For the context of this tiger camouflage, during the Korean War, specifically in the year 1950 was the year of tiger, the US believed the Chinese and Koreans are highly superstitious and painting tigers on their tanks will scare them and stop fighting (there is no proof if this was ever effectivce). Hilariously, by the time they went through the process of approval and painting the camo, it was already March 1951, the year of rabbit.

laisy said:

For the context of this tiger camouflage, during the Korean War, specifically in the year 1950 was the year of tiger, the US believed the Chinese and Koreans are highly superstitious and painting tigers on their tanks will scare them and stop fighting (there is no proof if this was ever effectivce). Hilariously, by the time they went through the process of approval and painting the camo, it was already March 1951, the year of rabbit.

Yup, sounds like bureaucracy all right.
Out of curiosity, did they try to add bunny camouflage as well?

FRien said:

Yup, sounds like bureaucracy all right.
Out of curiosity, did they try to add bunny camouflage as well?

Sadly, Monty Python hadn't come out yet to show the west how fearsome rabbits could be...

FRien said:

Yup, sounds like bureaucracy all right.
Out of curiosity, did they try to add bunny camouflage as well?

As far as I know, they didn't.