Schemi Mimetici Tedeschi della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, 1938–1945
Schemi mimetici della Wehrmacht tedesca were regulated by Army Communiqués (Heeresmitteilung) issued throughout the war. Vehicle base colours were permanently applied at the factory, e factories were the first to implement any base colour changes. When dark yellow was introduced as a base colour in 1943, the new regulation was rapidly implemented, any recently produced equipaggiamento was immediately repainted at the factory. Depot veicoli were to be handed out to units in the new base colour only. However, veicoli already in operation were not to be repainted, they retained the dark grey base colour.
Basic Vehicle Patterns
- 1935-1939 Anthrazitgrau Base Colour.
- 1940 Panzergrau Base Colour.
- 1941 Pattern North Africa.
- 1942 Pattern North Africa/Crete.
- 1943 Dunkelgelb Base Colour.
- 1944 Ambush Pattern.
- 1944 Red Primer Base.
- 1944 Dark Green Base Colour.
Schemi mimetici were applied in the field, using water/fuel soluable camouflage paste vailable in tre colours, dark yellow, oliv green, e red brown. Camouflage paste could be washed off con fuel in the event that a pattern needed to be adapted to local e seasonal conditions. Camouflage paste was also used on Panzergrau veicoli in 1943.
| Anthrazitgrau/Signalbraun Pattern, 1935-1939 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RAL Denominazione | Note | Gunze No. | Xtracolor No. |
| 7016 Anthrazitgrau | Factory Base Coat | - | X802 |
| 8002 Signalbraun | Disruptive Pattern | - | X801 |
| Veicoli drafted in 1939 were painted in this pattern. The base colour dominated the disruptive pattern by a factor of 2 to 1, con soft contours between colours. | |||
| Panzergrau (HM 1940, Nr. 864 of 31.06.1940) | |||
| RAL Denominazione | Note | Gunze No. | Xtracolor No. |
| 7021 Schwarzgrau | Factory Base Coat | TC 1 | X800 |
| Panzergrau replaced the earlier bicolore pattern in 1940, in order to save paint. Panzergrau was discontinued in febbraio of 1943. Veicoli in operation were not to be repainted. Instead, camouflage paste was used to create due e tre colour patterns over the Panzergrau base colour. Veicoli corazzati at Kursk in 1943 are documented in Panzergrau con Dunkelgelb patches, typically in the recommended ratio of 2 to 1. | |||
| Afrikakorps Disruptive Pattern (Heeresmitteilung 1941, Nr. 281) | |||
| RAL Denominazione | Note | Gunze No. | Xtracolor No. |
| 8000 Grünbraun | Base Colour | TC 2 | X803 |
| 7008 Grüngrau | Disruptive Pattern | TC 4 | X804 |
| Panzergrau veicoli deployed to Africa were repainted in the new base colour con disruptive patches. The base colour dominated the disruptive pattern by a factor of 2 to 1, con soft contours between colours. | |||
| Afrikakorps Disruptive Pattern (HM 1942, Nr. 315 of 25.03.1942) | |||
| RAL Denominazione | Note | Gunze No. | Xtracolor No. |
| 8020 Gelbbraun | Base Colour | - | X808 |
| 7027 Sandgrau | Disruptive Pattern | - | X809 |
| The new pattern for Africa was introduced in marzo of 1942. Available paint e camouflage paste of the earlier pattern was to be used up, resulting in a mixture of patterns in the interim period. The new Africa pattern was also used in Crete (HM 1942, Nr. 600). Water soluable, e removable camouflage paste was to be used to paint vehicle tarps. | |||
| Dunkelgelb Base Colour con Disruptive Pattern (HM 1943, Nr. 181 e 322) | |||
| RAL Denominazione | Note | Gunze No. | Xtracolor No. |
| 7028 Dunkelgelb | Factory Base Coat | TC 3 | X805 |
| 6003 Olivgrün | Disruptive Pattern | TC 5 | X806 |
| 8017 Schokoladenbraun | Disruptive Pattern | TC 6 | X807 |
| As of febbraio 1943, veicoli were supplied in the Dunkelgelb factory base coat, to be painted con schemi mimetici according to regional e seasonal requirements. As a result, a great variety of due e tre colour patterns were in existence, even serving alongside eachother in the same unit. Operational veicoli painted Panzergrau were not to be repainted in the new base colour. Instead, camouflage paste was to be used to create patterns bi- e trecolore. | |||
| Ambush Pattern, 19th agosto 1944 | |||
| RAL Denominazione | Note | Gunze No. | Xtracolor No. |
| 7028 Dunkelgelb | Factory Base Coat | TC 3 | X805 |
| 6003 Olivgrün | Disruptive Pattern | TC 5 | X806 |
| 8017 Schokoladenbraun | Disruptive Pattern | TC 6 | X807 |
| The ambush pattern was designed to hide veicoli under trees, an important consideration in light of allied air superiority following lo sbarco in Normandia. Ambush pattern was factory applied, using standard designs. | |||
| Dark Red Primer Coat con Disruptive Pattern, 31st ottobre 1944 | |||
| RAL Denominazione | Note | Gunze No. | Xtracolor No. |
| 8012 Dark Red Primer | Factory Base Coat | ||
| 6003 Olivgrün | Disruptive Pattern | TC 5 | X806 |
| 7028 Dunkelgelb | Disruptive Pattern | TC 3 | X805 |
| 7021 Schwarzgrau | Disruptive Pattern | TC 1 | X800 |
| A simplyfied process of applying the tre colour disruptive pattern, using the dark red primer as the base colour ed adding disruptive patterns of Olivgrün e Dunkelgelb at the factory. Panzergrau may have been used as an alternative to Dunkelgelb on occasion. | |||
| Olivgrün Base Colour con Disruptive Pattern, 31st novembre 1944 | |||
| RAL Denominazione | Note | Gunze No. | Xtracolor No. |
| 6003 Olivgrün | Factory Base Coat | TC 5 | X806 |
| 8017 Schokoladenbraun | Disruptive Pattern | TC 6 | X807 |
| 7028 Dunkelgelb | Disruptive Pattern | TC 3 | X805 |
| Some veicoli may have been rushed to the front in Olivgrün base coat only, to be camouflaged by the units receiving them. | |||
Snow Camouflage
Heeresmitteilung 1941, Nr. 1128 of 18th novembre 1941 regulated the application of snow camouflage to veicoli operating in Norway, Finland, e Russia. White camouflage paste was to be applied over the Panzergrau base coat, to be washed off again con fuel when the snow melted. However, supply problems on the Eastern Front were so severe that this instruction could not be followed. Replacement veicoli, e divisions newly deployed to the front were painted as required, but units already engaged had to use lime wash to camouflage their veicoli.
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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Soldatini Tedeschi della Seconda Guerra Mondiale
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