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ral environments. Creating an entirely new and effective concealment pattern from scratch was a painstaking task. What came out of this entirely independent and self-funded research was a ground-breaking, naturallooking, hybrid digital pattern. It uses a complex mixture of blending and disrupting techniques to more effectively conceal the wearer. The resulting PenCott Multi-Environment Camouflage pattern family shares common fractal-based, multi-scalar pattern geometry with separate, colour-optimised environmental variations. The benefits of PenCott can be simply stated as: • • • • It conceals more effectively at all typical engagement distances It conceals more effectively at much closer distances than other patterns It conceals more effectively in multiple environments and terrains It looks far more ‘natural’ than other pixilated digital patterns PenCott patterns have been successfully tested and proven by users in the UK, US, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. They are also in use with a growing number of special law enforcement teams in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. It has even been reported that some US and Coalition Special Forces units have been using the Badlands variant in Afghanistan. Where to get it There are now many manufacturers of tactical clothing and kit that have added PenCott to their range. Many of these manufacturers deal direct with special operations forces so their choice of the PenCott patterns makes a statement in itself. You can find a list of gear and clothing makers and retailers specialising in PenCott on the Hyde Definition website. www.hydedefinition.com