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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Colors for US turret interior?
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Posted: Monday, November 19, 2007 - 06:43 AM UTC

Can anyone help me with the correct colors for an LVT(4) A?? It had the same turret as an M8 (with short 75mm gun).

Were these white like the interior of US tanks? Or something better for campolflgae? Thanks for any help!
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Posted: Monday, November 19, 2007 - 06:52 AM UTC
The entire turret interior and the floor visible from above were OD.
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Posted: Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 06:45 AM UTC
Matthew's right, but I'll add a little bit here. At least with Army open-topped full-tracked AFVs there was some white to be seen. The sponsons and vertical sides of the hull were white, as was the whole of the driving compartment. I suspect that the rest of the LVT, excluding the turret and any related basket structure, were white as well. Otherwise it would be too dark when buttoned up to see anything inside.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 01:52 PM UTC
thanks guys!

...and the open hatches would be either OD or the exterior color?
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 04:56 PM UTC

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thanks guys!

...and the open hatches would be either OD or the exterior color?

That's correct - the inside of hatches are the exterior color.
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