[SWake]

OK, since we're talking vehicles here, what are the wedge shaped markings on the tanks (see the picture in #25)? Is it a unit insignia or something?

[Milwaukee_Guy]

"what are the wedge shaped markings on the tanks (see the picture in #25)? Is it a unit insignia or something?"

I'm more of a WWII armor buff but I believe some call it the "rotating chevron". It can point up, down, left or right and denotes what platoon or maybe company a vehicle belongs to.

In WWII the panzers generally used a three number code like "214". This denoted the fourth vehicle, in the first platoon belonging to the second company. A company commander's tank would be someting like 200 or 201.

Here's a question? Don't we use National Markings on our tanks anymore? What happened to the white or black stars painted on tanks?