Kiwi Vehicle Camouflage in WW2

Dates in use	Camouflage base coat	Disruptive Pattern	Comments
Early War - Dec 1941	For tanks: Top: Dark Blue-Grey * Middle: Slate or Green Bottom: light stone * For Carriers: Front: Dark Blue-Grey * Back: Green or slate Bottom: light stone * * Like the Blue-Black used 1943-44 Like a mid Blue-Grey * Like the Mud-Grey used 1943-44		"Caunter" camouflage scheme
Early 1941 - Oct 1943	Desert Sand	N/A	Gradually replaced Caunter scheme
Oct 1943 - Mar 1944	Mud-grey	Blue-black	Divisional Cavalry stayed in these colours until turned into infantry in Sep/Oct 1944
Apr 1944 - Dec 1944	Green	Black	For all except Division Cavalry
End of Apr 1944 - Dec 1944	Dark Green	Brown	Only for 18 Armoured Regiment
End of Jun 1944 - end of war	Dark Green (Olive drab matt HA/NIV/3235 or 3145)	N/A	All were repainted in this scheme by Dec 1944.

Sources

Plowman, J. and Thomas, M. (2002). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment in the Mediterranean. Kiwi Armour 3.

Plowman, J. and Thomas, M. (2000). 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade in Italy. Kiwi Armour 1.

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