Vicarage Vee Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I have a small collection of about half a dozen German armour kits that I'd like to bring together in a diorama. I'd prefer it to be vaguely feasible but the question I need to resolve is whether there was any theatre of operations in which the Sd Kfz 124 Wespe and the Panzer III Ausf L overlapped at all. I am far from knowledgeable about this area so I would be grateful for some knowledgeable advice. Is Italy 1943 a vague possibility? Many thanks for your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Looking at my refs I get both types in Russia together during the battle of Kursk . Kursk as the swan song for the Pz 111 as its was replaced on the battlefield but its chassis was used in other roles HTH D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Wonderful! Many thanks for the fast and informative reply Panzer Vor. Would I be right in thinking that three colour camouflage would be appropriate for vehicles at that point, Maybe the Panzer III looking a bit careworn too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The IIIL ended production at the close of 1942, while the Wespe would begin coming off the production line two months later. For Italy, possibly very early in the campaign with the 26th Panzer Division. There are some interesting numbers here, but the site does not reveal what are it's sources, so can't be verified: http://users.skynet.be/niemacks_place/OOB/Heer/Panzer%20Formations/Panzer%20Regiments/26%20Panzer%20Regiment.htm regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Would I be right in thinking that three colour camouflage would be appropriate for vehicles at that point, Maybe the Panzer III looking a bit careworn too? Yes the vehicles were in 3 colour scheme or plain Yellow D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 It wouldn't be till the ambush scheme of August 1944 that vehicles would leave factories in 3 colour. So up to that point, extra colours on top of the dark yellow were field applied - all depends on the local commanders discretion, hence a lot of variation. Only exception would be the two tone DAK vehicles that ended up be shipped elsewhere other than Africa. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Gents, thank you so much for your help, much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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