In two laboratory experiments, involving 282 observers and using aerial photographs, 155 camouflage conditions were evaluated. When compared with sixteen scenes containing un-camouflaged targets, 46 of these conditions produced significant increases in search time. On the basis of this research, several ways of delaying, or preventing altogether, the detection of ground tax-gets from the air are suggested.
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