Tango01  | 18 Feb 2012 12:10 p.m. PST |
I like this model, but don't understand well if exist or not. The tittle said only "Rusia" and move me to ask how many chances had a tank with rubber wheels instead of steel chains in a modern war.
Do you consider that those big wheels as an advantage or on the contrary a disadvantage in a battlefield?
What about the AA at the back?. Any protection for the anti aircraft gunners?
Do you like to used for a wargame? From main page with much more pics.
link Amicalement
Armand |
| pzivh43 | 18 Feb 2012 1:12 p.m. PST |
Realism be damned---that is so cool! \\ My guess is it's a kit bash of at least two, maybe 3 models. But it's so col! Mike |
| MajorB | 18 Feb 2012 1:14 p.m. PST |
I don't think it's a real tank. There are planty of wheeled AFVs in current use in Afghanistan. |
| corporalpat | 18 Feb 2012 2:03 p.m. PST |
That's a nice vehicle…wouldn't mind having one for my post Apocalyptic Russkies! |
| Major Mike | 18 Feb 2012 2:54 p.m. PST |
It may have problems cornering at speed. |
| Charlie 12 | 18 Feb 2012 2:58 p.m. PST |
Nope, doesn't exist. Someone got real busy with a handful of kits (nicely done, though). |
| thejoker | 18 Feb 2012 3:37 p.m. PST |
Definitely a 'bitsa' according to the blog comments. |
| thabear | 18 Feb 2012 4:11 p.m. PST |
Didnt you post this one before while it was a WIP model ? cheers Tom |
Chortle  | 18 Feb 2012 5:22 p.m. PST |
Mad Max post Apocalypse pimp my AFV. |
| Tango01 | 18 Feb 2012 10:19 p.m. PST |
Maybe Tom, I don't remember, but want to ask about the possibilities about a tank with rubber wheels. Amicalement
Armand |
| badger22 | 18 Feb 2012 11:58 p.m. PST |
Wheels will be faster on pavement, and also a lot quiter. It will have a lot of trouble carrying a large amount of armor, it just is not good for that. If in the same weight class it will suck in off road performance compared to a track of the same weight class. I was in the first brigade to change over to strikers. one of the things that happened was a contest between a M-113 and a striker to check out the performance. On road wheels ruled. Off road they sucked. Particularly in very soft going. But that does look like a cool model. Owen |
| bsrlee | 19 Feb 2012 2:10 a.m. PST |
The dodgy AAA mount on the back has a real precedent – one of the Soviet stands at a Defense show had the same mount strapped on top of one of the 4 or 6 wheel APC's, the picture should be kicking arounf the 'Net somewhere. |
| Black Bull | 19 Feb 2012 7:04 a.m. PST |
Plenty of 23mm AAA on the backs of numerous types of Soviet vehicles from the 80s onwards MT-LBs and 2.5t trucks were/are the most common, used for convoy protection in Afghanistan and for reaching the tops of buildings in Grosny |
| Peter Constantine | 19 Feb 2012 11:11 a.m. PST |
The Vextra 105 might be one of the closest 'real' AFVs – 8x8 and a tank sized gun.
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| Mobius | 19 Feb 2012 12:32 p.m. PST |
Wouldn't setting off reactive armor blow out it's own tires? |
