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That's the hard way to breed them. It may only work half the time.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. ;)

There seems to be some doubt as to early tank colors in older publications, and it appears that official orders on the subject were discarded over the intervening decades. The earliest Mk I tanks were reportedly finished in overall battleship gray (befitting their origin with the Admiralty), but later a multi-color dazzle scheme was adopted. However, due to the track layout, the hull was soon covered by filth, obscuring any painted patterns, so the dazzle scheme was abandoned and Mk IV's seem to have been one overall color. Some authors favor Khaki Green, others an overall medium brown. Osprey will be releasing a book on the Mk. IV tank series shortly, so it's color plates should have the latest research on WW 1 colors, and presumably, the Mk. V's were similarly painted. (Osprey's book on the Mk I is now available). In the absence of the Osprey book, period paintings would probably be the best reference, since military artists would have researched the colors used (paintings after the 1920's might not be trustworthy, though, as the information would have been lost by then). Gerald Owens