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Wish Lists / Pz.Kpfw. 35(t)
« on: March 18, 2021, 06:38:19 pm »
Could be a great kit for early-war gamers and for wargamers as I who wants to make rumanian or bulgarian allies of the germans on the east front.
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Wish Lists / Sd.Kfz. 232 and sdkfz 234 family
« on: March 08, 2021, 05:05:28 am »
after the sdkfz 221 family why not the 232 and 234 families (eight rad versions) ?
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General Discussions / a vietnam list synthesis of what's comming and maybe needed
« on: March 05, 2021, 01:36:00 am »
Hi everyone,
I am so glad RM is about to release vietnam vehicules kit range that I don't know how to wait quietly for the due kits. So before to be able to buy them online I would like to share with you a little synthesis of what is comming and what I would like the most in terms of building my armies for a team yankee like 28mm wargame :
Up to now we have for US and NZ
For North Vietnam we already have
In My Opinion we are lacking for vietnam :
for USA
For the future would be glad to have more PLASTIC eighties stuff for cold war area wargame NATO vs varsaw pact :
for NATO
I am so glad RM is about to release vietnam vehicules kit range that I don't know how to wait quietly for the due kits. So before to be able to buy them online I would like to share with you a little synthesis of what is comming and what I would like the most in terms of building my armies for a team yankee like 28mm wargame :
Up to now we have for US and NZ
- M113 ACAV and M113A1
- M106
- M163
- M577
- Ford MUTT
- M40 gun
- Mule
- Sheridan
- huey
- Centurion mk5
- V100
For North Vietnam we already have
- T54B
- BTR60
In My Opinion we are lacking for vietnam :
for USA
- M48
- hueycobra
- PT76
- BRDM2
- ZU23
- ZU57 AA guns
- SAM7 with zill 157
For the future would be glad to have more PLASTIC eighties stuff for cold war area wargame NATO vs varsaw pact :
for NATO
- M60A1
- M1
- Leopard 1A3
- chieftain
- AMX30
- ATM tow
- marder 1
- FV432
- AMX10
- VAB
- scorpion/scimitar
- landrover
- T62
- T72
- ATM sagger
- BMP1
- HIND A/B
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Wish Lists / a medical version of the M577
« on: February 28, 2021, 03:16:31 am »
RM is supposed to launch a M577 which is mainly an Headquarter version of M113 :
Although the M577 was developed as a command post vehicle it was also used for other roles. Due to its large internal volume it was used as an armored ambulance, medical treatment vehicle, fire direction center and for other roles.
In U.S. service it appears that M577s were only used as emergency evacuation vehicles very early in their operation careers i.e. in the early years of the Vietnam War, and this role was soon provided solely by M113 "armoured ambulances", and the M577 was then only used as emergency treatment vehicles (e.g. battalion aid stations). However, when configured as an ambulance, compared to a M113 which could be fitted with up to four litters, the extra room inside the M577 allowed it to carry two additional litters i.e. up to a maximum of six.
As RM has shown us stretchers/litters options for his HUEY it could be easy to use these strechers for an armored ambulance version of their M577. So I propose a medical option for the future M577. IMO it will cost almost nothing more than just adding the HUEY'stretchers to the M577 box and adding red cross decals
Although the M577 was developed as a command post vehicle it was also used for other roles. Due to its large internal volume it was used as an armored ambulance, medical treatment vehicle, fire direction center and for other roles.
In U.S. service it appears that M577s were only used as emergency evacuation vehicles very early in their operation careers i.e. in the early years of the Vietnam War, and this role was soon provided solely by M113 "armoured ambulances", and the M577 was then only used as emergency treatment vehicles (e.g. battalion aid stations). However, when configured as an ambulance, compared to a M113 which could be fitted with up to four litters, the extra room inside the M577 allowed it to carry two additional litters i.e. up to a maximum of six.
As RM has shown us stretchers/litters options for his HUEY it could be easy to use these strechers for an armored ambulance version of their M577. So I propose a medical option for the future M577. IMO it will cost almost nothing more than just adding the HUEY'stretchers to the M577 box and adding red cross decals
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Wish Lists / jagdpanzer IV L 70
« on: February 28, 2021, 02:08:04 am »
As Tracks pointed out in this thread "http://forum.rubiconmodels.com/index.php?topic=998.msg13865#msg13865" on the Topic: 1:56 scale StuG III, StuH, StuG IV, Jagdpanzer IV, Panzer IV/70(V) or /70 (A); it would be nice to have the jagdpanzer IV released next year why not ?
The Jadpanzer IV is one of my favourite WWII tank destroyer with the marder H... It would be great to have both of them released in plastic by Rubicon Models :
The Jadpanzer IV is one of my favourite WWII tank destroyer with the marder H...
It would be great to have both of them released in plastic by Rubicon Models : 6
Wish Lists / WWII marders
« on: February 27, 2021, 02:05:17 am »
It could be interesting to have the following marders kit :
marder H
and marder M:
marder H
and marder M:
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Wish Lists / WWII british armored car humber mk IV
« on: February 26, 2021, 07:15:49 am »
The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War. It remained in service until the end of the war. The vehicle was used in the North African Campaign from late 1941 by the 11th Hussars and other units. It was also widely used in the European theatre by reconnaissance regiments of British and Canadian infantry divisions. A few vehicles were used for patrol duty along the Iran supply route. A British Indian Army armoured car regiment, partly equipped with Humbers, served in the reconquest of Burma.
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Wish Lists / Soviet, North Vietnam PT-76
« on: February 24, 2021, 08:36:50 am »
The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India, Iraq, Syria, North Korea and North Vietnam. Overall, some 25 countries used the PT-76. The tank's full name is Floating Tank–76 (плавающий танк, plavayushchiy tank, or ПТ-76). 76 stands for the caliber of the main armament: the 76.2 mm D-56T series rifled tank gun.
The PT-76 is used in the reconnaissance and fire-support roles. Its chassis served as the basis for a number of other vehicle designs, many of them amphibious, including the BTR-50 armored personnel carrier, the ZSU-23-4 self-propelled antiaircraft gun, the ASU-85 airborne self-propelled gun and the 2K12 Kub anti-aircraft missile launch vehicle.
A destroyed PT-76 during vietnam war :
The PT-76 is used in the reconnaissance and fire-support roles. Its chassis served as the basis for a number of other vehicle designs, many of them amphibious, including the BTR-50 armored personnel carrier, the ZSU-23-4 self-propelled antiaircraft gun, the ASU-85 airborne self-propelled gun and the 2K12 Kub anti-aircraft missile launch vehicle.
A destroyed PT-76 during vietnam war :
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Wish Lists / M113 version : M150 and M901
« on: February 24, 2021, 08:13:47 am »
The BGM-71 TOW ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided") is an American anti-tank missile. First produced in 1970, TOW is one of the most widely used anti-tank guided missiles.It can be found in a wide variety of manually carried and vehicle-mounted forms, as well as widespread use on helicopters :
this ATGW has been used in vietnam.
The M150 is an army M113 with a TOW :
The M901 is an improved version:
As the Army already had an ATGM vehicle based on the M113 (the M150), the new weapon system was designated as the "Improved TOW Vehicle", or ITV.
The M901 ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle) is a tank destroyer introduced into service in 1979, and designed to carry a dual M220 TOW launcher. This vehicle played a major role in US armor and anti-armor strategy during the Cold War, proliferated to several other nations, and remains in service abroad to this day.
this ATGW has been used in vietnam.
The M150 is an army M113 with a TOW :
The M901 is an improved version:
As the Army already had an ATGM vehicle based on the M113 (the M150), the new weapon system was designated as the "Improved TOW Vehicle", or ITV.
The M901 ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle) is a tank destroyer introduced into service in 1979, and designed to carry a dual M220 TOW launcher. This vehicle played a major role in US armor and anti-armor strategy during the Cold War, proliferated to several other nations, and remains in service abroad to this day.
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Wish Lists / centurion mk5/2
« on: February 11, 2021, 05:11:27 am »
if it's still possible in term of process of development ii could be maybe interesting to add a 105mm gun to the plastic tree of the mk5/1 in order to have a CENTURION Mk.5/2 105mm NATO. The L7 105mm gun instead of the 20 pdr is indeed the only main difference between the two versions.
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Wish Lists / M101 and M102 105mm howitzers ?
« on: February 06, 2021, 04:08:35 am »
The 105 mm M101A1 howitzer (previously designated M2A1) is an artillery piece developed and used by the United States. It was the standard U.S. light field howitzer in World War II and saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly gained a reputation for accuracy and a powerful punch. The M101A1 fires 105 mm high explosive (HE) semi-fixed ammunition and has a range of 12,330 yards (11,270 m), making it suitable for supporting infantry.
Units were initially equipped with the M101A1 howitzer, virtually the same 105 mm howitzer that had been used to support U.S. forces since World War II. In 1966 a new 105 mm towed howitzer, the M102, was received in Vietnam. The first M102s were issued to the 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery, in March 1966. Replacement of the old howitzers continued steadily over the next four years.
Units were initially equipped with the M101A1 howitzer, virtually the same 105 mm howitzer that had been used to support U.S. forces since World War II. In 1966 a new 105 mm towed howitzer, the M102, was received in Vietnam. The first M102s were issued to the 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery, in March 1966. Replacement of the old howitzers continued steadily over the next four years.
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Wish Lists / specific decals for M113 and other stuffs
« on: February 04, 2021, 11:49:05 pm »
If it was possible I would like that on top of vietnam area decals, RM add some decals for the following nations and kits :
for the M113, M106 and M577 :
US, west germans and canadians decals for NATO in northern europe in the seventies and eighties.
for the MUTT and the sheridan :
US decals for northern europe in the seventies and eighties.
for the T54B and the BTR60PB :
east german soviet and polish decals in the seventies and eighties.
for the M113, M106 and M577 :
US, west germans and canadians decals for NATO in northern europe in the seventies and eighties.
for the MUTT and the sheridan :
US decals for northern europe in the seventies and eighties.
for the T54B and the BTR60PB :
east german soviet and polish decals in the seventies and eighties.
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Wish Lists / soviet BMP-2 and BMP-1
« on: February 01, 2021, 07:16:34 am »
The BMP-2 ( Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "infantry combat vehicle") is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s.
In the Soviet Army, BMPs were typically issued to the motor rifle battalions of tank regiments. In a typical motor-rifle division, one motor-rifle regiment had BMPs, the other two had wheeled BTRs.
Proliferation varied greatly among the rest of the Warsaw Pact nations. For example, at least some East German motor-rifle divisions were recorded to have all three motor-rifle regiments with BMPs, ranging down to the Romanian and Bulgarian Armies, some of whose divisions had no BMPs at all
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Wish Lists / heighties M2 bradleys
« on: January 31, 2021, 11:49:31 pm »
The Bradley consists of two types of vehicles, the M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle. The M2 carries a crew of three and a six-man infantry squad. The M3 carries the crew of three and a two-man scout team and additional radios, BGM-71 TOW and M47 Dragon or FGM-148 Javelin missiles.
The first combat unit to be equipped with Bradleys (four M2s and six M3s), in March 1983, was the 1st Battalion, 41st (Mechanized) Infantry, 2nd Armored Division.
The first combat unit to be equipped with Bradleys (four M2s and six M3s), in March 1983, was the 1st Battalion, 41st (Mechanized) Infantry, 2nd Armored Division.
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Wish Lists / soviet ZU-23-2
« on: January 31, 2021, 06:18:27 pm »
The ZU-23-2 was developed in the late 1950s. It was designed to engage low-flying targets at a range of 2.5 km as well as armoured vehicles at a range of two kilometres and for direct defence of troops and strategic locations against air assault usually conducted by helicopters and low-flying airplanes. The ZU-23-2 (2A13) mounts two 23 mm autocannons on a small trailer which can be converted into a stationary mount for firing the guns. While in this position the wheels are moved aside.
From 1965 onwards, the Soviet Union began supplying the Democratic Republic of Vietnam with large shipments of weapons
In the Soviet Union, some 140,000 units were produced.
From 1965 onwards, the Soviet Union began supplying the Democratic Republic of Vietnam with large shipments of weapons
In the Soviet Union, some 140,000 units were produced.