A lot of our crews used to wear tennis shoes, especially in muddy weather. The standard overshoes were really a pain to get on and off over combat boots. They were quick and easy to get on and off over tennis shoes. You really didn't want to drag all the mud into the tank with you so the overshoes were a must. When off the tank most people never knew what was up because all they saw were the green issue overshoes.

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A lot of our crews used to wear tennis shoes, especially in muddy weather. The standard overshoes were really a pain to get on and off over combat boots. They were quick and easy to get on and off over tennis shoes. You really didn't want to drag all the mud into the tank with you so the overshoes were a must. When off the tank most people never knew what was up because all they saw were the green issue overshoes.

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Our Battalion Commander did that when I was a first lieutenant. He also used his MOPP suit top as a tanker's jacket in the pre-Nomex days. As Opfor, we just reversed the MOPP suit coat so it looked like you were wearing a black jacket.

For the tanks we'd strap 55 gallon drums to the back of the bustle rack to give a more Soviet-style appearance to the tank when playing Opfor.