Tropentarn
Tropentarn camouflage fabric
TypeMilitary camouflage pattern
Place of originGermany
Service history
Used bySee Users
WarsWar in Afghanistan
Mali War

Tropentarn (tropical camouflage), formerly known as Wüstentarn (desert camouflage), is a camouflage pattern used by the Bundeswehr in arid and semi arid regions.[1] It is the desert variant of the Flecktarn 5-color temperate climate camouflage print of the Bundeswehr.

History

In 2013, it was reported that Denmark had considered the Tropentarn as a replacement for the M84 camouflage pattern.[2] It was decided later on that MultiCam would be used, under the name M/11.[3]

Pattern

Tropentarn's official name is 3-Farben-Tarndruck der Bundeswehr[4] (3-color camouflage print of the Bundeswehr) – Instead of the 5-color scheme of greens, brown, and black of temperate Flecktarn, Tropentarn uses only three colors: a base color of 70% khaki tan with 20% medium brown and 10% dark green spots.[4]

German Tropentarn arid/desert climate boonie hat

Users

References

  1. 1 2 "Uniformen der Bundeswehr" (in German). Bundeswehr. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "M/84 udgave af "Multicam" kunne se sådan ud". 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21.
  3. ↑ http://forsvaret.dk/JDR/Nyt%20og%20Presse/Nyheder%20fra%20JDR/Pages/KampuniformM11kommerimultiterr%C3%A6nm%C3%B8nster.aspx
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). tl.baainbw.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ Larson (2021), pp. 197.
  6. ↑ "Kamouflage.net — Bundeswehr-Steppentarn". www.kamouflage.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

Bibliography

  • Larson, Eric H. (2021). Camouflage: International Ground Force Patterns, 1946–2017. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 9781526739537.
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