Skoda and KV Return

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Tuesday, February 03, 2015 - 01:22 AM UTC

News in from Takom has a previously released kit coming back with some extras and another Skoda Siege Gun

Takom has announced that a new Skoda siege howitzer and a variant KV-5 are being released with some extras. With the Skoda 42cm Siege Howitzer there will be a figure of Erich von Manstein. This is a different version of the previously released Skoda gun, and was also used in the siege of Svestapol. And the KV-4 will be released as a Pz.Kpfw.758(r). It should be noted that I can find no record of a KV-5 captured by the Germans, thus the tank would be just theoretical.

2018 Skoda 42cm M1917 Heavy Siege Howitzer with Erich von Manstein
2020 WWII German Panzerkampfwagen 758(r) Tank

Armorama would like to thank Takom for the update.

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Cyclone

Tank is certainly interesting, though it was never the Nazis. But why a well-fed fascist mug next to a gun? Why is he there at all necessary?

FEB 03, 2015 - 10:39 AM

johhar

Probably there to give perspective on the size of the gun, where a full crew would be a lot of figures.

FEB 03, 2015 - 06:35 PM

Bravo1102

The KV-5 is a "what if" already, any markings it'd be in would be hypothetical so why not a beutepanzer if it increases sales so they can tool and produce the WWI skoda?

FEB 03, 2015 - 07:32 PM

rfbaer

I know.... mount the Skoda on the KV chassis! Takom, you can have that one, free of charge.

FEB 03, 2015 - 11:41 PM

bill_c

Yes, the gun had something like a 14-man crew IIRC.

FEB 04, 2015 - 12:06 AM

HDSC2D

This is the much larger 42cm Skoda morsër! It bears a superficial resemblance to the smaller 30.5cm piece.

FEB 04, 2015 - 04:28 AM

CowboyfromHell

Cyclone/ That's because the gun was used during the Battle of Sevastopol in 1942 for which Manstein took charge of command.

FEB 04, 2015 - 07:45 AM

KenLawrence

Greetings, EVM is there because it was the only time on the Eastern Front that all the big German siege guns were at the same place - Sabastopol. He was in command of all the Axis forces there. Thanks and Best Regards, Ken PCM, Inc.

FEB 04, 2015 - 10:05 AM

bill_c

I wish I could find more ops photos of these big guns in action. Few photos on the 'Net and most of them just repeat.

FEB 09, 2015 - 01:35 AM

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