| Kaoschallenged | 07 May 2013 3:58 a.m. PST |
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 Doms Decals  | 07 May 2013 4:06 a.m. PST |
It gets a mention in Popski's autobiography – basically just the flamethrower kit from a Wasp carrier, fitted to a jeep. link |
| BigNickR | 07 May 2013 7:27 a.m. PST |
Man… you wanna talk about a bullet magnet… |
79thPA  | 07 May 2013 8:25 a.m. PST |
I don't think I'd want to be anywhere near that. |
| CorpCommander | 07 May 2013 9:19 a.m. PST |
"Sgt. I need you to find the absolute most reckless, unaware, dumb arses in the entire Army. I've got a special mission for them." They are simply missing goggles and leather in order to be mistaken for characters from a Mad Max movie… |
| Jemima Fawr | 07 May 2013 9:36 a.m. PST |
Wasn't there a post here in the last year or so, where someone was making one in 1/100th or 1/76th? |
| Kaoschallenged | 07 May 2013 10:11 a.m. PST |
I did find this, " Wasp were used in Italy to clear strong points, machine gun nests and so forth, but there ware occasions when even a carrier could not get access and a smaller vehicle was required. Colonel Vladimir Peniakoff 'Popski' had the idea of fitting a Wasp to one of his jeeps, but the RAOC informed Popski that this was not feasible as the vehicle was too small. Undaunted, Popski had a go and came up with a one-off Wasp Jeep that actually worked. It is not clear if it was ever used in action – the heat from the projector was apparently very significant for the gunner – but it would certainly have been an impressive sight. A standard Mark II Wasp projector unit was used – there is an identical one in the Imerial War Museum at Duxford which served as the master for this recreation. A special steel plate frame was fitted on the passenger cowl, to allow some traverse and elevation. To cope with the extra weight, the jeep front panels were strenthened using angle iron, with the frame being bolted to the jeep chassis. Two flame jelly fuel tanks were fitted in the rear of the jeep by specially fabricated brackets, under which were mounted the battery, fuse box, spill box and blow down valve. These tanks appear to be smaller than the carrier tanks, through two large bore flexible hoses to the projector – a cut out had to be made in the dashboard to accommodate these hoses. The pressure is provided from one gas bottle (there were originally two bottles in the carrier system). The gas is supplied through a master valve and filter to an evaporator, mounted in the front of the driver. Hot water is piped through the evaporator from the jeep cooling system, the bonnet of the jeep having been cut into two pieces to allow these pipes to exit." link |
| Frederick | 07 May 2013 10:15 a.m. PST |
You know, they were a lot less risk aversive in WWII than now For example, Cook's cozy cabin where a big part of the shielding for the gun compartment is the driver! link |
| Lion in the Stars | 07 May 2013 2:40 p.m. PST |
OK, I'm totally making one of those for an Aces game! As if the Wasps weren't enough of a fire magnet… |
| (Stolen Name) | 07 May 2013 4:25 p.m. PST |
Popskis mob were nutter nothing would suprise me – would make a great conversion project
In the old FOW pdf for Popski was this line
Your force can only have one Wasp armed Jeep, |
| (Stolen Name) | 07 May 2013 6:28 p.m. PST |
Popski WAS the first Rambo He once did a recon 'walk through' of an axis occupied city behind the lines……………….in British uniform!
The Italians thought he was German, the Germans thought he was Italian!
He wore his uniform so he would not get shot as a spy and said the secret was to act as if you belonged.
Good summary of his story here link |
| Kaoschallenged | 10 May 2013 7:31 p.m. PST |
Would be a very interesting surprise in a raid  . Robert |
has been watching some documentaries lately set in the Western Desert, and was inspired to create this...
