FROM 1 October 2019 , all the soldiers of the United States should be greenish-brown uniforms Operational Camouflage or OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern), writes the American defense portal Military.com. Outfit “previous era”, UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern), presented in 2004 year, It has long been criticized for, that it did not fit in those areas, where to use.
The form is available with the imprint of gray and khaki shades pixel marble, as if it was made, to hide in the gravel pit, or a piece of cheese Valdeón (blue cheese)
– mentioned in the publication 2012 of the year.
“Army camouflage well suited for couch grandma”, – ironically edition Military.com, but it had deficiencies in the combat zone. After a fairly long period of use, universal camouflage uniforms UCP Army officially thing of the past.
UCP cost 5 billions of dollars, spent developing and manufacturing, and quickly acquired a very bad reputation. Also in 2010 , the army sent troops to Afghanistan in a different camouflage cartoons (MultiCam) от Crye Precision. And at the same time began the search for a replacement UCP. After five years of testing and evaluation service responsible OCP chosen as the successor to UCP in 2015 year.
The search for the perfect solution
«Operational Camouflage Pattern» model was chosen according to the most comprehensive effort to test camouflage uniform, ever undertaken by the army
– informed person in charge of supply issues in the press release 2015 of the year.
Navy also fought for a more suitable version of the form. Critics joked, that the camouflage was effective only if, when a sailor fell overboard.
During the transition period, which began in July, 2015 of the year, the soldiers were allowed to wear the old form, together with T-shirt, belt and boots sand colors. but, since yesterday, all the soldiers should use OCP in complete set.
The only exception, who allowed himself to army, With regard to equipment for cold weather: soldiers are allowed to wear OCP with warm objects, Figure UCP containing obsolete. However, military officials did not respond to a question about the timing of the transfer of items for climate with low temperatures, patterned OCP, all units.
