"Soviet tank numbering system" Topic
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| John the OFM | 20 Nov 2008 7:20 p.m. PST |
What do the numbers in diamonds mean? |
| Jakar Nilson | 20 Nov 2008 8:00 p.m. PST |
Upper is the regiment number. Lower is the brigade tactical number. I think. |
aecurtis  | 20 Nov 2008 8:05 p.m. PST |
Phone number for the auto club. |
| Jovian1 | 20 Nov 2008 9:38 p.m. PST |
Depended on the unit and the year – there wasn't much uniformity in the early war. Otherwise Jakar Nilson is mostly correct. |
| John the OFM | 21 Nov 2008 8:12 a.m. PST |
So, they do not identify individual tanks, then? |
| Martin Rapier | 21 Nov 2008 10:35 a.m. PST |
Sometimes, it depended. Zalogas 'Eastern Front Armor, Camouflage and Markings 1941-45' goes into it. |
| histdean | 21 Nov 2008 3:00 p.m. PST |
In fact, the Russians sometimes numbered their tanks the same number to confuse the Huns. These would be the larger numbers painted on the turret sides.
Jakar is correct about the numbers in the diamonds. |
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