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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Thargor on 19 August 2023, 12:25:26 PM
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A question for the enormous knowledge bank here...
I have a DAK 88mm gun and crew that I am painting up for Bolt Action and 02 Hundred Hours. When it comes to crew insignia I am stuck on what colour to use. Who did the 88mm guns belong to? Should their insignia be pink for Anti Tank Panzerjagers? Should I use red for artillery? Would this also apply to edging on the field cap?
Did the Luftwaffe have their own AA guns? What colour would their insignia be?
I know it's only a little detail once they're on the tabletop, but I'd like to get it correct.
TIA
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88s could belong either to Army artillery flak units or to Luftwaffe flak units. Both used red as their branch colour.
Anti-tank units wouldn't have 88 flak guns.
On caps, the branch colour would normally be seen as an upward-pointing chevron on the front of the cap, framing the black-white-red national cockade.
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Thank you Jemima. Exactly what I was looking for.
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88mm gun crew is summat wot's niggling me at the moment. I want a 28mm crew kind of getting the gun ready for action, as opposed to most I've found who're depicted firing that deadly popgun with malice aforethought!
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