WWII AFV Fire extinguishers

[Geo1966]

As you all know many AFV's have fire extinguishers visible on the exterior of the vehicle. I am wondering what colours these would generally be as kit manufactures seem to have various opinions.

 

Would there have been a standard colour for German, British and US vehicles? Also would this differ if they were mounted internally or externally?

 

Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

George

[Longbow]

I know German ones were either the main hull color, or painted over with camo, or, as some photos show, black, with black brackets. 

[Kingsman]

Well they certainly weren't red!

 

WW2 US and British ones were generally the tank colour of the day: OD for US and KG3/SCC2/SCC15  for UK.  Except for the early war British Pyrene type which were bare brass more often than not.  White stencilled markings on a black background.  US extinguishers on UK Lend-Lease vehicles might or might not have been repainted.

 

German, as noted, Panzergrau or Dunkelgelb.  Russian, no idea but most likely 4BO.

 

Post-war British extinguishers remain green to this day, initially Deep Bronze Green now a sort of NATO green.  In the days of shiny post-war tanks I believe the US used red b ut n ow uses the current OD.