Splinter pattern camouflage is a
military camouflage
Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by an armed force to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. In practice, this means applying colour and materials to military equipment of all kinds, including vehicles, ...
pattern consisting of polygons.
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Splittermuster
Splittertarnmuster, Splittertarn or Splittermuster ( splinter-pattern) is a four-colour military camouflage pattern developed by Germany in the late 1920s, first issued to the Reichswehr in 1931.
Development
Splittertarnmuster was first printe ...
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German
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for splinter-pattern) was developed by Germany in the late 1920s. ''Splittermuster'' was issued to practically all
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...
units. The pattern consists of a disruptive pattern of hard-edged polygons, with sharp corners between coloured patches. A random pattern of dashes was applied in places to improve the camouflage effect.
M90 camouflage is the camouflage pattern used by the
Swedish armed forces
The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internati ...
for clothing and vehicles. The pattern employs hard lines of geometric shapes in order to create a camouflage pattern effective in the temperate forests and plains of Sweden. M90 camouflage comprises four colours: dark green, medium green, dark navy and light beige. Desert and jungle variants have also been developed.
Image:Buntfarbenmuster 31 (Splittertarn) (cropped).jpg, Splittermuster 31 pattern.
Image:Luftwaffen-Splittermuster 41.jpg, The Luftwaffe camouflage pattern, known as Splittermuster 41
Image:Sweden M90 pattern.svg, The M90 camouflage pattern.
Image:Stridsfordon 90 Visby.jpg, Strf 90 Infantry fighting vehicle.
Image:K31 HSwMS Visby (8643086211).jpg, Swedish Visby class corvette
The ''Visby'' class is a warship in use by the Swedish Navy. It is the latest class of corvette adopted by the navy after the and corvettes. Its design emphasizes low visibility radar cross-section and Infrared homing, infrared signature, an ...
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Camouflage patterns