As a good sniper, it is necessary to wear Yang in 100 steps, but equally important is superb camouflage skills, excellent camouflage skills are inseparable from camouflage equipment, camouflage clothing is one of them.
For snipers, camouflage suits are like angel wings, which is an indispensable main equipment for snipers, and plays a very important role like sniper rifles.
The English name of the camouflage suit is ghilliesuit, and the common translation name is "auspicious suit", which is a kind of military equipment with mysterious colors, and it is also one of the few special military items without standards and production specifications.
In the 19th century, Scottish hunting ground workers wore a kind of "tattered" clothing that was not easy to spot, so that poachers were arrested again and again, but this was not for military purposes.
After World War I, British snipers used similar clothing, which was used as cover for an opaque paint on their coats with uneven patterns.
1939 Finnish sniper during the Soviet-Finnish war in 1940, dressed in a white snow camouflage suit.
Due to their knowledge of the forest terrain, coupled with accurate shooting techniques, the Soviets developed a great fear of these Finnish snipers, who were called the "White Grim Reaper" by the Soviets.
After the middle of World War II, some military powers gradually began to pay attention to the camouflage and camouflage of snipers. And today, due to the increasing professionalism of snipers, the manufacture of various camouflage equipment is becoming more and more perfect.
Today, camouflage clothing is a must-have piece of military equipment for army snipers. However, there are pros and cons to any type of camouflage suit, and the sniper must choose the right camouflage suit according to the environment, nature and needs of the mission.
Therefore, before setting off, snipers must know the battlefield environment, geographical conditions and vegetation conditions of the mission area in advance.
The upper body is semi-covered, that is, only the back of the upper body is covered, and part of it extends to cover the shoulders. This type is mainly used for lightly armed, simple camouflage tasks, or geographical environments that require more movement (such as mountains, snow, deserts, etc.).
It is characterized by light weight, easy manufacturing, and the best ventilation and heat dissipation effect. The disadvantage is that the camouflage coverage is extremely low and it is easy to detect.
The upper body is fully covered, that is, it is covered from the head to the front and back of the waist, focusing on camouflaging the upper body part. This species is suitable for vegetation to shade dense foliage environments, and the lower body is covered by natural vegetation.
Its advantages are that it is not heavy, it is easy to manufacture, it is cheap, and the wearer can move quickly in the forest.
Its disadvantage is that it is not very concealed and is not suitable for areas with sparse vegetation.
"Back covering", that is, focusing on the back, sometimes even reaching the shoulders or chest, since snipers are generally prostrate on the ground, they are rarely camouflaged on the front.
This is the most common type of camouflage suit, and it is suitable for low-concealment vegetation environments such as grass or leaf piles.
The advantage of this auspicious suit is that it is extremely concealed, even in sparse places with sparse trees, it can also play a good camouflage role. The disadvantage is that there is a feeling of impermeability after wearing, and it is a bit heavy, which is more complicated to manufacture and more expensive.
The so-called full-body coverage type is to wrap the whole body from head to toe. It is not often used for military sniper missions, but more for civilian hunting and forest reconnaissance.
In terms of concealment and concealment, this is the best of all the auspicious suits.
The advantages of this camouflage suit are self-evident, the disadvantage is that it is extremely inconvenient when crawling, and it is stuffy to wear, the heaviest weight, and it is very easy to get tangled in branches when moving in dense bushes.
As mentioned earlier, for different battlefields, different camouflage suits need to be used, and the color of the clothing is also particularly important.
Imagine if a sniper is fighting in the snow and his camouflage suit is green, and he is estimated to be sniped by the opposing sniper without firing a shot.
The color of the desert, 70% flaxen, 20% light brown, and 10% dark brown, is suitable for dry grass, dead grass, and dry grass.
Seasonally, camouflage suits of this shade are suitable for autumn.
The grass color is 15% flaxen, 55% grass green, and 30% olive green, which is suitable for the vegetation of temperate steppes and plains, and is suitable for fighting in spring and summer.
The color of the woodland is mainly flax, 30% flax, 25% grass green, 35% olive green, 5% light brown, 5% dark brown, suitable for forest belts, woodlands or general plains.
This color is the most common color, but for the most part, it doesn't fit as well as the first two. But in terms of season, camouflage clothing in this color is suitable for summer or areas where it is not noticeable all year round.
Camouflage clothing materials can be roughly divided into two categories: artificial camouflage materials and natural camouflage materials. Artificial camouflage materials include hemp rope, cloth strips, and camouflage nets (cloth).
Hemp rope is one of the most common camouflage materials, and has been treated to resemble natural dead grass or herbaceous plants in appearance, shape and color. If you add color or spray paint, it's a perfect camouflage material.
In addition to this, cotton thread is also a common material. The reason why natural camouflage materials are different from artificial camouflage materials is that natural camouflage materials should be selected, and the reason is very simple.
But even if the material and color of the artificial camouflage are integrated with the surrounding environment, it can play a role at most, after all, this is not a naturally grown plant.
Therefore, in order to maximize the camouflage effect of camouflage clothing and make it truly integrate into the natural vegetation, it is necessary to use natural materials to match camouflage. Camouflage with natural materials blends in with the right blend in with your surroundings.