FV 215B Tank Destroyer

[Wardukw]

Cheers for that info sir    The L4 gun's lack of penetration really surprises me, you'd of thought , but then ?  Must admit I was trying to work out how the poor so and so's in the turret would go about loading something that big.

Ya welcome mate 
That's the thing right there Chris ..finding the mix between size and penetration is a game of poker really ...the Germans took ages but when they built the PAk 43/41 L71 88mm AT gun ,they had a damn near perfect mix of range..penetration and speed ..the problem was the fact the Germans who crewed it called it the barn door cause it was so bloody big 🙄
I do wonder what sort of performance the L4 gun would have if it fired a SABOT round ..it would have been like firing a 3in solid steel dart at a tank 😆
And again ya hit it ..the size of those rounds ..on the FV4005 ..well the first one i think it was a pretty much a manual loader..screw that ..the second prototype had this semi automatic loader but it never had a turret ..everything was exposed for testing and a completely different gun mount ..sadly it was a wicked idea but being built really to late in the world of gun developments which smaller sizes ..ammunition and barrels were turning into an extremely fine art and of course...ATGMs .

[Wardukw]

During my wee hunting session I did find something very cool 😎
The FV 4005 turret on a Conqueror chassis proposal 😁😁😁

The FV4005 is available as a kit by AFV Club and Amusing Hobby, the Conqueror is available by Dragon and Amusing Hobby, who also do a Caernavon and a BADGER

Gondor

Gondor mate I'm very aware of those kits but I'd completely forgotten about Caernavon ..now that's now 2 more I've gotta get   

[Gondor]

During my wee hunting session I did find something very cool 😎
The FV 4005 turret on a Conqueror chassis proposal 😁😁😁

The FV4005 is available as a kit by AFV Club and Amusing Hobby, the Conqueror is available by Dragon and Amusing Hobby, who also do a Caernavon and a BADGER

Gondor

Gondor mate I'm very aware of those kits but I'd completely forgotten about Caernavon ..now that's now 2 more I've gotta get   

I thought you might. It's a slippery slope going down that rabbit hole, isn't it? 

Gondor

[jcf]

Big guns are fun, but imagine a tank destroyer with a 200mm recoilless cannon. 

That would be an amusingly bad idea. Imagine the backblast, the opposition
would have little problem figuring out your location, no combined operations
because of the difficulty in combat of making sure no one wanders behind the
monster, starting grassfires or even forest fires.

[Wardukw]

During my wee hunting session I did find something very cool 😎
The FV 4005 turret on a Conqueror chassis proposal 😁😁😁

The FV4005 is available as a kit by AFV Club and Amusing Hobby, the Conqueror is available by Dragon and Amusing Hobby, who also do a Caernavon and a BADGER

Gondor

Gondor mate I'm very aware of those kits but I'd completely forgotten about Caernavon ..now that's now 2 more I've gotta get   

I thought you might. It's a slippery slope going down that rabbit hole, isn't it? 

Gondor

😆 🤣  ...oh so so slippery bud 😁

[Wardukw]

Big guns are fun, but imagine a tank destroyer with a 200mm recoilless cannon.

Thatwould be an amusingly bad idea. Imagine the backblast, the opposition
would have little problem figuring out your location, no combined operations
because of the difficulty in combat of making sure no one wanders behind the
monster, starting grassfires or even forest fires.

Jon believe it but the Brits did exactly that in 1944 with a 9.5in recoilless rifle and they nicknamed  "Ardeer Aggie," .
It was built as a replacement for the Churchill AVRE with it being much more powerful than the Petard mortar .
Guess what it's primary issues where 😆
Pretty much exactly what you said 

[Wardukw]

Rightv..well technically it's completely built ..just got ta add a few things..a couple of fuel cans ..changing the 50cal to an old Tamiya one and thinking of adding a commander..not sure tho 🤔

There wasn't an building today as I went to Auckland to help a mate fix his daughters car ..a pretty good day 😊

[jcf]

Big guns are fun, but imagine a tank destroyer with a 200mm recoilless cannon.

Thatwould be an amusingly bad idea. Imagine the backblast, the opposition
would have little problem figuring out your location, no combined operations
because of the difficulty in combat of making sure no one wanders behind the
monster, starting grassfires or even forest fires.

Jon believe it but the Brits did exactly that in 1944 with a 9.5in recoilless rifle and they nicknamed  "Ardeer Aggie," .
It was built as a replacement for the Churchill AVRE with it being much more powerful than the Petard mortar .
Guess what it's primary issues where 😆
Pretty much exactly what you said 

Yes, however I'm thinking something on the lines of the 75 and 105mm US recoilless rifles, enlarged to a silly size and rifled not smoothbore. HESH, HEAT, APDS, general purpose HE and bomblet cluster round options. 

[Wardukw]

Big guns are fun, but imagine a tank destroyer with a 200mm recoilless cannon.

Thatwould be an amusingly bad idea. Imagine the backblast, the opposition
would have little problem figuring out your location, no combined operations
because of the difficulty in combat of making sure no one wanders behind the
monster, starting grassfires or even forest fires.

Jon believe it but the Brits did exactly that in 1944 with a 9.5in recoilless rifle and they nicknamed  "Ardeer Aggie," .
It was built as a replacement for the Churchill AVRE with it being much more powerful than the Petard mortar .
Guess what it's primary issues where 😆
Pretty much exactly what you said 

Yes, however I'm thinking something on the lines of the 75 and 105mm US recoilless rifles, enlarged to a silly size and rifled not smoothbore. HESH, HEAT, APDS, general purpose HE and bomblet cluster round options.

Take it your talking along the lines of a ONTOS but more refined 
It would ne English after all 😆
And yep..damn if have been different and rather cool I'd think 🤔 😅

[Wardukw]

First colour is done ..second on today ..should be different but look quite cool 😎

[Wardukw]

Well its painted and hoping beyond hope to be able to finish the rest of the painting today 🙏
Life keeps interrupting my build..right now I'm installing new tail lights to a mates boat so he can get his warrant of fitness..or WOF as we call it here but at this very moment it's absolutely pissing down 

[Wardukw]

Chris mate could ya please flick this over to the Armour section...there's no way this is getting finished now for this GB 😑
Thanks mate 👍

[NARSES2]

Moved as per request

[Wardukw]

Moved as per request

Cheers matey 👍