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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 5:58 pm
by Sticky Blue
lew wrote:Can one of you lot stick their new uniforms up on here please???
Lew,
That might hurt shoving a uniform up there! If anyone has a pic please post it. Our DPM seems to work fine here as we have a fairly similar woodland, in the states they have desert, woodland, greenland and ice. Dies this mean thay they will have an Army, Marine, Airforce version of each of the aereas as well? Costly!!!
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
