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Flecktarn (; "mottled camouflage"; also known as Flecktarnmuster or Fleckentarn) is a family of three-, four-, five- or six-color disruptive camouflage patterns, the most common being the five-color pattern which is the woodland version, consisting of dark green, grey-green, red brown, and black over a light green or tan base depending on the manufacturer. The original German five-color pattern was designed for use in European temperate woodland terrain. A three-color variation called Tropentarn (formerly Wüstentarn) is intended for arid and desert conditions; the German Bundeswehr wore it in
Key facts
- Military gear.name
- Flecktarn
- Military gear.image
- Flecktarn.jpg
- Military gear.caption
- Flecktarn camouflage woodland fabric swatch
- Military gear.origin
- Germany
- Military gear.type
- Military camouflage patterns
- Military gear.service
- 1990–present
- Military gear.used_by
- See Users
- Military gear.wars
- Bosnian WarKosovo WarWar in AfghanistanIraq WarRusso-Ukrainian War
- Military gear.design_date
- 1976
- Military gear.variants
- See Variants
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22 sectionsContents
- History
- Modern patterns
- Evolution
- Pattern
- Multitarn replacement
- Variants
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Russia
- Japan
- China
- Poland
- Indonesia
- Bulgaria
- Yemen
- France
- Commercial variants
- Users
- Non-state actors
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Flecktarn (; "mottled camouflage"; also known as Flecktarnmuster or Fleckentarn) is a family of three-, four-, five- or six-color disruptive camouflage patterns, the most common being the five-color pattern which is the woodland version, consisting of dark green, grey-green, red brown, and black over a light green or tan base depending on the manufacturer. The original German five-color pattern was designed for use in European temperate woodland terrain. A three-color variation called Tropentarn (formerly Wüstentarn) is intended for arid and desert conditions; the German Bundeswehr wore it in Afghanistan.
The original German five-color flecktarn has been adopted, copied and modified by many countries for their own camouflage patterns.