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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Bon_Vivant on 10 January 2014, 03:39:20 PM

Title: Wide track tanks? Edit: Or low ground pressue
Post by: Bon_Vivant on 10 January 2014, 03:39:20 PM

What have I missed?

I'm trying to compile a list of low ground pressure WW II tanks (inter-war to late war) for a snow terrain board.  This is for a tourney and potentially anything produced in 28mm could be there.

I'm thinking:
 T 34, KV series, JS series and all variants.  That ski thing with the aero prop.

Tiger, Panther and variants?  Landwasserschlepper,

Churchill?

M28 weasel, M4 tractor, LVT and variants.

No French or Japanese?

Thanks,
Joe Meyer


Edit: I'm looking for low ground pressure (good in snow and mud.  Landwasserschlepper may not work, but without armour it MAY be low ground pressure.  The M tractor series worked great in the snow without wide tracks.  I just don't know.

Title: Re: Wide track tanks?
Post by: von der Tann on 10 January 2014, 03:54:38 PM

The Landwasserschlepper didn't have wide tracks, not at all.

(http://www.whq-forum.de/cms/uploads/pics/landwasserschlepper_02.jpg)

Sorry ... :)
 o_o

Title: Re: Wide track tanks? Edit: Or low ground pressue
Post by: FATROC on 10 January 2014, 09:16:52 PM

US Sherman tanks using "duckbill" track extenders. Panzer IV tanks using "ost ketten" track extenders.

Title: Re: Wide track tanks? Edit: Or low ground pressue
Post by: Elbows on 11 January 2014, 12:49:06 AM

The Panther and Tiger had "relatively" wide tracks, but then you have quite a bit of weight involved.  Maybe you could get away with the Panther?