US Army ditching "digital camo"

[SBRPearce]

Bad news - after 8 years, the US Army has realized that their digital camo pattern doesn't, in fact, help you blend in anywhere "except maybe a gravel pit".

http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/06/24/062412-news-camouflage-fiasco-1-5/

Now I have to repaint all my Empress modern figures... Crap - and I got those little guys looking so good!

[Cherno]

Bad news that they wasted so much money on the old camo (that frankly, looks like crap) but good news that they finally get a decent one (if they stay with MultiCam).

[commissarmoody]

Oh don't even get me started on the "ACU"! I hated that they had us change over, and I still hate the damn things.
The pattern is bad, the material sucks, barely breaths at all, and the cut sucks. Just bad all the way around.

[Brummie]

I thought they had figured this out years ago, they just couldn't fish out the money for it.

MCU/Multicam is probably just as bad; British soldiers have been complaining about it for ages, though whether thats because they don't like change or the camo is genuinely rubbish, I don't know.

So the U.S would perhaps be better of making a new uniform, will be interesting to see what emerges from this.

[Kingscarbine]

They'll get their money back by selling the surplus to third world armies.

[FunkyBrush]

Acu works perfect iff you hide behind a couch 
 

[Froggy the Great]

What was the point of the BRIGHT NON-BLENDING flag patch, and the bit of green velcro on the other shoulder?  I could never figure that out.

[Dolmot]

You only need a universal camo pattern if you fight all around the universe. For us, it's enough to have a forest side and a snow side. Covers 100% of the intended environments.

(Disclaimer: This was comedy, not a political statement.)

[von der Tann]

Honestly ... I dare everyone of those digi-camo fans to speak up now.

I remember times, when everyone on the internet went apeshit over digi-camo and thought it was the gift of the gods to mankind.
Everyone else, who even dared so much as voice a different opinion or point out that one the first glance it didn't look like it would blend in well, got flamed to hell and back again.

And now this ... awsome. The army admitting it is a failure. 10 out of 10.

I feel sorry for the bunch of repaints now, though. Especially as I think that it is quite a hard pattern to paint.
But look at the bright side - more reason to enlarge the mountain of lead! 

von der Tann

[Stecal]

Well hopefully they will switch to an easy to paint pattern so I can finally play with modern combat miniatures.

[Stu]

I'm good - I was about to start a modern project, so no worries now 

[redzed]

brilliant news, now I won't have to learn to paint it

[Mathyoo]

What was the point of the BRIGHT NON-BLENDING flag patch, and the bit of green velcro on the other shoulder?  I could never figure that out.

In our army, its good so people can put some dirt on it and cover it up

[Captain Blood]

brilliant news, now I won't have to learn to paint it

Some very funny replies to this thread. Most enjoyable 

I think in the end they will find that for a true global empire, khaki is the answer.

Or red 

(also humour, not a political statement. Before i get attacked by a drone  )

[Roebeast45]

It seems like The USMC is still pretty okay with MARPAT. I wonder if was just planned out better and not as rushed as UCP.