![]() ![]() Five alternative four-colour versions of UCP were experimented with for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, including a UCP-Delta* variant with an added coyote brown shade which was field tested in late 2009, but in the end it was decided that Crye MultiCam (also field tested in Afghanistan at the same time) was much better suited to the conditions being encountered. Although the base colour of UCP was a light stone shade, which reflected the ambient colour of the surroundings to some extent and helped the wearer blend in a little, the other two grey shades (officially Sage and Gray) used tended to contrast with natural backgrounds resulting in the soldier standing out from the surrounding foliage or terrain unless light levels were very low. UCP, as the name indicates, was intended to be a universal camouflage pattern for uniforms and personal equipment but it was soon realised that although this camouflage does work reasonably well in urban environments (notably in towns and cities during IRAQI FREEDOM operations) it is far from ideal for either arid or woodland terrains where the bulk of US operations were mostly taking place towards the end of the last decade. ![]()
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