TAZ 90

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TAZ 90
TAZ 90 Camo pattern.jpg
TAZ 90 Woodland fabric
TypeMilitary camouflage pattern
Place of originSwitzerland
Service history
In service1993 - present
Used bySwitzerland
Production history
Produced1993 - present
VariantsSee Variants

The TAZ 90 (TarnAnZug in German and TASS 90 in French)[1] is the camouflage patterns for current standard issue battledress and service dress uniform of the Swiss Armed Forces.

History[]

The TAZ 90 was issued to the Swiss military in 1993 after the TAZ 83 had been phased out of service.[2] ETH Zurich played a role in its creation, since the pattern was made to suit Swiss environment.

Pattern[]

The four-colour pattern consists of tan, brown, green and black and is a development of the Taz 57 and Taz 83 (the "Alpenflage") patterns which it replaced in the early 1990s.[3] Even so, the pattern is based on the alpenflage, but with the deletion of the white spots and the red colour found in the alpenflage, along with minor changes.[4]

Variants[]

Taz 90/06[]

In 2006, the Taz was changed to include Velcro insignia and Velcro name tabs (Taz 90/06).

Desert[]

A desert variant for Swiss troops working abroad in peacekeeping operations.[5]

Replacement[]

A new design with improved color matching (black is removed in favor of a tan-like light brown) (Multiumfeldtarnmuster 16) will be introduced starting in 2022.[6] The cost for its development is around CHF 250 million to replace the Taz 90/06.[7]

Gallery[]

  • Taz 90 hat

  • A Taz 90 instructor jacket

  • Taz 90 (Swiss Woodland) camouflage cold protection jacket

  • Taz 90 jacket

  • Taz 90 trousers

  • Taz 90 raincoat

  • Taz 90 raintrousers

  • NCO with Taz 90

References[]

  1. ^ http://wap.cartalana.com/002-185.php
  2. ^ "ITK10".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.kamouflage.net. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Hardy Blechman (6 November 2004). Disruptive pattern material: an encyclopedia of camouflage. Firefly Books. ISBN 9781554070114.[page needed]
  5. ^ "Archived copy". www.kamouflage.net. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Projekt MBAS
  7. ^ "Armee testet neue Uniformen". Tages-Anzeiger.
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