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Was british armor whitewashed? I see no reason it should not be however I have found no evidence that it was Help me out!
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Yes, plenty 'o refs from the BoB...
BoB ???
I am assuming he means the Battle of the Bulge. Unless he knows something about the Battle of Britain the rest of us don't.
I would imagine the winter campaign of 44/45 would be the only time WW2 British armour would be painted white. I can't say i have seen pics, but it would make sense.
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Looks like a whitewashed sherman maybe?
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Isn't the guy on the right wearing a US helmit. But i don't see why the Brits wouldn't do the same, white washing a tank can't take that long.
I recall seeing a photo of a British armored car ( possibly white washed ) linking up with Americans during the Battle of the Bulge, but haven't been able to locate an online post of the photo.
Plenty of white washed US armored cars so far
Scorpiomikey Looks like a whitewashed sherman maybe?
that is exactly what I am talking about.
Found this, scroll half way down for a white washed Churchill.
http://www.militarymodelling.com/forums/postings.asp?th=27470
This is deffinatly British.
I had borrowed a Battle of the Bulge book from the library last year, found some interesting pics...
Whitewashed American:
"winterized" weasel, looks a little more detailed than just a white-wash...
And, the saviour of anyone who has ever had a horrible finish on a green tank & would just like to cover the bloody thing up: tablecloth camo:
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British panther Cuckoo was whitewashed also
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