Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Does anyone know if there's a specific system for numbering Soviet tanks as there nominally was for German units? 1st Digit - Company # 2nd Digit - Platoon # 3rd Digit - Vehicle # Is there a handy online guide to such a system at all, I've looked but without success. This information is mostly for my modelling, the same question asked in that field has (to my surprise) garnered no concrete answers, but I thought it might be the sort of thing that a dedicated fan of CM:RT might know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Andy, This is what I have found on Russian tactical vehicle markings. Below the primary link are links for specific units, and these have illustrations and actual photos of the markings in context on various AFVs. http://wio.ru/tank/oz/oz-en.htm With that under your belt, this should prove useful. http://www.axishistory.com/books/363-allies/soviet-union/6131-red-army-armor-camouflage-markings In turn, this is the closest I've come so far to anything similar to German tactical markings as far as numbering and the meaning. http://soviethammer.blogspot.com/2015/03/red-army-armour-in-berlin-1945.html Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Many thanks JK.....I'm about a month behind in starting my GB project over on BM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Andy, As always, happy to help, though I have no idea (sleep deprivation related, perhaps) what those two acronyms mean. To me, "GB" is sarin or Great Britain. Don't ask me about BM! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 'Group Build' & 'Britmodeller' respectively. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) Deleted. Edited June 3, 2017 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMS Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Brigade-company-tank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) By coincidence I stumbled upon a (partial) answer to this question in an old Zaloga book of mine. Let me paraphrase the pertinent chapter. Forgive my typing skills: ...[old style marking system] was eventually supplanted by two- and three- digit numbers without hyphens or letter in 1944 and 1945. The meaning of the numbers varied from unit to unit. In 1st guards Mech Corps... the first number indicated the brigade, the second and third numbers were issued to all 65 tanks of the brigade consecutively. A related system was used by the 18th tank corps The first digit represented the brigade: '4' for the 110th, '5' for the 170th, and '6' for the 181st. In other units a more complicated system was used, The first digit was the battation, the second identified the company, the third indicated the platoon & vehicle. Soviet tank battions had a single HQ tank plus two companies with ten tanks (1 company commander & 3 three tank platoons). Therefore 100 was the battalion commander's tank, 110 was command tank of first platoon first company, 114 was command tank of 2nd platoon first company. The system could be expanded to four numbers, in which case the first number indicated the Brigade. He then goes on to say this only scratches the surface, with many inconsistencies and variations. Edited June 3, 2017 by MikeyD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Yeah that was my impression.....Oh well, start with a photo and take pot luck with the others I guess! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Andy, I posted this elsewhere earlier, but it's got lots of Russian AFV marking imagery in it, much of first rate quality shot from right next to these vehicles on the battlefield. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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