New Uniform, new addon?

[Toasty McGrath 0]

well, it seems the U.S. army is up for a new uniform change soon. it'd be cool if someone could make an addon based on it.

here's the article...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army revealed on Monday a redesigned combat uniform with a digital camouflage pattern that looks strikingly different from soldiers' current battle dress uniforms.

It marks the first major change in the Army uniform since 1981, said Brig. Gen. James R. Moran, who modeled the uniform for reporters at the Pentagon. He said recruits will be issued the redesigned uniform starting October 2005, and the entire Army will be outfitted by December 2007.

The uniform is being produced in a single, universal pattern to replace the two camouflage versions in current use: tan-brown for desert use and green-brown-black for woodland settings.

The pattern for the new camouflage coat and trousers is a mix of light green, tan and gray. Moran said it was designed to allow soldiers to blend into urban, desert and forest environments; it is similar to the Marines' digital camouflage uniform except that it has no black in the pattern.

Soldiers also will get a new, no-shine, tan combat boot, and the current black boots will be discontinued.

The new uniform makes more use of Velcro, and the coat fastens in front with a zipper instead of buttons. Cuffs and pockets are fastened with Velcro, and the coat collar can be turned up and fastened Mandarin-style. The uniform is roomier and made with a no-wrinkle fabric.

The coat-trousers combination costs $88, compared with $56 for the current battle dress uniform.

The new uniform was designed in part to accommodate the new Interceptor body armor that soldiers are getting in Iraq and Afghanistan for partial protection from bullets as large as 7.62mm. The Mandarin-style collar, for example, shields the neck from the Interceptor vest collar.

Moran said the Army will offer soldiers extra protection with add-on armor for the underarm area, which is not covered with protective plates in Interceptor vests. The deltoid protection will increase the weight of the armor vests from 16 pounds to 22 pounds.

About 50,000 sets of deltoid protection are to be available by the end of September.

Moran said the Army is looking for ways to protect soldiers better who risk death or injury from homemade bombs in Iraq, the weapons of choice for anti-U.S. insurgents.

"We have a clever enemy, an adaptable enemy," he said.

Although if were really concerned about their safety we wouldn't have invaded Iraq... but anyway, just in case a bored adodn maker wants something new.

[Sgt. Stryker 0]

I'd rather poke a needle in my eye, shit i'd rather have soem OD BDUs than that crap, look at it.... why they hell are they doing this to our army, I know a few ppl that are pissed allready.

[Toasty McGrath 0]

I know, I know... they look like total crap (and we know how the army is never wrong...) but I'm just putting this out as an addons recommendation/request, not a discussion about the look of the new uniform. That's for the offtopic forum. Besides, if you've some of the experimental air force BDUs I've seen, this is a breath fo fresh air.

[-ZG-BUZZARD 0]

Toasty, can't see the pic...

[Toasty McGrath 0]

Should show up... oh well, here's the url just in case.

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images....219.jpg

[ExtracTioN 0]

What a ugly uniform bah

I will not be suprised when the US soldiers wear in about 10 years clown uniforms

[UsMarine408 0]

funny but all the army grunts i know always bash our Marpat patters and now there etting digi s but they suck as and if im not mistaken didnt the army already invest in some wierd ass green and brown cammies that were supposed to be released to them?

[UsMarine408 0]

funny but all the army grunts i know always bash our Marpat patters and now there etting digi s but they suck as and if im not mistaken didnt the army already invest in some wierd ass green and brown cammies that were supposed to be released to them?

[Ironsight 1]

What a ugly uniform bah

This ugly uniform is not worth making an addon of it

[mr reality 0]

This uniform has already been disgused at length here..New Uniform And yes its so crap i would hate to see someone waist even one second on makin an addon of it.

[MEDICUS 0]

....    why they hell are they doing this to our army, I know a few ppl that are pissed allready.

Perhaps someone has a "good friend" in the Pentagon and decided that it would be good to earn some extra cash by selling new uniforms to the army  

[Colossus 2]

I don't know why but it seems like this photo is taken from

Starship Troopers

And the whole idea, non the less the uniform, is pretty bad.

Do not make this a addon. I say again: Do NOT make this a

addon  

[Taconic 0]

That AP article is somewhat misleading... They have a universal pattern, but they're using multiple hues of it.

See a picture here.

That probably would have been the better scheme to send out with the press releases. Putting a guy in gray and white and sticking him in front of tress while saying, "HEY, LOOK AT OUR NEW CAMO" probably wasn't the best idea.

Personally, I don't think that the BDUs that the soldier in the picture that I linked to look that bad. The collar kind of sucks, but that's really all that I'd complain about.

[Wilco 944]

Looks like some crappy Starship troopers type uniform.

[stgn 39]

Well now it will be easy to reconice the us troops its the whit spots in the forrest, How is this better than a all green Uniform ?? Why change the M81 woodland for this pale MARPAT.

Oh now I know They have played too much OFP whit S%E marines, force recon, and thor that aint so bad lets make a lighter one

,

STGN

[UsMarine408 0]

the worst thing about there new cammies is they no way you cant see them in the night

1.moonlight reflects off white

2.nvgs with pick them up real nice

3.Now they have to tell all our allied countries we got new shitter cammies

4.They JUST SUCK enough said

[UsMarine408 0]

STGN just to let you know

MARPAT

MARine

PATtern

and the army one SWMARPAT

Shitty

Wanna be

MARine

PATtern

lol

[stgn 39]

STGN just to let you know

MARPAT

MARine

PATtern

and the army one SWMARPAT

Shitty

Wanna be

MARine

PATtern

lol

I think it is IMTAMARPAT

Idiot

Made

This

Army

MARine

PATtern

STGN

[FischKopp 0]

This is the BDU of the PEO-Soldier (Programm Executive Office Soldier ), a programm of the U.S. Army.

PEO Solider Website

[Skewballzz 0]

Im sure it will work out

[cobra@pulse 0]

Bah! Give me the good old Soldier 98 gear for us brits. Really though that is quite shocking but taking the topic back. I suppose it would take quite alot of work to get that pattern that accurate if starting from scratch. Or just modify the S&E marines one, with permission ofcourse.

But if this was not meant to be brought in till 2005 and take till 2007, do it in the true military way, and bring it out in 2010...

[Colossus 2]

That AP article is somewhat misleading... They have a universal pattern, but they're using multiple hues of it.

See a picture here

I almost changed my mind there, but what do I know about

the best camo...

Looks like some crappy Starship troopers type uniform.

I already said that  

This is the BDU of the PEO-Soldier (Programm Executive Office Soldier ), a programm of the U.S. Army.

PEO Solider Website

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[Rishon 0]

I don't get why you guys hate this so much....I kinda like it, besides It's not even going to be issued in Gray and White. It's going to be issued in Woodland, and Desert Camo's. You guys are just like the Army Officers who rejected the M16 because it was new and didn't support your idea of what a Rifle should be.

[MSpencer 0]

I'm sorry, but you know the first headline that popped into my mind was:

"Army Unveils New Retro-Hooker Uniform."

[Ninja_STO 0]

As a prior US Army grunt, I'm not EVEN gonna comment on that POS. I'm looking at reenlisting soon, and it's bad enough I have to wear a beret without earning one. But that's a whole other discussion.

As far as keeping to the point of this topic, I would say making the addon would not be of interest except to those few who are wanting to use it. And I can't be sure of it, but I'd say that less than 10% of the OFP community would even desire to download it.

This is also not a current or prior issue uniform, but just like there are people making addons for Star Wars and stuff, I'm sure there might be a couple that would like this one. I think your problem will be to find a decent addon maker willing to finish this one.

If this is what you are into, good luck. Personally, I wouldn't download it if you paid me.