Australian Disruptive Camouflage Pattern Effectiveness
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- In this video we look at the Australian Disruptive Camouflage Pattern (DCP). The pattern is also commonly referred to as DCPU (Disruptive Camouflage Pattern Uniform) and AUSCAM. We will be testing this Camouflage in a Woodland Environment during early Autumn/Fall time (North Texas woods). This video will consist of numerous scenes where each will begin with a concealed stationary position (both with & without the use of vegetation), followed by a movement phase out of the initial position. The purpose of the video is to give the viewer a chance to see the individual camouflage pattern and how it looks and blends into this environment. There will be varying degrees of how much of the uniform will be exposed to the viewer. Some scenes will only expose little more than perhaps a boonie hat, while other scenes have very little vegetation covering.
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the reason this pattern kicks ass is because the Australian Defense Forces are a military that services not just a country but a CONTINENT with deserts, mountains, plains, Tasmanian forests, and Queensland Jungles
Itsnodawayitustabe We have multiple patterns of this for different environments though, And we've recently adopted a MULTICAM pattern with Australian fitted coloration.
I agree the pattern is great. Sad to see it go. The camo is likely optimised for the tropical environment of the north of Australia. We are unlikely to be invaded from Antarctica.
I went to Phillip Island recently to see the fairy penguin invasion does that count as a Antarctic invasion?
Very impressive channel i was just looking around at camouflage for Australian milsim paintball this hit the spot.
According to wikipedia we formulated the pattern from satellite photographs of the landscape.
Tassie forests (aka rainforests) and FNQ Jungles (aka rainforests) look exactly the same!
Me being an Australian army cadet I just looked at you face camo and it really helped pass a camofluage test, as I was fairly new to face camofluage
Having spent 6 years in the Australian Army Reserves, I can attest to the effectiveness of this camouflage pattern in our wilderness, however, it's unsurprising that it's not entirely effective in the Autumn of North America, in fact, I doubt there'd ever be a time of year where Auscam would blend into the North American flora - I'd also like to point out that this camo pattern actually gets better as you wear it and it fades in the harsh Aussie sunlight...
Thumbs up for the Aussies.
I am an aussie. So yeah i guess. Thumbs up to us!
Yeah us aussies are good at what we do!
"If ya gona do it
Do it right"
G'day mate.I'm a former Australian Infantry soldier myself. I served for over 17yrs and have deployed to East Timor 1999, 2001, 2006, 2010 and Afghanistan 2012. Great review. Could you please do a review on the new Australian multi-cam?
I don't have any to, but maybe in the future.
this camo does a pretty damn good job..
this is better than digital camo but the new tiger stripe style camo is better
@@vanillaicecream2385 the AMCU?
Sky King Only when mission requires it 😉😂
I may be biased (read most definitely), but imo Australia DPCU's are the best in the world. Especially suited and most effective in conditions in Australia (naturally)... Except the boots. I frigging hated those boots during basic. After removing the third blister on my left foot one night I was told by our corporal to wear them in the bath/shower. After that the most painful part was keeping them clean. But I'll hand it to the yanks, I remember doing a swap with some U.S marines when on exercises for their boots and they were bloody great (and the marines were top blokes too).
This is one of the very few, if not only, videos I've seen documenting this using AUSCAM. Even a google search on effectiveness of AUSCAM comes up mostly empty handed. So well done.
This may be the best military pattern test I've seen. It may be the time of day combined with the time of year, but this pattern is as close to perfect in this test as you can get. 3:55 I would have stepped on you.
We now have our own version of multi-cam in those colours.
Foxhound R336 I believe its not just the color pallette, but the size of the pattern disruption is "leaf sized" and blends seamlessly into the deciduous forest.
Militia.uS.com Agreed. It was a good pattern for its time. It really did blend into any environment we operated out of. The new Muti-cam version is now even better.
I think this pattern is lighter and has more defined disruption. Crye Multicam has softer edges and is a bit darker, which would make it better for a darker scene with less leaf edge foliage.
Mate, Your not getting what your being told by an Former Aussie Soldier.....the Australians have taken the unique colour palatte of this camo pattern ( hearts and Bunnies) and remodeled it into a multicam STYLED pattern....it is unique to the Australian Forces...same as the British use MTP, a UNIQUE Multicam derivative but in British colours and designs.... Foxhound R336...I've seen the new Australian Multicam......it is seriously effective from the photos etc I have seen.....Good on the Australian Forces...lots of updating and upgrading..........saw that your Kiwi neighbors have a new Camo Uniform as well.........
YES! My favorite camo pattern. I've been hoping you would do this one. Thanks Brent.
Thanks for watching.
This pattern is more effective than I expected. It makes me think the Aussies should keep it instead of adopting a multicam variant like everyone else.
@@aredman22 The Multicam variants are designed by computer algorithms based on satellite and field photography of locations around the world, whereas the predecessor patterns are designed by human graphic artists in cooperation with naturalists and experienced military personnel... The fact is, the Multicam patterns are easy to produce and modify for different environments and don't require the consultation of human artists etc when making changes based on the region they will be used - I, for one, prefer the old way of deciding on camouflage patterns and not much of a fan of Multicam.
Great pattern
Some similar to polish 6PDPD
Wow, just wow. It may be the best one yet!
That pattern is super effective, definatly going to be looking out for some of that. - Jim
I have to agree with other commentators here. An extremely effective pattern for sure. I was highly impressed. Thanks for the work Brent.
Thanks for watching.
Loved seeing how the Aussie camo stood up to the American Bush it worked well in some spots but not in others
As has been mentioned before in the comments, this camouflage is surprisingly effective in most of the Australian bush (forest). The Aus forest has a lot of eucalypt leaf and background colours that comprise blue grey greens, grey greens, and olives that allow the camouflage to blend into the background extremely well. US and European forests tend to have a lot more 'green/greens' and intense greens. You really have to see this camo in the original environment to understand how well it works.
Dang. That's good camo. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.
Great to see a fantastic video on this lesser known but extremely effective camo pattern.
Love these videos. Its the first one I've watched where i couldn't find you immediately . In fact, this is the first one where i was wrong, when I pointed you out on the screen. In most cases, your rifle sling was what gave you away. Auscam rocks.
I used play this game on a megatouch screen at cafes where you would try to find the difference between pictures. this reminds me of that game. best part is that it's free lol. you earned yourself a sub.
The original Multicam.
Great way to review a cammo pattern. My sons and I were playing find the soldier.
A very good pattern.
great info. thank you.
carry on! appreciate what you do. love these videos and the training scenario videos as well. your bringing a smile to a crippled old leatherneck.
The new ADF camo has got the MULTICAM pattern with the AUSCAM colours it's pretty cool
No, it’s multicam style/concept but with Auscam colours and shapes, basically the same/ similar shapes to the old version but smaller
Hi im Australian and love this video! I would love to see a video of the new video of you reviewing the new australian camo called Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform!!!
Could you please do a general video on how to utilise your camoflauge effectivley. Such as what you look for in an enviorment on where to conceal yourself.
'Hearts and Bunnies' ... all the way! - If you don't know that's a nickname for AUSCAM in OZ ... if you look closely you can see the shapes of Hearts and a Rabbits head with ears. My favourite of our Australia Cams.
Wow! Seems to work very well. Thank you SO much for the videos and most Importantly for your service to our great country! Semper Fi!
I appreciate it man.
In the Australian army cadets we call that uniform DPCU
I've heard we might be getting amcu soon
Thanks, very good colors for Texas in early fall, only moderately disruptive of the outline, and happy Veterans Day Thanks
Thanks for watching.
Great video and pattern effectiveness test. Glad you are providing this feedback for supporter review and opinion. One of the great channels on youtube.
Thanks
Dang, that is good camo in the woods. I couldn't see him until he moved.
I'd say a quite effective pattern and works to an advantage close to the ground were you have fallen leaf or dead grass tones/shapes/sizes mixed w/ a bit of standing foliage or green into gray brush mixing in the light to shadows. Nicely done Brent!!!
Great video presentation on the AUSCAM and seems to be very effective. Glad your friend did that trade and supplied you in turn.
Just bought a hat with this camo pattern. Now I can see how effective it is. Thanks!
Thanks for watching.
That's a very effective pattern.
I bet you did not know how Auscam or Dpcu's where developed the Csiro feed all photos of the terrains in Australia in to a super computer and the Auscam pattern was developed.
The Bunny Suit pattern was designed after scientific research by the CSIRO in the 80's.
Environment in video looks a lot like my environment in southeast Queensland at present. One thing I've noticed regarding dpcu, and is noticeable in parts of this video, is that when the sunlight is behind, it tends not to silhouette the entire form as a whole, but highlights edges of the form, and hence further breaks up the human shape.
Can you test British Army red coat?
Lol
Yes!!!
Hey Brent, love all the content and appreciate all the time you put into making your videos. Can we expect to see some more videos on infantry tactics or shooting drills in the future?
With the way your environment looks right now, it looks like Multicam would preform very well.
Mr Brent, great video, but I wanted to suggest something, that you could do a review on the combat fatigues, like talking about the pockets, the fabric, etc...
The thing about that is I'm focusing on the pattern itself. Not all of the garments I do videos on are military issue, the video is specifically about how the pattern effectively blends into a certain environment.
***** I know, bro, I was just saying an idea for probably s future video series
+Brent0331 please use serbia camouflage camo
I scored this camo recently. I love it.
Thanks mate for making this vid, I've always wanted to see this pattern in other areas of the world, thanks
No problem brother, I will probably do another video on it when the Spring/Summer roll back around and its very lush in green vegetation.
Great vid Brent. I severed 5 years Inf and when we first got these I thought they were lame and looked silly til I got out bush and it blew me away
Thanks brother.
I served in the Australian Army Reserve and saw the transition from JG to Auscam. The first patrol I took my section on when we had been issued Auscam, I swear to God the men simply disappeared when they stood or lay still. I had to really concentrate on where they stopped and propped to find them again.
As an airsofter this is my BDU. This and the swedish m90 are my fave patterns. Then the Flectarn and CadPat
It always astounded me how similar this camo is not only to USMC ww2 frogskin, but also to the 1950s Blumentarn for the East German army
That face paint is the stuff of clown nightmares.
It seems to do well in that dry woodlands but I'm sorry to say that either this is a very earlier version of the DPCU or a commercial copy. The current DPCU has zippered leg pockets,,,velcro sleeve adjustments,,pockets on the upper arms and if it was traded from a Australian serviceman it would have the "Rising Sun" patch on the upper left arm,,,what we call a biscuit.
The pattern itself is different,,,the "blotches" are too big and not the right shapes,,,I've been wearing this uniform for 8 yrs now and can spot a copy a mile off. Commercial companies are not aloud to use the exact same colors as the DPCU so unless you hold a real and copy together u may not realize. One way to tell is if there are any "bunnies" in the blotches. Some of the blotches have a bunny rabbit shape. The shape of the color blotches are quite distinctive with DPCU and they also cannot be copied by commercial companies.
Henry Kinssinger the colour contrast seems slightly too bold for ADF issue in my mind unless thats the film contrast itself but pants seem to be of older generation. you'd know the cams better than I.
Henry Kinssinger it's an older version, I'm with the cadets and we use retired military gear, We have the same issue as he does. **Edit** obviously our uniforms are much more worn, New and clean uniforms tend to stick out a lot more as it is bright and vibrant, if you're unlucky you get issues commercial ones but it's not too common.
when I was with the cadets 15 years ago that was pretty much the same uniform we were issued. With the buttoned pockets. Same thing though our uniforms some were darker from being worn in.
when i was serving back in the 80s the 'biscuit " was only worn by diggers who had served over seas.
me too
the hat is a knock off.
I've been waiting so long for this installation!
I've been smuggling plums for years and waiting for you.....
Yup, this pattern was up there in most requested by my viewers.
That kinda looks like the pattern Marines used in the Pacific in World War 2. I wouldn't be surprised if that pattern was the basis for what Australia did for their uniform.
Outer Heaven Paintball I was gonna day it looks like a fall version of the marine duck camo pattern.
TheVandolizm there’s 5+ versions down to different shades of colours to different button and stitching colours
According to wikipedia that's correct.
It was designed by DSTO Australia using a computer algorithm generated pattern and was produced in 4 colour mixes; Auscam, desert, Navy and enemy cam (used for opfor training). From an ex Aussie digger ;-)
That worked surprisingly well !
i am from Australia and have been using this camo for a while now and my personal opinion aswell as most people i know do not like this pattern because it dose not break up the pattern enough but i have just got the new AMCU (Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform) and it works much better and it has pretty much the same colors. nice video though
LOL! They posted camouflage ads on your channel bro. You're worldwide now bro. LOL!!!
I couldn't image playing "hide and go seek" with this guy. I'd never find him. :)
*Imagine
What about him, with that on, plus a ghillie suite over the top of that.
@@edit_8866 Total invisibility.
I had to look very hard the camouflage was a surprise how good it was . Your net scarf was a bit to dark it outlined the brim of your hat. And your rifle stood out at times. But Over all very impressive Break up of your body brother . 👍🇺🇸🤝Thank you very much 🇬🇧
Thanks for watching brother.
another quality video as always, thanks Brent
Thanks man.
That stuff is way better then the Russian stuff in the last video. I really had to look hard to find you a few times in this one. It really blend in when there are spots of light shining though the leaves.
Its an idea time of the year for this pattern for sure.
that is some impressive camo. I wonder how it would work here. From your videos, it looks like where you're at, and the part of SC that I'm in are pretty close in colors and types of vegetation.
Good pattern.
Amazingly effective camo!
+Brent0331 Great video Brent! This pattern worked much better than I had originally expected. Keep up the good work.
The original version was meant for north west, and north central Australia which is basically very dry. The one you are wearing is good for those arid areas along our north west. As a collector you may be interested that this pattern has had 8 variants, with three of them hard to get, and 2 of them quite valuable. 1. Trials pattern DPCU ( background colour is a light green instead of beige, better for Queensland, and extremely rare now 2. DPCU (the one you are wearing) 3. Red DPCU for opfor exercises, which turned out to be very very effective in the desert. 4,5, and 6 DDPCU Desert DPCU for the middle east, with a pale background, yellow background and grey background. (3 very diff variations). 7. Mid-Point which is between desert and normal DPCU and was never used. 8 DPNU for the RAN ( Navy..greys and greens but same pattern) oops...forgot, a ninth is a trial that was done for the RAAF ( Air Force) but never used. Instead they now have a bright/garish/non-tactical type of multicam with 4 types of blue. Looks good, but even their official documents state it is not to be used in any combat area/activity. ( I had to read that about 5 times as I just couldn't believe they were openly saying it was just decorative !) You make great videos. Keep it up and enjoy camming up and blending in ! Cheers.
Really late to the party and having been exposed to almost all those patterns across my time in the RAAF and Army and posted to a unit with Pussers where everyone wore DPCU we all looked the same and aside from the Navy and Air Force with tapes on the left breast and the flag you couldn’t really tell each other apart in barracks, the reason the Air Force went with the blues on blues Camo was it was easier to hide stains from working on and around the aircraft, much life the reason the navy went from solid grey overalls to DPNU to hide stains when at sea and have a Camo pattern that I’d edifies them as military and not civilian, but it’s main purpose was a uniquely identifiable ‘corporate’ uniform that would make the RAAF stand out from the other 2 services again much like DPNU did for the navy thanks to the TV Show Sea Patrol that thrust DPNU into the average Aussies house.
Being Army in a RAAF area and RAAF at an Army unit in my career all wearing DPCU in barracks no one knew what service you were. But with adoption of the Blue Camo at least you can tell what service they are. Deployed and field it doesn’t matter.
I do like the fact we adopted AMCU over Multicam in the end I personally believe tests may have been skewed to show AMCU was superior across all terrains over Multicam as ADA will make more off AMCU than Multicam but I appreciate us having our own variation that works.
I do think it was a lot of money spent taking navy from Grey overalls to DPNU to MMPU and RAAF from CWD to DPCU to GPU and then Army through all its DPCU variation to AMCU has cost a lot.
But at least we save money now by making all barracks uniforms the same patterns of Camo (with colour changes) and the same shirt and trousers across all services instead of Navy having a different cut for trouser and shirts with day glo and even the change from taking pleats out of RAAF service dress pockets to flat pockets to match all the others has now saved money long term.
@@bornepatrol A lot of really interesting points. I enjoyed reading that.
We have the new gear now, the old AusCam still rock down here in the bush. ATB Moose
I'm hoping some of your guys new stuff makes it over to the states eventually.
***** I'll see what i can do Brent, send me your size on PM. I'm ex Regular British Army living in Oz but currently with the ADF Reserve. Might be able to square some current kit away for you. Cheers Moose
MOOSEDOWNUNDER Outstanding brother, Im a tall individual, my utility size for American uniforms are Large/Long. im not sure how the Aussies sizes are but the bigger the better.
***** G'day mate, ill do my best. Might have to call over to a mate in a diff regiment to get the larger sizes. Coming back at you. Stay Frosty Moose
Thanks brother, I appreciate it.
Looks pretty effective to me.
nice work mate, working the camo well.
Looks effective. I'm noticing that nothing really works when you're standing and backlit or sidelit, I guess because bushes let light through, whereas a human torso does not.
It's really effective from a distance more than 10 meters
Please use the new Spanish digital woodland
he sure will if you send him some
In my opinion, you should invest some money in a higher-quality camera, something that records in 4K resolution. I think it would add a lot of immersion to your videos, especially for viewers who watch on high-resolution screens. Your videos are certainly the best of their kind on TH-cam, but they would look fantastic with a better camera.
Thanks for your input. Unfortunately that type equipment is far too expensive. I may invest in a camera that is capable of 1080p soon, but for now 720 will have to do.
Brent0331 A modem cell phone can shoot in 4k. Love your videos by the way
I love this pattern.
pretty good !, I never really liked this Camo as it is too 2D, but watching you testing it , I am impressed 8-9/10 I would say . this pattern is based on a US ww2 pattern used by marines in Iwogima and it was also used to some degree in Vietnam . Australians may have inherited this pattern with some coloration changes they made to match their environment
great camo for fall
I agree.
i really like your videos but along with camo are there certain ways of hiding and taking advantage of a camouflage? obviously standing still is one but anything else?
You lay/crouch in an unnatural positoon, facing away from the observer and obviously put vegetation in between you and him
don't be afraid to add local vegetation to your outfit. That is what the loops on boonie caps and slots in helmet covers are for
Its 2 months old I know, but the best thing to do with any sort of camo is break your outline. Human eye goes for movement, then it sees outlines, if you can break it well, you get invisible.
Few of these i was able to see where you were or at least the general area. others i was tricked to not seeing you at all. Good job tho mate.
Pretty effective stuff! Would love to get my hands on some!
It has been replaced by a multicam variant (same colours, multi cam pattern). Should be easy to find plenty of DPCU (Auscam) sets on the market, particularly if you search for Australian outdoor/disposal stores.
Lol, I was actually going to message you an ask if you wanted me to send you a set of DPCUs...too late. If I get the chance I'll send you a set of AMCUs (The multicam pattern with Aussie colour palette)....but they're pretty tightly controlled.
Very effective!
The only thing that gives this pattern away is the meat pie wrappers and the Crownies 🤣
if you broke up the lines on you hat it would improve your stealth, nice demo.
Very good video. Top shelf.
Just my opinion here....
I live in Australia, and Auscam works really well during seasons where the foliage is starting to die off, and while there might be some green about, there's more tans and browns visible. In really thick, lush, green environments, Auscam doesn't do as well. It still performs reasonably, but there are better patterns for predominantly green terrains. But in Australia, so much of the terrain is semi-arid, hence the colour scheme of Auscam.
Of all the points, the main drawback I see about the old Auscam (as shown in this video) is that the spots and blobs are too uniform and similar in shape. Altogether bad? No. But having more variety in the pattern shapes would go a long way. The new Australian Camouflage pattern is a big improvement:
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The colour scheme is similar/identical to the original Auscam, but the pattern shapes are totally different.
While I think the new Auscam (link below - top uniform) is fantastic, I think Original Crye Mulitcam (link below - middle uniform) has a better colour scheme:
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On a side note - in the US, the Autumn/Winter seasons are more brown/tan in appearance, where the foliage starts to die off, and there's much less green about. But during your Spring/Summer seasons, you have much more lush green foliage.
In Australia, it's pretty much the reverse. Except for far Northern Australia....our Summer is extremely dry and arid, where there's not that much greenery about, and browns/tans dominate. But in Winter, there's more rainfall and much more lush greenery about.
Thanks for the input.
Brent you make it so hard to choose a camouflage pattern
Ha... life is about options and choices my friend.
Thanks for showing all the options
Wow.... This is REALLY good.
Yeah, it worked out pretty good during this time of year. Being early Fall the color scheme of the pattern aligns pretty well with the environment right now.
It is to easy. I have seen you every time
Fuck yeh STRAYA!
and if you look really carefully you can see bunny heads all over the pattern. very effective DPCU tho, whether its full sun, partial shade, even movement , all year long, still like em,, do like the new multi cam version too,
The newer one looks awesome, but I've now seen a few once they go through the wash a few times (there's a military base in my town) and... I'm not too impressed. With the old ones, the pattern was big enough that even when faded, it still had large areas that were overall lighter or darker at a distance. On the other hand the pattern on the AMCUs is so small that, while they do have multicam's macropatterns in them when they're new, once they fade, they just blend into an overall single greenish tan colour. It's one of those things that I think probably looks great on paper and in the publicity photos, but in practice isn't necessarily an improvement unless they can figure out some more colourfast dyes. But hey, at least it probably reduces the chance of friendly fire incidents with our most significant allies since we're all wearing very similar looking uniforms now.
Seems very effective!
Australia has since adopted multicam.
A variant of multicam, basically the same colours but the pattern is kind of thicker...
We took your design & splash our colours on it. 😂
What gloves are you wearing ?
dude that works well,its kinda WWII like I like it
Good stuff!
hey Brent. quick question. have you ever worked with Recon Marines? on deployments? S/F
Indirectly, I can't recall off the top of my head a time we worked along side them but we may have. I was in a Infantry line company during the invasion. I'm sure Blt recon assets were probably forward of us getting eyes on an objective before we assaulted it.
Gotcha, cool deal
Could you make videos on MOS profiles
Its funny you say that... I've been thinking about some future ideas for videos and one of the ones I was thinking about doing was a video similar to that in that I would talk about the 0311 MOS and the billets associated with it: Rifleman, assistant automatic rifleman, automatic rifleman and team leader. I've also contemplated doing a video on a Machine gun team which includes a Team leader, gunner and ammo man.
Brent0331 thank you for taking it in consideration I was highly interested in your MOS and who better to explain this to us than you. I also would like to thank you for taking your time and replying and I believe your content is improving drastically over time
Only missing is the f88
can you test out the new AMCU?
If I ever get my hands on it.
fuckin weird, I JUST saw someone wearing these pants casually downtown, today
better than Multicam?
Depends on the environment, this might be better in very thick vegetation
For some reason I’ve managed to spot you within 10 seconds