Similarly, the name of ACU Camouflage is not accurate, but it should be UCP Camouflage.
201910/us military officially retired two kinds of camouflage, among which UCP cement suit has finally become history.
The following mainly introduces UCP Camouflage (ACU Camouflage) and MC Camouflage (CP Camouflage).
1.UCP Camouflage (ACU Camouflage)
(United States Army Digital Camouflage General Training Clothing)
The new Army Digital Camouflage General Combat Suit (ACU) was jointly developed by the US Army and Army Natick Research Center. In 2008, the U.S. Army was completely changed.
Brief introduction of combat suit
Army combat uniform (ACU)
The new Army Digital Camouflage General Combat Suit (ACU) was jointly developed by the US Army and Army Natick Research Center. The production cost is $88 per set, and each soldier can distribute 4 sets. Initially produced 10000 sets, and officially distributed in February 2005. The first batch of 85,000 sets of general combat uniforms were used in the army.
ACU camouflage uniform
Since August 2005, 400,000 sets of general training suits have been produced every month, and it is planned to phase out the jungle camouflage training suits year by year. In 2008, the U.S. Army was completely changed. (Note: 20 10 years later, ACU adopted the OCP camouflage pattern of Crye Precision Company to replace the original UCP camouflage pattern, and has been equipped with the US troops stationed in Afghanistan. )
Fabric weave
The ordinary version adopts scratch-resistant fabric, and the fabric composition is a blend of 50% cotton and 50% nylon. The flame retardant is made of 65% man-made fiber, 25% aramid fiber and 10% nylon. Clothing can go out automatically after leaving the fire source, without melting, falling off and burning.
Cloth color
The UCP camouflage used in the fabric of the US Army Digital Camouflage General Training Suit (ACU) is composed of three colors: dark green, green and white/light yellow, which form an irregular overlapping pattern with small squares. The design is mainly aimed at jungle, desert and urban areas and anti-interference night vision equipment.
Because the research center in June 5438 +2002 10 in the United States National Training Center, after four months of combat testing, it was found that in the natural mode of night vision, black does not exist, and the black pattern in the jungle combat uniform is used to divide colors, but the researchers pointed out that black cannot be hidden in the black background or environment; Because as long as there is movement, it is easy to find. Moreover, the matching degree of the jungle outline pattern is too great. Compared with the jungle outline pattern, the digital camouflage pattern can be effectively integrated into more environments.
Military uniform design
Design of Army Digital Camouflage General Training Clothing (ACU). Cancel the button design of the whole coat, and use zipper and hook and loop tape instead. This coat has four pockets, a diagonal pocket and two shoulder pockets on the left. Shoulder pockets can facilitate individual soldiers to take things in battle. The pocket cover adopts hidden velcro, and the sleeve position is designed with adjustable velcro. The collar design can be used as a collar, and a detachable protective pad is added at the elbow.
The ranks and names are also combined by hook and loop, and the back and shoulders are folded to improve the flexibility of soldiers' movements. For trousers, seven pockets are designed, namely, left and right front and rear trouser pockets and big spleen pockets. An elastic band is added to the mouth of the big spleen bag, and an organ and a concealed hook and loop are adopted, so that individual soldiers can put more articles, and a detachable pad is added to the knees. In addition, there is a small sundry bag at the position of the left calf, and an elastic belt is designed in the belt.
In the second half of 2005, the US military was completely updated. The fabric is made of cotton, with five numbers (XS, S, M, L, XL), and each number is divided into six sub-numbers (XS, S, R, L, XL, XXL), which is suitable for officers and men of different sizes, and avoids the inconvenience caused by too large or too small combat uniforms.
The new version 10 has some minor improvements. The IR identification block on the weapon pocket of the jacket is exposed, while the 2005 version (or earlier version) is hidden, and the big spleen pockets on both sides of the trousers are changed from hooks to buttons.
Second, CP Camouflage (MC Camouflage)
CP is the abbreviation of Crye Precision Company, which was established in new york in 2000.
CP camouflage is MC camouflage. CP Camouflage is a special camouflage fabric developed by Crye Precision, so many fans in China call it "CP Camouflage".
Crye Precision was established in new york in 2000. 200 1, CP Company won a contract to participate in the first phase of the US Army future combat systems (FCS) project "Scorpio". The main project of Scorpio is to design and manufacture a new generation of personal combat equipment and clothing for the US Army. CP Company submitted its own MC camouflage scheme which has been tried many times.
It took MC Camouflage 2 years from concept to sample clothes, during which I participated in many tests of various terrains including deserts and jungle cities by CP Company and US Army. At the same time, the company takes many other factors into account in the design, such as topography, seasonal changes and lighting, in order to continuously improve styles, patterns and colors. MC camouflage basically includes six colors, dark brown, neutral lime-soil brown, khaki green, neutral green, desert powder and bright gray. The fabric is made of 50% nylon and 50% cotton denim (NYCO), which is convenient for logistics management and washing.
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CP Company submitted the Close Combat Suit (CCU) using MC camouflage to compete for the Army Combat Suit (ACU). In all tests, MC camouflage scheme has good performance. However, due to the cost and patent transfer fee, MC Camouflage lost to the scheme of using gray-white general digital Camouflage. Therefore, MC camouflage has no formal military equipment, only some test photos flow out. But it doesn't mean that MC is not as good as ACU, but the cost is too high, so we can only choose ACU with low price.
CP Company, which has not obtained the military purchase order, continues to produce its own MC camouflage products, mainly including cloth, nylon, clothing and equipment. At the same time, CP authorizes other companies to use MC camouflage, so at this stage, the products of MC camouflage are more and more abundant and perfect. The MC products of CP company can be divided into basic series and combat series according to their uses. Now it is equipped with American Blackwater Security Company and the world's top special forces.
Basic series:
1, field shirts and pants.
The overall version is designed according to the previous special warfare BDU style, and some improvements have been made. There are two big pockets in the chest. Due to the so-called three-dimensional tailoring, the pocket is divided into two layers. The top floor can be opened from above and closed with adhesive tape. The inner layer can be inserted from the side. There is a pencil case inside the pocket and a D ring on the left chest. Each arm has a double pocket, which is also closed with a hook and loop. The collar is designed with hunting clothes and closed with adhesive tape. The cuffs are designed with horseshoe sleeves, and the opening is still fixed with velcro straps.
Pants have 10 pockets, hips have a big pocket and a small pocket, thighs have a pair of big sundries pockets, and calves have two pockets.
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2.R6 field shirts and trousers.
As an improved version of the basic clothing, the basic style has not changed, mainly reflected in the tailoring and fabric, and the fabric has been changed from the original twill cotton anti-hanging cloth to the plaid cotton anti-hanging cloth. The cuffs are changed from horseshoe cuffs to ordinary cuffs. The cost is reduced and the production efficiency is improved.
Battle series
Battle dress
Different from the traditional training clothes, the clothes in the vest of training clothes, CP training clothes adopt the design similar to athletes' tight sportswear. Seamless tailoring makes the fabric more close-fitting and comfortable to wear, which is beneficial to the evaporation of sweat. The main close-fitting fabrics are 8 1% polyester and 19% elastin blended fabrics with good breathability. A wire drawing controls the opening and closing of the collar, and the cuffs use horseshoe sleeves similar to the bottom coat. The arms have two pockets, which can be used for storing sundries. The built-in elbow pad is helpful for tactical actions such as crawling.
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Combat pants
Revolutionary kneepad built-in technology greatly facilitates the battle. There is no need to worry about the knee pads falling off during exercise. The built-in kneepads can be easily adjusted by the sundries bag at the front of thighs and the adjustment belt in pants. The two zippers outside are convenient for doctors to check the wound and deal with it quickly.
Third, OCP camouflage
Finally, OCP camouflage is introduced, which is not MC camouflage, but a camouflage based on MC camouflage.
Suitable for terrain similar to desert to jungle transition (but not all terrain), it is one of the most comprehensive camouflage patterns in the world.
On the basis of multi-camera camouflage, OCP camouflage is improved by the US military to make it more suitable for some terrain in Afghanistan, and its color is still different from MC camouflage.