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Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:11 am
by chrisswim
PG, can’t believe you want to see the CoC in a large war, get beat and then dismantled.
Shocking, disappointing. It is hard for me to comprehend this.
Gosh.

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:14 am
by redleg
That's impressive as hell! I love it!

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 7:49 pm
by Extra Crispy
Starting another tank company (with the battalion commander):

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Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:14 pm
by Extra Crispy
1st Company, 2nd Battalion nears completion.

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Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:38 am
by redleg
Great pics of your tank brigade Mark! Keep them coming! Is that camo pattern from another country and you're just applying it to a Soviet unit, or did you just develop it on your own? It looks really cool!

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 3:19 am
by Extra Crispy
I have more than enough tanks for my gaming purposes. But a friend gifted me an ammo can full of Soviet kit and plain green bores me to tears. So my back story is this...

The war is not, as promised, over by Christmas. A new regiment is being raised to be sent to a quiet sector. The Soviets have learned the value of camo on the defense. Since this unit will be tasked with just holding the line they're getting camo.

The scheme is fictional and just meant to look cool. Each company gets a different pattern/look just for funsies. The unit will end up being a several hundred vehicles once I'm all done....

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:59 am
by Extra Crispy
1st Co, 2nd Bttn now complete:

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Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:36 pm
by redleg
Looking good Mark! I love that camo pattern!

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:45 am
by Extra Crispy
Real life has pulled me away from the painting table for a while, but a small GHQ order and I got back tonight. Having finished a company of tanks it is time for something different: the signal company. I still need to find/make/order a generator trailer but the rest of the company is present and now in the motor pool.

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Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:58 am
by Splod
Nice work! What are you using for the motorbike teams?

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 5:30 pm
by panzergator
General info: three tanks per platoon, three platoons per company, one company command tank (total-31tanks). Three companies per standard tank battalion. In the 70s, the tank battalion of the motorized rifle regiment had thirteen tanks per company, four tanks per platoon, three platoons per company, one command tank per company (total-40 tanks). In all cases, one battalion command tank. The Russians have since returned to the 31-tank battalion for both tank and motorized rifle regiments.

There have been independent tank battalions with as many as five tank battalions intended as reinforcing units.

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 6:25 pm
by redleg
Lookin good Mark! I'm following your brigade with great interest!

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:37 pm
by Extra Crispy
The advantage of 1/285: Paint covers a multitude of sins. I'm using German WW2 motorcycles, I'll just paint them green. Could not find anyone who makes anything else.

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:12 pm
by Brigade Commander
Extra Crispy wrote:
Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:45 am

I still need to find/make/order a generator trailer...
Masters of Military on Shapeways. I am not near my workbook right now but I believe I have forty-two currently. They come in packs of six.

Re: Extra Crispy's T64 Tank Brigade

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:59 pm
by Extra Crispy
I haven't touched a brush in months, and am still a tad disorganized from the move. So just to get back in the swing, I'll knock out some trucks. You always need more trucks...

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