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Also, I used to have Webster's WWII Encyclopedia, all 26 Volumes, and most of the U.S.Navy smaller ships were painted Forest Green, as a base color, and any camo was applied over that. According to the books there. Not too much in the name of gray in the color pics in those books, unless it was a b&w photo. There was a real nice pic of a Fletcher Class DD in color in one of the books, and she was solid green. Not O.D., but Forest green. So there's a buch of painting a person could do to enhance the game, and model builders too.

Also a lot of the color pics of LST's, showed them in the dark green paint too. I have noticed from some color photos and films of the era, that the film used would sometimes make dark green and o.d. green appear as Navy blue. So one has to pay close attention to those little details.

Lots of interesting stuff though, all in all.

Raptor,

Pay close attention to color films and pics of the carriers, and planes, as different camo was used in the Atlantic, and the Pacific. Also look at the planes, as they will sport different camo colors for each theater. And there was also color footage taken on the Great Lakes where carrier pilots were trained in SNJ's for basic, and advanced carrier ops. So you will tend to see differring color schemes depending on where and what was being filmed. Even in the earlier parts of WWII as America was gearing up after December 7th.