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Offline Buzzbomb

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BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« on: September 10, 2024, 07:54:52 PM »
Just finished a full on RW build of the Asuka M4A4 Sherman for my Brit armour collection.
So time for a palate cleanser, quick build back in Whiff world.

Well whiff world as far as I know.. with the BTR-152 being the focus, there are lots of interesting fitouts, somewhere this might already have been done.
I have this old build of a BTR-152 and being Skif, rather average


Working through what to do with it a few ideas popped up, until a interwebnet search popped up a random picture of the the M3 Halftrack with the 105mm howitzer fitted.
When then led to the long unbuilt stash kit of the equally average Italeri/Zvesda Soviet 76.2mm field gun. Why not mate them together ?



Now working through the gun mount and possible operators. So far, I am thinking Central Africa, maybe Vietnam (they are still using BTR-152 apparently), Cuba, maybe Syria or similar.
Not going to be a long build, once the gun was "together" it was largely done, just fitting out to suit the installation.

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Re: BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2024, 02:52:42 AM »
I like where you are taking this concept.  Seems like a practical solution for anyone that wants to make a mobile artillery piece with those two items. 
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Re: BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2024, 05:48:20 AM »
Back into it after some time away from the bench

Mount, ammo storage and other internal gubbins like seats


Pretty happy with the sit of the gun, there is a barrel crutch as well, just not shown yet.



The hand wringing now is the paint. Very undecided as to who would use this.
So far I have considered
Bosnian (Serb-Bosnian 1980's Conflict) and Cuba, both having a good tradition of modifying available stuff, not matter what the age.
Angolan or Syrian also in the mix.

Cuba is currently the most likely given they have a great array of vehicles modified from older kit and have had both main components in their orbat.



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Re: BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2024, 03:04:30 PM »
What about Russian mid-2025? ??? ;)
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Offline Buzzbomb

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Re: BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2024, 12:37:40 PM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on October 08, 2024, 03:04:30 PM
What about Russian mid-2025? ??? ;)

Surely not.. but who knows  ;D

Calling this done. Generic paint so it can be whoever you want it to be




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Re: BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2024, 12:46:27 PM »
Very nice
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Re: BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2024, 04:51:49 PM »
Yep, I'm going Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii (VDV), Kurskaya oblast' ca. August 2025. ;D ;D ;D
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Re: BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2024, 05:59:25 PM »
Nice bit of repurposing.  :smiley:

Perhaps from the various Balkan wars or Kosovo…
« Last Edit: October 16, 2024, 12:52:29 AM by Claymore »
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Re: BTR-152 SP Gun with 76.2 Field gun
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2024, 11:42:31 PM »
Looks really good! I think Kursk in 2025 is too close to reality- Maybe some African country like Chad or Sudan? It reminds me of a wheeled version of the M3 half-track tank hunter.
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