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06 Forum 62 Look to the Skies
08 News At the Front Sergey Osipov returns with Trumpeter’s Mercedes-Benz
L4500A w/3.7cm Flak 37.
An in-depth look at some of the new releases, and Olaf
Kievit visits the Jerez Scale Model Show 2021. 68 Back to Basics Part 2
28 The Long War Özgur Güner presents the second part of his simple
‘how to’ article.
Kreangkrai Paojinda builds a Nagmachon Heavy APC.
36 Cassino Bovine 76 Lancia 1ZM in Small Scale
Ilya Yut builds the new Copper State Models kit.
Fabio Mosca builds a knocked out StuG III Ausf. G in
Italy, 1944. 80 Armour in Detail
43 Armour In Profile - 66 Leopard 2A7V. Ralph Zwilling looks at the latest
addition to the Bundeswehr’s tank fleet.
Spaghetti Panzers (Part 2). Thomas Anderson
continues his detailed look at Italian AFVs in German 86 Words and Pictures
Service during World War II. A roundup of the latest military titles.
52 The Siege of Sevastopol 90 MMI online / Stars of the Next Issue
Stefan Szymanski builds Hauler’s Skoda 30.5cm Siege
Mortar.
56 M24 Chaffee
Nikolay Grinev joins the MMI team with the Bronco
Models kit. .
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This month’s issue contains another bumper crop of modelling and armour-related content
covering the Great War to contemporary forces. Beginning with World War I, Ilya Yut builds
Copper State Models’ new 1/72 Lancia 1ZM armoured car. Sticking with small scale and
weapons of the Great War, Stefan Szymanski returns with Hauler’s beautiful Skoda howitzer.
For fans of World War II armour, I’m delighted to welcome Russian modeller Nikolay Grinev to
these pages with Bronco Models’ M24 Chaffee. Sergey Osipov returns with Trumpeter’s
L4500A with 3.7cm, while Özgur Güner concludes his Dragon T-34/76 with a lesson in basic
painting and weathering techniques. Another new name, Fabio Mosca, debuts in MMI with a
stunning build of Dragon’s StuG III based closely on a period photo taken at Cassino in Italy
after the great battle there in 1944. Staying in the Italian theatre, Thomas Anderson concludes
his Armour in Profile article on Italian AFVs in German service. Moving to modern armour,
we welcome back Kreangkrai Paojinda who builds Hobbyboss’s early IDF Nagmachon heavy
APC. Finally, Ralph Zwilling brings us bang up to date with a reference article on the latest
iteration of the Leopard 2, the Bundeswehr’s new Leopard 2A7V. Until next month, stay safe
and happy modelling.
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AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE LATEST RELEASES
AFV CLUB
David Grummitt
Scale: 1/35
T he 8”/203mm M110 self-

propelled howitzer first
saw service in the Vietnam
War and was deployed during
many of the major conflicts but there are individual link
of the later twentieth century options available and I’m
by both the US and her allies. expect, is the superb 203mm a metal barrel, while there sure AFV Club will also some
It’s an impressive-looking howitzer and rear spade to is plenty of photoetch and individual links in due course.
and complicated piece of kit stabilise the platform during vinyl tubing to represent the It looks a fantastic kit and I’m
and a popular subject among fire missions. The kit, it seems, hydraulics on the automatic looking forward to this and
modellers who, to date, have will include some turned ramming mechanism. The kit a long-barrelled M110A2 in
struggled to make the best metal 203mm rounds and will come with vinyl tracks, due course. Our thanks to
of the sound, if somewhat Shirley at Hobby Fan Trading
basic, Italeri kit, first released Company for the product
in 1989. AFV Club have information.
just announced a newly
tooled US Army M110 (ref.
AF35110), and we are grateful
to the guys at the Hobby Fan
Trading Company for sending
us some images of the test
build. The kit represents an
early version of the gun, as
used in Vietnam, with the
original short-barrelled M115
203mm howitzer. The kit
comes with a basic interior,
including a driver’s station
which can be seen when
the driver’s hatch is open
and the floor of the fighting
compartment. The hull and
running gear are, as can be
seen, nicely detailed, but the
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David Grummitt
Scales: Various
W hen I think of ‘small-

scale’ modelling I tend
to think of 1/72 or 1/76 scales,
but there are, of course, even (above)
HLH72130
smaller scales that armour
(left)
modellers can build in. Czech
HTH120087
firm Hauler and their other
label Brengun offer a range
with them would be to avoid
of resin and photoetched
damaging any of the detail
kits in 1/87, 1/120 and 1/144. and a World War II kit in catching little kit consisting
when removing them from the
Their latest releases are 1/120 scale. First, we have of a hull, two side sponsons,
necessarily quite large resin
high quality kits that cover Mark IV Airship Tug (ref. some stowage boxes and an
pouring plugs.
World War I subjects in 1/144 BRS144058). This is an eye- intricate photoetch frame.
Also from Hauler this month
These tanks were used to
we have the usual range of
two observation balloons
high-quality photoetch detail
over no-man’s land and
sets and resin accessories.
a little vignette of one of
these with a scratch-built Farm Horse Drawn Wagon
balloon attached would (ref. HLH72130) is a resin kit
really be something. Next, of a standard four-wheeled,
we have a German A7V (ref. horse-drawn cart. It is nicely
BRS144060). This another done, although the spoked
simple kit with a large(ish) wheels are cast solid so will
resin hull, two tracks and need some work. Challenger
roadwheels section, guns II (Dragon Kit) (ref.
and other small details, and HLH72127) is an extensive
a small sheet of photoetch. two-fret set designed to detail
In 1/120 scale there is a the old small-scale Dragon
Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) Ausf. G kit, while PzKpfw IV Ausf.
(ref. HTT120087). This is H (ref. HLH72129) contains
an exquisite piece of resin photoetched turret and hull
moulding with a hull, turret, Schürzen and rails, as well as
stowage box, gun barrels other details. M2A2 Bradley
and other details, as well (ref. 72128) contains some
as two separate mouldings replacement spaced armour
containing the left and right panels for the Revell kit and
running gear, tracks and other details. Some careful
fenders. There is an extensive work on the original kit will
decal sheet containing be needed to get these to
markings for German tanks, look right, but they certainly
as well as other nations who open possibilities for the
used the Panzer 38(t) during more experienced modeller.
World War II. These are lovely Our thanks to Jan at Hauler
little kits. They all come (www.hauler.cz) for the review
with very clear samples.
instructions and
my only concern
(centre)
BRS144058
(left)
BRS144060
(right)
HLH72128
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variant, the German

MINIART Industrial Tractor D8511
Mod. 1936 with Cargo
David Grummitt Trailer (ref. 38033). This
Scale: 1/35 series has proved very
popular among military
modellers looking for a
A relatively quiet month of

new military releases from
Ukrainian giant MiniArt. The
change of pace and this one is
no different. Another kit with
numerous possibilities for
latest Panzer IV release is armour modellers is the
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Tempo E400 Hochlader
Nibelungenwerk Mid. Prod. Pritsche 3-Wheel Truck (ref.
August 1943 (ref. 35337). 38025). Produced by
This represents the last Tempowerk Vidal & Sohn, the
month’s production of the three-wheeled motorised
non-Zimmerited Panzer IV at tricycle was a common sight in
Nibelungenwerk, and the pre- and post-war Germany.
decals options reflect this Equally versatile is the 3-Ton a five-figure set perfect for
variant’s service on the Service Crane (ref. 35576) crewing an M4 Sherman or
Eastern Front from the winter now released as a separate similar during the Battle of
of 1943/44 into the following kit. Normandy or in one of the
summer. The other two kit There is one figure set subsequent campaigns in
releases this month are both among the releases this Europe during the last year of
civilian vehicles. First, we have month: U.S. Tank Crew World War II. Four of the
Kosovo. You can also stock up
another Lanz Bulldog tractor Special Edition (ref. 35391) is figures strike nice, relaxed
poses, while the commander this month on your ‘five-a-day’
is a little more dynamic, giving with Wooden Crates with
orders over the intercom to Fruit (ref. 35628). The kit
engage a target. This set was makes sixteen small wooden
first released in 2012 (ref. open-topped boxes
35126) but earns its ‘Special containing a range of fruit,
Edition’ label this time round although don’t make the
through the inclusion of a mistake of loading your
sprue of new US small arms Sherman with boxes of kiwi
and tank helmets and a very fruit and bananas! All of these
nice decal sheet of unit and kits are of the usual high
rank insignia. For diorama quality and highly
modellers, Traffic Signs recommended. Our thanks to
Yugoslavia 1990s (ref. MiniArt for the product news
35643) contains the usual (www.miniart-models.com).
assortment of signposts and
(above) 35337 (below) 38033 placards and
decal sheet
and printed
cardboard
sheet
containing
some place
names from the
various Balkan
conflicts of the
1990s. The
placenames (in (above) 35643 (below) 35628
Croatia and
Serbia) are
from early in
the conflict and
hopefully
MiniArt will
issue a second
set with place
names from
38025 Bosnia and
GECKO
MODELS
David Grummitt
Scale: 1/35
O ne of the most
eagerly awaited
models of 2021 was
Gecko Models’ Scimitar
Mk. 2 CVR(T) TES(H)
Operation Herrick,
Afghanistan (ref. 03837 Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, 1:32
35GM0051), the most
ambitious release of
Gecko’s excellent range
of vehicles, figures and
accessories related to the
British Army’s operations
in Hellmand Province.
The Chinese energy
crisis and other supply-
related issues arising 04967 Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird, 1:48
from the global pandemic
delayed the release of
the kit, but it now seems
that the Scimitar Mk. 2
is imminent. Gecko have
released some sprue easier to assemble). The with a metal barrel. There
shots and photographs tracks are link-and-length, are four marking options
of a built-up test shot and which will delight some provided with the kit:
it looks very good. The and infuriate others, two from the 9th/12th
slat armour, designed to but again look very Royal Lancers (Prince of 03846 Gloster Gladiator Mk. II, 1:32
defeat RPG attacks, is good replicas. A clear Wales’s) and two from 1st
always a key component sprue is included, as is The Queen’s Dragoon
of these kits and it’s an extensive sheet of
Guards. Personally, I can’t
difficult to produce it photoetch. The weakest
wait to get my hands on
accurately in scale in part of the kit, at least on
the test sprue, looks to be this kit, and I’m sure it
plastic, but Gecko looks
to have made a good job the 30mm Rarden cannon, will very popular when
and with some careful but there are aftermarket it is finally released. Our
additional thinning they options available and, thanks to Rubin at Gecko Parts inc. for in-flight or landed version
will look as good as any of course, AFV Club’s Models for the project 06781 Razor Crest™ (The Mandalorian), 1:72
photoetch (and a lot FV107 Scimitar comes information.
six 17ml paints bottles

AMMO BY MIG with everything (‘Yellow
JIMENEZ Green’, ‘Medium Russian
David Grummitt Green’, ‘Midgrey’ and
‘Red Brown’, as well as
black for outlining and a
F ew things offer more
of a challenge to
the figure painter than
matt medium to dull the
paints suitably) necessary
Parts inc. for 1 of 3 possible configurations
06782 Outland TIE Fighter™ (The Mandalorian), 1:65
modern camouflage print to paint the distinctive Available from all good model
uniforms, so AMMO’s Flecktarn camouflage stockists and online from
new Flecktarn German pattern. Fortunately, a
Camouflage Figures helpful guide to painting
Set (ref. A.MIG-7037) the pattern is also
will be very welcome included! Our thanks to
if you need to crew AMMO (www.migjimenez. hobbycraft.co.uk/brand/revell
your latest Leopard or com) for the review
Marder. The set contains sample.
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commander’s
RYEFIELD MODEL cupola. RFM’s

David Grummitt Leopard 2A6M
CAN (ref. 5076)
Scale: 1/35 is a completely
newly tooled
kit of this
formidable MBT
as it was first
deployed to
Afghanistan
in 2007 until
2008, when the
Barracuda MCS
In 2006 Canada launched a
major offensive, Operation
Medusa, in Kandahar
was fitted.
The kit contains
fifteen sand-
Province, Afghanistan,
coloured plastic
as part of ISAF’s mission
sprues, a clear
against the Taliban. It soon
sprue, a black
became apparent that the
vinyl sprue,
existing Leopard C2 Mexas,
photoetched
rushed to Afghanistan to
engine deck grilles and other
provide heavy armour, was
details, a tow cable, and
insufficient for the task,
separate turret and
so in 2007 the Germans
upper hull. The
agreed to loan twenty
moulding is, as you
tanks and two Armoured
would expect, second
Recovery Vehicles (ARVs).
to none. The slat
A series of modifications,
armour is
principally the addition
commendably thin,
of slat armour to defeat
although RFM do offer
Rocket-Propelled Grenades
a separate
(RPGs), were applied at
photoetched upgrade set (ref.
KMW in the summer of 2007
RM-2021) and this may offer a
before the tanks arrived in
more realistic representation,
theatre between July and
especially as the slat armour
September that year. The
quickly became buckled and
Canadian Leopards also
twisted in the field. The tracks
received a roof-mounted
are single-link, workable
small-arms stowage box,
efforts which will look
Canadian radio equipment,
excellent but will prove time
additional glacis plate armour,
consuming to assemble. The
and an additional stowage
details of the Leopard 2A6M
box mounted behind the
CAN are captured perfectly,
although the large sun
umbrella fitted over the
commander’s cupola (N6 & N1)
were, I believe, only fitted to
tanks with the Barracuda
MCS. There is little in way of Leopard 2A6 with full interior

markings for these tanks, (ref. 5066) and it looks like
but they do look striking these kits have now displaced
with a well-weathered the Border Model effort as the
three-tone NATO camouflage best plastic Leopard 2 kits on
scheme and tan slat armour. the market. RFM kits are
RFM have announced a available from good model
Leopard 2A6 (ref. 5065) and a shops.
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but not one catered for by (below) 35998

FC MODELTREND the major manufacturers,
although they are plenty of
David Grummitt vehicle kits that can be built
Scales: Various to represent these conflicts.
FC Modeltrend has provided
a solution with a range of
D uring the last decades

several African nations
have fallen into civil war, with
new figure sets. African
Warlords Militia (ref.
72453) contains four
roaming bands of fighters led superb, single-printing
by warlords, often with tribal full figures armed a
affiliations that cut across variety of weapons in 1/72
modern state boundaries, scale. The same four-figure
set is also available in 1/48
inflicting terrible suffering on
scale (ref. 48471), while in standing casually with an AK-
the unfortunate people of
1/35 scale the figures are 47 across his shoulder (ref.
these war-torn countries. This while Set 2 (ref. 35992)
available as two two-figure 35989), and set 2, containing
is a rich subject for modellers, contains a seated fighter and
boxings: Set 1, containing one fighter toting an RPG-7,
a T-shirted figure with a a seated tank crew member.
while a second figure holds
light machine gun across The latter is visibly smaller
an automatic rifle (ref. 35990).
his shoulders and another and younger than the other
The relaxed poses in all
figures, a nod to the use of
these figures are superb and
children as soldiers in these
they will make an interesting
and different addition to terrible conflicts. Also this
any number of suitable month from FC Modeltrend
tank and vehicle models, or is the Norton WD 16H
they can be simply painted motorcycle. This is a single
and displayed in a small printing and will take some
vignette. To complement the effort to separate from the
footsloggers, we have two printing supports, but the
sets of African Militia Tank detail looks superb. It is
Crew designed to be placed available in 1/72 (ref. 72457,
on a suitable tank, a T-54/55 two models) and 1/35 (ref.
being the obvious choice. 35988) scale. Our thanks to
(above) 35989 Set 1 (ref. 35991) contains Federico at FC Modeltrend
two crewmen, both wearing (www.fcmodeltrend.com)
a Soviet-style tanker’s helmet for the review samples and
with one carrying an AK-47, product information.
ANDREA decorations in the world, The figure consists of a

awarded to US service base, legs, torso, arms, head
MINIATURES personnel killed or wounded and accessories and will
David Grummitt in the line of duty. require the usual pinning of
Scale: 1/35, 1/16 Andrea Miniatures have
the main parts for stability.
chosen this iconic award
The nature of the casting is
as the name of their new
such that the real detail only
T he Purple Heart is one of
the best-known military
series of white-metal figures.
The second figure in this becomes apparent after a
coat of primer and this figure
range, ‘Born to Kill’ USMC
Machine Gunner 1968’ is no exception.
depicts a USMC machine It is a superb sculpt and
gunner captured charging the casting and, as readers can
enemy during the infamous see from the studio images,
Tet Offensive of 1968. He looks superb when painted. It
carries a M60 machine gun,
is available in both 1/35 (ref.
and the pose is both realistic
PH35-002) and 1/16 scales
and dynamic. White metal kits
are now the exception among (ref. PH16-002). Our thanks
new figure releases, but to Andrea Miniatures (www.
Andrea Miniatures have stuck andreaeurope.com) for the
with this traditional medium. review sample.
manufacturers to take care to control the whole process complex scene. Whether it is
DIODUMP of this aspect of diorama in-house, under our own just to display your model, or
modelling. One of the leading management, from design to to tell a gripping story, it
David Grummitt small manufacturers in this master-building to casting and doesn’t as long as you are
Scales: 1/72, 1/35 regard is Dio Dump, based packing to sales. DioDump having fun. As we like to say at
in Herten in the Netherlands. kits are exclusively sold via Dio Dump, ‘Whatever good
As its owner Roy Schurgers our website. We do not sell to things we build, end up
explained, “DioDump started dealers or distributors, only to building us’.”
I t has been said many times
before, but it is a truism
that the most complete and
almost eight years ago. In
that period the range has
the hobbyist directly.
The current scale model
Below you can see a
selection of some of Dio
challenging form of modelling expanded to over 200 market is larger and more Dump’s latest buildings and
is building dioramas. different diorama items. competitive than ever. More accessories. The buildings are
Building model vehicles, These vary from the facades products available for the generally multi-part resin kits,
of buildings, street bases, modeller means that DioDump while other media, such as
assembling and painting
scenery and general diorama has to offer quality and laser-cut paper, are also
figures, constructing realistic
building materials. The originality. Our aim is to inspire employed across their range.
groundwork, and then
bulk of the range is themed not only experienced diorama The quality is first rate and the
combining them to tell a story around European World War II enthusiasts but also modellers attention to detail and the
is the pinnacle of the hobby themes, although there also is who build static models. historical accuracy of the
that many modellers aspire to. some modern Gulf war stuff. Building a diorama is the buildings second to none.
While some can scratch build The main scale we work in is ultimate in scale modelling. It They are also very reasonably
buildings and accessories, 1/35 but we also have a nice requires a variety of skills priced. You can check out the
most of us to look a range collection of 1/72 diorama combined. It can be a small full range and order at www.
of often small, ‘cottage’ bases. Our aim at Dio Dump is simple base or a huge, diodump.com.
1 3
2
1 ‘Alles Kaputt’, a Berlin
ruin (ref. DD149), a
beautifully cast piece.
2 Middle East Check

Point (ref. DD190),
one of an expanding range
of Middle Eastern-themed 4
range.
3 Dio Dump’s camouflage

nets, a diorama maker’s
staple!
4 Dio Dump’s signs are

excellent, with precise
printing and the meticulous
research characteristic of the
company.
5 Destroyed House (ref.

DD192).
6 Russian Izba diorama

(ref. DD151) is one of
a range of ready-made 1/72
diorama bases. 5 6
Jerez Scale Model Show 2021
SHOWTIME
Olaf Kievit celebrates the return of

shows in Spain.
T
he 2021 Jerez three-hour lunch break on
model show was my Saturday from 14:00 until
second one, after the 17:00. Contest models could
Fuengirola show, since be entered on the Friday
the start of COVID-19, which evening and Saturday
saw Spain in a three-month morning but could only be
full lock-down from mid- viewed Saturday evening and
March to mid-June 2020. Sunday morning. I was
It was a pleasure to attend allowed in early to take photos
shows again, especially well- for the magazine, which was
organised ones like these, easier without the public.
that manage to give a great There was a good range of
experience, while keeping entries over various
COVID safety in mind. The categories, including armour,
location for the Jerez show dioramas, aircraft, ships and
was a local youth centre, Sala figures, with lots of them of
Paul, with the show split over high quality, which was great
two areas with a courtyard to see. Even some of the ships
in between. One housed have armour with them, in
the vendors, the other the particular, the carrier showing
contest and a stage for the the LVTPs taking off, which
demonstrations. was a great display. There
The show, like the Fuengirola were about half a dozen
one, is typically Spanish in vendors, most general hobby
terms of opening hours. In providers, and two figure
case of the Jerez show, the vendors. This certainly got the
vendors were open from juices flowing again, after so
Friday evening through long, so I’m happily working at
Sunday morning, with a the bench again!
On the Bench
TAKOM BLITZ
STUH42 & STUG
III AUSF. G LATE
PRODUCTION
Moustafa Assad
Scale: 1/35
hatch, simplified commander’s

hatch, a ballistic splash guard
in front of the commander’s
T
he StuG III first saw cupola and other appropriate
action as an assault details.
gun supporting infantry The kit shares some sprues
attacks and ended the with the older Takom StuG
war as a tank hunter used in released two years ago. The
defensive operations. The kit comes with two metal
1
last StuG III rolled off the barrels, one for the StuK 40
factory lines in March 1945 and one for the leFH 18, as
and was an entirely different well as two plastic single piece
vehicle from the first ones main guns for the modeler to
that were used in the invasion choose from. Two types of
2
of France. Takom’s StuH muzzle brake are also
42 & StuG III Ausf. G Late included although the
Production 2-in-1 (ref. 8006) instructions don’t identify
features a late production these as early or late style.
StuG III Ausf. G that can be The instruction booklet is
built as an assault gun with well laid out and conventional
a 7.5cm StuK 40 L/48 or in terms of the sequence of
a howitzer with the larger construction. The first seven
10.5cm leFH 18. Takom’s Blitz steps tackle the lower hull, the
are meant to be simplified running gear and the
3
kits with a smaller part count. rear hull attachments,
They are more Tamiya than and the exhaust
MiniArt and aimed at a mufflers. All parts
modeller who wants a fun depict a late vehicle
weekend build. with the simplified
The kit comes in a relatively style tow attachment
small box, including ten plastic clearly and neatly
sprues, a main hull casemate provided. The main
and a lower hull produced problem here was with parts
using slide moulding E16 and E15 which depict the
techniques. The kit also very late, all-steel return
includes two large frets of rollers. These have their
photoetch for the air intake connectors ending on the In step 10 I moved onto the an awkward position, and I
grilles, the rear stowage outside rim and any attempt to upper hull and the various found it impossible not to
panier over the engine deck, clean them up resulted in attachments and fixtures. The damage the parts. When
and a full set of late-style ruining the circular rim. In upper hull is a magnificent building the late-style Notek
double fold Schürzen. The kit steps 8 and 9 the tracks are piece of plastic moulding, light, I was faced with another
represents a late-production link-and-length efforts with detailed and accurate. Two issue. The part M49 produced
vehicle, with the Pilze crane individual links around the styles of fender supports are here in plastic but is
mounts on the fighting drive sprocket and rear idler included, and the instruction excessively large and would
compartment roof, a and full lengths for the upper sheet correctly identifies parts have been better included in
Nahverteidigungswaffe and lower portions. The entire E11 for a late StuG III. I faced the photoetch fret. I had
close-in defence weapon and track assembly took me problems here removing the decided early on that this build
remotely controlled loader’s around 30 minutes to parts from the sprues. The will be out of the box, so I
MG34, a side opening loader’s complete. attachment points are again in stuck with it.
4 5
1 The assembled lower

hull and running gear
with the almost inevitable
4 The photoetched
Schürzen are excellent,
although the rails on which
damage to the delicately they are mounted are a little
rimmed return rollers. overscale.
2 The upper hull and

fenders are a single
moulding onto which the
5 The almost completed
model with the plastic
and metal barrel options.
6
fighting compartment The metal leFH 18 is
casemate is attached. Note disappointing as it lacks the
the finely rendered weld proper rifling.
seams and other details.
3 The fit of the upper and

lower hull is very good.
6 The remotely
controlled MG34 is
one of the most problematic
Note too the photoetched areas of the kit and some
stowage frame on the good references will be a
engine deck. must if you want to improve
this.
Steps 11 to 14 complete the build. Step 20 moves to the and moved on to step 23 to muzzle break, while the leFH
upper hull and see us mating main gun and I would advise complete the main gun. As 18 has none. It seems most
the upper and lower hulls. All special care with part N34 mentioned earlier, Takom 10.5cm howitzers had muzzle
the parts are well moulded but which must be carefully provides two turned metal breaks when they left the
special attention is needed inserted into its slot and glued barrels. The StuK 40 looks factory and there were
building the jack in step 12, tight. good and has two options of a multiple types, but Takom
especially its attachment At this stage I skipped steps doesn’t provide any.
brackets. These are also much 21 and 22, the side Schürzen,
too thick and could do with
some careful thinning. Steps
15 to 19 focus on the slide-
moulded casemate and the
rear stowage bracket, which is
photoetched and easy to
On the Bench
Furthermore, the metal
barrel doesn’t have any rifling,
while a very ugly shallow plug
immediately renders the
barrel unusable. Since Takom
also provides plastic barrels, I
went ahead and built the leFH
18 in plastic (which does is
rifled). The kit has two types of
Saukopfblende cast gun
mantlet, one featuring the
late-style coaxial MG, and
another two welded gun
mantlets, early and late styles.
The Saukopf didn’t look quite
right to me and could use
some sanding on the coaxial
MG side.
I then went back to build the
Schürzen, which are made of
aluminium photoetch and
remind me of those by Show
Modeling in the late 1980s! I
needed a very sharp blade to
remove them from the fret and
then a very rough sanding
stick to clean them up. The
inner attachments meant to
hold the armour plates to the
hull are made from plastic
(parts E6, E13, E17 and E14) are
terribly overscale, requiring the instruction sheet. I would Details just to stand out from substituted from my spare
some serious cleanup and have also preferred Takom to the crowd. box, as I have built many
sanding to look anything in provide the splash armour StuGs over the years. This is
scale. Takom could have also panel in front of the Final Thoughts highly recommended kit for
included them as photoetch, commander’s cupola as a Overall, the kit ticks many both the beginner and for the
but then again this is separate piece. boxes: it’s easy to build, with advanced modeller who could
supposed to be an easy The kit comes with profiles some amazing details, and is take advantage of the
weekend kit! for four different vehicles and basically accurate. Any parts relatively low cost of this kit
Steps 25 covers the roof of a very small and basic decal that didn’t meet my and use it as a good base for a
the fighting compartment. sheet. I decided to use decals expectations could have been super detailing project.
Again, this is magnificently laid provided by Echelon Fine
out with crisp detail. The
hatches have detail on both
sides and are dimensionally
very accurate. However, here I
faced biggest problem I
encountered in this build: the
positioning of the remotely
controlled loader’s MG34.
Where this mates to the upper
hull is completely wrong and
requires serious surgery to
allow the weapon to sit in its
correct place. For some
reason Takom provides a
curious tubular opening that
doesn’t resemble the real
thing and won’t allow the
weapon to mount. Going back
to my references, I think I need
to cut open that area and
remove the plastic tube
altogether. Oddly, Takom
shows the correct layout on
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CONTEMPORARY AFVS
Kreangkrai Paojinda builds an IDF

Nagmachon Heavy APC.
N
agmachon is a mount and dismount from the
heavily armoured top of the vehicle. The early
infantry fighting versions of the Nagmachon
vehicle fielded by the were simply equipped with
Israel Defense forces. The additional armour plates
Nagmachon evolved from allowing the crew to fire
the Nagma’Shot Armoured small arms from an protected
Personnel Carrier (APC), observation tower in placed
1 which was based on the the tank turret. Later versions
chassis of the Centurion (or had the distinctive raised
The Tiger Model is a very easy build, not too many parts and ‘Shot’ in Hebrew) Main Battle superstructure, offering
some simplified details. I began by assembling the small interior Tank. The introduction of a all round protection and
represented in the lower hull. The main top hull panel is designed as rear door to the Nagmachon vision, popularly known as a
a one-piece part and was not yet glued in place at this point. I also transformed it into a ‘doghouse’. The Nagmachon
assembled the suspension and running gear. The roadwheels come formidable APC as previously is also fitted with heavy
with separate rubber tyres which I superglued in place. The tracks the infantry squad had to Explosive Reactive Armour
are individual links, which are fully workable and easy to paint and
weather separately.
2 3
I dry fitted the track links to the running gear and test fitted the There are some nasty sink holes on the additional armour plates and
additional armour plates and observation tower. the rear hull plate, which I filled with epoxy putty and sanded smooth.
CONTEMPORARY AFVS
4 5
The final and time-consuming task was to add the details: the Some resin infantry accessories were added to tubular cage on the
metal tow rope and brackets, the machine guns, side skirts and the engine deck, and I added a chain, a ubiquitous feature of IDF AFVs, to
construction of the photoetched antennae arrays. the side skirts.
side skirts. The early versions The Nagmachon weighs a Nagmachon came into its again in the 2006 Lebanon
were armed with three hefty 52 tons, powered by own during the fighting with War.
7.62mm FN a 750hp Continental AVDS- Hezbollah in South Lebanon My model is the Tiger Model
MAG machine 1790-2A diesel engine, and in the late 1990s and was also kit, representing an early
guns and a carries a two-man crew and used in the second Intifada version vehicle as it appeared
.50cal M2 ten-man infantry squad. The between 2000 and 2005 and in South Lebanon in 1999
machine gun. shortly before the Israelis
withdrew from the country
back to the international
peace line.
CONTEMPORARY AFVS
7 8
After first cleaning the model with water soap, I applied the first Highlights and shadows were enhanced with different shades of my
primer coat, Gunze’s Mr. Mahogany Surfacer 1000, direct from a spray IDF Sand Grey mixture. The track links were painted dark brown as
can. I then sprayed the basic IDF camouflage: Mission Models IDF a base colour and other details, such as the machine guns, painted
Sand Grey Version 1 (MMP-037) mixed with NATO Black (MMP-035) at appropriately.
a ratio of 9:1, varying the shades slightly to add some depth.
9 10
The interior section was painted with Flat White. The machine guns The main sub-assemblies were once again dry fitted and the model
were picked out in AK Interactive Gun Metal (AK798) and all the grab received a protective coat of Gunze’s Mr. Color Semi-Gloss Clear (C181)
handles were painted red. I dry brushed the track surfaces a dark to protect the base colours before I started weathering.
metallic grey to replicate the effect of polished metal.
11 12
I began the weathering process by spraying a mixture of the Sand I replicated the accumulation of dust on the side skirts of by free-hand
Grey and Mission Models Transparent Dust (MMW-006) to represent airbrushing. I used various earth- and sand-coloured acrylic paints to
the accumulation of dust across the vehicle’s surface. build up a realistic effect but this step is only the first layer.
14
13
Moving on to the next weathering stage, I added a darker tone
I then used a mixture of water and ethyl alcohol to remove some of to replicate a second layer of accumulated mud. This time I used
this dust layer paint. I used a mixture of the two in equal parts and Abteilung 502 oil paint. I find this easy to apply and blend, drawing
a damp paintbrush to gently remove some of the paint, resulting in the shape of mud first with a yellowish mud tone, a mixture of Buff,
realistic dust streaks. Ochre and Light Sand.
CONTEMPORARY AFVS
15 16
After applying the yellowish mud mixture, I added black-brown Engine Both side skirts received the oil paint treatment. Oil paints give plenty
Grease (ABT160) to replicate the appearance of wet mud. The Engine of time to blend your work, and it is also easy to remove any excess
Grease dries with a glossy finish. Here we can see before (above) and with enamel thinner. The mud splashes were applied using Light Mud
after (below) the use of the oil paints. oil paint flicked and spattered onto the skirts.
17 18
I again used Abteilung 502 oil paints to weather the hull and engine I weathered the track links by adding washes of dust and mud
deck. I added a variety of ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ effects by mixing Buff effects using AMMO’s Oilbrushers. I principally used Summer Soil
(ABT035) and Brown Wash (ABT080). (A.MIG-3534) diluted with enamel thinner and mixed in some Dark
Brown, Rust and Grey to create different shades of mud. Once the oil
paint was completely dry, I used AMMO Steel (A.MIG-191) to dry brush
the outer face of the tracks and used Polished Metal (A.MIG-192) to
create a polished effect on the track’s inner surface.
CONTEMPORARY AFVS
19 20
I added some extras shadows and some light dust effects around the I painted the tyres using Mission Models Worn Black Grey Tires (MMP-
details of the observation tower with Ochre and Light Dust oil paints. 105). This paint is great for the replicating the appearance of worn or
These made a pleasing contrast with the relatively dark base colour of torn rubber.
the vehicle.
21 22
I attached all the wheels to the hull and then added some oil and The tracks were glued in place and interior received a final pin wash.
grease effect. I randomly touched thinned Engine Grease (ABT160) to AMMO’s Interiors Wash (A.MIG-1003) is perfect for pin washes on a
the wheel hub bolts to replicate oil leaks. white base. I then added a contrast shadow Dark Wash (A.MIG-1008).
CONTEMPORARY AFVS
23 24
I added some spilt fuel effects and other damp areas around the I wanted to make model look as if it was operating in an urban
engine deck, with AK Interactive Fuel Stains (AK025) enamel-based environment, so I added some suitable effects with pigments and
wash. plaster, replicating rubble and brick on the hull.
25 26
The same effects were added to the front hull and mudguard. I then attached the bullet proof glass to the observation tower. Tiger
Everything was fixed in place Pigment Fixer (AK048), simply by Model provide clear blue plastic, which fitted perfectly. I only had to
touching the surface with a wet brush loaded with the Fixer. carefully paint the frames with acrylic paint.
28
27
Accessories and other equipment and painted, placed on the vehicle,
The delicate antennas were fitted, and I added a small detail: a Pepsi and then weathered. The blue Plastic Chair from the MiniArt’s Modern
Can from MiniArt. Street Café (ref. 35610) set, a nice touch.
29 30
Looking at the model again, I decided it needed some more contrast
So far so good: a final check and I’m ready to finally put the between the vehicle and the accessories, so I refined their appearance
observation tower in place. with some dark oil paint washes.
Final Thoughts
The Nagmachon is a very
peculiar APC, where the need
for speed and manoeuvrability Availability:
have been sacrificed for
Tiger Model 1/35 IDF Israel
protection and survivability. It
Defense Forces Nagmachon
is a vehicle emblematic of
Early Heavy APC (ref. 4615)
CONTEMPORARY AFVS
Israel’s recent struggles

is available from good model
against its neighbours, both in
shops.
South Lebanon and on the
West Bank. The Tiger Model
kit is a great balance between
detail and a straightforward
build and with some
imaginative painting and 31
weathering is an impressive
addition to any collection of The finishing touches were added with a fine brush, carefully
IDF armour. enhancing the appearance of wet on the yellowish mud areas.
1/35
DRAGON
STUG III AUSF G
WORLD WAR II
Cassino Bovine
cm howitzer on 14 February
1944, the StuG-Abteilung
was renamed StuG Brigade
242. Five StuG of the 3rd
Batteries reinforced the 1.
Fabio Mosca builds a knocked out StuG III Ausf. G in Italy, 1944. Fallschirmjäger-Division within
Monte Cassino between
S
tuG Abteilung 242 was to North Africa. In March In autumn of that year, it February and May 1944, while
created in Jüterbog, 1943, the unit, after having formed part of the German other guns operated in the
Germany, on 13 suffered heavy losses, was 10th Army and operated in wooded areas south-west of
November 1942. In re-equipped in Germany and the Albano area and on the the city. After the heavy Allied
December it was sent to the in June it was transferred to Gustav line. After receiving air and artillery bombardment
Eastern Front with four assault Sardinia, Italy attached to 90. further StuG III and the brand of 15 March 1944, only a
guns from its 1st Battery sent Panzergrenadier-Division. new StuH42 armed with 10.5 single StuG III remained
operational in Monte Cassino.
The StuG featured in the
historical image on which
I based my model was
probably destroyed in this
bombardment.
Filling in the Gaps

Building an abandoned or
knocked-out tank requires
meticulous planning. You will
have to reconstruct many
details that would not normally
(left) The StuG III from StuG-

Brigade 242 was knocked out by
an M4 from 19th Armoured Brigade
(New Zealand) on 21 March 1944.
Interestingly, a rare colour photo
suggests the vehicle may have been
painted in Dunkelgrau instead of
Dunkelgelb. More images of the
vehicle can be seen in Panzerwrecks
23: Italy 3. (Sikorski Institute via Lee
Archer)
WORLD WAR II
1 2
be visible, but which can be reproduce every detail I saw in for the project. The kit itself is need attention and I need to
seen due to disassembly, the photos, from the damage great, but I still spent a lot of make various adaptations to
cannibalism or the effects of on the front armour and time on the interior. As accommodate the CMK resin
battle damage. It is important fenders and the missing tools previously mentioned, I engine. The CMK resin
to have a good reference to and their empty brackets, to scratch built many details, engine (ref. 3021) is very nice,
hand and work from an the detail of the rotated beginning with the engine and I only found it necessary
original photo. I studied my muzzle brake on the main gun. compartment (photo 1). The add a few small details, such
historical references very Dragon’s StuG III Ausf. G empty battery compartment as the fan belt (photos 2 & 3).
carefully and tried to release provided the base kit was an obvious feature that The fighting compartment also
received a lot of attention.
Due to the open hatches the
radio equipment and
numerous other details would
be visible (photo 4).
3 4
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5 6
7 8
9 10
11 12
13 14
Interior Decorating painted the deepest scratches provided the level of detail I Heavy Chipping Effects (A.
After priming the model with with Chocolate (AK11113), and needed, and added various MIG-2-011) (photo 14). Once
Titan’s Light Grey Matt Primer once dry, I worked with heavily parts, including fenders, from this was dry, I prepared a very
(TTH102), I pre-shaded the thinned Medium Rust a PART photoetch set light yellow by adding Pale
interior with Real Color Flat (AK11103) and Light Rust (photos 11 & 12). The Grey (RC021) and Cream
Black (RC001), I airbrushed the (AK11103), blending the two photoetch allowed me to White (RC002) to the previous
whole model with Real Color colours together directly on recreate exactly the battle
WORLD WAR II
the model (photo 8). To Dunkelgelb, airbrushing this
Rotbraun (RC067), lightened damage I could observe in my
recreate dirt and grease on mixture in a very thinned state
with twenty per cent Maze reference photos.
Yellow (RC008). The interior of the floor and in the engine and in an irregular pattern
the fighting compartment then compartment, I first deposited across the model’s surface
some oil paint directly from a
Distressing the
received a layer of Cream (photo 15).
White (RC 002) to replicate the Dark Brown oilbrusher (A. Dunkelgelb I then started to work the
MIG-3512), and, once it was A knocked-out tank cannot
characteristic Elfenbein surface of the model with a
dry, deposited small drops of look as if it has just rolled out
interior of German AFVs brush soaked in water,
(photo 5). I took advantage of Fresh Engine Oil (A.MIG-1408) of the factory, so I wanted to
creating irregular shades
the versatility of oil paints to (photo 9). The engine was reproduce some distressed
paint effects. First, I airbrushed between the background
weather the interior, using painted a dark grey, taking
special care to add realistic the model with AK Interactive’s yellow and the lighter one.
Abteilung 502 Wash Brown
dust deposits, made with Real Color Dunkelgelb nach With these two simple steps I
(ABT080) and Shadow Brown
Oilbrusher Buff (A.MIG-3517) muster (RC059) (photo 13). had a very nicely distressed,
(ABT015) to add selective pin
washes, blending any excess and Ochre (A.MIG-3515) This was followed by two yet subtle, Dunkelgelb base
away with a clean brush (photo 10). airbrushed layers of AMMO’s for my StuG (photos 16).
moistened with thinner (photo With the interior painting
6). done, I was ready to complete
Once the washes had dried, I the assembly of the model. I
increased the contrast added some resin suspension
between different parts of the arms from HD Models, which
interior, profiling all the interior
details with Vallejo Cold White
(70.919) (photo 7). For the
paint scratches and rust I used
the AK Interactive’s 3rd
Generation acrylic paints. I first
15 16
WORLD WAR II
17 18
10
19 20
21 22
23 24
25 26
WORLD WAR II
27 28
This basic colour was then AFV (photo 20). then added some slight traces Setting the Scene
further varied with an oil paint I then started work in with of rust to the scratched areas, On a rectangular base of blue
filter. To do this I deposited the paint chipping effects. I working with small amount of XPS insulation foam, I applied
small dots of oil paints of used Vallejo German oil paint and a fine brush, a mixture of plaster, vinyl glue
different shades on the Camouflage Black Brown blending the oil paints into the and some small stones. When
vertical surfaces, then, with a (70.822), one of the most surface, and taking advantage dry, I airbrushed it with
flat brush soaked in thinner, I versatile colours in their range, of their transparency for a suitable shades, starting from
blended the dots into the applied with the help of a convincing rust effect (photo a base of Tamiya Flat Earth
surface using a top to bottom sponge. It is important to 23). (XF-52), lightened with Buff
movement of my paint brush remove almost all the paint by On the lower part of the hull, (XF-57) and Deck Tan (XF-55)
(photos 17). The details were dabbing the sponge on a I applied a mixture of (photo 25). I have the good
now accentuated with a pin napkin, and work from several pigments, using principally fortune to live near the
wash made from Abteilung angles to achieve realistic- MIG Productions’ Rubble Dust beaches of the Mediterranean
502 Burnt Umber and Shadow looking scratches (photo 21). (P234) and Light Dust (P027). Sea, so I often stock up on
brown, again removing any I then added a three- This was fixed in place with balls of Posidonia or sea grass,
excess with a fine brush dimensional effect to the enamel thinner and on top of which is very useful to
moistened in thinner (photo scratches, painting the edges this pigment dust layer, I recreate grass in dioramas
18). with a lighter acrylic color, replicated the effect of grease, and vignettes, It’s easy to
When you make a model Sand Beige (AK11325). This applying Abteilung 502 Sepia tease out the filaments with
inspired by a particular period may seem tedious, but the (ABT 002) without any thinner tweezers and place them on
photo, you often find yourself results are worth it (photo 22). (photo 24). the base, fixing them with vinyl
without a dedicated I glue (photo 26). Once glued
aftermarket decal set, so I in position a simple dry brush
armed myself with a steady will be enough to produce a
hand and a find brush, and I good result (photo 27). To
painted the markings myself give some additional depth to
(photo 19). I also added the the groundwork, I applied a
areas red primer that wash with earth-
inevitably reveal coloured oil paints
themselves on a (photo 28).
knocked-out German
WORLD WAR II
29 30
The other star of this show, of destroyed and abandoned more information relating to
course, was the ox. The vehicle for a while, the battle of Cassino can be
excellent model made by Cix experimenting with found on the website www. Availability:
Models (ref. M031) was too techniques that I hadn’t used dalvolturnoacassino.it.
big for this project, so I before. I was delighted with Dragon Models 1/35 StuG.
decided to use 3D technology the result and the vignette will III Ausf. G Early Production,
to scan it and 3D print it in a be part of my collection Kursk 1943 (ref. 6927) is
size more suited to 1/35 scale dedicated to the battles for the available from all good model
(photo 29). It was then Gustav line. I would like to shops.
painted with acrylic paints on thank Mauro Lottici and
an airbrushed base of black Daniele Guglielmi for the
and white (photo 30). historical photographic
documentation, and much
Conclusion
As a long-time student of the
battle of Cassino, I was
fascinated by the photo of the
abandoned StuG and tethered
ox when I came across it. I had
wanted to try my hand at a
Armour In Profile 66
Semovente FIAT-Ansaldo M43 da
ARMOUR IN PROFILE
105/25 was one of the more effective
Italian AFVs used by the Wehrmacht. It
received the designation Sturmgeschütz
M43 mit 75/46 852(i) in German service.
(BAMA)
Spaghetti Panzers (Part 2)

were available for the total of
100 105/25 assault guns on
M43 chassis. After a
successful rearming to 75/46
Thomas Anderson continues his detailed look at Italian AFVs in tubes with the breech of the
German Service during World War II 105/25, the German 7.5cm PaK
ammunition could be fired.
I
n the first part of this part, I will examine the 914, with a total of 31 Firing trials were apparently
article, I examined how, in service history of some of the Sturmgeschütz 105/25 on M43 satisfactory.
the summer and autumn Wehrmacht units equipped chassis. All the unit’s wheeled StuGAbt 914 was instructed
of 1943 with the surrender with captured Italian material. vehicles were also to be to hand over all unused M43
of the Italian Royal Army provided from captured Italian (105/25) for conversion. After
Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung
to the Allies, the Germans 914 stocks. The personnel unit using the stocks ofv105mm
acquired several hundred The Oberkommando des was assembled in Schweinfurt, ammunition, the unit was to
Italian AFVs. They impressed Heeres (OKH) reported that on and the deployment of the unit receive the converted M43
them into service with the 17 December 1943 that Army took place in Verona. (75/46) and hand over the
German armed forces and Group C had been ordered to On 4 March 1944, the OKH remaining vehicles for further
their allies both in Italy and establish a Sturmgeschütz- reported that only about conversion. For unknown
the Balkans. In this concluding Abteilung, named StuGAbt 6,000 rounds of ammunition reasons, only seven vehicles
Sturmgeschütz 75/46 auf M43
would be thus converted to in
1944 and another four in 1945.
Strength reports from
November 1944 show that
StuGAbt 914 was equipped
with German assault guns
(7.5cm StuK) and assault
howitzers (10.5cm StuH) at this
time. Possibly the conversion
(left) The Semovente da 75/18,

or Sturmgeschütz M42/18, were
assigned to the tank destroyer
divisions of various infantry,
mountain and light divisions from
September 1943. Due to their low
combat value, the vehicles were only
to be used in defensive positions.
(Historyfacts)
took place after the Italian Italy. Initially, it was planned to detachments. The unit was expected at any time ...
Beute assault guns had been equip the unit solely with later to receive 31 Italian 162nd (Turk) InfDiv has taken
lost or were no longer Italian equipment. At its place assault guns, but the precise command of KVA von
battleworthy due to a lack of of deployment near type is unknown. For unknown Heygendorff ... and is
spare parts. Campagnano di Roma, reasons this order was defending the coastal
StuGAbt 907 initially received subsequently changed, and section south of Venice...
Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung allocation certificates for instructions were given to Deployed are Infanterie
ARMOUR IN PROFILE
907 wheeled vehicles from hand over German assault Regiment 314 on the right,
This unit was established as a captured Italian stocks. These guns from other units’ stocks and Infanterie Regiment 303
personnel unit in Schweinfurt vehicles were gradually to the battalion. on the left.... PzJgAbt 236
on 15 January 1944 and sent to collected by pick-up has the mission ... to repel
Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung enemy attacking from the
1236 sea before reaching the
One of the few battle reports coast ...
describing experiences with For this purpose, the
Italian assault guns comes following will be deployed:
from the 162. (turk.) Infanterie- StuGAbt 1236 with five StuG
Division or 162nd Turkestan (kurz) in fire positions 500m
Division. The abbreviation east of Castelvecchio and
‘turk’ refers to the recruitment with three StuG (lang) in the
of non-German combatants area north of San Mauro ...’
for service in the Wehrmacht,
the so-called Turkestan The report is accompanied by
Legion, that included various a field report on the
Muslim ethnic groups, performance of the 75/18
including Turkmen, assault gun.
Turkestans, Kalmyks and ‘Technical probation:
others. 1.) Engine and running gear
The division was raised in During the operation,
(above) The 75mm gun of the M42/18 assault guns could still be used May 1943 according to the
effectively under certain circumstances. Thanks to HEAT shells, Allied tanks damage often occurred to
could be engaged at short ranges. HE projectiles could be used against soft
organisation scheme InfDiv (n the cylinder head gaskets,
targets. (Historyfacts) A) (‘neue Art’ or new type). the cover plate on the oil
This provided for a Panzer sump is inadequately sealed
Jäger Abteilung (PzJgAbt) ... Due to faulty design of the
consisting of one company of cooling system, radiator
twelve sPaK (towed AT guns), damage occurred
one company of twelve 2cm continuously. All other
FlaK on self-propelled gun damage has only been
carriages, and one company repaired by the full
of fourteens PaK on self- commitment of the
propelled gun carriages. The workshop, tank drivers and
latter could alternatively be commanders. The loud
equipped with ten or fourteen engine is a disadvantage.
assault guns if such guns were Strong sparks spraying from
available. The 162nd Division the exhaust made the
received eight Italian vehicles visible from far
Semoventi 75/18 M42s as their away, especially at night.
initial equipment. This sub-unit Damage to the rollers
(above) The conversion of the German (below) The three-man crew of an
was given the designation occurred due to the narrow
infantry units to Italian equipment M42/18 assault gun. The engine hatch
was not without problems. The new is open, perhaps an indication of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung width of the tracks.
crews were not used to fighting in technical damage. The maintenance 1236, the designation
2.) Armour
the cramped armoured vehicles, and of the Italian tanks suffered from the Abteilung, or battalion, was
The armour is completely
the unit leaders had to work out the lack of trained mechanics and spare presumably adopted for
tactical basics first. (Henry Hoppe) parts. (Historyfacts) inadequate in strength and
reasons of military security.
quality of material for an
During 1944 the unit received
assault gun. Thanks to the
replacements for failed
many vertical surfaces at the
vehicles, including Semovente
front, vulnerability is
75/34 M42s with long barrels.
significantly increased. In
On 5 October 1944 the unit
contrast to the electrically
reported:
welded armour plates of
‘Order for the deployment of modern combat vehicle
PzJgAbt 236 in the KVA construction, the assault gun
(Küstenverteidigungsab- (i) has riveted armour. In
schnitt or coastal defence addition, the riveting on all
sector) ‘von Heygendorff’. the guns is done carelessly.
Enemy The armour is vulnerable to:
Enemy combined sea and l PaK hits of all calibres
air landings to bypass the l Artillery
full hits of all
Green Line are to be calibres
(right) This M42/34 assault gun in
German service has burnt out after
being hit. The mount of the 75 mm
L/34 gun is obviously destroyed,
the gun was driven back far into
the fighting compartment. (Thomas
Anderson)
ARMOUR IN PROFILE
l Tank guns of all calibres
l Artilleryfragments on the
tail (destruction of the
cooling system, resulting in
the failure of the gun)
l Jabo (strafing aircraft)
attacks
No penetrations were
achieved in Jabo attacks.
However, the incendiary
charge of the ammunition the operators were trapped
used by the Americans ran in the fighting compartment
through the radiator grilles and burnt to death. The
into the interior, and in all large openings of the
cases resulted in the total boarding flaps provide a
failure of the gun due to fire. good target for enemy
weapons fire. In close
3.) Gun, optics and combat, the enemy is
ammunition anxious to throw hand
The KwK was often jammed. grenades into the open
This is a disadvantage that fighting compartment.
should not be The ammunition can be
underestimated in close assessed as follows. Despite
combat, where seconds a favourable angle of impact
count. at a range of 200m, no effect
The optics are completely could be achieved on enemy
inadequate for an assault tanks from the side. This
gun. The small field of view agrees with a field report of
makes it difficult to take aim the Panzer-Ausbildungs-
and recognise targets in Abteilung Süd, according to
time, to observe the position which the 7.5cm AP round of
of the hit, and to change the StuG 75/18 cannot
targets quickly. The achieve even a hindering
magnification of the optics is effect on any of the (medium)
too low for accurate target enemy tanks occurring
observation. In combat, the today, even at close ranges
gunner is forced to drive with ...’
the hatch open in order to be Two days later, the unit
(above) An original German document Semovente da 75/34. This photo was
able to observe with his delivered another report on detailing the shortcomings of the taken before the Italian armistice,
binoculars. This reduces the the effectiveness of the 75mm gun of the Italian Semoventi with Italian soldiers apparently
rate of fire, as the gunner/ Semovente 75/34 M42: against the Sherman. (BAMA) practicing fighting armoured vehicles.
(Daniele Guglielmi)
commander has to wriggle ‘Deployment of the (below) Its longer gun significantly
out of the narrow fighting Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung: improved the combat value of the
space after each shot in
order to be able to observe
... In addition, the crew,
especially the gunner/
commander, is endangered
by the open hatch. In the
course of operations with
assault guns (i) kurz, the
StuGAbt had considerable
shortfalls of commanders
and radio operators. Quick
opening and closing of the
boarding hatches are
impossible because of their
size and weight. In another
division, in two cases the
closed hatches were
distorted by shelling, so that
ARMOUR IN PROFILE
1 Carro Armato P40

Panzerkampfwagen P40
737(i), 15. Polizei-Panzer-
Beutepanzer. This example is finished
in the 1943 Italian scheme of a medium
green (verde medio) base onto which
Verde Medio
(Vallejo 71.012
Dark Green)
Marrone Rossiccio
(Vallejo 71.084
Fire Red)
Kompanie, Novara, Italy April reddish-brown (marrone rossiccio)
1945. The P40 was the most heavily patches were applied. The two
Kaki Sahariano
armoured and armed Italian tank used colours were then delineated by thin (Vallejo 71.028
by the Germans in World War II. 75 with desert yellow stripes (kaki sahariano). Sand Yellow)
engines and 75 without, employed Unofficially, this camouflage was called
as static defence points, served as the amoeba pattern.
2 Carro Armato P40

Panzerkampfwagen P40
737(i), Panzer-Ausbildungs-
Italy, in March 1944 before moving to
Krainburg in present-day Slovenia in
October. It too is finished in the 1943
Verde Medio
(Vallejo 71.012
Dark Green)
Marrone Rossiccio
(Vallejo 71.084
Fire Red)
Abteilung Süd, Lonigo, Italy, April Italian camouflage colours, but the
1944. Based in Verona, this training pattern is more reminiscent of German Kaki Sahariano
unit received five P40 in late 1943. It armour camouflage. (Vallejo 71.028
moved to Lonigo in Veneto, northern Sand Yellow)
Verde Medio Marrone Rossiccio
(Vallejo 71.012 (Vallejo 71.084
Dark Green) Fire Red)
ARMOUR IN PROFILE
Kaki Sahariano
(Vallejo 71.028
Sand Yellow)
3 Autoblinda_AB41
Panzerspähwagen AB 41
201(i), unidentified German
after the armistice in 1943. It is
finished in the 1943 Italian ‘amoeba’
pattern.
unit, Italy, February 1944. This
is probably one of the twenty AB41s
produced under German control
Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 Olivgrün RAL 6003

(Vallejo 71.025 (Vallejo 71.092)
German Dark Yellow) Medium Olive)
Rotbraun RAL8012
(Vallejo 71.271 German
Red Brown Rotbraun)
4
4 Autoblinda_AB41
Panzerspähwagen AB 41
201(i), unidentified Waffen SS
clear whether this was a Waffen
SS unit or one of the independent
Polizei companies engaged in
or Polizei unit, 1944. The original anti-partisan warfare in the Balkans.
photograph shows this AB41 with It is finished in the three-colour
Waffen SS numberplates and a large scheme of Dunkelgelb, Rotbraun
Totenkopf (Death’s Head) marking and Olivgrün
just below the turret rear. It isn’t
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In the firefight with enemy readiness to fire, armour
Sherman tanks, the plating, cross-country
inferiority of the mobility) ...’
Sturmgeschütz (i) became It is obvious that PzJgAbt 236
clear. Even after a short was not satisfied with its
firefight, the enemy tanks allocation of Italian Beute
succeeded in most cases in
ARMOUR IN PROFILE
Panzer. They may have

putting our StuG out of considered that they had been
action, in order to then fobbed off with inferior
quickly exploit their tactical captured material instead of
advantage. Command and ‘high-performance’ German
control in the fire fight was technology, an opinion
very difficult with the totally reinforced by the experience
inadequate Italian radios. of battle. Similar statements
The performance of these were common among units
radios does not come close equipped with captured,
(above) This M42/34 assault gun was assigned to the 2.
Fallschirmjägerdivision. The Italian camouflage paint scheme was adopted. to the Fu5 and Fu8 installed non-German equipment,
The gun was mounted in a ball mount with only a small side traverse. The ball in our assault guns. regardless of whether they
mount itself had no armour protection. (Historyfacts) The dispersion of the KwK were assigned material of
lang (75/34) is quite large. In Italian, French or Russian
a test firing at a distance of origin. Nevertheless, the
1000m, a width dispersion of performance of the captured
1.5m and a height dispersion Italian Semoventi did not
of 0.5m were found. Loading compare to the German StuG
jams occur frequently. Due III.
to its electrically swivelling
turret, the enemy tank is able Conclusion
to aim more quickly. The guns of the Semoventi
Nevertheless, the KwK lang (47/32 and 75/18) were inferior
is usable as an armour- to the more modern German
piercing weapon when used and Allied weapons. It is
tactically. It is not suitable for unclear whether the HEAT
open fire fight, especially projectiles, which were
against superior enemy effective for the 75/18, were
(above) Access to the steering brakes (below) American soldiers inspect an tanks. It should be used in available. The 75/34 and
was through two large flaps on the abandoned Sturmgeschütz M42/34. the manner of the Pak (Sfl) 105/25, which entered service
nose plate. Replacing the gearbox The vehicle was driven backwards type, i.e. Marder II or Marder in 1943, and certainly the
required the removal of the entire between the houses of a village and 38(t). In this way, the strong 75/46 (which was never
gun. The driver sat in front of the well camouflaged. Apparently Allied points of this weapon can be available in any significant
commander, right next to the gun. artillery hit this position, covering the quantity) were, on the other
fully exploited (constant
(Thomas Anderson) assault gun with rubble. (NARA.)
hand, capable of dealing with
all Allied tanks serving in Italy.
The chassis of the Italian
medium tanks, which still used
the technology of the earlier
30s, was also obsolete. The
power-to-weight ratio was at
the lower end of the average
for AFVs of the 1940s at 11 to
12 hp/t. For use in combat
against Allied troops, the
Semovente was undoubtedly
more capable than Italian
medium tanks. However, the
fundamental design
disadvantages of the assault
guns should not be
underestimated. The lack of a
turret limited the possibilities
for their use in mountainous
Italy. This, however, also
applied to assault guns of
German manufacture.
All Semoventi, even those
based on the wider M43
chassis, had a crew of only
three men. The commander
was thus forced to operate the
gun as gunner. This meant that
he could not concentrate on
(right) The Semovente’s armour
protection was only sufficient against
fire from light infantry weapons. On
the Italian battlefield the vertical
armour plates could easily be
penetrated by 6pdr QF and 75mm
weapons at distances of up to more
ARMOUR IN PROFILE
than 1000 m. (Thomas Anderson)
leading his assault gun. This

problem could be better
solved in the slightly larger
German assault guns with
their four-man crew.
Many of the problems
mentioned in the reports were
caused by their generally poor
mechanical condition and lack
of maintenance of the
vehicles. However, this was
the responsibility of the
Germans. Often, important
details such as training on the
equipment and the supply of
spare parts were not handled
or were handled only poorly.
Moreover, the slowly growing
resistance among the Italian
population was also to lead to
sabotage at all levels, from the
manufacturing plant to
logistics.
(right) Presumably this M42/34

assault gun belonged to a Panzer
Jäger Abteilung of an infantry
division. The way in which the
Balkenkreuz was applied is
somewhat careless. The significance
of the letter B and the white vertical
strokes is not known. (Thomas
Anderson)
StuGBrig 914 received a full complement of 31

Semovente 105/25s in early 1944. These vehicles
were used up until August, after which German
assault guns were assigned. The wider, welded
M43 hull is clearly visible. (Thomas Anderson)
(right) This M43 assault gun of the
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 914 was also
placed in a house for camouflage.
The vehicle appears to be abandoned
as the huge roof hatches are open.
(Daniele Guglielmi)
ARMOUR IN PROFILE
Nevertheless, it should not

be forgotten that the use of
captured Italian AFVs was not
a choice but a necessity for the
Germans. Insufficient
production of the AFVs in the
Reich and the effects of Allied
bombing the Wehrmacht to
reply on inferior Italian AFVs,
and even inferior AFVs were
better than none. In fact, the
captured Italian equipment
played an important role in the This photo is difficult to identify. The two
subjugation of the territories Semovente da 105/25 seem to be still under
captured by the Reich, Italian command. A stylised soldier (?) on a red
especially in eastern Europe background is visible on the superstructure side.
The colour photo gives a good impression of the
and the Balkans. Given the
Italian camouflage. (Thomas Anderson)
situation the Germans faced
from the autumn of 1943 the
reservations of both the
German soldiers at the front
and of today’s critical reader
should be put into context.
The author would like to
thank Daniele Guglielmi,
without whose active help
this article would not have
been possible.
(below) An L6/40 and an AB41 of an

unknown German unit. Trucks are
visible in the background, including
a Hanomag SS100 road tractor.
(Thomas Anderson)
The AB41 was an effective Italian armoured car. Developed

as a security vehicle for use in the Italian colonies, it did
not have a high ground clearance. Despite its lack of off-
road capability, it was to prove itself on the solid roads of
the north of Italy and in the Balkans. (Thomas Anderson)
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The Siege of Sevastopol
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1/72
ŠKODA M.11
30.5CM
MÖRSER
aware of this Hauler kit. Since

I’ve always had a weakness
Stefan for heavy artillery guns, I
Szymanski couldn’t resist and so quickly
ordered the kit. Although I
builds Hauler’s have a lot of experience with
Mörser (t). They were used resin kits, I hadn’t really come
Skoda 30.5cm during the shelling of the across the Czech
Siege Mortar. Maginot Line, as well as during manufacturer Hauler before. I
the sieges of Sevastopol and was very pleasantly surprised
T
he Škoda M.11 30.5cm Leningrad on the Eastern by the quality of the kit. It is a
Mörser (Mortar) Front very high-quality resin kit. The
entered service in 1911 and Czech armies. After the mortar itself is made up of only
and had its baptism of collapse of the Czech The Kit a few parts, but these are very
Republic in 1939 and the It was by chance that I became precisely detailed, and the
fire in the Austro-Hungarian
Army (k.u.K) during World occupation of Yugoslavia two
War I. The reputation of the years later, six of these guns
artillery manufactured at the were captured by the
Škoda works in Pilsen was Germans. These were used in
excellent, and the German the Wehrmacht, where they
army procured eight of these were known as the 30.5cm-
guns, using them to bombard Mörser 638 (j) and 30.5cm-
the fortresses of Antwerp,
Liège and Maubeuge.
The gun was further
improved through the
experience gained during the Availability:
war, and a mounting was Hauler 1/72 Skoda 30.5cm
developed that could be Siege Howitzer (ref.
rotated through 360°. This HPH72035) is available from
M.16 version was used after www.hauler.cz. The finely cast resin
the war in the new Yugoslav components of the Hauler kit.
The assembled Hauler kit: note subsequent painting and used for the bombardment of
the beautifully detailed little weathering much easier. The the fortress of Sevastopol in
ammunition trolley. carriage with the gun, the 1942.
turntable, the substructure, For the Dunkelgrau, I used
and the separate cart with the Vallejo Panzer Dark Grey
projectile each formed an (71.058). If you look at wartime
assembly. images, you can see again
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The assembly was and again that Dunkelgrau
straightforward and the only was very dark, almost black.
additional detail I added was There is a danger that the
to replace the resin handles painted model is ‘swallowed’
on the ammunition lifting by the dark shade, so I
trolley with thin brass wire. lightened the Vallejo colour
enough to obtain a better
Painting and base for later weathering and
drybrushing. I also lightened
Weathering
the middle of the sheet metal
Hauler offers three options: a
to give the whole model more
pre-war gun, Wehrmacht
depth, especially important in
casting is flawless. You will 1939-42, and Wehrmacht
a small scale. Detailed work
look in vain for ‘spongy’ spots 1943-45. I opted for the early
was done with a brush. After
or larger air pockets typical of war Dunkelgrau version, as
sealing the model with gloss
resin kits. A small sheet of
varnish, I applied an oil paint
photoetched parts is also
wash using Burnt Umber and,
included. The instructions are
when completely dry, subtly
very clear and that, alongside
the parts count and quality of
the castings, makes this an
ideal choice for those new to
resin kits.
Construction
Resin kits are characterised by
the typical casting blocks,
which can be removed more
or less easily depending on
the quality of the kit. The most
important things are the
correct tools: a small resin
saw, various key files and a
sharp scalpel. In this case, the
individual components were
quickly removed and cleaned,
and I was able to concentrate
on the assembly. The parts
have an excellent fit, much like
a good injection-moulded
plastic kit. I divided the model
into different assemblies,
which would make the
drybrushed everything with a The kit was left in a series of sub-assemblies to
warm gray. Now I applied facilitate the subsequent painting and weathering.
some filters, beginning with
MIG Productions Blue for Dark
Grey (F240) and Brown for
Dark Green (F245). Finally, I
added a l particularly heavily
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used areas with General Dust

(F249) light brown filter.
Finally, I gave the model a
slightly dirty and dusty
appearance with a very subtle
wash of AK Interactive
Summer Kursk Earth (AK080),
an ochre enamel-based wash.
strips were cut and glued
The Diorama together. I made the
The base was also very groundwork from a mixture of
straightforward. I wanted the wood glue and water, bird The painted and
mortar to be in a slightly sand and talcum powder. I weathered gun.
excavated, fixed firing made some wooden planks
position. Of course, I started for the floor of the gun
by planning on a piece of emplacement, using balsa
paper. When I had drawn out wood, which I cut to fit.
the right size, the base and the Although the base of these
corresponding decorative guns was very often buried
due the massive recoil, I
refrained from doing this
because the structure was far
too fine and beautiful for me to The groundwork was grass from Noch, I added
hide it in the earth! coloured exclusively with some splashes of colour. I
pigments. I first used the very used tufts from the late
dark Mig Productions Russian autumn range, which have a
Earth (P034), and I then much less intense green.
gradually used successively Nevertheless, it was still
lighter pigments, applying necessary to dry brush them
them evermore sparingly in a with an ochre to give them an
technique similar to even drier appearance. Finally,
drybrushing. Using tufts of I sprayed the whole diorama
with a well-thinned coat of
Tamiya Buff (XF-57). This
always gives a diorama a
convincing dusty appearance,
bringing together the different
elements in a homogenous
and realistic finish.
The gun was test fitted on the diorama base
with the balsa wood emplacement. The figures work well together to
represent the gun crew at rest.
WORLD WAR II
The Figures figures used received different Conclusion cree the gun: a surfeit of tank
Although I have a decent heads. In addition, the artillery I can’t recommend this kit crews but nothing that would
assortment of World War II crews in this campaign often enough. It is great quality, and really work for artillery crew.
Wehrmacht figures in small wore a dark grey overall, the level of detail speaks for Hopefully one manufacturer or
scale, the search for suitable which was also found in tank itself. The kit is suitable for more will be moved to take
figures for the diorama proved repair units and among the beginners as well as more remedial action and close an
difficult. Although there is a ground crews of the Luftwaffe. experienced modellers and important niche in the
very large selection of tank Thus, the use of figures from would be the perfect small-scale modelling hobby!
crew and infantry figures for the Kriegsmarine didn’t seem introduction to resin kits. Once
almost every period of World a problem. complete, you’ll be rewarded
War II, there are very few gun I painted the figures with an artillery model that is
crews available. Here you only exclusively with oil paints. unusual and really striking in
seem to be able to fall back on After this was complete and this scale. What annoyed me
the old and poorly detailed the paint, the figures were most during this project was
soft plastic figures from Revell. sealed with an ultra-matt the lack of suitable figures to
This was not really an option varnish and placed on the
for me, so I looked for diorama. The scene shows a
something suitable from my pause in the bombardment,
large collection. The choice with the crew taking a breath
fell on Preiser, which no longer before resuming the assault
available, and submarine on Sevastopol.
crews from CMK. All the
1/35 Nikolay Grinev
BRONCO M24
CHAFFEE joins the MMI team
with the Bronco
Models kit.
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D
eveloped in 1943, War II and was intended
the M24 Chaffee – to replace the aging and in France. These were later the First Indochina War. As
officially designated obsolete M5. The initial batch transferred in equal numbers with the names given to
‘Light Tank M24’ – saw of thirty-four reached Europe to Troop F, 2nd Cavalry several other US tanks, the
action during the in November 1944 and were Reconnaissance Squadron moniker ‘Chaffee’ was given
latter part of World issued to the US 2nd Cavalry and Troop F, 42nd Cavalry by the British, in recognition of
Group (Mechanized) Reconnaissance Squadron. US Army general Adna R.
During the legendary Battle Chaffee Jr., who had been
of the Bulge, these units instrumental in the
were rushed to the southern development of tanks in the
sector; two of the M24s were United States Armed Forces.
detached to serve with the The M24 was mostly removed
740th Tank Battalion of the from US and NATO armies by
U.S. First Army. the 1960s, but it remained in
While the M24 appeared too service with some Third World
late to influence the course of countries for several years
the war, it became the afterwards.
benchmark for vehicles of its As an aside, the M24
class. Post-war, the M24 appears in two famous war
served in the Korean War, and movies: The Battle of the
it was also used by the French Bulge (1965) and The Bridge at
Army in the War in Algeria and Remagen (1969). In each case,
1 2
the Chaffees were used to are provided by way
represent the heavier M4 of an impressive,
Sherman. photoetched fret, and
we have the luxury of
The Model individual-link ‘snap
The starting point for this fit’ tracks for added
project was Bronco Models’ realism. As a bonus,
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2012 release, ‘US Light Tank the kit includes
M-24 Chaffee (Early a set of five
Production) w/Crew – NW tank crew
Europe 1944-45’. Despite figures (three
being a decade old, the kit is full and two
on a par with many current upper torso), these
offerings. To supplement the being from the
injection-moulded Dragon Models
components, smaller details range.
Both the hull and turret are
built up from several parts,
and feature a wealth of detail,
made even better by the
inclusion of the photoetched
Availability: components. However, while The roadwheels supports
US Light Tank M-24 Chaffee the suspension is designed to were undersized, so I made roller axles would be better
(Early Production) w/Crew be articulated, I decided to some better ones from plastic replaced by lengths of metal
– NW Europe 1944-45 (ref. permanently glue this in place, rod. I also felt that the return- rod (again to provide greater
CB35069) is available from feeling that it would be strength) (photos 1 & 2). The
good model shops. otherwise unable to fully designers at Bronco have
support the model. attempted to reproduce
weld-seams around the
vehicle, but for some reason
omitted certain prominent
ones. Using various
photographs as reference, I
added these using Green Stuff
Epoxy Putty (photo 3).
Given the relatively small size I closed the turret up (photo engine grilles, and turret I sealed the areas with a layer
of this vehicle, the turret 6). stowage box) (photos 8 & 9). I of varnish.
hatches are noticeably large. And so on to the tracks … as also replaced the various grab To create the worn winter
Since the kit provides a partial with the suspension, the handles and lifting points with camouflage, I applied an
interior (most importantly, a connection points are too lengths of copper wire. overall coat of AMMO’s Heavy
fully detailed gun breech), weak to allow them to be fully Chipping Effects (A.MIG-2011),
here was the perfect workable. Again, the solution Painting, Marking & followed by a diluted layer of
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opportunity to have the was to part-assemble the two

Weathering Tamiya Flat White (XF-2). The
hatches open to allow the sides, feed them around the important thing here was to
With the basic construction
viewer to appreciate this wheels, and carefully spot-
complete, and the model dilute the paint with water;
feature (photo 4). Although glue the links together. Once
broken down into sub- using acrylic thinner (X-20A)
the kit-supplied gun barrel is dry, they were then removed, assemblies, I applied a coat of would cause the paint to dry
perfectly acceptable, I opted to make life easier during the AMMO’s One-Shot Primer –
to replace this with a turned- painting stage (photo 7). too quickly, making the
Grey (A.MIG-2024). This was removal to achieve a suitably
metal version from RB Model; As mentioned earlier, the the first time I had used this
a sensible choice in theory, kit-supplied photoetched patchy appearance very
product; I was happy with the difficult indeed (photo 12).
but I had problems when it components are a real bonus. result and opting for a light
came to mating this with the That said, I decided to add Adopting the multi-layer
grey prevented the
rear section and breech further details from one of approach, I now applied a
subsequent base colour from
assembly (photo 5). The gun Voyager Model’s photoetch second coat of white, this time
being affected by the primer
breech and turret interior, sets (in particular, the rear- using AMMO’s Washable
shade. For the base colour
naturally, were painted before mounted hull stowage basket, itself, I opted for AMMO’s Olive White Camo (A.MIG-024)
Drab Base (A.MIG-926). Once (photo 13). As its name
this was completely dry, I suggests, this can be easily
created shadows and washed away to enhance the
highlights using Olive Drab worn appearance. However, it
Dark (A.MIG-925) and Olive is worth pointing out that this
Drab Light Base (A.MIG-927) needs to be carried out within
respectively (photo 10). around fifteen minutes, before
Although the subsequent the paint dries completely.
weathering and application of At this point, I considered the
a worn winter camouflage white to be far too stark, so I
would render these almost toned it down with a yellow
invisible, I felt they would at ochre filter. I could have
4 least take away the otherwise reached for a ready-made
monotone appearance of the colour but chose instead to
base colour. mix my own using oil paints,
The various markings were
heavily diluted with enamel
applied with the help of decal
thinner. I then treated the
setting/softening agents,
entire model to a coat of matt
compliments of the Russian
manufacturer, Mazhor Models. varnish and prepared my own
5 dark wash using oils and
Having decided to subject the
model to extensive enamel thinner. This was
weathering, the important step applied as a series of pin-
now was to replicate damage washes to emphasise raised
to the markings. Rather than details and panel lines. It also
doing this once they were in served to accentuate shadow
place, I scratched and cut areas, and to create streaking
away tiny portions while they effects in appropriate areas
were still on the backing (photo 14).
paper. Of course, this meant I must admit to being a great
that applying them to the fan of Michael Rinaldi’s work
model needed to be done with and particularly his ‘oil paint
extreme care (photo 11). rendering’ technique. Winter
The weathering sequence camouflage finishes are
began with a sponge-applied particularly suited to this type
light chipping effect, followed
of treatment. With that in mind,
by larger patches of exposed
I prepared a cardboard palette
metal replicated using a
of various colours: bitumen,
Japanese calligraphy brush.
Pre-filled with sepia ink, this is dark mud, light rust and dark
perfect for the task, being far rust. With the cardboard
easier to control than a absorbing much of the linseed
standard brush and paint. The oil, it was simply a case of
ink is relatively slow drying, applying the colours in small
allowing refinements and spots and blending them into
corrections to be made quite the surrounding areas with a
easily. Satisfied with the result, flat brush (photo 15).
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7
8 9
10 11
12 13
14 15
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16 17
Given that the setting for the various oil cans (compliments
finished model would be early of a MiniArt set). Photographs
Spring, with the snow rapidly show these vehicles
melting, it follows that the festooned with items of
ground would be wet and personal equipment. So
muddy. To recreate the having sourced suitable bags,
build-up of dirt and mud over pouches and helmets, I added
the vehicle, I made use of a photoetched straps, painted
range of pigments (again from and weathered the items, and
the AMMO range). Once positioned them logically
applied, these were secured around the tank (photo 17).
with AMMO’s Pigment Fixer. Finishing touches included
To supplement the pigment dirty footprints from the crew’s
treatment, I used a boots, which I added using
combination of Wet Effects (A. paint applied with a 18
MIG-2015) and Fresh Engine 3D-printed stamp (photo 18).
Oil (A.MIG-1408) to give the All that remained was to
impression of accumulated install the crew figures,
wet mud and focussed on which had been
lower areas such as the expertly painted
running gear and tracks by my friend, Ilya
(photo 16). Solutenkov. And
Time now to add appropriate with that, the
items of stowage. These project was
included ammo boxes, fuel complete.
and water Jerry cans (items
included with the kit), and
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WORLD WAR II
TRUMPETER
L4500A
Sergey Osipov returns with Trumpeter’s Mercedes-Benz L4500A w/3.7cm Flak 37.
T
he L4500 was a heavy- version was perfectly suited improved stability when the recently, such a project would
duty truck produced by as the mount for various Flak gun was in action, many of require sourcing one of the
Mercedes-Benz at their weapons. In certain instances, these vehicles were fitted very old (and expensive) resin
Gaggenau plant from the cab and radiator would with outrigger stabilisers. kits or converting Zvezda’s
1939 to 1944, and by Saurer be protected by armoured L4500A to accommodate one
until the end of the war. The panels, and the gun platform The Model of the many Flak 37 kits.
vehicle existed as a rear- flanked on both sides by I was particularly keen to
Thankfully, Trumpeter came
wheel drive (L4500S), and an fold-down mesh screens model the L4500A mounting
to the rescue last year, with
all-wheel drive (L4500A). Due (providing additional standing the 3.7cm Flak 37. Until
their ‘L4500A mit 3.7cm
to its versatility and rugged space for the crew). Offering Flak 37’. A further bit of good
construction, the vehicle was news, it appears that they are
used by the Wehrmacht in a planning to offer several other
variety of roles. In
particular, the ‘A’
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Trumpeter’s kit comes with a big pile of grey plastic, a clear sprue, several Trumpeter’s 3.7cm Flak 37 was first released in 2009 (ref. 02310) and is still a
sheets of photoetch and vinyl tyres. very good kit.
versions in the coming year.
Again, based on the L4500A,
these are to include the ‘5cm
Flak 41 I’, ‘2cm Flak 38’ and
‘5cm Flak 41 II’.
The first of these kits
comprises over 400 injection-
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moulded parts on 12 sprues, a
separate armoured cab, 3 PE
frets, and a set of vinyl
roadwheel tyres. Essentially,
the kit is a combination of
newly tooled truck
components, and the
company’s well-known Flak 37
(released back in 2009).
Having tackled the latter when
it was first released, I was
familiar with its features (both
good and bad), so I knew what Happily, I was
to expect. As before, I opted to sufficiently careful,
settle for the plastic version of with the result that the
the gun shield. While the Flak was able to both
photoetched version probably elevate and fully traverse.
provided. Another frustration
offers a more in-scale Onto the truck assembly and,
was the fact that the front axle
appearance, I was unsure as thankfully, there were no
was moulded in a fixed
to whether I would be able to major problems here. That
position. Preferring to have
bend this to the correct shape. said, I was somewhat
this steered to one side, I
This was not such a problem disappointed with the lack of
positioned the relevant parts,
with the gun operator’s shield, detail on the tyres’ sidewalls.
and fixed them with a flexible
so I used the photoetched Ideally, I should have replaced
rubber-like masking putty.
part, together with other the entire wheels with one of
smaller details. The most the resin aftermarket sets but
important part of the assembly decided to settle for what was
is to ensure that glue is not
allowed to stray
between the gun
itself and the mount.
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I didn’t use photoetch for the main shield. There are a wide array of aftermarket The chassis, engine and suspension sub-assembly.
sets and turned metal barrels available to detail the Trumpeter gun.
The armoured cab The Flak platform with the
fits together nicely. moveable outriggers and the
Note the photoetched gun in place.
radiator grille and
Mercedes Benz logo.
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Nine out of ten for Trumpeter on various online reference to worry about. One the fact that the some of the cab
for a well-detailed engine! Of images). Since my engine subject of interior details, the hatches would be open meant
course, for those wishing to compartment would be that basic painting and
have the bonnet open, further closed, this was not something weathering would be required
items such as electrical to the interior; nothing too
wiring and hoses will elaborate, as the area would
need to be added (based be largely in shadow with the
armoured panels in place.
Without doubt, the most
interesting – and challenging
– feature of the model was the
rear deck/flak-platform, with
its outriggers and fold-down
screens. Annoyingly, the
designers at Trumpeter have
presented the outriggers and
screens in ‘transport’
configuration only. Preferring
to have these movable took a
great deal of work, but the
result was well-worth the
effort.
Painting, Marking &

Weathering
With basic construction
7 8
The various sub-assemblies ready for the paint. The model primed in black and white in preparation for the base coat.
9 10
The base Dunkelgrau applied and appropriate areas highlighted with the The interior was barely visible, but I painted it and weathered it before gluing it
addition of white. in place inside the cab.
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The chassis was similarly painted and weathered before the armoured bonnet, Dots of oil paint were added to the body and then blended in with an almost
cab and Flak platform were fixed in place. dry, flat brush to give some chromatic richness to the monotone finish.
complete, and the model Grey (XF-66). While German model with a coat of satin was ready to apply a series of
broken down into sub- Grey (XF-63) seems to be a varnish and allowed this to dry washes. I used two of Tamiya’s
assemblies, I was ready to popular choice for before making a start on the Panel Line Accent Colors:
make a start on the painting. Dunkelgrau, I specifically ‘oil dot’ technique’. This Dark Brown for the general
Although not a particular fan chose XF-20, feeling that this currently popular method coverage; and Black to
of the ‘black and white’ shade would lend itself better involves applying small spots
accentuate the effects of fuel,
technique, I thought it might to subsequent weathering of oil colour and then fading
effects. Satisfied with the these into the surrounding oil and smoke residue.
be worth trying it out on this
model. For this, I used two appearance so far, I applied a areas using various brushes With a third coat of varnish,
water-based primers from the filter layer of AMMO’s A. moistened with enamel this time matt, I used a Liquid
Russian company, Pacific88. MIG-1509 (Blue Filter for Dark thinner. It was time now to add Chrome Marker from the
The black and white primer Grey). Smaller details were appropriate decals. These Molotow range to pick out
coat would prepare the brush-painted with were limited to a tactical headlight reflectors, rear-view
surfaces for subsequent appropriate colours. Along marking on the front off-side mirrors, and hydraulic rams of
painting, and act as a pre- with the chassis, I also painted mudguard, vehicle data the outriggers. Unlike both
shading layer. and weathered the engine. panels on the cab doors, and enamel- and acrylic-based
With the primer fully dry, I True, this would be totally front/rear registration plates.
metallic paints, these marker
moved on to applying the unseen with the bonnet To reduce the chance of the
base colour, followed by a closed, unless someone dreaded ‘silvering’ effect, I pens provide a smooth and
series of highlights. For these, decided to inspect the model fixed the decals in place with a even finish. That said, it is
I used acrylics from the Tamiya from beneath. small amount of vinegar. The important to allow them to dry
range: Dark Grey (XF-20), In preparation for model was now treated to a fully before touching the
Neutral Grey (XF-53) and Light weathering, I sealed the coat of gloss varnish, and I surface.
13 14
A Molotow Chrome marker pen is the perfect way to add a realistic touch to the Mud and dirt effects were added with enamel-based products.
interior of plastic headlights.
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Various ‘streaking grime’ products were used to replicate watermarks and dirt Final weathering effects were added on both the truck and gun using a variety
streaks on the vertical surfaces of the truck. of dry pigment
The model can be displayed in
either combat or transport mode.
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Back to ‘old-school’ dry accumulation of dirt and dust shades of dry pigment
brushing, using a light blue to over the model. Given the were then used to
highlight panel edges and tread pattern of the kit’s tyres, I replicate smoke residue
raised details. This technique guess the vehicle was not around the Flak 37, as
fell out of favour among intended for off-road use. well as further dust
armour modellers, but it is still However, it is likely that there effects around the
useful in adding depth, would still be a fair amount of vehicle body. And finally,
especially to monotone road dirt and dust in evidence. graphite from the tip of a
models. And let us not forget Focusing on lower portions of pencil highlighted
the almost obligatory the vehicle, I combined AK exposed metal in
‘streaking’ effects. Here I used Interactive and Wilder specific areas.
a combination of AMMO’s products: first by airbrushing a
enamel-based Streaking heavily diluted layer to give Conclusion
Grime for Panzer Grey (A. the impression of dried mud; Trumpeter’s new
MIG-1202) and Dark Streaking and finally, a spattering L4500A builds up into
Grime (A.MIG-1206). The next technique to suggest more- an impressive and large
task was to replicate the recent coverage. Various truck and mounting the
various Flak guns on the
back will certainly
increase their popularity
among armour
Availability:
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Trumpeter 1/35 L4500A mit eminently buildable and
3.7cm Flak 37 (ref. 09593) is with some additional
available from good model detailing, and perhaps
shops. Trumpeter kits are replacement resin
distributed in the UK by wheels and tyres, will
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bachmann.co.uk). demanding of modellers.
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LIMITED T-34/76
MOD.1942
WORLD WAR II
Özgur Güner presents

the second part of his simple ‘how to’ article.
was green … but what type of
Back to Basics Part 2 green? The exact shade

largely depended on the
factory producing that batch of
vehicles. Another factor was
H
aving completed the applying a good primer coat. coat of grey (photo 1), this
the availability and quality of
basic construction, Not only does this show up was left to completely dry
the paint used, which
it was time now to any errors from the before moving on to the base
add some colour. constantly changed during the
construction, but it also colour.
war. As a result, there were
In my opinion, the painting creates a homogenous As with brush painting, it is
many different shades of
and weathering stages are surface (particularly important wise to have the best green, so the modeller has
the most critical part of any when different materials have equipment you can plenty of scope. More
project; no matter how well a been used). Equally important, reasonably afford. This important than being dogmatic
model has been constructed, the matt finish provides a includes a compressor and at about the base colour is to
it is these two elements that suitable key for the least one good- quality make use of different tones to
really make or break the subsequent paint application. airbrush. Of course, before achieve highlights and
finished appearance. I also As for the choice of primers, applying the base coat, some shadow. Simply relying on one
feel that the best results there are several options: research is required to colour means that the finished
are achieved when the ready-to-use spray cans, determine the correct colours model lacks form, as the eye is
painting and weathering are primers formulated for for a particular model. While unable to register the
considered as an integrated airbrushes, and standard other modellers’ work can be variations on such small
process. paints. My preference is Revell a useful source, it is a good surfaces.
While some modellers tend Mouse Grey (47), which I dilute idea to cross-reference with There are many techniques
to ignore the priming stage, to 50%, and apply with a photographs and illustrations for achieving tonal
feeling that it is a waste of time medium-tipped (0.4mm) of period vehicles. The differences, each with their
and materials, I believe it is airbrush. So, with the entire standard colour for Soviet own advantages and
always worth the effort of model receiving an overall vehicles during World War II difficulties. Terms such as
1 2
3
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‘pre-shading’, ‘post-shading’, coat (photo 2). The next step 4
‘panel fading’, ‘colour was to create highlights. Here
modulation’, ‘zenithal lighting’ I simply added a small amount
and ‘black & white’ are often of Dark Yellow (XF-60) to the
read in modelling articles or mix, and slightly increased the
on Social Media. However, proportion of thinners (photo
these are merely suggested 3). Incidentally, substituting
methods. Which of these (if the dark yellow for white or
any) you decide to use
depends on the effect you
want to create. On this
occasion, I planned to depict a
slightly used, dusty and
muddy tank; one that had
seen some action but had
not suffered heavy
damage or significant
fading to its paintwork. Thus, I
limited my techniques to some
colour modulation and
zenithal lightning effects.
The first colour to be applied
would create the deep
shadows and was made from
an equal mix of Tamiya Deep would naturally occur.
Green (XF-26) and Olive Assuming that the light would
Green (XF-58). Again, diluted be from above, the upper
light grey will produce a faded
50% with Tamiya’s Lacquer surfaces would be the most
effect to the base colour.
Thinner, this was applied to
However, as I was mainly affected. As for the wheels,
the entire model in an even
concerned with creating only the mid-portions were
highlights, it was important to highlighted, the remaining
understand where these parts being in shadow. By
modifying the proportion of
yellow, I was able to achieve a
smooth transition between
highlights and shadow. At the
point where I was ready to add
the lightest tones, I continued
to increase the
amount of dark
yellow along with a
small amount of Flat
White (XF-2).
Switching to a fine
tip (0.2mm), I used
small pieces of
paper for masking. The result
was a high contrast, as later
weathering effects would
reduce the contrast to create a
more-realistic appearance
(photo 4).
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7 8
9 10
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With the airbrushing complete, rimmed roadwheels. The tyres giving the impression of faded 11). With the dots applied,
I now turned to brushes for the were painted with Vallejo paint from exposure to the sun these were blended using a
detail painting and final Panzer Aces Dark Rubber and the elements, it would wide brush moistened with
highlights. The highlighting (70.306) and the steel rims also serve to blend the various solvent. Various types are
here was carried out very were simulated with graphite tones. Using the popular ‘dot’ available, such as white spirit,
much like drybrushing, but in a from a pencil, before being technique, I first transferred MIG Productions’ Thinners
more controlled manner. I buffed with cloth to give a small amounts of colour to a and (my favourite) Schminke’s
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recommend Vallejo acrylics for polished metal appearance piece of cardboard. This is Diluent N (photos 12 & 13).
this, as their range of colours (photos 7 & 8). essential, as it allows most of Some important tips:
is excellent, and they are For many modellers, oil the oil to be absorbed, (i) Turpentine should be
ideally suited to brush paints are only used for ensuring that the paint dries to avoided as it is too strong. As
painting. An area that really weathering effects. However, I a matt finish (it also speeds up well as damaging the
benefited from this treatment also find them to be the curing time). The colours paintwork, it can react with the
was the series of air-intakes on particularly useful for consisted of several greens plastic causing small
the top and sides of the rear modifying the tone of the base and browns, buff, yellow, white components to fall off!
hull. If you are not using an colour. Before using them for and light blue (photo 10). For (ii) The brush needs to be
etched-brass detailing set, the this purpose, it is important to this fading section, I chose the moist. If applied too wet, this
kit parts need to be enhanced apply a coat of satin varnish to lighter colours, and applied will simply remove the colours
to give some depth. Having protect the paintwork. I opted them with a fine-pointed brush rather than blending them.
applied a light tone to the for Vallejo’s varnish, but any to the middle portions of the (iii) The blending needs to be
raised portions, I planned to acrylic, satin varnish is fine. large surfaces. The darker done lightly. Rather than
introduce a dark wash to the Note how the varnish darkens colours would then be used to mixing the colours together,
recesses (photo 5). I gave an the surface, something to be emphasise shadow and dirt on they should be used to modify
initial coat to the exhaust pipes aware of when choosing your lower areas. I suggest the surface tone.
and applied the decal initial colour (photo 9). restricting the amount of Moving on to the darker
markings to the turret sides Once the varnish was dry, I white, as this is a very strong areas, I applied tiny amounts
and rear (photo 6). This T-34 began to apply a fading effect colour that can distort the of the Burnt Umber, and
was fitted with a combination to the paintwork. As well finished appearance (photo blended them in a similar
of rubber-tyred and steel- manner. It is important to make
sure the brush is clean before
moving on to the next area,
and to choose a colour that is
appropriate for the vehicle’s
base colour (photo 14)
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Having allowed the oils to dry Özgül for this tip) (photo 18). colour were applied, before particular job. Also, pigments
for at least 24 hours, it was Satisfied with the general being dragged downwards behave differently depending
time to apply a pin-wash. appearance, I continued by using a moist brush (photo on whether they are applied
Again, you can prepare your adding the inner portions of 23). Some of the areas that wet or dry and can only be
own wash, but for the chips and scratches. Here I had previously been diluted with appropriate types
convenience I prefer to use used a combination of German weathered were now touched of thinners.
MIG Productions Dark Wash Cam. Black Brown (70.822) with small amounts of Using a selection of earth-
(P220). After about 15-minutes and Black Grey (71.056) buff-coloured oil paint and coloured pigments, I mixed
drying time, any excess was (photos 19 & 20). spread around with the help of the darkest of these with white
removed using a brush dipped The next stage began with a thinners (photo 24). spirit and fine sand to create a
in MIG’s Thinners (photo 15). light spray of Tamiya’s Earth Over recent years, pigments mud texture. Applied with a
The final part of the painting and Buff colours to various have become a popular brush, this was stippled onto
focused on the tracks. These areas (photo 212). The entire weathering medium. the required area. While this
were given an initial coat of model was then given a coat Modellers have developed a was still wet, I sprinkled the
Testors Model Master of Vallejo’s Matt Varnish wide range of techniques and mid-tone (in its dry state) over
Aluminium (1781). The areas (70.520), diluted 50% with applications, too numerous to the top and allowed it to be
that would be in contact with thinners and airbrush cleaner mention here. There are, absorbed into the surface.
the road wheels were then (photo 22). While some prefer however, some useful tips: Not
masked, and the tracks Small drops of Pigment Fixer
to use satin varnish, I find the all pigments are the same;
over-painted with a mix of were then added, before
matt version offers better some are enamel or oil-based
black and brown (photo 16). adhesion when applying being left to completely dry
(such as AK Interactive and (photo 25). In the meantime, I
All that remained was to pigments for weathering. With AMMO), some are acrylic- painted the interior of the
remove the masks, before the varnish completely dry, I based (Vallejo but also now headlight using Testors Model
proceeding to the weathering began the first layer of streaks
AMMO). Each has its own uses Master Chrome Silver (1790).
stages. to the paintwork. As with
and limitations, so it is worth This had to be done very
When assembling the model, before, small spots of oil
I had removed the front experimenting to find out carefully, as any stray marks
mudguards. exposing areas of which is best suited for a would be difficult to remove
paint with different levels of without damaging the
wear. Armed surrounding paintwork. Once
with a completed, I masked off the
fine-tipped headlight before returning to
brush and the pigment work (photo 26).
Panzer Aces
Highlight Russian
Tank Crew II (70.330),
I began to apply the
initial marks,
concentrating on
small areas at a time.
A piece of sponge
can also be used, though
this should have large
pores (the type used for
packing electronic items is
ideal). Again, the ‘sponge’
technique requires practice,
so experimenting on scrap
material is advisable (photo
17). Vallejo paints dry
relatively fast. While still wet,
mistakes can be corrected
with water. Once dry, the best
method is to carefully scrape
away with the tip of a sharp
hobby knife (thanks to Murat
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19 20
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23 24
25 26
28
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With the initial layers dry, it Applied dry, these were vehicle is AK Interactive’s Fuel spare track-links, tarpaulin
was time to add further followed by drops of fixer, and Stains (AK025). While these sheets (made from Tamiya
colours. Using AK Interactives’ the process repeated until I certainly add to the realism, it Epoxy Putty) … all painted with
Earth Effects (AK017) and was satisfied with the result is essential to apply them in Vallejo acrylics. And with that,
Fresh Mud (AK016), I flicked (photo 28). A similar logical areas, and to avoid the model was complete.
these from the tip of a stiff technique was used to overstating the effect. And
brush, allowing them to weather the tracks, this time finally, a few small but vital
spread across lower areas of using a wider range of colours. additions: surface stains and
the model. Once again, Having dry-brushed the tracks streaks, formed from diluted
minimal amounts of paint are with black, I used more of the Vallejo colours; and sooting to
required, and practicing on Chrome Silver to depict the Availability:
the exhaust outlets, made
scrap material is certainly worn areas, followed by from dry pigments (photo 30). Dragon Models Limited
advisable. I also found it best graphite from the tip of a T-34/76 Mod.1942 Hexagonal
All that remained was to add
to work from light to dark to pencil to give a metallic sheen Turret (Soft Edge Type) (ref.
some carefully chosen items
(photo 29). 6424) is available from all
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COPPER STATE
MODELS LANCIA
1ZM
WORLD WAR I
Lancia 1ZM
in Small Scale Ilya Yut builds the new
Copper State Models kit.
L
ike the other major is best known for their range Lancia, a subject previously sheet seems to weigh more
belligerent nations in of World War I planes, but released in 1/35. than the plastic parts.
World War I, Italy used recent years have seen them The boxart is good and the The build was very easy,
armoured cars based expand into the 1/35-scale marking options are very quick and enjoyable. The
on existing truck chassis. armour market with several appealing, so I thought why detailing is okay for the Braille
Using automotive companies World War I armoured cars. not try this small-scale gem. scale, but I made a couple of
like FIAT and Lancia, Italy This was a niche that until Small it certainly is, and the improvements, replacing the
produced several such recently was poorly served by weird thick plastic instruction footsteps with wire and the
armoured cars. The Lancia plastic kit manufacturers, but
1ZM was built on Lancia 2t CSM, Roden, Meng and, of
chassis and was produced in course, MiniArt have remedied
several batches with minor that. In 2021 CSM
differences. For example, complemented their range
the earlier ones had a third with a 1/72-scale kit of the
machine gun in an additional
small turret atop of the big
turret, while later ones, had
their third machine-gun in
the rear of the hull. Lancias
were used during the Great
War, then between the wars
in Ethiopia, and then in World
War II by both the Italians and
the Germans. Machine guns
were changed over time,
switching from water-cooled
to air-cooled designs.
Copper State Models’ Lancia is a sublime little kit, simple to build but
Small is Beautiful nicely detailed and a pleasure to build. Assembled out of the box, it
Copper State Models (CSM) shouldn’t cause any problems, but it is a very small model, measuring
only about 7cm in length.
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1
2 3
headlights with products by masked several areas to avoid perfect, although oddly CSM
Elf. Both changes were done overspray and airbrushed have you paint the green on
at the very end of weathering lighter tones. I mixed them by the red-white decal for the
part of the project. The adding other greens, Buff Italian tricolour (photo 2).
Availability:
principal problem I found with (XF-57), Yellow (XF-3) and After a layer of very dilute Copper State Models 1/72
the build was the thick sprue White (XF-20 to the Field Grey. gloss varnish, I applied a dark Italian Armoured Car 1ZM
attachments on every wheel. The process was repeated for pin was using a mix of old Mig (ref. CSM72001) is available
The interior is very all panels (photo 1). Production Black and Brown from good model shops.
rudimentary and, as the model Then I brush painted the washes. The contrast was
would be closed-up, I didn’t tyres and other minor details further emphasised by oil
bother even to glue the using Vallejo acrylics. This paints, applied as fake
steering wheel in place. time I decided not to paint any shadows here and there.
chip, simply because the Small dots of oils were applied
Painting and model is small, and I was lazy. on the model and blended
Weathering The decals by Cartograph are with almost dry, flat brush
The angular shape of (photo 3).
the vehicle begged for
some colour
modulation. I started
with Tamiya Field Grey
(XF-65), covering the
entire model. Then I
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The underside of the car was will see it underneath unless Mud speckles were applied no exception. I used dark earth
covered with AK Interactive’s they turn the model upside using Vallejo products. I find it and dust-coloured oil paints to
Light Dust (AK4062) and Sand down! (photo 4). I added convenient to apply acrylic apply general streaking
Yellow (AK4601) deposits. more dust on the upper mud splashes over general effects and more precise
Once they had dried, the surfaces using the same AK dust made with enamels. Any streaks here and there. With
excess paint – or more Interactive potions and oil ‘overspray’ of acrylics can some practice this technique
correctly pigment – was paint. I blended them by easily be removed with water adds an eye-catching touch.
removed with a stiff dry brush. stippling and vertical motions without ruining the previous With the weathering done, I
It’s a basic finish, but no one (photo 5). enamel-based layer. The only glued the wheels, rails,
thing to remember is to work headlights and other stuff.
quickly; the acrylics dry quickly Now the little armoured car is
(photo 6). ready to roll!
Vertical streaks look cool on
any model, and the Lancia is
Armour In Action
Leopard 2A7V
ARMOUR IN ACTION
Ralph Zwilling looks at the latest addition to

the Bundeswehr’s tank fleet.
A Leopard 2A7V of 393

Panzerbatallion at their
headquarters of Bad
Frankenhausen in Thuringia in
October 2021.
O
n 5 May 2017, the combat capability upgrade, Kingdom of Denmark, Friis successful completion of the
Bundeswehr and with the suffix ‘V’ (verbessert Arne Petersen. Almost 40 extensive tests, the
Krauss-Maffei or improved). Once all the years after the roll-out of the Commander of the German
Wegmann GmbH vehicles have been upgraded, first Leopard 2 and roughly a Elements Multinational Corps
& Co. KG (KMW) signed a this suffix will be dropped century after its namesake, the and Basic Military
contract worth €760 million again. A7V, the first Leopard 2A7V Organisation of the German
for the combat capability At a ceremony on 29 thus left the production halls. Army, Lieutenant General
upgrade of the twenty October 2019, at the KMW Although the key for the first Stephan Thomas, handed over
Leopard 2A7s already in facilities in Munich, the latest Leopard 2A7V was the key of the first Leopard
service to 2A7V standard, versions of the Leopard 2 symbolically handed over to 2A7V to the commander of
as well as the production were handed over to Germany soldiers of 203rd Armour Panzerbatallion 393 (393rd
and delivery of 84 additional and Denmark by the Chairman Battalion from Augustdorf, the Armour Battalion), Lieutenant-
Leopard 2A7Vs (with 68 of of the Board of Management two early series-production Colonel Andy Weißenborn, in
these converted from retired of KMW, Frank Haun, the vehicles initially went to Bad Frankenhausen on 15
Leopard 2A4) between 2020 Parliamentary State Secretary various Bundeswehr agencies September 2021.
and 2023. A total of 104 at the Federal Ministry of for a few months as part of an
vehicles will be designated Defense, Dr. Peter Tauber, and integrated verification and The Measures in Detail
Leopard 2A7V during the the Ambassador of the operational test. Following the The Leopard 2A7V main battle
From the side two of the distinctive

features of this latest Leopard
2 variant are evident: the newly
designed six grenade launcher array
and the new pattern side skirts.
tank was deliberately
designed to increase the
number of vehicles in service
with the Bundeswehr. In
addition, existing
obsolescence problems had
to be solved and the project
ARMOUR IN ACTION
completed within a strict
timeframe. For these reasons,
various technical measures
were ruled out from the
beginning that could not be
brought to production maturity
in the time available. As was
the case with the Leopard 2A7,
the modifications to the
Leopard 2A7V, which primarily
affect protection, mobility,
controllability, endurance and
firepower, consist not only of A good view of the new, heavier
armoured side skirts fitted to
performance-enhancing Leopard 2A7V.
measures but also of
complementary ones. For
example, the protection level From the front the changes to the
new dual glacis plate with the
of the chassis will be
newly installed SPECTUS II system
increased by replacing the for the driver are evident.
internal protection modules in
the front of the hull with
modern protection modules in
D technology, adapting a front
protection module at the bow,
and a dual glacis plate
protection, as well as catchers
in the side hull area and the
installation of universal
brackets for the optional
mounting of heavy side skirts.
Since the hulls of the 68
Leopard 2A4s scheduled for
conversion to Leopard 2A7V
were already too worn and the
conversion would have been
too complex and cost-
intensive, new hulls are being
built for these vehicles. In
addition to the modifications
necessary to attach the heavy
side skirts to the sides of the
vehicle, the taillights are
integrated into the cooling air
outlet grilles and modular
fittings are attached at the rear
ARMOUR IN ACTION
of the hull. Multifunctional

protective mountings for
optional attachment of
additional armour were also
fitted to the turret sides.
Due to the new P 25000 HD
final drives with modified
transmission ratios, the
Leopard 2A7V is now again
able to adequately perform
the tactical ‘jump’ from cover.
However, this advantage
comes at the cost of a reduced
top speed, which is anyway
rather a pure nominal value
without any practical use. In
addition, the vehicle receives
a 570 Z end connector track
adapted to the increased
weight, new sprockets,
reinforced torsion bars and
four additional hydraulic bump
stops.
In addition to an ATTICA
third-generation thermal sight
and a new eye-safe laser
rangefinder in the EMES 15A2
main sight, the gunner will
have an additional display to
the left of his control handles.
This allows him to observe the
EMES and PERI R17A3 fields of
view safely for longer due to
the more ergonomic seating
position. To increase night
combat capability, a SPECTUS
II (Spectral Technology for
Unlimited Sight) multi-spectral
driver assistance system with
a sCMOS camera each for
daytime vision and residual
light vision, as well as an
uncooled thermal sight, is
fitted to both the front and rear
of the vehicle. The front and
rear views are displayed on
two different displays.
The modular fighting
(top) The reconfiguration of the glacis

plate has necessitated the removal of
the track grousers to the turret rear.
(centre) A detailed view of the
new six-launcher smoke grenade
array. The two launchers on the
underside have been deleted in this
arrangement to allow for the new
add-on turret armour to be fitted.
(left) The commander’s cupola and
the PERI R17A3 commander’s sight
fitted with the third-generation
ATTICA thermal imaging system first
introduced on the Leopard 2A7.
(right) The configuration of tools on
the engine has been redesigned for
the Leopard 2A7V. Note too the rear
SPECTUS II camera.
(centre) The Integrietes Führungs-
und Informationssytem (IFIS) was
introduced on the Leopard 2A7 and is
also fitted to the GTK Boxer and Puma
ARMOUR IN ACTION
AIFV, providing a common command
system across the major warfighting
elements of the Bundeswehr. Here
the commander checks his portable
display.
(bottom) The rear of the turret
showing the new stowage
arrangement for the track grousers.
Note the long stowage box for the
Comrod antennas.
compartment cooling system

introduced in the Leopard 2A7
version and installed in the
turret rear is being replaced by
a new system with a cooling
capacity of up to 10kW, which
also includes a modern NBC
overpressure protection
ventilation system. This
system is used not only for
cooling the turret fighting
compartment, but also for
cooling the electronics room
and the ammunition room in
the turret. The old NBC
compartment on the left side
of the hull can now be used for
another cooling unit with up to
10kW cooling capacity
especially for the driver. By
means of a hose, the
tempered air is now also fed
into the driver’s compartment,
which had been a requirement
of the tank crews for a very
long time.
All 68 vehicles originally
based on the Leopard 2A4
main battle tank will be
equipped with the new L55A1
120 mm smoothbore gun,
including new breechblocks,
recoil brakes and
recuperators, which permits
significantly higher gas
pressure. To be able to carry
the heaviest type of
ammunition to date, the DM11
cartridge, without restrictions
on stowage location and
number, the ammunition
holders in the turret and hull
are being revised. On the
Leopard 2A7V, the 76mm
smoke grenade discharger
system has only six instead of
eight launchers per turret side.
With the installation of an
Explosion Resistant GPS
Receiver (ERGR), the vehicle
receives a modern navigation
system with higher accuracy
and deception resistance
ARMOUR IN ACTION
against GPS signal (above) The turret roof has the same
small-arms stowage box as was fitted
interference. As part of to the Leopard 2A6M+. The Leopard
obsolescence and 2A6M+ was an interim measure in
vulnerability elimination, a new 2017, upgrading 50 Leopard 2A6M
digitised control system for the with some of the features of the 2A7.
electric weapon tracking (right) The right-hand turret side of
system and a new the Leopard 2A7V is also fitted with
commander’s monitor with an this new stowage bin just in front of
the smoke grenade launchers.
8.4” display will be installed.
These will be introduced with
the Leopard 2A7V version but
will also be retrofitted to older
versions in the long term. The
stowage concept of the
Leopard 2A7V has also been
adapted again compared with
the Leopard 2A7. For example,
sixteen snow grousers and a
fire extinguisher are now
carried in holders at the rear of
the turret. Due to external
changes, the Barracuda
multispectral protection
equipment already introduced
with the Leopard 2A7 also had
to be adapted to the Leopard
2A7V.
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The Second World War Tank Crisis: the Fall & Rise of British which was one of the best
A ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST MILITARY TITLES
Armour 1919-1945 main battle tanks of the

Author: Dick Taylor Price: £25.00 (hb) post-war era.
Publisher: Pen & Sword Review: David Grummitt In producing this account,
ISBN: 978-1-39900-3-520 Taylor is firmly following
in the footsteps of other
writers, like Duncan
D ick Taylor is recognised as
one of the leading authorities
on British armour and is the
value but should be questioned
and analysed. Taylor examines at
the flaws in British financial policy,
Fletcher, who have
similarly decried the quality
of British tanks during
official historian of the Royal tank doctrine, design, production World War II. He does this,
Armoured Corps. In this thoroughly and development before and however, in a dispassionate
researched and well-written throughout the war years which and objective way as
history, Taylor surveys the often had fatal consequences possible, grounding his
British tank from end of World for the crews who were sent conclusions in the official
War I through World War II. His to fight and to be ‘murdered’ history and the records
conclusions are scathing. British in ‘mechanical abortions’. of government. Sadly, the
tanks performed so badly that it is Their direct experience of the story of government and
difficult to bring to mind any other shortcomings of these machines military incompetence
British weapon of the period that is an important element of the that very few of these lessons of
which lays behind much of this
provokes such a strong sense of story. He also considers how narrative does not seem to have the past have been digested by
failure. Unfortunately, many of the British tanks compared to those ended with World War II, despite today’s politicians, civil servants
accusations appear to be true, and of the opposition and contrasts the success of the Centurion. and military planners. This is
British tanks were in many ways tank production for the army with British armour development an excellent book and required
a disgrace. But why was Britain, the production of aircraft for the continued to be plagued with reading for anyone interested
the country that invented them, RAF during the same period. He problems into the Cold War and in the history of the tank and
consistently unable to field tanks goes on to explain how, later in beyond, and the latest fiasco
armoured warfare in general. Our
of the required quality or quantity the conflict, British tank design over the development of Ajax, the
throughout the conflict? This improved to the point where successor for the CVR(T) family of thanks to the publisher for the
perceived failure has taken on the their tanks were in many ways reconnaissance vehicles introduced review copy (www.pen-and-sword.
status of a myth, but, like all myths, superior to those of the Americans in the early 1970s and expected to co.uk), it is available from good
it should not be accepted at face and Germans and how they then remain in service until 1973, shows bookshops.
Tanks in the Easter Offensive 1972: the Vietnam War’s Great

T he use of armour in the
Vietnam War is little known
or understood. Recent releases
Conventional Clash (New Vanguard 303)
to analyse the technical and
organisational factors that shaped
Author: William E Hiestand Price: £11.99 (pb) the outcome. Despite the ARVN’s
by Tamiya, AFV Club and MiniArt, Publisher: Osprey Publishing Review: David Grummitt
however, have made available defensive success in October 1972,
ISBN: 978-1-47284-9-021
to the modeller a wide range of North Vietnam massively expanded
Vietnam armour in kit form, so its armour forces over the next two
there is a renewed interest in this of North and South Vietnam, newly tanks and was counteracted on the years while US support waned.
chapter of the history of armoured equipped with the most modern opposite side by Saigon’s newly This imbalance with key strategic
warfare in the twentieth century. Soviet and US tanks and weaponry, equipped armoured force using
This study explains how the armies misjudgements by the South
fought the decisive armoured US medium tanks. The result was
Vietnamese President led to the
battles of the Easter Offensive. ferocious fighting between major
Wearied by years of fighting Cold War-era US and Soviet tanks stunning defeat of the South in
against both the Viet Cong and and mechanised equipment, pitting 1975 when T-54 tanks crashed
North Vietnamese regulars, M48 medium and M41 light tanks through the fence surrounding
the United States had almost against their T-54 and PT-76 rivals the Presidential palace and took
completely withdrawn its in a variety of combat environments Saigon on 30 April 1975. This is a
forces from Vietnam by early ranging from dense jungle to
very good book which sheds light
1972. Determined to halt the urban terrain. Both sides employed
expansion and improvement cutting-edge weaponry for the first on this oft-overlooked campaign
of South Vietnamese forces time, including the US TOW and and is highly recommended to
under the US ‘Vietnamization’ Soviet 9M14 Malyutka wire-guided students of the Vietnam War and
programme, North Vietnam anti-tank missiles. modellers looking for inspiration
launched a major fourteen- This volume examines the tanks, a slightly different Vietnam War
division attack in March armoured forces and weapons
project. Our thanks to Osprey
1972 against the South that that clashed in this little-known
became known as the ‘Easter campaign in detail, using after- Publishing for the review copy
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new Panther tank in the Panzer moves onto the experience of
Panzer III Regiments. combat on the Eastern Front in
Author: Thomas Anderson Price: £35.00 (hb) Anderson’s book is a treasure 1942 and 1943. The final chapter
Publisher: Osprey Publishing Review: David Grummitt trove of new archival images looks at the other vehicles built
ISBN: 978-1-47284-5-870 of the Panzer III and first-hand on the Panzer III chassis and
accounts drawn from his tireless has some interesting and rare
endeavour among original
several books for Osprey on images of the Munitionpanzer and
documents. The book begins
various aspects of this. His latest Bergepanzer III (used to support
by setting the scene on the
looks at the Panzer III, the mainstay the StuG III and Tiger I units from
conceptual developments behind
of the Panzerwaffe in the early 1943), as well as the unpopular
the ‘Blitzkrieg Panzer’, before
years of the war. The Panzer III, looking at the development of the Panzerbeobachtungswagen
as Anderson explains, was the tank and its early production. Its (armoured observation tank) used
‘Blitzkrieg Panzer’, a tank designed combat experience in Poland and to support units equipped with the
to lead the German armies in new France is then examined in detail, Wespe and Hummel self-propelled
form of warfare developed by before exploring the developments howitzers.
Heinz Guderian and his colleagues to the tank incorporated as a result This is an excellent book, packed
in the 1930s. Relatively few were of that experience. Chapters six full of information and inspirational
available for the Polish and French to eight look at the zenith of the period photos, and highly
campaigns, but by 1941 the Panzer Panzer III’s service, the Balkan
III was the most important German recommended to anyone with an
campaign, North Africa and the
tank in the Western Desert and for interest in German armoured forces
T homas Anderson, as regular
readers will know, is a German
researcher with a huge corpus
the invasion of Russia. It continued
to fulfil this role until 1943, when
invasion of Russia. The Panzer
III, like all German tanks during
the war, was subject to constant
during World War II. It certainly fills a
gap in the literature on this
of published work, based upon the limitations of its 5cm main improvement, principally, in the oft-overlooked Panzer. Our thanks
extensive research in archives, gun rendered it largely obsolete case of the Panzer III, the fitting to Osprey Publishing for the review
on the German armoured forces in the tank vs. tank role and it of the longer L/60 gun and this is copy (www.ospreypublishing.com),
of World War II. He has written gave way to the Panzer IV and the explored next, before Anderson it is available from good bookshops.
Tanks at the Iron Curtain 1946-60: Early Cold War Armor in Federal Republic of Germany and
Central Europe (New Vanguard 301) the other smaller NATO nations.
Author: Steve Zaloga Price: £11.99 (pb) The book continues with a series
Publisher: Osprey Publishing Review: David Grummitt of comparisons between the
ISBN: 978-1-47284-3-296 principal tanks of the two sides,
both in terms of their technical
that faced each other across the of the balance of forces and the characteristics and performance
and their relative experience in the
central European plain during developments both in doctrine
combat. The comparison is also
the Cold War, from the end of and tank design that occurred
helped by an analysis of a British
World War II to the collapse of the during the 1950s. As well as tactical
Army report comparing Soviet
Soviet Union. It covers the period nuclear weapons, this period also and British tanks (the Comet and
from 1945 to 1960, marking the saw the emergence of the anti- Centurion) in 1951 and a much
adaptation of both NATO and the tank guided missile (ATGM) as the more extensive Soviet analysis
Warsaw Pact’s armoured forces principal threat facing the mass obtained by US intelligence in the
from those that had emerged deployment of armour. This section 1970s.
victorious in 1945 to the envisioned covers the Soviet Union and
T his book is the first in three by
respected author and historian
Steve Zaloga looking at the tanks
nuclear battlefields of the future.
The book begins with a discussion
Warsaw Pact, the United States,
the United Kingdom, France, the
This last section is probably the
most interesting and important part
of this book. There is a little else in
terms of new information in the in a book of this size, but there is appearance of a tactical nuclear to this important chapter in the
remainder of the book, but it does some excellent artwork, in explosion during Exercise Corden history of armoured warfare. Our
offer an interesting overview of particular the cover image, Bleu held in Germany in 1955. I look thanks to Osprey Publishing for the
what is, as the author concedes, a reproduced inside, which shows forward to the next two volumes in review copy (www.
vast subject. The photographs are M48 Pattons passing by an the series which will provide a ospreypublishing.com), it I available
well chosen, albeit necessarily small explosion designed to simulate the helpful and accessible introduction from good bookshops.
Tank Battles of the Cold War 1948-1991 between the T-55, Centurion,
Author: Anthony Tucker-Jones Price: £25.00 (hb) Challenger, and M60, and ending
Publisher: Pen & Sword Review: David Grummitt with the confrontation between
ISBN: 978-1-52677-8-017 the M1 Abrams and the T-72 during
the Gulf War in 1991. The book
is a well-written and engaging
S ticking with the Cold War

armour theme, this new title
from Pen & Sword offers an
fought between India and Pakistan.
In the mid-1960s anti-tank weapons
became ever deadlier, and the
summary of the various wars
and the role of armour in them.
Lengthy appendices provide useful
overview of the tank battles that Mechanised Infantry Fighting orders of the battle for some of the
occurred in the years dominated Vehicle (MIFV), which was designed main conflicts, as well as succinct
by the rivalry between the United to support infantry and fight tanks, summaries of the main armoured
States and the Soviet Union. While emerged signalling the end of fighting vehicles of the Cold War.
the two sides never clashed in the heyday of the tank as the The book is rather predictable
anger, their proxies employed dominant weapon of land warfare. perhaps in its narrative of the
the opposing nations’ tanks in a Chapters cover each major phase tank’s demise as a war-winning
series of wars that spanned much in the evolution of the tank and of weapon. Indeed, the more recent by both NATO and Russia from
of the globe. The Arab-Israeli wars tank warfare during the period, experience of Iraq and Afghanistan 2014 show that the predictions
witnessed some of the biggest tank from the battles fought in the late has shown just what a difference of the tank’s obsolescence may
battles of all time, and tanks played 1940s and 1950s with World War a main battle tank can make, even yet be premature. Our thanks to
key roles in conflicts in Korea, II armoured vehicles, like the T-34 in the low-intensity conflicts of the publisher for the review copy
Vietnam, and Afghanistan as well and the Sherman, through to the the post-Cold War period, while (www.pen-and-sword.co.uk), it is
as in the Iran-Iraq War and the wars wars of the 1960s and 1970s fought the renewed interest in tanks available from good bookshops.
Tanks in the Battle for Germany 1945 (New Vanguard 302)

while the Allies’ well-supported
Author: Steve Zaloga Price: £11.99 (pb) tank forces advanced through
Publisher: Osprey Publishing Review: David Grummitt Germany in spectacular combined-
ISBN: 978-1-47284-8-116 arms fashion.
It goes into the organisation and
Western Front in the last months of the M4A3E8, as well as some of armour doctrine of the respective
World War II. the types that would go on to forces, covering the US, American
The battle for Germany saw the have successful post-war careers and British forces, as well as
most advanced tanks of the Allies such as the Pershing, Comet and the Germans, and considers the
pitted against the remnants of the Chaffee. technical factors that affected
once-formidable Panzerwaffe, now In contrast, the Panzer forces the outcome of combat, before
exhausted and lacking many of the had pinned their hopes on small going onto analyse the encounters
essentials of armoured warfare numbers of monstrous types between the two sides.
but equipped with the biggest and such as the Jagdtiger and Tiger This well-organised and
most powerful tanks they would II, as well as the Sturmgeschütz accessible account gives a
ever field. and Panzer IVs and Vs. But with good overview of the conflict
A final title this month, again

from the pen of Steve Zaloga,
examines the tank battles on the
In these last months, the Allies
were equipped with the most
advanced Shermans, such as
German forces crumbling, the
Panzerwaffe lacked trained crews,
replacement vehicles and fuel,
and provides a comparison that
will prove both interesting and
controversial.
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