"QRF M-114 in 15mm." Topic
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| rorymac | 01 Feb 2016 12:36 p.m. PST |
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| Garand | 01 Feb 2016 12:43 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 01 Feb 2016 1:40 p.m. PST |
Double yay from me!!! I've been bugging him for a while to produce these, and he's finally relented. Hope they sell well. I certainly need a couple of platoons worth, at 1:1 ratio. An FYI for those that may not be aware, they frequently operated in mixed units, advancing using bounding overwatch, with a pair of the 20mm armed vehicles providing long-range covering fire for the .50 cal pair of vehicles. I think the 5th vehicle was armed with a .50 cal as well. Not sure if they ever upgraded them to all being armed with the 20mm cannons. |
| Kropotkin303 | 01 Feb 2016 3:56 p.m. PST |
Hi, What role did the M114 serve in Europe? Was it recon or troop carrier? |
| Mute Bystander | 01 Feb 2016 4:34 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 01 Feb 2016 5:32 p.m. PST |
Recon. They replaced the M151 Mutt (jeeps), but were later replaced by M113s, and/or M551s, which were deemed more suitable to the job, due to some design defects, e.g. overhanging front hull which caused them to bog down when negotiating ditches, as well as their innovative rubber treads, which they had a tendency to throw off. They were used in the US Armored Cavalry units during the 1960s, and the early 1970s (Wiki says 1962 – 1973). Thanks kyote. |
| GeoffQRF | 02 Feb 2016 7:52 a.m. PST |
Cant keep any secrets around here :-) |
| lincolnlog | 02 Feb 2016 11:32 a.m. PST |
Don't forget the cumbersome round back crew hatches. Unrealistically small troop space that overly fatigued the passengers. |
| GeoffQRF | 02 Feb 2016 2:41 p.m. PST |
Should I make some shattered soldiers :-) |
| Mako11 | 02 Feb 2016 3:12 p.m. PST |
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| Jemima Fawr | 02 Feb 2016 3:23 p.m. PST |
"Cant keep any secrets around here :-)" Indeed not, you've got a PIG of a job… |
| GeoffQRF | 02 Feb 2016 5:18 p.m. PST |
I am pulling your leg KB, if it was that much of a secret I wouldn't have mentioned it at all Yes, I have a new Humber Pig, and the Flying pig And a few other surprises |
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struggles to complete his SISI truck force.