Adding to this, battlefields are chaotic and with black powder smoke and no radio, friendly fire becomes an outsized concern. It has to be very clear what side troops are on. In the U.S. Civil War there are many incidents of troops firing on the same side who are wearing the wrong color. As an example the, the Union 2nd Wisconsin took friendly fire for wearing grey uniforms.
Even today in an era of radios, smokeless powder, and extended ranges we’ve seen a lot of bright markings used by both sides in Ukraine in situations where they feared friendly fire more than not being camouflaged.
Adding to this, battlefields are chaotic and with black powder smoke and no radio, friendly fire becomes an outsized concern. It has to be very clear what side troops are on. In the U.S. Civil War there are many incidents of troops firing on the same side who are wearing the wrong color. As an example the, the Union 2nd Wisconsin took friendly fire for wearing grey uniforms.
Even today in an era of radios, smokeless powder, and extended ranges we’ve seen a lot of bright markings used by both sides in Ukraine in situations where they feared friendly fire more than not being camouflaged.