"British Tanks on Crete" Topic
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| JD Lee | 25 Oct 2020 6:55 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know what color the few British tanks on Crete were?
I am using Vallejo paints. Thanks! |
 The Nigerian Lead Minister  | 25 Oct 2020 9:14 a.m. PST |
Green. IIRC it was something called bronze green. I went with a darkish green and no one has said anything in the assorted Crete games I put on. |
 Legion 4  | 25 Oct 2020 9:17 a.m. PST |
IIRC the UK had 16(?) Mk.VI Light Tanks and 8(?)Matilda IIs I-Tanks. Painted tan with a brown pattern to make it look like the stone walls found on the island. |
| Eclaireur | 25 Oct 2020 10:14 a.m. PST |
Hi JD,
the MkVI tanks belonging to C Squadron 3rd Hussars. As far as I understand some were painted in the Caunter scheme and others in the standard pale stone. If you google around Ray Farran (one of the 3rd H officers who fought very bravely) and Crete you will find some interesting information about actions in Crete. The Matildas were also in different schemes as far as I know. The 7 RTR squadron sent from Egypt had some in Caunter. The locally applied colour scheme mentioned by Legion 4, which produced a look not unlike a giraffe's colour scheme, is recorded in a well known photo of a Matilda in a Cretan olive grove. However most of the pictures taken by the Germans of knocked out vehicles seem to show more conventional pale stone or Caunter scheme.
EC |
| Martin Rapier | 25 Oct 2020 11:25 a.m. PST |
The 'stone wall' scheme was more common on Malta. As noted above, on Crete it was a bit of a mix. |
| Legion 4 | 25 Oct 2020 3:51 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the update guys ! |
| AndreasB | 26 Oct 2020 3:47 p.m. PST |
Some info here but nothing on colours: link All the best Andreas |
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