Why are some Military Land Rovers

Because every once in a while black IS the new black :)

Night operations ?

Chris vaguely muttered something like ...

Availability of camouflage green ??? ;)

Possibly night ops.

Then again it could be at the bidding of new Land Rover owners Ford "any colour so long as it is black" as Henry said.

I've been thinking.... is green still green at night, like is grass green in the darkness, or does it go black, in which case does green paint stay green in total darkness or does that go black too.. and if they both go black then what colour does black go. Dark black? And if a tree falls down in the forest an no one is there does it still make a noise... and worse still if a green tree falls down in the dark and it looks black and doesn't make a noise because it thinks no one is there but some one is in a black landrover underneath.....

Lee D

Lee_D vaguely muttered something like ...

'kin 'ell .. 'you bin drinkin' ?

Gissa beer or three .. ;)

I presume there's a reason, but a completely black vehicle will actually stand out more at night than a vehicle painted in camo green or camo/black pattern.

Alex

Twas Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:00:03 GMT when "Lee_D" put finger to keyboard producing:

the truth may be out there, it certainly isn't in here.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Indeed. The pattern you refer to is called DPM - Disruptive Pattern Material. It's designed not to make the landrover look any actual colour, but to break up the edges so that you don't look around and see a Landrover-shaped shadow.

ta, Aled.