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February 28th, 2008, 05:46 AM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
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I know the Australians used alot of captured M11/39 and M13/40 Italian tanks early on in the Western Desert in their divisional cavalry squadrons. I have pictures somewhere of some of these vehicles with big white kangaroos painted on the hull and turret.
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Yeah thats becasue we arn't a country that has alot of industrial power most of our equipment came from captured supplies or allies 
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February 28th, 2008, 08:31 AM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
T.A.'s Aussie captures:
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February 28th, 2008, 04:03 PM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
A train load of repaired "Prague" (Pz.38(t))tanks on its way to the line units. Soviet Western Front, July 1942. [1]
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February 29th, 2008, 02:02 AM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
 The crew of a Panzerjäger I SP gun is specifies combat mission. The Separate Tank Battalion of the 31st Army, Aug. 1942. The vehicle has a standard Soviet 4BO paintwork and is fitted with a Soviet-type headlight. [1]
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March 1st, 2008, 02:54 AM
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 Scout V.Kondratenko, former tractor driver, got behind the enemy lines and hijacked fully operational enemy tank to the friendly positions. North-Caucasian Front, Nov. 1943. [1]
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 Tankers heading into combat the captured Sdkfz 231 armored car vie. Karmanovo. Soviet Western Front, Aug. 1942. [1] 
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March 2nd, 2008, 06:22 PM
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PZ III
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March 3rd, 2008, 06:15 PM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
I re-painted this model based on the info at the sites linked:
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March 5th, 2008, 02:46 AM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
I find it interesting that they used white stars instead of red ones.
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March 5th, 2008, 07:23 AM
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Does any one know why white stars were used?
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March 5th, 2008, 10:03 AM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
This is from memory, so don't trust it fully, (or at all...) but If I recall, though not taken up universally the white star was agreed upon as a universal identifier as the Allied armies began to converge. Like that white band painted around many Soviet turrets in Berlin it would present less opportunities for 'blue on blue' incidents.
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Either that or a complete lack of red paint...
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March 6th, 2008, 12:27 AM
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This is from memory, so don't trust it fully, (or at all...) but If I recall, though not taken up universally the white star was agreed upon as a universal identifier as the Allied armies began to converge. Like that white band painted around many Soviet turrets in Berlin it would present less opportunities for 'blue on blue' incidents.
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That makes some sense. But the Reds running out of Red??? 
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
The Five-Year Plan was getting to its close, new supplies had approval pending of Politburo decision.
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The Five-Year Plan was getting to its close, new supplies had approval pending of Politburo decision.
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Its cos they ordered a batch of pink by mistake... So they went for white stars...
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March 7th, 2008, 06:04 AM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
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Its cos they ordered a batch of pink by mistake... So they went for white stars...
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Now Im thinking of the sub in "Operation Petticoat" LOL.
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March 9th, 2008, 06:21 PM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
Does anyone know if there were any that changed hands more then once?
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
Will this do you?
Mark III, captured by the Soviets at some point and converted to SU76i SPG configuration, then recaptured by the Germans to serve with 128 Pz.Jg.Abt. 23 Pz.Div. as a 'Sturmgeschutze SU-76i (r)' :
SPG_SU-76I
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March 9th, 2008, 06:55 PM
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Thats one!! LOL. I knew about the SU-76i but not of recaptured ones. Thanks.
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March 11th, 2008, 02:43 PM
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Re: Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks
What an interesting thread! I remember a Panther in some Brit unit where all tanks were named D****, which had been awarded the grand name Deserter
This must be in B.T.White's British Tank Markings and Names
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