MK03 Arctic

For variants see MK03 Woodland and MK03 Desert.
The is a digital Multi-scale camouflage pattern manufactured by Rubicon Industries. It is chosen in 1998 when it's extensive laboratory tests show that it performs very well in frigid arctic and tundra environments.
== Description ==
APMC combat uniforms, or the Panamoan Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform as it is officially know, is equally distinct from the uniforms of other military branches. The combat uniform features a unique design, called MK03. Like other camouflage, the MK03 pattern is designed to blend the wearer with his or her surroundings to make them less visible to the naked eye. MK03 camouflage achieves this through the use of pixilated fractals, essentially rectangular pixels, which camouflages the wearer over a range of distances, or scales.
The chosen colors are: Arctic white, Pale Green and at least two distinctive patches of white and gray colors. Highly effective in every arctic or tundra environments, even if it gets submerged in water. Also, it can absorb snow falling from the sky, which can furthermore help the wearer blend in the environment.
Different ratios and variations of colors were tested before final candidate patterns were actually printed to textile for field trials. An arctic version of Hymenian War-era tiger stripe also made it to final trials but was eliminated due to MK03 Arctic being superior in all environments. The purpose of the digitized pattern is to create visual "noise" and prevent the eye from identifying any visual templates. Thus, the pattern is intended to not register as any particular shape or pattern that could be distinguished.
Category:Camouflage Patterns