Commanders!
We are preparing a new event for you, dedicated to the end of the Second World War – the most terrible conflict in the history of mankind. We have prepared several historical camouflages and decals for you to enjoy, all of which will be available during the event.
Let’s take a look at some of them, starting with two French early war experimental camouflages.
In 1937, the French military requested its vehicles to be painted in various colorful patterns, mixing dark (ground), medium (foliage) and light (sky) colors, resulting in a number of interesting camouflage schemes.
The first pattern was used between 1939 and 1940 and can be seen on a Somua S35 tank in Saumur, while the second pattern was seen on a Renault D1 light tank in 1936 during the testing of the Bernard transporter. That one is likely a one-off, unique design that was never used en masse. We will also have a French roundel decal for you to match the colors.
Next, we have a British improvised camouflage, as seen on a Crusader Mark III tank belonging to the 6th Armoured Division in 1943. The use of improvised camouflages that were based on local conditions was a common thing in the British military during the Second World War.
Next comes a set of American assets, including the Fort Knox experimental camouflage, as seen on an M4 Sherman tank in the autumn of 1942. This experimental camouflage consists of blotches of sand, earth yellow and black colors on top of an originally green tank. During the first year of the war (for them), the Americans experimented with a lot of various patterns and this is just one of them.
But speaking of Shermans, we have two decals for you – “Judy Mae” and Tank Girl, as seen on a U.S. Army M4A1 Sherman of the 3rd Armored Division in Europe.
To be completely honest with you, the Tank Girl decal is not an authentic one, but rather inspired by the drawings of women (mostly pin-up girls and actresses) the Americans liked to adorn their warplanes and vehicles with.
And last but not least, we have a series of Soviet camouflages and decals for you, starting with the Soviet Tree Branch camouflage, as seen on a BA-64 armored car belonging to the 6th Guards Tank Army during the Bucharest-Arad offensive in Romania in the August of 1944.
Another late war camouflage is the Soviet Late Three-Tone one, as seen on an IS-2 heavy tank belonging to the 4th Tank Army in 1944.
And finally there’s the Soviet Late War camouflage, as seen on an ISU-122 self-propelled gun during the Siege of Berlin in April 1945. From the same ISU comes the inscription “Forward to Crush the Enemy!”, available as a decal.
The other two Soviet decals come from earlier days of the war.
- The name “Merciless!” belonged to a KV-1 heavy tank, built in May 1942 and attached to the 6th Tank Brigade. The tank became famous for destroying 27 enemy tanks over its first nine months of service
- The decal “For the Motherland!” was seen a KV-2 heavy tank in the summer of 1941. The inscription is based on a popular motto used by the Red Army since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War
And that’s it for today, commanders. We hope you will like these prizes and, as always:
See you on the battlefield!
