Shermans Hit the Road

The last of the Germans are coming along slowly.  Getting tired of white uniformed infantry...

A group of friends are planning to play a 4 week Tank Aces campaign starting in 2 weeks.  To prepare for this I have built of the plastic Shermans from the Open Fire box.  I have also picked up a box of Panzers IV to add to the StuGs.  More details to come about the campaign.

Kevin

Break from Germans to Build Buildings

While I am working on the last 6 German infantry team, I thought I would show off one of my new buildings.  I was going for more of a rustic farmer look.  I wanted to try something different for the roof top.  I remember reading an article about building Rohan houses for the Lord of the Rings miniature game.  They used teddy bear fur to make a thatched roof.  I found some fur and tried it out.  Lots of glue and longer drying times, but I like the feel of it. 

Kevin

Tank Fright

This week I started to work on the second German platoon as well as the Panzerschreck team.

The Panzerschreck (tank fright) was a infantry anti-tank weapon. Similar to the PaK40, after the Germans started to fight against the Soviet Union's T-34 tanks, they realized they needed something stronger then the anti-tank rifle that they were current using. Eventually the Pazerschreck became the bane of Allied armour. The fin-stabilized rocket the Panzerschreck fired could penetrate up to 200mm thick armour, however it did have a limited range (150-180 meters)

One of the supposed downsides of this tank killer was that when it was fired it produced a lot of smoke (both in front and behind the weapon). This made it difficult to shoot from inclosed spaces as well as revealing the wielders position.

The Panzerschreck team should be a good addition to my German force. By attaching it to other infantry and can add some anti-tank support wherever I need it.

 

 

Kevin

7.5 cm Pak40's

The 7.5cm Pak40 (7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40) was the backbone of the German anti-tank guns.  After Germany invaded Russia the need for strong guns became paramount.  The Russians had a tremendous amount of T-34 tanks available.  The answer to this problem was a high velocity armour piercing gun.  The first of the Pak40 began to show up by 1941.  Around 23 500 Pak40 were built by the end of the war. 

 
I also tried adding some snow to one of my StuG's from last week.  I used the same snow I used on the bases.  I was trying to make it look like the snow had blown off while the tank was driving.  I am still on the fence about it.  What do you guys think?  Should I winter-fy the rest?  

 Kevin