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		+	* Since at least 2021 the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (กรมทรัพยากรทางทะเลและชายฝั่ง) have issued a brightly colored camouflage uniform to personnel serving in the field. The pattern features horizonal shapes in dark blue and medium blue, as well as overprinted grey silhouettes of marine wildlife, on a cream-colored background.
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 * By the end of the Vietnam War, Thailand had begun producing copies of the wartime US m1948 [[ERDL]] camouflage pattern. Production continued, with modifications, well into the 1980s. The earliest versions are printed on heavyweight cotton material, and tend to appear much darker and to have less contrast due to the way the fabric absorbed the dyes.

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 == Thai Camouflage Patterns ==
-* Early Thai [[tiger stripe]] camouflage was copied from the South Vietnamese issued uniforms of the period, most notably the "Tadpole Sparse" design (TDS), and many versions continued in production long after the Vietnam War had ended. Most of the early Thai tiger patterns have crisp and cleanly defined stripes just like the ARVN versions, and were printed on medium or heavyweight cotton twill fabrics.
+* Early Thai [[tiger stripe]] camouflage was copied from the South Vietnamese issued uniforms of the period, most notably the "Tadpole Sparse"  (TDS) and "Tadpole Dense" (TDD) designs, and many versions continued in production long after the Vietnam War had ended. Most of the early Thai tiger patterns have crisp and cleanly defined stripes just like the ARVN versions, and were printed on medium or heavyweight cotton twill fabrics.
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 == Thai Camouflage Patterns ==
-* Early Thai [[tiger stripe]] camouflage was copied from the South Vietnamese issued uniforms of the period, with some patterns continuing in production long after the war had ended. Most of the early Thai tiger patterns have crisp and cleanly defined stripes just like the ARVN versions, and were printed on medium or heavyweight cotton twill and sateen fabrics. The most commonly copied wartime pattern in Thailand appears to be the "Tadpole Sparse" design (TDS).
+* Early Thai [[tiger stripe]] camouflage was copied from the South Vietnamese issued uniforms of the period, most notably the "Tadpole Sparse" design (TDS), and many versions continued in production long after the Vietnam War had ended. Most of the early Thai tiger patterns have crisp and cleanly defined stripes just like the ARVN versions, and were printed on medium or heavyweight cotton twill fabrics.
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-* Following end of the Vietnam War, Thailand began producing copies of the US m1948 [[ERDL]] camouflage pattern. Production continued, with modifications, well into the 1980s. The earliest versions are printed on heavyweight cotton material, and tend to appear much darker and to have less contrast due to the way the fabric absorbed the dyes.
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-* One tiger pattern variation unique to Thailand is known as "shadowtiger." The pattern is characterized by the fact that the three colors used to overprint the stripes are so dark that the design tends to blend together into a very dark green or black with small flecks of light at distances of several feel or more. This is undoubtedly the most popular of the Thai tiger patterns, and has been worn continually by special operations units of the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force for years. Although still available from tailor shops, the pattern seems to be falling into disuse. As illustrated below, there are a multitude of variants in this pattern printed on a variety of fabrics.
+* One tiger pattern variation unique to Thailand is often nicknamed "shadowtiger." The pattern is characterized by the fact that the three colors used to overprint the stripes are so dark and close in hue that the design tends to blend together into a very dark green or black with small flecks of light at distances of several feet or more. This is undoubtedly the most popular of the Thai tiger patterns, and has been worn continually by special operations units of the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force for years. Although it would remain available at tailor shops well into the early 2000s, shadowtiger eventually fell into disuse with the widespread adoption of [[digital patterns]]. As illustrated below, there are a multitude of variants in this pattern printed on a variety of fabrics.
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-* A standardization of sorts occurred during the late 1980s and early 1990s, in which Royal Thai Army units were all issued with a new version of the [[leaf]] camouflage pattern. This Thai Army leaf pattern incorporates some different shapes to the original m1948 ERDL and later Thai copies of the pattern, but it also experienced a standardization of the dyes used in the printing. Although manufactured on a variety of fabrics, the colors of the patterns are much more consistent than the Thai leaf designs of the early 1980s.
+* A standardization of sorts occurred during the late 1980s and early 1990s, in which Royal Thai Army units all began to issue a new version of the [[leaf]] camouflage pattern. This Thai Army leaf pattern incorporates some different shapes to the original m1948 ERDL and later Thai copies, but it also experienced a standardization of the dyes used in the printing. Although manufactured on a variety of fabrics, the colors of the patterns are much more consistent than the Thai leaf designs of the early 1980s.
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