List of camouflage patterns
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This is a list of (some) military camouflage patterns used in battledress.
The list is ordered by continent and country of origin with other users listed in brackets. The list includes current issue and past issue patterns.
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[edit] Africa
- Gabon
- Blue Gendarmerie
- Burkina Faso
- Ragged Stripe
- South Africa
- Soldier 2000 (In service with South African National Defence Force since 1995)
- South African Police 1st Pattern (in service 1968 – 1995)
- South African Police 2nd Pattern (in service 1976 – 1995)
- Zimbabwe
- Splash
- Countries that used or are using variations of Lizard pattern (originated in France):
[edit] Asia
- India
- Cactus
- Palm Frond
- Indonesia
- Vines
- The Philippines
- SAF Digital Pattern
- Subdued Woodland
- Choco Chip Blue
- Pakistan
- Arid Woodland
- Woodland
- Six-Color Desert Pattern, "Chocolate-chip camouflage" (also used by Iraq, Oman, South Korea, United States)
- Three-Colour Desert (also used by Chile, El Salvador, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, UAE, United States)
- White for northern areas
- Vietnam
- Bamboo Leaf
- Beo Gam
- Countries that used or are using variations of Tigerstripe:
- Shadow Tigerstripe (also used by Thailand)
- Sparse Tigerstripe (also used by the Philippines)
- Silver Sparse Tigerstripe (also used by Vietnam)
[edit] Middle East
- Syria
- Arid Brushstroke
- UAE
- Thule
- Unknown origin
- Blotch (used by Palestinian Authority, Syria)
- Countries that used or are using variations of Lizard pattern:
- Dark Lizard (used by Iraq)
[edit] Europe
- Bosnia
- Bihac Pocket
- Czechoslovakia
- Mlok (Salamander)
- Oblacky (Clouds)
- Denmark
- M/84, current issue pattern of the Military of Denmark (also used by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
- M98
- T/78
- T/99, current issue desert pattern of the Military of Denmark.
- Finland
- Combat Gear 2005
- M91
- France
- Central Europe (also used by Austria, Jordan, Morocco, UAE)
- Daguet
- Léopard (Tenue Léopard) (used by Congo, Libya, Vietnam)
- Lizard (also used by Algeria, Angola, Congo, Croatia, Gabon, Greece, India, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kenya)
- Lizard variant: M63 Vertical Lizard (used by Portugal)
- Lizard variant: Purple Lizard (camouflage) (used by Serbia and Montenegro)
- Tigerstripe (used by Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, USA, Vietnam)
- Tigerstripe variant: Dark Vertical Tigerstripe, Light Vertical Tigerstripe (used by Singapore)
- Former East Germany
- Line (also used by Bangladesh, Czechoslovakia)
- Loop
- Potato
- Splotch
- Russian (Russisches tarnmuster)
- Germany
- Ambush
- Dot (punktmuster) (also used by Austria, Japan, former West Germany)
- Flecktarn, current issue of German Armed Forces (also used by Albania, Austria, Belgium, Romania)
- Leibermuster (also used by Belgium, Czech Republic, Switzerland)
- Oak Leaf (also used by Egypt, Iraq)
- Palm (palmenmuster)
- Marsh (sumpfmuster) (also used by Czech Republic, Libya)
- Pea (erbsenmuster)
- Plane Tree (platenenmuster)
- Smoke (rauchtarnmuster)
- Splinter (splittermuster) (also used by Austria, Libya, Poland, Switzerland)
- Hungary
- Comma
- Fried Egg
- M38
- M49
- M51
- M64
- M90
- Italy
- Beach Assault
- Desert Spray
- Republic of Macedonia
- Four-Colour Dark
- Netherlands, The
- NL DPM
- Poland
- Crocodile
- Frog
- Pantera (panther)
- Portugal
- M61
- Romania
- Parsley (persilla)
- Russia
- Flora (also used by Ukraine)
- Gorod,Gorod-1
- Kymash
- KLMK
- Les
- Reed
- Schofield (also used by Afghanistan)
- SMK
- Switzerland
- Alpenflage
- M92
- TAZ 90 (Swiss Woodland), current issue of Swiss Armed Forces.
- Turkey
- Aegean
- UK
- Denison smock (also used by India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya)
- DPM (also used by Algeria, Canada, Egypt, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, The Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda)
- Desert DPM (also used by Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Romania, Saudi Arabia)
- Four-Colour Desert DPM (also used by Iraq)
- M42
- Yugoslavia
- M89 (also used by Serbia and Montenegro)
- Stencilled Leaf (also used by Croatia)
[edit] North America
- Canada
- CADPAT (woodland and arid versions), current issue for Canadian Forces.
- USA
- Airman Battle Uniform (ABU), U.S. Air Force from 2007.
- Army Combat Uniform (ACU), current issue for US Army.
- All Over Brush
- Six-Color Desert Pattern, "Chocolate-chip camouflage" (also used by Iraq, Oman, South Korea, Pakistan)
- Duck Hunter (also used by Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, South Korea, Vietnam)
- ERDL (also used by Bolivia, Chile, El Salvador, Gabon, Honduras, Jordan, Latvia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, Vietnam)
- Frog-Skin (also used by France, Vietnam)
- MARPAT (woodland and arid variants), current issue for US Marine Corps.
- MOUT
- Three-Colour Desert (also used by Chile, El Salvador, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, UAE, Pakistan)
- Wine Leaf (also used by India, Thailand)
- Woodland (also used by Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands (RNLMC), Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela)
[edit] Central and South America
- Brazil
- Ragged Leaf
- Cuba
- Elm Leaf
- Grey Lizard
- Ecuador
- Flames Tigerstripe
- El Salvador
- Vertical Stripe (also used by Indonesia)
- Peru
- Geometric Splinter
[edit] Oceania
- Australia
- Auscam, current issue for Australian Defence Force
- Desert Auscam, current issue for Australian Defence Force deployed overseas to desert regions and also used by OPFOR during training.
- The Philippines
- Bricks
- Teal DPM
- New Zealand
- New Zealand Disruptive pattern material Similar to British DPM, but more yellow, to suit the tussocky conditions found in New Zealand