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[edit] Desert MARPAT image

Is that a MARPAT swatch or a CADPAT one? MARPAT doesn't have a shade of gray in it does it? Rmt2m 23:55, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

The pictured swatch is a trial version of MARPAT desert, which did have elements of grey, unlike the current version which is just shades of tan.

Incidentally, although CADPAT did have a trial version in four colors, current CADPAT is quite easily distinguished from MARPAT, as it has much larger pattern elements and only uses three colors. 128.123.86.88 22:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

I have included a link at the links in the bottom. It has a good close-up example image of the MARPAT pattern. I'd upload it, but I'm not quite sure how.7hobo 17:00, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Debate over who started the digital pattern thing first, USMC or Canada?

Erm, cleanup, isle six? --86.20.157.172 00:38, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

http://www.hyperstealth.com/CADPAT-MARPAT.htm This may not be at all credible, but, I found this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.116.26 (talk) 21:12, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Effectiveness?

MARPAT woodland seems much more effective than the ARMY's ACU in temperate climates. Can't believe the ARMY opted for a universal pattern, and that they argued that "black is not a naturally occurring color". Have any tests been conducted between the two patterns? Antarctica moon (talk) 07:22, 15 April 2008 (UTC)