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Russian Partizan

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The Russian Partizan.
Through long-term collection of samples (and a breakthrough thanks to ~andrewmarley), I've finally managed to reconstruct the Russian Partizan camo pattern. To my surprise I discovered there's actually two versions in existence: a 5-color version and a 6-color version with added complexity. I have also included the SS-Eichenlaubmuster for comparison, as I consider it amusing to no end seeing the russian military/interior ministry using a camo pattern based on the design used by Hitler's Waffen-SS. It's incredibly ironic, but I suppose it is quite fitting.

from camopedia.com------------------------------------------------------
Introduced around 2004, the SS-leto (SS Summer) pattern is heavily influenced by WW2 German SS oakleaf pattern camouflage. The style of uniform is called Partizan. The summer version features loam, dark brown & sandy yellow shapes on a moss green background, and reverses to a subdued version. An autumn version incorporates black, loam, dark brown, ochre & moss green shapes on a sandy background, and also reverses to a subdued version of the pattern. Both patterns are popular with Russian special operations troops in the VSR and MVD, as well as the Spetsgruppa Alfa of the FSB, who were the initial users. A reversible variation of this uniform, the Partizan-M uses the same summer and autumn colorations with more subsued tones.


from kamouflage.net------------------------------------------------------
Both the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) issue regular army uniforms to their interal forces and special operations units. At the time of writing, the latest camouflage pattern to be issued to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is Flora, which is very effective in central Russia.

Unfortunately, a camouflage pattern that works well in the fields near Moscow isn't necessarily suitable to all of the diverse environments, in which Russian special forces are required to operate. For this reason most special operations units supplement their issue uniforms with commercially produced camouflage uniforms purchased by sponsors or out of their own pockets.

The commercially produced Partizan camouflage pattern first appeared around 2004. It was prominent during the Beslan school hostage crisis, during which it was worn by members of FSB Spetsgruppa Alfa.

Partizan is a four-colour camouflage, comprising dark brown, dark earth and yellow ochre elements on a medium green background. Overall, it is very similar in appearance to the war-time SS-Eichenlaubmuster ('SS oak-leaf pattern') camouflage pattern.

Oversuits printed in the Partizan camouflage pattern are reversible. With its strong green colouration, the bright variant is presumably intended for wear during the spring and summer months. The subdued variant, which appears on the reverse side of the cloth, is presumably intended for wear in drier regions.
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Jeremak-J's avatar
All that story started when company which is producing it (SPLAV, but I may be wrong), made replicas of german uniforms for film. And because they had fabric leftovers (and propably rollers for making more), they started to produce maskhalats in this pattern.