Camouflage and Night Vision: Expectations vs Reality part 2 – Materials & IR illuminators Disclaimer: This is the second part of my “camouflage and nightvision” series. For the part 1 click here. I have tried to research everything to the best of my knowledge. However, I am not an expert in physics or textile production, […]
Winter Camouflage – Multicam Alpine (fake) Introduction For the moment, this is the last article of the Winter camouflage series, featuring a fake version of Multicam Alpine. I realized the other day I was still sitting on these pictures and never actually used them – the reasons are manifold. It was already summer, the war […]
Camouflage test: Phantomleaf – WASP I Z3a in the field Introduction One of the bigger surprises in 2023 was the introduction of the cooperation between Phantomleaf and Mil-Tec, resulting in the release of the WASP I pattern family, which is exclusive to Mil-Tec. For those of you, who have not read the backgrounder to this […]
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Camouflage: Landcamo ABD Mammut Introduction Landcamo ABD Mammut is one of those hard to get camouflage patterns that was widely discussed several years back during the “camouflage wars”, sparked by the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort. A while back Pitchfork Systems bought the remaining stock of ABD Mammut fabric and had several uniforms made. This […]
Camouflage and Night Vision: Expectations vs Reality Disclaimer: This topic is surely one of the most time consuming I have had so far. It is also a wide throw that covers areas most of the average readers might find boring. Others, however, might find it to be a basic entry piece, piecing together some parts […]
Video: Mil-Tec camouflage nets in Phantomleaf WASP I camo In this video I am taking a closer look at the camouflage nets of the company Mil-Tec. In particular I am looking at the new Phantomleaf WASP I camouflage patterns. Mil-Tec introduced the Civ-Tec lineup in early 2023 and by now almost all the products are […]
Field Test: Desert Camouflage – Finnish M04 Camouflage Introduction Finnish M04 Desert Camo… Desert camouflage is a topic of it’s own, deserving a dedicated series. Those of you, who follow the blog will already know that I have taken a closer look at several desert camouflage patterns in a winter environment, as their arid coloring […]
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Austrian Desert Camouflage – Tarnanzug Beige Introduction In 2019 I wrote a special about Austrian Camouflage, in particular about Austria’s new camouflage system, the “Tarnanzug Neu” (I will refer to the pattern as TN17/20). In cooperation with the ministry of defense I had the opportunity to take a closer look at the new pattern and […]