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Fallschirmjäger with Leichgeschütz
Martinnnn
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 09:24 AM UTC
Hi all,

As my compressor broke down I can't finish my current projects, so I decided to take something from my stash and build again.

I took dragons Fallschirmjäger with leichgeschütz.

Every time I start a set I begin to think about how I could put it on a diorama. So, also with this kit.

Now I don't have references on the usage of this gun.....so my questions are:

- In which period where they used (e.g 1943 - 1945?)
- What Allied troops faced these small guns? (Americans, British. Commonwealth? - Armored unites, Infantry?)

I want to put them on an Italy diorama.....

Also any further usefull information is of course welcome!

pics of the progress:

ready for combat


ready for transport


both guns...


next to my King Tiger.....they're really small!


Thanks!,
Martin
rudie
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 09:32 AM UTC
I think you can safely place them in a Italian dio, namely Monte Cassino.
Martinnnn
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 09:34 AM UTC

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I think you can safely place them in a Italian dio, namely Monte Cassino.


I was sure of Italy...are you sure they were used at Monte Cassino?

That would make an interesting setting..

Martin
rudie
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 09:42 AM UTC
I read somewhere in a book that falschirmjager took part in that battle and since this was an integral part of their armament in the later part of the war, sure, I even saw some pics of parachutists with one of these, it was done several weeks later, again in Italy.
Martinnnn
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 10:04 AM UTC

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I read somewhere in a book that falschirmjager took part in that battle and since this was an integral part of their armament in the later part of the war, sure, I even saw some pics of parachutists with one of these, it was done several weeks later, again in Italy.


Ok, I wasn't sure whether they were used there because I read there weren't many leichtgeschützes made in the war....

Well, thanks for the info!

Still of course I'd like to hear any other suggestions/ideas etc

Martin
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 10:27 AM UTC
I've got this set too, and was wondering what to do with it....Cassino, that's a good idea....what about the Eastern Front? I have an idea of a ruined factory with them hiding amonst the ruins...
rudie
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 10:35 AM UTC
Fallschirmjager were deployed on the Ostfront on several occasins but you'll have to check up on that. Have a look at the Osprey book if you have it. Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm 4000 km from my library at the moment and have no refrence available.
rafaelega
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 10:36 AM UTC
Martin,

Can you add a pic with the figures?

Rafa
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 11:50 AM UTC
maybe you could pm husky1943, as i know of he's interested in everything that touched italy in ww2, iam sure he could tell you

Frank
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 07:44 PM UTC
Hello guys

In Steel Masters issue 29 was an article about a diorama. This diorama shows some Fallschirmjäger with a Leichtgeschütz during the fights about Rom in September 1943. It include also a litle article about the 7,5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40. Unfortunately is this article in german and I don't know if you speek german.

Martinnnn
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 08:54 PM UTC

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I've got this set too, and was wondering what to do with it....Cassino, that's a good idea....what about the Eastern Front? I have an idea of a ruined factory with them hiding amonst the ruins...


I like the idea with the factory ruins, but I'd like to put these guns on a Italian setting with the typical houses etc.....


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Fallschirmjager were deployed on the Ostfront on several occasins but you'll have to check up on that. Have a look at the Osprey book if you have it. Sorry I can't be more specific, but I'm 4000 km from my library at the moment and have no refrence available


As I said...Italy


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Martin,

Can you add a pic with the figures?

Rafa


Going to build the figs today! I'll post them once done.


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maybe you could pm husky1943, as i know of he's interested in everything that touched italy in ww2, iam sure he could tell you

Frank


I'll do that, thanks for the tip!


Quoted Text

Hello guys

In Steel Masters issue 29 was an article about a diorama. This diorama shows some Fallschirmjäger with a Leichtgeschütz during the fights about Rom in September 1943. It include also a litle article about the 7,5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40. Unfortunately is this article in german and I don't know if you speek german.


Good enough to understand it. As I'm Dutch it's even easier as a lot of German and Dutch words look like eachother....I just have some trouble with speaking it :-)
Sensei
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 09:53 PM UTC
Looking good and small so far, Martinn!

keep it going and i hope you will get the new compresor from LHS in no time!

cheers
Mirko
Martinnnn
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 10:00 PM UTC

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Looking good and small so far, Martinn!

keep it going and i hope you will get the new compresor from LHS in no time!

cheers
Mirko


Indeed Seems like I've got back luck again (all my "expensive" things here seem to have problems....broke down tv and compressor, strange doing 5.1 surround sound system, computer that doesn't allow me to play games anymore.....)

Maybe it just has to do with me :-) (no I'm very proud on what I've got on this room and I've worked for all of it, and I really use all of my stuff very carefully)

Martin
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 11:19 PM UTC
I've also read somewhere that they took part in the battles of Monte Cassino.

I've used them with a Monte Cassino building from Verlinden to create a dio.

HILBERT
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 11:59 PM UTC
damn those ''things'' are really small!!
Were did you get them?? I've never seen those before.
Nice clean build! keep going like that!

Greetz Hilbert
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Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 12:03 AM UTC
Dragon produces the Fallschirmjäger with Leichgeschütz set.

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