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.

Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Middle East 4 Europe 5 North America 6 Central and South America 7 Oceania

[edit] Africa

• Gabon
  • Blue Gendarmerie

• Burkina Faso
  • Ragged Stripe

• Egypt
  • Scrambled Egg
  • Rocks/Sand (also used by Somalia, Sudan)

• 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

• Kenya, Malawi, Zambia
  • Four-Colour Semi-Arid

• Countries that used or are using variations of Lizard pattern (originated in France):
  • Brown Lizard (Zambia)
  • Desert Lizard (Cameroon)
  • Red Vertical Lizard (Egypt, Syria)
  • Three-Colour Lizard (Cameroon, Chad)
  • Vertical Lizard (Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, Portugal, Sudan, Uganda, Singapore)

[edit] Asia

• China
  • Seaweed
  • Type 81
  • Type 99

• 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

• Japan
  • Fang (also used by Nepal)

• South Korea
  • Eggshell
  • Swirl (also used by Angola, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iraq, Libya, Nepal, Peru)

• 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

• Jordan
  • KA2 (pixelated pattern developed by HyperStealth)

• 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

• Belgium
  • Brushstroke (used by Algeria, Iraq, Malaysia, Palestinian Authority)
  • Jigsaw (used by Burundi, Chad, Congo, Libya, Zaire)
  • Moons and Balls
  • Waves
  • Flecktarn(used by the Belgian Air Force)

• Bulgaria
  • Squiggle Splinter (also used by Slovenia)

• Bosnia
  • Bihac Pocket

• Czechoslovakia
  • Mlok (Salamander)
  • Oblacky (Clouds)

• Czech Republic
  • "vz.95 */type 95/"
  • Salamander
  • Beige (used by Slovakia)
  • Branch (used by Bosnia, Serbia)
  • Clouds (used by Vietnam)
  • Green (used by Slovakia)

• 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
  • M05, a digital camouflage pattern
  • M91 and M62 also known by the finnish soldiers as "kurkkusalaatti"
  • Hellepuku K/04, a desert pattern inspired by the German desert flecktarn.

• 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 (platanenmuster)
  • Smoke (rauchtarnmuster)
  • Splinter (splittermuster) (also used by Austria, Libya, Poland, Switzerland)

• Hungary
  • Comma
  • Fried Egg
  • M38
  • M49
  • M51
  • M64
  • M90

• Republic of Ireland
  • Curragh Shamrock

• Italy
  • Beach Assault
  • Desert Spray

• Republic of Macedonia
  • Four-Colour Dark

• Netherlands, The
  • NL DPM
  • NL Jungle
  • US Woodland

• Norway
  • M75
  • M98 battle uniform

• Poland
  • Crocodile
  • Frog
  • Pantera (panther)

• Portugal
  • M61

• Romania
  • Parsley (persilla)

• Russia
  • Flora (also used by Ukraine)
  • Gorod,Gorod-1
  • Kamysh
  • KLMK
  • Les
  • Schofield (also used by Afghanistan)
  • SMK

• Soviet Union
  • Amoeba (also used by Kuwait, Latvia, Oman, Poland, Syria)
    • variants Desert, Brown, Green Forest, Rocks and Mountain Amoeba (also used by Spain)
  • KZS
  • Leaf (can also refer to ERDL)
  • M85 Woodland (also used by India, Lithuania, Ukraine)
  • Sun-ray (also used by Russia, Ukraine)
  • TTsMKK

• Sweden
  • M90 Splinter

• 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, Egypt, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, The Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, 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 variants), Canadian Forces (adopted Late 2001).

• USA
  • Current
    • MARPAT (woodland and arid variants), U.S. Marine Corps (adopted 2002).
    • Army Combat Uniform (ACU), U.S. Army (adopted 2005).
    • Airman Battle Uniform (ABU), U.S. Air Force (to be adopted 2007).
    • Navy Working Uniform (NWU), U.S. Navy (to be adopted 2007).
    • MultiCam, featured in the Army Future Force Warrior program.
  • Older
    • All Over Brush
    • Six-Color Desert Pattern, "Chocolate-chip camouflage" (also used by Iraq, Oman, South Korea, Pakistan)
    • Dual-texture ("digital", late 70's 2nd Cav)
    • 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)
    • 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

• Colombia
  • Colombian Disruptive Pattern (Woodland and arid versions, starting 2006 with the Colombian Army)

• 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