Landships II

huhncc · Major

Color of the Austins in the 17th Battalion?

Drader · Lieutenant

In a photo�caption in�'The British tanks 1915-19' David Fletcher gives the colours as sky blue over brown.

David

huhncc · Major

I was thinking since they were built for the Russians, but never delivered, they might be in a Green but since they were issued to the Tank Corp and the tanks were a brown they may have repainted them. I am not sure where the two tone scheme comes from. I know in WWII the 3 color desert camouflage pattern was used but not sure when that was implemented. confused

Ivan · Field Marshal

This is Austin 3rd series, not buil for Russians. For Russians all Austin have�not double-wheels.

huhncc · Major

The Russian government ordered also another 70 improved vehicles of the 3rd series, with a strengthened chassis and double rear wheels (model 1918). However, due to political events of 1917 in Russia, not all were completed, and the completed ones were taken over by the British government. Some were used by the British Army then.� from http://derela.republika.pl/austin.htm

Ivan · Field Marshal

huhncc wrote:

I was thinking since they were built for the Russians, but never delivered,

This is possible. Some russian military-historiker say, this was Austin 4 series.

Centurion · Legend

From photos I've got in a couple of books they appear to have been a uniform colour all over (although I can't speak for the top of the turret) with a white square on the radiator cover with a large number on it (presumably a sort of crew number).

Paul Bonnett · Hero

The attached two pictures are for descussion purposes only, I cannot remember where abouts on the net I found them,but they do show two types of finish
Paul

Centurion · Legend

The second photo matches with those I have except 'my' vehicle is no 2 2, apparently taken in late Oct/early Nov 1918