Best acrylic paint colour for Soviet WW2 vehicles?

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Could anyone give me an opinion as to which colour from the Tamiya acrylic range is best
for representing the shade of olive-green found on most WW2 Soviet tanks and vehicles?

I originally thought Khaki Drab was best, but it seems to be a bit too brownish. However I have
often read that the usual colour of Soviet tanks was brownish-green.

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I believe that the Tamiya XF-13 in the bottle or Tamiya spray TS-61 look pretty good!

Jeff

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XF13 is JA (Japanese Army) Green - this is a deep, very slightly bluish, green colour, more or less the same as used on many Japanese WW2 aircraft (hence the name).

This definitely seems like a good colour for post-war Soviet/Russian AFVs (looks similar to some colour photos I’ve seen) but I’m talking about WW2 vehicles here - as far as I know these were a more olive green colour.

Thanks for the advice anyway.

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Well, it was a pretty good match for the WSN T34/85 1/16 tank so I thought I’d share the discovery. I did know what the J.A. stood for, but good luck in your search!

Jeff