Australia
Original Designation: DPCU - Disruptive Pattern, Combat UniformTranslated Designation: No info
History: The first uniforms were issued in 1983 for test purposes. In 1986 the final production version was introduced with a number of changes.
Use: Used by the Australian Army
Camouflage pattern: "Duck hunter" type of camouflage: tan background, spots in the colours: light green, dark green, medium brown, light brown
Other Information: The label is hard to read, but it says something like: A.G.C.F., Victoria, 1982 (AGCF = the now defunct Australian Government Clothing Factory). All clothing is now made by ADI (Australian Defence Industries). The background colour of the trial camouflage was lighter than the later issue, and tended to fade badly.
20x20 cms of the camouflage pattern:
