The 8 variants of the camo that most every M151A2 and any M151s & A1s in inventory from 1975 on, wore at some time in their life.
Current 3 color NATO camo, approved for installation 1983 onward. So in theory no M151 series vehicle owned by the US government ever left the factory in 3 color camo.
Straight Tan, no other color
Figure out those numbers. Size, location, what order, acronyms, etc.... Star placement and size.
Then all those extras put on like the picture above.
An authentic shade of Olive Drab used on almost all vehicles during the Vietnam War.
So all M151s, M151A1s, Ford M151A2s and the 71 contract AM General M151A2s should have left the factory in this color.
MASSTER (Modern Army Selected Systems Test, Evaluation and Review)
Paint "colors" and the related FS Federal
Rust Brown 30117 - Sand 30372
Forest Green 34079 - Black 37038
Dual-Tex was a US ARMY field test in the late 70's through early 80's in Germany.
Paint "colors" and the related FS Federal
Forest Green 34079 - Field Drab 30118
Sand 30372 - Black 37038
In 1975 the trials were complete, and the familiar four-color scheme had been selected. Technical manual 5-200 "Camouflage Pattern Painting" was released. This contained the templates for color placement on all of the vehicles in service, as well as codifying regulations for how the pattern was supposed to be applied.
45% - Forest Green 45% - Field Drab
5% - Sand 5% - Black
45% - Forest Green 45% - White
5% - Sand 5% - Black
45% - Earth Red 45% - Earth Yellow
5% - Sand 5% - Black
45% - Forest Green 45% - Light Green
5% - Sand 5% - Black
45% - Forest Green 45% - Dark Green
5% - Light Green 5% - Black
45% - Sand 45% - Field Drab
5% - Earth Yellow 5% - Black
45% - White 45% - Field Drab
5% - Sand 5% - Black
45% - White 45% - White
5% - White 5% - White
In 1984 the new NATO three-colour camouflage scheme was selected to replace MERDC
Paint "colors" and the related FS Federal
Green 34094
Brown 30051
Black 37038
OR
Tan 33446
USMC Green - Marine Forest Green Semi-Gloss 24052 or 34052 Lusterless "flat"
USMC - Base color used after Forest Green 14052,
34079 This was used as a base for the MERDC
16081 Navy color number is unknown at this time
25045 USAF Strata Blue Semi Gloss
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