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Mortis57 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:53 pm

Flettner Fl 282? The latter was used (or at least tested) by the Kriegsmarine;

There was obviously not too many helicopters around during WW2. Though, here's something to get your head around...Fletter FI 282 B-2's had a rear seat. In 1945 a few (with a few Fa 223's) were used for artillery observation on the eastern front. There's even a suggestion that a few were in operation over the Ardennes vs US forces. Now that would be an interesting sight, a chopper popping up over a snowy tree line circa January 45.

My top five list is this. I would like to the following 251 series updated to the Ausf. D models

251/3-Radio
251/7-Pioneer
251/11-Telephone
251/17-Late War 20mm Flak

and

SdKfz 8 prime mover

Mine's always easy (but that said, I've gone through a decade break with the young family thing going on...):
- M-59
- M-75
- M-48A1
- French F3 SP 155mm artillery piece
- Israeli M50 SP howitzer or similar

But I've got soooo much painting to catch up on.

Like your ideas, Mickel.

Mickel wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:41 pm

- Israeli M50 SP howitzer or similar

This one?
https://www.ghqmodels.com/collections/m ... /m50-155mm

Mickel wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:41 pm

- M-59
- M-75
- M-48A1
- French F3 SP 155mm artillery piece.

Great list! I sense some early Cold War action!

Mortis57 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:39 am

Mickel wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:41 pm

- Israeli M50 SP howitzer or similar

This one?
https://www.ghqmodels.com/collections/m ... /m50-155mm

It's a lovely model too! If you're looking for missing IDF artillery, the Makmat 160mm is probably the next biggest hole that needs filling.

Late Cold War Canadian Rangers on Snowmobiles.
Late Cold War Canadian army infantry.
DHC-4 Caribou.
Early Cold War Italian infantry.
Fiat 6614
Fiat 6616

Mortis57 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:39 am

Mickel wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:41 pm

- Israeli M50 SP howitzer or similar

This one?
https://www.ghqmodels.com/collections/m ... /m50-155mm

Ooooh..... yes, that one. I'll have to come up with another. Shouldn't be too difficult.

Hi guys, the conversations here are getting more and more confusing.

My top five:

1. Generic stowage (WW2) and spare bogies etc
2. Italian command pack including Fiat radio truck
3. Engineers (any country and/or generic)
4. 7.5 cm GebG 36 German mountain gun
5. Unic P107 halftrack - German conversion for 21st Panzer Division

My top five..?

1. Ka-52 HOKUM B - Integral to any modern Russian Ground or Airborne Forces battlegroup, it would be a great addition to the superb ultra-moderns that GHQ has been producing lately.

2. Mi-8MTV-5 HIP - Although we do have the old-school classic HIP in GHQ's line-up, if you want to run a modern VDV force, the dolphin nose variant would be appreciated. We've a few flavours of CH-53 and UH-60 as the aircraft developed over time, so why not the Mi-8?

3. BTR-ZD 23mm SPAAG - I do apologise if there's a VDV theme here, but the AA variant of the BTR would be great to see, and has both Cold War Gone Hot as well as ultra-modern utility.

4. Stridsvagen 103 S-Tank - I thought I'd break up the VDV requests with the crazy Swedish S -Tank. Mainly because they look great, I can use them as support to my Cold War Finns, and will drive people crazy painting splinter cam at 1/285 (we look forward to that painting lesson Pete...)

5. BMP3 KHRIZANTEMA - Back to Russian ultra-moderns, the up-to-date Russian AT BMP-3 would be great.

Hope there's suggestions above that others would appreciate.

Thoughts?

My top 5;

US 8" Gun M1 - https://www.wikiwand.com/en/8-inch_gun_M1

Belgian tank destroyer T-13 (any version) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCLqwhz5YKE

British MK VIC - change the main gun on the UK-36 MK VIB pack to a 15mm, delete cupula. Used in France and the Western Desert. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Li ... Mk_VIC.jpg

Russian BM-31-12 - 300mm rockets (on ZIS-6 or Studebaker chassis). https://en.topwar.ru/75874-reaktivnyy-m ... 31-12.html

Early production M7 Priest for use in the Western Desert and Italy (can't use the current GHQ one there). Needs 3 piece differential cover, early bogies with return roller on top, low side armor exposing the ammo, shorter stowage bins. https://www.o5m6.de/western/Artillery.php


+ an Extreme Fantasy Bonus... a guy can dream can't he???

Any Polish armored train from the Sept 1939 campaign. We have a hard time playing 1939 because the Poles are SO outgunned... but this would even it up! Any train will do, I'm not picky http://derela.pl/armtrain.htm

My top five.

F-15E or EX
F-18G
M1070 HET with Armored D9
M1074 with pallets to load
M10 Booker

Dragonslayer261 wrote: ↑

Fri May 17, 2024 8:26 am

M1070 HET with Armored D9
M1074 with pallets to load

Please!

That Armoured D9 would be a treat for my IDF too.