MERDC camouflage is a system of for standardized camouflage paint schemes for military vehicles developed by the United States military's Mobility Equipment Research and Design Command (MERDC) during the 1970s.[1] Each vehicle-specific paint scheme consisted of a color placement pattern and a combination of four out of twelve colors from the Federal Standard 595 (FS595) color reference.[1] The colors and pattern scheme could be adjusted as the environments changed.[1] Military modelers often emulate the schemes when painting models and soldiers.[1]
Colors
| Color | FS 595 code | 
|---|---|
| White | n/a | 
| Desert sand | 30279 | 
| Sand | 30277 | 
| Earth yellow | 30257 | 
| Earth red | 30117 | 
| Field drab | 30118 | 
| Earth brown | 30099 | 
| Olive drab | 34087 | 
| Light green | 34151 | 
| Dark green | 34102 | 
| Forest green | 34079 | 
| Black | 37038 | 
References
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