tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post4142827001019882826..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: BTR-152Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-82507113984949093322011-12-03T11:40:04.555+00:002011-12-03T11:40:04.555+00:00I give myself a pat on the back. Strangely enough ...I give myself a pat on the back. Strangely enough I find myself working on a truck without wheels at the moment, looking at replacement's.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-2445885605700998702011-12-02T23:28:08.210+00:002011-12-02T23:28:08.210+00:00It looks very evil!
When I saw 152 in the title I...It looks very evil!<br /><br />When I saw 152 in the title I was first thinking it was a heavy artillery pieceGeordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-46430999676295855782011-12-02T22:12:14.237+00:002011-12-02T22:12:14.237+00:00Paul
Spot on! I had every confidence to spot rand...Paul<br />Spot on! I had every confidence to spot random kit parts. I understand the Sovs adopted the 152 to mechanise their infantry quickly and at minimum cost, and then persevered with a 2:1 mix of wheeled to tracked APCs to keep cost and maintenance times down.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-41629549683568434262011-12-02T22:09:08.448+00:002011-12-02T22:09:08.448+00:00Xaltotun of Python
Go and stand in the corner!Xaltotun of Python<br />Go and stand in the corner!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-55422857791970849592011-12-02T21:55:34.446+00:002011-12-02T21:55:34.446+00:00Airfix Morris Quad from the Bofors set?
I read in...Airfix Morris Quad from the Bofors set?<br /><br />I read in a article on wheeled vehicles that the Soviets mapped and tested Europe during the Cold War and found that 87% of the area was assess able to wheeled vehicles, so they put more money into wheeled APC's rather than tracked.<br /><br />Nice recovery by the way.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-20982201425588301292011-12-02T21:25:16.906+00:002011-12-02T21:25:16.906+00:00So, did anyone make a 7lbr?
RobSo, did anyone make a 7lbr?<br /><br />RobRob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-46843998609419500822011-12-02T20:47:28.711+00:002011-12-02T20:47:28.711+00:00Al
Good effort, but it's a bit bigger than a 6...Al<br />Good effort, but it's a bit bigger than a 6pdr wheel!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-43168695729673960192011-12-02T20:41:55.294+00:002011-12-02T20:41:55.294+00:00Quite cool, is the wheel from the Airfix carrier a...Quite cool, is the wheel from the Airfix carrier and 6pdr set?Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-8727813856793685962011-12-02T14:57:48.265+00:002011-12-02T14:57:48.265+00:00Don M
I knew I could rely on you for a dispassiona...Don M<br />I knew I could rely on you for a dispassionate assessment!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-56509245114601462542011-12-02T13:52:44.105+00:002011-12-02T13:52:44.105+00:00I got to sit in one during an Op4 arms demonstrati...I got to sit in one during an Op4 arms demonstration in South Korea back in the 80s. I feel the same way about it looks cool for a piece of crap.Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230631364253238804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-19694280483490361942011-12-02T12:38:57.324+00:002011-12-02T12:38:57.324+00:00Ross Mac
In fairness the question was mostly aimed...Ross Mac<br />In fairness the question was mostly aimed at the modelling analytics in NZ, but you're not wrong. I think you've nicely summed up the appeal of the BTR - modern but retro - basically a low-tech halftrack!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-62802472298493198262011-12-02T12:11:10.679+00:002011-12-02T12:11:10.679+00:00My guess is that its a wheel.
I like the BTR'...My guess is that its a wheel. <br /><br />I like the BTR's because they look so retro. Plus I like the look of wheels over tracks, Saladins, Saracens etc <br /><br />More sci-fi-ish even thought they are , eeek! over 50 years old now!!?<br /><br />RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com