U.S. Army gets new combat uniform
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 14, 2004) - The Army will be fielding a new combat uniform designed by NCOs and tested by Stryker Brigade Soldiers in Iraq since October.
On the Army's 229th birthday, senior leadership introduced the Army Combat Uniform during a Pentagon cake-cutting ceremony. Soldiers were on display, suited-up in the wrinkle-free uniform with a digitized camouflage pattern.
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yuck...so ugly...
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what terrain is that supposed to be in?
destroyed HDB flats? -
A combat uniform need not neccessarily look good to function properly. If you want to look good, go get Armani to design your own uniform, but then again, this is not your Ah Kong's army right?
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They shd change the tags too, a sore thumb.
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Doesn't look like it fit into any terrain.
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Looks like a Russian Interior Ministry trooper.
probably designed with urban warfare in mind. But kind of strange to an army that is not wearing brown/green. -
its not a chameleon suit rite?
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i personally feel that like having good equipments, uniform is very important as it'll affect the morale of troops. Germany fought well in the beginning of WW2 and their uniforms were designed by Hugo Boss, especially the Waffen SS. They were almost invincible until the war with the Soviets when they actually lost it due to weather. The Allies will have no chance at all if Germany have enough supplies and fuel. A smart set of uniform is a morale booster.
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Concrete floor.
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How different is this from the Marine's MARPAT BDU?
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Well it looks very totalitarian to me..Don;t ask me why but it really looks like somethings out from a B-grade Cold War-themed movie where Soviet-like states dressed their foot soldiers in.
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wonder wat kind of terrain is it for?
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dun look too good for hot weather.... imagine if we got someting like dat, and sbo over it, too easy to get heatstroke even for soc run.
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Disruptive pattern BDU..looks best for urban warfare in dusty areas.But wonder how there isn't a sandy hue to it..unless the US wants to use it in Nordic city centers.
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tt is not meant for singaporean weather mah. anyway the impt is the camouflage pattern.Originally posted by psykror7:dun look too good for hot weather.... imagine if we got someting like dat, and sbo over it, too easy to get heatstroke even for soc run. -
Oh boy...the future is here...
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http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=211833&messageid=1087254976&lp=1087297734
Dunno why the digital / pixelated pattern - to foil digital equipment? -
Hmm, I guess the reactions were typical to when the US Army adopted it's Green Camo uniform then...
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To foil the human eye basically. The CADPAT (Canadian version) was the first in digital camo actually. The little pixels, in various sizes and colours, is actually quite confusing to our eyes at abt 100 metres, if I remember. This is because we cannot process the images properly, owing to the constant break in colours. Whereas for our no. 4, we are able to discern the leafy stripes after awhile...Originally posted by southpark2000:http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=211833&messageid=1087254976&lp=1087297734
Dunno why the digital / pixelated pattern - to foil digital equipment? -
ya that's the reason.Originally posted by Tango1:To foil the human eye basically. The CADPAT (Canadian version) was the first in digital camo actually. The little pixels, in various sizes and colours, is actually quite confusing to our eyes at abt 100 metres, if I remember. This is because we cannot process the images properly, owing to the constant break in colours. Whereas for our no. 4, we are able to discern the leafy stripes after awhile...
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From what I understand - the US army will adopt only one camo pattern for all environments.Originally posted by |-|05|:ya that's the reason.
Btw there are other colours and shades(well at least the marines and candians do)....this 1 shld be for urban fighting... -
True, but might wanna distinguish "pattern" and "colour".....you can have a digital pattern of our existing No. 4 in different colours for different environment (jungle, desert, artic, etc.)Originally posted by bcoy:From what I understand - the US army will adopt only one camo pattern for all environments.
http://www.hyperstealth.com/CADPAT-MARPAT.htm
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taken frm the article frm the 1st post
"The color scheme in the ACU capitalizes on the environments that we operate in," Myhre said. "The current colors on the ACU are green-woodland, grey-urban environments and sand brown-desert. The pattern is not a 100-percent solution in every environment, but a good solution across the board."