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The Camo Cloak is coated with an absorbent material called Cameoline which takes on the colouration of the surroundings giving the wearer a great deal of individual concealment and when used by elite stealth experts such as [[Gaunts_Ghosts#Chief Scout Sergeant Oan Mkoll|Chief Scout Sergeant Oan Mkoll]] can give the wearer near perfect concealment.{{Fn|1}}
Such cloaks are commonly used by the [[Tanith First and Only]], a.k.a. Gaunt's Ghosts. [[Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]] was awarded with one of these by the soldiers of the regiment.{{Fn|1}} They are also used by [[Space Marine ScoutsScout]]s. An example of this is given on the world [[Pavonis]] where '''Camo-Cloaks''' save saved Sergeant [[Learchus]] and his [[Scout Squad ]] from being discovered by [[Tau]] patrols.{{Fn|2}}
They are also favoured by Deathwatch sharpshooters. {{Fn|3}}