The TAZ 90 (TarnAnZug in German and TASS 90 in French) is the
camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the ...
patterns for current standard issue
battledress and
service dress uniform of the
Swiss Armed Forces.
History
The TAZ 90 was issued to the Swiss military in 1993 after the TAZ 83 had been phased out of service.
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played a role in its creation, since the pattern was made to suit Swiss environment.
Pattern
The four-colour pattern consists of tan, brown, green and black and is a development of the ''Taz 57'' and ''
Taz 83
The TAZ 83 is a military camouflage pattern used by the Swiss Army for the ''Kampfanzug 57/70'' (combat dress 57/70) and the ''TAZ 83'' (''Tarnanzug'', camouflage dress 83). It also is known as " Alpenflage" or "pizza camouflage" among collec ...
'' (the "Alpenflage") patterns which it replaced in the early 1990s. Even so, the pattern is based on the alpenflage, but with the deletion of the white spots and the red colour found in the alpenflage, along with minor changes.
Variants
Taz 90/06
In 2006, the Taz was changed to include
Velcro insignia and Velcro name tabs (Taz 90/06).
Desert
A desert variant for Swiss troops working abroad in peacekeeping operations. Known sometimes as TAZ 07, Südtarn or Wüstetarn, the variant was seen with Swiss troops in Kosovo in peacekeeping operations.
Replacement
The TAZ 16 ("''Multiumfeldtarnmuster 16"'') will be introduced to the troop from 2022. The geometry of the pattern is kept as it is, but the colour pattern will be slightly modified. The black is replaced by a tan-like light brown.
The new pattern will be applied to the new personal equipment of the Swiss Army that will be supplied to the new recruits. It is known as the MBAS program, and its cost is estimated to be CHF 215 million
.
File:TAZ 07.png, TAZ 07, designed for hot / semi-arid countries
File:TAZ 16.jpg, TAZ-16, a variant of the TAZ-90 with new color mix
Gallery
Image:Taz Mütze,TAZ Jungelhat.JPG, Taz 90 hat
Image:Instruktorjacke.JPG, A Taz 90 instructor jacket
Image:Kälteschutzjacke.JPG, Taz 90 (Swiss Woodland) camouflage cold protection jacket
Image:TAZ90 Jacke.JPG, Taz 90 jacket
Image:TAZ-Hose.JPG, Taz 90 trousers
Image:Regenjacke.JPG, Taz 90 raincoat
Image:Regenhose.JPG, Taz 90 raintrousers
Image:IMFT 6 2015 724.jpeg, NCO with Taz 90
References
Bibliography
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Camouflage patterns
Military equipment of Switzerland
Military equipment introduced in the 1990s