Tanker's Tuesday: German Neubaufahrzeug

The very roots of the Neubaufahrzeug (literally: “New Construction Vehicle”) are connected to the arrival of Hitler as the new head of state, and the desire to have, as quickly as possible, a suitable heavy tank, both for the army needs and for propaganda purposes. It had to be a symbol of the renewal of the German Army and was conceived in quite a hurry. Its inspirations can be traced back to the British multi-turreted prototype Vickers A1E1 Independent, which also inspired the the Soviet T-28 and T-35. The former was under intense scrutiny when the Reichswehr decided, in 1926, to give a contract to Rheinmetall-Borsig, MAN, Daimler-Benz and Krupp for the Reichswehr Großtraktor.

Neubaufahrzeug

More Finns

Picked up a second company of WWII Finns, my earlier acquisition :
Finnish Infantry Company  

Peter Pig WWII Germans

 

 

 

 

Heavy machine gun team x3

Mortar team x 2

Light machine gun team

7 snipers

4 panzerschreck (bazooka) teams

26 rifleman

16 NCOs with and without SMG

9 engineers

My Elastolin/Hausser Castle

After seeing Tim of  Megablitz and More. fame Elastolin/Hausser Castle(s)
and also his asking to see mine. I dug it out of storage......)

Megablitz and more: Elastolin/Hausser castles

Megablitz and more: Elastolin/Hausser castles: The appearance of one of my castles in a recent game generated a fair bit of interest, so here are all three of  them arrayed for your deli...

Ebay Red Falcons

Thought it was time to build up the Red Airforce......)

WWII German Twin 8.8cm Flak 37 Railway Car

Just picked this up.....you can never have too many 88s!

British - Vehicles C15TA Armored Truck

When the Americans decided to phase out the White Scout Car, the British decided a replacement was needed as the White Scout Car had proven indispensable in its role of an armoured lorry. The value of the White Scout Car was not lost on the Canadian either, who set out to design replacement based on the Otter LRC (Light Reconnaissance Car).

The completed design was designated the C15TA was powered by a 270 cid six-cylinder engine with a two ratio gearbox. The British placed a contract for 3000 vehicle in late 1943 and during the period between 1944 and 1944 to replace the American half-tracks and White Scout Cars they had previously been reliant upon. The demand for the vehicle was so high that General Motors Canada built close to 4000 vehicle at their Oshawa planet alone.

The C15TA proved popular where it serves and could fill the role of flat-bed truck, eight-man personnel carrier or ambulance. This versatility meant the C15TA stayed in service well into the post-war years.

Latest Offering From The Peoples Collective!

15mm scale Russian armored train by Peter Pig.
Glory To The Motherland!