wz. 89 Puma
wz. 89 Puma
TypeMilitary camouflage pattern
Place of originPolish People's Republic
Service history
In service1989 - 2000
Used bySee Users
Wars
Production history
Designed1987
Produced1989-1993

The Wz. 89 Puma was the successor of the Wz. 68 Moro pattern in the Polish Armed Forces. Puma was first produced in 1989, and was replaced in 1993 by Wz. 93 Pantera.

History

Camouflage wz. 89 Puma was introduced as the successor of Wz. 68 Moro. Unlike its predecessor, Puma was intended to have better camouflage parameters in Polish scenery. It was not very effective, with only two colors; at long range, soldiers wearing Puma stood out against a Polish forest background. Puma was soon replaced, after only 4 years, by the Pantera pattern.[1]

Pursuant to the agreement signed between the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Poland and the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the free transfer of military property, on October 30, 2008 in Ghazni, the National Army of Afghanistan handed over min. 3,000 field jackets in camouflage wz. 89 Puma with a lining.[2]

Polish soldier in Puma military uniform loading ammunition to ZU-23-2

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.militarniwroclaw.pl/pl/strony/file.php?id=3169&& Mundur Polowy wz.89 "Puma"
  2. 1 2 "INFOR.PL – portal nowoczesnych księgowych, przedsiębiorców, kadrowych – podatki, rachunkowość, kadry, prawo pracy, sektor publiczny - kalkulatory, wskaźniki, ujednolicone akty prawne, quizy". www.infor.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  3. ↑ "UWIWP - Umundurowanie i wyposażenie indywidualne wojska polskiego". uwiwp.pl. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
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