From:	Bruce gyro@********.co.za
Subject:	Questions of great importance
Date:	Fri, 3 Sep 1999 10:26:57 +0200

From: Allen Versfeld <moe@*******.com>
To: shadowrn@*********.org <shadowrn@*********.org>
Date: 03 September 1999 09:03
Subject: Re: Questions of great importance


>IronRaven wrote:
>>
>>
>> >I hear the South Africans came up with some kick-ass patterns as
well. I
>> >think designed for mixed terrain (hills + light woods). Some of
them are
>> >illegal for civilians to own (not that that means anything
necessarily).
>>
>> May be Rhodesian you are thinking of. And is perfectly
legal (in the
>> States, anyways), it's just hard to find. Works well just about
anywere,
>> but it is sometime too light for norhtern North America. I've seen
pics of
>> South African army units with a variation of it.
>> It's very similiar to British DPM, but a little bit more
faded. Kick ass
>> pattern for desert/grasslands/swamp.
>
>As far as I recall, South African civillians can't legally wear any
>cammo with more than 2 tones. Of course, the statement you're
replying
>to makes me swell with national pride, but I can't substantiate it,
>so...
>--
>Allen Versfeld

Well, acording to bits n pieces I've picked up, the Denel and Armscor
boys
were on the cuting edge of compter aided design of camo as far back as
the early 80's
I know that the designs they produced are acknoeledged as among the
best in the
terrain types they were produced for...

The South African arms industry has done amazing things considering
the isolation
it was placed in for decades. Others say it is because of the
isolation.. whatever

- + - BRUCE <gyro@********.co.za> -

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