Camouflage there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading, while the ability to produce light is among other things used for counter-illumination on the undersides of cephalopods such as squid. Some animals, such as chameleons and octopuses, are capable of actively changing their skin pattern and colours, whether for camouflage or for signalling. It is possible that some plants use camouflage to evade being eaten by herbivores. Military camouflage was spurred by the increasing range and accuracy of firearms in the 19th century. In particular the replacement of the inaccurate musket with the rifle made
Type 99 (camouflage) Type 99 (camouflage) Type 99 is a camouflage pattern used by People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. Type 99 has developed many variants throughout its service, each with different designations and colour variants. For example, there are "Type 87", "Type 95", and "Type 03" patterns. The main variant is a four-colour woodland pattern with olive, green, yellowish-green and black. Type 99, like many other woodland uniforms with black, has been criticized for its use of this color, but once faded, it becomes dull and subdued, and therefore virtually unnoticeable. Type 99's style imitates that of the older