E-15 tank Prototype

[Agis]

My next book is about the German E-Series tanks.
One tank that will be feature in addition to the established ones is the E-15.

Tank by World at Arms (resin hull with Aluminium barrel); crewman by AB

There are no plans known for the E-15. I included this vehicle based on the fantastic World at Arms model shown. It would be a shame to have such a 1/72 scale beauty and no rules to play with!
http://www.worldatarms.net/

Extrapolated Background: The E-15 was a further development of the E-10. The maintenance of the hydraulic suspension system was causing permanent trouble on the battlefield. The unique feature was in a way countering the overall design goals of the E Series – standardisation, maximum interchangeability of parts and ease of maintenance and service. Its overall performance simply did not justify the parts and time needed to maintain the system. Therefore the E-15 did not feature hydraulic suspension.
At the same time the need for a bigger gun became also more and more evident. Especially on the Eastern Front the IS-III was causing a lot of trouble for E-10s. It was decided that the 8.8cm L56 anti-tank gun was to be fitted into the E-10 hull. To accomplish this the hull has to be slightly increased in height, width and length. A superstructure and a modified commander’s cupola was added.
In addition the front and side armour was also improved. This resulted in higher field survivability but also in a reduced top speed.
The weight increased to 20 tonnes, the E-15 designation was kept anyway to avoid any confusion with the E-25 tanks.

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

very nice  .Sort of a Hetzer meets Jagdpanther Thing 

[dijit]

Great work once again Agis, it's a always a pleasure seeing your latest work.
Is it just me or does the world at arms webshop not open?
Duncan

[abhorsen950]

Very smart looking model, good job!!

[Agis]

Great work once again Agis, it's a always a pleasure seeing your latest work.
Is it just me or does the world at arms webshop not open?
Duncan

Looks also down to me...
Try the e-mail provided on the home page, should work...