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Interesting Abrams in Europe.
Thirian24
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 04:16 AM UTC
I think these guys are in Poland. Definitely would make for a cool model build.



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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 08:02 AM UTC
This does look like the Saab Barracuda that has been employed on Leopard 2 tanks,Land Rovers among other vehicles in Afghanistan.
Thirian24
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 08:05 AM UTC
Also, it looks like they are being painted, at least in some areas, in Forrest green?
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 01:46 PM UTC
In fact is the main noticeable thing of the pics, the tanks are painted in whole forrest green, looks interesting
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 03:31 PM UTC
Talking about camo...

http://www.defence24.com/538386,abrams-main-battle-tanks-deployed-to-poland-wearing-local-camo

H.P.
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 06:27 PM UTC
Hand painting the new Forest Green finish:



The camo net is not a Barracuda, which is more than just a simple net as it includes different material layers to reduce IR and radar detection. Here is the real Barracuda tested in Abrams:

101yann
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 06:30 PM UTC

a few more pics here :

https://www.facebook.com/243233719060040/photos/pcb.1422653797784687/1422652767784790/?type=3&theater

YJ

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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 06:33 PM UTC
Notice in one picture that one tank has a sand colored sprocket hub but a green tooth ring. And it also has a green road wheel. Guess replacement parts might come in local color because they're on-hand stocks. And you never know how old some parts are.
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 07:12 PM UTC
Not sure how long that stuff would stay in place if they took those tanks out into the woods.. Also wonder how you access all the stowage bins. Still, it's better than nothing. Wonder if they are doing something similar to the Brads?

Thirian24
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2017 - 07:17 PM UTC
The Barracuda on the Abrams is awesome.
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Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2017 - 01:28 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Wonder if they are doing something similar to the Brads?


Guess so...






"Soldiers assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, based out of Fort Carson, Colo., salute Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid as they participate in Estonia's Independence Day Parade at Freedom Square on Feb. 24, 2017." :





H.P.
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Posted: Sunday, April 09, 2017 - 05:03 AM UTC

Quoted Text

The Barracuda on the Abrams is awesome.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 02:40 AM UTC
http://i73.servimg.com/u/f73/14/70/90/01/camouf10.jpg

Barracuda failed testing on Abrams & ASLAV in Australia. Still, looks good.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 03:01 AM UTC
US Army is pre-positioning armour back into Germany again through unit rotations. Vehicles are left behind as troops rotate home until enough has been built up. Then it will be back to just rotating troops as in the good old Cold War days. Or so USAREUR HQ told me while I was doing a deal with them to loan them some spare UK HET M1070F transporters.

So it is logical that vehicles will be repainted in a more Europe-friendly colour. UK vehicles deployed to Estonia have all been repainted in overall NATO Green.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 03:38 AM UTC
I'd go back to Gelnhausen in a minute!
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Posted: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 03:42 AM UTC
Here's a little closer up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk1yo19ZQ04

Cheers
Christopher
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Posted: Friday, April 21, 2017 - 11:10 PM UTC
What would be the correct name of that type of netting
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Posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 06:11 PM UTC

Quoted Text

US Army is pre-positioning armour back into Germany again through unit rotations. Vehicles are left behind as troops rotate home until enough has been built up. Then it will be back to just rotating troops as in the good old Cold War days. Or so USAREUR HQ told me while I was doing a deal with them to loan them some spare UK HET M1070F transporters.

So it is logical that vehicles will be repainted in a more Europe-friendly colour. UK vehicles deployed to Estonia have all been repainted in overall NATO Green.


Read a news clip that confirms this. Said they have been in a such a high tempo with all the training exercises that they haven't had a chance to repaint the vehicles. As things are slowing down a bit, the tanks (and I assume Brads and softskins) are being painted in overall green.
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