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Title: Naval Gun dye markers?
Post by: Rino on March 21, 2005, 05:54:03 AM

I have no idea how difficult this would be to implement, but
is it possible to have the shell splashes from your gun turret
be a different color than from other guns?

     The reason being this, with multiple turrets firing even different fleets engaging the same target> and the tracers
becoming nigh invisible beyond pointblank range, it becomes
extremely difficult to correct your shot.

     I know some navies used dye markers to differentiate
between different salvos, is there any way we could do it for
different guns.   I was thinking maybe a red or yellow color
for your rounds and keep the other guns white or dust.

Title: Naval Gun dye markers?
Post by: frank3 on March 21, 2005, 03:24:21 PM

Pink shells!

Title: Naval Gun dye markers?
Post by: GreenCloud on March 21, 2005, 05:27:26 PM

dyed shelss were heaivly used in atleast the north african landings..


we used greens and reds..

french i beileved were using pinks yellows


Patton got splashed by a French Shell that got dye on his uniform...The boat or tug that had all his gear on sank..He waded ashore with dye on his uniform ..from the french.."who werent' fighting"

Title: Naval Gun dye markers?
Post by: Furball on March 22, 2005, 12:09:41 PM

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Originally posted by GreenCloud
dyed shelss were heaivly used in atleast the north african landings..


we used greens and reds..

french i beileved were using pinks yellows


Patton got splashed by a French Shell that got dye on his uniform...The boat or tug that had all his gear on sank..He waded ashore with dye on his uniform ..from the french.."who werent' fighting"

That is gratitude for you.

On the eve of the first world war, when the british offered support to the french:-

Sir Henry Wilson: "How many english soldiers do you desire for the expeditionary force?"

General Joffre: "Only one, but i will make sure that he is killed"


Ended up with about a million dead helping their country...

Title: Naval Gun dye markers?
Post by: GreenCloud on March 25, 2005, 02:29:08 PM

im reading (about 1/4 of way thru)

An Army At Dawn--Rick Atkinson

amazing reading about the north african fight...

Sure seems the French were really screwwing everyone..liek they are doing today....i was thinking..is the author anti french..but no..almost all the leaders were pissed at the actions they didnt do ...or did...

Seems liek they are doing the same thing this century..

really good book

never new they used dye in there shells