Camouflage Central Europe
A CCE swatch fabric sample
TypeMilitary camouflage
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service1994–present
Used bySee Users
WarsBosnian War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Operation Serval
Production history
Manufacturer1991–present
VariantsSee § Variants

The Camouflage Central-Europe (French: Camouflage Centre-Europe) is the standard camouflage pattern of the French Armed Forces.[1]

It is also used for vehicles of the French Army but with different shapes, since 1986,[2] it took six years to generalize it to the entire military fleet. It is now being replaced since 2020 by the "Scorpion Camouflage" which is intended for new generation vehicles.[3]

History

Camouflage Central Europe (CCE) was introduced in 1991,[4] replacing both TAP 47 pattern camouflage and khaki F2 uniforms as used by the French military. But the pattern was brought to service by 1994.[5]

In 2018, a contract worth €50 million was made for new combat suits in CCE camo pattern.[6]

Two variants of the CCE are used in French military uniforms, which consist of the Uniform T3 and the Uniform T4.[7] In 2019, the Tenue Combat F3 uniform was announced to be the standard uniform in CCE for the French Army.[8]

In 2024, it's due to be replaced by a Multicam-based camo called the BME.[9][10]

Design

The French Army's Tenue De Combat F3 uniform in CCE.

It is suggested that the design of the CCE was primarily based around the summer foliage of Fontainebleau forest.[11] The design is made of black branches and large horizontal medium green and brown colored elements on a tan background,[11] being inspired by the U.S. Woodland pattern.[12]

Variants

Camouflage Daguet

Main article: Camouflage Daguet

Users

References

  1. ^ https://vetsecurite.com/blog/armee-de-terre-et-projet-combattant-2020--n40[bare URL]
  2. ^ "Armée de Terre : Révolutionnaire, le "camouflage adaptatif en milieu terrestre" pourrait être prêt en 2025". Zone Militaire (in French). 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  3. ^ "La couleur de l'été, c'est le Brun Terre de France". lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ a b "The Complex Guide to Camo". Complex Networks.
  5. ^ a b c "UF PRO Begins Producing Limited Quantity of Striker X BDUs in High-Performing French CCE Camo Pattern - Soldier Systems Daily". 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ "French Central European Camo Combat Suits". 17 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Uniforms | French Foreign Legion Information".
  8. ^ "French Army Introduces New Combat Uniform - Soldier Systems Daily". 14 June 2018.
  9. ^ "French Army adopts new BME multi-environment combat uniform | Defense News May 2022 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2022 | Archive News year".
  10. ^ https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/larmee-terre-se-dote-dun-nouveau-camouflage[bare URL]
  11. ^ a b c "kamouflage.net — Centre Europe". 2014-03-22. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  12. ^ "Little Known Facts and History about Camouflage of the Western World". 2 March 2016.
  13. ^ Larson (2021), p. 15.
  14. ^ Larson (2021), p. 16.
  15. ^ Larson (2021), p. 21.
  16. ^ "India - Camopedia". www.camopedia.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.[better source needed]
  17. ^ "Army displays new combat uniform for first time". Hindustan Times. 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  18. ^ Larson (2021), p. 305.
  19. ^ "Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment", Wikipedia, 2022-10-06, retrieved 2022-10-21[circular reference]
  20. ^ Larson (2021), p. 340.

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