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<big>The</big> '''Multi-Terrain Pattern''' ('''MTP''') is the standard camouflage pattern of the [[British Armed Forces]].<ref name="MODUK report">{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/personal-equipment/|title = Personal Equipment}}</ref> It is a modified version of the [[Disruptive Pattern Material]] camouflage with [[Multicam]] colours.
As part of the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|British Ministry of Defence's]] (MOD) Personal Equipment and Common Operational Clothing (PECOC) programme, three new camouflage patterns were considered for issue to [[British Armed Forces|British forces]]. These were a revised temperate [[Disruptive Pattern Material]] (DPM) using lighter colours, a new three-colour desert pattern with enhanced utility for night-time operations, and a hybrid four colour scheme using two colours from each of the previous patterns for use on webbing in all terrains.
==History==
Following an Urgent Operational Requirement for a camouflage uniform for the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghan theatre of operations]], and the success of a commercially available pattern ([[Crye]]'s MultiCam) when tested in trials, a decision was made to use [[MultiCam]] as the basis of a new Multi-Terrain Pattern for British armed forces, replacing the previous temperate DPM uniforms. Desert DPM uniforms were to be retained but later entirely replaced alongside Woodland DPM.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence announced that HM Forces would be issued with the new [[British Army uniform]] for operations in Afghanistan with personnel serving under the 4th Mechanised Brigade;<ref name="CNNR">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/20/uk.army.camouflage/index.html|title=British troops to get first new camouflage in 40 years|work=CNN|date=2009-12-20|access-date=2009-12-21}}</ref> initially issued to personnel deployed on [[Operation Herrick]] from March 2010, then issued more widely to HM Forces from 2011 onward replacing all DPM including Woodland and Desert variants of the Combat Soldier 95 uniform by 2013 along with the introduction of the new Personal Clothing System.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soldiersystems.net/2011/02/08/introduction-of-personal-clothing-system/|title=Introduction of Personal Clothing System - Soldier Systems Daily|date=8 February 2011 }}</ref>
==Development==
[[File:40 Commando irrigation ditch.jpg|thumbnail|right|MTP in the Afghanistan environment
The MTP camouflage design was intended to perform consistently across a wide range of environments encountered, particularly for operations that the military had been deployed in during 2009. Initial concept was made with the environment of [[Helmand Province]] in mind.<ref name="CNNR"/>
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The UK's Royal Marines announced in June 2020 that they would be procuring new uniforms specifically for the Marines, taking them away from the standard PCS uniforms of the UK forces. Also announced was that the camouflage pattern would be in Crye's Multicam, not the UK's MTP. The uniform is the off-the-shelf G4 system not sold in MTP as Crye had sold the sole production rights for MTP to the UK.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New commando uniform for Royal Marines |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/june/27/200626-royal-marines-new-uniform |work=Royal Navy |date=27 June 2020 |access-date=28 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Royal Marines Commandos Go MultiCam |url=https://www.joint-forces.com/features/kit-camo/33675-royal-marines-commandos-go-multicam |work=Joint Forces News |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=28 June 2020 }}</ref>
==Users==
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*{{flagcountry|New Zealand}}: [[New Zealand Defence Force]]: NZMTP to replace current service Multi Terrain Camouflage Pattern (MCU) by 2023 <ref name=":0" />
* {{flagcountry|Tonga}}: [[His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)]].{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
* {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}: Standard issue battlefield dress of the [[British Armed Forces]]<ref name="DT"/> and the [[Community Cadet Forces|Cadet Forces]].<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579907/20161215-FOI11186_77992_Response-O.pdf {{Webarchive|url= http://web.archive.org/web/20250516082337/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579907/20161215-FOI11186_77992_Response-O.pdf|date= May 16, 2015}}</ref>
**{{flagcountry|Bermuda}}: [[Royal Bermuda Regiment]], [[Royal Bermuda Regiment#Royal Bermuda Regiment Junior Leaders and the Bermuda Cadet Corps|Royal Bermuda Regiment Junior Leaders]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120113/NEWS/120119995 |title=Regiment adopts new UK uniform {{!}} Bermuda News |website=www.royalgazette.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116043433/http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120113/NEWS/120119995 |archive-date=2012-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bermudaregiment.bm/junior-leaders|title = Junior Leaders}}{{failed verification|date=February 2023}}</ref>
**{{flagcountry|Cayman Islands}}: [[Cayman Islands Regiment]], [[Cayman Islands Cadet Corps]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exploregov.ky/ciregiment|title=Cayman Islands Regiment}}{{failed verification|date=February 2023}}</ref><ref>https://www.cicadetcorps.ky/{{failed verification|date=February 2023}}</ref>
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==External links==
{{commons category|Multi-Terrain Pattern}}
* United States patent, number [https://archive.today/20130217155813/http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=
* [http://www.multicampattern.com/ Official Crye Precision website]
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