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Aerosan question
b2nhvi
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Posted: Sunday, December 25, 2016 - 02:40 AM UTC
Were the larger aerosans ever used as tow vehicles. Was thinking of rigging up a NKL 16 with a sled mounted 120mm mortar. Also, how many bodies could a NKL 16 hold ? A mortar crew?
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Posted: Sunday, December 25, 2016 - 03:02 AM UTC
I'm no expert but I guess the rotating propeller could be a major obstacle to towing...

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Posted: Sunday, December 25, 2016 - 03:41 AM UTC
That was part of my thinking. Unless they used a tow bar instead of rope or cable. Also, got to thinking is there any evidence of any having camo? I'd think a black branch pattern would be good for the birch forests.
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Posted: Sunday, December 25, 2016 - 06:46 AM UTC
From what I gather the sleds were not much good on anything other than flat open terrain. https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/227581#1917868
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 12:06 AM UTC
NKL-16 could take 5 soldiers with their armament or up to 500 kg of loads inside the cabin. Also they were used to tow 18 to 20 skiers. In this case, imho, they were to use a sort of transversal beams with towing ropes attached to them, but not to the cabin. And their towed loads were to be symmetrical. There are pics showing them with side 'scrapers' with machine gunners on both sides of the cabin. For example, see here

http://hobbyport.ru/venicle/nkl_16_42.htm
RLlockie
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 01:24 AM UTC
They were intended for use on frozen water, so lakes and rivers. I don't think going anywhere near woods would be a great idea, as they wont be terribly manouvreable. Woodland camouflage seems a pointless addition, which may explain the lack of photos of anything except white colour schemes (unless anyone has seen any, of course!).
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Posted: Monday, January 02, 2017 - 03:22 AM UTC
That's right. They were intended for use on white background and were painted white. Predominant colour of winter birch woods is white, not black. Drawing black branches seems too tricky for a vehicle to be used in winter season only.
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Posted: Monday, January 30, 2017 - 09:32 AM UTC

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NKL-16 could take 5 soldiers with their armament or up to 500 kg of loads inside the cabin. Also they were used to tow 18 to 20 skiers. In this case, imho, they were to use a sort of transversal beams with towing ropes attached to them, but not to the cabin. And their towed loads were to be symmetrical. There are pics showing them with side 'scrapers' with machine gunners on both sides of the cabin. For example, see here

http://hobbyport.ru/venicle/nkl_16_42.htm
neat pics from your link. These rigs look so art deco to me
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