MERDC camouflage
Appearance
MERDC camouflage is a system of standardized camouflage paint schemes for military vehicles developed by the United States military's Mobility Equipment Research and Design Command (MERDC) during the 1970s.[1] Each vehicle-specific paint scheme consisted of a color placement pattern and a combination of four out of twelve colors from the Federal Standard 595 (FS595) color reference.[1] The colors and pattern scheme could be adjusted as the environments changed.[1] Military modelers often emulate the schemes when painting models and soldiers.[1]
Colors
[edit]Color | FS 595 code |
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White | n/a |
Desert sand | 30279 |
Sand | 30277 |
Earth yellow | 30257 |
Earth red | 30117 |
Field drab | 30118 |
Earth brown | 30099 |
Olive drab | 34087 |
Light green | 34151 |
Dark green | 34102 |
Forest green | 34079 |
Black | 37038 |
References
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