| SirFjodin | 09 Dec 2012 6:12 a.m. PST |
HI Can somebody help me with Soviet vehicle colour for 1980-1990. I am wandering does they used green colour or modern russian camouflage? I have 15mm T-80 (without reactive armor) and I am wandering in what colour to paint it to represent 1980-1985 period? Saddly Google shows T-80B in both camouflaged and pain green colours.
link Nick
15mmworld.blogspot.com |
| Black Bull | 09 Dec 2012 6:46 a.m. PST |
Typically green or green and sand have seen a photo of a BMP unit after the Afghan pullout in a green,sand/light brown and black pattern |
| Jemima Fawr | 09 Dec 2012 7:12 a.m. PST |
1980-85, certainly plain green. The camouflage described above started appearing in the late 1980s and mainly in those units heading to/returning from Afghanistan. T-80B started appearing in East Germany circa 1984, so that fits for that period. |
| nickinsomerset | 09 Dec 2012 7:16 a.m. PST |
Concur with R Mark. This chappie was taken in Berlin in 1986,
Tally Ho! |
| Rudi the german | 09 Dec 2012 8:41 a.m. PST |
Hi, I though that the red army and warsaw pact was plain green… With slight differance in colour. Only the armed forces of the ministry of the interior had camo on their vehicles to differ them from the army. In the Putin era and in the war with teschnia the russian forces used camo to differ fom the teschnian forces? unsure here, but that it wat i have been told from people who should know. Greetings |
| Jemima Fawr | 09 Dec 2012 9:17 a.m. PST |
Nice IMR there Nick – very clean! Rudi, I think that was true in earlier times, but the Red Army did start adopting camo in the late 1980s and has continued to do so ever since. The three-colour camo started appearing in May Day parades around 1988/89. |
| 95thRegt | 09 Dec 2012 12:35 p.m. PST |
Where are you wandering??? LOL! Sorry, couldn't resist. Bob |
| SirFjodin | 09 Dec 2012 3:35 p.m. PST |
Thanx for explanations… Maybe I will paint original T80 in plain green and T80 with ERA in modern camouflage;) |
| Barin1 | 10 Dec 2012 3:33 a.m. PST |
1985-1987 – most of the stuff I've seen during my army service was plain green/olive. I've seen some tanks (T-90) that had camo painting, as well as Mi-24. |
| madaxeman | 25 Dec 2012 2:54 p.m. PST |
The "green" photo looks like it was taken outside the Artillery Museum in St Petersburg – where everything else in that same tank and artillery park outside is painted the same colour, and is probably/apparently repainted regularly from what I remember – no "it got these dings in the field so we left them" going on there! So, that photo may not be a reliable guide… |
| Jemima Fawr | 25 Dec 2012 4:19 p.m. PST |
Nick's photo was taken in East Berlin, of a 'live' IMR on active service. |
