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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: tigercat on May 11, 2020, 05:56:30 PM

Title: 22nd Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery "Chaplain"
Post by: tigercat on May 11, 2020, 05:56:30 PM
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff202/skidsinlimbo/Mobile%20Uploads/20200509_202203_zps0fkitepb.jpg)

Experimental SPG used by Royal Marines for extra fire support on D Day . Given nickname " The Chaplain " intesponse to British  Army naming protocols .
Title: Re: 22nd Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery "Chaplain"
Post by: GTX_Admin on May 12, 2020, 02:39:57 AM
More details please?
Title: Re: 22nd Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery "Chaplain"
Post by: tigercat on May 12, 2020, 05:13:16 AM
it's a Sexton hull with  a 6 inch gun ish

It's the Italeri 149/40 Kanone
Title: Re: 22nd Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery "Chaplain"
Post by: Jacques Deguerre on May 12, 2020, 09:21:12 AM
That’s awesome in its own pure damn terrifying way! You could almost imagine the recoil knocking the vehicle backwards a bit farther with each shot.
Title: Re: 22nd Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery "Chaplain"
Post by: tigercat on May 12, 2020, 07:23:08 PM
That's the Navy for you always looking for a bigger bank . The counterweight at the rear is some kind of DIY  plastic block with screw holes in for fixing corners .

Turns out they're the same width as a 1:72 Sexton .
Title: Re: 22nd Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery "Chaplain"
Post by: Camthalion on May 15, 2020, 07:50:13 AM
very cool
Title: Re: 22nd Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery "Chaplain"
Post by: The Rat on May 15, 2020, 08:04:24 AM
Quote from: Jacques Deguerre on May 12, 2020, 09:21:12 AM
You could almost imagine the recoil knocking the vehicle backwards a bit farther with each shot.

The army teaches the infantry that when you hear artillery, run toward the guns. So what you have here is a gun that self-corrects for that!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 22nd Royal Marine Independent Armoured Support Battery "Chaplain"
Post by: robunos on May 15, 2020, 03:47:00 PM
Quote from: Jacques Deguerre on May 12, 2020, 09:21:12 AM
That’s awesome in its own pure damn terrifying way! You could almost imagine the recoil knocking the vehicle backwards a bit farther with each shot.


I could imagine the recoil dismantling the vehicle after the first shot . . .   :o    ;D


cheers,
Robin.