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Post by Heavy Weapons Specialist on Mar 20, 2007 20:12:41 GMT -5
By Desert ACU, Woodland ACU do you mean Desert MARPAT and Woodland MARPAT??
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Post by grunt556 on Mar 21, 2007 12:38:15 GMT -5
GO MARPAT!!!!
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Post by Explosives On Hand on Mar 30, 2007 16:50:36 GMT -5
I believe ACU was developed as a mult-terrain camoflauge that works well in 3 different enviroments. Because of that it looks like it would work best in grass fields or old forests where tans and light greens are more present than in other places. And because of the subdued color scheme, it would likely work better in urban enviroments then the others.
In the lovely pine forests and green fields we have here in michigan, the Woodland MARPAT would probably blend in best. Woodland BDU would also work nicely, but it doesnt have the visual distortion qualities of the digitized 3 or 6 colour patterns.
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Post by bigc on Mar 30, 2007 18:33:07 GMT -5
yup, ACU was designed as a universal pattern for the area's of potential combat for the next decade which is mostly the Mideast, I don't know why people can't get over this fact and always whine about how bad it is for camo in our area?
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Post by Arc on Mar 30, 2007 18:56:19 GMT -5
I think that the issue with any type of camouflage specifically designed for any one theater is that it inevitably is necessary to use it in another theater. When the army released images of ACU, the guys in my unit said, "damn, were going to get chewed up at JRTC next rotation" (JRTC being the training center in Louisiana where units face off against dedicated OPFOR units". The other concern was North Korea's saber rattling. Add to that the fact that ACU is inferior to DCU's in arid climates, you come out with a camouflage that is anything but universal. It works well in built up areas that have been reduced to rubble, and not very well under other conditions. I foresee the ACU pattern being retired quickly, and remembered as a folly, just like the "Army of One" slogan.
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Post by Orion on Mar 30, 2007 19:17:41 GMT -5
I think that the issue with any type of camouflage specifically designed for any one theater is that it inevitably is necessary to use it in another theater. When the army released images of ACU, the guys in my unit said, "damn, were going to get chewed up at JRTC next rotation" (JRTC being the training center in Louisiana where units face off against dedicated OPFOR units". The other concern was North Korea's saber rattling. Add to that the fact that ACU is inferior to DCU's in arid climates, you come out with a camouflage that is anything but universal. It works well in built up areas that have been reduced to rubble, and not very well under other conditions. I foresee the ACU pattern being retired quickly, and remembered as a folly, just like the "Army of One" slogan. I'm not sure the Army would be so eager to get rid of something they just spent billions of dollars on. Even if they did get rid of it, you can bet soldiers would still be wearing it for a while, the Army isn't going to just toss out all their field gear they just made in ACU. I sure hope they don't get rid of it though.
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Post by SSG. Kinney on Mar 30, 2007 19:49:09 GMT -5
Me too I love my ACU's!
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Post by Cpl. Punishment on Apr 11, 2007 13:41:47 GMT -5
I figured this was the best place to ask this.
Do you guys know how well flecktarn camouflage works? I'm caught between getting a surplus flecktarn bdu or a woodland marpat bdu.
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Post by Jumprefusal on Apr 11, 2007 14:03:13 GMT -5
I'm not sure the Army would be so eager to get rid of something they just spent billions of dollars on. Even if they did get rid of it, you can bet soldiers would still be wearing it for a while, the Army isn't going to just toss out all their field gear they just made in ACU. I sure hope they don't get rid of it though. You would be surprised. If people only knew the amount of money that is "wasted" by the Military, they would probably disband the whole thing. Take Molle gear as an example: Right after my first deployment to Iraq we were all issued Woodland Pattern Molle gear, which they said is around 500 bucks per soldier for the Ruck, pouches, vest, etc. Then a year later comes along ACU. Bye bye brand new Molle gear. I'm sure the military gives it or sells it to some other government service or allied nation, but still. What a waste. Flecktarn is the poo, it's different and it does work well. You shouldn't have too hard of a time finding gear to match, although you may spend a little more.
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Post by Arnwulf on Apr 12, 2007 11:02:51 GMT -5
I use Woodland BDU's, and they seem to work just fine. I love how they look, and they seem to blend in great.
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Post by MichiganSniper on Apr 12, 2007 11:32:52 GMT -5
Russian "Les" pattern ofr the win.
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Post by Jacko on Apr 13, 2007 1:45:19 GMT -5
Flecktarn is very good and can be found fairly cheaply on eBay and CheaperThanDirt. The webgear is surprisingly comfortable, though I usually wear it over a kevlar vest so your mileage may vary.
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Post by Thor on Apr 13, 2007 6:23:08 GMT -5
Real kevlar?
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Post by Jacko on Apr 13, 2007 14:58:00 GMT -5
Yeah, a surplus vest I picked up from somewhere.
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Post by Optimus Composite on Apr 13, 2007 22:24:38 GMT -5
MARPAT for the win, if I had the money to get some. I use woodland BDU's right now - no complaints.
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