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tabletop:
Flying tanks?! Madness :)

I always thought the US M3 Lee Grant tanks of WWII had a very Pulp look with their rather impractical combination of guns. Apparently their riveted front glacis was a death trap too, with a hit to it often "filling the driver's position with flying rivets like a shotgun blast".

See http://www.1jma.dk/Pics/hardwarepics/new/M3%20LeeGrant_resize.JPG

Much respect to the tankers of WWII imho. Particularly since they were driving tanks that were in a constant arms race and often found themselves out gunned by new tanks at AT technology arriving in their theatre.

Etranger:
For British AFVs of the interwar period (& others): http://www.geocities.com/gpmatthews/

French AFVs at: http://www.chars-francais.net/

Antenociti:
excellent links tvm!

I'm making a rolls-Royce armoured car for a client soon so might also do this french interwar tank - as it looks so good.

any idea wth the rollers on the front are for?

http://www.chars-francais.net/images/archives/schneider_amc_p16/p16_m29_030.jpg

Plynkes:
I imagine it performs the same function as those on WWII US halftracks, that is to prevent the front of the vehicle 'digging in' and getting stuck when crossing certain obstacles, such as ditches and the like.

fastolfrus:
Not sure, but you get them on the Austin-Putilov half tracked armoured car too, maybe it's just the in thing for that year ?

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