LEADERS: SS-74 & TankCarl

TIME: 1 July till the end of the year.If you want something and can't get it soon,no worries.

THEME: Tank Destroyers. Purpose built , kill one type of target , vehicles.

ERA: If it was called a tank Destroyer then it is suitable. (Creativity points for pre WWII vehicles)

SECTIONS: Wheeled,Towed Gun,1/2 track,Full track. (Soviet anti tank dogs are a nyet-nyet)

SUBLOTS: As SS said:
"Da Real McCoy"
88mm carried TD (elefant, hornisse, etc), 17 pounders (archers, etc), 90mm, or such big gun TD, SU-122, SU-85, etc

"Da Wannabes"
Hetzers, Marders, etc, etc

"Da Door Knockers"
them halftrack mounted with a 37 mm, etc, etc,

"Da 'Are you Kidding me?' "
either the real crazy 128mm jagdtiger, or the real small TK with 20mm guns...

PARTICIPANTS: It's a Group Build - anyone and everyone is invited - including Aircraft modelers! Whip out those A-10 Warthogs!

This is probably the coolest group build project yet...at least for me. I'm just itching to dig into the shelved kits!
Hmmm... problem is, which one to do? All of em? LOL!

Hmmmm A Hetzer or a Jagdpanther? Decisions Decisions #:-)

I'll be on with a scratchbuilt Fiat AR59 (100% scratchbuilt) with a 106mm recoiless gun (from Dragon).
Ciao

I want in on this. BUT, can some one please tell me if the Semovente M40-75/18 SPG could be considered a TD?

Hellcat, in my view it isn't and it is. It isn't because the design specs were not for a TD but for artillery support to infantry. It is because it was mainly used as a TD, due to the fact that we had no attacking infantry troops to support... If you like an "official" italian thank destroyer was the Semovente 47/32 on L6 hull.
Ciao

Educate me Fabio, what does this vehicle look like? Jeep, tracked?

I'm looking at the Ontos or the SPAT.

Would the SturmGeshutz's with the 75mm L/48 gun qualify as a tank destroyer? I know when the StuG's first came out they were supporting artillery But in 1942 they were armed with a longer gun to destroy tanks

Thanks Scoccia. Kind of a bummer as I already have the Semovente M40-75/18 SPG, and little funds for another kit right now.

Go for it Hellcat, since this is an informal build, the rules are a bit looser.

Hmm....gives me a reason to start work on my Hornisse now.

Let the fun begin!! (well after 1 July right)

Oh yeah, now we're talkin'!!

I think it should qualify as a tank destoryer. The main reason it changed to L/48 was to counter the tanks.

Ola People

I just entered this campaign and I`m going to enter in the äre You kidding class with the Jagdtiger from Revell

Would this also include the JagdPanzer IV, L70(A), L70(V) and L48?

Ron,

I would vote for yes on the Jagdpanzers as the name says it all: "Hunting Tank."

Now I need to figure out what I will build:

Hornisse
Hetzer
SU-100
Ferdinand
M10
etc.

Oh God there are too many choices. I think I am going to go to bed now as my head is beginning to hurt. #:-)

Sign me up, I have a "late" Hetzer in the closet that I have been waiting for a reason to build..

A Hetzer is a wannabe??
What the blunt ?

Apart from you poor categories, I am in with a ___________ HETZER!!!!

A-10's I with tim..Now you talking how bout the Apache too. The hogs little brother...

Kia ora guys
Iam in I'll do a M-18 Hellcat dave what class is this?

Andy, that is a true tank destroyer. I too am going with the Academy version of this one

Rob is this but equipped with a recoiless 106mm





Ciao

Hey Hellcat,
If you can find documentation of a unit that had to use its vehicles as anti armor,just put those markings on your vehicle.I can bet just before Italy left the axis,much of their fighting was defensive,so many support guns had to learn direct fire in a hurry.
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Not the Academy 1/48 AH-64A though, any other Apache shall do.

hehe, J/K. Apache is fine. #:-)

Just thinking out loud about a Su-25 "Frogfoot" I'll have to check and see which version, if any, would be appropriate here. (Just thought I'd come up with something a bit different)