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Next project on my workbench: tracked heavy artillerie for the Death Korps of Krieg
As You can see itīs very early WIP ( Iīm still sorting out some desigen flaws...)
Not sure if it sould be simmilar to the Basilisk, or something more powerfull. Itīs a diorama project that will include two of these guns. The first one in traveling position, the second one ready to fire. There will be also one (or may be two ) support vehicles. An ammunition carrier, towing some kind of trailer.
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Oh! This looks like a brilliant idea. looking at the rear ramp, it opens one half down, one up? Do you plan to use the upper half like a roof when it's connected to the ammo vehicle?
Oh this has really huge potential. I'll watch this one closely Great Cheers klaus
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It is a long range artillery, so why not to include a pivoted turret? The fist scetch reminds me about heavy armored assault gun, not the one supposed to lobe shells from far far away.
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QUOTE (Fr1Day @ Nov 2 2009, 08:32 AM)
If it is long range artillery it needs to be able to raise the barrel to a high angle of elevation. At the moment you have designed a tank destroyer.
I tend to disagree If you look closely at the sketch, you recon that the roof of the turret is cut quite far back, allowing the gun to be raised very high (once out of the travel lock). Also, if you look for instance at the Russian PION system, no "very long range" artillery really needs a rotatable turret .... Pion on Wiki PION on Enemyforces ...as the shell travels way longer than the gun needs to reposition itself
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The 2S7 has the longest range of fire comparing with any other modern field artillery unit. It is able to fire and leave position before projectile hits target.
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QUOTE (Klaus @ not Santa,Nov 2 2009, 12:07 AM)
This looks like a brilliant idea.
Thank You!
QUOTE (Klaus @ not Santa,Nov 2 2009, 12:07 AM)
looking at the rear ramp, it opens one half down, one up? Do you plan to use the upper half like a roof when it's connected to the ammo vehicle?
Exactly! The lower door will also have some kind of build in steps for the crew.
The tank in firing possition will have a complete interior, while the moving one will be more simplyfied. Because of the shell size, the firing tank will have a roller conveyor to handle the ammunition.
Here are the first pictures
QUOTE (Klaus @ not Santa,Nov 2 2009, 11:09 AM)
I tend to disagree If you look closely at the sketch, you recon that the roof of the turret is cut quite far back, allowing the gun to be raised very high (once out of the travel lock). Also, if you look for instance at the Russian PION system, no "very long range" artillery really needs a rotatable turret ....
Klaus is right: gun elevation
Size comparrison with GW Chimerra I guess itīs big enough to call it super heavy.
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Redram, awesome! As for being superheavy, if the Minotaur and the Macalador count, then this should for sure. Can we get some group shots of all you have?
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