"The 20mm quad AA Tank, Skink" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Feb 2017 12:35 p.m. PST |
"The 20mm quad AA Tank, Skink, was the most successful attempt to mount an anti-aircraft gun on the chassis of a Sherman tank, but only a handful were produced, and their main use was against ground targets. The requirement for a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon was issued by the Canadian Department of National Defence in the autumn of 1943, for use in the upcoming invasion of Europe. The new vehicle was to carry four 20mm guns, and be based around the Grizzly Tank, a Canadian produced version of the M4A1 Sherman. The new weapon was developed by the Waterloo Manufacturing Company. The first specification called for four 20mm Hispano-Suiza guns. Waterloo produced a wooden mock-up and a steel turret to carry these guns, but the specification was then chanced to four 20mm Polsten cannon…" link Main page
link Which model you recomended in 1/72?
Thanks in advance for your guidance.
Amicalement
Armand
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| 7dot62mm | 19 Feb 2017 9:17 a.m. PST |
Giesbers makes this in 1/76. |
| Tango01 | 19 Feb 2017 3:08 p.m. PST |
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looks at more open-topped German artillery vehicles.
