The 6 color desert camouflage did not appear out of the blue
It turns out that the most difficult thing to disguise is in the desert. Moreover, it is almost impossible to choose a single camouflage scheme for all the largest desert areas of the globe. And this is due to many factors.
Firstly, the color of the sand itself can vary within fairly wide limits. It depends on the predominant presence of minerals in a particular region. For example, the sand of the northern edge of the Sahara in Morocco is orange. TaThe same color, but somewhat less saturated, has sands in the Tunisian region, as well as in the Negev desert (Israel), which occupies about 60% of the country's territory. In these cases, this is due to the high content of iron oxides. Sand can also be white, yellow, beige, brown, gray and even almost black.
Secondly, depending on humidity (which can fluctuate even in the desert), temperature and time of day, the prevailing shades of the landscape can also change within significant limits. Therefore, in preparation for Operation Desert Storm, it wasthen the decision to develop a camouflage coloration that would replace the woodland camouflage, which was not suitable for the conditions of warfare in Iraq. The disadvantage of the technology of the time was that "woodland" became almost black when wet, which greatly unmasked the soldiers.
As a result, one of the first digital camouflages appeared, which included 6 shades. Tan, light green, medium and dark brown. The template was complemented by black and white blotches that looked like chips. The camouflage was immediately nicknamed "chocolate" by American soldiers.chips″.
Interestingly, the American command quickly abandoned its use, considering the template to be quite expensive to manufacture. However, it is still used in some units of the Iraqi Army and Spain. The army of China and the Philippines also use a slightly modified version of the same scheme.
Further evolution of the popular ″6 color desert″ camouflage
Shortly after the introduction of the six-color pattern, the Americans began to use an easier-to-manufacture camouflage pattern, whichThe second consisted of only three colors. From the former there were only light green and brown on a sandy background. The shape of the spots has also changed. Light greens became wider, while browns became narrow stripes. According to American experts, such camouflage better concealed the presence of soldiers in the desert. Later, pink spots were sometimes added to them. In most desert areas, early dawn paints the landscape in this hue. The former, "6 color desert", also remained in service. It just got discontinued, until its stocks in warehouses eventually run out.
However, this does not prevent many commercial manufacturers around the world from still producing field uniforms for hunters and airsoft fans in the same original camouflage. Moreover, most models are manufactured in the American BDU standard accepted for those times. It turned out that in the steppe zone with small patches of greenery, the previous scheme justifies itself.
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