"Matilda waltzing no more - BEF Arras 1940" Topic
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| Captain dEwell | 24 Jun 2017 7:58 a.m. PST |
Caption reads, "…view of BEF Matilda II 'Goat' knocked out in France – 1940".
(with thanks to i.imgur (?) at reddit)
link Which must have inspired dirtythedawg to create the stunning masterpiece using the Tamiya 1/35 scale British Matilda, Arras 1940.
(with thanks and respect to dirtythedawg, and WorldofTanks Forum) link |
| goragrad | 24 Jun 2017 12:28 p.m. PST |
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 Legion 4  | 25 Jun 2017 5:10 a.m. PST |
Very well done. I know I've seen photos from the NA Campaign with at least one captured Matilda being re-used by the DAK. With the German cross painted on it. They did that often with many captured pieces of equipment … |
| Captain dEwell | 25 Jun 2017 5:42 a.m. PST |
That's right Legion 4, it happened often. Here it involves a French Samoa S-35 medium tank. Again, France 1940.
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| Legion 4 | 25 Jun 2017 5:46 a.m. PST |
Yes, the Germans were "masters" at repurposing captured equipment. Even converting them to suit a new "mission" for the hull & chassis, etc. We talked about this here too : TMP link |
| kabrank | 26 Jun 2017 3:31 a.m. PST |
Hi Captain Think that is post 1940 as it has the revised German Coupola. Possibly Russia 1941+ as appears to be Panzer Grey and Steppe type environment. |
| Captain dEwell | 26 Jun 2017 5:28 a.m. PST |
Ah, I stand corrected. Thank you kabrank. The short grass and sunshine in the photograph mislead me to think it could only have been northern France.  |
| Legion 4 | 26 Jun 2017 5:47 a.m. PST |
An understandable mistake …  |
| Martin Rapier | 27 Jun 2017 6:16 a.m. PST |
One thing which is a bit surprising in the first pic is that there appear to be a horde of Gebirgsjagers clambering over it (you can see their puttees, mountain boots, GJ arm badges and the short brimmed bergemutze caps). I didn't know there were mountain troops at Arras?! Perhaps they are one of the follow up infantry formations later in the campaign. |
| Legion 4 | 27 Jun 2017 7:22 a.m. PST |
I didn't think so either. But as you said, they may have been with follow up forces ? That seems a reasonable conclusion. |
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