When is army switching to multicam

The unique blend of greens, browns and tans that make up MultiCam has been a favorite of Special Operations Command for almost a decade. It emerged as the clear winner over several other patterns in when the Army selected it for Afghanistan. Two other Army studies -- one completed in and the other in , showed that MultiCam outperformed UCP in multiple environments.

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Photo Credit: U. Army Reserve Pfc. Vontravian Sims, feeds ammunition to U. Army Reserve Sgt. America's Army Reserve has desi MultiCam is a Crye Precision camouflage pattern designed for use in a wide range of conditions. Variants of it, some unlicensed, are in use with armed forces.

The pattern is also sold for military usage. First introduced in , [1] MultiCam was designed for the use of the U. Army in varied environments, seasons, elevations, and light conditions. It is a seven-color, [2] multi-environment camouflage pattern developed by Crye Precision [3] in conjunction with U.

Army Natick labs. The pattern was included in the U. However, it was re-commissioned by the U. MultiCam is available for commercial sale to civilians. MultiCam has background colors of a brown to light-tan gradient and lime green blending in between, the main part consists of green to yellowish green gradient and finally dark brown and light pinkish blotches spread throughout the pattern.

This allows for the overall appearance to change from greenish to brownish in different areas of the fabric, while having smaller blotches to break up the bigger background areas. A non-licensed copy of the original pattern is slightly darker or with pink or yellow tone and printed on different fabric. On 19 November , after trials by Australian special operations forces, the Australian Defence Force announced that Multicam will be standard for all regular Australian Army personnel in Afghanistan.

Multicam, it is said, provided " Multicam is the standard issue uniform of the Chilean Marine Corps. MultiCam vs OCP show above. Image source In the side-by-side comparison above you can see the highlighted vertical elements on the MultiCam pattern left and none present on the Scorpion W2 right. MultiCam is the pattern developed by Crye Precision suitable for commercial use.

Phase IV The last phase had twenty-two entrants. Image source: U. The differences between MultiCam and Scorpion W2 As briefly mentioned in the opening paragraph, there are clear differences between the two. For that purpose, the greyscale view provides better insight. Greyscale view Scorpion W2. Most of the base colours used are similar. Differences Multicam pattern is much more dense. Multicam has vertical elements.