In addition, it was issued to special forces in Vietnam. The Woodland camouflage also came out around 1967, which was based on camouflage research done in 1948. It was ultimately replaced with camouflage uniforms. The Boss wore an Olive Drab uniform immediately prior to her ultimate defection to the Soviet Union in 1964.
Olive Drabs also acted as the official uniform for GIs, and while they didn't possess camouflage properties much, they do blend in with urban environments such as military bases. Some copies of the XM16E1 assault rifle were also modified by gunsmiths to include camouflage patterns. forces also expressed interest in the Vietnamese tigerstripe camouflage after it saw usage, and eventually based the uniforms of the Green Berets and the current U.S. In addition, the Tree Bark camouflage was also adopted by the military in large part due to Germany's usage of the uniform during World War II. When it became apparent that the United States would end up having more direct involvement in Vietnam, they created a leaf-patterned camouflage, aptly named leaf camouflage, which allowed the wearer to blend in more effectively within the trees. A subtype to the Auscam was the Auscam Desert, which was utilized in desert warfare.Īt some point, the Singapore military developed a variant of the tigerstripe camo, known as the Desert Tiger, that was primarily utilized within deserts.Īfter it was decided that the military would have to adopt camouflage during the 1960s. The British military developed the DPM as a means to camouflage themselves during the 1940s as part of parachute jumping, although it didn't see widespread use until the 1960s, and even then, it was limited until the 1970s.ĭuring the 1970s, the Australians developed a type of camouflage called the Disruptive Pattern Combat Uniform, better known as Auscam, and also sometimes referred to as Jellybean or Bunnie Camo due to the distinctive patterns on it that bore resemblance to jelly beans and rabbit heads. Sometime after Operation Snake Eater, the Soviets also developed the KLMK camouflage as a means to prevent the West and its proxies from discovering their positions via night vision equipment. After the Soviet bloc gained control of East Germany, they procured and adopted the raindrop camouflage. In the late 1970s, the Bundeswehr developed a brown and green camouflage known as the Flecktarn.ĭuring the Vietnam War, the Marine Corps division of the South Vietnamese developed the Tiger Stripe camouflage, which was derived from the French's lizard stripe.ĭuring the Cold War, the Communist bloc implemented various forms of camouflage. Rather, it was named for it resembling water waves. Contrary to the name, however, the camouflage was not intended to actually camouflage its user when in water. The German Defense Forces developed a water patterned camouflage.
The Germans also implemented the Splitter camo on various aircraft as a means to camouflage them during aerial combat. In addition, the Wehrmacht also developed the raindrop camouflage during the war. It was in large part because of this that the Treebark camouflage was later developed. It was only during the 1960s that the United States Department of Defense started to consider adopting camouflage for certain units in its forces, as several members in the military viewed it as being too "passive" of a technique Naked Snake, when learning of this from The Boss during the Virtuous Mission, viewed this belief as "moronic."ĭuring World War II, agents of the OSS were rumored to have donned realistic cow suits to hide in plain sight among cow herds in order to spy on enemy troop patterns.ĭuring World War II, the German Army at that time utilized uniforms that allowed themselves to blend in with trees. Although camouflage was growing more popular during the early 20th century, with the Eastern Bloc also discovering new ways to adopt camouflage for its forces. The concept was first used in the 18th century. In some cases, such as during a raid, camouflage can also be used to intimidate the enemy, such as special forces groups wearing all black.
In practice, it is the application of colour and materials to battledress and military equipment to conceal them from visual observation. Military camouflage refers to any method used to render military forces less detectable to enemy forces.