General principles. Russian camouflages

Supplying almost everyone modern armies there is uniform intended for use directly on the battlefield - field uniform. Most armies in the world have this uniform in camouflage coloring. This material provides an overview of the main camouflage colors currently used in various armies peace.
It should also be noted that this material does not discuss the cut of uniforms, the quality characteristics of the fabric, and similar issues. The subject of consideration is exclusively the texture and color scheme used in camouflage.
Let me make a reservation right away that the material does not cover everything, but only the main and most common camouflages; also the topic of camouflages of the 1940s and earlier camouflages (of which there were quite a lot) is not disclosed; The topic of special (for example, urban, “hunting” or winter) colors is also not touched upon, since it is not possible to cover this entire volume within one material in the format of an article.

Basics of Camouflage Pattern Construction

Camouflage, or camouflage coloring, serves the purpose of camouflaging the object on which it is applied. In this case, camouflage means reducing the contrast visibility of an object in the optical range in order to make it difficult to identify the object.
To achieve this goal camouflage has two functions:
1. Deforming The function of camouflage is to violate the integrity of the perception of an object.
2. Imitation The function of camouflage is to ensure that the object is inseparable from the background.
The deforming function is implemented in modern camouflages primarily by breaking the silhouette of an object into a number of contrasting color spots. Imitation is implemented through the use of a color scheme similar to that characteristic of the area where it is intended to be used camouflage, and in optimal form- due to the imitation of natural objects (leaves, grass, sections of tree bark, stones, etc.) characteristic of a given area.

Illustration of the operation of the camouflage simulation function. Hunting camouflage

Illustration of the action of the deforming function of camouflage. Camouflage A-Tax
The difficulty of creating effective camouflage is that when implementing the first function, it is optimal to use large color spots (they break up the silhouette better, since they do not “merge” into a single color at medium and long distances), and when implementing the second function, it is optimal to use image of static natural objects on a scale of 1:1, that is, as a rule, small leaves, grass stems, etc. This creates a contradiction that different developers solve in different ways. For example, in “hunting” types of camouflages, the deforming function is completely sacrificed to the imitation function - usually “hunting” camouflages represent a full-scale image of those natural objects where hunting is expected. In the Russian “Gorka” (its classic version), on the contrary, the imitation function is expressed much weaker than the deforming one: the imitation function consists only of the use of appropriate colors, while the deforming one is implemented in the form of the use of large-area overlay elements.
A few words about the colors of camouflage schemes. There are two general requirements for colors used in creating camouflages:
1. The color must match the dominant/frequently occurring color in the area where the camouflage is intended to be used.
2. The color should be “unpleasant” to the human eye; the gaze should not intuitively stop at an object of that color.
That is why camouflage colors usually use dull, faded light brown, moderate gray and dark green colors; at the same time, for example, the light green color, although common in nature, is poorly suited for use in camouflage due to its brightness. The most commonly used colors in camouflage are: khaki , olive, marsh, dark and light brown, grey , black .

Brief history of the issue

Before the advent of mass-produced hand-held firearms that were effective over significant distances, the task of visually concealing one’s troops was less relevant than the opposite task - good visibility of one’s troops for a military leader. Due to the extremely limited means of tactical communication (in fact, there were no other means of communication except messengers), it was vital for the commander to observe the disposition and maneuver of his own troops, which is why it seemed advisable for these troops to use bright uniforms that were visible at a considerable distance. Often these uniforms had the colors of the national flags in one combination or another, and also differed in color among different units. The task of camouflaging individual soldiers was not highly relevant, because the main type of combat remained hand-to-hand; fire contact took place at an insignificant distance, at which the enemy soldier was visible regardless of the color of his uniform. In addition, the use of linear tactics and linear battalion formation of the infantry made the use of any camouflage clothing absolutely pointless (it is difficult not to notice a dense line of 50 soldiers along the front at shotgun range, even if they were dressed in the most effective camouflage ).
However, even in an era of dominance smoothbore weapons and linear tactics camouflage nevertheless, it was used by individual units, primarily by the rangers. Tactics rangers was somewhat similar to the tactics of modern infantry units (loose formation, use of natural shelters), and their weapons (rifled fittings with an effective range of up to 200-250 m.) made it possible to fire beyond the reach of enemy line infantry fire - but at the same time in the event of a linear attack The enemy infantry (and even more so the cavalry) and rangers were doomed. In addition, the rangers were vulnerable to fire from the same rangers from the “other” side. That is why it was among the rangers that the first developments appeared, designed to reduce the visual visibility of the shooter - one might say, the first camouflage. In all European armies, chasseurs, unlike line infantry, wore black, dark green and dark gray uniforms, and their hats did not have decorations or clearly visible emblems. Suvorov's instructions are widely known, instructing rangers to use plucked tree branches with leaves to enhance camouflage - a technique that works well in our time.
The situation with uniforms changed when mid-19th century, rapid-fire rifled small arms began to enter service en masse, increasing the range of fire contact several times. It is generally accepted that the British were the first to move from the concept of a bright uniform to the concept of visual invisibility of a soldier during the Anglo-Boer War, because The bright red uniforms of the British were an excellent target for the Boer riflemen (who wore civilian clothes in dull “Protestant” shades). It was then that the British adopted a uniform of the color " khaki » (« khaki" translated from Hindi means "dusty-earthy"), and seriously reduced the visibility of their soldiers. However, this version hardly withstands factual criticism, because dark green uniforms without decorations appeared in the army of the Russian Empire as a field uniform 10 years before the British encountered the Boers.
However, most European armies changed into uniforms of “protective” shades precisely in the second half of the 19th century and precisely taking into account the English experience. Research has been conducted in several countries to determine the most suitable and versatile camouflage color. The results, however, were different: Russia, England and Japan dressed the soldiers in khaki , France and Austria-Hungary - in sky blue, and Germany- in dark gray. These countries took part in the First World War in such uniforms.
At the same time, during the First World War, the first spotted camouflage modern type. It became the German “splintered” camouflage", so named because of the broken lines that delimit the color spots. Initially camouflage this one was used only on helmets, and they were not fabric ones covers, but just paint applied to metal helmet .
Further development camouflage received during the Second World War, and this time in its modern form - as the coloring of a field uniform. Initially, only samples of special shapes were produced camouflaged, i.e. camouflage suits and capes; however, by 1944, regular camouflage uniforms also appeared. The largest number of camouflage options during WWII appeared in the USSR and Germany, and in the USSR they emphasized the use of special sniper raincoats and camouflage overalls, and in Germany - directly on the uniforms of military personnel (mainly camouflage uniforms in Germany were worn by units of SS field units) .
The main development of the camouflage colors of the field uniform was already in post-war years, especially from the 1970s to the present. It is modern camouflages that will become the main subject of consideration in this article.

Modern camouflages of Russia

In this material, modern Russian camouflages mean not only those samples that are in production and supplied to the Armed Forces and other law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation, but also those that are actively used by military personnel and employees of other law enforcement agencies. Among these camouflages, technically there are camouflages created back in the USSR - within the framework of this material they are classified as “ Russia" Foreign-designed camouflages, also actively used by Russian security forces, are discussed in sections dedicated to the relevant countries.
KZS/Coloring-57
Historically, the first modern camouflage can be called a color scheme that has several names, the most common of which is “ KZS" It should be noted that KZS stands for " costume protective mesh”, and is not the name of the color, but the name of the product painted in this color. It is believed that the official name of the camouflage is “pattern 1957 pattern.” “However, this name is used quite rarely. Sometimes this color is unofficially called “Birch”, but such a name cannot serve as a unique name, because "Beryozka" is also informally called another camouflage- VSR-93. Also, this coloring is sometimes called “border camouflage”, because... for a long time was supplied exclusively to the Border Troops of the KGB of the USSR.

Color arr. 1957 ( KZS), "Silver Leaf" variant
This coloring exists in two variants while maintaining the same textural scheme: in one of the variants the small spots have a gray-silver color, in the other (it was he who was supplied to the border troops) - sand or khaki. The background color of both options is olive, sometimes there are specimens of marsh color. In any case, the background in this color scheme is always darker than the spots. The spots themselves have an “angular” structure, consisting of many squares.
It should be noted that this color scheme, although considered by some experts to be “morally outdated,” performs both functions quite well - deforming and imitation.

Fighter in KZS on the ground
"Bhutan"
The camouflage developed in the USSR in the 1980s as the main pattern for field uniforms. Despite the release significant amount products made from it were not particularly widely used among the troops, although they were quite effective. Currently found in VKS RF and in the Ukrainian Armed Forces (in Ukraine for a long time it was the main camouflage), however, in both cases it is actively being removed from supply, being replaced by other models.

Camouflage"Butane"
Other names for this camouflage are “Dubok” and “Amoeba”, and “Amoeba” is also the name of one of the camouflages from the Second World War. The colors themselves can vary, only the scheme remains unchanged: a light green background, dark green spots and light brown amoeba-shaped intersecting ribbons.
In the 1990s, in many parts of the Russian Armed Forces there was a situation where officers wore “Butan” and private and non-commissioned officers - VSR-93, so in the 1990s this camouflage sometimes called "officer's".
VSR-93
Developed in the early 1990s, accepted into service in 1993, replacing the ubiquitous "Afghan" color khaki. When creating this camouflage, the experience of WWII camouflages, in particular, a number of German camouflages, was taken into account.

VSR-93
Quite often unofficially called “Beryozka”, just like KZS. It was believed that the semi-official name of the VSR-93 was “Barvikha”, but in official documents this name does not appear. Also sometimes called "Watermelon" (or "Vertical Watermelon"), however "Watermelon" also applies to the VSR-98.
According to reviews of those wearing a uniform of this color, it is “very good to lie in”, because longitudinal spots very effectively imitate grass vegetation. Nevertheless, camouflage, according to experts, has too highly specialized “sharpening” and is not universal and applicable to any terrain. In addition, there is information that this type of color “created an unsightly appearance for military personnel at parades,” so in 1998, products of this color were removed from supply.
VSR-98 "Flora"
Accepted for supply to the RF Armed Forces as the main one in 1998, it replaced the VSR-93. When developing this camouflage, the results of a study of the dynamic efficiency of camouflage were taken into account, that is, the ability of camouflage not to lose its functions when an object moves. According to the study, horizontal stripes help maintain camouflage functions when an object moves, while vertical stripes, on the contrary, unmask when moving.
Unlike previous camouflages, VSR-98 has not only digital code, but also official name- “Flora”, however, unofficially, like VSR-93, it was called “Watermelon” or “Horizontal Watermelon” in the army.

VSR-98 "Flora"
There is a "Flora" color scheme in which the background is not light green, but dark yellow, sand or khaki. Such color schemes were popular in the troops of the North Caucasian Federal District, where the grass burns out already in June and, accordingly, everything summer retains a yellowish tint. Officially, "Flora" was withdrawn from supply in 2009 (according to other sources, in 2011), giving way to a more modern color scheme.
EMR/ZDU/Ruspat/Russian figure/Russian pixel
The camouflage appeared in 2008 (accepted for supply a year later), after a fundamental decision was made to change “Flora”. It was initially assumed that since "Flora" roughly corresponds to the American "Woodland", which in the Armed Forces USA is actively changing to “digital” camouflages (see below), then the RF Armed Forces must keep up with this process. To create EMR German was actively influenced camouflage“Flektarn”, the developers of which managed to “combine the incompatible”: small spots that perform an imitation function are combined in this color scheme so that they form groups of large spots that perform a deforming function. The developers followed the same path. EMR, taking into account the results of studies that have shown the effectiveness of extremely small (“pixel”) spots as constituent elements of a texture pattern (see derivatives of “Marpat”). The result was " EMR ».

EMR in two colors
The name "EMP" stands for "Unified Camouflage Color" - this is the name given to this camouflage is responsible for supplying the RF Armed Forces. However, it is known that the first manufacturer of products with this color gave it the name “ZDU” - “protection to the limit.” In the West this camouflage known as “Ruspat” (Russian Pattern) by analogy with American -pats. Also unofficially given camouflage called "Russian number", "Russian pixel" or (in military usage) - simply "Pixel".
Currently, EMR is the main camouflage used by the Russian Armed Forces. Interestingly, it is also supplied to the Belarusian Armed Forces, but it is believed that the Belarusian version of the EMR has a slightly different color scheme.
"Undergrowth"
Created in the early 1990s at the St. Petersburg NPO Spetsmaterialy as an alternative to the VSR-93 for adoption for supply Ministry of Internal Affairs. When creating it, the same principles were followed as in VSR-93, however, the vertical stripes were made more angular, brown color replaced with black, and the base is made lighter than in VSR-93. When creating “Undergrowth”, it was taken into account that vertical stripes visually increase the height of a person in such camouflage, which is relevant for Ministry of Internal Affairs, because an employee in a similar form provides additional psychological impact on detainees.

"Undergrowth"
Officially in supply Ministry of Internal Affairs, was actively used by various units of the Special Forces.
"Raster undergrowth" / "Raster"
It was created by the same NPO “Special Materials”. Represents the first “dual-frequency” camouflage pattern camouflage. The fact is that the original “Undergrowth” had a good imitation, but rather weak deforming effect, and therefore, when creating its improved version (“Rastra”), it was as if a twisted brown mesh network was superimposed on the original “Undergrowth” in a special way - it turned out to be a “double camouflage" or " camouflage on camouflage."

"Raster undergrowth"
As a result, the original drawing of the “Undergrowth” is perceived by the eye as if at one frequency, and the superimposed “raster” network - at another, which contributes to the impossibility of intuitive perception of a person in such camouflage as an integral object. There is even a common rumor that if you just walk down the street in “Rastra”, you will not attract anyone’s attention - the gaze of passers-by will simply slide past. This discovery by Spetsmaterialov specialists was subsequently used by the Americans to create a series of Kryptek camouflages, but more on that below.
Another name for “Rastra” is “Pheasant”, but it is used for products produced in this color not directly by NPO Spetsmaterialy, but by other manufacturers. Raster camouflage also officially in supply Ministry of Internal Affairs. For some unknown reason, however, it was not widely used.
"Tiger" / "Reed"
Strictly speaking, this camouflage, although it is produced in the Russian Federation on an industrial scale by various companies and, moreover, is widely used in various law enforcement agencies, it is not Russian development- This is rather an “adaptation” of an existing foreign camouflage (originally the Malaysian commercial Tiger Stripe) to Russian conditions.

Camouflage"Tiger" of one of Russian options
The color scheme, traditionally for Russian camouflages, can be changed by turning the light green base into sand or khaki .
If the “Tiger” was the result of a deliberate alteration of an existing foreign analogue, then the “Kamysh” appeared due to an accident when the manufacturer mistakenly sewed the uniform so that the stripes of the “Tiger” turned out to be vertically located. However, the classic “Tiger” is often called “Kamysh”.
Officially it was never in supply, unofficially it is used by all law enforcement agencies, although now its popularity is falling due to the advent of more effective colors.
"Partisan"
Commercial camouflage, not officially on supply anywhere. Unofficially, it is very popular, especially in the North Caucasus Federal District, where its yellow-brown deforming stripes are very relevant against the backdrop of grass that has been scorched for most of the warm season. Created under the influence of German camouflages from WWII (almost exactly copies one of them), that is why it is called “Partisan” - because, as far as we know, initially its creators, without particularly “bothering” with coming up with a name, planned to call it “ camouflage SS".

Camouflage"Partisan"
In the European part of Russia this camouflage very effective in August-September. The rest of the time it has an excellent deforming, but controversial imitation function.
"Kink" / "Skol"
Another commercial one camouflage, unofficially not in supply, but very actively used in various law enforcement agencies. It is known that a number of units (not units, but units) of the Special Forces, both army and explosives, prefer the uniform of this particular color.

Camouflage"Kink"
When creating "Kink" it was used, as in the case EMR, "Flektarn" experience. It is interesting that “Kink” has such a specific location and color combination of spots that it creates the illusion of three-dimensionality of smooth fabric, and, accordingly, has a very good deformation effect. Unlike most Russian camouflages, “Izlom” does not allow the use of colors other than the original ones.
As with Partizan, it is believed that this camouflage effective mainly in August and September.
Surpat
Developed by the Russian company “Survival Corps” by order of employees of special forces units. It is an adaptation of the American “pattern” scheme to Russian conditions.

Surpat
Unlike the original (American “pattern” camouflages), Surpat uses light gray as a base; the location of the spots has been changed; brown And green the colors are as close as possible to the color scheme characteristic of the Russian landscape. Despite this, it is distinguished by significant versatility in relation to terrain - tests conducted by Survival Corps itself showed Surpat’s performance in almost any natural area.
Official information on the use of Surpat in any units of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Internal Affairs There is no Russian Federation, but sometimes on documentary materials you can see military personnel in this camouflage.
Range
Another adaptation of “patterns” to Russian conditions. It has slightly less versatility compared to Surpat, however, in comparison with it, it has a slightly better imitation effect in forest landscape conditions.

Range
There is also a “Spectrum-SKFO” version, where the color scheme is adjusted towards “yellowness”. Unlike Surpat, it is widely produced by several manufacturers. It is interesting that it was “Spectrum” that was personally used by I. Strelkov and his unit.
Dusk
Initially created as a hunting, exclusively commercial camouflage. Like most hunting camouflages, it was intended for very narrow conditions: rocky surface with moss, morning and evening time of day. However, it unexpectedly turned out that this camouflage It performs quite well in a much wider range of conditions than those for which it was created, which is why it has become very widespread.

Dusk
It is not officially employed anywhere in the supply chain, but is unofficially used by some departments and individual employees. Russian companies also produce a wide range of Western-designed camouflages, but they will be discussed in the sections of the countries where they were created.

Camouflages of the Anglo-Saxon nations

Modern camouflages USA and Canada

The history of the mass introduction of camouflages into the US Armed Forces began, unlike the USSR, not during WWII, but during the Vietnam War.
Before the Vietnam War camouflage was used only by the US Marine Corps (which is considered a separate branch of the military), and not on a large scale. It was camouflage developed during WWII, with a texture similar to modern Australian camouflage (see below). The main part of the US Armed Forces in the Korean and early Vietnam Wars wore olive-colored field uniforms.
During combat operations in the jungles of Vietnam, it became clear that a plain uniform did not provide a sufficient level of camouflage for soldiers. The first to try to solve this problem were military personnel of special units - they purchased at their own expense camouflage Philippine-made Tiger Stripe (which the Filipinos themselves created based on the French Lizard, taking into account local specifics).

Philippine commercial camouflage Tiger Stripes
Officially given camouflage was not in supply to the US Armed Forces, it is exclusively commercial camouflage, used by military personnel on their own initiative.
However, the problem remained, and the Americans were forced to develop their own camouflage. The first truly widespread American camouflage pattern was Woodland.
Woodland
The camouflage was originally developed for action in the jungle, but then the principle of color variability was applied to it, and it became universal. For a long time it was the main camouflage of the US Armed Forces and was actively exported. Its production was mastered in a huge number of countries that produced it original version, and adapted options. Even in Russia there is an adapted version of the Woodland, called “Les”, although it is not in supply anywhere, but was actively used in the 1990s.

Woodland most common color option
At the moment, Woodland has already been withdrawn from supply in the US Armed Forces (remaining only in the National Guard), but its wide distribution in the 1980s contributed to the fact that at the moment Woodland is considered the most used camouflage in the world.
Officially, it supplies supplies to a huge number of countries, especially in Latin America. With some minor changes, it exists as the main camouflage in Spain and Syria.
Cadpat
Actually, this is not American, but Canadian camouflage, however, it is classified in the “USA” category, because it became the founder of almost the entire line of second-generation American camouflages.
The Canadian Army, like the American Army, wore an olive uniform for a long time, and only in the early 1990s did it start thinking about its own camouflage. They created what is called "Kadpat" - from the words " Canada" and "Pattern" (in this case - "color").

Kadpat
The simulation function is implemented at a very high level in Kadpat. Canadians developed this camouflage taking into account the Canadian landscape conditions - the predominance of mixed and coniferous forests - which is why its color scheme, being “narrowly tailored”, is ideal for Canada. As for the implementation of the deforming function, the Canadians used the experience... of the USSR, and by analogy with KZS They did not make spots of smoothly rounded shapes, but used many small square elements. The fact is that square elements, despite the lack of correspondence in living nature, work very well “in motion” - better than elements of smooth shapes. As a result, naturally, we couldn’t sit on two chairs (Kadpat doesn’t reach KZS according to the deforming function - the spots are too small), but at least they tried.
After the Canadian Army accepted the new camouflage pattern for supply, the Americans decided to keep up. The first to think about changing camouflage, as usual, were the USMC (Marines), since, in fact, they fight more often and generally need it more. Realizing that Canadians camouflage good, but it will be somehow strange if Americans wear a non-American design, the American Marines created their own version of camouflage, taking Kadpat as a basis. The result was Marpat.
Marpat
When asked by the Canadians not to spend money on developing a bicycle, but simply to buy from the Canadians either uniform kits or a patent for the Kadpat, the Americans replied: “You have camouflage narrowly tailored to Canada, but we need a more universal one,” and developed Marpat.

Marpat.
In principle, Marpat is indeed more versatile than Kadpat. In the sense that for him, Marpat, on any theater of operations it is equally difficult to find landscape conditions in which the simulation function will be 100% implemented.
However, in the new colors, the USMC soldiers looked cooler than the soldiers of other branches of the military in Woodland, which made the rest of the Pentagon feel offended. It was decided to transfer all aircraft to the new uniform USA, for which the development of a new pattern was ordered.
ACUpat (Akupat)
Very conveniently, at the same time, the Americans were transferring the ground forces to a new uniform - instead of the one worn since Vietnam BDU they invented a pretty good looking ACU. The question arose about how this ACU color. Another proposal from the Canadians was rejected, the Marines were told “and you are in your BDU and keep going,” and development of a new color pattern began.
When developing Akupat, the Americans proceeded from the following circumstances:
1. The main theater of operations in one way or another in the near future is the Near and Middle East.
2. Try now to find a non-urbanized area - there are solid buildings everywhere.
3. The battlefield is always dust and smoke.
4. The Wehrmacht had a beautiful "Feldgrau" color, personally designed by Hugo Boss.
5. Black color does not occur in nature (this is a REAL statement by the creators of Akupat).
The result is what Americans quite seriously consider to be a universal color scheme. Well, at least they thought then. In any case, the members of the commission who approved the acceptance of Akupat.

Akupat
I must say that in urban areas in the Middle East, in conditions of smoke and dust, Akupat works oh so well.

Akupat in natural environment a habitat
But in a European forest...

Akupat in an unnatural habitat for him, but natural for a European theater of war
In general, there is something we don’t understand about universality, apparently.
Multicam (Multicam )
American military personnel, however, also did not understand something about the versatility of Akupat. The fact is that they had to operate in Iraq and Afghanistan not only in a deserted and at the same time urbanized area, as the developers of Akupat assumed, but also (most often) against the backdrop of something green. Apparently, the Americans (receivers of Akupat) did not realize that the main fighting are carried out in densely populated areas, and desert theater itself becomes much less common. And in densely populated areas green the color still prevails. Yes and Iraq- this is mostly steppe, not desert. There is also plenty of greenery in Afghanistan. In short, the American military personnel expressed a friendly “fi” to Akupata within a very short time after he was accepted for supply. But military personnel are forced people, but PMCs are not so much so. It was with the PMCs that the “screw your Akupat” movement began. The PMCs quickly remembered about camouflage, developed simultaneously with Akupat, but with much better versatility - Multicam.

Multicam
Multicam interesting in several ways. Firstly, he uses as many as 6 colors and up to 10 transitional shades of these colors, and these transitional shades are formed by “diffusion” of color spots. Secondly, Multicam has not one, but THREE background colors, and they are quite dim, and their spots are blurry. Non-background colors have spots with clearly defined boundaries, and as a result, these spots are perceived as being at a different distance than the background ones (due to the fact that the eye perceives clearer objects as being in focus, and less clear ones as being out of focus, which, in turn, leads to the illusion of a difference in the distance to these objects), which creates the illusion of empty space (in range) between them. This illusion of empty space performs a deforming function somewhat more effectively than large breaking spots, which, in combination with a dim background of natural shades (performing an imitation function), ultimately creates one of the most effective camouflages of our time.

Multicam on the ground
Multicam turned out to be so effective, and for almost any type of terrain, that at present it is second only to Woodland in terms of prevalence. Multicam worn by security forces in literally all countries. In the Russian Federation, for example, it is preferred by special forces FSB. In Ukraine, everyone who has enough money for it and the common sense not to wear Flektarn is wearing it (more on that later). In England, based on it, they developed their own Multicam. And only in the United States is it... not officially in supply, although half of the armed forces switched to it on their own initiative.
A-Tacs (A-Tacs)
In those legendary times when the Americans accepted uniforms for supply ACU, they announced a competition for the best camouflage. The result is known - Akupat, but initially future (not created at that time) camouflage It was called “Scorpio”, and even Nostradamus didn’t know what it would look like (however, the developers of Akupat knew, who “brought it” to the right place in time). Accordingly, the development of a new camouflage was called "Scorpio Theme". It turned out that the topic is long-lasting - already in ACU everyone got dressed, and Akupat was officially received, and Multicam has become the most common in the world, and the development of Scorpio is still ongoing.
In addition to Akupat and Multicam, several more camouflages are vying for the title of “Scorpio”, one of which is A-Tax.

A-Tax
A-Tax appeared a little later than Akupat and Multicam, but within the framework of the same “Scorpio Theme”. The A-Tax developers proceeded from the same principles as the Multicam developers, but took into account two facts:
1. Multicam It comes in only one color range, which the customer may not like (who learned the word “versatility” and got burned by Akupat).
2. Old washed KZSka model 1957. in terms of deformation function it is much steeper than the multi-billion-dollar Akupat model of 2011, which cost-consumed-for-its-development.
Crossed Multicam(with its 3D effect) with KZSka, and subsequently washing the resulting product to further blur the background spots, the American developers received A-Tax. The soldier in A-Tax looks like a blur against the background of horizontal burdock-shaped leaves, so both functions are implemented there with a bang.

A-Tax in mugs. The imitation and deforming action is implemented at a very high level
A-Tax exists in several colors, reflecting Various types landscape ( forest , desert , city ).
Currently, Americans are scratching their skulls wondering whether they should replace the Akupat with the A-Tax as the officially accepted one for supply. Making a decision regarding this is hampered by two circumstances: firstly, the hope that one of the developers will still think of lobbying for their interests at least in the same amount as the developer of Akupata; and secondly, the presence in nature of an even more interesting camouflage - Cryptek.
Kryptek(Cryptek)
The soldier in the multicam looks like a dirty gray-brown blur at an incomprehensible distance. The soldier in the A-Tax looks like something barely visible at the edge of peripheral vision in mugs. The soldier in Akupat looks like an army soldier USA, whose silhouette is clearly visible on most landscape backgrounds; In addition, the light gray color is an ideal background for an aiming marker (“crosshairs” in common parlance). But the terrible and terrible Russians have a terrible and terrible “Raster”.
It was these considerations that guided a group of enthusiasts, consisting of American veterans of the database in Iraq and Afghanistan, who decided to create their own camouflage, and perhaps put him up as a nominee for Scorpio.
Continuing the tradition of the creators of A-Tax - crossing existing camouflages, the developers of Kryptek crossed the American Multicam with the Russian Raster, developing an international hybrid. From Multicam it has a background blur, making it difficult to accurately determine the distance and creating the effect of “empty space”, from Raster it is twisted net, and it is twisted in all three directions (as in Raster), which also creates a 3D effect. Also, the developers of Kryptek decided that camouflage should be not only effective, but also spectacular, and they made the mesh not in a boring brown color, like NPO Spetsmaterialy, but in the form of reptile scales. It turned out really cool.

Cryptek in all its diversity
Like the developers of A-Tax, the Cryptek people did not bother with excessive versatility, but simply developed 6 color versions: forest (Mandrake), steppe-desert (Nomad), demi-season mountain (Highlander), urban (Urban), winter(Yeti) and night (Typhoon).
Interestingly, the Kryptek people initially stated that their camouflage primarily intended not for law enforcement agencies, but for hunters; however, they then changed their minds.

Mountain version of Kryptek on the ground
Since Kryptek is objectively perhaps the most effective camouflage to date (the most effective - for sure), it has already had imitations and analogues. In particular, the Chinese made their own version of Kryptek (there is an opinion that they simply did not want to buy the Kryptek license, but wanted to set up production), but the Chinese version turned out to be somewhat worse - the background blur is not so pronounced in it, but net has smaller cells and occupies a larger area compared to the original.
Currently, the Pentagon, like Buridan’s donkey, is rushing between Multicam, A-Tax and Kryptek in search of an optimal replacement for Akupat.

Modern UK camouflages

After WWII, like the Americans, the British army wore a plain olive uniform, but even during WWII their special forces ( SAS and paratroopers) wore separate camouflage elements of uniforms. That camouflage was the prototype for the camouflage pattern known as DPM.
DPM
When developing camouflage, the British proceeded from the common sense that the battlefield is not exactly the same landscape as it was on this field before the battle. Elements of the landscape, you know, have a certain aesthetic impact from hot gases, fragments, shock waves, flying bullets and shells, and so on. human activity and its products.
Taking these features into account, the DPM was developed. However, it turned out that the PDM shows very good results even in areas that are pristine in relation to the impact of BD.

DPM
DPM stands for Disruptive Pattern Material. There are also urban and desert variants of CSA.
The first truly mass-produced army, rather than narrowly tailored special forces, versions of the PDM were adopted to supply the British Armed Forces in 1966. Since then, DPM has changed the color scheme (or rather, shades) several times, but the texture remains the same. Each new version of the DPM was assigned a digital index according to the year it was accepted for supply - there are DPM-66, DPM-68, etc. The most recent version of the CSA was developed in 1995.
The DPM turned out to be quite effective for its time (it was believed that it was much superior to Woodland), so it became quite widespread not only in England and the countries of the British Commonwealth, but throughout the world (although not as widespread as Woodland). There are a significant number of DPM clones; in Russia, an analogue of the DPM called “Smog” or “Kukla” is produced.

DPM Russian production("Smog") on the ground
Currently, the CSA is being withdrawn from supply in the UK Armed Forces, but remains in Ireland and a number of military units Netherlands.
MTP (MTP)
The history of the creation of the ICC, which replaced the DPM, is very simple.
The British really wanted Multicam, but wearing your younger brother’s clothes is somehow un-English. Developers from Albion scratched their turnips and crossed Multicam with local DPM, and the result was called Multi-Terrain pattern. In fact, don't name it Multicam with elongated “near background” spots a la PDM Multicam.

MTP. Find 10 differences from Multicam - and receive a prize from the UK Ministry of Defense
Currently, the MTP officially supplies the British Armed Forces. In this, the British outdid the Americans, who still have not officially accepted Multicam .
Pencott(Pencott)
Camouflage"Pencott" was developed by Hyde Definition in 2009. The history of creation is similar to the history of the creation of Kryptek - in fact, camouflage created by enthusiasts, and not by a special defense research institute.
Pencott is a "hybrid" camouflage, combining the positive aspects of smooth-spotted and pixelated coloring. There are no black elements in this camouflage. The imitation function is implemented by the color and size of the spots, the deforming function is implemented by a pattern with 3D imitation and grouping of spots.

Pencott
The design of this camouflage shows a strong influence of German schemes from WWII, even visually Pencott resembles the Russian “Partisan”, which was absolutely created on the German experience.
Like most modern camouflages, Pencott comes in several color variations.

Pencott color options
It is not in supply anywhere, it is a commercial camouflage.

Modern camouflage Australia

Australian military personnel routinely participate in combat operations conducted by various international contingents, where they play a leading role USA. On their territory, the Australians fought only against kangaroos, aborigines and swarming poisonous spiders. However, the history of the creation of Australian camouflage has a somewhat strange logic, taking into account the above.
Auscam

This is not an American Marine camouflage 1940s, this is Auskam

The Australians took the American camouflage, worn by the USMC back in WWII. They then flew around Australia by helicopter, photographing the landscape to identify dominant colors. And then, preserving the old American drawing, they applied the identified colors to it. Considering that the Australian army has never fought on its own territory, this is somewhat strange logic. What happens is what is officially included in the supply.

Camouflages of the armies of the world

Modern camouflages of Germany

From all Western countries Germany has the most experience in creating your own camouflage patterns. Actually, the first camouflage The Germans appeared back in the First World War. In the 1930s, Germany appeared camouflage Splitter (“Fragmentation”) in several modifications, which was actively used during WWII - however, fabric of this color was used mainly for sewing raincoats, tents and special equipment such as parachute jump suits. At the same time, Germany can be considered the birthplace of the camouflage field uniform - it was there that, since 1943, completely camouflage uniforms were adopted for supplying SS field units. Its texture and colors were similar to the modern Russian “Partisan”.
After the end of WWII, several variants of camouflage uniforms were developed in Germany, but until the 1980s, none of them were in service for a significant period of time. At the same time, the GDR developed camouflage“Rain” (Rain), which was used to paint the field uniforms of military personnel of both the GDR army and a number of other armies of the Warsaw Pact (in particular, the armies of the Polish People's Republic and Czechoslovakia). This camouflage was created based on the experience of camouflages of the 1930s, but in the full sense it was not camouflage, representing a gray-olive background with many short vertical brown stripes, creating a picture of falling rain.
It was only in the late 1970s that a successful camouflage variant, Flektarn, was developed in Germany.
Flektarn
The camouflage developed in the 1970s, first demonstrated at joint Franco-German exercises in 1976. However, it was accepted for supply only in 1989.
Flektarn's developers combined the incompatible: they managed to resolve the contradiction between the deforming and imitation functions by combining small (imitation function) spots into large groups of spots (deforming function).

German Flektarn
On the one hand, the developers of Flektarn used the experience of the 1940s - individual elements of Flektarn are reminiscent of German camouflages of that time. On the other hand, Flektarn became a significant step forward in the development of camouflages, because until so much simple solution For some reason, no one guessed Flektarn’s ability to combine functions.
For some time (before the advent of Multicam), Flektarn was considered the most effective of the existing camouflages, and is still included in the unofficial top camouflage textures. At the same time, it is believed that Flektarn is most effective in Western European conditions, and in the conditions of Eastern European coniferous forests and birch groves, its effectiveness (especially in the imitation function) decreases.
Flektarn comes in several colors, notably desert and tropical (the latter called "Tropetarn").
Consists of supplying the Bundeswehr. In addition to Germany, it is very common in Ukraine - both in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and in “volunteer units”. Ukrainians believe that wearing Flektarn emphasizes their Europeanness, which is why they often wear it with Bundeswehr patches (which does not always delight the Germans).

Modern camouflages of France

France, which “distinguished itself” in World War II for its rapid exit from active war, almost immediately after WWII was faced with the need to wage many colonial wars. For this reason, she had to think about increasing the efficiency of her armed forces, and, in particular, about adopting camouflage field uniforms for supplies.
Lizard
First post-war French camouflage, Lizard, was created in the 1950s. Initially, it was equipped with military personnel of special units, but then it became army-wide.

One of the early modifications of Lizard
There are claims that Lizard was created taking into account the experience of German camouflage designers, but I leave this question for the reader to consider (in my opinion, IMHO, there is somehow not enough of German camouflage from WWII in Lizard).
Based on the Lizard, all tiger-colored camouflages were developed, from the famous Philippine Tiger Stripes to the Russian “Tiger”.
Lizard is still supplying the armed forces of a significant number of countries, from Portugal and Greece to Senegal, but in France itself it has been removed from supply, giving way to the CSE. Official Turkish

Camouflage is one of the types of protection for personnel, equipment and weapons, used to make it difficult for the enemy to recognize various objects visually and using optical-electronic or photographic reconnaissance means. Camouflage is a multicolor (most often 2-4 colors) large or small spotted coloring that distorts the contours of an object due to the merging of the color and shape of individual spots and stripes of color with the surrounding background. A camouflage pattern, as a rule, consists of spots (stripes) of various shapes and sizes, applied at an angle of 30-60° to the visual contours of the object, with their transition from one surface to another.
Below is a list of colors in relation to the “STURM Mil-Tec” catalogue.

USA
1. Woodland
The most common type of camouflage, on the basis of which dozens of “clones” have been created and are still used in the armies of many countries around the world. Developed in the early 80s of the XX century. It is a four-color pattern consisting of light and dark green, brown and black spots. It is a direct descendant of the ERDL camouflage pattern used to a limited extent by American troops during the Vietnam War.
There are four known Woodland color options:
basic (general), also called moderate (temperate);
lowland, characterized by a large number of green shades;
mountain (highland), with a predominance of brown spots;
“intermediate” (transitional), also known as (delta), masking in both the optical and IR ranges.

2. 3-color desert
Based on the Woodland camouflage pattern, it is a pattern consisting of pale green, light and dark brown spots of various shapes and sizes, intersecting each other at various angles. There are known options with predominant brown or green shades. Actively used by the US Army and Marine Corps in armed conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan before the ACU PAT and MARPAT camouflages replaced it.

3. 6-color desert
Also known as the “chocolate chip”. Used by American troops during Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. It has a lot in common with 3-color desert camouflage, but consists of spots of six colors: pale green, light brown, dark brown, beige, black and white. It is a base applied using wavy spots of the first 4 colors, on which small spots are located white, surrounded by a black outline. Currently practically not used in the US Army. In areas of combat operations, local self-defense and police units friendly to the coalition forces are equipped with similar camouflage.

4. Digital woodland (MARPAT – Marine Pattern)
Camouflage used by the US Marine Corps. The new, so-called digital, camouflage color scheme replaced the legendary Woodland. It consists of small rectangular spots of light brown, black, light and dark green colors, randomly intersecting with each other. As of today, MARPAT is one of the most advanced camouflages in the world. There are three types of MARPAT: Woodland, Desert and Urban.

5. Digital desert
Also known as MARPAT Desert. It is a version of Digital woodland adapted to desert conditions, the color scheme of which excludes green shades.

6. AT-digital (ACU PAT – Army Combat Unoform Pattern)
New universal “digital” color scheme used by the US Army. During its development, the MARPAT color scheme was taken as a basis, from which the “pixels” of black and green colors were excluded. It consists of rectangular spots of light, medium and dark gray colors intersecting with each other. It is used by ground forces in all theaters of operations, be it wooded, mountainous or desert terrain.

7. Khaki
Without exaggeration, it is the most iconic “protective” color of military uniforms, which was the progenitor of all future generations of uniforms. The name comes from the Persian word, pronounced “khaki,” meaning dust (dirt). In Europe, this term appeared thanks to British soldiers returning from colonial India. IN late XIX century, as a field uniform, many armies of the world, which until then had only uniforms of bright colors, began to switch to khaki uniforms in order to ensure greater secrecy for their troops. In particular, the British Army received new uniforms in 1897 and successfully used them during the Boer War of 1899-1902. The US Army switched to khaki uniforms during the Spanish-American War in 1898. In the 20th century, khaki uniforms were used in the field or casual or even dress uniform clothing in almost all countries of the world. Nowadays, despite the widespread use of various types modern camouflage, khaki is still widely used in armies and security forces on all continents of the globe.

8. Olive (Olive Green)
In contrast, khaki is a darker color, a mixture of green and dull brown. Widely used by the US Army during World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Currently, it is mainly used as a basis for applying further camouflage. It is used in the production of various items of uniform and equipment: protective helmets, belts, pouches, etc.

9.Black
Used primarily by Special Forces (SOF) units during nighttime operations.

10. Navy (Navy Blue)
Originally known as marine blue. Officially used in the navies of many countries around the world. It is a solid dark blue color. In 1748 it was first used in the Royal Navy of Great Britain, as a trendsetter in maritime fashion of those times. Subsequently it was adopted by the fleets of other countries.

11.Snow camo
Used in areas with cold (arctic) climates. It is a white base with rare spots of light brown and medium brown shades with blurred edges applied to it.

12. WH splintertarn (Splittermuster)
In 1931, the German army received the first camouflage piece of equipment - the Zeltbahn raincoat with the Splittermuster 31 pattern (splintered, model 1931).
The camouflage pattern is a light brown background with angular, different-sized spots of green and dark brown colors applied to it, reminiscent of scattered shards of broken bottle glass. The overall picture is dominated by brown spots. Almost the entire design is covered with “rain” - thin short strokes of green, from which only a few sections of the fabric remain free.
Depending on the year of manufacture and shades of color, the Wehrmacht distinguished six main types of camouflage:
Splittermuster A (splintered, model 1931)
Splittermuster B (splintered, model 1941)
Splittermuster C (splintered, model 1943)
Splittermuster D (splintered, model 1944)
Sumpfmuster A (swamp, model 1943)
Sumpfmuster B (swamp, model 1944)

13. WH eichentarn (SS – Eichenlaubmuster)
Known as the “oak leaf”. One of many types of camouflage created in the Third Reich for the Waffen-SS.
There were two types of such camouflage: six-color (black, burgundy, light green and dark green spots on a light/dark brown background) SS-Beringt-Eichenlaubmuster (model 1942) and, in fact, five-color (black, light green and dark green spots on a light brown background SS-Eichenlaubmuster (sample 1943).Each of the species was subdivided, in turn, into a spring-summer version with a predominance of green and an autumn-winter version with a predominance of brown shades.

14. NVA strichtarn (Strichtarnmuster)
Camouflage used by the GDR army from 1965 to 1990. It is the most simplified version of the German Splittermuster camouflage of the Second World War period, from the pattern of which “splintered” spots of brown and green colors are completely excluded. It is a khaki base with brown vertical strokes applied to it. Because of its characteristic appearance it is known as “rain”.

15. NVA Flachentarn (Blumentarn)
The so-called “floral” camouflage. In the late 1950s, it replaced the Ameobatarn camouflage pattern, which was used to a limited extent in the East German army. Used in the army and the Ministry of the Interior of the GDR until 1967, after which it was replaced by Strichtarn camouflage. Has a certain resemblance to the camouflage used in Soviet army at the final stage of the Great Patriotic War. It is a dirty gray base with spots of brown, light and dark green applied to it.

16. BW flecktarn
At the end of the 80s of the last century, the German army received a new type of camouflage uniform. The coloration, called flecktarn, consisted of many overlapping small spots of black, brown, light and dark green. Depending on the area where the uniform is planned to be used, the camouflage colors also differed. There are known examples of flecktarn camouflage with a predominance of both green and black-brown shades.

17. BW tropentarn
Since the 1990s, it has been used by the Bundeswehr when conducting combat operations in desert areas. It consists of small spots of green and brown colors applied to a beige base. Visually reminiscent of flecktarn, on the basis of which it was created, but looks much lighter.

Others

18. DPM (Disruptive Pattern Material)
Is the main type of camouflage armed forces UK and partly used in various countries ah of the world, such as Jordan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Potugal, etc.
It is a combination of spots and “strokes” of sand, green, brown and black colors. The ancestor of DPM camouflage was the so-called “Denison jacket”, used by British paratroopers and marines during the Second World War.
In the 60s of the 20th century, the first samples of DPM camouflage were developed. Nowadays, several variants of this camouflage are known: P60 DPM, P68 DPM, P84 DPM, P94 DPM and P95 DPM, differing from each other only in the saturation of shades of a particular color and the size and shape of the spots. There is also a known version of the DPM camouflage with an IRR coating applied to it, which can significantly reduce the likelihood of detection of personnel using night vision devices.

19. DPM desert
There are two variants of DPM desert camouflage. Used by the army of the United Kingdom when conducting combat operations in desert areas. The camouflage pattern unmistakably resembles traditional DPM, but consists of two colors (brown or pink spots on a sand-colored base), which is due to the presence in the armies of a number of countries in the Middle East (in particular Iraq) of camouflage of a similar pattern in a four-color design.

20. CCE camo (Camouflage Central European)
The camouflage of the French army appeared in the 90s of the last century. As the name suggests, it is intended for use in areas of Central Europe. Visually resembles the Woodland camouflage pattern. Consists of relatively large green, light and dark brown spots intersecting with “strokes” of black.

21. BGS camo (Sumpftarnmuster)
The type of camouflage developed for the Wehrmacht in 1943 had much in common with the Splittermuster camouflage already in use at that time. It consisted of reddish-brown and green angular spots applied to a khaki-colored base. Just like in the Splittermuster camouflage, most of the area of ​​the pattern was covered with “rain” - thin short strokes of green. The main difference between this camouflage and its predecessors was the “blurred” boundaries of the spots, which was achieved by applying areas along their perimeter consisting of many adjacent dots. The camouflage acquired its “second life” and the name BGS after the organization of the BundesGrenzSchutzes - the Federal Border Guard of Germany in March 1951, whose personnel received camouflage uniforms made in the Sumpftarnmuster style. During the use of BGS camo from the 50s to the end of the 90s of the 20th century, three versions were produced, differing from each other only in the saturation of shades. At various times it was used to a limited extent by the security forces of Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Libya and other countries.

22. Red camo
A “commercial” type of camouflage consisting of Woodland-style patches of white, gray, black and burgundy (sometimes red) colors. There are known camouflages of similar patterns and colors used in the fire and rescue service of Malaysia (black, gray, red) and armored units of Oman (gray, red-brown, light green and black) made in the style of the British DPM.

23.US pacific
Camouflage used during World War II by the US Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater. It is a khaki base coated with spots of green, light and dark brown. Camouflage fabric was made with a pattern on both sides, characterized by a predominance of either green or light brown shades, which made it possible to use its protective properties both when landing on the beach and when further moving deeper into the jungle.
Work on the introduction of camouflage uniforms began in the United States back in 1940, but it became widespread in 1942, when the Pacific theater of operations immediately required 150,000 sets for amphibious operations. An attempt to use this camouflage pattern in the European Theater of Operations in 1944 was unsuccessful due to its slight similarity to the camouflage used in the Waffen-SS, which repeatedly led to losses from “friendly fire.”

24. Tiger stripe
Definition of a whole group of camouflages that got their name due to their obvious similarity with the tiger skin pattern. Camouflages of this type are intended for use mainly in tropical jungle conditions. It is a combination of wide stripes-“strokes” of black and olive colors with smaller brown and khaki “strokes”. It is not known for certain who was the author of the dozens of Tiger stripe camouflage options; either the French in Vietnam or the British in Burma, but it is absolutely obvious that it was successfully used and is still used to this day in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region (Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, etc.).

Different countries had different approaches to camouflage uniforms. Firstly, camouflage colors change from
over time, improving protective functions and adapting to different types of terrain. Secondly, different types of troops
have different camouflage.

The camouflage was not always successful. So, for example, the Americans got into trouble with the “forest” camouflage, adapted
for deciduous forests of the middle zone, in the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq. The error was corrected, but the cost of this error was very high.

Successful samples do not always continue to exist. For example, the border camouflage “birch” was removed from
weapons and remained only in camouflage reconnaissance kits. Various versions of "birch" can be purchased at
stores specializing in camouflage for hunting, fishing and airsoft.

Let's look at the types of camouflages, both currently used and in historical perspective.

Classic. Historical basic camouflage colors:

Khaki

The progenitor of all modern camouflage.

Basic color of protective clothing. It first appeared in service with the British Army in 1896.

The Americans adopted the British experience and dressed their army in khaki by 1899.

Khaki color is the basic field camouflage and is used as a basis in the development of almost all types
camouflage clothing. This color also used by default for painting surfaces, weapons, and objects.

Amazingly, the style called “dirt”, which is how the word khaki is translated from Persian, has conquered not only
the trenches, but also the catwalks of high fashion and has stubbornly maintained its position throughout the century. There are varieties in fashion
use of khaki color - safari style - with patch pockets, wide belts and fitted silhouettes and military
style - an aggressive style that hides the outlines of the body.

Olive (Olive Green)

Olive. Also considered a classic camouflage pattern. Deeper color compared to khaki. If khaki is adapted to
desert, Olive Green has a wider application profile. Used by the US Army in World War II, Korea and
Vietnam Wars.

Along with khaki, olive is widely used in the fashion industry, in the field of design, especially relaxation design.
Often used in good medical and rehabilitation sanatoriums.

“Black” version (dark gray), black camouflage with a slight smoky tint.

Used primarily by intelligence agencies during night operations, and is also used
paramilitary and prison guards.

Black camouflage can also be used for intimidation. A kind of advanced cinematic camouflage
ninja.

Navy Blue

The classic camouflage, originally called marine blue, has been used since 1748 by the British Navy.
The blue color of the naval uniform was subsequently borrowed by many countries around the world and was reflected in uniforms,
workwear and even school uniforms.

Snow camo

"Snow" camouflage. Widely used by intelligence agencies for field reconnaissance. Camouflage is designed for
special military units, reconnaissance and special forces in the Arctic, Antarctic and for conducting operations in winter
season.

Brushstroke, Denison camo

This type of “brushstroke” camouflage was created in Britain and was used in the arsenal of various countries around the world until 1960
of the year. Depicts multidirectional broad brush strokes on a khaki base. Used mainly in tropical and
Asian countries. It became the basis for the “brushstroke” camouflages of lizard, tiger, and knight.

Modern Russian camouflages:

• Birch. Khaki stains on an olive background. Repeats the famous digital camouflage “birch tree”, border guard, silver
  sheet, but in a different color design.
• Gray reed. Autumn, winter camouflage. Used by hunters and security agencies. Horizontal
  camouflage pattern.
• Gray city. Urban winter camouflage based on intersecting spots of various sizes. 4 colors.
• Reindeer moss. Camouflage for the green zone of the middle zone. Olive with small spots

• Number. Classic digital four-color camouflage with a pixel pattern.
• Flora. Traditional forest camouflage, 4 colors.
• Kink. Digital camouflage based on the classic Bundestag flecktarn.
• Frog. Another excellent variant of forest camouflage based on flecktarn. Distinctive
  A special feature of this camouflage is the presence of bright brown spots with a dark outline.

• Border guard figure. An excellent option for the middle stripe based on MARPAT camouflage.
• Field figure, tundra. Camouflage for desert areas with pale or sparse vegetation.
• The number is gray. Excellent modern winter camouflage in pixel style.
• Dot. A hybrid of traditional forest colors with a dark “amoeba”. High-quality camouflage for deciduous and
  coniferous forests.

Britannia:

Britain is the founder of industrial army camouflage. The prototypes of many camouflage patterns were
developed in Britain. Blue sailor uniforms, khaki, olive, brush stroke camouflage for desert areas - all this
British inventions.

Disruptive Pattern Material(explosion, splash of texture) one of the main camouflages based on strokes of various
direction. From the classic smear camouflage with a “wide brush” this type is more chaotic and
uneven stroke width.

Basic US camouflages:

Woodland. The most common US camouflage pattern. Developed in the mid-80s. Available in 4 basic versions. IN
Currently in army units it is replaced by MARPAT.

• general basic, no modifications
• lowland with predominantly green, for marshy and low-lying areas
• highland mountain, with shades of brown
• delta with IR cloaking capabilities

3-color desert. Desert three-color camouflage. The Airborne Forces were actively used in Afghanistan and Iraq. Has been replaced by more
successful MARPAT camouflage

6-color desert, Chocolate Chip, chocolate. Wave-like soft pattern in brown tones with imitation of small stones.
Currently not used in the US Army, but this camouflage is actively supplied
"friendly" US units.

Digital woodland. Digital forest. The main camouflage of the US Army at the moment. A very good camouflage option
coloring. No worse than “birch” - the best camouflage of the USSR. There are three main variants of MARPAT camouflage - forest,
desert and urban. The color mixing algorithm is preserved, the color balance and the ratio of the number of spots change
base color.

Digital desert. Digital desert. Variation of MARPAT in which the olive base is replaced with a base one
khaki. A variant of “digital” camouflage for the desert.

AT-digital. Three-color camouflage based on MARPAT. The colors used are khaki, olive and brown.

Multicam. Modified Woodland (discontinued type of camouflage), used in commercial firms and
security agencies. Good camouflage, but the developers overcomplicated the pattern, which led to a decrease in
camouflage properties.

Canada camouflage:

CADPAT. Modification of MARPAT digital camouflage. There is debate as to who exactly was the first to come up with this type of camouflage. Not
we will insist. Perhaps MARPAT is a modification of CADPAT. Perhaps it's the other way around. The principle of constructing camouflage
colors are the same.

JACKET, GARRISON, LAND, Canadian "forest" camouflage. Suitable for both deciduous and coniferous forests.

Duck hunter. Literal translation: "Duck Hunter". Camouflage for hunters. Represents a
large color spots on olive or khaki. Sold in sports and hunting stores. The good thing is that in
able to ensure relative invisibility for animals, but the hunter remains visible to people, which is especially
important when hunting.

China camouflages:

Number. Pixel art is widespread and used in almost all armies of the world.
Due to high adaptability to any surface and ease of reproduction of patterns in any color range,
is in high demand.

New modifications of digital camouflage are constantly being developed.

flecktarn"spots" in the Chinese modification. Green protective camouflage was accepted as
general-arms with virtually no changes, it was also used for border and internal troops.

The khaki-dominant desert version was developed for the Beijing police and troops in Tibet. Overall, the Chinese army
copies successful colors of other countries.

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Black and white pixel camouflage is perfect for urban environments. It provides a progressive appearance to the car and attracts attention with its unusual design. Digital texture will add aggressiveness, effectiveness and uniqueness to even a modest car.

You can turn a vehicle into a work of art using a film with a clear pattern of triangles, quadrangles and polygons. Car vinyl is presented in different colors- black, gray, dark blue and others. A car framed like this becomes part of the city, complementing its architecture.

External car tuning under camouflage.

Wrapping a car in camouflage allows you to solve several issues - camouflage and creating an individual style.

In our company you can buy vinyl camouflage of various types:

• Amorphous patterns or forest camouflage. This is a practical solution that is ideal for camouflage in certain conditions, such as outdoors, hunting or fishing. You can also disguise the vehicle as a desert or rocks covered with snow.
• Digital camouflage. A unique finish that provides a modern look with a pixelated texture. This car vinyl is available in various colors.
• Urban camouflage on cars with a clearly defined angular pattern fits perfectly into the city surroundings, making vehicles stand out on the road.

All types of camouflage film have their own characteristics and zest. They are suitable for partial and complete transformation of the vehicle body. It is worth noting that vinyl is available in different colors. The most popular shades among motorists are dark green, beige and black, white and gray. Less commonly used are shades of blue and red.

Vinyl camouflage to protect the car body.

A car in military camouflage is the choice of people who are ready for bold experiments. Pasting with such material allows you not only to become the owner of a vehicle with an exclusive design, to emphasize your individuality, to solve camouflage problems, but also to create reliable protection for the paintwork from influence environment.

Unfortunately, the condition of our roads cannot be called ideal. Even with very careful driving, various defects appear on the body of the vehicle over time. All sorts of troubles await cars in urban conditions and outside the city. Small stones flying from under the wheels of neighboring cars, dust, dirt, sand, branches and the influence of other circumstances bring a lot of trouble.

Pasting the body with high-quality vinyl camouflage well protects the paint layer from various flaws, sunlight (burnout) and other negative factors. Car vinyl is characterized by excellent resistance to various influences. It has good strength, durability, and resistance to aggressive substances.

Car vinyl camouflage is an easy way to hide defects.

Automotive film allows you to solve a lot of issues. The first place, of course, is occupied by the aesthetic and camouflage component. Self-adhesive car vinyl camouflage will help protect transport from unfavorable conditions environment (stones, sediment, branches), as well as hide minor coating defects: chips, scratches, rust, minor damage after an accident. This, in turn, extends the service life of the transport.

Camouflage film fits well even on problematic body surfaces. Vinyl is a popular solution for updating vehicles, since wrapping a car with film will cost much less than painting, and the result will be beyond praise. It is worth noting that covering a car with auto vinyl does not harm the body covering. If necessary, the vinyl can be quickly removed, returning the vehicle to its original appearance.

Painting a car in camouflage or vinyl. What's better?

What to choose: painting a car in camouflage or covering it with vinyl film? No painting can convey such a range of colors and give a car such interesting features as vinyl camouflage. In order to paint the body like this, you will have to find an artist. However, today there is an advanced method - auto vinyl. Transport covered with film looks extravagant and original. It is impossible to achieve such an effect using paint and varnish.

Unlike paint, using film is a cheaper and faster solution. It will take a minimum of time to transform your car. In addition, you can quickly return the transport to its previous features. If the technology is followed, the coating can be easily removed from the body.

On a new paint layer, even with very careful use, various defects (chips, scratches) quickly appear. Vinyl camo solves this problem without breaking the bank. After a few years, high-quality camouflage film will have good external characteristics.

What cars is camouflage film suitable for?

In principle, any car can be covered with camouflage vinyl. Experts in the field of auto design believe that it is most suitable for sports cars and SUVs. Self-adhesive camouflage film gives the car an aggressive military look, which does not fit with the super-elegant and somewhat feminine lines of a luxury car.

But on a massive SUV with its “chopped” shapes, camouflage looks just perfect. The spotted vinyl film adds even more solidity and aggression to such a car. Covering with this design makes the SUV brutal and a little intimidating.

Camouflage gives a sports car an individual and unusual look. The “iron horse” covered in camouflage vinyl looks especially impressive on city streets. The bright spotted coating stands out against the background of gray asphalt and the sleek, monochromatic colors of passing cars.

Car camouflage film for SUVs.

Vinyl camouflage film is simply created for cars whose main purpose is to conquer difficult terrain. SUVs are bought not only by people who want to feel the power of hundreds of horsepower, but also by fans of hunting, fishing and travel. Automatic camouflage film will help the hunter (tourist) to easily hide from prying eyes both in the forest and in open areas.

The versatility of the combination “SUV - camouflage vinyl” is that any design and color of the second suits the first. A massive jeep looks equally at home in an army (khaki), desert (gray-beige) or winter (black-gray-white) “uniform”. This car can be covered in vinyl in a classic camouflage design with smooth lines or with a pixel pattern.

The most unusual look on SUVs is graphic camouflage with large angular fragments. This design is called urban. It really looks gorgeous on city roads, within the confines of a crowded metropolis. It just makes a killer impression. But if you want to get lost in the impenetrable wilds and not spook the boar, it will be difficult to do this with such a spectacular color.

Camouflage vinyl for small cars.

Vinyl with a camouflage pattern is suitable for cars of any size. It not only perfectly emphasizes the bestial nature of jeeps and “predatory” sports cars. An ordinary city car can be turned into dangerously handsome using camouflage vinyl. The main thing is to successfully choose the design and shade of the film.

For those who gravitate more towards the classics and do not feel internal readiness For drastic changes, you should opt for film with an amorphous pattern. It is characterized by smooth lines and small spot sizes. This type of camouflage vinyl is usually used in the army and hunting for camouflage. The amorphous pattern imitates the natural landscape.

Those who love general attention and daring decisions should choose pixel or graphic design. However, too large spots of vinyl camouflage on a modest-sized car will visually “tear” it into pieces. It may look like this: one fender will be black, the other white or gray, and the hood may be a mixture of strange lines. If such an effect is not an end in itself, it is better to buy camouflage film with small spots.

Do you need car camouflage inside the cabin?

Many car enthusiasts believe that it is not worth using vinyl film under camouflage inside the car. In fact, it's just a matter of taste. Vinyl can be used to cover any hard surface (including the interior). Another thing is that a car covered inside and outside with camouflage will visually “smear” and lose its characteristic features.

This feature is characteristic of the camouflage design. To prevent this from happening, you should play in contrast. Automotive camouflage goes well with matte plain upholstery. It can be black, gray or brown leather, Alcantara and other materials.

It is advisable to select the color of the upholstery so that it ideally matches one of the shades of vinyl and is, as it were, a continuation of it. It is also worth choosing a plain covering for the floor and ceiling, which will also harmonize with the upholstery fabric of the chairs. Black looks especially good in this situation. It will suit any type and shade of camouflage.

Camouflage vinyl film on a motorcycle.

Another area of ​​application for matte camouflage film is for wrapping motorcycles. Two-wheeled vehicles, no less than SUVs, are suitable for acquiring a more aggressive and intimidating look with the help of spotted auto vinyl. It looks very impressive. Covered with camouflage film, the motorcycle gives the impression of a military vehicle from the distant future.

Auto vinyl is ideal for covering motorcycles also because it stretches and perfectly adapts to any, even the most complex and streamlined shapes. The motorcycle has enough of the latter. Painting it in camouflage is quite difficult. In addition, the “two-wheeled horse” has a lot of small parts that you have to tinker with.

Camouflage vinyl film solves all these problems. Thanks to it, the coating will be the same color everywhere, without sharp transitions or inappropriate shades. It can be used to cover both plastic and steel parts. But we don’t recommend getting carried away! Against the backdrop of the speckled camouflage film, the shine of the chrome looks even cooler.

Camouflage film for cars. DIY pasting.

A good choice for those who want to cover the body with their own hands. The spotted pattern perfectly hides all imperfections. If everything didn’t go smoothly for you or you had to make joints in visible places, don’t worry, the camouflage will hide everything.

Another thing is that working with auto vinyl requires certain dexterity and professional skills. People who have never experienced covering a car with matte vinyl are recommended to start with carbon film. This material is comfortable, with many advantages. After the experience gained, you can move on to pasting with camouflage.

You need to glue the car vinyl tightly, carefully expelling all air bubbles from under the film. Particular attention must be paid to small parts and edges. The latter should be smoothed well, and excess film should be cut off carefully so as not to scratch the glass, headlights and other fragile parts. If you are not 100% sure that you can cope with this task, it is better to contact specialists.

Pasting with camouflage film in Moscow.

Our online store has been selling car wraps for many years. Specialists are not only well versed in its types, but also know how to work with auto vinyl. The pasting workshop is located in Moscow, not far from the Moscow Ring Road. A good transport interchange will help you quickly get to the pit and park your car without any hassle.

Before applying camouflage film, the car must be washed. There is a car wash next to the workshop, after which you can immediately go to a warm box. The company's product range includes a large number of types of vinyl film, including camouflage. You can choose an amorphous pattern in classic green or a very unusual pixelated vinyl in the most crazy shades.

All types of camouflage auto vinyl are presented on the website. You can immediately buy them in the required quantity before pasting. If you don't find something with us, you can come with your material. Our specialists work with any car film and will complete the wrap quickly and efficiently.

Camouflage film colors.

Vinyl camouflage film allows you to operate your car in extreme conditions and makes it almost invisible. The most popular are dark green film coating, black-white-gray and sand vinyl.

Each shade corresponds various types camouflage. Dark green, in particular khaki, is widely used to create a military style, white looks harmonious in urban environments, red and blue shades much less in demand.

Khaki camouflage.

Swamp green color is the most interesting shade of matte car vinyl. The khaki camouflage film harmonizes perfectly with SUVs, sedans, and compact city cars, which become completely invisible in any vegetation. Protective color speaks of the brutality and severity of the owner, causing admiration.

Sports dynamic models are suited to a more energetic styling in the form of a light green color. Dark green protection is traditionally associated with military vehicles. The deep rich tone is combined with white and black inclusions of a matte finish.

Red camouflage.

Red camouflage is chosen for bright tuning of vehicles. At exhibitions, this rich and elegant type of decoration is used as exhibits. The color red is synonymous with elegance and boldness; it is often preferred by women who emphasize their sexuality and attractiveness. Red camouflage film is often combined with black film, creating interesting design variations. The emphasis is on the sides, handles, and bumper.

Blue camouflage for cars.

Vinyl blue camouflage on cars is associated with the sky, sea and ice. It testifies to the diligence, peace, tranquility, high diligence and perseverance of a person. The car does not attract much attention. Both SUVs and compact models are covered with blue film, which look much more interesting due to the depth and richness of the color.

Gray camouflage for the car.

Gray camouflage film fits perfectly into the autumn and spring landscape. Gray camouflage on cars is most relevant in the middle climatic zone, which is characterized by a cloudy landscape and the proximity of snow to open soil. The gray-brown coloration does not attract attention in deserts and in areas where pastel colors predominate. The matte surface has a significant advantage; it does not create glare in the sun.

White camouflage.

White camouflage film is the most unique and versatile type of coating, containing all shades of the spectrum. Its widespread use in styling and tuning is due to unlimited possibilities and a lot of competitive advantages. Thanks to the white tone, a complete change in the perception of the car is achieved. Luxurious, perfect white color remains dazzlingly clear when exposed to sunlight and detergents.

Black camouflage.

Black camouflage car film transforms the appearance of the car in a striking way. It gives the car design a special charm, solidity and changes it beyond recognition.

The classic harmonizes with any make of car and enhances its beauty even in low light conditions. On a black background, all other colors look most expressive. The combination of different shades turns the car into a work of art.

Urban camouflage for cars (urban).

Sedans and SUVs are often covered with vinyl film in the Urban camouflage style. This direction in external tuning is considered quite new and allows you to effectively highlight the car on the city highway. Urban camouflage on cars looks extravagant and bold, and also fits perfectly into the city landscape. Such a car will definitely be noticed, even if under the film there is a body of a domestic VAZ.

The main colors of Urban vinyl film are black, gray and white. All body elements must be covered, including the hood, trunk and roof.

Winter camouflage for cars.

Any SUV will look interesting if it is covered with a film with winter camouflage. In such a car you can go hunting, fishing or just drive around the city. Vinyl coating withstands low temperatures well, resists mechanical damage and makes it easy to wash off dirt from the body. Covered in winter camouflage, the car has a presentable appearance.

Craftsmen use film wound in rolls of 30 meters. Vinyl has excellent stretch, so even complex body surfaces can be covered with this material. At proper care winter camouflage will last about 5 years, preserving the factory paint of the car.

Pixel camouflage for cars.

An alternative to a forest pattern is pixel camouflage on cars. The pattern consists of numerous small squares that intersect with larger rectangular elements. Such pixels come in different colors: khaki, dark green, brown, black.

The pasted surface is sealed and resistant to scratches or chips from road gravel and stones. The machine can be used in various climatic conditions. At the same time, the pixel vinyl coating will retain its structure and aesthetic appearance of the car.

Black and white digital camouflage.

To give a more aggressive look to an SUV, ATV or motorcycle, black and white digital camouflage is used. The abstract design of this coating has clear shapes and consists of square dots of corresponding colors. The universal color of vinyl is suitable for decorating individual elements or the entire sedan body. Black, white and gray pixel camouflage is also used for covering scooters.

If the pasting is done in the salon, then much less vinyl film is consumed. The work itself is completed quickly, allowing customers to pick up a fully prepared car within a day.

Military (army) camouflage for a car.

Military camouflage for a car will be memorable and unusual. Film in this style is considered a universal camouflage for any type of transport. You can wallpaper an SUV or a motorcycle in the “Military” style. This service is in demand among hunting enthusiasts who operate boats and trailers. The car body, covered with an army camouflage pattern, blends well with nature. And this is an excellent camouflage from wild animals and even car thieves.

High-quality vinyl with a dense and flexible surface is used for covering. This film is difficult to scratch or damage in off-road conditions, which is important when traveling outside the city or into a forest area.

Geometric camouflage on cars.

This camouflage is also called “chopped”, which fully corresponds to the chosen style. The drawing consists of geometric shapes of different shapes and colors. The applied elements seem to divide the body into several parts. Therefore, it is visually difficult to determine the actual dimensions of the machine. Geometric camouflage on cars is made in three main colors: white, gray, black.

The first developments of this design were made for military equipment. But the designers suggested adding non-standard colors (purple, blue, pink, red, green) to get a stylish and original vinyl covering for city cars.

Different countries had different approaches to camouflage uniforms. Firstly, camouflage patterns change over time, improving protective functions and adapting to different types of terrain. Secondly, different types of troops have different camouflage.

The camouflage was not always successful. For example, the Americans got into trouble with “forest” camouflage, adapted for the deciduous forest of the middle zone, in the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq. The error was corrected, but the cost of this error was very high.

Successful samples do not always continue to exist. For example, the border camouflage “birch” was removed from service and remained only in reconnaissance camouflage kits. Various versions of the “birch” can be purchased in stores specializing in camouflage for hunting, fishing and airsoft.

Let's look at the types of camouflages, both currently used and in historical perspective.

Khaki

The progenitor of all modern camouflage.

Basic color of protective clothing. It first appeared in service with the British Army in 1896.

The Americans adopted the British experience and dressed their army in khaki by 1899.

Khaki is the basic field camouflage color and is used as the basis for the development of almost all types of camouflage clothing. This color is also used by default for painting surfaces, weapons, and objects.

Amazingly, the style called “mud”, which is how the word khaki is translated from Persian, has conquered not only the trenches, but also the catwalks of high fashion and has stubbornly maintained its position throughout the century. In fashion, there are varieties of the use of khaki color - safari style - with patch pockets, wide belts and fitted silhouettes, and military style - an aggressive style that hides the outlines of the body.

Olive (Olive Green)

Olive. Also considered a classic camouflage pattern. Deeper color compared to khaki. While khaki is adapted to the desert, Olive Green has a broader application profile. Used by the US Army in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Along with khaki, olive is widely used in the fashion industry, in the field of design, especially relaxation design. Often used in good medical and rehabilitation sanatoriums.

“Black” version (dark gray), black camouflage with a slight smoky tint.

It is used primarily by intelligence agencies during night operations, and is also used by paramilitary and prison guards.

Black camouflage can also be used for intimidation. A kind of advanced cinematic ninja camouflage.

Navy Blue

Classic camouflage, originally named marine blue, was used by the British Navy from 1748. The blue color of the naval uniform was subsequently borrowed by many countries around the world and was reflected in uniforms, workwear and even school uniforms.

	Snow camo"Snow" camouflage. Widely used by special services for field reconnaissance. Camouflage is designed for special military units, reconnaissance and special forces in the Arctic, Antarctic and for operations in the winter season.
	Brushstroke, Denison camo This type of “brush stroke” camouflage was created in Britain and was used in the arsenal of various countries around the world until 1960. Depicts multidirectional broad brush strokes on a khaki base. Used mainly in tropical and Asian countries. It became the basis for the “brushstroke” camouflages of lizard, tiger, and knight.

	KZS. 1975-76 Anti-radiation protection mesh camouflage with digital pattern. Currently out of print. The fabric was impregnated with special substances that prevented combustion. A spacious mesh camouflage suit was worn over the uniform. After use, the suit was not reused, but was buried or burned. Scope of application: reconnaissance, army.
	Oak, butane 1984. Army camouflage. Initially developed for airborne forces and landing forces. Three-color forest camouflage. Currently used in aviation and airborne units. Also used in various modifications for tourist clothing. In many respects it coincides with the American Woodland camouflage pattern.
	Flora and digital flora(simulating a two-color pixel breakdown). Tricolor army camouflage, which replaced “butane”. Currently in use. Features a more dynamic silhouette. The color is also called “watermelon”.
	Birch, gold leaf, silver leaf, sunbeam, border guard. Legendary camouflage with a pattern that imitates the play of light in foliage. Developed for border troops. Subsequently used in reconnaissance and airborne units. In the West, the pattern is known as “KGB camouflage.”
	Palm. Camouflage pattern from 1944. Tropical vegetation. Demonstrates the breadth of views of the Soviet leadership. Camouflage was used in reconnaissance and sabotage units of the Second World War.
	Amoeba. 1935 Two-tone camouflage with an amoeba-like breaking pattern. When moving, the contours of the figure blur, like an amoeba. An interesting visual effect, despite the apparent simplicity of execution.
	Knight, "reed". Camouflage developed for special purpose troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Variations of the “tiger” camouflage, which is reflected in the name, which clearly refers to the “Knight in the Tiger Skin”. There are winter and summer options. Can be used both in urban and field conditions.
	VSR-93, “vertical”. Combined arms camouflage 1993.

Modern Russian camouflages are freely available

Birch. Khaki stains on an olive background. Repeats the famous digital camouflage “birch tree”, border guard, silver leaf, but in a different color design. Gray reed. Autumn, winter camouflage. Used by hunters and security agencies. Horizontal camouflage pattern. Gray City. Urban winter camouflage based on intersecting spots of various sizes. 4 colors. Reindeer moss. Camouflage for the green zone of the middle zone. Olive with small spots

Number. Classic digital four-color camouflage with a pixel pattern. Flora. Traditional forest camouflage, 4 colors. Kink. Digital camouflage based on the classic Bundestag flecktarn. Frog. Another excellent variant of forest camouflage based on flecktarn. A distinctive feature of this camouflage is the presence of bright brown spots with a dark outline.

Figure border guard. An excellent option for the middle stripe based on MARPAT camouflage. Field digit, tundra. Camouflage for desert areas with pale or sparse vegetation. The number is gray. Excellent modern winter camouflage in pixel style. Dot. A hybrid of traditional forest colors with a dark “amoeba”. High-quality camouflage for deciduous and coniferous forests.%

Britannia

Britain is the founder of industrial army camouflage. The prototypes of many camouflage patterns were developed in Britain. The blue uniform of sailors, khaki, olive, brush stroke camouflage for desert areas - all these are inventions of the British.

Disruptive Pattern Material(explosion, splash of texture) one of the main camouflages based on strokes of various directions. This type differs from the classic brush stroke camouflage with a “wide brush” by being more chaotic and uneven in the width of the stroke.

Germany, Wehrmacht, GDR, Federal Republic of Germany

	Rauchtarnmuster Camouflage ideal for deciduous and coniferous forests in summer and autumn. There was a separate option for spring. An experimental batch of double-sided camouflage was also released, with a different pattern on the reverse side. Used in SS assault brigades.
	Splittermuster, WH splintertarn. The first German army camouflage. 1931 Camouflage is also called “fragmented” or “broken glass”. One of the neatest camouflages in the world. Color spots of four colors, approximately the same shape and size, were applied at equal intervals.
	SS – Eichenlaubmuster, WH eichentarn.“Oak” camouflage as interpreted by the Wehrmacht. The drawing was created for the Waffen-SS. Known in variations: 6 colors (burgundy, black, olive, green, brown on basic khaki) version of 1942. There is also a variant using 5 colors - with the exception of burgundy.

For each camouflage option, winter and summer color options were provided.

	SS-Erbsenmuster, getarnter Drillichanzug. A simplified version of the Wehrmacht camouflage pattern of March 1944. Universal colors, without division into winter and summer. Suits and overalls of this color were sewn using common oversized patterns. The camouflage pattern was adjusted to fit the figure on site. A special decree approved the requirement for each serviceman to have at least 2 items of camouflage colors.
	GDR DDR-Russisches Tarnmuster. The first camouflage of the GDR army in the “Russian style”. Used approximately from the 40s until 1958. There are 2 modifications. Brown spots and brown spots with a black outline.
	Strichtarnmuster, NVA strichtarn, “rain” Camouflage of the GDR army from 1965 to 1990. It is a simplified variation of the Splittermuster camouflage. Brown stripes based on khaki.
	NVA Flachentarn, Blumentarn, “floral” camouflage. Used in the internal troops of the GDR from 1950 to 1967. It is based on Splittermuster with spots blurred along the edges.
	B.W. flecktarn. This designation covers a whole class of fairly successful camouflage patterns. Derived from the words fleck (spot) and Tarnung (camouflage). In translation, flecktarn is a camouflage based on random spots. Originally called Flecktarnmuster, developed in the 70s.

Used by German troops in the 80s. A distinctive feature of camouflage is the size of the details. Camouflage spots are small in size. There are variants with a predominance of black-brown or green and olive colors.

Currently, derivatives of flecktarn are used in many countries, particularly in Poland and China.

Basic US camouflages

	Woodland. The most common US camouflage pattern. Developed in the mid-80s. Available in 4 basic versions. Currently in army units it is replaced by MARPAT. general basic, no modifications lowland with predominantly green, for marshy and low-lying areas highland mountain, with shades of brown delta with IR cloaking capabilities
	3-color desert. Desert three-color camouflage. The Airborne Forces were actively used in Afghanistan and Iraq. Was replaced by a more successful MARPAT camouflage
	6-color desert, Chocolate Chip, chocolate. Wave-like soft pattern in brown tones with imitation of small stones. Currently not used in the US Army, but this camouflage is actively supplied to “friendly” US units.
	Digital woodland. Digital forest. The main camouflage of the US Army at the moment. A very good option for camouflage painting. No worse than “birch” - the best camouflage of the USSR. There are three main variants of MARPAT camouflage - forest, desert and urban. The color mixing algorithm is preserved, the color balance and the ratio of the number of spots of the base color change.
	Digital desert. Digital desert. A variation of MARPAT in which the olive base is replaced with basic khaki. A variant of “digital” camouflage for the desert.
	AT-digital. Three-color camouflage based on MARPAT. The colors used are khaki, olive and brown.
	Multicam. Modified Woodland (a discontinued type of camouflage) used by commercial firms and security agencies. Good camouflage, but the developers overcomplicated the pattern, which led to a decrease in camouflage properties.

Canada camouflage

	CADPAT. Modification of MARPAT digital camouflage. There is debate as to who exactly was the first to come up with this type of camouflage. Let's not insist. Perhaps MARPAT is a modification of CADPAT. Perhaps it's the other way around. The principle of constructing camouflage colors is the same.
	JACKET, GARRISON, LAND, Canadian "forest" camouflage. Suitable for both deciduous and coniferous forests.
	Duck hunter. The glorious translation of "The Duck Hunter". Camouflage for hunters. It consists of large spots of color on olive or khaki. Sold in sporting and hunting stores. It is good because it is able to provide relative invisibility for animals, but the hunter remains visible to people, which is especially important when hunting.

Camouflages of China

Number. Pixel art is widespread and used in almost all armies of the world. Due to its high adaptability to any surface and ease of reproduction of patterns in any color range, it is in high demand.

New modifications of digital camouflage are constantly being developed.

flecktarn"spots" in the Chinese modification. Green protective camouflage was adopted as a combined arms pattern with virtually no changes, and was also used for border and internal troops.

Desert option with a predominance of khaki was developed for the Beijing police and troops in Tibet. In general, the Chinese army copies the successful colors of other countries.