Jul 27, 2022 · I can seem to find anything on Google or YouTube of examples of what DNC looks like under Night vision a d how well (or bad) it performs. I could’ve sworn someone had posted it here or on r/tacticalgear a while back, let me see if I can find it for you.

Oct 6, 2005 · I bought a night desert camo parka with the intentions of viewing it with my Gen 2+ PVS-7 just to see if it really is "anti-night vision" and comparing it to other camo patterns. First, I went to an open field on a clear, star-filled night and laid these all out next to each other.

The Desert Night Camouflage pattern is a two-color grid camouflage pattern used by the United States military during the Gulf War. It was designed to aid soldiers in concealment from Soviet-based night vision devices (NVDs). [1] The pattern is now considered obsolete due to the increase in capability of foreign night vision devices. [2]

Sep 8, 2021 · When it comes down to it, it just looks like green at a distance, so if you would be willing to wear regular green then go ahead and do it. It has little to no night vision camouflage ability despite the claims of the DoD.

Jun 26, 2016 · I recall hearing the late 80s-early 90s night desert camo was designed to defeat a specific type of Soviet night vision. I'm not sure if that's true.

Jul 14, 2021 · I was issued a set of that in 1991 for Desert Storm. We called it starlight camo, because the early night vision scopes were called starlight scopes. Wore the coat with a liner for a number of years and the pants as PJs. Still have them it in a box somewhere.

Jun 13, 2022 · Just wondering if anyone has compared any common camo patterns under green NVG- such as M81, tiger stripe, etc. I've seen a handful comparing DNC camo, MARPAT, and Multicam, especially with US4CES, but wondered if anyone has …

May 15, 2024 · It was never clear if the desert night camouflage actually disrupted Soviet-era night vision devices, but by the early 1990s the technology had improved so much that the green grid proved ineffective and some sources suggest it may have made detection easier.

Feb 17, 2021 · The camo was issued in the form of pants and a parka, designed to be worn at nighttime over the standard 6-color desert camouflage pattern. Not only did this ostensibly provide cover from night vision, it also gave the soldiers some extra insulation against the chilly desert night temperatures.

Oct 18, 2021 · Set the wayback machine to the early 1980's, 1983 to be precise, and the US Army and US Marine Corps began issuing an overgarment set printed in a unique grid-and-spot camo pattern designed to defeat Soviet-bloc night vision equipment.