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Dubok (camouflage)
"Dubok"https://mil.in.ua/en/articles/camouflage-of-the-ukrainian-army-from-butan-to-mm-14/ is a tricolor military camouflage designed for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1997. It was used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine until 2014. The camouflage is sometimes known unofficially as TTsKO (). History Dubok was developed in 1997 for the Ukrainian Army. It was designed as a replacement for Soviet-Era "Butan" camouflage uniform's in Ukrainian service, contrary to popular belief Dubok is not a variant of Russian, Ukrainian, or Soviet Butan, although it shares similarities with each, it is an entirely different pattern. Dubok would eventually be replaced by MM-14 in 2014. At the time, it was reported that Ukraine obtained Dubok fabric from Belarusian and Chinese producers. Design The color scheme "oak", known as "amoeba", consists of a light green background, on which spots of green and brown colors are applied. Camouflage is designed to blur the silhouette at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Camouflage
Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by an Military, armed force to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. In practice, this means applying colour and materials to military equipment of all kinds, including vehicles, ships, aircraft, gun positions and battledress, either to conceal it from observation (crypsis), or to make it appear as something else (mimicry). The French slang word ''wikt:camouflage, camouflage'' came into common English usage during World War I when the concept of visual deception developed into an essential part of modern military tactics. In that war, long-range artillery and observation from the air combined to expand the field of fire, and camouflage was widely used to decrease the danger of being targeted or enable surprise. As such, military camouflage is a form of military deception in addition to cultural functions such as political identification. Camouflage was first practiced in simple form in the mid 18th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
