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[Horus]

After seeing Forum members photo's of the TG table, I'm champing at the Bit to get my orders in for their new offerings !

As someone else has said. where does the Artillery piece fit in ? Looks WW1 to me ! Reminds me a bit of a holiday in Malta.

Now That would be a great range for TG to get involved with that would appeal, I think to a lot of collectors since the island has so much History. I guess WW2 is conjured up in most peoples minds, of course TG could take it back to the Romans.
So many Era's that TG do already would fit straight in ! Though if TG did
the Bofors in their WW2 Museum, that would hit quite a market I'd had thought.

Maybe they could even get a tie in with Malta's Museums !

I for one,would be interested.


Steve

 

[Mark IV]

Some photographic evidence that the Skoda 30.5 Morser M 16 (I'm guessing that is the artillery piece) whilst built WWI was used WWII.

I have a photo of one captured by the Russians (can't use Flickr on TF so unable to post)

So interested to see if TGM will do WWI or WWII crew with it IMO as he is doing other WWII pieces it's WWII

Mark

 

[Guest]

BOFOR GUN is a must for me, would fit into so many theatres................

 

[Mark IV]

BOFOR GUN is a must for me, would fit into so many theatres................

Figarti did a Western Desert Bofor It's quite a nice piece crew are passable.

Mark

 

[Horus]

Figarti did a Western Desert Bofor It's quite a nice piece crew are passable.

Mark

Thanks Mark, quite correct Figarti "did", past tense !

How about if TG did one now with versions !
Malta Garrison, 8th Army, British Army, U.S.A / USMC and Wehrmacht, SS, Luftwaffe, etc, etc !
Same Weapon, both sides, so just crews and paint job !!!

Steve

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Hi Guys,

On TGM´s recent fantastic new item....The huge Austrian Howitzer....
Brief history:
The Austrian Howitzer was under its Austrian denomination for 1916 the Morser M16 - 30.5 cm, and later used by the German Army in WW2 under the denomination 30.5 cm Morser (t) – the (t) being the designation for Czechoslovak Army.
The origins of this great gun goes back to 1906 at the Skoda armament manufacturer when they started the development of a heavy siege gun. It was introduced into the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1911. In 1916 an improved model of the M 1911 followed with changed upper chassis, longer barrel, and greater range, this being then the 30.5 cm Morser M16. Both types of mortar were taken subsequently by the successor States to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, amongst them Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and of course Austria. In 1938/1939 the Wehrmacht took possession of one Morser M16 from Austria and 17 from Czechoslovakia and installed them as siege guns in Poland and France under the designation 30.5 cm Morser (t). IN 1941, five more guns 30.5 cm Morser (j) came from Yugoslavia and were operational on the Eastern Front together with other guns of the type. A few 30.5 cm Morser M11 captured in Yugoslavia and used there as coastal artillery were designated 30.5 cm Morser 639 (j).
Source:
Fact file – German Heavy Artillery Guns 1933-1945 Published by Alexander Ludeke- Pen & Sword Publishing Co.,
Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the Third Reich an Encyclopedic Survey by Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain, Published by MacDonald and JANE´S - London

 

[Artillery_crazy]

London show - Austrian/German Heavy artillery WW1-WW2

Hi Guys,

On TGM´s recent fantastic new item....The huge Austrian Howitzer....
Brief history:
While on my previous note I showed pictures of the M16,I now I add some pictures of the earlier version the M11.


The Austrian Howitzer was under its Austrian denomination for 1916 the Morser M16 - 30.5 cm, and later used by the German Army in WW2 under the denomination 30.5 cm Morser (t) – the (t) being the designation for Czechoslovak Army.
In 1941, five more guns 30.5 cm Morser (j) came from Yugoslavia and were operational on the Eastern Front together with other guns of the type. A few 30.5 cm Morser M11 captured in Yugoslavia and used there as coastal artillery were designated 30.5 cm Morser 639 (j).
Source:
Fact file – German Heavy Artillery Guns 1933-1945 Published by Alexander Ludeke- Pen & Sword Publishing Co.,
Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the Third Reich an Encyclopedic Survey by Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain, Published by MacDonald and JANE´S - London

 

[Artillery_crazy]

London show - Austrian/German Heavy artillery WW1-WW2

More pictures of the M11......

 

[Horus]

Looks quite a Beast !

Steve

 

[JPB]

Nice !