Question about German "AF-Tarn"

[Cardinal]

Hi,

On the website of my favourite online kit store (www.ranger-shop.de) I saw a series of products in the so called "AF Tarn" (AF Camouflage). The design and fabric of the trousers and shirts are exactly the same as the German Bundeswehr ones, and in the paper catalogue they are listed on the same page as the official German army fatigues. Is this some kind of new camouflage of the German Air Force or something? I had never heard of it.

Thanks.

http://www.e-conomy.de/1.7/35/produkte/images/35.116016n.jpg

[RS_Leo1A5]

AFAIK that's not German but Croatian air force.

[nickless]

Hi,

On the website of my favourite online kit store (www.ranger-shop.de) ...



Try www.recon-company.de , that is definitely the better shop.
Ranger-shop.de mostly sells cheap knockoffs, sometimes falsely labeled as issued/original stuff.

[Dalleer]

Yeah , I would actually think that this specific "AF-tarn" - camouflage here is once again manufactured by the infamous and ****ty German company of Mil-tec.

[Cardinal]

Yeah, had a word about the AF-Tarn with legendary Henrik (http://www.henrikc.dk/camouflage/index.asp). It seems to be a commercial pattern.

[Catch22]

Practially its a commercial variant of recent Bulgarian pattern

http://www.ifrance.com/ArmyReco/Russe/Bulgarie/Exhibition/Hemus_2004/images/New_Combat_Uniform_Hemus_2004_Bulgaria_02.jpg

http://www.shopbulgaria.com/images/products/camo_arabica.jpg
"Arabica" pattern

http://www.shopbulgaria.com/images/products/camo_irak.jpg
"Iraq" pattern
http://www.shopbulgaria.com/images/products/camo_madara.jpg
"Madara" pattern
http://www.shopbulgaria.com/images/products/camo_boil.jpg
"Boil" pattern

Comparing the pattern elements:
http://img7.echo.cx/img7/1112/bulgarkamo18ld.jpg

http://img7.echo.cx/img7/4125/bulgararab17qr.jpg

http://img7.echo.cx/img7/8509/bulgarboil13lx.jpg



Photos and descriptions from
http://www.shopbulgaria.com/index.php?z=1&m=4&n=25&s=0&id=25&p=2&a=-1

Pattern analyzed by my friend ArgoAdAm

PS. It's worth noting that guys form rangershop declared that this camo is used by... Czech Air Force. Can anyone from CZ confirm this?

[Cardinal]

Thanks, very interesting info indeed!

[nickless]

PS. It's worth noting that guys form rangershop declared that this camo is used by... Czech Air Force. Can anyone from CZ confirm this?

Where did you read that?

[Catch22]

I havent read it anywhere - that's what they told us when we inquired on this particular camouflage set. They insisted of being 100% sure of this info. If you ask me they speak BS - i suppose CZ AF uses same Vz95 camo as rest of its armed forces.

[Dombeckx]

this camo is not czech because i served in ACR (Army of Czech republic) i know this is not our camo all both branches of army(airforce and ground forces) use same camo vz.95 or vz.2000 so try slovakia maybe???

[RGRBOX]

Hi,

On the website of my favourite online kit store (www.ranger-shop.de) ...



Try www.recon-company.de , that is definitely the better shop.
Ranger-shop.de mostly sells cheap knockoffs, sometimes falsely labeled as issued/original stuff.

I was told by recon company at IWA Show this March, that the Ranger shop is a break away...