Through Phase I - III of the search for the new camouflage pattern to be used in Afghanistan and other Middle East regions. In these initial phases, Crye developed and presented the original Scorpion pattern. In early 2002, Crye Precision pushed forward in the race for the next generation of OCP and combat uniforms but faced initial setbacks from the US improvement program. The Objective Force Warrior program brought a revelation of the US Army which concluded that Universal Camouflage Pattern did not adequately meet the concealment needs of camouflage uniforms for soldiers deploying to Afghanistan. The timeline of development Phase I - Phase III Scorpion W2 is the independently developed version from the US Natick Soldier Research. MultiCam is the pattern developed by Crye Precision suitable for commercial use. Seeing similarities is not just some elaborate play of the eyes, but instead stems from the fact that the patterns both have the same predecessor - Scorpion. In the side-by-side comparison above you can see the highlighted vertical elements on the MultiCam pattern (left) and none present on the Scorpion W2 (right).Įven if you are not a camouflage expert you can clearly see the difference if you compare the two patterns, but when seeing just the Scorpion W2 standalone you could easily mistake it for MultiCam or vice versa. When comparing them side by side you immediately notice the darker shades of Scorpion W2 and to the keen eye another key difference pops out immediately MultiCam has clear vertical elements that are not present in Scorpion W2. However, we intentionally avoided mentioning Scorpion W2 which was for the purpose of that post suitable to be left out, as the topic tends to get confusing to someone who has not dug deeper into the topic or operators that are not familiar with each. We have already talked about the effectiveness of MultiCam and touched the extremely competitive nature of selecting the next Operational Camouflage Pattern for the U.S. The differences between MultiCam and Scorpion W2.Here’s what we discuss in this blog post:
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