AtStWalker 0 Posted May 28, 2004 Hi, i've under construction some "Hobart's funnies" : - Sherman "Calliope" - Sherman BARV (Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle) - Sherman "Wading" - Sherman "Crab" - Sherman SPG 105mm - Sherman mineroller "Lulu" using the Sturmtiger's Sherman chassis Major Hobart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtStWalker 0 Posted May 28, 2004 set 1 - all textures are BETA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtStWalker 0 Posted May 28, 2004 and now some info about the tanks.. Sherman B.A.R.V. Quote[/b] ]http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/vehicles/trrv/vehbeach.htm The REME Experimental Beach Recovery Section, working with the ME Directorate of the War Office, developed the design. The design attached a boat shaped superstructure to the top of a turretless Sherman, enabling it to wade in over nine feet of water. It was not practical to fit a winch in view of the difficulty in sealing the winch cable aperture, so the ARV operated in deep water with one member of the crew equipped for shallow water diving. Drowned vehicles were hooked up and towed ashore. By D Day in June 1944 about sixty Sherman M4 A2s had been converted to BARVs. The Ministry of Supply could not give the project full backing due to heavy commitments elsewhere. Therefore, several REME tradesmen were lent to the civilian contractors to speed up construction of the BARV. The Sherman BARVs together with wading tractors and normal wheeled recovery vehicles equipped REME beach recovery sections, which were among the first troops to land on D Day. The BARVs were invaluable and found an additional role in pushing stranded landing craft back into deep water. The Sherman BARV continued in use for training purposes long after World War 2 until replaced in the 1960s by a Centurion BARV some of which remain in service in 1996. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtStWalker 0 Posted May 28, 2004 Sherman Calliope (sixteen 4.5 inch rockets) Quote[/b] ]http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Cavern/7758/sherman.html To provide a high density of fire ahead of the assault troop, US Ordnance developed the T34 tank mounted rocket launcher. Weighing 1840 pounds, the T34 carried 60 4.5 inch rockets in 90 inch long plastic tube. Mated to the Sherman chassis, they were nicknamed the Calliope due to the awesome sight they produce during firing. The Calliopes first saw action during Operation Cobra, where 3 of them fired the opening barrage on the German positions near Saint Lo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtStWalker 0 Posted May 28, 2004 Sherman w/ Wading kit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtStWalker 0 Posted May 28, 2004 Sherman CS 105mm howitzer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtStWalker 0 Posted May 28, 2004 Sherman w/ mineroller "Lulu" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbfasi 4 Posted May 28, 2004 Looking good there. How about a few other variants? US Kit Tank Recovery Vehicle M32 M4 Dozer (M4+D8 dozer) British Kit Kangeroo Crab Mk 2 Sherman DD (be very nice if screens collapse!!!) These last 2 really essential if your covering Hobarts best.. Another idea would be to do the 'other' funnies of Hobarts, the Churchill variants.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeLiltMon 0 Posted May 28, 2004 Excellent, looking forward to these Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted May 28, 2004 VERY cool! I know a lot of guys that are gonna love these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pzvg 0 Posted May 28, 2004 Funny they didn't like the calliope when I built it last year. Guess I should put "design studio" in my name Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtStWalker 0 Posted June 3, 2004 Sherman Rocket Projector The rocket projector was a field improvised device used by the British Guards Armored Division and used Typhoon Aircraft Rocket Launchers attached to the turret sides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pappy Boyington 0 Posted June 3, 2004 dont forget  to do oddball's sherman from Kelly's Heros  the speakers are the most important. shes gotta be fast, forward and backward. and the gun is a default 76mm, bt the barrel has to look liek a 90mm  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted June 3, 2004 A 75mm that looks like a 90mm for Oddball's tank. And it has to shoot paint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob2002 0 Posted June 3, 2004 I thought it was a 76mm that looks like a 90mm... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob2002 0 Posted June 3, 2004 Now I'm confused.... http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/yu.htm Quote[/b] ]In 1970 the film "Kelly's Heroes" was shot in Yugoslavia. Besides other Shermans and T34s (convincingly dressed up as Tiger tanks) several M4A3(75)W Shermans retrofitted with 76 mm guns were used in the making of this film. Anyway, the pack pics look pretty good... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pzvg 0 Posted June 4, 2004 You guys need to rent the movie <It was a 76mm, Oddball's boys slid a pipe over it the gun tube to make the Germans think it was a 90mm> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob2002 0 Posted June 4, 2004 Quote[/b] ]<It was a 76mm, Oddball's boys slid a pipe over it the gun tube to make the Germans think it was a 90mm> I was right.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Frenchman 0 Posted June 4, 2004 Hehe, I remember when I was little how I had this book all about the "Funnies" Good job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pappy Boyington 0 Posted June 4, 2004 You guys need to rent the movie <It was a 76mm, Oddball's boys slid a pipe over it the gun tube to make the Germans think it was a 90mm> i have it on dvd. i was jsut never any good at remembering numbers off hand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pappy Boyington 0 Posted June 4, 2004 OddBall Describing the Tank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
