Tanker's Tuesday: Frederick IV Class Land Dreadnought

In keeping with my "All Quiet On The Martian Front" project and stealing liberally

from other sources, namely the BBC 's "THE GREAT MARTIAN WAR" . I thought

I'd do a German faction since I already had this monster built several years ago......) 

 

The reports that the Prussians were constructing a huge
heavily armed land iron clad at their workshop in Dioscuria
where proven correct today.

See First Report:

http://vsf15mm.blogspot.com/2007/04/desert-column-1884-5.html

The German government pledges that this new weapon will
only be used to engage Martian Tripods........

 

As reported earlier the Prussians are constructing a huge
heavily armed land iron clad at their workshop in Dioscuria.
Over the last several weeks large containers have been seen
being delivered to the Prussian holdings in Dioscuria from
Germany. These shipments although done with the greatest
of security, some of the markings on the containers have been
seen to be from the KRUPP manufactures in Essen, Germany.

Other containers were obviously of massive steam engine parts,

along with large amounts of sheet steel.

*Please note that as one of the competition rules is not to

post photos, I will hold back until the end of the 80 days.

The Frederick IV Class Land Dreadnought is a unique design

with a Tripod killing 150mm forward firing gun, two turret mounted

77mm guns and two sponson mounted 77mm guns, two quick

firing 45mm guns, and 3 Maxim machine guns. The design has

two steam boilers and two tracked drive trains The final stages

of construction are nearly completed.