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Offline LemonJello

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Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« on: October 31, 2025, 01:43:35 AM »
Post ideas, thoughts, musings, photos or links that can inspire creativity and discussion.

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2025, 04:47:36 AM »
Ok, one for Mig Eater to complement his great idea for this GB

RakettenPanzer Mit Rottkapchen. This is an oldie from my stable, but still on the shelf




Dont have to be big to pack a punch and tank bust.
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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2025, 05:08:46 AM »
Oh wow so you made that RakettenPanzer, I've seen photos of it reposed in several different places and was wondering who made it :smiley: 

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2025, 07:01:03 AM »
More ?
Don't let suitable platforms get in the way.
This was a real world field mod. Sdkfz 232 Armoured car with a Pak 38 wedged on


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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2025, 04:55:30 PM »
"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."

Offline Kerick

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2025, 11:52:18 PM »
There was the Colombian conversion on an M8 armored car to a tank buster by adding a TOW system to the turret. They replaced the 37mm gun with a .50 cal mg.




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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2025, 02:07:09 AM »
Magic Factory MRZR D4 and the ICM "The crew of "Stugna-P" anti-tank complex":





Masterbox Mongoose buggy and one figure from the ICM "Quietly came, quietly went..." Ukrainian SOF set.



« Last Edit: November 03, 2025, 02:11:25 AM by Frank3k »

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2025, 03:49:01 AM »
The Finnish 95 S 58-61 (or 95mm Recoilles Rifle, designed 1958, with M1961 wheeled carriage).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/95_S_58-61


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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2025, 04:24:44 AM »
The Finnish 95 S 58-61 (or 95mm Recoilles Rifle, designed 1958, with M1961 wheeled carriage).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/95_S_58-61

Austria did something similar with their 106mm M40 Recoiless Riflles to allow the weapon to be towed like a regular artillery piece behind a Jeep or similar size vehicle. 
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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2025, 07:15:40 AM »
I’ve mentioned before about the US Army LtCol who told me about how he thought the 106mm RR should have been combined with the optics of the TOW system. I don’t know how that would work but an interesting whiff idea. Mount it on an M151 jeep or M998.

Then there was Da Vinci’s tank idea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo's_fighting_vehicle

If it had worked (down hill with a tail wind I’m thinking) what kind of anti tank system would be needed to repel it. I’m thinking flame thrower to start with.
« Last Edit: November 03, 2025, 07:33:04 AM by Kerick »

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2025, 02:34:08 PM »
The Finnish 95 S 58-61 (or 95mm Recoilles Rifle, designed 1958, with M1961 wheeled carriage).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/95_S_58-61

Austria did something similar with their 106mm M40 Recoiless Riflles to allow the weapon to be towed like a regular artillery piece behind a Jeep or similar size vehicle. 
Anti-tank crews did a lot of moving the recolless rifle on foot (or skis). It was nicknamed "Musti" (Blackie), for its bark. Crews would talk about taking Blackie for walkies  ;D

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #11 on: Yesterday at 12:42:49 AM »
Possible idea open for copying if someone wants to:

ADF replaces their Land Rover series-2 anti-tank "gunbuggy" (fitted with a 106mm recoilless rifle)



With a "missile buggy version of the Land Rover Perentie (4 x 4 or 6 x 6), possibly fitted with something like a TOW missile.

So possible merge kits like the following:





and then do it in this scheme:

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #12 on: Yesterday at 04:47:00 AM »
If you can put one in an M998 you can put one in a Land Rover or pretty much anything else.

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #13 on: Today at 12:53:04 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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But you can make the Bastard work for it.

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #14 on: Today at 05:13:27 AM »
What happens when you jam their data links? The Russians are really good at that.

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Re: Tankbuster Group Build Inspiration and Ideas
« Reply #15 on: Today at 06:03:58 PM »
What happens when you jam their data links? The Russians are really good at that.

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