Comments on: Natick Officially Releases Camo Study Images

By: Vinchy Lirios

Vinchy Lirios — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:01:20 +0000

The Wall Demo thing shows how the uniforms stand out or blend in a sand colored environment. I’m sure many of the schemes will break up the soldiers’ outlines somehow. In the sandbox, with the fine sand and all, I’m sure even the mossy oak will begin to blend in once enough dirt and weathering has gotten into it. Honestly, though, the Marpat Desert blends best with the wall but if the army’s looking for a substitute scheme for Afghanistan, the Crye item’s versatility would be hard to beat as it can transition from desert/arid to mountainous, bushy, craggy, and rocky to wooded and temperate to urban/ruins. I’ve seen it worn even in a tropical setting and it also seemed to work. Looks like more bang for the buck. Woodland may works best with the evergreens and wooded areas in Europe, the US, and China but I’m sure that even there, crye multicam could compete with it.

By: Cameron Aero

Cameron Aero — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:02:24 +0000

@Thomas Rios:

If you take only a minute to look at the Iraq uniform, they are BDU’s…probably surplus the army has in it’s warehouses all over the place. $10 says they got each pair for a US$1 a piece.

I’m in the army at fort campbell and we’re getting issued the Multicam hopefully in a week. GOD I CAN’T WAIT.

I’m telling you man…if we get Multicam my espirit de corp will probably be through the roof, I love the concealment of that uniform and it just plain looks good.

As it stands now, I’ll probably fade out (like the color swash of the UCP currently) of the Army as I got 2 years left.

By: Thomas Rios

Thomas Rios — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:43 +0000

One thing that I found to be funny was that the Iraqi camouflage was ranked worst in the Desert category and was only middle of the road in the Urban category as well. Living basically their entire lives in desert and urban environments one would think that Saddam and his military planners would have noticed the glaring inadequacy of their troops uniforms in providing camouflage for the terrain that they were operating in. Just saying.

By: OMG

OMG — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:37:59 +0000

All those patterns suk – i can see the soldier in every pic….

By: Barbedwiresmile

Barbedwiresmile — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:41:26 +0000

I’m surprised Mossy Oak was included in this test. As well-marketed as it might be, it is far too dark to be an effective pattern (as I think the wall picture comparison illustrates). At range, the wearer stands out to the human eye as a dark/black blob even in a woodland setting. Even from a hunting perspective, Mossy Oak is about as effective as wearing a solid color at distance. But obviously the marketing is working well for them. Realtree is a more effective commerical pattern. Also, I notice that British DPM was not tested. Many would argue this is superior camo pattern to Chinese or French (or, for that matter, BDU).

By: Jeffry Pages

Jeffry Pages — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:12:56 +0000

What was wrong with the Woodland Pattern BDU? Also, the German Africa Corps solid uniforms in 1941, were superior to the current UCP! Somebody in congress stands to make a lot of money over this deal! Just go back to the BDU and DCU and be done with it!

By: Dooglaz

Dooglaz — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:46:25 +0000

The best camo for the sandbox is a white terry cloth robe, a full beard and a Depends……worn on the head.
That’s what the “enemy” wears and they can’t seem to find them
Amurkastan
Idiocracy.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:11:07 +0000

The wall photos are to provide a baseline. The rest of the simulation takes place in various locations that would be experienced tactically.

By: Cdt Gillies

Cdt Gillies — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:24:17 +0000

They should try out the Australian DPCU and DPDU patterns. If you havn’t seen these patterns there worth having a look at.

By: abushnell

abushnell — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:59:55 +0000

Wow, I love how they demonstrated each of those camo patterns against a wall. Is that what what it’s like over there? The whole environment is a wall? How about we try all those patterns and see how well they show up. Guarantee that the MULTI-CAM holds up better than the others. I’ve tried it, I’ve seen it used….it works. GO WITH IT!!!!