planeflyer21 Posted August 6, 2014 Report Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) The Army's new camo: "The Army is calling its new camo the Operational Camouflage Pattern, though it’s been referred to in previous tests as Scorpion W2. It is similar in appearance to Crye Precision’s MultiCam, but was developed by Army Natick Labs in Massachusetts. Scorpion W2 uses a color palette of muted greens, light beige and dark brown." http://ht.ly/zWiz3 Edit: It looks very much like the colors used in WWII camos, if a different pattern. I like it! Edited August 6, 2014 by planeflyer21
survivalshop Posted August 7, 2014 Report Posted August 7, 2014 Looks like a subdued woodland camo pattern . I have been using camo for a great many years for hunting ( bow & gun ) & I have yet to see a camo pattern that is good for all terrain & back drops or seasonal changes . I use probably four or five different configurations , depending on the season or where I hunt or if I'm in a tree stand or on the ground /still hunting . Seems a lot of camo patterns are too dark or light from a distance. We will see how this works out & for how long . I know you can't carrie a bunch of camo patterns in your back pocket , but how many different ones have come out in such a short time for the military , too many , too much wasted time & money .That seems the norm any more , just waste money that could be used to keep some of the Officers they are giving the boot to .
shibiwan Posted August 7, 2014 Report Posted August 7, 2014 Looks like an old faded multicam uniform. Perhaps this is their way of recycling the old/unused stuff. <lmao> <laughs>
AdamO Posted August 7, 2014 Report Posted August 7, 2014 Looks like an old faded multicam uniform. Perhaps this is their way of recycling the old/unused stuff. <lmao> <laughs> HAHA right!? I think I've got some old leftover BDU's around somewhere that look about like that!!!
planeflyer21 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Report Posted August 7, 2014 Looks like a subdued woodland camo pattern . I have been using camo for a great many years for hunting ( bow & gun ) & I have yet to see a camo pattern that is good for all terrain & back drops or seasonal changes . I use probably four or five different configurations , depending on the season or where I hunt or if I'm in a tree stand or on the ground /still hunting . Seems a lot of camo patterns are too dark or light from a distance. We will see how this works out & for how long . I know you can't carrie a bunch of camo patterns in your back pocket , but how many different ones have come out in such a short time for the military , too many , too much wasted time & money .That seems the norm any more , just waste money that could be used to keep some of the Officers they are giving the boot to . Interesting points. Dad said they did a study back in the late '60s-early '70s trying to find the optimum solid color that was easiest to hide, in all manners of terrain. He said the result was olive drab blended the best in most terrains. That may or may not be true but I find it interesting that the Israeli military wears olive drab.
LAR8Autoshucker Posted August 7, 2014 Report Posted August 7, 2014 I wonder how many millions they spent to come up with faded friggin multicam. It looks like it might be pretty effective, but come on.
98Z5V Posted August 7, 2014 Report Posted August 7, 2014 ^^^ They didn't have to do much work - ACUs didn't work worth a damn in Afghanistan, and Crye Precision developed the multicam for them, and put it on people. Basically, they had someone move the colors around a little, or make subtle changes to Crye Multicam, and called it their own - without a doubt to avoid paying CP for the design. Same exact $hit they did with their "new, improved" mag followers. Make a change, call it your own, and don't pay MagPul for the design. They probably STILL paid too much.
blue109 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Posted August 7, 2014 it's not about how much you pay, it's about who you pay. keep the money in friendly pockets.
Robocop1051 Posted August 7, 2014 Report Posted August 7, 2014 Basically, they had someone move the colors around a little, or make subtle changes to Crye Multicam, and called it their own - without a doubt to avoid paying CP for the design. I think this is why the guys who invented Kryptek backed out of the camo competition. Like was mentioned earlier. I wear different campo for different season/terrain. I still have a schit ton of real tree, for my springtime NorCal hunts. Lately I've been all over Kryptek Highlander for my fall hunts. Started looking at investing in some Kryptek Typhon for work related stuff.
shibiwan Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 it's not about how much you pay, it's about who you pay. keep the money in friendly pockets. ....and grease some politicians along the way too.
StainTrain Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 Looks like an old faded multicam uniform. Perhaps this is their way of recycling the old/unused stuff. <lmao> <laughs> They bought them from Cabelas. They look faded because some guy keeps buying camo and upgrading it for something else a few weeks later.....it was said that the same guy has been doing to same thing with scopes for years....... <lmao> <laughs>
Rsquared Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 Black works great once the sun goes down. <laughs> That being said. There's no one camo that'll work for every situation.
98Z5V Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 That being said. There's no one camo that'll work for every situation. Bull$hit. That's why God invented FDE.
Matt.Cross Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 Rsquared you should've seen that coming!
CactusRos Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 > ... I have been using camo for a great many years for hunting ( bow & gun ) & I have yet to see a camo pattern that is good for all terrain & back drops or seasonal changes . I don't understand why Natick can't seem to learn that the only "all purpose/terrain" camo is shades of grey - none too light and little-to-no black. Light-to-medium shades of grey pick up (reflect) whatever colors are around them.
jtallen83 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 The old OD jungle fatigues we wore seemed to work just fine wherever we went.... apply a little "local color" by by rolling around a bit, some sweat, maybe a little blood and you blended right in. <dontknow>
planeflyer21 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Posted September 8, 2014 The old OD jungle fatigues we wore seemed to work just fine wherever we went.... apply a little "local color" by by rolling around a bit, some sweat, maybe a little blood and you blended right in. <dontknow> My Dad said they did a study in the late '60s, early '70s and that OD was the single best all around color for concealment. It is interesting that the IDF issues OD.
98Z5V Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 Jon, you feeling okay brother?... Eeeeh, the reason I ask is... Interesting points. Dad said they did a study back in the late '60s-early '70s trying to find the optimum solid color that was easiest to hide, in all manners of terrain. He said the result was olive drab blended the best in most terrains. That may or may not be true but I find it interesting that the Israeli military wears olive drab. <laughs> <lmao>
planeflyer21 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Posted September 9, 2014 I'll keep repeating it until Tom says "Dude! Look at this OD build I did that matches my new clothes perfectly!" <laughs>
98Z5V Posted September 9, 2014 Report Posted September 9, 2014 ... "Dude! Look at this OD FDE build I did that matches my new clothes perfectly!" <laughs> Fixed that for ya, brother... What did you expect?... <dontknow>
planeflyer21 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Posted September 9, 2014 Dude... My Dad said back in the late '60s, early '70s they did a study to see what one solid color worked best for concealment in all terrains. The found that it was OD, which is probably why the Israelis still use that shite...cheap bastids. <lmao>
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