Hedge Cutters on Churchills

Started by Heedless Horseman, 11 May 2021, 06:57:27 PM

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Has anyone seen a Cullin Hedge Cutter on a Churchill? I haven't. Maybe the Churchill's excellent x country ability made them unnecessary.. or maybe the front hull with projecting 'horns' made it impractical? Curious?
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Brilliant: Fiery doom and spiky death bits.

Throw in a flying dustbin thrower and some machinegun sponsons and you're ready for 40K

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12 May 2021, 06:54:33 AM #3 Last Edit: 12 May 2021, 07:06:23 AM by Heedless Horseman
Thanks for that FSN. It does say unusual... but an interesting possibility!  :)

steve_holmes_11 . Crocodile with cutters and a Petard Mortar!  :o Now, there's a thought for a 'Fun' tank!  8) Could add 3" rockets... or a Calliope mounting!  ;D ;D ;D
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Quote from: Heedless Horseman on 12 May 2021, 06:54:33 AM
Thanks for that FSN. It does say unusual... but an interesting possibility!  :)

steve_holmes_11 . Crocodile with cutters and a Petard Mortar!  :o Now, there's a thought for a 'Fun' tank!  8) Could add 3" rockets... or a Calliope mounting!  ;D ;D ;D
(And a gramophone to play 'Ride Of the Valkyries'!)  8) 8) 8)
... But... Then... There was a 'speccy', tone deaf, 16yr old... with a Panzerfaust... and the rest was history!  ;)

I was thinking along the lines of sponsons with spring loaded boxing gloves (for close in defence).

Valkuries is obviously out since it's a dreadful Bosche tune.
Instead I recommend Gracie Fields performing The Thing-ummy-bob.

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Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 12 May 2021, 09:36:03 AM
Valkuries is obviously out since it's a dreadful Bosche tune.
Instead I recommend Gracie Fields performing The Thing-ummy-bob.

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DecemDave

Depends on the theatre perhaps?

My memory tells me there was some desert war film in which all vehicles of all  nationalities played their local language version of Lili Marlene.     

Hopefully there were Churchills in the desert theatre.  Not my period so if not be merciful.     :D   I can see they may not have needed hedge cutters. 

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Quote from: Big Insect on 12 May 2021, 01:21:10 PM
Jesuselum or Rule Britannia or Land of Hope & Glory

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Quote from: Raider4 on 12 May 2021, 03:45:32 PM
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Na to Welshist. Lilly Marlena -Sung by 8th Army in English, doubt it was picked up 1st Army or the yanks...Jerusalem was used by 21st Army group, also we (as 5th/8th Kings}) had a version of "Old King Cole". There is also "You'll Never get to Heaven" used by both Army and Airforce, just changed the vehicles around. 
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Quote from: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 12 May 2021, 03:58:00 PM
doubt it was picked up 1st Army or the yanks 

Perhaps not so infamously but she WAS a Hollywood star through WW2 and did record an english language version in the US.


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Sorry.  She = Marlene Deitrich

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