Hello Gentlemen... I was asking mysel,f which tractor/prime mover was used to tow the 155 mm GPF, while on service withe the US Army on the western front, ca. 1918 ? Thanks, Chris.
Has anyone seen either of the above, and able to recommend them? Not able to see via the search function if this has been discussed before. Especially interested as to the quality of the British heads with the Wolseley helmets
Came across this depiction of what is described as James Cowen and James Sweetlong's 1855 Crimean steam chariot thing. No details of origin of drawing. Apparent quote from patent: "This invention consists of an improved locomotive battery to be used in the field of battle, and is so construct...
In Lombok indonesia there are 2 types of 6" or 15cm antisubmarine gun batteries from WWII. I have fotos and would much appreciate any help regrding their origin. Ihave fotos but am unsure how to submit them.? David Clegg? 23 May 2011 Lombok
The crew of an 8.8cm K-Flak (K stands for Kraftwagen) battery pose beside their tractor and gun. I asked Dr. Hannes T?ger to give me his expert opinion on this photograph. Alfred Krupp could not have provided a more detailed response. One cannot see a lot of the features of the lorry but I am convinced th...
Second (and last) tank vs tank battle of the Great War, Niergnies/Seranvillers is much less known than Villers-Bretonneux, which many people think of as the only battle between tanks in WW1. I'm looking for articles and books which describe Niergnies/Seranvillers. What I already have is two book...
I just completed CT Ertz's Laffly Landship (available for download at Landships II) and thought I'd share a few photos. I did a minor repaint using Photoshop. No assembly problems to report. on my file, which I got from another source, 1 of the doors had to be flipped horizontally (hinges on wrong side...
Hi All, Whilst looking for references to lewis guns at the NYT site I came across this article in which Colonel lewis states that to date 70,000 lewis guns have been supplied to England, France, Belgium,Italy and Russia(23/12/17) by itself this doesnt mean very much except of course its from Lewis hi...
I have noticed a few kind people post things and specifically ask for my help, comment, opinion etc.? I find it very gratifying that people hold me in such regard and I try to reciprocate by providing you with the best of my knowledge.? Please be aware that I was recently taken fairly seriously ill, comp...
Does anyone know how many and what types of armored cars took part in the Feb/Mar? and Oct/Nov 1917 revolutions? Here is what I have: Armored Units of the Russian civil War: Red Army has for Oct/Nov 38 armored cars, 31 of them Austin 1st,2nd, and 3rd series in Petrograd (including the cars Proletariat,...
? There is a 15cm sFH02 howitzer at the Army Reserve Depot at Rockhampton. It's not easy to access because it's behind a security fence. However, one of the intrepid gun hunters in Qld got access recently and sent me a bunch of images. ?The howitzer was captured by 42nd Battalion AIF but there's no recor...
Hello friends,my name is Bruno, I'm joining of you today. I joined this forum to learn more about this subject.?My English is not very good, sorry any error.?If you want to see some posters of war visit my page:??http://migre.me/a5FK3
I have almost finished my model but have again ended up with what colour to paint it. At the moment its the colour that I saw in this site in another topic.? I think the colour is OK, but, I am sure you know better. Also, what to do about the machine guns, I know they were Hotchkiss guns but I have been unable to...
I know this has come up before but I can't remember and can't find the information. I know that flimsies came in three colours, red, black and ________ ? What was in the flimsies: was red for petrol, black for water, and ________ for oil? I know that often the colour code wasn't stuck to, because I have rea...
I week or so ago while surfing the web, I stumbled across a B&W jpeg of an undeveloped E-V/4 card model. So far, I haven't been able to find who the designer is. It looked promising, so I thought I'd play around with it and see if I could make a presentable model out of it. I resized the rivets, colored an...
A little while ago I made a posting on the axis history forum asking about the OOBs of the 1916 brusilov offensive, in the reply besides the divisions ect it listed the autopolemetaye platoons? which I believe are armored car platoons here are the platoons and what corps and army they were assigned to:...
Picture is from "Illustrated War News April 7th 191(?)5, found on google. Title says it is a car made for the Austrian Army and to be used on land and water. The little Txt I can't read, anyone knows if it is really used (in the army) or was it just an experiment? What type of car is it? DJ
While I have a little bit of knowledge, about WWI US Army heavy tanks, I am thirsting for more.As I understand it:The US Army had two tank battalions of British Mark V* tanks, with 45 tanks per battalion.? The tanks included both male, female and composite tanks.Once the war was over, the US Army scrapp...
Almost from the box - RPM and resin from Modell Trans. Painting-Bolshevik Russia 1919/1920.Dark grenn overall. ? -- Edited by plastikk on Saturday 28th of July 2012 08:23:32 PM
Well, i start to show you some good items that i have find on Skra the last 2 weeks Image1 (well here i have a M16 German Helmet of German positions on Skra di Legen) Image2 (Here some Bulgarian bullets of Styer Mannlicher 8mm and 5 on their clip m/95 Styer Mannlicher, and some French Lebel 8mm Bullets that...
