Andreas Hadjigeorgiou shows us his take on Mengs' Tortoise Assault Gun.



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This may be a 'what if' but I really like the look of this build and enjoyed it for what it is.

what a beast!! very cool!! great weathering and creative "what if" stuff going on; this is what I like about our hobby; it's only limited by imagination and this is a good example of the fun and creativity of modeling; it's cool and fun (I keep saying that because that's why I model) to do the historical stuff but thinking "outside the box" like this is a nice diversion; great work

Wow...amazing finished. The weathred look simply breathtaking....
I love it... too bad there ia no like button here..

Sturmpanzerkampfwagen IX mit 17 cm Kwk 47.

Bizarre but fun! Usually not a big fan of "What-ifs" but this looks interesting, and if you suspend reason for a moment, even possible in, say, 1946...

Man those Germans were something, they even managed to capture tanks not even used against them. How did they ship it to Europe from England and not get caught?

I think they would have put their own smoke launchers on it.

Simple answer.. they captured it on the Westfront.

I think this is supposed to be a scenario where the tank actually got be deployed in its original purpose against the Siegfied line

These Tortoises were trialled operationally in Germany as part of the 7th Armoured Division after the end of the war. There are photos that show P5 (Prototype 5 of 6) called Adventurer, with one that is obviously on the continent, parked on a road, with cyclists on the right of the road in both directions as you would expect in mainland Europe.

John

I swear this is being used in a dedicated anti-tank role, so it's perhaps a JagdSchildkröte, or Hunting Tortoise...

Great details, lots to look at - I didn't twig the extra turret until I read the text.

"jagd-schildkrote"......
DAMN.....didn't think about it
Thank u all for your kind words