CAMOUFLAGE -- INDIVIDUAL CONCEALMENT

[Music] I don't fit this is not what the well-dressed civilian will wear obviously the thing to do is to go someplace far away this isn't quite the place for me either out here in the desert I couldn't even kid the lizards and in the snow well I stand out like a walking Christmas tree but in the woods rather the woods and I go together like ham and eggs I don't give the enemy much to shoot at this way because don't forget all the time the enemy is your target you are his Target and you've got to get close enough to pick him off before he spots you because if he sees you first you're a dead duck you've got to be Dressed to Kill see the difference that's lesson number one you have to keep thinking always of what you look like to the enemy close up and far away he has ways of finding out where you are and what you're doing here take a look a shiny helmet makes a Dandy Target besides that it can give away the position of a squad or a platoon let's get on there and see that guy come on hi Peete think you can spare me a few minutes of your time well I got lots of it I'm supposed to be taking it easy back here well I'm trying to show these men a few things about camouflage now if you'd put on your helmet and step over here under these trees that's right now this is just a regular GI helmet it's a mighty useful piece of equipment but after it gets knocked around for a while it gets smooth and shiny so when you're ready to go into action it's only common sense to kill that shine this net roughens the surface and gets rid of most of the shine but the curve shape can be spotted from quite a distance so you can break up the shape of the helmet by weaving Fage into the mesh don't overdo it just put in enough to change the outline of the helmet like this hey what's going on here nothing you get excited about foliage won't do you any good if it's welded you'll have to keep changing it to keep it fresh and constantly use new foliage to match the varying backgrounds of the surroundings you move through you can use burlap or bits of colored cloth they make a fairly good match for most backgrounds the cloth lasts for days and it saves you the trouble of putting in fresh foliage whatever kind of garnishing you use be sure that some of it hangs over the rim of your helmet to break up the shadow underneath if you haven't got the net a burlap cover with slits in it for folage will always work well that about covers the helmet there's another very important thing to remember when you get ready for battle hey who's getting ready for battle I'm supposed to be taking it easy relax the camera's doing all the work anyway you've got the dark in your face even when you find a good spot to conceal yourself a light skin will stand out like a beak come on this light skin stands out even from a distance take a look stand out don't we even from a distance light skin the army takes care of that with a camouflage stick for toning down the skin the best method is to draw wide stripes across the face breaking up the Face's characteristic shape and Shadow so it won't look like a face at all the features we want to obscure are the nose cheekbones eyes and Chin the stripe should be irregular cutting across the face finished it should look like this the dark stripe starts across the eye and ties in with a shadow under the nose the green stripe begins on the cheekbones and continues down to the chin don't forget your neck ears and hands either that's a stripe pattern using the two colors in the camouflage stick LOM and light green now there's another possibility spots I need another face for that hey that's Hennessy new man a replacement hey Hennessy there as pretty as my girl in Brooklyn that's all right Hennessy can be beautiful too we'll give him the spotted pattern in order to do this right we'll have to camouflage his helmet [Music] too hey what is this this is a camouflage legon and for the next few minutes you're a guinea pig for these men out front you can see it doesn't make any difference which pattern you use stripes or spots take a look at these two samples from a distance now makes a big difference doesn't it of course you can still see me pretty plainly and don't think it's just because there's plenty of light you could spot me in the dark too now watch man it's pretty dark and you can still see me I can fix that up and show you the best thing to do to your skin at night too smear your face neck and hands with a single dark color like this you can see what a difference this outfit makes well that takes care of your helmet and skin now we'll go on from there I won't need you men for a couple of minutes but stick around go out and have a seat and take a look it's important I've already shown you how a shiny helmet will give away a position well anything that shines is bad you've got to get rid of everything that has a glint to it put your watch and ring in your pocket and cover up your dog tags yes Sant yeah hey what am I doing this for you're helping me show these men how a soldier camouflages himself oh camouflage you got the wrong guy Sergeant I'm a cook the mes Truck Yeah but me uh I know all about that stuff but I don't have to use it my camouflage is always behind the lines well I guess I'll have to fix that yeah but how do you suppose well I'll be done that disappeared faster than my allotment take away your kitchen and what are you Pete you're a dog face dog face so I'm a sergeant I had a stew on that fire this is more important than a boatload of stew and let this be a lesson to you too it doesn't make any difference what your job is sometime or other you may have to fight as a foot soldier yeah that's what they told me at basic we were talking about shine weren't we oh now we've also got to take care of your banner what Banner I'll show [Applause] [Music] you shiny isn't it there it is smear some paint on it you can smear mud on for the same purpose either way it'll kill the shine your web equipment after you've want it for a while is up to fade when that happens you darken it so it won't make you conspicuous you can use issue dye soot or even Berry stains not bad all right I've shown you how to take care of your helmet your skin web equipment and about shine study this man he looks the way you should look when you fight in terrain like this he's dressed to kill hey Sergeant if that's all you're going to show him I uh I could kind of go for a plate of my own stew I could use a plate myself but this isn't all you notice I said terrain like this well a wool ODS or greens blend with the average background it's cold up here but for Artic country we have a white issue uniform that blends with a snow background we're all green it's inside out when the background is spotted with Pines or Boulders reverse your snowsuit and use this combination in the jungle these dark fatigues offer you pretty good concealment but if you're going out sniping or patrolling you've got a special problem you'll fix your uniform so you blend even better you can paint your uniform just like you painted your face using one dark color and one light color this just doesn't apply to the Jungle you can paint your uniform to match any terrain do the same thing with your rifle paint it with a pattern another way is to wind strips of tape around it either way you put it on so it won't interfere with operation now I want to show you [Music] something all right Soldier come [Music] on snipers can wear a rag suit made of bits of burlap or pieces of cloth and the garnish Body net almost beats nature for camouflage well that does it that takes care of camouflaging your rifle uniform and equipment so hey what the I did it I did it well I was through with what I had to say anyway except the camouflage won't do you any good unless you know how to use it you have to know how to choose a position and how to move from one position to the other now how about position you call the stew where's the me yeah I know it's camouflaged as I was saying about position there's nothing difficult about it most kids know it instinctively remember when you were a kid yeah I had curls down to here ever played cowboy and Indian sure you did you know the game where you tried to hide and then jump out at the other guys and shoot them [Music] dead the idea was to surprise the other guy before he saw you most of the time there was a big argument about who got home first well men play that game with real bullets bu and there's no question or argument about who got whom you know I think we should have stayed in that audience why he'll never find us here that guy this won't do any good just because he knows so much about camouflage but where camouflage aren't we the way he said we'll hide behind these bushes and be invisible men hello boys how are the invisible men I knew sorry boys you see I was just telling these men that all this won't do you any good unless you know how to use your camouflage hey where you going uh KP I have to see about KP oh god dude I I have to get on something come here we've got a little demonstrating to do demonstrating yeah we're going to prove what I've just said you know choosing a good position is actually the most important part of concealing yourself it stands the reason you'll always look for a spot where you can fire on the enemy and still be protected from his fire you boys were right about these bushes if the enemy were off on that Hill these bushes would scin you and you could fire from behind them without ever being spotted but these bushes are just one example of a concealed position that's what we found out you can use Boulders or ditches or buildings and whenever possible use Shadows to to improve your concealment and sometimes when you can't use the object itself for concealment you can use it Shadow alone how about getting down there and showing them what I mean yeah yeah now the two of us stand out pretty plainly but the man in the shadow is hard to see even from a short distance away the trick is to keep out of Open Spaces as much as possible get down behind some feature where you can observe and fire and use Shadows whenever possible to help some your concealment problem just be sure that the feature you use isn't out in the open alone naturally it wouldn't get very far if you stayed in one position to observe and fight Wars aren't fought that way you can get up now John you've got to advance and that's where your biggest headache comes in whenever you move you're easy to spot the best way to take care of that is to move by a concealed rout that screens you from the enemy for instance suppose the enemy were on that Hill the best way to reach him would be to make your way through these Woods as long as you stayed back from the edge of the woods he couldn't see you at all tall grass or high crops will serve the same purpose but supping the enemy were on that Hill how could you solve that problem well Hennessy's going to show you who me yeah get going I'm concentrating on one man because alone or in a group your problem is much the same you take a concealed route for as much of the distance as you can when there's nothing around to hide you completely you hug the ground and take advantage of what little concealment you have you can still keep moving forward by creeping and crawling if you have to expose yourself move from one concealed position to another be sure to choose your next position before you start out you'll have to make a run for it and you don't want to be making up your mind while you're easiest to see and easiest to hit even a scraggly bunch of weeds can help you out these are your Alternatives use a concealed rout or take advantage of the minimum concealment by creeping and crawling or when that won't work move quickly from one position to another one thing I want to warn you about is to avoid landmarks a landmark can be a crossroad a lone tree or bush or a lone building anything that stands by itself and draws the attention of an observer up at the front you have to worry about those things usually the enemy will have the exact range and we'll be all set to fire at the Landmark which in itself makes a good Target The Landmark can get you into a peck of trouble hey isn't it about time for Hennessy to be coming back never mind about Hennessy you keep on with what you're doing and hurry I want you to look at this null from the other side so I can see him when he reaches the top see that's what not to do you're a clay pigeon if you're silhouetted against the skyline that way actually you try to avoid Crest even a low one like this go around it if you can or crawl over it near a rock or some other natural concealment I just wanted you to see for yourself how dangerous a silhouette can be hey I can't see Hennessy anywhere get down there hug the ground and quit worrying about Hennessy all right Sant Sant another s of what you can't forget is your own shadow you may be hidden fairly well yourself but what good is that if your Shadow is in plain sight you're a clear Target even though you can't see the enemy remember that he may be watching you you and from any one of a dozen directions the same principles of camouflage you saw out in the country apply to street fighting as well move along in a concealed route wherever you can or else from one concealed position to the next if you stay well back in the shadow of a doorway the enemy can't possibly see you demonstration he says what I'm going to tell that sergeant [Music] I've already warned you about silhouetting yourself against the sky well the darkness won't protect you either a silhouette is always black against the night sky of course you can easily spot a light at night any kind of an exposed light whether flashlight or a match or a lighted cigarette you can see it from a considerable distance away and from the air too for that matter th all lights when it's dark and keep them darks and if you have to use one keep it covered sound is a much more important factor at night when everything is still anyway a suspicious noise may give you [Music] away if the enemy throws up a flare hug the ground and freeze the slightest movement makes it easier for him to see you there are tricks to camouflage too the oldest one is to raise your helmet on a stick to make the enemy shoot at nothing and give his position away but there are others and a smart Soldier makes up new ones as he goes along the idea is to divert the enemy's attention and make them think you're where you want just wait till I see that Sergeant but when you're not on the Move well you know what this is It's a spot where a GI can spend a lot of time a fox naturally the first thing is to pick a good position one you can fire from we chose this SP because it's not silhouetted against the sky or a contrasting background besides that it's partly concealed by these bushes but even after you find a good position it's not enough just to dig yourself a hole let it go at that a look from the air will show you why the Ring of spoil around the rim and black shadow in the center show up like a donut now I can either get rid of the spoil by dumping at some out of sight or you can remove the sword like we did then replace it to cover the spoil when you thre digging there these leaves and branches hanging over the fox so kill the Shadow and they match the foliage in the surroundings too a look from the air ought to show a big difference camouflage the way it is the Foxhole is practically invisible you can't see the tracks leading to it either they're concealed by those bushes you're pretty well set against Air Attack when your foxo looks like this but ordinarily there'll be several foxholes around yours and that makes your camouflage even more important if one man neglects it you're all in danger you owe responsibility to the men who fight alongside us now for summing up I've thrown a lot of information at you and I want to make sure you've got it first I've told you about camouflaging a uniform about taking care of your helmet skin web equipment and about shine and then making the best use of your camouflage by choosing positions that will conceal you from observation I've told you about taking advantage of Shadows to improve your concealment and moving along concealed routes from one concealed position to another I've warned you about avoiding landmarks and staying away from any background that Silhouettes you [Music] [Applause] Hennessy if you can only find that guy Hennessy there a lot more to tell about camouflage we ought to get going right away on concealment of vehicles that's the next thing all I need is henness and of course if that Hennessy thinks I'm not a c to find him he's crazy Shadows they really work [Music] I got to teach you something about individual concealment [Music] [Applause]