SuperHero Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 http://www.track-link.net/gallery/119 Any chance we get this little toy as an addon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demoss Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 I'd settle for T-28s. T-35s would be nice too! That sure is one heck of a model, though. Turning radius, heck - it's amazing the thing could turn at all! Reading the description, I was constantly wondering "Is this real?" If not, it's well done - the gory end met by each one was certainly believable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 Yeh, the patch is being delayed so they can put that and the Maus in the same scenario together... in thick fog... in city fighting... with soft ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigadier Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 You are not going to tell me this thing was actually deployed.... no way! Just so we are on the same page .. I am JOKING [ May 09, 2003, 09:12 PM: Message edited by: Brigadier ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 Oh yea, quite real. In fact, it was originally manned by jack-a-lopes. At first it was thought these furry creatures, resembling bunnies with antelope horns, would be best suited for tank service as their horns would protect their skull from banging around inside the tank. The Russians were well aware of the German hamster-truppen and were looking for a viable counter. Unfortunately, after several mishaps, the concept of the jack-a-lope as an effective tank crew was abondoned. Problems included the need to constantly stop and graze, sometimes in the middle of battle, poking each other in the eye with their horns and the difficulty getting in, and back out, of the hatches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Originally posted by mike_the_wino: Oh yea, quite real. In fact, it was originally manned by jack-a-lopes. At first it was thought these furry creatures, resembling bunnies with antelope horns, would be best suited for tank service as their horns would protect their skull from banging around inside the tank. The Russians were well aware of the German hamster-truppen and were looking for a viable counter. Unfortunately, after several mishaps, the concept of the jack-a-lope as an effective tank crew was abondoned. Problems included the need to constantly stop and graze, sometimes in the middle of battle, poking each other in the eye with their horns and the difficulty getting in, and back out, of the hatches. And another one: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalin's Organ Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I thought it was designed for leprechauns - a pot of gold was necessary to get them into it, but it was powered by a pot of coal and was remarkably economical. Appart from being a scratch-built plastic model of course!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigadier Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 hehehehe! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Read the dimensions: Crew: 15 men and one Commissar Length: 51 feet, 4 inches Height: 15 feet, 3 inches Width: 10 feet, 10 inches Height/tower raised: 37 feet, 8 inches Weight: 138 tons Engine: 3 X V-2 at 600 horsepower each Max Speed: 13 mph Max Range: 98 miles road; 43 miles cross country Armor: 160mm maximum; 7mm minimum Armament: 2 X 152mm; 2 X 76.2mm; 1 X 45mm; 2 X 12.7mm DShK; 2 X 7.62mm Maxim; 14 X 7.62mm DT; 16 X BM-13 Rockets; 2 X Model 1933 Flamethrowers The 3 highlighted items are the tip off. How the hell are you going to get all that crap into 51 feet? And what would the ground pressure be? :eek: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 i must admit it made me google. nice one. mind you after seeing a t35 i think i'd believe anything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Moore Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Amazing! The description from Superhero's link reminded me of the Monty Python bit of Swamp Castle: "...but the fourth prototype" The first prototype was completed in December 1941 and was rushed into the defense of Moscow. In its first action during a dense winter fog, the rear turret accidentally fired into the center turret. The resulting explosion completely destroyed the vehicle. The second prototype was completed in January 1942, and was sent to the Leningrad front. This one had indicators installed to show whe another turret was in the line of fire. In its initial attack on the Germans, the tank broke in half when crossing a ravine. A spark ignited the leaking flamethrower fuel and the resulting explosion completely destroyed the vehicle. The third prototype, shown here, had a reinforced hull and was also sent to the Leningrad front in early 1942. It did manage to shoot down three German aircraft. In its first ground engagement, the KV-VI was firing on German positions when coincidentally all of the guns fired from the 3 O'Clock position a the same time. The tremendous recoil tipped the tank into a ditch and the severe jostling set off the 152mm ammunition, which completely destroyed the vehicle. After these failures, Stalin cancelled the project, and many of the design team members spent the rest of their lives in the Gulags of Sibera. The KV-VI was nicknamed "Stalin's Orchestra" by the few Germans that encountered it because of the variety of weapons it deployed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruceov Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 If this is real someone will -post a picture of the real thing, not a model 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_the_wino Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Originally posted by Bruceov If this is real someone will -post a picture of the real thing, not a model Give the lad a prize. I think he is catching on. BTW, SuperHero you have waaaaaaaayyy too much time on your hands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Anyone know where you can get a copy of Die Russischen Geheimnisseschwererpanzerkampfwagon, Walter J. Spielberger; Motobuch Verlag, 1996 ,I can't seem to find it on Amazon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I really want to get this book. I love 1st person accounts Dreadful Din on the Eastern Front, Erich Maria Remarque Jr.; Podzun Verlag; 1951 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperHero Posted May 10, 2003 Author Share Posted May 10, 2003 "BTW, SuperHero you have waaaaaaaayyy too much time on your hands." that model is not made by me if thats what you think one guy jsut posted the link on another forum someone have any of those books mentioned at the end of the page? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I think the Katjusha's were the give-away: I couldn't believe a front line tank with otherwise pretty short-range weapons would have exposed rockets strapped in the back. (And don't start with the Sherman / Calliope connection ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amedeo Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Originally posted by SuperHero: someone have any of those books mentioned at the end of the page? I think you can find a copy of each of them at the Miskatonic University Library Regards, A. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Originally posted by Amedeo: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by SuperHero: someone have any of those books mentioned at the end of the page? I think you can find a copy of each of them at the Miskatonic University Library Regards, A. </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalin's Organ Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Originally posted by Bone_Vulture: I think the Katjusha's were the give-away: I couldn't believe a front line tank with otherwise pretty short-range weapons would have exposed rockets strapped in the back. (And don't start with the Sherman / Calliope connection ) Well some of the Russian Armoured Motor Gunboats had T34/76 turrets at the front and RS82's on hte rear, so it's not entirely unheard of. But I don't think this vehicle will readily float........except in a bathtub of course. I saw a copy of the reference works in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" my kids have just watched - or at least I think that's what those flying pigs were reading 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 I think this pic first turned up here about three years ago and has resurfaced more or less annually since then. Everybody who drew something like this during 7th. grade English raise your hand. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebus_Badger Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Well done, that was quite fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Originally posted by Andreas: I really want to get this book. I love 1st person accounts Dreadful Din on the Eastern Front, Erich Maria Remarque Jr.; Podzun Verlag; 1951 There was an early 1960's French film that was believed to be based on it, but as it was directed by Jean-Luc Goddard, no-one's quite sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 I've seen this model before, but I'm almost certain it didn't have that rocket pack then. Someone has been tweaking his lill' project, I think... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Originally posted by Hawk: I've seen this model before, but I'm almost certain it didn't have that rocket pack then. Someone has been tweaking his lill' project, I think... That is the natural progression of Communism Comrade. Adding a rocket launcher shows the dialectic dynamism of the vibrant nature of Marxist military technology development over the decrepit backwardness of capitalist stooge engineers dabbling in developing weaponry to safeguard the spoils of oppression received from their unbarred exploitation of the workers and peasants of this world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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