by CollectinSteve Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:07 pm
As far as I know the guy on the Airsoft forum you linked to is technically correct. However...
The "Urban" colors, which has a grayish base, appears to be the standard PLA uniform. I've got plenty of pictures of them in the field with this uniform, as well as on parade and for barracks use. I have yet to see a picture of the "Woodland" type in use or one for sale. This includes the trials period when they tested out a different cut in ripstop. The only evidence of the "Woodland" type I've ever seen is in the drawing that the Airsoft guy posted (this was widely circulated by the PLA). Also, my contact at a factory that makes uniforms for the PLA calls the green/gray style "Summer", the brown type "Winter", and the blue type "Marines".
Based on this information I would say that the PLA decided against having 4 uniforms very early on and changed their strategy to be 3 uniforms.
Steve