Matilda Tank

[planecrazy]

Sorry if this is off topic and therefore in the wrong place, please move admin if so!

Found these old pic's of a Matilda tank, she was sitting in a park some where down the south coast from Sydney, Australia. Thought I'd put up my pic's of a desert schemed Matilda. From most reports the blue splinter camo was quite effective in the featureless desert and the Matildas needed it against the far superior german guns and armour.

[flyjoe180]

Nice work on the Matilda, a rare colour scheme I imagine.

[Dave Homewood]

I think that scheme was pretty common on the desert Matildas actually Joe.

[steveh]

That colour scheme is called the Caunter scheme after its originator as I understand. It was current during 1940/41. The pale blue colour is a widely held mistake, it should be a pale grey green colour, it was called Silver Grey. They do make an attractive alternative to Sand or olive drab.
Steve.