Several episodes were filmed at Korbel Winery in Guerneville, CA.
There was a lot of action in the vineyards. Some of the buildings resembled European structures, so it was a believable setting.
“Several episodes were filmed at Korbel Winery in Guerneville, CA.
There was a lot of action in the vineyards. Some of the buildings resembled European structures, so it was a believable setting.”
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While looking at the first episode linked in this post I noticed they also used footage of actual artillery in some spots. Didn’t think of that when I was a kid, but it added to the gritty realistic feel.
The Rat Patrol, while in color, seemed more as entertainment, sometimes pretty light entertainment - e.g. as in the ending of the first episode (cited & linked in this thread):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNJEP-OjdaQ&&t=1377
By way of comparison, the ending of the first “Combat” ep:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS4grrSWuZo&t=2838