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Camoflage Uniforms
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 3:55 am
by Slater
Well, the US Marines went and got themselves a new camo uniform and now the Army and Air Force are jumping on the bandwagon. Looks like each US service will have it's own distinctive pattern. Isn't this carrying things a bit far?
On a related note, how long will the basic DPM pattern soldier on in the UK?
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 9:55 am
by mattt_h
seen as we got it right i rekon many years to come
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 10:35 am
by chunky from york
If you look closely at the 'new' USMC dot pattern DPM. It ;looks remarkably like the dot camouflage of the Waffen SS from the late 1930's
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 12:20 pm
by Aldo
What are you getting at chunky?
SCHNELL!! SCHNELL!! HOOYA!!
My Camoflage
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 4:47 pm
by Whitey
I figure the American Army needs a new camie uniform. I think it should be blue jeans, flannel plaid shirts, red wing boots, brown leather belt with a choice big buckle. Either a cowboy hat or no hat and tank top t-shirt. The ruck sack should be kept with the addition of pork n beans, sour mash bottle, and some tobaccie.
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 4:54 pm
by Andy O'Pray
Whitey, I had an outfit like that once.
Aye - Andy
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 4:57 pm
by voodoo sprout
It all seems very strange to me, surely you want to have the best camo, rather than just a distinctive pattern? And besides, when everyone else goes to copy the US types, they won't know which one to pick
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Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 5:00 pm
by harry hackedoff
Sounds good to me
I prefer boardies, no shirt,sunnies, slab under one arm, long board under the other
DPM is DPM. Don`t like the recent British version, the material looks like it
was made by the lowest bidder
Chunky, the "dot" patern was called "Autumn Woodland" or similar. It`s probably still available in a certain establishment on the Mile End Road.
If not, don`t try Marks and Sparks
SR Aye, companion,
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 5:51 pm
by lew
Can one of you lot stick their new uniforms up on here please??? So we can all have a gander...
lew
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 6:21 pm
by davo141
http://pvtpyle.com/asian_uniforms.htm
some interesting designs of camo but yet more intersting names of forces...
Iranian Suicide Commando
Iraqi Bath Party
Iraqi Militia
Maybe our boys could take a quick look over there n if they see any well....You know what to do!
And...you oldies did such a good job Cambodia has copied and got itself a nice corps...the Cambodian Royal Marines! Any of you been offered handsome amounts of money to train them? like in the movies and stuff?
Cheers, dave
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 6:51 pm
by TK421
The new Marine pattern called MARPAT is eerily effective. I think the digital pattern is more like the Canadian pattern than German flekertarn(sp?).
The new Air Force pattern is ridiculous though. Blue tiger stripes?!!
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 7:31 pm
by davo141
Does anybody have any links to these new uniforms?
I Tried google but was useless!
cheers, dave
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 7:41 pm
by Twenty One
DAVO, I found this page for you and it might give you links to better photographs:
http://www.mcroy.com/digital%20identification.htm
Posted: Tue 12 Aug, 2003 7:51 pm
by Twenty One
