[DS] US Military designes new camouflage outfits

4 posts ยท Feb 14 2001 to Feb 16 2001

From: Nyrath the nearly wise <nyrath@c...>

Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 20:08:52 -0500

Subject: [DS] US Military designes new camouflage outfits

They say that the pattern is pixilated, like a computer design. Miniature
painters take note.

From: Ludo Toen <Ludo.Toen@p...>

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 19:12:34 +0100

Subject: Re: [DS] US Military designes new camouflage outfits

Can anyone point me to a site with some bigger pictures of this new camo
pattern? From the small pictures with the article I would say that it seems to
be comparable to the German flektarn pattern. The same were using in the
Belgian Air Force. Too bad we'll be changing to the Army "aerobic spandex fluo
green and red here I am shoot me" pattern. For once we had something good...

From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>

Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 18:14:03 +1100

Subject: Re: [DS] US Military designes new camouflage outfits

From: "Ludo Toen" <Ludo.Toen@ping.be>

> Can anyone point me to a site with some bigger pictures of this new

Fraid not. But this is a link to AUSCAM.

http://members.tripod.com/~gameymilitaria/auscam.jpg

From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>

Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 10:21:22 +1100

Subject: Re: [DS] US Military designes new camouflage outfits

> Fraid not. But this is a link to AUSCAM.

A few things about Oz army uniforms:

They're relatively flimsy - in fact, they're almost disposable.
Don't Iron them, get a new set. The reason you don't Iron em
is it screws up the anti-Thermal Imaging chemicals they're
impregnated with. there's a lot more to em than meets the eye.

The chamicals last about a month. Usually, troops going out on a patrol would
get a new set of clothing. After a