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[Winston_Churchill]

So as you know British tanks are going to be coming to the game hopefully during the summer of this year but there is something that has been bugging me, what insignia are the British tanks going to use?  Germany has the Wehrmacht symbol and the USA the white star but what about Britain?  As you may know after America joined WWII they used the allied white star as there primary identification symbol.  British tanks before that had used symbols denoting specific regiment and squadron (http://www.flamesofw...aspx?art_id=590).  I can not seem to find any information an insignia that was used on ever single tank in the army.  Does anyone know the answer to this?

[Aesir]

It appears that they are going with the white-red-white insignia. This is going off the current version of the graffiti_stickers.dds.

http://picturewars.n.../2f1ca5ecbe.png

[Winston_Churchill]

 Aesir, on Jan 31 2012 - 06:20, said:

It appears that they are going with the white-red-white insignia. This is going off the current version of the graffiti_stickers.dds.

http://picturewars.n.../2f1ca5ecbe.png

Hmmm very interesting, not sure where WG is getting the use of the insignia but very interesting nevertheless.  Thanks alot!

[Aesir]

 Winston_Churchill, on Jan 31 2012 - 06:37, said:

Hmmm very interesting, not sure where WG is getting the use of the insignia but very interesting nevertheless.  Thanks alot!

No problem.

I'd guess that they are using the variant of the insignia from World War I.

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Originally white/red/white, the sign of the Tank Corps in World War One, with the formation of the Royal Armoured Corps the colours were reversed.

http://northirishhor...Churchills.html

[Timebomb]

 Aesir, on Jan 31 2012 - 06:20, said:

It appears that they are going with the white-red-white insignia. This is going off the current version of the graffiti_stickers.dds.

http://picturewars.n.../2f1ca5ecbe.png

I wonder what the last two are

[Aesir]

 Timebomb, on Jan 31 2012 - 07:04, said:

I wonder what the last two are

The Greek alpha sign is used exclusively on the Panzer 5-4 Alpha tank. The T logo on the other hand is a mystery...

[Mow_Mow]

Perhaps T for tournament winners?

[Deathskyz]

Maybe its for the KV-220 Beta Tester for the russians...

[Aesir]

I'm thinking 'T' for 'Tetrarch', or perhaps 'T' for 'Beta Tester'.

[Tiger_23]

yep white-red-white to british tanks

[MegaBMan25]

Regiment and Squad markings would look good. Also, what about using a roundle like on british aircraft for in game purposes?

[Mow_Mow]

Roundels are for the French : /

[MegaBMan25]

 Mow_Mow, on Feb 22 2012 - 19:49, said:

Roundels are for the French : /

Yes but take a look at some WWII british aircraft.  I was talking about a roundel in british colors vs french, and it was a suggetstion. British, Canadian, and Australian aircraft pracitally had the same roundel except the canadians put a red Maple leaf in the center, and the Austrailians put a kiwi (the bird, not fruit) in the center.

Maybe something like the british flage to really give a difference

I don't look at the tank insignia anyway, if it is red (enemy team i kill it, or a least try to

[Darth_Conrad]

 Aesir, on Jan 31 2012 - 07:29, said:

The Greek alpha sign is used exclusively on the Panzer 5-4 Alpha tank. The T logo on the other hand is a mystery...

It might be the alpha tester logo for the Russians since my beta tester KV-220 never had one.

[Lisped]

 Tiger_23, on Feb 01 2012 - 22:53, said:

yep white-red-white to british tanks

Wouldn't Red-White be poland, huh?

[FreeFOXMIKE]

 Winston_Churchill, on Jan 31 2012 - 06:11, said:

So as you know British tanks are going to be coming to the game hopefully during the summer of this year but there is something that has been bugging me, what insignia are the British tanks going to use?  Germany has the Wehrmacht symbol and the USA the white star but what about Britain?  As you may know after America joined WWII they used the allied white star as there primary identification symbol.  British tanks before that had used symbols denoting specific regiment and squadron (http://www.flamesofw...aspx?art_id=590).  I can not seem to find any information an insignia that was used on ever single tank in the army.  Does anyone know the answer to this?

great find on this page thank you for posting.

[maxman1]

 Lisped, on Feb 23 2012 - 00:56, said:

Wouldn't Red-White be poland, huh?

Red-White or Red-White-Red?

Keep in mind, the Polish Armoured Corps was part of the Second Canadian Corps of the Canadian First Army, so they wouldn't exactly use their own insignia, at least not on Shermans, Valentines, Matildas and so forth.

Also, I found these.




So no, they're not alike.

[Atreides]

 MegaBMan25, on Feb 22 2012 - 21:56, said:

Yes but take a look at some WWII british aircraft.  I was talking about a roundel in british colors vs french, and it was a suggetstion. British, Canadian, and Australian aircraft pracitally had the same roundel except the canadians put a red Maple leaf in the center, and the Austrailians put a kiwi (the bird, not fruit) in the center.

Maybe something like the british flage to really give a difference

I don't look at the tank insignia anyway, if it is red (enemy team i kill it, or a least try to

I think you'll find the Australian RAAF has a Kangaroo in their roundel. The Kiwi is a bird found exclusively in New Zealand, so it would be highly unlikely we'd be using it.

Unless we really want to stir the Kiwis up by taking their national fauna.  

[MegaBMan25]

You are right.  The Australians put a kangaroo, and the New Zealanders put the kiwi (bird).  I have no idea why i mixed that up.  There is a distinct difference between the two peoples, a matter of national pride down there.

[Hawk819]

Screw that white-red-white bullshit. Give us the Union Jack as an insignia.