db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The tank that won the war in the West. Mechnacially reliable. Easy to produce but not really respected. Here are some comparison pictures that give an idea of what they were against. You not only get an idea of the size difference, but you can really see why many Sherman tankers would comment on German tanks with gun barrels as long as telephone poles.... Here is a Sherman compared to a Panther. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Here is a comparison to a King Tiger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Tiger I comparison 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Have a lot more as well as some Russian and British stuff, but don't want to hog all the space on BF's servers. I don't think you can really get a sense of scale by looking at a computer screen. When I look at my tank models I really get a sense of just how inferior one must have felt when facing the German monsters. On the other hand when I compare some of the early German stuff to the Russian stuff it feels like a Yugo vs a semi rig... The T-34/85 however compares pretty well. If anyone knows where I can get 1/32 scale SU-85's, SU-122/152 and T-34/76 I'm interested. Not easy to find... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Here's a MarkIV and Jadgpanzer as well as an 88mm. You can see just how big the 88mm is.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Here's the trusty Sturmgeschütz which was part of the Artillery branch and the British Firefly which had a 17 pounder that was very dangerous. Germans were told to target the long barreled Shermans first... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 The Hetzer which looks cool, but was not very comfortable to operate as its pretty cramped... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Nice comparisons... One Member of Parliament did suggest having a captured Panther brought to the House of Commons to show what British tank crews were up against. Churchill accused him of scare mongering. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hister Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Cool stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Williams Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Nice models! Ntclick, if Tigers were so great, how come Germany lost? ;-) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing 88's Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 What grass mod are you using in those pictures? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 What grass mod are you using in those pictures? Its called the TV Tray Grass Mod. I was going to delete the pics and re-post via photobucket, but I can't see the edit commands :confused: I'll post more later as well as some Eastern Front stuff. The early German tanks compared to T-34's and KV1's is shocking. Easy to see why there was an armored tank arms race on the Eastern Front and why the American intelligence failure to comprehend what was going on and how it would relate to the Western Front in 44. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Everything's available in 1/35th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Everything's available in 1/35th. Die cast T-34/76? I've found one that is around $100, but the ones that are painted in Soviet colors is sold out. There are only captured T-34 with a German cross left the last time I checked and no die cast SU/85/122/152 that I could find in 1/32-1/35 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WallysWorld Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Thanks for posting. Interesting to see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Doug: War is about the nation's economy. If the enemy can out-produce you, you tend to lose. IIRC Stalin was quoted: " Quantity has a quality of its own". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Here are some comparison pics of the M-18 Hellcat. Fast like a sports car and armed with a high velocity 76mm with some silver bullets. Not much armor to speak of and probably not pleasant for some of the crew if airburst shells went off overhead. I think most were assigned to tank destroyer units, which most considered a flawed concept. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 At the very end of the war we finally got the Pershing. Finally something that was comparable to the German behemoths. If you saw the classic movie "Battle of the Bulge" Pershings were the tanks used to represent the German Tigers. Guess there were not many spare Tigers floating around back then when the movie was made. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Pershing-Panther comparison... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Pershing-TigerI comparison... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_zero Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 and finally how the Pershing stacks up to the King Tiger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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