I enclose a picture of a wrecked tank
The sponsons and roof hatch proclaim it a Mk IV but its census no. and track adjuster (see attached blowups) seem to indicate Mk I. I'm sure that this isn't the case - any explanations?
Early supply tanks
It is a commonly repeated view that supply tanks were conversions of obsolete marks. This is incorrect insofar as the Mk IV supply tanks are concerned. The record of tank orders show that 180 Mk IV s were ordered from the factory as supply tanks at a time when the Mk IV was in...
Can any one help by answering the following?
If I am looking at a side view of a tank that has had its sponsons removed and I cannot see the track tensioners or the roof hatch is there any way I can easily tell if its a Mk I, a Mk II, a MK III or a Mk IV? The side of the cab is visible but not the front.
Tank and Aircraft Cooperation 1918
One factor in the success of British tank operations in the later part of 1918 that is often overlooked is the increasing cooperation between the Tank Corps and the newly formed RAF that resulted in squadrons dedicated to tank support. (One possible reason...
Has anyone heard of this vehicle? Anyone have any pictures?
I bought a 15mm model of it but no idea how to assemble it.
It is a truck mounted AA gun with a large circular armour assembly.
Thanks,
Chris
"...against a pink sunset sky" is how Basil Henriques described Solomon J. Solomon's camouflage scheme. Here's my group build project in progress - a small dio of Solomon giving Mother her "face-lift" will hopefully be complete by the deadline.
is there any way we can extend the dead line till the end of summer?
I know this is pushing it, but this would allow more projects in!
[message to field marshal roger]
roger check you email today again!!
-- Edited by eugene at 01:39, 2006-06-05
Hello Gentleman
I am looking for information, pictures, operational information etc., on the 2 CM FLUGZEUG-MACHINEN KANONE TYPE 2 -10145 any help would be greatly appreciated.
All the Best
Tim R -- Edited by Tim R at 17:08, 2006-07-18
Arising out of thre discussions re supply tanks Forage et al I've been taking a hard look at the general subject of call signs and numbers. Its proving to be a significant task. I am posting the first fruits which consist of an examination of the call signs and names of F battalion - much more to follow.
...
I read on the now-defunct "www.battlefield.ru" website that:
"In Russia, the very first tankette project was independently developed in 1919 by the Russian engineer I. Maksimov. The tankette was named "Sh'itonoska" which meant "Shield Carrier." The vehicle was armed with one machine-gun...
Were the Mk IV Beute tanks camo all similar to the one that Peter has modeled or of the type without the outlined patches? Need to paint up six for gaming and don't want them all to look the same unless that is the way they are suppose to look.
Thanks,
Chris
Bit of a blast from the past, as it were, in the form of the Fowler Armoured Road Train. Peter Kempf posted an excellent article on Landships a while back, and I've just found some more information and, most interestingly, more photos, including Peter's 30cwt 6-in howitzer loaded aboard one of the arm...
Hello Gentleman
I ran across some very interesting information about German Artillery in Africa, I thought I would share it, it's quite long, but interesting.
All the Best
Tim R
PART ONE:
Military History Journal - Vol 3 No 2
GERMAN GUNS OF WORLD WAR I IN SOUTH AFRICA
Major Dar...
Hello Guys
I am searching for information, pictures and drawings if possiable of the Krupp 77mm, I am not sure of its correct name?????
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
All the Best
Tim R -- Edited by Tim R at 02:05, 2006-07-13
Hello,
I'm trying to find out wich machine guns were fited on the British male and female tanks.
This is what I know already , maybe someone can tell me more about these guns.
MKI ......
MKII female .....? (watercooled guns)
MKII female lewis guns (replacemet for the broken down ol...
I?ve just been reading The First World War by John Keegan, and, unfortunately, a great deal of what he says in his few mentions of Tanks is wrong. In some cases it?s not enough to describe them as inaccuracies; there are some absolute howlers.
The Somme and Cambrai are described in simplifi...
The closing down of the free access of the Forum was deplorable but necessary. I will soon try and open it up again, to see if the problem we had before with unwanted outside postings will return. Hopefully not.
Let's keep our fingers crossed
General - major Filatov's Armored cars.
The Chapter from the book of M.Baryatinskiy and M.Kolomiets ?Armored cars of Russian Army,?
Approximately at the same time, when Poplavko projected "Charodey", the chief of Officer shooting school general - major Filatov has developed the project of...
As you may have noticed from another One Man Tank thread, I am quite interested in the concept of a one man AFV. I was perusing a book today, and I noticed a listing that for some reason I had never noticed before - the T-17
I started digging through pictures in my book collection, aswell as online, but...
Further to the pics I posted a few weeks ago, I've come across this. I read that early War Belgian troops wore a peakless cap like the Feldmuetze, https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f209/a7v/Belgian5.jpg
On Warwheels.net there's a note that mentions that "Jordi Rubio (of aftermarket barrel fame) is coming out with a Rolls Royce Armored Car" in 1/35th scale. Does anyone else have any news around this?
I attach a photo that might be a Beute Supply tank (heaven knows what the German compound word for that is). I have some doubts about it though.
1 Its definitely in German hands but does not have any Beutepanzer markings visible. It does seem to have its original British Battalion number just visible...
The poor old supply tanks are frequently overlooked but played a crucial part by enabling large amounts of essential material (such as ammunition, grenades, wire[barbed and telephone], rations, water and fuel) to be pushed forward. A company of supply tanks could transport what would take a batt...
A few years ago I lost my file of research materials on the British Heavies due to a rather messy plumbing disaster ... Anyway, when I contacted David at the Museum to replace what I could, he mentioned that while there are "works drawings" for the hull of the Mark IV and others, none exist for the sponson...
While researching a Mk.I model, I've hunted for references about Solomon J. Solomon's camouflage scheme. Good references are not too plentiful, but I've assembled what I think are the most reliable into a short article, which is attached. I won't pretend that this is th...
Hi
Ive recently come across several interesting ft-17 variants and I am wondering if they were a one off thing, or were multiple ones were built.
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Hello Eduardo
What can I say; your model of the Soviet Armoured Locomotive Type "Ov" is awesome. I wish you would do us a build up report the next time; I would love to learn some of your techniques.
Ok, you have the locomotive, how about the armoured assault wagon to go along with it, or may b...
Gentlemen, does anyone have information from both of this french railroad guns:
320 mm M1870/84 and 370 mm M1875/79,
(Pics, general dimension, any drawing) would be welcome
I salute this forum s crew
Thank you in advance!!!!
It is a truck mounted AA gun with a large circular armour assembly.
Thanks,
Chris
Let's keep our fingers crossed