I have highlighted this shape on the knee of the trousers worn by the British Para in MTP (lead image on this page) photographed in Afghanistan by Carl in February 2011. Shape Y, on the other hand, can be easily spotted on the 2010 design MTP fabric and proves the direct link with old and new UK patterns. However on British two-colour Desert DPM, where screens were merged, only shape X is clearly identifiable. On four-colour DPM, such as traditional British temperate / woodland or tropical variations, or the Omani desert derivatives covered in the last article, these ‘pterodactyls’ are the darkest colour. I labelled two of the easiest to identify shapes – sometimes referred to by camo collectors as DPM ‘pterodactyls’ – as X and Y for clarity.
To illustrate the evolution of MTP, in 2011 I delved into my camo fabric collection to find garments and swatches of material that contained the exact same shapes and patterns, focussing on a couple of easily identifiable areas to make detection easier.
Original Omani four-colour DPM atop British woodland or temperate DPM showing the origin of the dark shapes incorporated in the hybrid British Multi-Terrain Pattern ~ size comparison round is NATO 5.56mm Note, however, that although Maltese troops wear British design combat uniforms these are tailored from MultiCam and not MTP fabric. Incidentally, the British Government bought the Intellectual Property Rights of what is now designated Multi-Terrain Pattern to prevent other countries using the same camouflage uniforms though subsequently troops of some friendly nations, including Bahrain (BNG Spec Ops) and Ukraine, have been spotted wearing British MTP uniform. As a result, some of the familiar shapes of DPM, along with the distinctive ‘paint spatter’ edges, were computer-designed into the finished pattern. However it was also decided that rather than just adopting straight MultiCam it would be advantageous to build in differences to emphasise the British Forces identity so Crye Precision, who developed the original MultiCam in use with some American forces and allied nations, were asked to incorporate elements of the highly successful British DPM into the final pattern. During the six month programme they specifically assessed whether a multi-terrain camouflage might be better for troops in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province – who were operating in a mixed desert, woodland, mountainous and urban landscape – than the standard British four-colour woodland or two-colour desert DPM camo patterns then in use.Īn African SpecOps team administering a saline drip at KASOTC in 2018 ~ it is difficult to tell if uniform garments are Genuine MultiCam or copies, but tailoring suggests possibly the latter MultiCam) could improve mission success and keep soldiers hidden for longer during ambush operations or when on patrol.
Multicam boots mod#
Origins of UK MTP: Back in 2009 UK MoD civilian scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) working in conjunction with the MoD Defence Clothing IPT (Integrated Project Team) researched, tested and trialled various samples to discover whether an off-the-shelf mixed multi-terrain camouflage pattern (e.g.
Multicam boots plus#
Russian and Chinese close copies of MultiCam have also been issued, mostly to Special Forces or Special Operations personnel, as have some copycat patterns of indeterminate (but most likely Far East) origin, including one low cost alternative sometimes marketed as BTP or British Terrain Pattern.Ī sample area of MTP pattern on my slightly faded 70/30 cotton polyester Jacket Combat Multi Terrain Pattern, photographed in 2011 ~ note pattern has more green, edges to both lightest and darkest colours are ‘spattered’, plus the dark ‘pterodactyl’ shapes previously seen on UK DPM are present To compound this, the Polish camouflage pattern usually referred to as Camogrom was also a reasonably close copy of the MultiCam concept this pattern is no longer widely available following, it is believed, an Intellectual Property Rights challenge by Crye Precision.
Indeed those unaware of the precise differences may possibly confuse the two and it is not difficult for the unscrupulous trader to pass off one as the other, so when buying kit one must exercise a degree of caution. An area of Genuine MultiCam pattern on a 100% polyamide Snugpak jacket outer photographed in 2011 ~ pay particular note to the near vertical shapes on the left side and the light shapes running horizontally through the middle of the sample area Īs MTP is a close derivative of MultiCam, sharing both pattern shapes and colour shades, garments and kit manufactured from either design are compatible and complimentary.
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