John Kettler Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Was in a well-stocked hobby store and saw a Russian kit with cover illo so bizarre I thought at first a science fiction model had been misplaced. Imagine a BT-5 hull with a turret flanked by two Flash Gordon style big rockets in substantial mountings. Thought at first they might be gas dispensers, like some of the late 30s Italian light tanks had, but these tapered to the rear and had highly sculpted fins. Anyone know anything about this strange armored beastie? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletRat Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 One of those? From this page, the text comes up as jargon to me so I'm guessing it's in Russian. Wikipedia also has something to say about it so I guess they did exist. If they're not in the game I would reckon that is due to their rarity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by BulletRat: From this page, the text comes up as jargon to me so I'm guessing it's in Russian.No, Chinese. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Wikipedia has this bit: In the 1930s, the Soviet Union tested the RBT-5 rocket-based assault gun, comprising a BT tank mounting two 250-kg "TT Tank Torpedo" unguided rockets its turret sides.Presumably it was ditched before the war. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 BulletRat and Sergei, Yes, that's it. The shadowing is so extreme that it's hard to identify turret detail (may be standard, but impossible to tell). If the wikipedia text is credible, this thing may be a kind of Russian Wurfrahmen or an early analog to the Firefly fitted with 60 lb. aircraft rockets. In any case, I figure we're talking massive short range firepower. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletRat Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 At a guess, if the rockets were volatile it'd be very unhealthy for the tank and its crew if an enemy shot set them off - better to can the rocket tank and concentrate on Katyushas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 Troops, Am somewhat shocked to report that John Milsom's RUSSIAN TANKS 1917-1970, which I consider a standard reference, had not so much as a sentence on this variant. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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