One of the books I found on my shelves whilst I was searching for sources to add to my Interbellum website was THE FIGHTING TANKS 1916-1933. It was published in 1933 and its authors were Major Ralph E Jones (Infantry, US Army), Captain George H Rarey (Infantry, US Army), and First Lieutenant Robert J Icks (Infantry Reserve, US Army). Besides containing lots of interesting data (including the approximate numbers of tanks in the World's armies) and photographs, it had a diagram that showed the comparative size of several different interwar tanks.
Clearly the future lies in a mix of Char-3 and CL tankettes!
ReplyDeleteThe former could almost carry several of the latter as 'spares' just in case of a break-down!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how soon it will be before one or more of the Interbellum countries 'buys' something as large as the Char 3C?
All the best,
Bob
Well the Char 2C is available in 28mm. Personally though, I'd like to 'keep it real' and try to stick to machinery that was sold for export at the time.
ReplyDeleteNice Post also ;)
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of the Char 3C, but the 1940 French stock of Char 2C was stuck in a logistical jam on the railways and never mad it to the battle field (according to Alistair Horne)
ReplyDeleteBob wrote "The former could almost carry several of the latter as 'spares' just in case of a break-down!"
ReplyDeleteLike this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M4-sherman-killer-kwajalein.gif
Tim,
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say.
Will one of these be appearing in any forthcoming Megablitz games based around the War in the Pacific?
All the best,
Bob
I'm thinking those profiles might, (properly sized up and applied to blocks of wood) ...might just make some pretty good symbolic "tank blocks" for use in a game...until the "real" stuff is found. Sort of like those map blocks you see in the old war films being pushed around with sticks at HQ by lovely WACs or WAAFs?
ReplyDeleteLittlejohn,
ReplyDeleteI can always scan them in individually and make them available if anybody would like me to.
All the best,
Bob
Littlejohn - isn't that just a ruse to get some young women bending over your wargames table?
ReplyDeleteGood plan.
Tim, you say that like it's a bad thing? :-D
ReplyDeleteNot me Jim. I'm lowering my table now!
ReplyDeleteHa! Tim that sounds like a pretty good idea!
ReplyDeleteBob,
I'm working on a test block using the page of profiles as they are...if you use "Adobe InDesign" you can adjust the frame around an image to crop what you need really easily while preserving the whole image for "recropping" later...the only problem now is resolution...I might "draw" over the profiles to make a sharp edged version.
Littlejohn,
ReplyDeleteI have similar image manipulation software and it can produced some excellent results.
I look forward to hearing about the progress you make with your 'blocks'.
All the best,
Bob
Hey fellas,
ReplyDeleteI just took the leap and brought my early 18th century Imagi-Nation Unkerlant into the 20th century:
unkerlantchronicle.blogspot.com/
Those interested in the 18th century version:
http://baronvonj.blogspot.com/search/label/Unkerlant
Thanks,
-J
BaronVonJ,
ReplyDeleteVery interesting.
You will see that I have added your 20th century Unkerlant blog to the list of Interbellum and Related Imagi-Nation Blogs.
All the best,
Bob