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Old 17-10-17, 16:48
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http://milepegsnt.com/site/vehicle-camouflage-markings/

This site may be of some interest. I think a link to the site's home page may have been posted before somewhere on the forum?

Actually Mike the same link was posted by Mike Kelly in this thread a couple of years ago (#278 19-6-16) and I chased up the NT Force diary references, which are available online:

October 1942 (pp. 99-102):

https://oldsite.awm.gov.au/images/co...024596--9-.pdf

December 1943 (pp. 14-21):

https://oldsite.awm.gov.au/images/co...24421--13-.pdf


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Nevertheless, still relates to this thread.

Indeed it does Mike, and well worth revisiting. Of most interest is NT Force GS Instn No.22 of 30 October 1942, which specifies Dark Green M as preferred Dark Tone, with various formulations of Grey as preferred Light Tone, and specifically rules out Light Stone:

“Vehs already painted in two tones in accordance with previous instns will not be repainted with the exception of those vehs on which cream patches still exist. These patches will be painted out with a suitable light tone from those mentioned above.”

Similar colours had already been specified for NG Force ( Dark Green M / Light Slate Grey B ) and NSW LOC Area ( Dark Green M with 1/8 Night Black U / Vehicle Light Grey ), with specific instructions to overpaint existing patches of Light Stone and Vehicle Buff (B.S.C. 59 Middle Buff or DHS equivalent). By early September agreement had been reached between NSW LOC Area, 2 Aust Corps, and 1 Aust Army to adopt a unified scheme ( Dark Green 3 / Vehicle Grey ) which even met with Dakin’s approval: “Your scheme for Vehicle Disruptive Painting is very satisfactory indeed”.

Thus by mid-late 1942 we find Army formations along the entire east coast of Australia plus NT and New Guinea in furious agreement about the unsuitability of Light Stone, with an overwhelming preference for Dark Green / Light Grey schemes. All that remained was to introduce such a scheme into vehicle production, and thereby end all reliance on Dakin’s dodgy house paint applied in extremis by Army itself in the field. That being the case, the earliest evidence we’d expect to see of Dark Green / Light Grey scheme would be on new vehicles. Of course, we must first remove our Light Stone goggles!


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