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Offline Iain R

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #165 on: April 25, 2021, 10:48:09 PM »
Grand work so far!

I do however await your descent into madness when you start on the far east...
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Offline Jemima Fawr

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #166 on: April 25, 2021, 11:27:07 PM »
Grand work so far!

I do however await your descent into madness when you start on the far east...
It hasn't done me any harm!  I'm completely hatstand and my pet walrus agrees, but then he's a conifer, so what would he know?
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Offline SquireBev

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #167 on: April 26, 2021, 08:37:08 AM »
Good to see you're back with a bang!  :D

I think you may need to find a way to make those screens render larger on the page. I'm finding it hard to magnify them to the point of legibility
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Yes. Apologies. Blogger seems to hate large images. If you follow the Imgur links you should find larger versions, but even that doesn't always work, if you're on mobile.

I'll see what else I can do. Maybe a PDF.

Offline Eclaireur

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #168 on: April 26, 2021, 08:44:43 AM »
Thanks matey  :)

Offline modelwarrior

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #169 on: April 26, 2021, 09:48:02 AM »
Very helpful,thanks.

Offline SquireBev

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #170 on: April 26, 2021, 09:15:56 PM »
Grand work so far!

I do however await your descent into madness when you start on the far east...

My current plan of sticking my fingers in my ears and repeating "there were no tanks in the far east" seems to be working so far.

Offline Iain R

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #171 on: April 26, 2021, 10:57:38 PM »
It hasn't done me any harm!  I'm completely hatstand and my pet walrus agrees, but then he's a conifer, so what would he know?
Perhaps not, but thanks to your endeavours, I at least know how to mark up my solitary Lee for Burma 44/45... it's the rest of the vehicles I'll struggle with (such as they are, couple of Jeeps and perhaps a truck or two... don't think elephants and mules had markings applied?) Wibble.


My current plan of sticking my fingers in my ears and repeating "there were no tanks in the far east" seems to be working so far.
You are General A.E. Percival and I claim my £5.

Genuinely seems to be a bit of a blank, particularly the early campaigns (perhaps because they followed Indian Army regulations, rather than British conventions?) at present I'm considering just using some roughly equivalent AoS markings from the desert/ UK of the right time period, since it seems as good as anything else in the absence of anything approaching a proper source...

Offline Etranger

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #172 on: April 27, 2021, 09:10:18 AM »
Not a bad plan as 7th Armoured Brigade at least were using their Western Desert marking schemes, AoS etc
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Offline Jemima Fawr

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #173 on: April 27, 2021, 10:43:09 AM »
don't think elephants and mules had markings applied?) Wibble.
Never say never... 81st (West African) Division received a delivery by air of a herd of white bullocks, dyed Jungle Green...

Offline Iain R

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #174 on: April 27, 2021, 02:30:36 PM »
Never say never... 81st (West African) Division received a delivery by air of a herd of white bullocks, dyed Jungle Green...

...which was standard practice in the British Army even back in WWI, with the Scots Greys (amongst others) dying their grey horses drab colours to make them less of a target.

Offline Jemima Fawr

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #175 on: April 27, 2021, 06:40:15 PM »
...which was standard practice in the British Army even back in WWI, with the Scots Greys (amongst others) dying their grey horses drab colours to make them less of a target.
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Offline SquireBev

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #176 on: May 03, 2021, 07:59:07 PM »
Might have bitten off more than I can chew here, but I've started on an overall timeline of armoured divisions and brigades, showing composition, commanders, seniority, and theatre. Bit more detailed than the previous timelines I've done.

Offline SquireBev

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #177 on: May 05, 2021, 11:21:19 AM »
Reckon I can incorporate the AoS serials too...

Offline Jemima Fawr

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #178 on: May 05, 2021, 03:18:38 PM »
And you thought the Far East would send you mad...  ;D lol

Offline Will Bailie

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Re: British Tank Markings - A Guide
« Reply #179 on: May 06, 2021, 05:59:05 PM »
Hi, SquireBev and thanks for this fantastic resource you've created!

I'm looking for something pretty specific - maybe you can help me out?  What was used on vehicles for 8th Army's (more specifically XXX Corps') RASC bridging company?  I'm specifically looking for Sicily, so July 1943 if that makes a difference.  I'm trying to figure out what markings to put on the lorries supporting my RCE Bailey Bridge project!

I figure I could use markings for 2nd Field Park Company RCE, but if I understand the logistics, the bridge parts would be delivered to the bridging site by XXX Corps bridging company.  But I'd be fine with being corrected if I am wrong!

Best,

Will

 

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