why do army tanks have a single white star on them?

Question

Recently I visited Fort Knoxs and saw tanks at the Patten Museum. I do not have knowledge of the Army, only Marine Corps as a wife. I am presently engaged to a man from the Army that has retired. He did not know the answer, so I thought I would find it out and tell him

Answer 1

it was a marking for Allied forces

Answer 2

Up until the 19070's when the Army changed its paint scheme of its vehicles, the white star was the insignia that the Army used to designate all of its vehicles. In the 1970s they finally figured out that the pretty white star made an excellent aiming point, so they first went to a black star, then stopped using it all together.

Answer 3

When in battle, one didn't want to run up to the enemy to determine if in fact he WAS the enemy for fear of confrontation. The white star was distinguishable from a distance to show that it was a USA vehicle.

Answer 4

I think the star represented allied forces, white for USA. I am not totally sure about that.

Answer 5

The US has the white stars on their tanks.

Answer 6

Maybe its related to the batallion or w.e the tanks belong to

Answer 7

That shows that they are U.S. Army tanks, if I rememer correctly.

Answer 8

for identification on the battlefield. you can tell at a glance, whos tank it is & if you should fire at it