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Offline Thargor

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DAK 88mm crew Shoulder/ Collar Boards?
« on: 19 August 2023, 12:25:26 PM »
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
« Last Edit: 19 August 2023, 12:28:56 PM by Thargor »

Offline Jemima Fawr

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Re: DAK 88mm crew Shoulder/ Collar Boards?
« Reply #1 on: 19 August 2023, 01:18:14 PM »
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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Offline Thargor

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Re: DAK 88mm crew Shoulder/ Collar Boards?
« Reply #2 on: 19 August 2023, 02:29:36 PM »
Thank you Jemima.  Exactly what I was looking for.

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: DAK 88mm crew Shoulder/ Collar Boards?
« Reply #3 on: 19 August 2023, 04:31:22 PM »
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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