Thread by @The_Tech_Son

More Russian shenanigans: a short thread

This might seem trivial, but it’s a huge deal. Wheels must be a solid color. Preferably dark, like OD, black or dark earth, or same color as chassis camo

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These half and half wheels, when spinning create a ‘flash’ effect, making a very easy target that stands out, and aim at

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This is called Pattern Induced Flicker, and this scenario is ~somewhat~ explained with the Benham’s Disk Illusion

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It becomes more obvious, as vehicle speed increases

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Each wheel can be a different color, but the steadfast rule is each one a solid color. Lighter color wheels mixed in with darker are pretty common, but not wise, as the underside area of a vehicle is dark due to shade and proximity to ground

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I think this might be a carryover from how the USSR liked to paint bright white on their wheels for parades to make them visually striking. Thing is, even camo can be visually striking, and that’s bad

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A properly camo’d vehicle moving in the distance can be very hard to see, but this multiple color scheme gives the gunner basically strobe lights to keep his focus on. An important aim of camo is to limit Motion Perception, not amplify it

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You will absolutely never see this on a Western / NATO vehicle. I’ve only ever seen it on USSR, Russian and countries supplied and trained by them#

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