British Tank Markings - A Guide

[Iain R]

Grand work so far!

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

[Jemima Fawr]

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?

[SquireBev]

Good to see you're back with a bang! 

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
EC

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.

[Eclaireur]

Thanks matey 

[modelwarrior]

Very helpful,thanks.

[SquireBev]

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.

[Iain R]

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...

[Etranger]

Not a bad plan as 7th Armoured Brigade at least were using their Western Desert marking schemes, AoS etc

[Jemima Fawr]

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...

[Iain R]

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.

[Jemima Fawr]

...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.

It makes you proud to be British. 

[SquireBev]

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.

[SquireBev]

Reckon I can incorporate the AoS serials too...

[Jemima Fawr]

And you thought the Far East would send you mad... 

[Will Bailie]

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