Comments on: Finally: Desert Tan Strykers

By: Murdoc Online » 105mm Candy Delivery Vehicle called ‘Zombie Hunter’

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:45:34 +0000

[...] the Army should have all the Strykers painted desert tan in time to deploy them to a forest [...]

By: Blacktail

Blacktail — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:42:42 +0000

Clark,

Earth-tone colors blend with ALL environments because ALL terrain is predominantly brown — a fact that Yon skirts over.

It’s also worth comparing a satellite color photo of Iraq;
http://www.theodora.com/maps/new8/iraq_satellite_nasa.jpg

…to a satellite color photo of Germany…;
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect6/po00036_c.jpg

The fact is, Iraq is more than 90% Brown. Not only that, but a Dark Brown camo scheme would blend-in amongst foliage as well (look at what the greenery is growing out of).

By: Clark

Clark — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:44:42 +0000

Michael Yon disagrees:

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/colors.htm

By: Blacktail

Blacktail — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:42:44 +0000

It only took the (Br)asshats SIX YEARS to start painting Strykers the same color as their operating environment.

Pundits have said all along that vehicles operating in a Brown environment need to be painted brown, but those bean-counting “geniuses” didn’t listen…

…and by the end of 2009, the all-Woodland Green SBCTs had caused 10% of all US military deaths in Iraq (400+ out of 4000+).

By: thebronze

thebronze — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:16:26 +0000

Never let it be said that the Army isn’t on top of things.

200+ years of tradition, un-hampered by progress…

By: 12 Bravo

12 Bravo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:41:47 +0000

The reason they left them dark green in Iraq was due to its excellent use during night operations. The dark green paint was designed to be very anti-reflective to any light source, coupled with the Strykers super quite engine made it ideal during the night. We used to roll through Iraqi Army checkpoints without the Soldiers knowing we were there until we were right on top of them. Theoretically the SBCTs were primarily to be used in urban environments too, (i.e. Baghdad, Mosul, Baquba, etc.) where blending in with the desert sand during the daytime isn’t really a critical thing. Besides, after a few missions they got so covered in dust they might as well have been tan.

By: Nadnerbus

Nadnerbus — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:48:46 +0000

But then you have to paint it back after Labor Day.

By: James

James — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:25:07 +0000

I’m surprised that the did not paint’em white on the theory that white matches everything.

By: 11 bravo

11 bravo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:09:01 +0000

It seems like it’s a day late and a dollar short to do this for Iraq.

By: Bram

Bram — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:44:48 +0000

Are you telling me the unit Motor T guys didn’t paint their vehicles in country? I find that hard to believe. Everyone did thier own paint job in ’90.