Multicam EXPOSED under NVGs?

After talking about IRR camo a lot it is now time to compare Flecktarn to Multicam. Both patterns have reason to be. Comparing them at daytime is one thing. But now let's take a closer look at them at night time with a night vision device. But keep in mind that NIR compliant uniforms are just one piece of the big puzzle of effective camouflage. All basic rules still apply and as soon as thermal devices are there you can not solely rely on NIR camo! Camouflage patterns are defined to ensure they look the same after each printing process and to provide traceability of how the patterns should appear. For the German Bundeswehr’s five-color camouflage print (commonly known as Flecktarn), the colors and reflectance values for the IR range are precisely defined in the technical delivery condition TL 8305-0290. For Multicam, I found a specification in a procurement context that also defines the NIR reflectance values. Wavelength values are specified from 450nm to 1250nm for Flecktarn and only from 600nm to 860nm for Multicam. Thus, Flecktarn extends into the SWIR range. Different values in % are defined depending on the wavelength. For simplicity, I focus here on around 850nm. The lower contrast of Multicam can already be seen in the numbers: Dark Green and Dark Brown are specified at 840nm as 21-39%. For Flecktarn, Black is specified at 850nm as 6-15%. The brightest color at the same wavelengths is Cream and Tan in Multicam at 46-66% and Light Green in Flecktarn at 60-76%. Article to this topic: https://ripperkon.de/en/nir-camo-mult... My gallery of IR pictures: https://ripperkon.de/en/photography/i... More articles to this topic: https://ripperkon.de/en/category/phot... Thx to Act in Black for the military grade night vision device: https://actinblack.com