The History of The Swedish M90 "Splinter" Camouflage Family | Uniform History
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- We're covering another highly requested topic in this one with Sweden's M90 aka splinter camouflage.
Note: The scaling down of the FOA to create the M90 was described with a 1:66 ratio which means it was scaled down quite a bit more than 33%.
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2:03 Ah yes the good old forsfordings foreskin sanstalt
I know swedish is hard, but that wasn't even the letters
@@baronalexis3852 Yeah, sounded like he just made up something in the video.
I have never heard Swedish mispronounced that bad.
That's what happens when you try to pronounce something in another accent. You can hear the missing "swedish sounds". When speaking, use your own accent. IE: The way americans pronounce Iraq.
@@Peanutcat I read this before I heard it. And I thought I was prepared.
I was not.
In regards to the M90 being nicknamed "the leaf pile": When the person wearing it is above 50 years of age its called "the compost heap"...
My dad is a compost heap...
@@Max-xq9jm haha :D
Or above the rank of captain.
I do consider myself to be a lethal compost heap tho 😂🤣
And to be honest i do prefer to stay in one place for a longer period of time 😉
Oof
When I did my service in 1997-98 we had to “earn the M90” which meant that we wore the M59 during the first weeks of training. After a hard week in the woods which ended with a long march, we were taken back to base, were given chocolates and our new uniforms and then we watched “die hard” in the projector hall. What a delight! And the uniform felt really fresh after that.
Did my service in 1998-99 and we had our M90's from the start. (I5 Östersund)
We have the same tradition in the infrantry still today at Livgardet. You use the motoroverall untill you earn the m90 as a recruit.
Arv
Cool, well then I guess it’s a livgardet thing because K1 is where I did my service almost 25 years ago. :)
Glad to hear that tradition is still on!
@@ParumPirum haha thats where I work, took employment after GU
Doing my serivce right now in Boden A9
A Saab Viggen in Splinter camo taxiing down a highway led by a motorbike. Glorious!
A lot of typical Swedish imagery in this video indeed...
Whoa you can’t just drop a hard “Viggen” like that, that’s offensive lmao
Age of a pattern does not render it ineffective. If it works, don't fix it. CoughUSArmyCough
No kidding!
Just dye ucp whatever colour you want and there you have it, good camo
@@jetstruck2896 I already have.
I always thought the UCP selectors should be brought up on fraud, waste, and abuse charges. Like my 5yo could have told you that didn't work.
Search UCP-D. It blends well in Afghanistan's background, but the court of opinion have already set for the last iteration to have its chance to test before it got replaced.
Love from Canada to Sweden. I've always respected your approach to defense. (edit) And your approach to hockey, of course!.
love ya buddy
Love u to bud (no homo)
Love from Southern Sweden brother!
go leafs go
Much love, Canada! We've had our military scaled down for quite a long time now but what we have is pretty good. Them Ruskie submarines, man!
In my obviously anecdotal experience from being a squad leader in the Swedish amphibious batallions (akin to a slightly tougher version of the US marines), the M90 camp is indeed highly effective. I remember at one point while on an exercise in the Stockholm archipelago, when I was about 20-30 meters out from shore in our squad boat, with a part of the platoon still ashore, positioned at a rocky outcrop with some sparse lower vegetation of the island we were leaving. Most soldiers we’re standing up in plain view, yet, even though I KNEW that they were there I had difficulty finding some of them at first. They just completely blended in to the greyish background. That’s when I realised that the M90 is a really really good camouflage.
Same thing with our camo nets we used to hide boats when shored up and tents while ashore. At one point, we have covered off a larger area (some 30-40 m2 perhaps), with the back against a large bushy section. Again, even though I was standing close (less than 50 meters), I simply couldn’t make out where the bush started and the camo net ended. I do believe those are the nets manufactured by Barracuda and which are sold worldwide.
Funny thing, My Grandfather on my fathers side was one of the researchers who made the M90 camo. Can't stop the feeling of pride :)
Fun fact: SAAB Barracuda manufactures some of the protective aprons we use in healthcare during covid. Got a thank you note from them with a digi-camo heart in the first shipment.
That is soo cool 👍🏻
I am simple man, I see favorite camo pattern, I click
The moment he said forgive me for any mispronounciations, i knew he was gonna butcher the langauge hard, and when he said it i laughed untill i almost fell off my chair. But i'm used to it and i'm sure most people are when it comes to their native langauge aswell.
It was beautiful, at first I thought he read it from the bottom up. Confusing.
My english ears heard Fore Foreskin 😕
he spoke better swedish than 60% of finnish students who are forced to learn swedish
*FORSKIN*
@@kos-mos98 Tbh, im pretty impressed with "bad" finnish prononciation. Usally better then english speakers even tho finnish is not a germanic language.
The image on 7:03 was during a state visit to Russia after fall of Soviet Union. The reason was because of the Goverment and the Swedish Armed Forces wanted to aquire a new MBT. One of those tanks which were on the list of consideration was the T-80U MBT. Though after testing several other MBT's, they decided to choose the Leopard 2A4/A5 as the new MBT for the Swedish Armed Forces.
Arbetsmiljöverket hade fått hjärtinfarkt om vi köpt ryskt.
IS THIS Channel related to " 704 Tactical " ??
@Gerd Wiesler t90 tho
@Gerd Wiesler I suspect the trails of the T-80U tank was in large part a way to gain information on it and not a serious consideration. The T-80U available later than the other thanks. The government published that they would purchase Lepard 2 before the planned test of T-80U was finished and them to be canceled as Russia wanted the tanks back. I would consider that an intelligence screwup.
@Gerd Wiesler To clarify: The tank project was one high end tank for the armoured brigades and a cheaper tank for the mechanised brigades, so it could have been 120 Abrams or Leopard 2S plus T-80U, but Germany offered a really good leasing deal for 160 Leopard 2A4.
Quick and dirty translations: 3:47: The bars to the right represents the hit probability against the figures pictured above. The figure to the far left is wearing the old "grey brown green" field uniform and the next figure the same uniform but patterned with elements of blue color. The third from the left is masked according to a conventional foreign pattern, while the figure on the far right ha received the FOA combat clothing with combined pattern for near and far effect. As is seen, the hit probability against the "FOA soldier" is six times smaller than against the second figure from the left.
5:33: Basic clothing.
Field Jacket 90 is made of a pattern printed water resistant cloth of equal parts cotton and polyester. The jacket is raglan cut and partly lined. The width of the waist and lower edge is adjusted with a drawcord and the width of the sleeves with buttons (knäppslejf, härligt ord). The elbows are reinforced. The jacket is closed with a two-way zipper with buttoned flap. It has four pockets with zippers and is made in length/weight sizes. In the right breast pocket is a holder for an autoinjector. The jacket is worn all year. Remember to try it so that you can wear extra layers underneath without it becoming cumbersome.
Field Trouser 90 has side pockets with flaps and leg pockets with bellows and zippers. The legs are pre-curved so as to not be tight over the knees. The legs are finished with a gusset with a zipper and adjustable button closure at the end. The legs are reinforced on the inside at the bottom and on the knees.
The Field Cap is made of cotton and designed so it can be worn underneath the helmet.
Field Shirt 90 is made of 75% synthetic fiber and 25% cotton and is therefore moisture wicking with a "dry" inside. It is also flame retardant. The turtleneck may be opened for ventilation. The shirt comes in six sizes and is washed in water up to 60C.
Short Underwear is made of equal parts cotton and polyester. They have a H-front and comes with or without legs. They come in five sizes and is washed in water up to 90C.
Knee Socks are steel gray and of 75% wool. They come in five sizes with size markings in the shape of color markings on the cuff. The socks may be washed in water at up to 35C. The felted sole may feel matted after washing but softens quickly.
6:08 Your Field Equipment
The field equipment consists of:
1. Field uniform
2. Combat equipment
3. Combat pack
4. Mess kit and
5. Winter equipment
Field uniform 90, 90 P or 90 H
Field cap/fur cap,
field jacket,
field trousers,
shoes and
reflective tag.
In the pockets of the field jacket:
Ear plugs,
skin balm (translators note: the försvarets hudsalva is an iconic product in Sweden),
compass (some personell),
gloves and
autoinjector in freezing temperature
(right breast pocket).
In the leg pockets of the field trousers:
Maps (some personell),
writing materials and
first aid kit (right pocket).
In the belt:
Knife (some personell).
AKA the handsomest camo ever created.
I think the original Splittertarn it was based on is.
Tack från Amf1, Ygrdasil och härrgården tackar dig djupt.
Facts.
German Flecktarn is cool aswell. But i agree. I’m lucky to have worn that green for many years. Women seem to respond better to the dress uniform though. 🤷🏻♂️
Nope finnish camos better
SAAB 37 Viggen with the FOA-camouflage. Eye candy.
That is how SAAB 37 should look.
you should do a video on the Finnish m05
Yeah!
Torilla tavataan
@@automobiili_xd6236 🤩😏😉
Suolakurkku
6:19 It wasn't just the look that made people call it Lövhögen, it was also becaue the early versions rustled a lot.
Do the Greek/Hellenic lizard pattern and its variants (digital, seaweed, dessert etc).
Also keep up with the good work your videos are amazing.
The Barracuda pattern looks really cool!
There was also a psychological factor when developing this, over the plain green in the m59 pattern. They actualky took in to consideration that soldiers would feel more bad ass with camo then plain. I am from Sweden was in the military for 8 years 87 to 95....yes im old lol
M59 was one hell of an ugly uniform. You looked more like a peasant than an soldier in that outfit.
M90 was such an step upwards.
@@popsey72 Yes and I wear M/59 at home working on the farm or in the forest any day over M/90. M/90 just looks cool and is somewhat rainprof thats it, the rest is worse.
@@popsey72 It might have been ugly, but it was comfy as h*ll.
@@popsey72 I am starting to think the M59 actually looks more bad ass nowadays. Its screams total defense - no nonsense.
@@popsey72Inte alls !
The "leafpile" nickname actually comes from the fact that the first m90 uniforms used a different fabric that sounded like crunching autumn leaves as soldiers marched.
Love Swedish M90! Yay!
At 3:10 it looks a whole lot like they are wearing the patch of my old regiment, P 18/Gotlands Regemente. Their haircuts are about right! ;)
yes
Looks like Pansartrupperna as well.
Very happy to see a new video
Awesome job again
I have my uniform that I was issued in reserve officer school in 1992. The pants waist line has shrunk though - I think this is a design flaw!
Same with my old uniform - strange... lol
Its an inherent problems on most, if not all, garments from the modern era. Someone should really look into that.
You've got calories in your wardrobe. Evil little things that alter clothing while you're asleep.
Read this
www.taktisk.se/2020/11/24/nordic-combat-uniform-inom-rackhall/
Yet another very smart thing to come out of a very cool country. Definitely one of my favourite camouflage patterns.
The Swedish pronunciations cracked me up in a good way x3 There was lots of stuff in this video I simply did not know about.
Good video.
its also got the nickname lövhögen because the first models sounded like walking trough a leafpile when you where walking around in them
Eyyy finally I’ve mentioned this before to you.... I’m glad you’ve done it
I always wondered about the dotted camo on some vehicles during my time in boot camp, really well researched!
Got to be one of the best camouflage I’ve used, works well in Europe and excellent in the tropics
Ontem eu estava aqui, pesquisando em seu canal, EXATAMENTE essa camuflagem... obrigado pelo presentão.
Finally! Been waiting for this.
Nice ti hear the proper history about our uniform from a foreign channel. 😀 I wore this back in 1997 as a conscript solider in the army. Great job!
A fun surprise to see my footage from the Stockholm underground at the end there, but I must admit that it would have been nice to have been asked first...
A good history of a particularly comfortable uniform, though. And a valiant attempt at pronouncing a very tricky language. :-)
awmperry It falls under fair use, no need to ask 👍
Be a swede and share things, like piratebay or bilbältet!
Man, Ive been waiting for this!!
great vid! I got myself a set of m90 and m90k for playing airsoft, very solid uniforms and confortable + you don t see it that often
Now that Sweden is done, maybe it's time for their eastern neighbour (province) Finland, and the finnish M05-camo!? 😏 🇸🇪💙🇫🇮
8:15 Damn that looks elite af
leet
As far as I have understood Nordic countries will use/develop their own camouflage patterns for the NCU. At least Finland will use M05-pattern in their NCUs and they will be used alongside with existing M05-clothing.
Yes and that was stated in the video. The common test is to spread out the cost for uniforms that fit in different counties. The design is planned to be identical the only difference is the print on the fabric.
My favorite camouflage pattern in BF4
YES! I've been waiting for this one.
Damn, I just saw this camo, and was like huh, uniform history has to do a video on it, and you spit this out moments later
The Irish camo could be an interesting option for a future video. Well done on this as well!
This channel is fueling my militaria camo addiction.
Now when I go to the surplus store I want to buy everything.
No white blazer and pastel shirt?
Can you do the Finnish patterns next? M05, its variants and the M62 camouflage, would be interesting imo.
finally so you see m90 because I have requested it in type 5 monthwr I from sweden so fun to see damn good video
I hope you will make a complete history of the NCU. Its very interresting when 4 contries come together in this large uniform project.
Not one mention of Chickies or ping pong balls, that took some control...... well done.
Great video.
Awsome info!
A swedish guy here, great vid and very accurate! Thanks
Nice one. I never knew much about the pattern and how it came to be. :-)
Fresh Uniform History, awwwww yeah!
8:29 Just look at that, such an iconic pattern.
One of my favorite patterns!
One of my most favorite recently acquired camos 🤘🏼
When doing my military service 1989-90 we got the m/59 and m/58 systems. The officers got the m/90. The m/59 system was 30 years old then. Now the m/90 is 30 years old 😀
Another great vid.
Awesome video. Loved it. Just wondering if you're going to do a video on the MICH family of helmets through to the ACH? Asking for a friend. Cheers.
Hey man this is just bc I watched one of ur US army vids, and being from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (and current Active Duty US Army) and right next door to Natick, MA (where Natick Labs is located) it’s not pronounced “Nay-tick”, it’s pronounced “Nate-ick” but as one continuous word so “Nateick”. Sorry pet peeve since I used to go there so often and being from there. Love the vids tho keep up the awesome work bro!
Great video mate.
I'd love to see you do a video on the JGSDF's camos from the
Type 1 (sometimes called airborne or Northern camo) to the current Type 2 (Japanese
flectarn). I have a set of the type 2 I picked up when I was living in Japan
and was interested in finding out how much the German pattern influenced its design.
However, getting info on anything to do with the JSDF in
English is a bit patchy at best and not often well sourced.
There was actually another version of the M90 with a very different cut and fit that used the same pattern: The C-stridsdräkt, or "Chemical combat uniform". It was supposed to be used if someone dropped nasty nerve gas or anything such on us and was basically a hooded one-piece uniform with the M90 pattern that had a layer of activated carbon between the outer and inner fabric. I don't know if it was a standard issue or if we were part of an experiment, we got it in 1991 as a "reward" after putting out a fire in an ammo and material warehouse at a training field before we were issued the real M90 later on.
It made quite a lot of noise, and was very warm. Nice in the winter but not so much during summer time. Mine always smelled really strong of the tear gas we used when fitting the gas masks between exercises, I did my service in a CBRN unit in the Swedish air force.
As a swed I had to smile when you tried to pronounce FOA at 2:04 :D
Damn dude, i will always remember my dad comming home after military practis wearing full swed camo
Awesome video 🤘🏻 🤯
Thank you for. A Swede still in the service! ☺
Who else wants a video on the British dpm
Was just gonna say that. I prefer DPM over MTP especially when we're in a forest
Yes! I would like to see a video on British Airborne patterns!
@@direwolfgaming4905 MTP is good in moorland areas and transitional areas but I get pissed off that people say it covers all areas well. It doesn't - it is a compromise so the UK government could save money by halving the amount of uniforms they had to supply.
If UK needs to fight in Europe we'll go back to DPM or something else rather than MTP.
@@justvin7214 I've heard there is a green dominant variation of MTP that is or was supposed to be used in jungle environments, I'd imagine they'd have to roll that out quickly if there was a conflict in Europe, too many countries have used DPM type patterns which can lead to issues like during Gulf war 1 as the Iraqis had a DPM type pattern. Much of the stock has been sold off now too.
@@jelkel25 I've not seen that but I'd be interested to see it.
I would have liked to see DPM updated to add some micro-pattern to it like the flecktarn or rhodesian patterns.
As a collector i wonder why this stuff is so rare on the market, almost like the Finnish M05
As a fellow collector from Sweden it isn’t all that rear to find some m90 stuff but still somewhat uncommon here to
I'm assuming you are from the United States but the market isn't really that big there as you can just see it on the internet. It isn't all that that uncommon here in Norway but it can be a pain sometimes
To my understanding varusteleka (a finnish military surplus store) can deliver to the US. They are not he exact ones that the Finnish Defence Forces use but its very close
The Brittish company Arktis produce great outdoor clothing in different classic camos, and among them M90. The Finnish M05 you can find at www.varusteleka.com
Soon there will be plenty M90 since Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark yesterday decided to contract for the new uniform system, delivery starts this year 👍🏻
2:05 not good but i mean it's really REALLY hard for many countries to pronounce it so i'll give you credit for the bravery of trying and cause you made a good video!
I'm a simple man. I see a Uniform History video, I press Like
The old M/59 shirt was still in circulation when I did my conscription service in 2001. It was very comfy, especially when at the base. Today we use the t-shirt + M/90 Light jacket.
The m90 is a great pattern. It is distinctly Swedish: over-engineered and highly functional without being flashy.
I really hope they keep it, because if something isn't broken, you should 't try to fix it.
Most camo patterns seem to be chosen because they look cool, but they are often are too intricate so the pattern blends together to a solid color at distance. Breaking up a silhouette is way more effective than trying to accurately mimic a natural texture. M90 does this perfectly, while still blending well with the swedish natural color palette.
I would think the belgium army camo would make a great video as i always found it the nicest camo these days. Also the pre world War one uniforms of the belgains are very interesting
is it possible to ever see a video about the uniforms before the m90, with that i mean any of the m59, m58, m58/39 and the m39
Nog svårt att hitta på någon info på engelska, kan tänka att det blir svår jobbat då. Finns ju knappt någon info på svenska utanför arkiven. Men hade varit intressant.
Tillägg: Simon Olssons bok Svenska arméns uniformer är bra.
Idk if you know about this, but there are pics out there of a new version of M90, incorporating rust brown and steel bloo into the color palette. It looks pretty cool, sadly I lost the link to pics of this experimental pattern, so if someone who speaks Swedish can help locate it, that'd be great.
Fanns bilder på dem från när dem tävla skytte i USA och tror det var från 2019, om det hjälper dig söka.
There was pictures of these uniforms when swedish soldiers where visiting the US in a shooting competition from 2019 I think, If that helps you browse.
@@W03JokerAirsoft Search TH-cam for "Soldiers Fire AWM Sniper During European Best Sniper Team Competition" and go to 2:40 . I don't know what it was, but doubt it was experimental, probably private. Many make M90 in slightly "off" colours, but haven't seen this colourway before.
I got a set of M90 in Kosovo, it's the tanker version of it. Great pattern. Was thrilled to trade it for a set of ACUs!
Great, finally were doing nordic patterns!Next: Finnish M05 please.
Nice video and facts, you've done your research well, don't worry about the mispronunciation, swedish is pretty difficult for English speaking person at first.
If you or anybody else are interested in Swedish M90 uniforms and LBE equipment I advise you to check out my older videos on my channel as I was an avid collector a couple of years ago :)
Wow I had no idea that there were 3 versions for different parts of Sweden. When I did my military service 11 years ago I was always pissed of when I got a light colored one because I thought it had been used so much it had gotten washed out. Well then...
I think this is a myth. I think it was a matter of different batches and manufacturers from the beginning.
Some of the earliest versions from the late 80's and early 90's had the best and most effective colours, but I doubt there was ever any intentional variation. Some later versions were very strange with bright neon and "poison" green shades. These work very well in bright green summer decidous forest or tropical jungle though.
When I did military service 80-81 we painted a lot of vehicles with this pattern I remembered it so well that I drew freehand on my friend's Volvo and he filled in with paint. I still like it.
NGL probably one of my favourite camo styles
The difference between M59 to M90 are amazing. I think the M90 pattern works great as it totally breaks up the shape of a human. Lets see what the new pattern will be =)
The new pattern will 100% be just another multicam clone
@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606it will be more or less the same pattern 👍
Would be nice to see a vid on British dpm
3:10 - P18. I did my service at A7, a sister regiment to P18 '86 to '87 and had the M59 and M58 uniform.
ehsnils A lot of footage from Gotland and P18, Lv2 and A7 in this clip 👍😀
I have some of this. It’s just a big piece of fabric but it’s very well made. I use it like a picnic blanket on the shooting bench when I go to the range. Much nicer to rest my arms on, and I’m not scared hot brass is going to do much to it.
02:00 Your pronunciation of Försvarets Forskningsanstalt is hilarious.
In the Canadian Army, we've been issued some of the SAAB Barracuda Reversible Winter/Arctic Camouflage screens. They're meant for individual soldiers, and one side is all white, with the other side having a grey/white splinter variation.
I absolutely love that pattern. Good job sweden.
Well this is fortuitous, I'm waiting on some M90 to show up in the mail.
thank you so much
I've noticed you've had a thumbnail before with the Brazilian pattern (I think). Do you plan on doing a video on one of their uniforms? Like the Caatinga one
This channel's gonna blow
Can we get video about Baltic nation camos? Don't really care if all 3 are bundled up or separate.
2:56 i am so happy to see Bulgarian camouflage. This is a photo of Bulgarian border patrol, 60' or 70'.
I had no idea we had versions for different parts of the country. So that's why the jacket didn't match the new pants 😯
Damn, 5 seconds. Never been this early before.
0:30 I usually just click these videos because a clip of the Barrett boys is in the hover-over preview
Спасибо автору! Очень познавательное видео!!
Cool camo.
Id love to see a video on the M/84
Could you do the Australian camouflage uniform, auscam, from 1990's through to today?
This
I'd love to hear how the air force wound up in blue combats
@@danmack3173 the same way our navy did, I imagine.
The new multi terrain version is pretty cool tbh
@@danmack3173 It's because Australians always copy whatever the Americans do.
Jellybean camo. 😂👌