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Hello
I happen to have the old Airfix guide on Russian Tanks, published 1977. And I find it still a very useful book, for its size and age. In it, on page 55, the authors - John Milson and Steve Zaloga - state that air identification markings "were uncommon until 1943 when again saw limited use on a local level in various shapes". Two drawings illustrate these 1943 markings, on pages 54 and 55.
The new vanguard book on the T-34/76 does not show or mention these markings - at least, that I noticed it. And I must confess that I do not have that many books or photos on the T-34, but on those few that I have, I could not find anything similar to them.
As many years have gone by since that lovely book was published, and many things have changed since then, concerning what we know about the period, please forgive me for asking:
Were those markings really employed in the 1943 period?
Can the word "Kursk" be mentioned in the same sentence?
Are the drawings, and colours mentioned, accurate?
Is there any easy source for pictures with these markings?
Also, on page 25, there is a photo of a model 1943 with a white band on the side of the mantlet. Any explanation for this strange marking?
