【原创翻译】世界各国军事迷彩地图

世界各国军事迷彩地图

皮埃尔·比埃奈默

                               
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2015年1月23日

红迪网（Reddit）的一位用户于日前上传了这幅世界地图，图中展示了世界各国武装力量的迷彩伪装模式。

左下角免责声明指出，“图片纯属艺术创作，图案准确度有待考证”。

在这张由Vectorworldmap网站2009年创作的地图上，俄罗斯、中国和加拿大的迷彩图案反应自然环境的形式似乎过于明显。

美国军方的“数字迷彩”模式虽花费了数十亿美元，但事实上，在不同的距离范围内，数码迷彩可以有效地欺骗人类的眼睛。

地图也展示了各个国家所关注的不同作战环境。沙漠国家，如埃及和沙特阿拉伯穿的是褐色和灰色迷彩伪装，撒哈拉以南非洲丛林密布的国家则着深绿色迷彩。

世界各国于19世纪开始采用军事迷彩，美国于20世纪初开始效仿。

伦敦英国国家军队博物馆的朱利安•法兰斯告诉BBC，随着无烟弹药的发展，与早期的短兵相接相比，士兵变得更容易被发现，伪装战术应用而生。

与此同时，更为隐蔽的发射技术使得战场上的士兵更容易隐藏自己。

如图所示，伪装迷彩在现代战争中的优势非常明显，这种军事形式已被世界各国普遍采用。

源文：
http://www.businessinsider.com/t ... age-patterns-2015-1
This Map Shows Every Country's Military Camouflage Pattern
PIERRE BIENAIMé

JAN. 23， 2015，

A Reddit user uploaded this map of the world onto the network's "MapPorn" subreddit.

The image displays every country covered in the same camo pattern as its armed forces， though the disclaimer in the bottom left notes that a "degree of artistic license and/or inaccuracy should be assumed."

On this map， made by Vectorworldmap.com in 2009， the pixelated patterns of Russia， China， and Canada might seem overly conspicuous in natural surroundings.

The implementation of "digital camouflage，" as the pattern is called， ended up costing billions for the US military. But digital camouflage can in fact be effective in fooling the human eye over various distances.

The map also gives an idea of the kinds of environments in which different countries expect to fight. Desert countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia wear tan and gray camo; the lushly-forested states of sub-Saharan Africa wear a deep green.

The world's armies began adopting camouflage in the 19th century， though the US would only follow suit in the early 20th.

Julian Farrance， of the National Army Museum in London， told the BBC the change was driven by the development of smokeless ammunition， which left soldiers more visible and exposed compared to earlier firearms.

At the same time， the ability to fire rounds without exposing one's location made it more possible for soldiers to conceal themselves on the battlefield.

As the map shows， the advantages are so clear in modern warfare that camo has now been universally adopted.