MERDC camouflage is a system of standardized camouflage paint schemes for military vehicles developed by the US Army Mobility Equipment Research & Development Center (MERDC) during the 1970s. Each vehicle-specific paint scheme consisted of a color placement pattern and a combination of four out of twelve colors from the Federal Standard 595 (FS595) color reference. The colors and pattern scheme could be adjusted as the environments changed. Military modelers often emulate the schemes when painting models and soldiers.
Colors
+ Colors used in MERDC camouflage paint schemes Color FS 595 code White n/a Desert sand 30279 Sand 30277 Earth yellow 30257 Earth red 30117 Field drab 30118 Earth brown 30099 Olive drab 34087 Light green 34151 Dark green 34102 Forest green 34079 Black 37038
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