An Italian M13/40 encounters a KV1c on the Eastern Front, 1942.
This took me about six hours all told, all in PSCS1.
I used lots of references for the AFVs but found out the KV1c didn't always have the same gun-mantlet!? So, half-way through working on the KV1 turret I found that little nugget out.
I'm really quite chuffed with this, C&C is encouraged though!
So true, hopelessly outclassed... Too bad the tanks the ARMIR had there were even less powerful than the M13, so they should have stayed home. Why bother sending more than 200,000 men halfway across Europe if you can't even equip them properly so they at least have a chance? Btw, very nice pic! I stand in awe of your technical prowess!
Agreed on the state of Italian armour. Mussolini's eagerness to impress his German allies sent the Italians to war far too early. The mechanisation of their army was impressive in the 1930s but unfortunately they did it far too early, swamping their ranks with useless tankettes.
Saying that, I did manage to take out a KV1 in Combat Mission with an M13 - well quite a few. I did need to get the KV to turn around to get a few rear shots.
As for the inscription? If you'd asked me back in 2008 I could have told you - totally forgotten now! Mind you, it's likely to be something along the lines of "For the Motherland" or some variation of that.
Hi, wonderful work. What I really love is the Carro Armato m13/40. While the KV1 is mostly greenish colors, the M13/40 have a lot of elements and details that make it more richers to the eye. Keep it up buddy! =0)
Too bad the tanks the ARMIR had there were even less powerful than the M13, so they should have stayed home. Why bother sending more than 200,000 men halfway across Europe if you can't even equip them properly so they at least have a chance?
Btw, very nice pic! I stand in awe of your technical prowess!
Agreed on the state of Italian armour. Mussolini's eagerness to impress his German allies sent the Italians to war far too early. The mechanisation of their army was impressive in the 1930s but unfortunately they did it far too early, swamping their ranks with useless tankettes.
Saying that, I did manage to take out a KV1 in Combat Mission with an M13 - well quite a few. I did need to get the KV to turn around to get a few rear shots.
Exactly what is the meaning of the inscription on the turret's side?
As for the inscription? If you'd asked me back in 2008 I could have told you - totally forgotten now! Mind you, it's likely to be something along the lines of "For the Motherland" or some variation of that.
Cheers from Puerto Rico.
Pedro.