What AFV's would you like to see in 2010? (2 Viewers)

[Rob]

Ok just a bit of festive fun here!

Pick three AFV's only,one Brit,one US and one German.(or drop one of those and add Italian if you'd like)

Sherman Firefly(yes I know what you are going to say,but I still want a K&C version!)

M36 'Jackson' Tank Destroyer (w/90mm gun)

Grey Tiger 1.

Rob

 

[Wraith]

Okey doke,

- Challenger

- Abrams

- Leopard

Whats the betting yours get done first.

 

[Rob]

Okey doke,

- Challenger

- Abrams

- Leopard

Whats the betting yours get done first.

You never know Simon,I hope you get your choices at some point mate.

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

I don't know if Andy is done with LRDG but how about a

Ford Truck (covers both US and Britain). There were many that could be made such as a 30 CWT Ford F30, Ford Pilot Car or a Ford F 30 CMP.

No German suggestions but how about a captured Breda with a Bofors gun.

For British, a Valentine. This is one is probably unlikely since Andy is not keen on it but he has been known to change his mind

Considering that Andy will be releasing two fine looking vehicles for Desert month, maybe one of these could be put in the pipeline for late next year or early 2011.

Now, in case any of you now think I'm brilliant with these suggestions, let me dissuade you. Other than the Valentine, they came from this great LRDG site.

 

[Rob]

I don't know if Andy is done with LRDG but how about a

Ford Truck (covers both US and Britain). There were many that could be made such as a 30 CWT Ford F30, Ford Pilot Car or a Ford F 30 CMP.

No German suggestions but how about a captured Breda with a Bofors gun.

For British, a Valentine. This is one is probably unlikely since Andy is not keen on it but he has been known to change his mind

Considering that Andy will be releasing two fine looking vehicles for Desert month, maybe one of these could be put in the pipeline for late next year or early 2011.

Now, in case any of you now think I'm brilliant with these suggestions, let me dissuade you. Other than the Valentine, they came from this great LRDG site.

Excellent site Brad,good suggestions too.

Rob

 

[jbonzo1]

Ok just a bit of festive fun here!

Pick three AFV's only,one Brit,one US and one German.(or drop one of those and add Italian if you'd like)

Sherman Firefly(yes I know what you are going to say,but I still want a K&C version!)

M36 'Jackson' Tank Destroyer (w/90mm gun)

Grey Tiger 1.

Rob

I like all of your choices. The gray Tiger is long overdue, the M36 uses the same hull as the M10, am I correct? I like the Firefly, but I love the Comet, which could use the Cromwell hull. I would buy any and all of these.

 

[Cyber Field Marshall]

I'd really like to see the following:

1) German: I must have a late war Pz. IV long barrel with sideskirts in a Normandy camo scheme. Afterall it was the workhorse and most prevalent German tank. I know its not a sexy as the Tiger but workhorses rarely get the limelight!

2) American: A Pershing would be nice.

3) British: Any armoured car variant in D-Day colours.

Here's hoping.

 

[Eazy]

A Churchill Crocodile.
A Pershing Tank
A K&C DAK 88 and crew

 

[Rob]

A Churchill Crocodile.
A Pershing Tank
A K&C DAK 88 and crew

Good choices James,I forgot the DAK 88

Rob

 

[_FLYNN_86]

Im with Brad on the ford truck, i also want K&C to release the AK Demag halftrack again. Its a great set and i have my heart set on getting one but they dont come around on ebay very often and you end up paying great ammounts for them. Im not a big fan of tank sets but i recently bought the FOB french renault. Ive also been looking over the Cromwell tank and im getting more and more interested in that side of the hobby.

 

[Rob]

Im with Brad on the ford truck, i also want K&C to release the AK Demag halftrack again. Its a great set and i have my heart set on getting one but they dont come around on ebay very often and you end up paying great ammounts for them. Im not a big fan of tank sets but i recently bought the FOB french renault. Ive also been looking over the Cromwell tank and im getting more and more interested in that side of the hobby.

The Cromwell is a lovely release,very nice model indeed.I like the removable stowage and it is encouraging me to make the Cromwell my first Tank multiple.

Rob

 

[_FLYNN_86]

Im really into the tank riders and the seated troops for the opel blitz trucks, do you think k&c might bring out some tank riders for the cromwell? You could have one soldiers pointing directing the tank commander and maybe one about to jump off the side, i would be really happy with some tank riders.

 

[Rob]

Im really into the tank riders and the seated troops for the opel blitz trucks, do you think k&c might bring out some tank riders for the cromwell? You could have one soldiers pointing directing the tank commander and maybe one about to jump off the side, i would be really happy with some tank riders.

Well it is certainly possible,the fact that the stowage on the Cromwell can be removed would leave excellent space for Tank riders.I too would like to see these,I have German and US riders so some Brits/Commonwealth would be cool.

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

I agree with Liam on the Demag. It's a great little vehicle and worth of reissue.

I noticed a few requests for Pershings. I know that in the past Andy hasn't been keen on it because of its limited action in WW II but if enough people ask, who knows?

 

[binder001]

OK, by the rules;

British - Hard to choose, but I think the Churchill Crocodile is overdue. The earlier K&C Churchill gun tank is a big beast of pollystone. Adding the trailer would make it even more impressive. Crocs were in action from Normandy to the end of the war. Some even supported US units in a few actions, so there is a "cross over" element there that other tanks don't have.

American - M36 90mm tank destroyer, entered service in the fall of 1944, it featured powerful gun to help counter the hordes of K&C Tigers. The US TDs offer variations in stowage. Some crews added a second MG on the turret - this would be an interesting item for K&C to model. The open top turret also offers opportunities for figures and details - the kind of stuff Andy really shines at!

German - a Pz IV H or J with the "horseshoe armor" on the turret and removable shirts. As mentioned earlier, this was the actual work horse of the panzer divisions. I think I would prefer the standard (i.e. "Normandy") camo, that way it can be used in Normandy, Market-Garden, Eastern Front or Battle of the Bulge displays. Maybe some different crew figures available (1 cold weather, 1 warm weather) to support the different seasons.

There, I managed to hold it down to ONLY THREE ;-)

Gary B.

 

[Rob]

OK, by the rules;

British - Hard to choose, but I think the Churchill Crocodile is overdue. The earlier K&C Churchill gun tank is a big beast of pollystone. Adding the trailer would make it even more impressive. Crocs were in action from Normandy to the end of the war. Some even supported US units in a few actions, so there is a "cross over" element there that other tanks don't have.

American - M36 90mm tank destroyer, entered service in the fall of 1944, it featured powerful gun to help counter the hordes of K&C Tigers. The US TDs offer variations in stowage. Some crews added a second MG on the turret - this would be an interesting item for K&C to model. The open top turret also offers opportunities for figures and details - the kind of stuff Andy really shines at!

German - a Pz IV H or J with the "horseshoe armor" on the turret and removable shirts. As mentioned earlier, this was the actual work horse of the panzer divisions. I think I would prefer the standard (i.e. "Normandy") camo, that way it can be used in Normandy, Market-Garden, Eastern Front or Battle of the Bulge displays. Maybe some different crew figures available (1 cold weather, 1 warm weather) to support the different seasons.

There, I managed to hold it down to ONLY THREE ;-)

Gary B.

Well done Gary!

I like the idea of the M36, as I understand it it could take out German Tanks from some distance with that 90mm gun.I also understand it had over 100mm thick armour,quite a beast in fact.Would I be right in thinking its perhaps less well known than the M10 though?.I'm guessing the Brits used it too as they christened it Jackson after Stonewall.

And any Churchill would be very welcome.

Rob

 

[binder001]

Yes the 90mm gun M3 was the same weapon as that mounted in the M26 "Pershing". Like the German "88" the US 90mm was developed as a AA weapon. On the bad news - the M36 wasn't very well armored, only about an inch or two on most surfaces. The tank destroyers sacrificed protection for mobility. M36 used the same basic hull from the M10A1 (the version with the Ford V8 engine - earlier M10s had twin GM diesels). Due to high demand from the ETO 187 M36s were built on the hulls of M4A3 tanks, becoming M36B1. These came into action in 1945. Oddly enough, some M36B1s had been supplied to Iran, a couple were captured in good shape by Iraq and placed in displays by the Iraqi Army and were seized by US forces in 2003. At least one came home to the USA and I believe one went to Poland. The 90mm gun could penetrate the glacis plate of a Panther tank at 500 yards (based on firing tests at Isigny, France). The M36 came into use after the breakout from Normandy - later in the fall - and the Army started re-equipping M10 battalions with them. There were several tank destroyer battalions with them in the Ardennes.

The British didn't use the M36. Firstly, the US Army wanted all it could get in the ETO (I don't think any went to Italy until after VE Day). Second the British had updated a number of M10s to the Achilles SP, placing the famous 17-pounder in the turret. The Achilles firing APDS gave the British forces the armor piercing equivalent of the M36, just not quite the HE capability. Lastly, adding the US 90mm to their system would add yet another caliber to an already burdened Commonwealth logistics system.

Gary B.

 

[Rob]

Yes the 90mm gun M3 was the same weapon as that mounted in the M26 "Pershing". Like the German "88" the US 90mm was developed as a AA weapon. On the bad news - the M36 wasn't very well armored, only about an inch or two on most surfaces. The tank destroyers sacrificed protection for mobility. M36 used the same basic hull from the M10A1 (the version with the Ford V8 engine - earlier M10s had twin GM diesels). Due to high demand from the ETO 187 M36s were built on the hulls of M4A3 tanks, becoming M36B1. These came into action in 1945. Oddly enough, some M36B1s had been supplied to Iran, a couple were captured in good shape by Iraq and placed in displays by the Iraqi Army and were seized by US forces in 2003. At least one came home to the USA and I believe one went to Poland. The 90mm gun could penetrate the glacis plate of a Panther tank at 500 yards (based on firing tests at Isigny, France). The M36 came into use after the breakout from Normandy - later in the fall - and the Army started re-equipping M10 battalions with them. There were several tank destroyer battalions with them in the Ardennes.

The British didn't use the M36. Firstly, the US Army wanted all it could get in the ETO (I don't think any went to Italy until after VE Day). Second the British had updated a number of M10s to the Achilles SP, placing the famous 17-pounder in the turret. The Achilles firing APDS gave the British forces the armor piercing equivalent of the M36, just not quite the HE capability. Lastly, adding the US 90mm to their system would add yet another caliber to an already burdened Commonwealth logistics system.

Gary B.

Thanks Gary,so even though the Brits didn't use it they named it 'Jackson'.And so the Achilles was the Brit version of the US TD the Brits named Wolverine?.

Rob

 

[forlornhoper]

German - a Kurt Knispel Tiger1 American - an Abrams "Thunderbolt" Sherman British - A Kingforce MkIII Churchill

 

[Phantom Warrior]

OK, by the rules;

British - Hard to choose, but I think the Churchill Crocodile is overdue. The earlier K&C Churchill gun tank is a big beast of pollystone. Adding the trailer would make it even more impressive. Crocs were in action from Normandy to the end of the war. Some even supported US units in a few actions, so there is a "cross over" element there that other tanks don't have.

American - M36 90mm tank destroyer, entered service in the fall of 1944, it featured powerful gun to help counter the hordes of K&C Tigers. The US TDs offer variations in stowage. Some crews added a second MG on the turret - this would be an interesting item for K&C to model. The open top turret also offers opportunities for figures and details - the kind of stuff Andy really shines at!

German - a Pz IV H or J with the "horseshoe armor" on the turret and removable shirts. As mentioned earlier, this was the actual work horse of the panzer divisions. I think I would prefer the standard (i.e. "Normandy") camo, that way it can be used in Normandy, Market-Garden, Eastern Front or Battle of the Bulge displays. Maybe some different crew figures available (1 cold weather, 1 warm weather) to support the different seasons.

There, I managed to hold it down to ONLY THREE ;-)

Gary B.

I think those are an excellent 3. The only other contender on my list would be an original Grey Tiger.

Terry