Tropentarn
| Tropentarn | |
|---|---|
 Tropentarn camo pattern | |
| Type | Military camouflage pattern |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Mali War |
Tropentarn ("tropical camouflage") is the name of a lighter weight cotton-polyester fabric printed with the German 5-color Flecktarn camouflage pattern used by the Bundeswehr for their military uniforms.
Uniforms made in this fabric are for service in warmer, tropical regions. Because of the nature of the material, the colorway of the Flecktarn pattern differs from the colorway of the heavier weight Flecktarn uniforms, appearing more lighter, brighter and with greater screen separation.[1]
Wüstentarn ("desert camouflage") is often mistakenly called Tropentarn by non-German speakers which is instead a 3 color pattern used by the Bundeswehr in arid and desert environments and also printed on Tropentarn fabric.[2]
History
[edit]In 2013, it was reported that Denmark had considered the Tropentarn as a replacement for the M84 camouflage pattern.[3] It was decided later on that MultiCam would be used, under the name M/11.[4]
Pattern
[edit]Tropentarn is Bundeswehr 5-color Flecktarn printed on lighter weight fabric. Outside of Germany, the term is sometimes erroneously used for Bundeswehr 3-color Wüstentarn desert camouflage. Both patterns are printed on the same fabric type.[5]
Users
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Uniformen der Bundeswehr" (in German). Bundeswehr. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Fabrics used by Zentauron".
- ^ "M/84 udgave af "Multicam" kunne se sådan ud". 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21.
- ^ "First Official Look at the New Danish Uniform". Krigeren (in Danish). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ German Bundeswehr Wustentarn URL=https://easterncostume.com/wardrobe/foreign-military/german-bundeswehr-wustentarn/[better source needed]
- ^ Larson (2021), pp. 197.
- ^ "Kamouflage.net — Bundeswehr-Steppentarn". www.kamouflage.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- Larson, Eric H. (2021). Camouflage: International Ground Force Patterns, 1946–2017. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 9781526739537.
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