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Originally Posted by the_frog
Hmmm,
I just checked my collection of images. It seems ...
... there are no pictures of large British/Dominion liners showing a camouflage scheme. Those liners were all painted plain grey (likely 507B until 1942 or so, then in Merchant Ship Side Light or Standard). Wooden decks were never removed and only painted over (dark) grey when faded. Boats were often kept and multitudes of rafts added (usually in piles on the decks).
... in contrast, many if not all US troop transports were wearing at some point camouflage patterns. Wooden decks were kept as well but painted over in 20-B Deck Blue, as all other horizontal surfaces. Often, the number of boats was reduced and huge numbers of rafts were added, often attached to the sides of the superstructure.
So, if I remember right, most of your liner models have grey liveries included and the USS one is camouflaged; that one may receive a dark blue finish of the deck. The British/Dominion liners could probably receive a few more rafts. That's all.
Cheers
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Very precise and detailed, as usual, your arguments are unexceptionable
What about the gun outfit? Was there any "standard armament" for British troopships?