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Hi! I was doing some research about desert camo and came upon some info about the green in the uniforms that you mentioned...
During the First Gulf War, the U.S. Armed Forces soon learned that their six-color 'chocolate chip' desert battle dress uniform (abbrev. DBDU) was not so effective as had been hoped.
The problem arose from the fact that the colour of desert terrain can vary widely, from pink to blue, depending on the minerals in the soil and the time of the day. Thus no single colour, or single combination of colours, can match conditions in all deserts. Moreover, in the desert, perceived areas of 'uniform' colour are typically ten times larger than those perceived in wooded areas.
These realisations led to the development of a three-color DBDU pattern, which comprises large swathes of light green and narrower swathes of earth brown on a sand-coloured background.
Although the new three-color DBDU pattern replaced the six-color pattern in 1999, the six-color pattern will continue to be authorised for wear, until such time as the current stock is depleted and the uniforms become unserviceable.
The three-color DBDU is authorised by wear by all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...bdu-desert.htm
So desert camo supposed to have some green...
Hi! I was doing some research about desert camo and came upon some info about the green in the uniforms that you mentioned...
Originally posted by GermanAstra
The problem arose from the fact that the colour of desert terrain can vary widely, from pink to blue, depending on the minerals in the soil and the time of the day. Thus no single colour, or single combination of colours, can match conditions in all deserts. Moreover, in the desert, perceived areas of 'uniform' colour are typically ten times larger than those perceived in wooded areas.
These realisations led to the development of a three-color DBDU pattern, which comprises large swathes of light green and narrower swathes of earth brown on a sand-coloured background.
Although the new three-color DBDU pattern replaced the six-color pattern in 1999, the six-color pattern will continue to be authorised for wear, until such time as the current stock is depleted and the uniforms become unserviceable.
The three-color DBDU is authorised by wear by all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...bdu-desert.htm
So desert camo supposed to have some green...
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