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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => 20th Century => Topic started by: ciaphas on 02 August 2011, 05:45:57 PM

Title: Brutinel's machinegun brigade
Post by: ciaphas on 02 August 2011, 05:45:57 PM
hi, asked along time ago about getting some of these produced, now at the stage of looking for alternatives. This is by no means a critisism, can't imagine too many people have heard of the brigade never mind want to feild it.

can anyone think of a basis for any of these?
http://www.chakoten.dk/images/can_mg_motor_3126.jpg

or
http://www.chakoten.dk/images/can_mg_motor_3123.jpg

i can basicly make up the brigae and attached units from the pendraken range
ie. infantry, armoured cars, etc

my final question is what mortar is closest to
http://www.chakoten.dk/images/can_mg_motor_3128.jpg

thanks in advance

jon
Title: Re: Brutinel's machinegun brigade
Post by: DanJ on 03 August 2011, 10:54:15 AM
Hi,

I'm not sure what the underlying truck body is but you could probably knock something up from plastic card although the wheels might be a bit of a problem.

As for the 6" mortar as far as I know there isn't a model available anywhere in 10mm.  I think the 6" replaced the 2" from about mid 1917 but the 2" probably remained in service with many divisions for quite a long time and Pendraken do a realy lovely model of the 2".

If you want a 6" I'm afraid you'll probably have to scratch build it but given that it was a tube stabalised by 3 steel guys it shouldn't be too hard.
Title: Re: Brutinel's machinegun brigade
Post by: OldenBUA on 03 August 2011, 01:56:00 PM
Built on a commercial truck chassis by/from the Autocar company in the USA, but that will not help much.
Title: Re: Brutinel's machinegun brigade
Post by: Hurrah on 06 August 2011, 06:57:38 PM
The driver position is very forward and the sides are not very high. That is going to be a lot of carving away the lead on the cab of any of the WW1 trucks I know of. You might be looking at a horse carriage to provide the doner vehicle.