Protective color of military equipment. Russian military equipment will be painted in a solid color
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu approved temporary regulations for the painting of weapons and military equipment, writes the Izvestia newspaper, citing a source in the military department. According to the new system, camouflage will not be applied to the equipment - it is planned to be painted in solid colors, which will be selected depending on the place of registration: dark green, light green or khaki. Currently, ten primary colors are used to paint equipment.
As expected, livery projects for each type of combat vehicle will be prepared by the end of summer 2013. Other details regarding the new regulations are still unknown. Now there are several methodological manuals and instructions on painting military equipment. In this case, the unit commander has the right to independently choose the color scheme in which the combat vehicles will be painted.
The editor-in-chief of the industry magazine Arsenal of the Fatherland, Viktor Murakhovsky, said that a single-color color is more convenient, since it allows you to quickly repaint combat vehicles in camouflage depending on the terrain on which the battle is planned. " Painting a tank takes 1–1.5 hours. The crew can perform it even in the field. Depending on the area in which you will fight, you can quickly change the color of the equipment. And in peacetime it should all be monochromatic, as it was in the USSR"- explained Murakhovsky.
Military expert on armored vehicles Alexey Khlopotov, in turn, stated that Previously, the military refused camouflage due to the difficulty of applying it in a military unit, since only factory camouflage camouflages equipment well. " It is more difficult to focus optical instruments on a tank in camouflage. In the armies of NATO countries, in particular in Germany and the USA, complex multi-color camouflage schemes exist for European terrain. But they are applied in factories with the strictest adherence to regulations. In our army, they paint it homemade, and such camouflage is of no use. Therefore, it is better to let them be one-color", said Khlopotov.
According to the current rules, repainting of combat vehicles must be done twice a year. According to the newspaper's source in the Central Military District, it is too expensive to transport equipment to factories for painting.
Camouflage painting of military equipment began to be used in the USSR in the 1930s. After World War II and until the mid-1980s, all equipment in the army was one-ton. It was assumed that during combat operations it could be promptly painted in camouflage. At the end of the 1980s, the Ground Forces began to receive T-80U tanks and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, which were already painted in camouflage at the factory.
In 2004-2009, for reasons of economy, equipment entered the troops in a single color, and in 2009, by order of Anatoly Serdyukov, who then held the post of Minister of Defense of Russia, three-color camouflage was introduced for all ground equipment, in which the following could be used: khaki, light green, dark green, grey-green, grey-yellow, grey-brown, light yellow, grey, light gray and black.
Katsenelenbogen 14-02-2013 01:37
Glamorous softtouch is not needed.
Vovanoid 14-02-2013 07:04
Cap claims he's in the army
Himoza 14-02-2013 12:15
http://moskva.tiu.ru/p4987531-kraska-tsveta-haki.html
In general, the usual Sadolin is khaki color, it becomes matte after a while due to the fact that the equipment is standing in the open air. At least in our unit, everything painted was shiny, and then they became like military vehicles - matte.
blackbox 14-02-2013 14:00
After rubbing with solarium they become shiny again. But not for long
Egor 15-02-2013 02:02
Where can I get military shit green matte paint?
The same one that the army uses to paint all their equipment.
Try ordering here:
http://www.color-paints.ru/?p=khaki
fref1 15-02-2013 09:56
But everything can be resolved much easier if there is a military unit nearby.
When you contact any warrant officer, they will give you buckets of paint for half a liter.
backward opinion!
Now the military units are not involved in painting and repairing equipment; this is done by civilians from the factory
Egor 15-02-2013 10:38
backward opinion!
Now the military units are not involved in painting and repairing equipment; this is done by civilians from the factory
In November 2012, and exactly for half a liter and exactly from the ensign and exactly half a bucket (together with the bucket).
Perhaps since November 2012 I have already fallen far behind.
I must say, the paint is very wonderful.
Paints directly over the rust and smoothes everything out.
The properties are approximately the same as those of the ball paint that sailors have, but I have to go further to get to the sailors.
fref1 15-02-2013 13:23
quote: Originally posted by Egor:
and precisely from the ensign
John892 15-02-2013 14:32
quote: Originally posted by fref1:
There have been no warrant officers in the army for THREE years.....
yes there are still plenty of them
fref1 15-02-2013 14:40
quote: Originally posted by John892:
yes there are still plenty of them
they are all sergeants
dustman 15-02-2013 14:42
quote: Originally posted by Katsenelenbogen:
Where can I get military shit green matte paint?
The same one that the army uses to paint all their equipment.
If it’s EXACTLY the one that paints army equipment, then you just have to “send” it from the factory that paints EXACTLY army equipment. Not a single commerce matches either in color or in its properties. All exclusively from my own experience over 10 years ago, when I worked in one funny establishment where our vaunted “products” were made, widely and colorfully illuminated when their props were rolled around Red Square or during successful tests.
Great Dane 16-02-2013 02:22
I don’t know about the properties, but what’s stopping you from choosing the color?
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Lupus lupo homo est
Egor 17-02-2013 12:50
quote: Originally posted by Dog:
I don’t know about the properties, but what’s stopping you from choosing the color?
Of course, if you paint tin soldiers, you can probably choose the color.
However, the properties of army paint greatly influence the color, or rather the matteness and hiding power of even the roughest surface.
And TS writes:
quote: Originally posted by Katsenelenbogen:
Glamorous softtouch is not needed.
Katsenelenbogen 17-02-2013 02:24
ABOUT!
The topic has finally appeared!
Otherwise I created her, but she doesn’t do a damn thing.
In general, I absorb the information kindly provided by the citizens present and wrap it up in 3 layers.
In the summer, perhaps I’ll get better.
But you still have to sand it.
Maybe prime it with red lead before painting?
Katsenelenbogen 17-02-2013 02:28
quote: Originally posted by Egor:
And in terms of resistance to the sun and other external street influences, detergents and wear, including time, military paint is unrivaled.
In!
That's what I'm talking about.
Maxim V 17-02-2013 14:04
quote: Yes?
What then are they writing about here?
When I served in the SA, then such words did not exist in nature.
moved from transport issue
Camouflage painting of equipment and objects
In order to reduce the visibility of equipment and objects or identify their appearance, provide them with the color and pattern of the surrounding area, increase the reliability of models of equipment and fake structures, camouflage painting is used. The main types of camouflage coloring are protective, imitation and deforming coloring.
Protective painting- single-color painting, closest in color to the prevailing background of the area. It is used for painting moving objects, as well as structures located on terrain backgrounds of similar color. Against a vegetation background the protective color is green, and against a snowy background it is white. For desert and semi-desert backgrounds, the protective color is earthy yellow (sand), dark brown or gray-sand.
Imitating color- multi-color painting, which reproduces on the painted surface the color pattern of the surrounding or destroyed object. It is used for painting stationary objects and masks when placing them on colorful backgrounds and for hiding moving objects that remain in one place for a long time. Imitating painting of large objects and large-area masks is carried out according to a previously drawn up painting scheme and is carried out mainly by engineering camouflage units.
Deforming staining- multi-color painting with spots of various shapes and sizes, similar in color and brightness to the main spots of the background of the area. It is used to camouflage moving objects: combat, special, transport vehicles and weapons during troop operations against bright backgrounds of different brightness and color, as well as for painting camouflage coverings, overalls, military equipment and uniforms.
When carrying out deforming painting of equipment and objects, three-color (spring, summer and autumn) and two-color (winter) painting is used. The main color in the case of three-color dyeing takes approximately 50 % surface of the object, and the other two - 25%. Winter two-color coloration consists of spots of white and dark (brown, gray or green) colors. The area of white paint occupies up to 75% of the surface of the object.
Camouflage painting of weapons, equipment and structures can be carried out using a hand-held tool for painting the surface, as well as using a field painting station (POS) mounted on a vehicle or trailer.
Using POS you can paint 10-15 units of military equipment per hour. Manually, to paint one combat unit (tank, infantry fighting vehicle, armored personnel carrier) during summer painting you need 2.5-5 people. / Hour (with a spray gun - 0.5-1 people / Hour), during winter painting - 4 -7 people. / hour (with a spray gun - 0.8-1.5 people / hour.
The use of engineering simulation tools in the event of creating false positions and troop locations
A false position is created with the aim of hiding the actual positions of troops from the enemy and is equipped with mock-ups of fire weapons and military equipment, enlivened by the actions of specially designated units.
Engineering simulation tools are designed to create fake positions and areas where troops are located. These include mock-ups of weapons and equipment, radar corner reflectors, thermal simulators and other means. In the locations of mock-ups and fake structures, it is necessary to imitate the signs of vital activity characteristic of a given object (traces of vehicles, artillery fire, ammunition containers, light, smoke, flashes, movement of equipment, etc.).
When simulating the activities of troops, the following simulating means and materials are used: imitation charges, explosive charges and detonation accessories, smoke bombs, flammable materials. Imitation charges designed to simulate cannon and mortar shots. Shots from 85 and 100 mm cannons are demonstrated using imitation IM-85 and IM-100 cartridges. Mortar shots are demonstrated using simulated IM-82 and IM-120 cartridges.
Explosive charges are used to explode shells and mines. Typically high explosive charges are used.
Smoke-generating agents and smoke bombs are used to simulate fires (during enemy attacks on fake objects) and smoke from smoking various stoves.
Combustible materials (kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, oil, fuel oil, waste oil) are used to simulate fires and explosions. Local materials (firewood, sawdust, peat, brushwood, straw) are used to simulate fires and smoke.
In false positions and in false areas, mock-ups of equipment and weapons are installed, trenches for guns and military equipment, shelters for equipment and personnel, false trenches and communication passages, and false routes are completely torn off.
Over the fake trenches, the equipment installs overlapping masks from standard camouflage kits with the installation of WMD corner reflectors and thermal simulators underneath them. During the simulation of camouflaged equipment outside the trench, the very frame of the equipment model is additionally installed from poles (bars) with the suspension of three or four corner reflectors and four thermal simulators, over which the ceiling mask is deployed.
To simulate the operation of the engine of such equipment, industrial-made thermal simulators such as KFP-1-130 and KFP-1-180 and military-made simulators are used. The military production simulator consists of drip-type vodka, a reflector and a fuel container. Fuel consumption (kerosene, diesel fuel) is 1 ... 2.5 l/hour.
In case of advance preparation of defenses, mock-ups made of soil and snow can be installed in false areas and positions.
Models and fake structures must be believable and correspond to the size of real objects in plan.
False dirt roads are constructed by removing the top layer of soil. Field and column tracks are imitated by repeatedly moving tracked and wheeled vehicles along the intended route.
To simulate equipment, metal and reinforced concrete objects and other large ground targets, corner reflectors OMU, "Pyramid", "Sfera-PR" and "agreements" are used.
The OGU corner reflector is designed to reproduce radar unmasking features of equipment models (Fig. 40), for which a certain number of OMU reflectors are installed in the middle of each model at a height of 1-1.5 m (depending on the type of equipment, simulated).
Rice. 1. Imitation of equipment in a shelter (trench) using camouflage means
The device requires 20 people. / Hour, camouflage coating (12 × 18 m) - 1 pc., OGU type reflectors - 4 pcs., Thermal simulators 2 pcs.
To simulate metal and reinforced concrete bridges, dams, dams, designed corner reflectors "Pyramid" and pneumatic reflector "Sfera-PR". They can be installed both on water and on land. Angle reflectors are designed to simulate large ground objects (targets).
In wooded areas you need to show up to 30%, in open areas - up to 50%, in desert-steppe - up to 80 % standard combat and transport equipment and consolidated structures.
In order to reduce the visibility of equipment and objects or distort their appearance, give them the color and pattern of the surrounding area, and increase the credibility of equipment models and false structures, camouflage painting is used. The main types of camouflage coloring are protective, simulating and deforming coloring.
Protective painting- single-color color, closest in color to the prevailing background of the area. It is used for painting moving objects, as well as structures located on terrain backgrounds of uniform color. Against a background of vegetation the protective color is green, and against a snowy background it is white. For desert and semi-desert backgrounds, the protective color is earthy yellow (sand), dark brown or gray-sand.
Imitating coloring- multi-color painting, depicting on the surface to be painted the color pattern of the surrounding background or a destroyed object. It is used to color stationary objects and masks when they are placed on a motley background and to hide moving objects that remain in one place for a long time. Imitating painting of large objects and large-area masks is carried out according to a pre-designed painting scheme and is carried out mainly by engineering camouflage units.
Deforming coloring- multi-color painting with spots of various shapes and sizes, similar in color and brightness to the main spots of the background of the area. It is used to camouflage moving objects - combat, special, transport vehicles and weapons during troop operations on motley backgrounds of varying brightness and color, as well as for coloring camouflage coverings, overalls, military equipment and uniforms. Deforming coloring is more effective than protective coloring; it is more difficult to decipher against variegated backgrounds and provides a lower probability of detecting and identifying camouflaged objects.
For deforming painting of equipment and objects, three-color (spring, summer and autumn) and two-color (winter) painting is used. The main color in three-color painting occupies about 50% of the surface of the object, and the other two - 25% each. Winter two-color coloration consists of spots of white and dark (brown, gray or green) colors. The area of white color occupies up to 75% of the surface of the object.
Camouflage painting of weapons, equipment and structures can be done with hand tools for painting the surface, as well as using a field painting station (POS or UMS) mounted on a vehicle and trailer. Using POS you can paint 10-15 units of military equipment per hour.
Manually painting one combat unit (tank, infantry fighting vehicle, armored personnel carrier) requires 2.5 - 5 person-hours for summer painting (with a spray gun - 0.5 -1 person-hour), for winter painting - 4-7 people .-hour (with a paint sprayer - 0.8 -1.5 person-hour).
The use of engineering simulation tools when creating false positions and troop deployment areas
Engineering simulation tools are designed to create false positions and troop deployment areas. These include models of weapons and equipment, radar corner reflectors, thermal simulators and other means. In the locations of mock-ups and false structures, they must imitate signs of vital activity characteristic of a given object (traces of a vehicle, artillery fire, muzzle cones, ammunition containers, light, smoke, flashes, movement of equipment, etc.).
In false positions and in false areas, mock-ups of equipment and weapons are installed, incomplete trenches for guns and military equipment, shelters for equipment and personnel, false trenches and communication passages, and false roads are created.
Over the false trenches for equipment, overlapping masks are made from standard camouflage kits with the installation of WMD corner reflectors and thermal simulators underneath them. When simulating camouflaged equipment outside a trench, a simple frame of a vehicle model is additionally constructed from poles (beams) with a suspension of three or four corner reflectors and four thermal simulators, over which a mask-overlap is deployed.
When preparing defenses in advance, mock-ups made of soil and snow can be set up in false areas and positions.
Models and false structures must be plausible and correspond to the dimensions of actual structures in plan.
False dirt roads are constructed by removing the top layer of soil. Field roads and column tracks are simulated by repeated passage of tracked and wheeled vehicles along the intended route.
To simulate equipment, metal and reinforced concrete objects and other large ground targets, corner reflectors OMU, “Pyramid”, “Sphere” and “Angle” are used.
The WMD corner reflector is designed to reproduce radar unmasking features of equipment models, for which a certain number of WMD reflectors are installed inside each model at a height of 1 -1.5 m (depending on the type of equipment being simulated).
Corner reflectors “Pyramid” and pneumatic reflectors “Sphere” are designed to simulate metal and reinforced concrete bridges, dams, dams. They can be installed both on water and on land. Angle reflectors are designed to simulate large ground objects (targets).
In forested areas it is required to display up to 30%, in open areas - up to 50%, in desert-steppe areas - up to 80% of standard combat and transport equipment and structures being built.
The Izvestia newspaper, citing a source in the Ministry of Defense, reported on April 3, 2013 that the head of the Russian military department, Sergei Shoigu, approved temporary regulations for the painting of weapons and military equipment. According to the new system, camouflage will not be applied to vehicles; all vehicles will be painted in a solid color, which will be chosen depending on the place of registration: light green, dark green or khaki. Refusal of camouflage is the main thing in the new system, the publication reports. Currently, ten primary colors are used to paint equipment.
The 10 main colors currently used for camouflage are: light green, dark green, gray-green, khaki, gray-yellow, gray-brown, light yellow, gray, light gray, black.
It is expected that by the end of summer, painting projects for each type of combat vehicle will be prepared, according to which the military will paint the equipment in parts. More detailed information regarding the new regulation is currently not available. Now there are methodological manuals, sketches and instructions for painting military equipment, according to which the unit commander himself chooses the color scheme for painting the vehicles.
Painting of combat vehicles can be carried out by the unit itself; this takes an hour and a half. To paint one T-72 or T-90 main battle tank, an average of 40 kilograms of paint is required. Currently, according to the current rules, equipment is repainted twice a year - in spring and autumn, and since paint tends to fade or peel off during exercises, it becomes necessary to touch up equipment at least once a month. As a source in the Central Military District told the publication, it is too expensive to transport equipment to factories for painting; it is easier to paint it in parts.
In the 1930s, the USSR began using camouflage patterns for the first time. During the Great Patriotic War, equipment was periodically camouflaged. But it is more difficult to focus optical instruments on a tank in camouflage. In the period after the end of the Second World War and until the mid-1980s, all equipment in the army had a uniform color. Then new main battle tanks T-80U and infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3 entered the troops in camouflage colors. In 2004-2009, due to savings, the equipment had a monochromatic color; in 2009, according to the order of former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, three-color camouflage, in which the following colors could be used: light green, light yellow, light gray, gray, dark green, gray-green, gray-yellow, taupe, khaki and black.
In December 2012, it was reported that Sergei Shoigu overturned Anatoly Serdyukov’s decision to paint Air Force aircraft in a camouflage pattern of gray shades. Starting from 2013, the military will return to the previous painting scheme for aircraft and helicopters, the camouflage of which will use colors characteristic of the location of the air force. The new colors will be introduced in stages - colored camouflage will be applied to aircraft arriving from aircraft factories after assembly or repair. The military plans to wait until the existing color has exhausted its service life, and there will be no one-time change of color scheme.