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#4535410 - 08/31/20 11:21 PM Queen of the Battlefield  
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Matilda doing what she does best.

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#4535416 - 08/31/20 11:57 PM Re: Queen of the Battlefield [Re: 33lima]  
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Love the title. Nice shot

#4535452 - 09/01/20 12:26 PM Re: Queen of the Battlefield [Re: 33lima]  
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Strutting her stuff across the North African desert. Maybe this a dumb question, but is that a real paint scheme? If so, what would be the thinking behind mixing the blue into the scheme?

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#4535455 - 09/01/20 01:08 PM Re: Queen of the Battlefield [Re: 33lima]  
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Here you go mate...
Its both a disruptive pattern which breaks up the distinctive tank shape and well chosen for blending in with the horizon (parts of the western desert are perfectly flat). The slate grey would fade to a paler blue making the tank appear more blue than sand over time. The same scheme was applied to many other vehicles.

#4535480 - 09/01/20 03:44 PM Re: Queen of the Battlefield [Re: 33lima]  
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Scheme is also carried by the JCM's A-13 Cruiser.

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Also frequently seen on Honeys (as Eighth Army called their M3 light tanks) and on other AFVs including Max and Moritz, the captured armoured command vehicles used by Rommel, no less.

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#4535496 - 09/01/20 05:12 PM Re: Queen of the Battlefield [Re: Blade_Meister]  
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Originally Posted by Blade_Meister
Strutting her stuff across the North African desert. Maybe this a dumb question, but is that a real paint scheme? If so, what would be the thinking behind mixing the blue into the scheme?

S!Blade<><


Being in the Line in the desert of Libya was referred to as being 'Up the Blue' colloquially by troops of the 8th Army.



#4535564 - 09/02/20 03:38 AM Re: Queen of the Battlefield [Re: 33lima]  
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I didn't know any of that. Thanks for the History lesson, very interesting. yep

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