Montenegrian troops serving with ISAF in Afghanistan are wearing some new duds. MultiCam? No, but it looks to be “inspired”.
Archive for the ‘Foreign’ Category
Montenegro Goes MultiCam?
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Tell Me Again Why We Don’t Have Shorts
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Seems to work for the French…
First Operational Use of MTP
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010Pics of Royal Marines on Op Herrick wearing the new Multi-Terrain Pattern developed by Crye Precision for the UK Ministry of Defence have begun to emerge.
This is Lt Col Paul James, Commanding Officer of 40 Commando Royal Marines taking over the Sangin area of operations in Helmand province, from Lt Col Nick Kitson, CO, 3 Rifles.
Thanks to Dom Hyde for identifying the source as the photos as the Helmland Blog.
Just Because
Thursday, April 15th, 2010For some reason I really like this pic depicting Spanish Soldiers in their woodland camo pattern used from the mid ’80s to present along with leather load carrying kit and G36s. Maybe it’s the mix of old and older. Maybe it’s something else. No matter, it really needs to be opened up to it’s full size to appreciate the details.
Unleashed Tactical Equipment Announces US Distributor
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010UK-based Unleashed Tactical Equipment has just announced that Tidewater Tactical is their US Distributor. This is fantastic news for both companies and we are pretty excited about this announcement as they are both great companies. Neither should be strangers to Soldier Systems readers. We have published several articles on Unleashed over the last few months including their new IR suppression technology and Tidewater Tactical has been a long-time site sponsor. Not only do they provide support to military and Law Enforcement through various contract vehicles but they have also assembled an impressive line of product offerings.
What’s the Deal with Digital?
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Over the weekend, Strike Hold! published a great article (Making Sense of Digital Camo) discussing the “digital phenomenon” sweeping the camo world. What’s it all mean? Many have been using the term digital interchangeably with pixelated and nothing could be further from the truth. After all, the pixel designs are just a means to make the pattern easier to deal with during the design and printing phases. Squares are much easier to register than irregular shapes. On the other extreme is MultiCam which looks to be an old school analog pattern but was developed with computer aid design software and a lot of hard work.
Here’s a tip, watch for fractal camo to be the next big thing, taking over from the pixelated patterns that have dominated as of late. Still developed with the aid of computers, fractal patterns more closely mimic nature.
Vickers on the AK
Saturday, March 27th, 2010Vickers Tactical has posted a series of videos focused on the AK family of weapons on their Youtube channel. They have proven very popular with enthusiasts of the Kalashnikov as of late. Compiled of footage from the TV Show “Tactical Impact“, be sure to check them all out.
More on MTP
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Strike Hold! caught a BBC broadcast providing some new details of the new British Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) designed by Crye Precision for the Ministry of Defence.
I think this photo gives the best impression of what I have been talking about. Essentially, the MoD adapted their Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) with the MultiCam color pallet as well as a few Crye tricks.
