UA653 - Imperial Japanese Navy Camo Green Type 21

Camo Green Type 21, the green of Japanese camouflage

Japanese ships did not wear one color throughout the war. The base was gray, which every naval arsenal mixed its own way: at Kure, Sasebo, Yokosuka and Maizuru the shade came out somewhat differently every time. Camouflage fields then came onto such a ground, and it is at them that Imperial Japanese Navy Camo Green Type 21 is aimed: a subdued green without brilliance, meant to break up the outline of the hull and the superstructures.

A greenish tone, not a green one

Camouflage greens occurred in several variants with the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the designation Type 21 is one of them. This is not the landscape green known from ground vehicles: the tone is grayed and subdued, because it was meant to work against the water and the shoreline, not against woodland. On a model this shows in that the area does not shout and keeps to its gray surroundings.

Where you will use the shade

• Camouflage fields on the hulls and superstructures of Japanese ships of the Second World War.
• Transitional and softening coats over a gray base in multicolor schemes.
• The green areas of deck fittings, canvas and crates.
• A subdued green in dioramas, where a rich shade would look out of place.

Who the shade will serve

It will be reached for above all by modelers of Japanese ships who do not want to judge the green by eye and want it in accord with the gray base. It is useful too for scenes where Japanese subjects meet vegetation and a green tone is needed that will stay suppressed.

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