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technologically advanced. It had to be practical and easy to maintain and in line with international trends. The new camouflage uniform had to protect the soldier from the harsh elements encountered in the local environment and from observation (including infra-red observation). The camouflage pattern, developed by CSIR-Textile
Technology group, is unique to South Africa's terrain and printed on a wide variety of uniform items as well as field equipment.
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The
Logistics department at Army Headquarters started a comprehensive project, known as Soldier 2000, to develop new combat fatigues that is suited for all climatic conditions found in Southern Africa. The new field dress had to be cost effective, an improvement on the nutria uniform “Browns” and
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The SA Army officially displayed its new camouflage uniform for the first time at the SA Defence Force Day Parade held in
Kimberly on 3 July 1993, which replaced the Nutria brown uniforms. In the Government Gazette in 1993, it mentions that it will be a serious offense for anyone to wear the camo
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The combat fatigues materials are 50% polyester and 50% cotton with colouring injected into the fibres trying to achieve a 95% adhesive for longer than 36 months if treated correctly. The pattern gets repeated every 101 cm in length and 150 cm width.
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The camouflage pattern is made up of five colours most commonly found in
Southern Africa with Kalahari brown as base colour and blotches of dark green, grass green & pale green with dark green & pale green spots forming the camouflage.
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around 1964 and first used in 1971. By 1988, it was already realised that a replacement for the nutria uniform had to be developed and the review must include cost, operational effectiveness and suitability to the
Southern Africa terrain.
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member named Aseza
Mayaphi was reported to be arrested for appearing on TV while wearing the camo. On January 25, Aseza was released with a warning and the case was postponed in order to get a lawyer for him.
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Case of student in army uniform postponed by Zodidi Dano, January 25, 2019, Daily News.
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brown combat fatigues that were developed for operations in
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List of countries that prohibit camouflage clothing
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321:"The jury is out on the EFF's militia 'army'"
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592:Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
319:Hlatshaneni, Simnikiwe (23 November 2018).
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757:Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate
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77:South African National Defence Force
1116:Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform
291:Paratus August 1993 issue, page 20.
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507:As evidence for natural selection
274:""Browns" - The Observation Post"
151:South African Bureau of Standards
145:Feasibility studies included the
618:Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola
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654:Adaptive Coloration in Animals
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1249:Diffused lighting camouflage
1134:Universal Camouflage Pattern
767:USN WWII camouflage measures
1194:Netherlands Fractal Pattern
1128:Tactical Assault Camouflage
961:Disruptive Pattern Material
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1057:Camouflage Central-Europe
1051:Desert Camouflage Pattern
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467:Multi-spectral camouflage
130:pattern developed by the
52:Place of origin
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643:Johann Georg Otto Schick
185:On January 23, 2019, an
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586:Abbott Handerson Thayer
134:and is in use with the
578:The Colours of Animals
572:Edward Bagnall Poulton
462:Multi-scale camouflage
1170:Multi-Terrain Pattern
1152:Airman Battle Uniform
949:Rhodesian Brushstroke
549:Underwater camouflage
435:Disruptive coloration
1287:Dazzled and Deceived
452:Distractive markings
430:Counter-illumination
187:EFF Students Command
1331:Camouflage patterns
1176:Australian Multicam
979:U.S. "M81" Woodland
737:Aircraft camouflage
732:Military camouflage
445:Disruptive eye mask
360:. October 23, 2019.
308:. 23 November 2018.
276:. 16 November 2015.
128:military camouflage
45:Military camouflage
1293:Stealth technology
803:Splittertarnmuster
698:Thomas N. Sherratt
83:Production history
34:camouflage pattern
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747:Dazzle camouflage
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613:Mary Taylor Brush
457:Motion camouflage
425:Active camouflage
306:The South African
171:South West Africa
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32:The Soldier 2000
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856:Camouflage tree
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762:Ship camouflage
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662:Geoffrey Barkas
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943:Tiger stripe
886:Ghillie suit
839:Leibermuster
833:Erbsenmuster
821:Palmenmuster
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124:Soldier 2000
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109:1994–present
73:Used by
55:South Africa
1015:wz. 89 Puma
967:wz. 68 Moro
870:(1929 tent)
827:Sumpfmuster
683:Roy Behrens
676:Researchers
605:Camoufleurs
197:Development
101:1991 - 1993
1320:Categories
1242:Prototypes
1228:Berberys-R
1214:Technology
1045:Tropentarn
912:Strichtarn
785:Up to WWII
542:Aggressive
415:Camouflage
399:Camouflage
260:References
1039:Flecktarn
928:Late 20th
880:Frog Skin
648:Hugh Cott
537:MĂĽllerian
500:In nature
1221:Deployed
1200:Xingkong
1122:MultiCam
1114:(2001) (
899:Post-war
823:(c 1941)
777:Patterns
717:Military
688:Tim Caro
532:Batesian
153:(SABS).
149:and the
114:Variants
106:Produced
98:Designed
88:Designer
1279:Related
1261:Adaptiv
1233:Nakidka
1158:Type 07
1118:(2002))
1105:century
930:century
862:Lozenge
527:Mimicry
512:Crypsis
407:Methods
217:Gallery
157:History
47:pattern
1263:(2011)
1257:(1943)
1251:(1941)
1202:(2019)
1196:(2019)
1190:(2015)
1184:(2015)
1182:HunCam
1178:(2014)
1172:(2010)
1166:(2008)
1160:(2007)
1154:(2007)
1148:(2007)
1142:(2006)
1140:ESTDCU
1136:(2004)
1130:(2004)
1124:(2002)
1112:MARPAT
1095:(1998)
1089:(1998)
1083:(1997)
1081:CADPAT
1077:(1993)
1071:(1993)
1069:TAZ 90
1065:(1993)
1059:(1991)
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1047:(1990)
1041:(1990)
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1023:(1989)
1017:(1989)
1011:(1987)
1005:(1984)
999:(1984)
993:(1983)
991:TAZ 83
987:(1982)
981:(1981)
975:(1981)
969:(1969)
963:(1969)
957:(1967)
951:(1965)
945:(1962)
939:(1958)
937:Jigsaw
920:(1968)
914:(1960)
908:(1947)
906:Lizard
882:(1942)
876:(1941)
858:(1915)
841:(1945)
835:(1944)
829:(1943)
817:(1939)
811:(1937)
805:(1931)
793:German
725:Topics
558:People
175:Angola
167:nutria
1093:Flora
997:Dubok
849:Other
565:Early
126:is a
1103:21st
955:ERDL
918:KLMK
795:WWII
173:and
163:SADF
161:The
41:Type
1164:EMR
1146:M05
1087:M98
1027:M90
1003:M84
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