![]() each one was specific to the ships built or maintained by a specific shipyard. The original overall grey came in several shades. The flight decks of aircraft carriers were painted to help confuse attacking dive bombers. Later in the war some standard camouflage was devised to help protect merchant vessels from American submarine attack. Japanese merchant ships and naval auxiliaries were initially painted overall grey. battleships and carriers had wooden decks (mostly) while cruisers and destroyers used a brown linoleum except where the decks were left as painted steel. The warships were painted an almost uniform overall grey. The Japanese tended to not use camouflage at all for most of the war. The big exception is the Imperial Japanese Navy. The size of the navy involved is usually proportional to the coverage their camouflage got. The navies of almost all countries participating in the war used some kind of camouflage. Htpps:///5/japanese-wwii-camouflage-hospital-ships/ When you finish reading this section you may want to visit some of my blog entries that support it: ![]()
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