Acc to S. Zaloga (1988), "In 1940 the US supplied 329 Six-Ton Tanks to Canada and 212 to Great Britain for training purposes." The Canadian ones we know about. Where do the GB ones fit in? Has anyone seen confirmation of that figure anywhere else? Since it's quoted separately from the Canad...
OK, it's not part of WW1 I know but it's in the same time period! I've been looking at doing a game based on some of the Revolutionary armies, maybe using the Jacklex range of figures (I think the Raventhorpe range look too big, and anyway I'd have to get them shipped from the US) and some conversions from?...
Hello again all,? I discovered a copy of Hundleby's A7V book in the refrence section of my local library... I understand it's a 20 year old book & so much has been discovered and corrected since it's publication so I will ask the experts here. Page 224 lower image, Krupp multi plate A7V with flexed s...
Photomontage of a "flying tank" from the year 1932. I realize that this is a political photomontage as anti-war propaganda. Probably comes the collage by John Heartfield.But now to my question, which is apparently used for this a tank of the British Mark-series. Is it provided a real rol...
Hi all ? There was a very long and informative thread on these wagons a short while ago (especially for the linguists amongst us!) but on looking at it I find that it hasn't answered the question?I have now I come to make the Hat WW1 wagons, which is: what colour should they be? I am assuming some sort of fie...
Hello, I'd like to introduce myself here. My name is Frantisek and I'm focused on Great War kits in 1/35. Here is my K-wagen I finished this week. It takes three days to build it - very easy kit.
This last week, or so, I've been putting another Emhar Mk IV together. I thought I'd try out some "Mr. Surfacer" after reading John's build of the HaT Deport guns. I couldn't get Mr Surfacer in any of my local shops, but one owner told me that Liquid Green Stuff by Citadel was the same kind of pr...
I know that there were some elite assault formations in the French army, called "grenadiers d'elite" or "groups franc". However almost nothing about them can be found in books (at least those I know) or in the Internet. Is this because they were less numerous than German and Au...
Hi; I just purchased a casing for the 10.5x655cm SK marine Flak and I'm having some trouble finding photos of the gun. What pre?-WW1 ships used this gun?. I think it is marked? IX-1897 [sept 1897] with naval stamp. Would appreciate any information on this gun and some photos to go with it??? Dick
hello, can anyone tell how I would scratchbuild the French wicker style revetting found in World War One trenches at 1/72 scale?. Also, where can I find wire thin enough to represent barbed wire at 1/72 scale, in my day ?yes, 40 years ago, we used to build all our own stuff, not like today you know, dont kn...
Not sure this would apply in smaller scales but would small arms bullet strikes be noticeable in 1/35 scale ? I can't seem to find any photos' showing this type of damage (if any) What are your thoughts guys n gals
There are at least two German flak guns that I know of, one in the Australian War Memorial (AWM)and the other at the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) until a few months ago.The French web site "canons survivants de la Grande Guerre"states that the Aberdeen gun is 8.8cm-it is most certainly no...
Found on www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl Some say it are mobile trenches, other say it are a sort of " gun shields" or wire crossing plates. What are Your ideas? Txt says "Roode porte" (Red gate), what are the "wheels" for? DJ
From an interesting site dedicated to a rather obscure aircraft, the Hawker Hind: http://www.hawkerhind.com/index.htmlAn explanation of the "junkyard" in which they were found: ". . . a huge military scrap yard behind Kabul military training centre (KMTC) just off the Jalala...
Hello to all felow members, I would like to introduce myself as someone whose interest in artillery started in Melbourne (Australia) a few years ago, along the lines of how various guns were developed. From non-recoil ring cannons to recuperatored howitzers of the first war. In time I may be able to h...
For those who may be interested in the lean years..... Authors Abstract: "When thumbing through this work, I suspect many people would wonder what prompted somebody to put together a reference work that details the history of the US Army in peacetime, especially during a period that seems rel...
The tank shown in the photo above is said, in our Landships II article, to be the M1917 on display at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, USA. First, as you can see, it is not an M1917, or at least, not entirely. The a...
I have read that at least one whippet was reequipped with a French Puteaux 37mm gun by the soviets during the RCW. Has any one seen any photographic reference to this? supposed fact?
Not sure if this is new. The commentary is perhaps best avoided. And it's not an FT as stated. Anyone know where this?vehicle came from? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPkMn158Fwo
Hi I am new to this forum and would really appreciate some help identifying this piece. I was told it is a German WW1 77mm piece. It certainly is 77mm but the shield looks totally different to others i have seen. Also I can't find any markings (although they may be hidden). ? Thanks in advance. ? Andy
The good news is that Masterclub's new MG08 kit is out and I bought it and it looks good. The bad news is that there are no directions to put it together.? Help!
Apologies if this is old, but stumbled across this:Tamiya Model Magazine International, October 2006. "Tauro's A7V gets the modern modelling treatment"http://www.tamiyamodelmagazine.com/frames/BackIssues/Issue132.htm
So the US Army had 100 Mark VIII tanks soon after the end of WWI.? They used 10 for testing and the other 90 were issued to two battalions.? That would be 45 per battalion.So how many per company?How many per platoon?What other vehicles were in the battalion?Thanks.Mike "Bunkermeister" Cr...
This combination was at the show, I suspect the tractor is post WWI, I'd any info anyone has about it. ? Thanks in advance Chris -- Edited by LincolnTanker on Wednesday 19th of September 2012 09:08:34 PM
Joseph Vollmer designed Germanys first tank, the A7V. He also designed the K-Wagon, both incredibly unweildly and quite a failure as far as cross country fighting effectiveness went. However, Vollmer also designed the LK-II, and most German tanks of WWI.
He later designed the wheel&track KH...
