summer Black in winter. then there are office and class A uniforms for non formal ( the pic above)
and then Newest Uniforms are meant for Work where In denim Would get all messed up Places like Sea bases, Carriers, Complex Tasks that would stain a pair of jeans the Blue Camo pattern is meant to hide Stains. If the navy needs to hit the field they use Marine or Classic BDU's.

Nice camo

Originally Posted by Vanguard1688

Nice camo

seem like a copy of the US old Desert Storm desert camouflage.

ja, it is. PLA copies cam from other countries, mostly these are not issued, but some .... are issued to paticular units,it's weird.......