Swiss ALPENFLAGE 4K Camo Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 เม.ย. 2024
- Autumn (Fall for our American counterparts) has started to set in here in New Zealand - what better time to give Alpenflage a first run at a camo test! We kept this one fairly brief and in a optimal environment - there was some shots in some greenery that made us think we will have to revisit this in some more varied and more unexpected terrain.
But what do you guys think? Let us know down in the comments below!
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Hey guys we've had all sorts of feedback with previous videos from obstructed too much, need more in the open to not hiding enough. Baring in mind as always, cameras don't match anywhere near the focal distance the human eye does so we purposely take these incredibly close quarters (in context of combat) and with little to no cover to see how the pattern stacks up 👌
Good demo. By the way, TAZ83 was the non-infantry uniform, infantry stayed with the load-bearing jackets until after the Stgw 90 introduction, and TAZ90 was/is used with the Grundtrageinheit 90 conventional webbing. TAZ means "Tarnanzug", "camouflage suit" and refers to the cut of the uniform, not the pattern, for which we have yet to find an official name. There's also an awful lot of variation in colourways, I've got some TAZ83 where the red is almost mauve, and the other colours can vary quite a lot too leading to patterns of quite varied levels of overall contrast.
I think the red colors began to become imperceptible beyond 40 meters, at that point the pattern blended perfectly with the environment.
the reds are very strong (and in my opinion waaay to strong on the later version) but do their job in a leafy environment well. I guess the real question is does it continue to break up the human form at realistic engagement distances - something that is very difficult to purvey in camera
@@armyand_Outdoors True, I suppose this pattern is just very specific and tailored for Switzerland. Red colors do have shorter wavelengths in relation to light so that could also explain why the reds were beginning to fade dramatically as the distance increased, but to be fair most of the colors in other camouflage patterns begin to fade at greater distances anyway.
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The Camo works very good in the beginning of fall season when the leaves turn different colors before they wither and fall.
Can definitely think of a lot of places in the US these would work well in autumn, as well as Europe. Switzerland is ironically not the country I'd figured it'd be suited for with a lot of their defense focus in the treeless mountains
Works quite well here in the UK. Mine was faded, so did a green overdye. Colours still show, but it blends in even better now.
that'd be quite interesting to see your dye results!
@@armyand_Outdoors Dye video. th-cam.com/video/DOpvujlIUTA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6SE191WddGvv0COX
First outing after the colour change. th-cam.com/video/GMJKEXk7Rg8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Bc8CoHJDDwjoCvZu
@@frogmaster83 definitely a way to bring some more colour to a faded set. Well done!
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you got me at 2:25 !
that shot surprised us, didn't think with a mostly green backdrop it'd do any good at all. Goes to show underbrush still has to be taken into consideration
Very few areas in North America will this work as intended the reds in it is way too bright and stand out
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The second scene made me laugh for some reason
Yeah looked like he was taking a leak to me lol
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Seen you several times. Too much red. But if that red was toned down it be almost invisible mixed in with leaves.
indeed, the red is very strong (the later TAZ83 version its turned up by 100 in intensity haha).
The red spots is what does not convince me it will work well.
Red appears brown to the human vision beyond 40 yards.
Yep, its cos the red isn't supposed to trick the human eye in the visible spectrum. As I understand it, the pattern was developed to combat gen I night vision. The red especially was picked to reflect(?)/absorb(?) the active light emitted by those early night visions, that is why the jacket includes a thermal veil to cover one's face while donning the hood, which is totally badass. Not all jackets had them but mine does and I run around with that thing on like I'm in assassins creed XD. If you think about the terrain these would operate in, namely the Swiss Alps, it isn't impossible to believe that there are some ares of red tinged lichen or just orangey mineral deposits among the barren rock faces. In the midwest where I live this camouflage is perfect for early fall to mid, where the dominant color in the forest is brown, orange, or even yellow. My forest is much more diverse in color during fall so its probably up to geography or timing. Either way I won't deny it's a niche pattern.
@@screamingeagles2670 I like it for here in Autumn in Virgina. It blends in well with the red leaves.