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United States. Reversible: 5-color jungle one side, 3-color beach the other. [40] Also sometimes called "Duckhunter." Used by the US, (primarily the USMC) in World War II. Remained in use by the USMC into the 1960s. Also used by Turkey until 1980s in different colorways. [28] Hungarian camouflage pattern 2015M: Woodland: 2015
Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by an armed force to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. In practice, this means applying colour and materials to military equipment of all kinds, including vehicles, ships, aircraft, gun positions and battledress, either to conceal it from observation (), or to make it appear as something else ().
Frog Skin, also known as Duck Hunter, is a battledress camouflage pattern [2] with mottle and disruptive coloration to blend into the environment similar to a frog's crypsis skin. [3] The M1942 Frog Skin pattern was the United States military's first attempt at disruptive coloration camouflage. [2]
Just like their sister branches on the ground, air forces around the world constantly seek to change and improve the camouflages they use. 23 examples of amazing camouflage on military planes Skip ...
Multi-scale camouflage is a type of military camouflage combining patterns at two or more scales, often (though not necessarily) with a digital camouflage pattern created with computer assistance. The function is to provide camouflage over a range of distances, or equivalently over a range of scales (scale-invariant camouflage), in the manner ...
Military camouflage was spurred by the increasing range and accuracy of firearms in the 19th century. In particular the replacement of the inaccurate musket with the rifle made personal concealment in battle a survival skill. In the 20th century, military camouflage developed rapidly, especially during the World War I.
The BDU was the first camouflage uniform approved by the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War, where the ERDL pattern was in limited use. The BDU soon replaced all earlier camouflage pattern uniforms for all wooded, jungle, and tropical environments, and by 1989, had completely replaced the standard olive drab uniforms that had been used since 1952 ...
Military camouflage pattern: Place of origin: United States of America: Service history; In service: 1948–1980s (U.S. military service) Used by: U.S. Marine Corps (former) U.S. Navy (former) U.S. Air Force (former) U.S. Army (former) See Users (for other non-U.S. users) Wars: Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nicaraguan ...