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Trumpeter 122mm M-30 Late - what is "late"?
ziggyfoos
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 06:32 PM UTC
Saw Trumpeter released a second boxing of the 1938 howitzer, but I'm not sure what era this is from. What is "late"? Is this boxing good for mid-late WW2 or is it a post-war version?

Thanks,
Steve
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 08:33 PM UTC
I have not been able to find any sprue shots or instruction images but my guess is that the "late" version uses a welded carriage.

KL
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 09:19 PM UTC
I guess you could be right :





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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 09:29 PM UTC
If it is welded, I still have the same question: what time period would that be?


I've only seen the artwork:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10329358b/30/1
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 09:43 PM UTC
All I can say is that the early, riveted carriage variant was still used in Afghanistan (1979-89) :



Here you can see sprue pics for both kits but they rather small... :

http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?l=en&m=Search&keyword=M-30

H.P.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 09:50 PM UTC

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All I can say is that the early, riveted carriage variant was still used in Afghanistan (1979-89) :


Thanks

I'll be sticking with the original boxing I have in the stash already and pass on this one then.
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 09:33 PM UTC

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If it is welded, I still have the same question: what time period would that be?



It would be WW II as well.

KL
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