how does “urban camouflage” military uniform work?

Question

I understand that a camouflage uniform could work for someone hidden in a forest as its patterns help you blend in.

but, how the black and grey “urban camouflage” pattern make soldiers harder to find in an urban setting? I don’t see how that helps you blend in with the walls of buildings

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Answer 1

Urban camo is “disruptive”, meaning it breaks up the outline of the figure making it harder to recognize. The older style is “blending”(pretty sure thats not the official term) making the colors/patterns ON a figure harder to spot, mostly works in forests etc. Because theres already plenty of thing around to block parts of a figure. If you want a real head trip look up “razzle dazzle” camo from ships in WW1 (that one is the official military term)