New Camo

[thesheepdog]

Hey guys. I discovered something interesting on the internet. A rival camo for "Multi-Cam" is out now, and being offered as an optional finish on major weapons, gear and optics brands.

http://a-tacs.com/in-the-field/

Here is the link to the new camo, and i would like to know what others think about it, compared to multi-cam, and whether or not this camo has potential.

Here's the link for multi-cam as well.

http://www.multicampattern.com/gallery/

[thesheepdog]

http://www.desertdeucesurplus.com/images/TRU-Multicam/multicam-bldg.jpg

http://strikehold.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/atacs0002.jpg

[nathaniel]

I like the A-Tac is seems to blend in more I wish I could find some clothes like that for hunting.

[thesheepdog]

I think they are both good. But i think Multi-Cam still works better.

[gunmoney]

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=op...6b&tab=core&_cview=0

quote:
The U.S. Army Product Manager, Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PM-SCIE) and Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) have identified a need for a family of camouflage patterns for uniforms and personal equipment such as, but not limited to, body armor, ammunition pouches, and rucksacks. A family is considered to be of the same or similar geometry with coordinating color palettes to cross the global operating environments. Global operating environments are defined by a geographic classification system that subdivides the global landmasses into areas with similar environmental characteristics. Examples of these environments include but are not limited to: physiographic features such as arid and humid river plane, low and high relief mountains, plateau; land cover such as forest / full ground cover, shrub land / moderate ground cover, barren or sparse ground cover, cropland, snow and ice; along with seasonal changes.

We anticipate a family will include three uniform camouflage patterns, i.e. woodland , desert and transitional (sometime called universal), and one pattern for personal equipment (such as body armor, ammo pouches and rucksacks) which works with all three (3) uniform camouflage patterns. The family must provide capability in the visual and near infrared spectrums. Detection and blending and effectiveness at various distances as the environments dictate will be ultimately used as measures of technical performance.

The following daylight visual detection conditions will be evaluated:

The woodland pattern may be evaluated in forest, full ground cover, cropland and jungle terrain at distances between 35 and 400 meters.

The desert pattern may be evaluated in low sandy desert and high rocky desert terrain at distances between 35 and 500 meters.

The transitional pattern may be evaluated in both woodland and desert terrain types at the distances cited above.

All evaluations will be made with a subject mannequin and/or human wearing a uniform in the evaluated pattern and a body armor vest with ammo pouches in the family personal equipment pattern.

The primary method for evaluating uniform and personal equipment pattern effectiveness will be determining the distance at which observers have a 50% probability of detecting the camouflaged test subject; the shorter the distance the more effective the camouflage.

The secondary method for evaluating pattern effectiveness, to be used in instances where all patterns are detected at the same range, will be the relative time to detection; the longer the time to detection the more effective the camouflage.

Near IR performance will also be evaluated at distances from 35 and 200 meters. The patterns will be evaluated for Near IR performance in the same terrain types as for daylight performance.

[shooter_john]

I voted Multi Cam. There is not quite enough green in the A-Tacs in my opinion. In a desert/ bombed out urban environment, it should be great I'd guess, and therefore great for our troops overseas. But as far as I would be concerned, Multi Cam is much more effective here in Alabama. We (county tactical team) are issued a set of OD green BDU's and a set of Multi Cam for woodland/ rural operations, and I can say without hesitation that Multi Cam is the all around most effective camo I've personally had any experience with.