Talk:Mountbatten pink

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This article states both that Mountbatten Pink works best at dawn and dusk and that it is conspicuous at sunrise and sunset; surely this is a contradiction? Driller thriller 14:28, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

This is not a contradiction. The author of the article said that Mountbatten was convinced that the color helped camoflauge the ship at dawn and dusk. It seems it was later proved that Mountbatten was incorrect. (JL)

That may be the case, however the article suggests a contradiction because this is not acknowledged in the text, while the terminology used is different at the two points (dawn and dusk & sunrise and sunset). I'm going to leave up the tag until someone who knows for sure contributes and that last paragraph is rewritten. Driller thriller 15:30, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

It could be that the color was abolished as part of a standardization, and also because toward the end of the war, radar made camouflage painting less important, at least as far as ships were concerned. CDaMama 04:32, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

There is no contradiction. The camouflage works before the sun is visible, but not after the sun is visible. Both of these are during sunset and sunrise, and the article states the difference. I'm removing the tag.demo 09:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Umm, well, there was an apparent contradiction in the way the page was previously written; it has since been clarified, as mentioned below. You were right to remove the tag; I should've been more on the ball considering I posed the query. Driller thriller 14:29, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The difference

Driller was right: the difference is whether or not the sun is up - at dawn and dusk, when the sun is not visible, the horizon is often a light-pink (which is what the mountbatten pink took advantage of) while at sunrise and sunset the sun is visible.JW 10:46, 9 July 2006 (UTC)