Hello Gents
Does anyone here have more info and pics of the raincoats
that the GIs are wearing in the pic? Thanks in advance!!!!

TS

Hello from Berlin,

have a look at this site http://www.wwiiimpressions.com/usarmy.html#raincoat

Hope it helps

greetings

Stefan

this one?

To add to what the others have said DML has one figure wearing this raincoat in their Advance to the Rhine kit, 6271. As for painting I'd probably add just a touch of olive to khaki to give a greenish brown color.

Hi Taesung

Check out pages 28, 35 (bottom photo), page 37 (top photo - whole bunch of guys) of Concord's 6507 The GI in Conbat - NW Europe44-45. I believe Ron Volstad did the art of it, so maybe you could contact him directly about it as well.

I had a very quick look through my Osprey references but I'm afriad all I spotted was the odd senior officer in the coat.

Rudi

Thanks guys for the help.
I guess there are no detail infos available on these raincoats...

I have already checked out the website above, and it's not the
one I'm referring to. I'm looking for the raincoat with a horizontal
vent on the back.


TS

Thanks, guys.
I managed to grab a few pics off the net.

BTW, did tankers wear this type of raincoat?

TS

Gday Taesung
From the photos I've seen of Sherman crews in the wet, it seemed the majority just had the winter combat jacket to suffice... Only MY observations though!
Cheers
Brad

From what I have read IIRC, the raincoat saw very limited service, where the poncho was the norm. I believe the raincoats used were only really seen in any great numbers very late in the war, in 1945. If a tanker was issued raingear, it would probably be the poncho.