flage patterns. The most common was the Woodland
and Desert Three Color Camouflage combination,
but there was also a Woodland/two color urban cam-
ouflage version, resembling the "blobs" of Woodland
camouflage, but only in two colors. It was created by
taking the two printing rolls out of the fabric printer.
There are also photographs of standard BDU jacket
in this urban camouflage pattern.
The 1999 USMC urban camouflage pattern was de-
signed from scratch and featured light grey back-
ground with darker grey blobs and very dark grey
blocky T-shaped elements. It was developed to break
the shape of Marines silhouette in low-to-medium
ranges.
According to available sources and information, only
a batch of 800-1000 sets were ever made. All uni-
forms were in same cut as standard BDU Type VI
uniforms and featured the 50% nylon 50% cotton
rip-stop fabric. There were also covers for PASGT
helmets and vests in the same camouflage pattern.
Except US Marines, Australian soldiers and British
and Dutch Royal Marines also took part in the
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