Define 'Disguising' in camouflage.

• A. Using color to match the environment
• B. Temporary movement to mislead observers
• C. Mimicking sounds to confuse sensors
• D. Changing the physical characteristics of an object or person to fool the enemy

Answer: (D)

Disguising means altering the outward physical traits of a person or object so it looks like something else to the observer. It’s not just blending colors with the surroundings; it’s about changing features such as the silhouette, texture, or apparent identity so the enemy misidentifies what they’re seeing. In practice, disguising can involve clothing, equipment, or props that make a unit or object resemble something non-threatening or different, helping it blend into a different context or pass unnoticed. The other ideas describe different camouflage tactics—color matching to blend with the background, using movement to mislead, or generating sounds to confuse sensors—but they do not involve changing the appearance to imitate another thing, which is the essence of disguising.