Panzer Battles 2 - The Official Teaser Thread

[Plain Ian]

We have some favourites - who do you like?


David

Put me down for the first guy.

[Xaver]

From left to right... 2nd or 5th guy.

5th guy remember me a lot Kelly... where is the gold dude???

PD: maybe i am more interested in german portraits... specially know if are or not fallschirm guys

[Strela]

Cool David, I am pleased ;-)
Even if the third still looks like a paratrooper. It's stronger than you ..:-)
Have you thought about the guys from the 2nd Armored ?? just for
the month of July, very quickly remove to avoid friendly fire...;)
I prefer the number 1. The rest has nothing to do in Normandy.
M43 suits too late to be used during the campaign. ;-)

If anyone can get me a clear reasonably hi-res photo of 2nd Armored troops in camo as shown here - I will see if I can colour it up...

This photo is ok for the guy in the middle but he is not the best example I think!!

You can all see the kind of photos we need - reasonably good detail in the face, not smiling and from below the belt up is ideal....

David

[Compass Rose]

A few years ago I came across this web site that had a ton of WWII pics that I had never seen before.

I am not sure if you or your team has seen this before.

http://www.stolly.org.uk/ETO/index.html

Maybe you might have some luck finding what you are looking for and maybe you may find some images you can use for future titles!

[DaveMic]

David careful ... to date the identified units are the 41st Armored Infantry
Regiment and the 17th Armored Battalion Enginer of the 2nd Armored Division
and not all mechanized units ...;)
They received the outfits late June, pictures are taken in July.

[jimcrowley]

No 2 would be my choice.

[Strela]

Well....

IF we we're doing a game on Normandy and IF the 2nd Armored Division was included and IF we decided to do graphics specific to them we might do a quick and dirty like this...

[Strela]

This is definitely a mock-up in game as I don't have my current 'reduction' program with me;

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I had read somewhere that formations within 3rd Armored as well as 30th Infantry at some point used this equivalent camo....


David

[DaveMic]

Excellent work David !!

The subject of the US camo suits in Normandy has not finished shedding of ink. ;)
Let's put aside the camouflage paint based outfits...
We have testimonies and especially pictures.
Let's say the camouflage uniform is very popular in the 2nd Armored Division
(82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
17th Armored Engineer Battalion).
Photos available for the 2nd Infantry division in Brittany (august 44)
Same thing for the 30th Infantry division at Metz in Lorraine (october-november 44).

[Xaver]

Expect all is working ok... this summer is so hot... PC+hot time+closed rooms, a letal combination hehehe

You plan refresh us with a leak??? maybe now something more germanic (i am curious to know if leak that you offer some months ago with fallschirjager was real but any other leak is wellcome)

PD: A little off topic... i dont know how i remember it... is alive the "Armored combat" (or is Armored battles??? dont remember it well now) PzB spin off??? i try find the 2 leaked images but do it in forum is...