Originally posted by gatso
I need more infor about Soviet Hurricanes to finish this. specifically markings and what varients they were using. My emails in my sig if anyone has anything. TYIA
Gatso
Your best bet is to start with the Hurris mk I paint scheme as for the BoB...........but apply it to a Hurris mkIIC
The paintwork would never look new as these were 2nd hand machines in late 41 and early/mid 42........... by 43 they were being with drawn from front line use............restricted to reserve duty.
............infact the VVS replaced the 8 X .303's (on their Hurris IIB's)with 2 X 12.7mm bereznins and 2 x 20mm Shvaks .................. so we cannot get a perfect armament match. (for authenticity the gun up grade took place in the field until late 42 so the guns will be grey steel barrels with a wing patch where they exit from the body).
Stars were plain red ones not even with a white/red out line............ (there was a thin black line but it was too thin to be picked out on our skins) certainly not the 3d ones ...................your position is correct but allow space for a 2 digit number centrally on the fuselage...........
Spinner would remain white and some even left the British vertical tail stripes and any british tail markings
