Optical Camouflage

Optical Camouflage is a stealth system in Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

Description & Characteristics
Optical Camouflage uses a holographic projection system that creates an illusionary image of its surroundings to avoid visual detection, invisibility. The camouflage isn't a invisibility cloak, rather an advance projection system to blend in its surroundings like a chameleon. The system was developed by Celestial Being and was installed into several of their mobile units and ships for infiltration and stealth purposes; the abilities of the camouflage differ between their Gundams ships.

When performing missions that need a Gundam to be hidden, the optical camouflage blends the unit into its surroundings; the camouflage isn't perfect. The camouflage isn't an active cloaking field, it's only applicable when the unit is completely stationary. Should the unit move during cloak, the optical camouflage would unveil the unit to the naked eye; may still avoid sensor dectection. The optical camouflage is also capable of expanding its camouflage field. It's able to cloak another Gundam inches away from its position, but it's unclear if it is capable of cloaking a non-Gundam MS and/or foreign object.

When it comes to CB's ships, the system is only meant to avoid visual detection from visual sensors and observation satellites at far distances, not from close range. Upon close range observation, the camouflage is obvious to the naked eye as the holographic grid creates overlapping image folds at the edge of the camouflage.