I. Purpose This manual provides a guide and reference to the materials that may be used for camouflage and furnishes instructions in methods and techniques of field fabrication. It is intended for the use of troops wherever information concerning camouflage materials is required. 2. Scope This manual describes and lists natural, artificial, and expedient camouflage materials and field manufacturing methods and techniques. Not all of the camouflage materials issued have been listed, nor have all of the reported field-expedient materials or devices been included. A list of camouflage materials available for issue is contained in Department of the Army Supply Manual ENG 3-49, discussed in paragraph 3c below; and in the field, ENG 3-49 is available in the headquarters of engineer companies and higher units.
DesignationFM 5-22
EditionJan 1956
StatusSuperseded
Pages203
FunctionEngineering
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)