Modelling armour in Ukraine crisis

Armor/AFV Modern
4282

Thanks. Am I correct in my research that there is kit for this truck?

4283

I just posted the information given they have got it wrong???

4284

I don’t know…According to the thread it was posted in, this M109 may have been supplied by Norway…

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1531657005441732611

This could be true indeed … :roll_eyes:

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2022_global_security_army_industry/norway_to_provide_ukraine_with_m109a3gn_155mm_tracked_self-propelled_howitzers.html

4285

I didn’t know which type it was so thanks to @18bravo for identifying it.

4286

That’s not an M109 in the photo.

4287

If there is, please do let me know. I’ve been waiting months for one. As far as I know there’s only one in 1/43.

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4288

Would you elaborate ? :wink:

H.P.

4289

Eine M109 Panzerhaubitze während einer Demonstration der Feuerkraft

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M109A3 which belonged or belongs to the NJ Army National Guard
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:grin: :wink:

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4290

Technically he is right - if it is one of the ones supplied by Norway, it is not an M109, it is an M109A3GN. Semantics!!! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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4291

Exactly. The Ukraine Weapons Tracker site goes into painful detail about all other weapon systems. It seems they could delve a little deeper with this one, as there is not just a semantic, but a pretty big visual difference between the two related guns.

4292

That is the only one that I found as well.

4293

If you’ve really got your heart set on it, you can do as I’m doing and put the 23-2 on a Kamaz. They exist as well.

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4294

Well I do have a left over 23 from the Gaz project. You using the Mustang kit?

4295

The music video of a Russian tank hitting two mines and then catching fire and popping the turret.

One of the crew can be seen getting off the tank, he seems a bit dazed which doesn’t surprise me since the tank jumped 2 feet straight up when it triggered the second mine. Another one is standing beside the tank (far side).

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4296

I am. :grinning:

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4297

Looks like one guy is talking on a cellphone… Calling his Mom in Russia perhaps?

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4298

Quick! Drop the sea anchor!

4299

a very lucky escape for the crew indeed

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4300

3rd explosion that started the turret fire looks like it is from the outside , i’m wondering if the drone was being used to direct fire into a Ukranian “Tank Trap” , mines then drop mortar or artillery fire on any disabled units! , would explain the picture of the guy on the mortar at the start.

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4301

Well I don’t think there were any mines, way too convenient the drone just happened to be overhead waiting for the tank to roll over some. But it does look like the crew thought they’d gone over two (at 0:56 & 1:41) to be nonchalantly inspecting the damage after the smoke cleared. But the tank wasn’t moving nor on fire when it was fatally hit a 3rd time (1:57) so no mine - looks similar to previous hits, some kind of bigass rpgs/javelins assisted by the eye in the sky :eye:

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