Multipurpose Vehicle Camouflage Pattern

Multipurpose Vehicle Camouflage Pattern (MVCP), also known as Universal Vehicle Camouflage Pattern and MERDC (up until 1993), is exactly as its name implies, a Multipurpose Camouflage Pattern designed for vehicles to be easily repainted for different theaters of operation with only changing one to three of the colors in the pattern. The pattern itself, is 4 colors. MVCP is supplemented by Desert Tan and O.D. Green liveries on vehicles, where MVCP isn't common. Patterns originally were known as Verdants, but this has since changed and the verdant name has been cut. MVCP was developed in the mid 70's by D.R. Army TACOM (Tank-automotive and Armament Command) and MERDC (Mobility Equipment Research & Development Command), TARDEC (Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Command) also helped develop the patterns, thus the pattern came to be known as MERDC. During the 1990's, TACOM resdesignated the pattern as MVCP.

Process of applying
The 4-color pattern was designed for the ease of being multipurpose and having to change a few colors in theater of operation. The pattern itself is drawn on by stencil and the color(s) sprayed on by the Motor Pool, then left to dry. Depending on area of deployment, a newer Universal pattern was developed with colors typically found where said unit could be operating, this universal pattern followed the same principle as the original patterns.

Patterns
MVCP comes in 10 different patterns, for different environments, an additional two patterns have been developed bringing the total to 12 patterns, thus making it the mainstay pattern for the Democratic Republic Armed Forces. The Patterns are as follows, they're also several desert patterns under consideration to replace both Red Desert and Grey Desert.


 * Woodland
 * Summer
 * Universal
 * Transitional
 * Tropical
 * Red Desert
 * Grey Desert
 * Winter
 * Snow w/Trees
 * Snow w/Open
 * Winter Arctic