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| Type 87 | |
|---|---|
 People's Liberation Army Type 87 woodland pattern | |
| Type | Military camouflage pattern |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1987–2007 |
| Used by | People's Liberation Army |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1987–2000s |
Type 87 is acamouflage pattern used byPeople's Liberation Army of thePeople's Republic of China.[1][2]
Type 87 has developed many variants throughout its service, each with different designations and colour variants. For example, there areType 87,Type 95, andType 03 patterns.
Type 87's style imitates that of the older AmericanM81 Woodland camouflage, in the sense it utilizes amacropattern of four colours for concealment, printed in interlocking, elongated and branching blobs. Type 87 uses a yellowish-green colour for its fourth colour, as opposed to the US pattern's khaki. Type 87 is the camouflage pattern for Type 87 Combat & Training Uniform. The camouflage and uniform is replaced by the digital Type 07 Combat & Training Uniform.
The main variant is a four-colourwoodland pattern with olive, green, yellowish-green and black. Type 87, like many other woodland uniforms with black, has been criticized for its use of this color, but once faded, it becomes dull and subdued, and therefore virtually unnoticeable.
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