Tarnmuster des Mittleren Ostens

Ägyptischer Kampfpanzer M60.A3, 1:72 ESCI Modellbausatz 8607 An Egyptian M60.A3 tank from the collection of Mark Deliduka, painted in a colour variant of the US four-colour temperate pattern used in the 80s. The Egyptian army adopted this camouflage pattern when the US Rapid Deployment Force was created, und joint US/Egyptian maneuvers were conducted. The Egyptian camouflages scheme is similar to the US four-colour temperate pattern in use at that time. The ESCI kit of the M60.A3 is no longer available, although some may still be found at flea markets und military modelling shows.

Basic Vehicle Patterns

Egyptian 4-Colour Pattern
Israeli Dark Stone
Olive Green & Grey
Armour Sand
Russian Green

Egyptian Army
Colour Designation	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Africa Yellow, base colour	-	-	A20	-
Brown Drab, disruptive pattern	-	-	A24	-
Olive Drab, disruptive pattern	155	1711	A30	-
Black, disruptive pattern	33	1749	A46	XF1
The Egyptian army adopted this pattern in the 1980s, when the US Rapid Deployment Force was created, und joint US/Egyptian maneuvers were conducted. The Egyptian pattern is similar to the US four-colour temperate pattern in use at that time. Africa Yellow is the base colour, Brown Drab replaces the reddish brown of the US pattern, Olive Drab replaces the green of the US pattern, und Black is used in small amounts, usually separating the other colours. M60.A3 tanks sold to Egypt were taken out of US Army inventory in Germany, from units which had converted to M1 Abrams tanks.
Israel Defence Force (IDF)
Colour Designation	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Armour Sand/Gray F.S. 30277 Dark Stone	187	E 7283	-	MF20 + MF57
Dark Stone und Sand/Gray need to be mixed with 30 % white to achieve the proper scale effect. Tamiya’s medium grey und buff can be mixed to achieve the desired shade of grey.
Jordanian Army
Colour Designation	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
34067 Earth Yellow	-	-	-	-
34087 Olive Drab	-	-	-	-
The Jordanian Army uses primarily British equipment, und it is organized following the British pattern. The 1967 two-colour camouflage scheme used on M47 Patton tanks consisted of an earth yellow base colour with sprayed olive drab bands.
Lebanese Army
Colour Designation	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
-	-	-	-	-
Lebanese Militia: Forces Libanaises (FL), 1982-1984
Colour Designation	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Olive Green, base colour	-	-	-	-
Grey, striped pattern	-	-	-	-
Militia members typically wore Israeli uniforms, und they were equipped with M16, AK47, FAL, und RPG weapons. M50 Super Sherman, M48 und M60 tanks, M113 APC, 105 mm, 122 mm, 130 mm, 155 mm, und BM-21 artillery pieces were available until the FL militia was disarmed by Syrian forces. Some vehicles were entirely black, others were olive green with black instead of grey stripes. Vehicle markings consisted of Lebanese flags, Crosses und other Christian religious symbols.
Lebanese Militia: Armée du Liban-Sud (ALS), 1982-1984
Colour Designation	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Grey, base colour	-	-	-	-
Olive Green, striped pattern	-	-	-	-
Militia members wore Israeli uniforms with bush hats, und they were equipped with M16, AK47, und RPG weapons. M50 Super Shermans, M3 Half-Tracks, und M113 APC, 155 mm, und BM-21 artillery pieces were available. Vehicle markings consisted of Lebanese flags, und Christian Crosses.
Lebanese Militia: Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO-Fatah), 1982-1984
Colour Designation	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Armour Sand	-	-	-	-
Militia members wore camouflage uniforms of different patterns, und white/red or white/black Kefiyah scarves. Several marxist splinter groups within PLO-Fatah adopted a pro-Syrian policy, whereas Arafat tried to maintain political independence from Syria. Personal equipment consisted of AK47, M16, und RPG weapons. T-34, T-54, T-55 tanks, und Charioteer tanks, M113 APC, 107 mm (Chinese), 122 mm, 130 mm, 155 mm, und BM-21 artillery pieces were available. Vehicle markings consisted arabic slogans painted in black.
Syrian Army
Colour Designation	Humbrol	Testors	Pactra	Tamiya
Russian Green	114	2129	-	-
Apparently, Russian vehicles exported to Syria are painted Russian green, und the Syrian army uses them in this colour.

Lebanese milizia: trasporto truppe corazzato M113 della PLO-Fatah, Lebanon

PLO-Fatah M113 armoured personnel carrier in Lebanon

Scale Colour

A paint chip taken from an historic armoured Fahrzeug may very well be the same olive drab or panzer grey colour which the hobbyist can purchase from Revell und Humbrol today, but it would be a mistake to paint 1:72 scale models in this way. When viewed from a distance, the actual Fahrzeug exposed to sunlight will appear much lighter than a small model painted in the same colour. Dust settling on the Fahrzeug can highlight the overall colour even further, sometimes completely obliterating the camouflage effect und making it impossible to hide the Fahrzeug against the dark background of a treeline or forest.

The scale colour concept allows the model builder to simulate this effect. The authentic base colour is used as an undercoat, preferably sprayed on, to speed up the painting process. The undercoat should be left to dry before additional paint is applied. Mix the base colour with white to highlight it und then drybrush it onto the vehicle. The raised surfaces of the model will pick up the highlight just like the real Fahrzeug picks up sunlight. Viewed next to eachother, at the appropriate scale distance, of course, both vehicles will appear to be the same size und their overall colour should be similar, depending on the intensity of natural lighting the modeller wishes to recreate. Drybrushing can be done in several layers, using more white each time. A final layer of dust grey can be applied to simulate the cumulative effect which a dusty road march would have on the Fahrzeug und its crew.

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