Armoured Cruisers
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Re: Armoured Cruisers
Armoured Cruiser Jules Michelet pictured at Saigon c1923..She was a development of the Léon Gambetta Class and was the sole representative of its type. She served during the First World War being eventually sunk as a target in 1937.
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Re: Armoured Cruisers
This puts the concept of dazzle camouflage into perspective.
The ship is Free French light cruiser Gloire, c. 1944.
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Which contains a lot of naval content.
The ship is Free French light cruiser Gloire, c. 1944.
Also see - https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-ar ... sO47vSLSu0
Which contains a lot of naval content.
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Re: Armoured Cruisers
By 1944 optical range-finding for gunnery was pretty much surpassed by radar so dazzle and camouflage was in the process of becoming unnecessary, but it still looks the part.