Tanks were painted with two or three-color camouflage.
In tests, MCDCS drastically is claimed to have reduced both detection and recognition in critical short-range distances (400-1500 metres).At the outset of the 1940s, Soviet industry began production of three paints in the form of a thick paste, which was to be diluted with oil varnish containing gasoline or naphtha.ĭark Green 4BO paint remained the basic color, which was to be used to cover up to 50% of a vehicle. DSTL were then able to provide state-of-the-art paint materials promoting low levels of radar detection and high heat dissipation to create the complete MCDCS.” Using archival information from the Tank Museum, including the camouflage schemes of the ‘dazzle’ ships of the First World War, the paint and deception projects practiced in the Western Desert in the Second World War, and more recent paint experiments in the 1960s and 70s, the main elements were established. The project was devised to create a camouflage scheme which would decrease detection, both by the human eye and artificial intelligence-enabled targeting tools, with a goal of tricking the enemy and creating an advantage for the camouflaged vehicle. MCDCS is the product of a joint project involving the Dorset-based ATDU, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), and the Tank Museum.
“We know from operational analysis that, in combat, tanks are destroyed from surprisingly short range and that the preservation of our battle-winning capabilities is vital to success. The Army say that the experiment was tested practically by soldiers based at the Army’s Armour Centre equipped with various types of sensing equipment as well as the naked eye and binoculars. The British Army say that the ‘Multi-Coloured Camouflage Scheme’ (MCDCS) project was launched as a result of troops’ experience in Estonia, lessons gleaned from the Royal Tank Regiment’s ‘Streetfighter’ experiment, and a “long-recognised need to hide, deceive, and survive on the modern battlefield”.
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