| Tango01 | 28 Feb 2015 12:41 p.m. PST |
"In Italy the Germans have been using a mobile steel pillbox, nicknamed the "Armored Crab," which made its first appearance on the Russian front in 1943. These prefabricated bunkers, without rotation, had an armored casting carapace armed with a machine gun. These pills boxes were manufactured by various companies in subassemblies contracts being transported to local use by train, trucks or tractors. They were very simple but extremely effective equipment. This pillbox was mounted in an inverted position on wagon-like wheels, and usually is hauled by tractor or lorry to a designated site, where it is overturned into a prepared cavity…"
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panzerserra.blogspot.com.ar Are there models in 28mm/25mm of this for wargaming? Thanks in advance for your guidance. Amicalement
Armand |
| shaun from s and s models | 28 Feb 2015 1:15 p.m. PST |
there is one in 20mm (1/72)
not been released as yet though, soon! |
| Earl of the North | 28 Feb 2015 2:10 p.m. PST |
I remember seeing something similar for world war one (I think)….no idea where I saw it though. |
| deephorse | 28 Feb 2015 4:27 p.m. PST |
Warlord make one. As mentioned at the bottom of this topic; TMP link |
| Bravo Two Zero | 28 Feb 2015 9:43 p.m. PST |
Second the Warlord one. panzernest. Resin main casemate and metal MG34 and ventilator. Have a few and look pretty nice. JH |
| tuscaloosa | 01 Mar 2015 6:21 a.m. PST |
"I remember seeing something similar for world war one (I think)….no idea where I saw it though." Maybe the Greek Army Museum? We discussed that here a while ago, they have a really neat WW1 mobile pillbox on display. At the bottom of the link: link |
| Jemima Fawr | 01 Mar 2015 10:54 a.m. PST |
There was also this recent thread: TMP link The armoured pillbox there was actually produced by the Danes during the 1930s and there is one in the Army Museum in Copenhagen. Martin, who made the model, had just returned from Copenhagen and wanted to make them for his VBCW army. :) |
| Tango01 | 01 Mar 2015 3:14 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the info guys!.
Quite interesting! They mention the Russian front and the Italian one.
Where them in Normandie? Amicalement
Armand |
| Jemima Fawr | 01 Mar 2015 4:50 p.m. PST |
I've never heard of them being used anywhere west of the Siegfried Line. |
| deephorse | 01 Mar 2015 5:46 p.m. PST |
They mention the Russian front and the Italian one.
Where them in Normandie? Well Tango01, in the post I linked to above you said that they were on the Atlantic Wall. Did you include Normandy in that statement, or were you just quoting someone else? |
| Tango01 | 01 Mar 2015 11:29 p.m. PST |
A problem of writting in other idiom.
I want to writte; Where they were in Normandy? Amicalement
Armand |
| Jemima Fawr | 03 Mar 2015 5:00 a.m. PST |
I've never heard of them being used in Normandy, sorry. |
| number4 | 06 Mar 2015 8:20 p.m. PST |
Cool! Anyone know if Pz38(t) turrets were ever used in this way? I am about to acquire a bunch of spare ones from building PSC Marders….. |
| Beaumap | 15 Mar 2015 2:29 p.m. PST |
yes – Pzkw 38T turrets must have a use! |
| deephorse | 15 Mar 2015 3:33 p.m. PST |
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been building and painting his own army for Flames of War for a while now.
