_GOTOBOTTOM
Armor/AFV: Modern - USA
Modern Armor, AFVs, and Support vehicles.
Hosted by Darren Baker
M1A2 Abrams Markings
pbennett
Visit this Community
United Kingdom
Joined: October 14, 2007
KitMaker: 464 posts
Armorama: 412 posts
Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 11:46 AM UTC
I am building a 1/72-scale M1A2 Abrams in a NATO camouflage scheme (depicting a vehicle on live-firing exercise). What unit markings would be appropriate for this particular vehicle? Presumably these would be located on the glacis plate, and on the rear panel above the exhaust ducts.
HeavyArty
Visit this Community
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
Armorama: 13,742 posts
Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 12:26 PM UTC
The only unit that uses NATO camo M1A2s is 2ID in Korea. Additionally, they have all M1A2 SEP tanks, not standard M1A2s.
badger66
Visit this Community
Texas, United States
Joined: April 09, 2005
KitMaker: 251 posts
Armorama: 232 posts
Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 02:07 PM UTC
Actually there are M1A2 SEPS from 1CD in Germany now that are NATO camo
pascalbausset
Visit this Community
Moselle, France
Joined: February 05, 2002
KitMaker: 1,416 posts
Armorama: 1,379 posts
Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 02:57 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Actually there are M1A2 SEPS from 1CD in Germany now that are NATO camo

The Abrams from the EAS in Germany (Graffenwohr) are M1A2 SEP V2.
Some of the Korean's Abrams are also V2s.
HeavyArty
Visit this Community
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
Armorama: 13,742 posts
Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 03:14 PM UTC
Oh, yeah. I forgot about the draw set at EAS in Germany (Graffenwohr). They are not really any unit's vehicles, but a group drawn by units as they rotate through the training center. I believe they are all M1A2 SEP v2s as well.
 _GOTOTOP