TYPES OF MILITARY CAMOUFLAGE

The uses of camouflage are many; during military missions, ASG games, by foresters, mushroom pickers or walkers. Depending on the environment and tactical situations, there are different types of camouflage. A rich array of of camouflage patterns and techniques is designed to to best fit the user into the environment to increase the chance of victory or not to interfere with wildlife terrain. Camouflage is an essential part of any country's military equipment. Masking is used on clothing by the military for concealment, masking equipment and soldiers on the battlefield.

There are two types of camouflage techniques:

• mimetic - is a tactical outfit with a uniform color or consisting of multicolored patches, referring in color to the environment,
• deforming - is designed to break up the silhouette and make identification and direction of movement of the object more difficult. Deformation camouflages usually consist of hundreds of lines and shapes with opposing colors. They base their popularity in the period of the First and Second World Wars.

Research on new and improved camouflage performed by the army and manufacturers continues all the time. Digital technologies create unique camouflage patterns to make camouflage unnoticeable to most people.

Let's start by discussing the camouflages of the Polish army:

EN Camo // WZ.93

The current camouflage of the Polish Armed Forces is a combination of green, brown, black colors in the form of irregular patches on a gray-green background. Masking was constructed based on the analysis of Polish forests. The Polish Panther was introduced into the uniform in 1993.

Desert panther - EN Desert

Due to the change and increase in military operations in desert areas in Iraq or Afghanistan, a desert version of the WZ has swept into Polish uniforms.93. PL Desert camouflage was introduced in 2002. The pattern remained the same, but the colors were changed to beige, brown, gray-green and green.

MAP

The most popular design that has been proposed for the Polish army. In 2012 the camouflage was constructed, while in 2017 the. presented at MSPO in Kielce. The color scheme is identical, but the predominant color is green in a more intense version. The pattern is much more advanced and mimetic. The project was very positively received, but not approved for use in the Polish Army or WOT. The camouflage has made its way to the civilian market and the garment is now produced by Maskpol.

On offer at ArmyWorld.pl you can find a large cross-section of urban and military camouflages. The types of camouflage listed below are just the most common examples, there are many other designs and combinations to suit different terrain and combat situations. It is important that the camouflage is tailored to the specific environment in which the user operates to increase the chances of successfully hiding from the enemy.

Woodland

One of the most popular camouflages around the world. The American design has been applied in dozens of countries around the world. Extremely versatile pattern in combination with green, brown, beige and black, creates the perfect deformation camouflage for the temperate zone. Dissemination of the design has resulted in it being used repeatedly in clothing civilian.

DPM Woodland

British 4-color camouflage including black, green, brown and earthy beige. The DPM Woodland camouflage version also lived to see a desert version - the DPM Desert. Two-color desert camouflage consists of beige and light brown. DPM camouflage is used in several armies, while in the British Army it has been successively since 2010 replaced by mTP (Multi-Terrain Pattern) camouflage.

MTP (Multi-Terrain Pattern)

Successor to the iconic DPM, similar at first glance to the Multicam - developed by the same developers (Crye Precision LLC). Prevalence of beige and brown color and shape of stains similar to those in the DPM, are features that will distinguish the two camouflages. MTP camouflage is designed to camouflage in desert as well as forest areas.

Multicam

An improved version of the former Scorpion camouflage, which has been superseded by the Pikles' UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern). The splendor of this design did not last very long due to poor performance. After 6 years, the previously rejected Multicam was introduced into the US armed forces in 2010. Three colors; beige, brown and green with different shades in a configuration of small spots allows it to effectively blend in with the surroundings. Over time, due to different terrain conditions, variations of Multicam were created, i.e. Tropic (forest), Arid (desert), Alpine (winter) and Black (night).

Flecktarn

German five-color camouflage. Bundeswehrand still uses this design and the desert version of Tropentarn today. The choice of colors and the arrangement of stains works well in European forests and during hunting or paintballing.

A-Tacs

A whole collection of American digital camouflage with scattered edges. Characterized by the impression of fog. A-tacs AU-X (A version adapted for earthy trenches), A-tacs FG / Fg-Cam (forested, shaded areas), A-tacs Ghost (night), A-tacs IX (a combination of AU and FG versions), A-tacs LE (highly urbanized areas).