A number of photographs from the Second World War can be seen that some of the T-34 (and not only) applied some mysterious white stripes along the entire tower. It is noteworthy that these stripes occur far not on all machines. It is obvious that they are under the most any sense. Looks like it's time to look into the issue and understand what makes such labeling.
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To examine old photos of the Great Patriotic War and find them Soviet tanks different models with very interesting detail - the tower of some machines is applied fairly broad white band. Immediately raises a natural question - what is it for? Like so much else in the military - all very simple. The fact that this band is used tankers as a system "friend or foe" identification for Allied tanks. Act like a marking is not long.
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So, April 20, 1945 adopted a directive of the Supreme Command for the number 11073. It stated the following, quote:
"Soviet troops (infantry, tanks, aircraft) represent itself by a series of red rockets. Apart from missile Soviet tanks are denoted by a white stripe around the tower on its middle and a white cross on the roof of the tower. "
Adopted by the marking together with the command of the allied forces.
The same directive prescribes, which flares will be used by Soviet and Anglo-American troops, as well as what kind of paint will have tanks (and the rest of the equipment) allies. This whole set of measures was adopted in case of meeting the armies of the two fronts to avoid "fire incidents." It is noteworthy that deals extra decals not all the techniques, but only on the head of the machine, which, for obvious reasons, were most likely to encounter allies.
It is interesting: Before the meeting on the Elbe Americans and British also put on their head tanks yellow and cherry red panel, which should have been visible in the dark.
In war more important than just friends
I should add that additional marking technology is not only used to encounter the allies, but also throughout the war. Moreover, in one form or another marking was made by all parties to the conflict, as the allied armies, and the armies of the "axis". It was necessary, including for the reason that in the Red Army and the Wehrmacht, and in other armies used in a number of captured equipment. For example, the German tank crews did not avoid to use the system set out in the T-34.
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To make this technique does not come under friendly fire, and applied to a variety of geometric shapes. Coloring constantly changing command, especially prior to a major military operation.
Much more important were coloring, deposited on top of the technique. In the USSR, on the roof of the tower painted stripes, crosses and geometric figures. It was a special coloring for aviation pilots who helped to distinguish their orders from the enemy orders. Germans tanks in most cases painted, and pulled up to the roof of the tower or the engine compartment Nazi flag. Allies in their tanks also used strips, crosses and geometric figures in white.
Nothing changes
In modern wars, nothing has changed. Despite the development of communications, means of surveillance and reconnaissance, armor still painted stripes and geometric shapes as a system "friend or foe". In our time, such warpaint become particularly relevant, since it is very often different parties to an armed conflict use the same military equipment.
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I would like to know more interesting facts about the Great War? How about to read about, Junkers Ju 87 why not retractable landing gear during the flight and the terrible roar to drop bombs the enemy.
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