VLOG: Tank War – Afrika Korps #3
September 20, 2018 by johnlyons
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Yeah.. put a canvas cover over the equipment crate of the SdKfz7, you know it’s gonna bug you later on if you don’t.
Really like the army so far! My favourite is the 88 ?
Gonna have to give the AK oil a go as well when I’m back home from the Bootcamp..
must resist mould line comment. looks good, just a shame not many companies do jerry cans or boxes for that scale
Loving the VLOG ‘at home’ feel. The vehicles are looking excellent. Looking forward to the next installment. Thank you
I vote for the cloth over the equipment. It wouldn’t bother me that an out-of-period panzerfaust was present, rather it seems like it’d be faster to make and paint the cloth, than paint all individual gear.
Looks great! That dirt & dust weathering stuff looks intriguing. hmmmmm…..
Interesting army list – I feel your pain when it comes to the wheels on all those PzKpfw IIIs. All those tires! 🙁 The effect is well worth it, though. Interesting addition in the StuGs. Extremely rare in the desert, as in I think only one battery of 5-6 was every active in North Africa at any given time … but they WERE there … (attached to Sonderverband 288 – attached to 90th Light Division, Gazala Offensives of May-June 42) – well, at least until Tunisia. Other than that your choice of assault artillery is pretty limited, improvizations like the… Read more »
Only 3 Stug III C/D made it to the DAK , and they all had external air filters mounted on the fenders either side of the engine compartment . The Panzer IIIs have the improved engine deck with better air filters , the Stugs don’t, hence the externals . IRC , in Tunisia they had 4 Stug III F/8 s . All in all Stugs were a rare beast in the desert . I would tarp over the equipment bin , as others have said , it will start to bug you if you don’t .
@a27cromwell – does your source say what actual unit the StuG III C/Ds were with? I’m not questioning you, in fact if anything I’m questioning my source. Are you looking at Encyclopedia of German Tanks or World War Two (Revised)? That’s where I’m seeing “three StuG III D in Sonderverband 288 for the Gazala Offensive.” Meanwhile, @gragpanzedrblitz.com above says “x1 battery (anywhere from 3-6), which generally fits, except they’re claiming StuG B. No big deal for game purposes, (redesigned superstructure, eliminate gunner’s vision port, and redesign the hatches). Exact same gun, armor, weight, and ammo load. Might just be a… Read more »
What about a dark wash for the mesh on top of the SdKfz221?
oriskany , Feldgrau.net has a thread on the Stugs in the DAK posted back in 2004 which mention 3 C/D Stug III sent to North Afrika . The difference between the C/D is internal so no identifiable external features . It also mentions the unit had a SdKfz 250/6 ( munition carrier ) , which sounds right as one was usually assigned to a zug of 3 Stugs for ammo resupply . Now weather more were shipped but never arrived due to the ship sinking or being re assigned to the Russian front ??? A couple of reviews of both… Read more »
@a27cromwell – I’m totally agreeing with the number of StuGs. My screen shot above is for PanzerLeader-model games, it’s basically listing the number of “platoons” (or rough equivalent, in the case of early 1942 STuGs it would be a battery or half-battery). Hence the “x1” annotation under the StuG unit, giving us value of somewhere between 3 and 6 (and when you’re talking German historical units – always go with the lowest number 🙂 ). My “question” is the ausf. variant of StuG. I’m finding more sources that say C/D, rather than B. But in Panzer Leader model games (platoon… Read more »
The pictures I’ve seen show a Stug with the gunner’s sight sticking through the front part of the roof , which was how the C/D was set up . The B Stug. had the gunner’s sight in the hull front face over the driver’s compartment . ( Squadron/ Signal Stug III in Action ). Neat engine cross section , any on the fighting compartment ?
Yeah, I think you’re right. Although finding a photo of a StuG in the desert is no picnic – since they were so exceedingly rare – This one seems pretty legit – and supports the “D” conclusion. 😀
What a beauty . Its got the raised filter mount ( also seen mounted flat on fender ) , as well its got the spare torsion bar mounted above the wheel sets .Probably a vehicle captured on the Eastern front and marked for DAK . Any pictures from other angles ?
@a27cromwell – Honestly I’m not sure about where this PARTICULAR vehicle comes from. They give the serial number and CLAIM it was captured by Eighth Army at El Alamein.
“Jon’s StuG III Ausf D was shipped to North Africa in 1941 to equip the German Afrika Korps. It was captured by the British near El Alamein in Egypt and put on a ship and sent to England for evaluation and tests. The Army then used it as a target on the Pirbright firing range where it was rescued by Kevin Wheatcroft. It has a serial chassis number of 90678”
http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/stug-III-sturmgeschutz-ausf-d-tank-destroyer-jon.html
@a27cromwell – if you want to PM my your e-mail address, I’ll send the whole .pdf.
Great work John they look really good.
love your paint job even before the busting.