whats with the hercs paint scheme?

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whats with the hercs paint scheme?
Topic Started: 13 Oct 2011, 11:58 AM (138 Views)
☺Jasevx	13 Oct 2011, 11:58 AM Post #1
Techmarine Posts: 8,828 Group: Honour Guard Member #10 Joined: September 18, 2007	http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150861401895615&set=a.10150861401810615.749702.318319690614&type=1&theater



# Old Guard	13 Oct 2011, 12:01 PM Post #2
Entertainment officer...Meet the gang cos the boys are here..... Posts: 9,045 Group: Super Admin Member #104 Joined: September 29, 2007	I would say those are areas of repair that havent been painted yet. It's the J model so I would take a stab at battle damage.



crassius47	13 Oct 2011, 12:28 PM Post #3
Captain Posts: 3,970 Group: Comrade Member #189 Joined: October 16, 2007	from what i remember some of the hercs were given a coating to resist FOD demage on rough unpaved landing strips, failing that old guard may be right in that it may be replacement parts from another aircraft



# KayvaanShrike	13 Oct 2011, 12:34 PM Post #4
Marine Biologist Posts: 10,233 Group: Super Admin Member #3 Joined: September 18, 2007	Yeah that's what I thought when I saw it, mish mash of parts that just haven't been resprayed yet. The grey also looks a little lighter than the usual colour so perhaps its in the process of being stripped/repaired etc but was needed for the ex? Some of those guys are wearing proper old fatigues there. Wonder why they weren't wearing MTP, as they are carrying the newer weapons (SA80s with tac rails etc). Edited by KayvaanShrike, 13 Oct 2011, 12:36 PM.



Tinners	13 Oct 2011, 01:10 PM Post #5
Doesn't it look like a face! Posts: 2,822 Group: Comrade Member #138 Joined: October 5, 2007	Replacement panels, usually of the c130k's onto the c130J's



☺Jasevx	13 Oct 2011, 02:27 PM Post #6
Techmarine Posts: 8,828 Group: Honour Guard Member #10 Joined: September 18, 2007	KayvaanShrike 13 Oct 2011, 12:34 PM Yeah that's what I thought when I saw it, mish mash of parts that just haven't been resprayed yet. The grey also looks a little lighter than the usual colour so perhaps its in the process of being stripped/repaired etc but was needed for the ex? Some of those guys are wearing proper old fatigues there. Wonder why they weren't wearing MTP, as they are carrying the newer weapons (SA80s with tac rails etc). MTP is only issued in theatre, and the Army has relaxed on the uniform front. one of my mates in the Rifles is wearing a mixture of Coyote Brown, Woodland and tropical DPM at the minute, with customised camo on his rig. Starting to look like a bunch of mercs! Oh, and the fact, DPM trounces MTP in European theatre! Edited by Jasevx, 13 Oct 2011, 02:30 PM.



Mortare	13 Oct 2011, 07:56 PM Post #7
Lieutenant Posts: 2,549 Group: Comrade Member #178 Joined: October 13, 2007	MTP is now issued to everyone going to theatre in the RAF, except the regiment who are in it the whole time. As for the panels, that's pretty good by our standards. I went to a tanker a few months back that looks like it was pimped- gold, grey, white and silver. Ridiculous



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