
- I would like to know what these markings mean?
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The HAYA decal sheet is good - but every HAYA Chieftain tank that I see has the same decals fitted !
At the moment there is no choice or supplier of alternative decals - but the HAYA decal sheet does include two registration numbers - but I am not sure what help they would be in making another Chieftain with these different registration number decals?
There is a large yellow 11A that goes on the rear of the turret. Is this a call sign ? - and if so, I am guessing that it would only apply to one of the registration numbers (02 EB 63 shown on drawings).
I am guessing (again) that all Chieftains would have their own "call sign" and so this yellow decal would not be applied to the other registration number 05 EB 65?
Being illiterate to British Army tank markings - I have no idea what the included (large and small) sized white number 32 indicates? Each size of the 32 decal is in the middle of a white square . What does this number represent?........and can it be used on more than one tank? (only the large size number 32 is shown on the placement drawings - so what use is the smaller size number 32?).
Likewise - the white triangles ! Only one size of these is supplied - but there are two of them!
The placement drawings show one of these white triangles fixed on left hand side of the turret box and one of the white 32 (in a white square) on the side of the right hand turret box. As two of each of these decals are supplied - does this mean that these decals could also be used on a different tank to the one that carries the yellow 11A "call sign"?
Any explaination of what these various markings designate would be welcomed (!) as I am working on a second Chieftain and would ideally like it NOT to wear the same decals as my first one!
Never too old to learn........