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HostileContact
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Posted on 12 August 2009 at 16:56:15 GMT
Hi all.

A group of regulars at the FLGS is starting up a fictional micro armor campaign set in 1985. Basic premise is pre-WWIII action with NATO against Warsaw, with other nations (read players who don't want to play NATO/Warsaw) jumping on as they feel.

My force, which is a French fast attack force, is expected to be fielded in the verdant green lands of Europe. The problem I have is I that have no idea what the vehicle camo should look like. Would French units of this period be using the standardized NATO patterns, or did they have their own patterns?

So the obvious issue is I am in need of reference material for French Vehicle camo in 1985. I've tried the great Google, and apparently my Google-fu is inferior, as I can find personal camo pattern/info by the gazillions, but have had no luck on the vehicles.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

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billb
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Posted on 12 August 2009 at 22:25:56 GMT
go here
http://www.panzerbaer.de/colours/index.htm
scroll down to Französische Streitkräfte
click on individual vehicles for patterns
The aml90 shows nato three color for 1986
HostileContact
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Posted on 13 August 2009 at 19:40:40 GMT
Billb,

looks like a great site, unfortunatley it seems that it is 1986 forward, implying, to me at least, that they used a different scheme in '85.

Still I plan to keep the URL around for future reference.

Thanks!

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Pilou75
France
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Posted on 15 August 2009 at 12:11:27 GMT
Since 1987, the french "Armée de terre" use this camo (they call it : "centre europe"Winkfor all vehicles :
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/m201/Camouflage_fic...

Before 1987, use only the olive green (vert foncé).

More at this pages and some examples of "camo centre europe" :
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/m201/Camouflage.htm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8...
http://genieminiature.com/pages%20VAB/VAB%20G7....
http://genieminiature.com/pages%20AMX%2030%20mi...
before 1987
http://gbgmrdv.free.fr/Photos/blindes_4_b.jpg
HostileContact
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Posted on 15 August 2009 at 12:27:33 GMT
Thanks Everyone.

Been a great help.

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HostileContact
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Posted on 15 August 2009 at 12:29:19 GMT
Thanks Everyone.

Been a great help. Off to paint.

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