Applique Track armour

[Heedless Horseman]

Look at photos of Brit or US armour and they are usually, (understandably!), festooned with 'extra armour' in the form of track links and wheels. Wouldn't some Sherman and Churchill track sections be lovely? Oh, Panzers and T34s as well...lol.    

[Wulf]

Another company, whose name shall not be mentioned, is working on this as we speak, so PD had better hurry if they want to compete on this one 

[BH62]

I agree also, and I add the request for a schwimwagen !

[Leon]

Votes added!

[Heedless Horseman]

Sherman road wheels would be very useful. Can make your own from right size Biro ink tubes...but can be a pain! Wish I could remember where I got racked Jerrycans...saw some resin ones on ebay but outbid by lots!

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello HH

Wish I could remember where I got racked Jerrycans...saw some resin ones on ebay but outbid by lots!

Brengun in Czech Rep. makes fuel (Jerry) cans http://www.brengun.cz/e-shop/1-144-accessories-19?page=6 (about half way down) in German, US and Modern flavours. About 4.50 Eur. Or UK and US distributors as well.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Heedless Horseman]

Hello HH

Brengun in Czech Rep. makes fuel (Jerry) cans http://www.brengun.cz/e-shop/1-144-accessories-19?page=6 (about half way down) in German, US and Modern flavours. About 4.50 Eur. Or UK and US distributors as well.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

Belated thanks, but have found what I was looking for on ebay. Actually plastic taken from Takara models.

[mart678]

The track add on armour all the Tanks Are going to have (already Planned) add on armoured versions and camouflaged versions as well 

[Roy]

It could look really good with the odd tank with extra protection, mixed in with some plain and camo'd tanks. Variety being the spice of life.

[Techno]

Just to make sure I HAVE got the right end of the stick.......

Applique armour is the name given to 'any old tat'.....(But presumably, something that actually helps, like spare tracks.) ....that's stuck/fixed to the exterior of a vehicle to give it a bit more protection ?

Cheers - Phil

[fred.]

I would use the term 'appliqué armour' to refer to stuff actually properly attached to the tank, usually metal plates welded or bolted on, in WWII

I'm not really sure what the proper name for some logs of sandbags is - improvised, or just plain hopeful!

[fsn]

I think applique has an element of design, rather than an improvised addition.

[fsn]

Bet this was really noisy when it drove about. No stealth Centurion, this!

[d_Guy]

Not my area at all - pretty much all I know is from watching "Fury" a dozen times (and don't know how accurate it is). Apparently the improvised armor fuses the AP round so it explodes BEFORE penetrating the actual armor?  If so I wonder if the chains would offer sufficient resistance to trigger the fuse?  The chains look pretty cool and far from improvised - is it possible they served some other purpose?

[fred.]

The chains will be to try to make RPGs and other shaped charge weapons denonate before they hit the armour, this will mean most of the jet that shaped charges use to create a hole will be dissipated before hitting the armour. Shaped charge weapons were just starting to appear in infantry anti-tank weapons at the end of WWII, bazookas panzerfausts, etc. Modern RPGs are very common, and some modern tank rounds use the shaped charge principle.

Old fashioned armour piercing shot, is really just a big slug of metal using speed and mass to punch a hole through the armour. Few carried an explosive charge as it wasn't needed, they made plenty of mess directly from the shot itself to and the effects of shrapnel / molten metal / etc from making a hole in the armour. I can't  really see how a few logs is going to do much to stop these - they may have some effect against shaped charges by creating a stand off effect.