Armor Color Gallery
4 primary works • 9 total works
Book 2
Armor Camouflage & Markings of the 2nd New Zealand Division, Part 2
by Jeffrey Plowman
Published 19 May 2013
Book 3
Camouflage & Markings of the Shermans in New Zealand Service 1943-45
by Jeffrey Plowman
Published 19 May 2013
Book 7
Camouflage & Markings of the Stuarts in New Zealand Service
by Jeffrey Plowman
Published 19 May 2013
Book 10
Camouflage & Markings of the Valentines in New Zealand Service
by Jeffrey Plowman
Published 19 May 2013
Camouflage and Markings of Commonwealth and Greek Armor in the Balkans Campaign
by Jeffrey Plowman
Published 30 September 2016
Published to coincide with the 75th Anniversary of the battle of Greece, this is an authoritative guide to the armor deployed by Commonwealth and Greek troops in continental Greece and in Crete. Covering wide variety of armored vehicles fielded by British 1st Armored Brigade HQ Squadron, 4th Queen's Own Hussars, 3rd and 7th Royal Tank Regiments and 3rd King's Own Hussars, 2nd New Zealand Division, 6th Australian Division and Greek 19th Motorized Division, this book includes many rare and never before published photos of early war British armored vehicles, with very detailed captions. Most of these photos would never see daylight without online markets. It includes: A10 and A13 Cruiser tanks, Matilda Infantry tanks, Vickers Light Mark IIIB and Light Mark VI tanks, Bren, Scout and Universal Carriers, and Marmon-Herrington Mark II armored cars. Contains: 72 pages, 150 b&/w photos and 21 full color plates of artwork.
Camouflage and Markings of Axis Armor in the Balkans Campaigns 1940-1941
by Jeffrey Plowman
Published 30 March 2019
Published as a companion volume to ACG #14 Camouflage and Markings of Commonwealth and Greek Armor in the Balkans Campaigns April - May 1941, this is an authoritative guide to the armor deployed by the Axis in the Balkans during 1940 and 1941, particularly some of the lesser known operations. Starting with the Hungarian annexation of North Transylvania from Romania, it moves through to the Italian invasion of Greek-controlled Epirus in Albania, and ultimately the Axis attack on Yugoslavia followed by the German invasion of continental Greece and the island of Crete.
To put together this book the author has collected a remarkable set of photographs from public and private archives in Hungary, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Poland, Australia, the UK and US as well as Germany. Covering a wide variety of armored vehicles fielded by the Hungarian Motorized Corps, the Italian 131 Divisione Corazzata "Centauro", five German Panzer-Divisions and two Sturmgeschutze Abteilungs, this book includes many rare and never before published photos of early war Axis armored vehicles, with very detailed captions. Most of these photos would never have seen daylight without online markets.
It includes: PzKpfw I, II, III and IV tanks, SdKfz 221, 222 and 231 armored cars, SdKfz 251 and Sdkfz 253 halftracks, StuG IIIs, Toldi tanks, Csaba armored cars, M13/40 tanks and L3/33 tankettes.
To put together this book the author has collected a remarkable set of photographs from public and private archives in Hungary, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Poland, Australia, the UK and US as well as Germany. Covering a wide variety of armored vehicles fielded by the Hungarian Motorized Corps, the Italian 131 Divisione Corazzata "Centauro", five German Panzer-Divisions and two Sturmgeschutze Abteilungs, this book includes many rare and never before published photos of early war Axis armored vehicles, with very detailed captions. Most of these photos would never have seen daylight without online markets.
It includes: PzKpfw I, II, III and IV tanks, SdKfz 221, 222 and 231 armored cars, SdKfz 251 and Sdkfz 253 halftracks, StuG IIIs, Toldi tanks, Csaba armored cars, M13/40 tanks and L3/33 tankettes.
Camouflage & Markings of German Armor in the Battle for Cassino
by Jeffrey Plowman and Daniele Guglielmi
Published 31 October 2015
Published as a companion volume to Camouflage and Markings of Allied Armor in the battle for Cassino released in 2014, this is an authoritative guide to the armor deployed by the Germans over the course of the fighting for this strategic objective. This book includes a number of rare and unpublished photos with detailed captions. It includes: SdKfz 251s, Marder IIs and IIIs, Semoventi M42s, PzKpfw IVs, Sturmgeschutze IIIs and IVs, Nashorns, Panthers, Pantherturms and captured Shermans. Contains: 48 pages, 65 b&w photos and 19 full color plates of artwork.
Camouflage & Markings of Allied Armor in the Battle for Cassino
by Jeffrey Plowman
Published 15 October 2014
Published to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of the battle for Cassino, this is an authoritative guide to the armor deployed by the Allies over the course of the fighting for this strategic objective.
Covering American, British, Indian, Canadian, French, New Zealand and Polish armor, this book includes a number of rare and unpublished photos with detailed captions with 56 pages including 8 in full colour.
It includes: M3A1 Scout Cars, Universal Carriers, Indian Wheeled Carriers, M8, HMCs, M10s, M7 Priests, Stuarts, Shermans, Churchills, Grant ARVs, M31, TRVs and Valentine Bridgelayers. Contains: 56 pages, 78 b&w photos and 20 full color plates of artwork.
Praise for Camouflage& Markings of Allied Armour in the Battle for Cassino:
'With so much variety of types and color schemes, this is a great choice for modellers as well as those interested in armoured warfare' - Peter Brown, Military Modelling, July 2014
Covering American, British, Indian, Canadian, French, New Zealand and Polish armor, this book includes a number of rare and unpublished photos with detailed captions with 56 pages including 8 in full colour.
It includes: M3A1 Scout Cars, Universal Carriers, Indian Wheeled Carriers, M8, HMCs, M10s, M7 Priests, Stuarts, Shermans, Churchills, Grant ARVs, M31, TRVs and Valentine Bridgelayers. Contains: 56 pages, 78 b&w photos and 20 full color plates of artwork.
Praise for Camouflage& Markings of Allied Armour in the Battle for Cassino:
'With so much variety of types and color schemes, this is a great choice for modellers as well as those interested in armoured warfare' - Peter Brown, Military Modelling, July 2014
Compared to the fighting in Northwest Europe or the epic battles in the Soviet Union, the battles for the possession of the Italian peninsula seem to seem to pale in insignificance. The Allies regarded it as a side-show and the men that fought there were often referred to as the 'D-Day Dodgers'. The Germans must have regarded it similarly judging by what forces they sent to Italy. Nevertheless, while the terrain in the Italian peninsula was often unsuitable for the offensive use of armour, it was entirely suitable for armour in a defensive role. As the Allied troops were soon to learn, often a lone tank (quite often a Tiger) or assault gun, strategically placed, could hold up an entire advance for hours, if not days in some cases. Moreover by the time the Allies had reached the Gustav Line around Cassino, German resistance had hardened. From here, the Liri valley offering what appeared to be an easy route northwards to Rome, was in fact the opposite and the strong defense put up by the German troops there proved a major stumbling block to Allied plans. This prompted the Allies to seek a way around this, one that involved landing troops at Anzio-Nettuno in January 1944. Here the Germans were quick to respond and soon contained the Allies to a narrow beachhead and one that they were unable to break out of until June that year. This deployment involved a wider range of armour than the Allies previously had to deal with. Not only was this it first time that Tigers had been employed on mainland Italy, but it was the first time the Elefant heavy tank destroyer went into action against the Allies.
The Sturmpanzer 43 or Brummbar, an infantry support self-propelled gun, also made its appearance on this occasion. As the Germans continued their retreat up the Italian peninsula, vehicles such as Sturmgeschutz IVs, Jagdpanzer IVs and Hetzers were added to their inventory. The Germans became more dependent on Italian armor, bringing into service some of the higher performance Semovente assault guns.
Concurrent with this was the deployment some of their obsolete types with police units in the rear areas, often in anti-partisan operations. These included the PzKpfw III Ausf. N with its 75 mm L/24 gun, the Italian AB41 armored car and P 26/40 tank, along with some Russian T-34/76 tanks. This proliferation of vehicle typesalso saw a move away from the overall Dunkelgelb finish that seemed to be predominant in the earlier engagements in Italy. This saw the use of Olivgrun, Rotbrun or both in a variety of patterns, something that had started to happen at Cassino. Italian armor taken into service usually retained its factory scheme of Dunkelgelb, Olivgrun and Rotbrun, but some units repainted them with a scheme of their own.
The Sturmpanzer 43 or Brummbar, an infantry support self-propelled gun, also made its appearance on this occasion. As the Germans continued their retreat up the Italian peninsula, vehicles such as Sturmgeschutz IVs, Jagdpanzer IVs and Hetzers were added to their inventory. The Germans became more dependent on Italian armor, bringing into service some of the higher performance Semovente assault guns.
Concurrent with this was the deployment some of their obsolete types with police units in the rear areas, often in anti-partisan operations. These included the PzKpfw III Ausf. N with its 75 mm L/24 gun, the Italian AB41 armored car and P 26/40 tank, along with some Russian T-34/76 tanks. This proliferation of vehicle typesalso saw a move away from the overall Dunkelgelb finish that seemed to be predominant in the earlier engagements in Italy. This saw the use of Olivgrun, Rotbrun or both in a variety of patterns, something that had started to happen at Cassino. Italian armor taken into service usually retained its factory scheme of Dunkelgelb, Olivgrun and Rotbrun, but some units repainted them with a scheme of their own.