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Wanshan
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will anti ship missile using ir or iir seeker like AGM-119 or NSM be useless if the enemy ship is equip with something like intermat or Camuflaje Adaptiv:confused:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jxAeA7IU-c
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14788009
http://www.army-technology.com/contractor_images/intermat/1-thermal-viewer.jpg
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/camouflage/intermat/

The pixels can also be resized to achieve stealth at different ranges. For example, larger objects like buildings or warships might not require close-up stealth and may be fitted with larger panels to display a lower resolution image

http://www.baesystems.com/magazine/BAES_019786/adaptiv–a-cloak-of-invisibility;baeSessionId=7fyJPRGpXn65jXRQLTQv8TXK1hQny9vnLGhCGQ1wQ1YCQ7VTCb2k!769907696?_afrLoop=187912090407000&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null#%40%3F_afrWindowId%3Dnull%26_afrLoop%3D187912090407000%26_afrWindowMode%3D0%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D16wdmcjr2m_4

A similar system is also under development in israel – ‘Invisible Reactive Armor Protection (IRAP)’ utilizing the ‘Blax Fox’ thermal camouflage system from Eltics and IMI’s hybrid armor technology. In the U.S., DARPA and the U.S. Army research and development center have pursued similar capabilities for future spirals of the ‘Manned Ground Vehicle’ – the core maneuver element of the now terminated Future Combat System.

http://defense-update.com/20110905_bae-adaptiv_camouflage.html

Seems there are some trade offs involved (long v short range ‘cloaking’). And so long as your missile can take extrernal inputs, you can always get a shot it, I suppose.