World War I occurred from 1914–1918; back then sinking an enemy battleship was a three-step process:
Step 1: Locate your target’s position and plot its course.
Step 2: Determine the ship’s speed and confirm the direction it is heading
Step 3: Launch torpedo not directly at the ship, but where you think it’s going to be by the time the torpedo reaches the ship.
So what’s the solution? Have British Artist and naval officer Norman Wilkinson paint bright, loud colours and contrasting diagonal stripes to make it incredibly difficult to gauge a ship’s size and direction.
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