Wakey, wakey! New "snakes" in AQotMF!
Jul 14, 2019 3:49:43 GMT
Quendil, David N.Tanner 07011959, and 1 more like this
Post by gunnyhighway on Jul 14, 2019 3:49:43 GMT
Hello fellow AQotMFer's,
The Navy (not to be outdone by the Army!) has developed a amphibious capable tank that can land along rivers to support the Marines and River Rats. This will give the services backed up by Naval forces (My Olmstead and Osceola gunboats) additional capabilities to take and hold, objectives along the many rivers in the war against the Martian invader. These MkIII variants labelled MKIIIWM for water mobile, carry 2 4" guns and 3 MG's. There is one 4" and one MG in each sponson and a MG in the forward hull. Soldiers/sailors being who they are, labelled the MKIIIWM as "Water Mocassins" to match the variant anagram. These are in a 3 element unit, moving 4" in the water, but after landing and discarding the ponts and unsealing the guns and ports (which takes an action, check your rules YMMV) movement increases to 6". All armament values are the same as other vehicles.
These are the Flames of War tanks from their line. Ponts are wooden dowels with wood putty ends. Framework is from the actual sprues off the Steam tank models. There is a reason why steam tanks weren't used. These are engineered to run on kerosene or gasoline due to being submerged. The propeller was added to help with speed in the water, along with a snorkel for air intake for crew and engine. I have yet to add decals and finish the other two in the unit. This allows the infantry and all their paraphenalia to use the landing barges more efficiently. As mentioned before, the barges are on their slipways being fitted out! Here are a couple quick pics to give you an idea on what I've done. Notice that I scenically finished it to look like it was coming onto the shore line. I'm estimating approximately 225 points for a unit. This is the same as a MkIII unit with less 4" guns but with added amphibious ability should make it a wash.
Enjoy! Respectfully,
Gunny
The Navy (not to be outdone by the Army!) has developed a amphibious capable tank that can land along rivers to support the Marines and River Rats. This will give the services backed up by Naval forces (My Olmstead and Osceola gunboats) additional capabilities to take and hold, objectives along the many rivers in the war against the Martian invader. These MkIII variants labelled MKIIIWM for water mobile, carry 2 4" guns and 3 MG's. There is one 4" and one MG in each sponson and a MG in the forward hull. Soldiers/sailors being who they are, labelled the MKIIIWM as "Water Mocassins" to match the variant anagram. These are in a 3 element unit, moving 4" in the water, but after landing and discarding the ponts and unsealing the guns and ports (which takes an action, check your rules YMMV) movement increases to 6". All armament values are the same as other vehicles.
These are the Flames of War tanks from their line. Ponts are wooden dowels with wood putty ends. Framework is from the actual sprues off the Steam tank models. There is a reason why steam tanks weren't used. These are engineered to run on kerosene or gasoline due to being submerged. The propeller was added to help with speed in the water, along with a snorkel for air intake for crew and engine. I have yet to add decals and finish the other two in the unit. This allows the infantry and all their paraphenalia to use the landing barges more efficiently. As mentioned before, the barges are on their slipways being fitted out! Here are a couple quick pics to give you an idea on what I've done. Notice that I scenically finished it to look like it was coming onto the shore line. I'm estimating approximately 225 points for a unit. This is the same as a MkIII unit with less 4" guns but with added amphibious ability should make it a wash.
Enjoy! Respectfully,
Gunny
