Tropentarn

Tropentarn
Tropentarn camouflage fabric
Type	Military camouflage pattern
Place of origin	Germany
Service history
Used by	See Users
Wars	War in Afghanistan Mali War

Tropentarn (tropical camouflage), formerly known as Wüstentarn (desert camouflage), is a camouflage pattern used by the Bundeswehr in arid and semi arid regions.[1] It is the desert variant of the Flecktarn 5-color temperate climate camouflage print of the Bundeswehr.

History

In 2013, it was reported that Denmark had considered the Tropentarn as a replacement for the M84 camouflage pattern.[2] It was decided later on that MultiCam would be used, under the name M/11.[3]

Pattern

Tropentarn's official name is 3-Farben-Tarndruck der Bundeswehr[4] (3-color camouflage print of the Bundeswehr) – Instead of the 5-color scheme of greens, brown, and black of temperate Flecktarn, Tropentarn uses only three colors: a base color of 70% khaki tan with 20% medium brown and 10% dark green spots.[4]

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  German body armour and helmet covers in Tropentarn
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  German Tropentarn arid/desert climate boonie hat

Users

•  Armenia: Used by Armenian peacekeepers in Afghanistan.[5]
•  Germany[1]
•  Slovenia[6]

References

1. "Uniformen der Bundeswehr" (in German). Bundeswehr. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
2. "M/84 udgave af "Multicam" kunne se sådan ud". 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21.
3. "First Official Look at the New Danish Uniform". Krigeren (in Danish). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). tl.baainbw.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
5. Larson (2021), pp. 197.
6. "Kamouflage.net — Bundeswehr-Steppentarn". www.kamouflage.net. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

Bibliography

• Larson, Eric H. (2021). Camouflage: International Ground Force Patterns, 1946–2017. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 9781526739537.