I think a better argument in that case would be the job of SF in kashmir is mostly urban warfare..so what good is any camo anyway?
That is a good point anyways. But majority of operations of SF are not in urban set up. And for the terrain/geography that exists there, even the standard pattern camouflage holds good.
Personally, never found camouflage pattern making any difference in J&K in terms of camouflage and concealment.
Movement is your enemy. And that - the way you move, is the way to beat Thermal Imagers, Unattended Ground Sensors (BFSRs too). In daytime, you appear as a black speck in snowbound areas. Fits in with the mountainous terrain which has rocks all over. In summers, the greenery and foliage around allows all kinds of camouflage patterns to blend in, as long as you have the right mix of green, brown, yellow, black (basic woodland which is 'worn' and not brand new)
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If that was the case would there be friendly fire incidents?
How about different units operating in the same area and coming across.
In 99 a Infantry unit of sardars(wont name it) came across its own qrt and resulted in injuring 2 own troops in own fire...terrorists escaped.
How do you mask movement of SF, whose teams are mostly small and in different locations, converging at a point to undertake an action in an area where there is an informant at every corner? Do you standardize their clothes and bring them in as good as tagged? The movement of SF in J&K is undertaken with unit designation of either a RR unit or something else. They carry AKs openly when moving to converge for an action. The emphasis is on blending in, rather than on standing out.
Blue on Blue has always been a challenge in CI/CT as well as conventional operations. Because you get a fraction of a second to decide whether the opposing member is a militant/terrorist or your own. The only way to limit that likelihood is by communication, which is usually ensured. But still happens.
