The Army’s camouflage – known as Multi-Terrain Pattern (or MTP for short) – helps soldiers blend into the environment on operations more than ever before.
When soldiers on operations go out on patrol, they can pass through many different environments, like desert, grassland and urban areas. Wearing a uniform that is designed for just one of these environments can make soldiers stand out in the other backgrounds.
The MTP uniform works by mixing many different elements and colours together to make soldiers harder to spot against any background. This is how it breaks down…
Beige – a key part of British Army uniforms because it blends in with different areas.
Brown – patches of brown help soldiers to blend in with woodland areas and deserts.
Dark brown – splodges of this colour break up the pattern and look like shadows.
Green – this is the perfect colour for helping soldiers blend into areas that are covered in crops or grassland.
Cream – a useful colour because it reflects the surrounding area. It looks yellow in the desert and green in woodland.
Source: http://army.mod.uk/camouflage/200.aspx
Development of the MTP:
The multi-terrain pattern (MTP) combat clothing is designed to blend with the range of environments in Afghanistan such as woodland, jungle, compounds, crops, grassland and arid stone. This change to the British camouflage pattern was the first in 40 years.
The latest camouflage design was developed after extensive laboratory tests and field evaluations, which included aerial and scientific photography to provide the right colours and brightness for the new pattern.
Computer modelling was used to represent the deserts and mixed environments in Afghanistan. This multi-terrain pattern (MTP) has been phased in throughout all British Army corps and regiments based around the world and it replaces the previous Combat 95 uniform.
Source: http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23215.aspx
Source: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110405152054/http://www.dstl.gov.uk/news_events/press/pr2009/camouflage%20FINAL.pdf
Camouflage used on ships in WW1
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zty8tfr
Development of the MTP:
The multi-terrain pattern (MTP) combat clothing is designed to blend with the range of environments in Afghanistan such as woodland, jungle, compounds, crops, grassland and arid stone. This change to the British camouflage pattern was the first in 40 years.
The latest camouflage design was developed after extensive laboratory tests and field evaluations, which included aerial and scientific photography to provide the right colours and brightness for the new pattern.
Computer modelling was used to represent the deserts and mixed environments in Afghanistan. This multi-terrain pattern (MTP) has been phased in throughout all British Army corps and regiments based around the world and it replaces the previous Combat 95 uniform.
Source: http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/23215.aspx
Source: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110405152054/http://www.dstl.gov.uk/news_events/press/pr2009/camouflage%20FINAL.pdf
Camouflage used on ships in WW1
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zty8tfr
No comments:
Post a Comment