From:	Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk
Subject:	Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially)
Date:	Fri, 3 Sep 1999 18:10:10 +0100

In article <19990903025203.24649.rocketmail@******.mail.yahoo.com>,
Rand Ratinac <docwagon101@*****.com> writes
>AE, is this British army cammos, or what? (I get the feeling you aren't
>in America, but apart from that, well...)

British Army has three issue patterns. DPM, which is a four-colour
disruptive pattern: tropical, which is similar but the shades seem brighter
(tropical fatigues are lighter and contain more polyester); and desert,
which is a two-colour disruptive pattern in pale sand and light brown.

My experience suggests that ordinary DPM is a very serviceable camouflage
for urban warfare: stands out badly in concrete, excellent in gardens, not
bad against brickwork, and breaks up the shape nicely (especially at
night). A few people in my unit liked desert fatigues for urban work in
daylight, but I thought it made them easier to spot in shadow.

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Paul J. Adam