Optimum Distance Between and 1, Meters The design works best between meters and 1, meters, the outlet reported, citing military officials, adding that this is the range at which most tank battles take place. Subscribe to our mailing list. Enter your Email address. Related Articles.
The term is also used to refer to modern camouflage patterns created with the use of a computer, some of which do not conform to the stereotypical pixelated patterns.
The scale of camouflage patterns has an obvious effect on their use. Large structures need larger patterns than smaller vehicles and single soldiers to disrupt their shape. At the same time, large patterns are more effective from afar, while small scale patterns work better up close. Pixellated shapes pre-date computer aided design by many years, already being used in Soviet Union experiments with camouflage patterns, such as "TTsMKK" [lower-alpha 2] developed in or The pattern uses areas of olive green, sand, and black pixels running together in broken patches at a range of scales.
O'Neill suggested that patterns consisting of square blocks of colour would provide camouflage that was more effective than traditional patches of brown and green.
O'Neill's idea was to create a complex pattern of small 2 inch squares, in modern terms pixels, so that at short range an observer would see a woodland pattern, while at long range the small pixels would merge into larger patches, giving the appearance of a woodland pattern at a larger scale also.
The CADPAT and MARPAT patterns were thus somewhat self-similar in the manner of fractals and patterns in nature such as vegetation , being designed to work at two different scales; a genuinely fractal pattern would be statistically similar at all scales. Battledress in digital camouflage patterns was first designed by the Canadian Forces. The "digital" refers to the coordinates of the pattern, which are digitally defined. The pixellated style, however, simplifies design and eases printing on fabric, compared to traditional patterns.
While digital patterns are becoming widespread, critics maintain that the pixellated look is a question of fashion rather than function. As the BBC notes , "close up, the small patches mimic natural patterns on the scale of leaves on a tree, but from farther away, the clusters of squares create a macro texture that blends with branches, trees and shadows.
In an armed conflict where the enemy is within visual range, these seconds make all the difference in the world. The UCP Universal Camouflage Pattern adopted by the army in Afghanistan proved a huge mistake, as its lack of brown hues made soldiers stand out starkly in the mostly desert backgrounds. Testing has proven time and time again that pixelated camos, as long as they use appropriate colors, are winners.
This lesson was perhaps lost on the Chinese, who unveiled a shocking maritime camo scheme on a variety of armored vehicles and missile batteries in their September 3, , military parade. The blue pixelated camo makes little sense for land-combat vehicles, and even an amphibious vehicle would lose its need for a bright blue camo scheme as soon as it left the water.
Perhaps the Chinese chose the color scheme to signal a rhetorical shift in the focus of their armed forces to naval strength. Why digital? Recent digital developments, by Guy Cramer. A picture is worth a thousand words: left U. Army personnel get a good look at the new Army Combat Uniform with ARPAT Army Pattern ; as you can see there is a large difference with the color and pattern over the existing woodland they are wearing.
Designing a digital pattern can be as simple as using graph paper and filling in the squares or as complex as running multiple fractals graphics with feed back loops and advanced algorithms through graphics programs, this process is called C2G Camouflage Designated Enhanced Fractal Geometry.
This still doesn't mean you're going to end up with a good concealment pattern, if you don't understand the science and factor that into the design, the best efforts can still come up short as we believe happened with the unrealistic measure the the new U. Actual testing is scheduled to take place within the next few months. Our concern with ARPAT is that concealment effectiveness has been compromised by the one multi-environment color scheme requirement, which seems to be based on budgetary restrictions rather than protection of the individual.
Our past research shows a minimum of two different color schemes; woodland and high desert are required for sufficient concealment in global operations. I spent a few hours on my computer and improved on the design, posting these new patterns on the internet.
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