How is the Army Combat Uniform Camouflage effective?

The ACU has been effective in the forest, desert and urban areas. Even if they are not optimized for any one in particular, how did the Army came to choose the pattern? I can understand that the mixture Color is not the only way to camouflage that works. You want to break the outline of the body. I always hear that soldiers complained of the tendency ACU is worthless. Joking aside, I know that the army would not field a camouflage worthless.

It is the next generation of camo is not so much on the mixture as a source of confusion to the eye. Someone commented above about Magic Eye pictures. The more you look, the worst your vision becomes. There are a number of proven ways to confuse the eye. For example, if you look at something green for a long period, while look at something white, you see red. Or rotating disk that you look for 30 seconds then look at your hand and it seems that your hand is morphing … Camouflage is designed to further mess with your vision. Hence it is really good is the night. Try looking through her Red or infrared night vision scope a while. With the digital camouflage, they designed their pockets so they are easier to reach while wearing bulletproof vests. Overall, a much better design than the old BDUs ….

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