Why were SAS Land Rovers Painted Pink? 

? They’re desert pink because it camouflages with the desert best. It’s why they’re called pinkies

@@digitaal_boog That was after it was tested.

But does it actually work? Because it seem like it would only work in very specific circumstances, while being more noticeable in all other situations.

@@MazelTovCocktail that’s the point of it being desert camouflage. It’s for the desert.

@@rautamiekka yeah I know.

I always confuse RAF with Rhodesian African Rifles

@@imnolongerasking5933 that would spell RAR

@@beast8871 yeah true idk how he got confused

@@beast8871 I'm stupid

Well at least you're honest haha

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I love that clip in the episode.

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And not for Barbie Girls

no, the pink color was meant to blend in DURING THE DAY. It started when an officer, iirc, and others where collecting rubble from a crash site, and one piece was pink, and the officer was amazed at how close he had to be to it before he spotted it. That man was of high stock and because of his suggestion the rovers became pink, and everyone thinks it was only meant for dusk or dawn.

Customer specifies at the end of the day. However as it is a Military Vehicle you could just by some matt emulsion and do the job yourself... So to speak.

@@thedude4795 the idea is while the sun is low in the sky the sand blown by the wind appears to be pink, this happens mid day but its far more significant the lower the sun is. Pink blends in with the sunlight itself and blends in with haze created by the sand. So in mornings and evenings it was especially well camouflaged. During the day in desert stealth warfare you generally try to stay still in hide the vehicle with netting etc. So aircraft can't see it, and move at night. So the pink is ideal for it to stay camouflaged as the sun rises and sets. You want to reduce the silhouette as much as possible. Hence why soldiers don't tab along the ridgeline, they tab below it so your silhouette cannot be seen, you blends in with the hill opposed to standing out in the sky.

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SAS Dessert sounds delicious!

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@@thomasshelby3248 battlefield theme?

They didn't use this color scheme in WWII you dunce.

@@uncled3825 Pink panther theme

It becomes even funnier if they have thick English or Scottish accents.

Is that Joseph on your PFP?

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mate with the british armed forces habit of giving stuff silly names. no. not for one moment. :) i mean they call house clearing "going fishing" for crying out loud.

I refuse to fight to that *reluctantly gets into the vehicle*

unexpected...i love it!

Damn, i thought it was because the color matched the sky.

nice to know

Luke built his green lightsaber in Obi-Wan's hut on Tatooine after he lost his blue lightsaber when his hand was cut off. Obi-Wan left instructions there before he died.

Not sure what you mean, since that was a completely new lightsabre.

@MrAlwaysBlue Just in the process of boxing stuff up for a house move and the missus really isn't happy that half of the space in the rear of the van we've borrowed will be taken up by sixty-odd 1:72 and 1:48 scale model kits. There is an Airfix B17g FF I've bottled out of starting far too many times, and a great looking Revell Halifax MKIII I promised myself I would start during lockdown... But it actually never left the box. There's also the numerous half-buit, abandoned, and duplicate kis which I keep promising to "sort out one day" lol she has the patience of Saint lol

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They should be getting the hawkei soon.

That's probably due to the red sand of the Outback

Some of the facts aren't quite 100% accurate. They changed/left out some small details here and there. For instance, the pink color scheme, called "Mountbatten pink" was first used on naval ships. It's named after Lord Mountbatten of the Brittish Royal Navy, who was the first to use the color as camouflage during WWII after watching a cargo ship of a similar color, completely disappear in the sunset. It's effectiveness has been argued about for decades so I assume the difference compared to other forms of naval camouflage of the era, like "razzle dazzle" camo, is negligible.

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I take it you're not a Brit then? It's pretty well known in Britain, especially amongst those of us interested in history and WW2 especially.

@@matthewcetorelli8451 cool thanks for the info!

Agreed

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At least you didn't say boongs in Australia

XD They fear only two..

The only reason there werent 10 was cos the staff CO hadnt finished his tea yet, and well you know us British folk. Tea and a Fair Fight are our creed!

It's only a fight when both sides have a chance of winning.

Tanks are more like fighting vehicles, the land Rovers wont protect the passengers from snipers, machine gunners or even grenades

Oh, we got it... it's just that observational humor is between ventriloquistic humor and the humerus bone on the spectrum of what's funny and what's not. Mediocre joke gets a mediocre response. lol

Probably because the SAS would attack at early dawn or twilight, and the rising/setting sun would cast the sand around them in a pinkish hue, making them blend in

Why do you think they don’t use it anymore?

@@jtm9945 No it worked In the timing of there attacked Twilight and Dawn, the sun rising and falling caused a pinkish haze making them practically invisible

SAS were woke before woke, woke up. Wakey Wakey, wokey wokeys!

Assuming pink is a "girl colour" is already a gender stereotype ☀️

Americans are never going to admit to that so it's "one of the best"

Agreed. Nothing special about that.

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