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United States. US Army Corps of Engineers. European Theatre of Operations. Report No.18: Camouflage Activities June 1942-May 1945. Liaison Section, Intelligence Division, About 17.4% of that number are American Camouflage Factory produced “Shrimp Nets” of which, based off of the information in the document, we can say with an extremely high degree of probability were all woven “Shrimp Nets”. That 17.4% is the bare minimum number of “Shrimp Nets” in theatre.

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Photograph shows net fitted to UK issue Revision VIRTUS helmet, with Cats' Eyes band. Helmet, cover, and both bands shown for illustration only, none of these are included. That gives us an absolute minimum of 351,642 Camouflage Factory produced Helmet Nets “Shrimp Net” Material. However we do know that the 1st, 3rd, & 7th also had camouflage factories.(14)Therefore, it is possible that up to 60% of all nets in theatre were of the Shrimp Net type, but that number may vary depending on how many of the 1,710,000 nets procured from British sources were knotted nets. Further research at archives in the United Kingdom would be needed to figure out the true breakdown. Single rectangular section of fabric 'foliage', similar to that used in the construction of issue cam' nets. Measuring approximately 58 x 48cm. The author of this piece believes that some of 1/2”“Normandy” Nets might actually be an American procured helmet nets and that the 1/4”“British Style” Net and the Shrimp Net were so similar that they recorded as the same line item. However the author understands that further research is needed to prove this working theory. So why now - has every one started to do it?????? It has always been an Airborne thing and I've not till recently seen any other units do it, so why has it suddenly changed?? Find sources: "Scrim"material– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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During World War II the US Army Corps of Engineers, as camouflage has historically been their domain, procured a variety of helmet nets for US forces from American, British, and Commonwealth sources. The main types of helmet nets, include: 1/2”“Normandy Style” Helmet Net However, we know from other sections of the report that the Camouflage Factories in the theater produced approximately 702,000 shrimp nets. Therefore, if we assume theater produced “Shrimp Nets” are a separate line item, it means that there are 4,025,200 maximum possible helmet nets in theatre.How do these numbers fit in with the total number of Camouflage Helmet Nets in Theatre? The Report No.18: Camouflage Activities June 1942-May 1945 provides the following totals of helmet nets in the European Theater of Operations: Scrims have seen extensive use in theatre. There are several types used for special effects. The variety typically used for special effects is called sharkstooth scrim. However, in theater a scrim can refer to any such thin screen, and is made out of a wide variety of materials. Sharkstooth scrim is woven and earns its name because the weave resembles a set of triangles that resemble a shark's teeth with openings similar in size to a window screen's. Another effect is caused by layering two scrims, or even by placing a mirror behind a scrim and lighting it: the familiar moire effect. This can often cause audience disorientation.

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Non-Commercial educational use for the purpose of teaching and instruction, including internal training. A scrim will appear nearly transparent if a scene behind it is lit, but there is no light on the scrim. For Communization Zone Factories “Shrimp Net” Production see pg. 97, for 9th Army Factory Production see pg. 99 A scrim is a woven material, either finely woven lightweight fabric widely used in theatre, or a heavy, coarse woven material used for reinforcement in both building and canvasmaking.It was originally planned that vast majority of camouflage items would be procured from the British.(4) Kersmaekers, Ivo (2019): Gauzes in Theatre. Their use through the ages. In: Die Vierte Wand. Organ der Initiative TheaterMuseum Berlin. 009/2019, pp. 146–151 ( online at the Internet Archive) Thus, by the end of 1944 at least 1,710,000 Shrimp Nets, total, were provided to the US by the British. However, that number is imprecise because the document does not list in detail any other sort of nets being provided during this period, and appears to classify all types of helmet netting provided by the British as “shrimp nets”. Given the thoroughness of the rest of the document, the ambiguity of the reference may explained a number of ways, including: A similar usage of the term is found in sailcloth manufacture, where scrim is a strong loose weave of fibres laminated into the cloth to provide extra strength and stability to sails. Camouflage netting is one of the most versatile pieces of military kit used for a variety of fundamental purposes. Military scrim net is a key part of any soldier’s kit and has a multitude of uses. Cadet Direct offers an extensive range of army netting and scrim net to give you the essential equipment required for a successful operation.