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09-17-2005, 10:05 AM
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#136 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | I always thought German camo was interesting. Their airplanes and their uniforms all had some unique camouflage.
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09-17-2005, 10:59 AM
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#137 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | I agree, I think the Germans had the most unique and interesting camo patterns on there aircraft. Really nice to the eye.
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09-17-2005, 11:01 AM
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#138 | | World Traveler
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Country:  | Nics pics everybody, that is a very nice paint job on the JU-88 Erich.
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09-17-2005, 11:12 AM
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#139 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country: | The sea camo is great.... Always loved it...
My favorite... The Fw-190D..
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09-17-2005, 11:26 AM
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#140 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I really like the top one.
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09-17-2005, 03:16 PM
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#141 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by evangilder I always thought German camo was interesting. Their airplanes and their uniforms all had some unique camouflage. | Thats interesting you should mention how good the German camo was Eric my old man said he found a building in shore from Arromanche beach with what he took to be at least a 155mm gun sticking out and it was not until he was fifty feet from it the he realised it was just a painting on the side of a house, he also spoke to a tank commander who told him how the Germans put up concrete anti tank traps that where made of painted canvas a tank slowed down and a concealed guy with a panzerfaust whacked it so the next time a tank put a squirt from its MG through the mock up trap as it went to pieces it drove though it, straight over an anti tank mine underneath. Crafty old sods those Jerrys.
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09-17-2005, 03:46 PM
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#142 | | Master of Ewes
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09-17-2005, 05:19 PM
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#143 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Interesting too. I new they used deception tactics like that but that is pretty damn good.
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09-17-2005, 07:19 PM
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#144 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Wow. I especially liked the Eastern Front camo the Germans used on their tanks. Spotted camo!
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09-17-2005, 08:32 PM
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#145 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I've always liked their desert camo myself...
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09-17-2005, 08:44 PM
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#146 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Yes me too, and that particular aircrafts paint job has allways been one of my favorites.
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09-18-2005, 05:37 AM
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#147 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I've told you about the German trick with the MG42 haven't I? Well, I'll tell you again just in case;
They used to set up two MG42 positions. During the night they'd fire one off with tracer ammo and they'd set it up too high to hit anyone because they could sneak under it's line of fire. They'd set the other one up lower so it could hit.
The troops would believe that they could sneak under these tracers (which they could) but by the time they realised there was another MG42 firing at them, half their squad had been dropped.
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09-18-2005, 07:55 AM
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#148 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Absoulute genius! Best way to bring down an on-coming squad or platoon or even a division back then.
Here's what i meant by spotted camo on tanks.
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09-18-2005, 02:01 PM
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#149 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Bringing down a Division?! Do you know big a Division is? Obviously not, but you are not going to bring down a division with a MG42.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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09-19-2005, 12:19 PM
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#150 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | I love the German camo, especailly that you see on the secret project drawings. The silvery white with green spots.
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