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Louis Badolato said:
That's Figarti, right? It seems like everybody did an H2 Sherman. I have an Honour Bound Gold and I've seen a K&C as well. Popular markings.
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I think it is Figarti Louis.

Due to a lack of British Shermans it , and a Figarti halftrack, were also pressed into service by manning them with British figures, although the green colour is slightly off.

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To continue a Figarti theme .....


Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurfrahmen_40


Stuka zu Fuss

The Wurfrahmen 40 ("launch frame 40") was a German World War II multiple rocket launcher.

It combined a vehicle such as the Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack .....

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.... or captured French Renault UE Chenillette with rocket artillery to form a more mobile and protected artillery piece than the towed Nebelwerfer.

It was nicknamed Stuka zu Fuss ("Stuka on Foot" or "Walking Stuka") and Heulende Kuh ("Bellowing Cow").[1]

Introduced in late 1940, the weapon system was a framework with adjustable base plates fitted over and alongside a vehicle which could hold 300 mm high explosive (HE) rockets; 280 mm HE and 320 mm incendiary rockets were also used, the rockets being fired while in their loading crates.

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Although spin stabilized, the rockets were not as accurate as conventional artillery, and reloading was time-consuming due to their weight.

Where feasible, rockets were ripple-fired in large numbers to quickly saturate a target.

The system was successful as a support weapon for mobile Panzer formations, particularly in urban areas.

When used on the common mounting, the Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack, a frame with six base plates were used, with three on each side.

The Chenillette UE employed either two per side or four frames on the rear. The Hotchkiss H35 mounting used two per side also. Some captured American M3 halftracks also mounted Wurfrahmen, with four frames at two per side.[2]
 
panda1gen said:
To continue a Figarti theme .....


Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurfrahmen_40


Stuka zu Fuss

The Wurfrahmen 40 ("launch frame 40") was a German World War II multiple rocket launcher.

It combined a vehicle such as the Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack .....

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.... or captured French Renault UE Chenillette with rocket artillery to form a more mobile and protected artillery piece than the towed Nebelwerfer.

It was nicknamed Stuka zu Fuss ("Stuka on Foot" or "Walking Stuka") and Heulende Kuh ("Bellowing Cow").[1]

Introduced in late 1940, the weapon system was a framework with adjustable base plates fitted over and alongside a vehicle which could hold 300 mm high explosive (HE) rockets; 280 mm HE and 320 mm incendiary rockets were also used, the rockets being fired while in their loading crates.

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Although spin stabilized, the rockets were not as accurate as conventional artillery, and reloading was time-consuming due to their weight.

Where feasible, rockets were ripple-fired in large numbers to quickly saturate a target.

The system was successful as a support weapon for mobile Panzer formations, particularly in urban areas.

When used on the common mounting, the Sd.Kfz. 251 halftrack, a frame with six base plates were used, with three on each side.

The Chenillette UE employed either two per side or four frames on the rear. The Hotchkiss H35 mounting used two per side also. Some captured American M3 halftracks also mounted Wurfrahmen, with four frames at two per side.[2]
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A superb model and photograph. I'm lucky enough to have one of these, I got it from Clive back in the day. I truly miss having Figarti in the hobby. Thanks for posting Kevin 👍
 
BrianW said:
A superb model and photograph. I'm lucky enough to have one of these, I got it from Clive back in the day. I truly miss having Figarti in the hobby. Thanks for posting Kevin 👍
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Figart IS 2 tank .....

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Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS-2

This is a short excerpt from the above web page.


IS 2 Combat History

The IS-2 tank first saw combat in early 1944, equipping elite Guards Heavy Tank Regiments of the Red Army. A regiment had 21 IS-2 tanks in four companies of five tanks each and one being used by the regimental commander.[28]

The special tank regiments were reserved for important attacks, often to spearhead attempts to break through fortified German positions like anti-tank defence lines and bunkers.[28]

The tanks supported infantry in the assault by destroying bunkers, buildings, dug-in weapons and engaging German armoured vehicles.

Once a breakthrough was achieved, lighter and more mobile tanks were used for exploitation and mopping-up. The IS-2 tank first saw action in Ukraine in early 1944 and claimed to have destroyed more than forty Tigers and Elefants for the loss of only eight tanks.

On the morning of 11 August 1944, the 16th Panzer Division attacked the 53rd Guards Tank Brigade reinforced by the 71st Independent Guards Heavy Tank Regiment in the town of Oględów, toward Staszów. The extremely sandy terrain forced the eleven King Tigers to keep to the roads, whilst the defending Soviet forces positioned their tanks and assault guns in ambush positions and concentrated on the known German avenues of approach.[29]

When the attack started, three Tiger IIs were destroyed by fire from Soviet IS-2 tanks at a range of 800 m (2,600 ft), and one more Tiger II was knocked out a few hours later by a T-34/76 at a range of less than 400 m (1,300 ft).

Later in the day, Soviet forces counter-attacked and seized the town of Oględów and found three abandoned Tiger IIs. The capture of these tanks allowed the Soviets to conduct tests at Kubinka and to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.[30]

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panda1gen said:
Figart IS 2 tank .....

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Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS-2

This is a short excerpt from the above web page.


IS 2 Combat History

The IS-2 tank first saw combat in early 1944, equipping elite Guards Heavy Tank Regiments of the Red Army. A regiment had 21 IS-2 tanks in four companies of five tanks each and one being used by the regimental commander.[28]

The special tank regiments were reserved for important attacks, often to spearhead attempts to break through fortified German positions like anti-tank defence lines and bunkers.[28]

The tanks supported infantry in the assault by destroying bunkers, buildings, dug-in weapons and engaging German armoured vehicles.

Once a breakthrough was achieved, lighter and more mobile tanks were used for exploitation and mopping-up. The IS-2 tank first saw action in Ukraine in early 1944 and claimed to have destroyed more than forty Tigers and Elefants for the loss of only eight tanks.

On the morning of 11 August 1944, the 16th Panzer Division attacked the 53rd Guards Tank Brigade reinforced by the 71st Independent Guards Heavy Tank Regiment in the town of Oględów, toward Staszów. The extremely sandy terrain forced the eleven King Tigers to keep to the roads, whilst the defending Soviet forces positioned their tanks and assault guns in ambush positions and concentrated on the known German avenues of approach.[29]

When the attack started, three Tiger IIs were destroyed by fire from Soviet IS-2 tanks at a range of 800 m (2,600 ft), and one more Tiger II was knocked out a few hours later by a T-34/76 at a range of less than 400 m (1,300 ft).

Later in the day, Soviet forces counter-attacked and seized the town of Oględów and found three abandoned Tiger IIs. The capture of these tanks allowed the Soviets to conduct tests at Kubinka and to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.[30]

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Thanks Kevin, 2 more splendid models 👌
 
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