K&C T-34 (RA13) vs Britains 17497A through D (3 Viewers)

[DrBig]

If, on the other hand, you are asking which is closer to Soviet olive green 4BO, the K&C is very close.

 

[CannonFodder1971]

The original K&C version of the T-34 (RA04) was quite dark in shade, as was the SU-85 (RA05, WS36), certainly darker than the current RA13 version.

 

[jazzeum]

What I was asking about (and I think Eazy referred to this) was which tank is the most authentic in attention to detail. In other words, are these tanks faithful replicas of the originals.

 

[DrBig]

Yeah, modellers up until recently have been misled for decades wrt 'dark' soviet green. Only a few years ago, did Russian authorities publish the 4BO green in FS595b terms, which matches up to FS595 34102. It's a medium olive green, not unlike the current K&C T-34.

 

[DrBig]

The greater concern is not the # of the tank, but having two with the same layout of bedspring 'applique' armour. The turret # can be handwaved away. The Soviets had hundreds of tank brigades, & they all had their own unique brigade identification. You could easily pass two or three K&C T-34's with the same number as being from the same brigade. Hypothetically, the # 236 could been code for 71st tank brigade. Everything was coded, not systematic. You can see the US Army & USMC doing the same thing on their AFV's. No two units have related symbology. Some German units did it this way throughout the whole war, with the practice becoming more common after Stalingrad.

 

[DrBig]

I meant CURRENT US Army & USMC