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Camouflage Patterns of the Chinese Armed Forces

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Camouflage Patterns of the Chinese Armed Forces

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Camouflage Patterns of the Chinese Armed Forces

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Experimental, Short-Lived and Unofficial Chinese Camouflage Patterns

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Experimental, Short-Lived and Unofficial Chinese Camouflage Patterns

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Camouflage Patterns of the Chinese Armed Forces

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Camouflage Patterns of the Chinese Armed Forces

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Camouflage of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force and other Agencies

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-* The official snow camouflage of the PLA is seen here, Type "19/21 Snow"
+* Another pattern in the Type 21 ''Xingkong'' (星空) or "Starry Sky" camouflage family is the "19/21 Snow" pattern, seen here. This design is printed on both uniforms and equipment and is issued to personnel deploying to snow-covered regions.
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 == Camouflage of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force and other Agencies ==

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-* Another pattern from the mid-1990s is the Plateau or Mountain pattern, sometimes called the "winter pattern." Featuring black, brown & olive green woodland shapes on tan background, the pattern was primarily issued to PLA units operating in northern temperate regions & arid regions of China in fall/winter.
+* Another pattern from the mid-1990s is the "Gobi" pattern, sometimes called the "winter pattern." Featuring black, brown & olive green woodland shapes on tan background, the pattern was primarily issued to PLA units operating in northern temperate regions & arid regions of China in fall/winter.
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 * Circa 2004 the PLA Special Forces adopted a [[DPM]] pattern similar to that worn by the Philippines. This camouflage is referred to colloquially as "04 Hunter" camouflage.

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−	* Circa 2003, the PLA Special Forces experimented with a [[woodland]]-type camouflage design, termed "03 Hunter." The design features amoebic/woodland shapes in black, light brown, and forest green on a yellowish-tan background. It was only worn briefly by certain Special Forces units, and later rejected in favor of the 04 Hunter [[DPM]] pattern.
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	* Limited use of [[Multicam]] was seen by some PLA units in the early 2000s.		* Limited use of [[Multicam]] was seen by some PLA units in the early 2000s.

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		+	* Circa 2003, the PLA Special Forces experimented with a [[woodland]]-type camouflage design, termed "03 Hunter." The design features amoebic/woodland shapes in black, light brown, and forest green on a yellowish-tan background. It was only worn briefly by certain Special Forces units, and later rejected in favor of the 04 Hunter [[DPM]] pattern.
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	* Limited use of [[Multicam]] was seen by some PLA units in the early 2000s.		* Limited use of [[Multicam]] was seen by some PLA units in the early 2000s.

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-* Circa 2004-2005 the PLA Special Forces adopted a [[DPM]] pattern similar to that worn by the Philippines. This camouflage is referred to colloquially as "hunter camouflage."
+* Circa 2004 the PLA Special Forces adopted a [[DPM]] pattern similar to that worn by the Philippines. This camouflage is referred to colloquially as "04 Hunter" camouflage.
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		+	== Notes ==
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		+	I wish to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Mr. Xiè Shēng (谢升) for his very generous assistance in providing research and documentation for this page, and others.

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-* Following a series of camouflage trials, the PLA General Rear Equipment Research Institute adopted a camouflage design loosely based on US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern in 1987. Known as "87 Pattern Woodland Type", the design would be adopted by the entire PLA (including elements of the Air Force and Navy), and would continue to be fielded in one form or another until 2007 when the pixelated designs were introduced. Different style uniforms in this pattern have also been exported to several countries around the world, including [[Albania]] and several nations in Africa.
+* Following a series of camouflage trials, the PLA General Rear Equipment Research Institute developed a camouflage design loosely based on US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern in 1987. Known as "87 Pattern Woodland Type", or "87 Jungle," the design would be adopted by the entire PLA (including elements of the Air Force and Navy), and would continue to be fielded in one form or another until 2007 when the pixelated designs were introduced. The earliest version of this pattern, issued in 1992, is seen here.
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-* A version of the Type 07 camouflage pattern with a modified color palette was adopted by the Armed Police in 2016, and referred to colloquially as 16 Jungle (PAP 16). This has become the official uniform of more than 1.3 million PAP personnel.
+* A version of the Type 07 camouflage pattern with a modified, darker color palette was adopted by the Armed Police in 2016, the Type 16 Jungle (PAP 16). This has become the official uniform of more than 1.3 million PAP personnel.
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