DPM "Desert"

DPM "Desert"


Iraq 2003-2005


For details on the official markings of the camouflage clothing parts, see topic S94/S95.


The camouflage field garment bears the designation DPM - Disruptive Pattern Material. It is in the colour scheme "Desert". The designation S91 is not used and is misleading, despite the fact that this garment was created in 1991. Originally, the British Army developed a four-colour camouflage field garment for the desert, but many of these made their way to Iraq as a result of military materiel aid. Therefore, in 1990, prior to Operation Desert Storm, it was decided to urgently develop and introduce a new camouflage garment. Because the elimination of one colour proved insufficient and the garment still resembled the original pattern, two colours had to be eliminated. The top photo shows the camouflage field garment in the original colours, although the pattern may not be identical. The photo of the footwear shows the new generation S2000 for the "Soldier 2000" kit. The DPM Desert camouflage field garments used today are also shown in the picture of the soldier in Iraq. Some field clothing does not match the prescribed pattern. The PLCE support system and Mk.6 helmet are also in DPM desert colours. The last picture shows a Chinese copy of the old pattern. There is a considerable difference in the cut.


*note : sometimes "CS" for Combat Soldier, or even "P" for Pattern, is used to designate the uniform instead of S for Soldier.

First photo. I can't agree with you more. The spotted "wonder" is not an older type of DPM "desserts", the camouflage is similar, but the cut is different. The cut of the older design is identical to the later one(pants and shirt).

Yes,it's there mainly because of the colors,the cut can be read from the new DPMs but the colors can't. I strongly suspect that the blouse in the first photo is even Iraqi !!! Those colours are guaranteed to be identical though. Besides, it's not quite clear how many kinds of smock in the Desert colour of the older version were actually made. Strange as it may seem, I've also seen something resembling a Para Smock in Desert colors in the past with the distinctive heat pad finishes on the sleeves. However, I have no further information on this, it's unverified, unconfirmed. Furthermore, I don't even know exactly if DCTA ( Defence Clothing and Textiles Agency ) sewed these uniforms in Taiwan or anywhere else, or even in multiple places at the same time. The camouflage pattern was simplified considerably by taking away two colours, but the time pressure to produce enough uniforms for the Gulf troops was very great anyway.