Does anyone have a good colour suggestion for the Italian artillery pieces in the First World War?
Not sure if this site will be helpful, but it does show a vintage picture of what looks like a mountain gun. Hard to tell the exact color though.
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/wwi-italian-army-uniform-colors.61851/
Here's a better picture of the mountain gun from above.
http://wargaming.info/2009/mystery-colonial-italian-gun/#.Wbv7CtQrJIc
This collector figure model shows the gun ot be a sand color.
https://www.michtoy.com/item-HTI-8259-WWI_Italian_Artillery_Crew.html
This site shows some vehicles in a greenish gray color.
https://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.com/2011/08/italian-armored-cars.html
And one last one I found. This shows two large guns also in a gray-ish color. it is hte 4th picture down on hte left.
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/world-war-one-italian-front.html
Hope this is of some help,
Terry
Thankfully someone answered sensibly before we got the inevitable 'something something with white flag attached' answer!
Certainly in WW2 Italian artillery fought very bravely
When in doubt... paint it grey. ;D
The story I get from a number of first hand observers is that WWII Italians were no cowards, but had no enthusiasm for fighting what they didn't consider a war worth winning. I'd call that intelligence and integrity, myself.
Admittedly, I've also heard the stereotype comment on Italian soldiers from a friend who's been one.
As a general rule I tend not to ridicule anyone what's actually been shot at.
As a general rule I tend not to ridicule anyone :-\
their ideas on the other hand ;)
The Italians weren't bad soldiers, just had bad leaders. They surrender en masse during Compass because the British cut off their water supplies.
(http://c8.alamy.com/comp/BG8MD3/world-war-i-1914-1918-the-italian-artillery-in-battle-of-piave-BG8MD3.jpg) (http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/c3d1e293dae5463095acf737ea954c06/world-war-i-1914-1918-german-troops-against-the-italian-artillery-bg8mnh.jpg) (http://c7.alamy.com/comp/BG8M9G/world-war-1914-1918-italian-troops-against-the-austrian-artillery-BG8M9G.jpg)
Contemporary drawings shows dark grey-green?
Quote from: paulr on 16 September 2017, 04:24:46 AM
As a general rule I tend not to ridicule anyone :-
their ideas on the other hand ;)
An even better ethic. :)
Quote from: paulr on 16 September 2017, 04:24:46 AM
As a general rule I tend not to ridicule anyone :-
their ideas on the other hand ;)
Even Donald Trump?
Has Trump ever had an idea ?
Quote from: FierceKitty on 16 September 2017, 04:03:21 PM
Even Donald Trump?
I have resisted ridiculing him O:-)
His competence and the ideas he has adopted from others on the other hand >:( >:( >:(
But let us not delve too deeply into politics
*MODERATOR POLITICS WARNING*
Chaps... keep it silly.
That rule, I fear, does not always exclude world leaders. ;D :'( ;D ;D :'( ;D :'( (The Figaro emoticon)
Do we have world leaders now, must have missed the memo.
I was working under the assumption we're still a bunch of squabbling, selfish and generally uncooperative nation states (recognised or not). But actual world leaders, that's good news, even if I missed the election/coup as we'll be better prepared for the inevitable alien incursion that would thus seem to be due.
I think we have them, Zippee, they are just of stage in the control room. ;)