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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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jumbo with stripes?
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 07:26 AM UTC
Would it be appropriate to put black camo bands on a Sherman Jumbo?
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Brian
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 02:28 PM UTC
Well, as I recall from memory there were both Jumbos with either black or light green(!!) bands in NWE in 1945. I recall having read that and seen pictures of it in Squadron/signals "US armour camouflage and markings". I am not 100% sure I recall it correctly, so you will need to check. I cannot check myself as the book is in my Danish apartment while I am in Latvia.
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Posted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 04:16 PM UTC
Gday Brian
I also am not 100% certain, but I know that the Jumbo would not have had the First army black bands over OD from Operation Cobra in July '44, as the Jumbo was only introduced later on the push towards Germany(?)
But as for later camo schemes, I do not know...
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Brad
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 08:18 AM UTC
Brian, I found this one lurking in my PC. It appears to have black cammo:


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Al
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 04:00 PM UTC
Sorry, it seems that Photobucket has a problem and my acct has gone missing since posting this, PM me for a copy of the pic.
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AL
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 06:19 PM UTC
I can see the pic Al. Great shot, this pic was the inspiration for John Rosengrant's dio, "The Calm Before the Storm"

Mike
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