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February 20th, 2008   Post 11
the_13th_redneck
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basic woodland bdu pattern works great.
But the MARPAT seems better.
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February 22nd, 2008   Post 12
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Hands down winner: The ghili suit.

The best camoflage is a combination of outline pattern breakup, shapes that are hard for the human eye to focus on, and natural foliage added to truly blend in with the surrounding environment.

The ghili suit is a typical BDU woodland pattern, but with slats sewn in. The sniper will place random bits of naturally-occuring foliage in the slats, rendering him almost invisible (depending on his ability for stealth, the direction of the sun, the shooting position, etc).

When I was helping out with sniper school in Germany, they had cloth that they sewed into the ghili suit, then they literally tied them to the back of a 5-ton and dragged them down a dirt road to tatter the strips. I was stunned at how effective that was. Those guys could be 15 feet in front of you, and as long as they didn't move, it was near impossible to see them.

So there's my vote.
 
February 24th, 2008   Post 13
the_13th_redneck
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February 27th, 2008   Post 14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cdt Matteo
Sorry for the wrong forum, but I couldn't find where to post.

What is the best camouflage in the world, and don't just post your nation's camouflage because it's your nation's, but if you could post some facts or ideas?

I need it for a project sirs and mams, so please help. Thank you all very much.
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February 27th, 2008   Post 15
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The best camo I think in a field enviroment would definately be a tree tux or a ghillie suit as some call it.
 
February 28th, 2008   Post 16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cdt Matteo
What is the best camouflage in the world, .
The one listed at the bottom of this page:
http://www.military-quotes.com/milit...y-uniforms.htm


It's very hard to rank the best camo in the world since most/all camo patterns are made for a specific environment (terrain/vegetation/climate etc)....
 
February 29th, 2008   Post 17
the_13th_redneck
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I guess it would be useful in hiding in a toy store.
 
March 12th, 2008   Post 18
AussieNick
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Woodland is suitably vague as a requirement. Is that American woodland, Russian Pine Forest, Australian Eucalypt forrest, New Zealand rain forrest, or English oaks.

Each has it's application, and none can be considered a worldwide best.
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March 13th, 2008   Post 19
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I guess my answer wasn't completely off.
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March 13th, 2008   Post 20
Cdt Matteo
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I see you guys are talking about the Ghili suit, but I'm thinking more about the regular camouflage that the soldiers are issued.
Whatever I've been thinking about it and I think Flecktarn and CADPAT are the best. Flecktarn is amazing for breaking down your profile (it's really hard for your eye to start making a pattern with that camouflage) and CADPAT just blends in really well and makes it really difficult for the eye to spot.
I had a pair of the US Army's ACU pants and they didn't seen to be very useful in the woods unless your prone. I understand it's universal and it seems to be very good in dusty/sandy regions, rocky regions but when it comes down to the woods it doesn't seem very useful.
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