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2006-07-19 18:50:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
To blend in with the sky or water.
2006-07-19 18:53:55 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The planes are painted grey because that is the colour of the paint that the Air Force invented that somehow makes the planes less visible to heat-seeking missiles. No idea why ships are painted grey, maybe because if the paint wears off all we see is grey hull.
2006-07-19 23:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called haze grey for a reason.. In the distance, on the horizon, and on the deep sea, everything turns..grey. ships and aircraft blend into the haze more easily when they are painted haze grey.
Hence the reason Coast Guard ships are white and orange.. they stand out, and you WANT to be able to find them when they are out doing search and rescue ops.
2006-07-20 04:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 10:29:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in the military, you're required use all the left over paint, and when you mix them all together, grey is what you get...
2006-07-19 19:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
come on now something tells me your playing game with me you do not know why? they are painted gray to bland in with battle conditions and gray is so drab on the open seas and the ship is almost impossible to see in foggy weather and durring smoke screen too heck anything would.
2006-07-19 19:11:25 · answer #6 · answered by Paul G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to better blend in with the sea and the sky. from far away, grey blend in great with the blue of the ocean and the blue of the sky.
2006-07-19 18:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by trafficer21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they blend in and they are a dirty gey Cheap paint that is Government issued. Which is cheaper.. I hope.
2006-07-19 18:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by ole_lady_93 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Camo,and because they are uniform colors, clean and polished. The colors that are used are not used because of cost. My boyfriend is in the Navy so I learned this from him, I asked questions.
2006-07-19 18:55:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For camouflage and concealment because the sky is blue and the land from above is basically the same color.
2006-07-19 18:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋