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I figured id post this tidbit from a recent talk i had in the US with a Ranger and former SEAL. During the talk i decided it was time to ask what the Army was thinking with its new non-concealing pattern ACU, this was the response i got.

ACU was designed by the Army for right now as appose to a long term camo pattern. ACU does not really camoflouge a soldier but rather gives him a second by optically playing with the enemys sight. He said that with the amount of deployed Army soldiers it isnt a necessity to blend in and dissapear as visual acquisition by or of targets doesnt start the fighting.(basically said that with all the technology they're way passed physically looking for targets or being worried of ambushes etc).
What ACU does and quite effectivly is almost using optical illusions makes it hard to count the number of troops in a group, makes it hard to see what a soldier is doing close to a vehicle etc. Confuse the enemy visually for a second and you have the upper hand. I also wasnt aware that the 5th gen of ACU is being released, each time with something very small done to it. This wasnt word by word but rather what i got out of the 20min conversation. I now have a new respect for ACU and will pick up a set of bdu's but will probably not use them in the outdoor woodland games. I also cant wait for the navy version to be released.

Im sure most of you knew most of that but i figure someone might not

Dave