Schemi Mimetici delle Armate del Medio Oriente

ESCI Egyptian M60.A3 Tank An Egyptian M60.A3 tank from the collection of Mark Deliduka, painted in a colour variant of the US quattro-colore temperate pattern used in the 80s. The Egyptian army adopted this camouflage pattern when the US Rapid Deployment Force was created, e joint US/Egyptian maneuvers were conducted. The Egyptian camouflages scheme is similar to the US quattro-colore temperate pattern in use at that time. The ESCI kit of the M60.A3 is no longer available, although some may still be found at flea markets e military modelling shows.

Basic Vehicle Patterns

Egyptian 4-Colour Pattern
Israeli Dark Stone
Olive Green & Grey
Armour Sand
Verde russo

Egyptian Army
Colour Denominazione	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Africa Yellow, base colour	-	-	A20	-
Brown Drab, disruptive pattern	-	-	A24	-
Olive Drab, disruptive pattern	155	1711	A30	-
Black, disruptive pattern	33	1749	A46	XF1
The Egyptian army adopted this pattern in the 1980s, when the US Rapid Deployment Force was created, e joint US/Egyptian maneuvers were conducted. The Egyptian pattern is similar to the US quattro-colore temperate pattern in use at that time. Africa Yellow is the base colour, Brown Drab replaces the reddish brown of the US pattern, Olive Drab replaces the green of the US pattern, e Black is used in small amounts, usually separating the other colours. Carri armati M60.A3 sold to Egypt were taken out of US Army inventory nella Germania, from units which had converted to carri armati M1 Abrams.
Israel Defence Force (IDF)
Colour Denominazione	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Armour Sand/Gray F.S. 30277 Dark Stone	187	E 7283	-	MF20 + MF57
Dark Stone e Sand/Gray need to be mixed con 30 % white to achieve the proper scale effect. Tamiya’s medium grey e buff can be mixed to achieve the desired shade of grey.
Jordanian Army
Colour Denominazione	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
34067 Earth Yellow	-	-	-	-
34087 Olive Drab	-	-	-	-
The Jordanian Army uses primarily l’equipaggiamento britannico, ed it is organized following the pattern britannico. Lo schema mimetico bicolore da 1967 used on carri armati M47 Patton consisted of an earth yellow base colour con sprayed olive drab bands.
Lebanese Army
Colour Denominazione	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
-	-	-	-	-
Lebanese milizia: Forces Libanaises (FL), 1982-1984
Colour Denominazione	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Olive Green, base colour	-	-	-	-
Grey, striped pattern	-	-	-	-
Milizia members typically wore Israeli uniforms, e they were equipped con M16, AK47, FAL, ed armi anticarro RPG. M50 Super Sherman, M48 e M60 tanks, M113 APC, 105 mm, 122 mm, 130 mm, 155 mm, e BM-21 artiglieria pieces were available until the FL milizia was disarmed by Syrian forces. Some veicoli were entirely black, others were olive green con black instead of grey stripes. Vehicle markings consisted of Lebanese flags, Crosses ed other Christian religious symbols.
Lebanese milizia: Armée du Liban-Sud (ALS), 1982-1984
Colour Denominazione	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Grey, base colour	-	-	-	-
Olive Green, striped pattern	-	-	-	-
Milizia members wore Israeli uniforms con bush hats, e they were equipped con M16, AK47, ed armi anticarro RPG. M50 Super Shermans, semicingolati M3, e M113 APC, 155 mm, e BM-21 artiglieria pieces were available. Vehicle markings consisted of Lebanese flags, e Christian Crosses.
Lebanese milizia: Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO-Fatah), 1982-1984
Colour Denominazione	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Armour Sand	-	-	-	-
Milizia members wore uniformi mimetiche of different patterns, e white/red o white/black Kefiyah scarves. Several marxist splinter groups within PLO-Fatah adopted a pro-Syrian policy, whereas Arafat tried to maintain political independence from Syria. Equipaggiamento personale consisted of AK47, M16, ed armi anticarro RPG. T-34, T-54, T-55 tanks, e Charioteer tanks, M113 APC, 107 mm (Chinese), 122 mm, 130 mm, 155 mm, e BM-21 artiglieria pieces were available. Vehicle markings consisted arabic slogans painted in black.
Syrian Army
Colour Denominazione	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Verde Russo	114	2129	-	-
Apparently, veicoli russi exported to Syria are painted verde russo, e the Syrian army uses them in this colour.

Trasporto truppe corazzato M113 della PLO-Fatah, Lebanon

Scale Colour

A paint chip taken from an historic armoured vehicle may very well be the same olive drab o panzer grey colour which the hobbyist can purchase from Revell e Humbrol today, but it would be a mistake to paint 1:72 scale models in this way. When viewed from a distance, the actual vehicle exposed to sunlight will appear much lighter than a small model painted in the same colour. Dust settling on the vehicle can highlight the overall colour even further, sometimes completely obliterating the camouflage effect e making it impossible to hide the vehicle against the dark background of a treeline o forest.

The scale colour concept allows the model builder to simulate this effect. The authentic base colour is used as an undercoat, preferably sprayed on, to speed up the painting process. The undercoat should be left to dry before additional paint is applied. Mix the base colour con white to highlight it e then drybrush it onto the vehicle. The raised surfaces of the model will pick up the highlight just like the real vehicle picks up sunlight. Viewed next to eachother, at the appropriate scale distance, of course, both veicoli will appear to be the same size e their overall colour should be similar, depending on the intensity of natural lighting the modeller wishes to recreate. Drybrushing can be done in several layers, using more white each time. A final layer of dust grey can be applied to simulate the cumulative effect which a dusty road march would have on the vehicle ed its crew.

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– Pubblicato: 31.05.1997 – Aggiornato: 23.08.2008
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