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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Excellent example of urban camoflage [in this link](https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/q3x4vu/soldiers_blending_in_during_a_counterterrorism/). Let me know how long it took for you to spot the 2nd soldier.
You could argue that wearing military fatigues is counterinituitive in an urban environment, but that’s entirely missing the point.
To go back to the example and to explain, the human mind is amazing at identifying patterns – even when none exists.
Once such pattern are faces – 2 eyes, a nose and a mouth. =^)
The reason you did not spot the soldiers immediately is because your mind was not able to complete the pattern fast enough.
Similarly, another pattern that the human mind is amazing at recognising is a human body – arms, legs, torso and head. o+<
Camoflage works by distorting patterns such that your mind essentially glazes over the infomation and disregards it. Now imagine you’re a soldier who turned the corner into the 2 soldiers waiitng to ambush you.
Of course, there are camoflage that works to completely turn you invisible (e.g. ghillie suit), but that usually serves another purpose.
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