Used for painting vehicles and other equipment of the German Army in the so-called second tropical scheme (Tropen 2) intended for use in Africa and Crete from March 1942 until February 1943. According to the army regulations RAL 8020 should cover 2/3 of vehicle’s surface, with the remainder being painted in RAL 7027.
Both the photographic and documentary evidence confirms that vehicles painted in tropical colors also found use on the Eastern Front.