Interesting Panther scheme

Ok quick scan through my references, show that squadron are great for pics but unit deatils they suck, lol

This image is from Squadron signal, Armor in Action, Panther book

There is also another image in same book of same type scheme in France, no date, not sure how accurate.

Otherwise a collection of images I have gotten off the web, first two show date and local, third is the image that shows lack of cammo on the roof.

As for units I cant find anything more specific than localities/dates images were taken, if you knew where certain units were at these times you may be able to infer from that. I do remeber one of the sites I saw had a list of the factory that did this scheme and when. I also know there are lists on the web that list  when units recieved replacement tanks and from which factory, if you can find these you could also put 2 and 2 together.

Andrew

not sure off hand what units sported this scheme, will check for you what I can find.

Andrew

Very nice Andrew.  What unit is that? 

This one?

I'm not sure of the correct term for it (or even if there is one) most call it a splinter scheme, it was seen on a tanks of both Poland and the bulge area Jan 1945. There is one shot around that shows the cam was not applied to the roof. THe controversy aound the model and tank sites is wether the "red" is base primer or red/brown paint.

HTH

Andrew

Yes...

I know in aircraft cicles they would call that pattern "herring-bone", is it so with armor? If not what is it called?

Mike T.

Hi Satch,
I thought about these two pictures, both from the Bundesarchive, interestingly they are from the same time frame as yours but different area;
February - March 1945, Küstrin Bridgehead (Poland, the very boarder to Germany)

Bild 183-H28356

Bild 183-H28153

Very Best Regards
Johan 

That looks very similar to a photo of a Panther from 5th SS Panzer Wiking's Panther camo pattern.

06:22 in you will see the panther I'm talking about.

Satch

I suspect it may be one of the 5th SS Panzer division Panthers. But I can not find the images online that I am looking for. I have them in the Concord book on the Panther. Each company in the Viking Panther battalion had a unique camo pattern and one sounds like what he describes.

Close, but not quite.  It was vertical not slanted.  And Tiger, it was a Panther not a Jagdpanther.  I should have hit the record button...

Panther or Jagdpanther?

This is probably it,Bill Plunk from our site shows this in his gallery:

http://www.bpmodels.net/Model/Album/phpBB2/album_showpage.php?pic_id=1004