One for German tank builders - the dark yellow cammo story

[Brokeneagle]

I have the set of German cammo books from this guy and they are very good, so I thought you may enjoy this link and get a chance to check out the books.

Why Were Tanks Painted Dunkelgelb in 1943?

Why were tanks painted dunkelgelb? Examine the 1943 German order, pigment supply, concealment, factory practice and the limits of the standard in use.

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[RichB]

Hijacking @Brokeneagle post, the French Army started changing their camouflage in 2022 when new vehicles started appearing from the factories in overall Brun Terre de France (Hex #7c6d66). They have since developed a geometric disruptive scheme made of equilateral triangles. The colour schemes currently in use are Dark Green and Spruce Green for Europe, Medium and Light Brown for Arid regions and White and Grey for Winter. All vehicles, new build and in service, will eventually be painted in the base Brown with Europe disruptive colours. The Arid and Winter colours will be supplied to crews in pre-cut "decal" kits to be applied over the painted green patterns when and as needed. Crews should be able to apply the new pattern over the green within 4 hours. Unique patterns are being developed for each vehicle with front line vehicles being done first.

VBMR-L Serval in the Europe colour scheme. The peel and stick system was used during development and testing.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled German Camouflage posting.

Cheers,
RichB