Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread

I blame the Chinese, they have too many holydays

My opinion is that if we keep the same company, we will never be able to finish the project. And I dont want anybody saying that its the first set, it always takes longer, cause we are wayyyy past this point. Just my 2 cents.

@Imperious:

This thread is about FMG pieces, not Italian politics of 1921-43.

When I looked at your avatar and read your post at the same time, I friggin laughed my a$$ off! :-D Well said!

@Imperious:

This thread is about FMG pieces, not Italian politics of 1921-43.

Amen IL! I come here to get news About the FMG combat pieces. Lets move all the WWII discussion to where it belongs!

I’m afraid to ask if the factory finally answered Jeremy’s emails…. :oops:

il you scare me! :lol:

@moralecheck:

I’m afraid to ask if the factory finally answered Jeremy’s emails…. :oops:

Yes they did get back to me.  There was a small problem that they are fixing… Not a big deal.  I will explain later (I am currently away on Business Trip)

Just another delay…  But not a Big one.

I will keep you posted and give you more information soon.

So is the 20th still a good date, or will it be a little longer yet?

I know this is ahead of schedule, but I saw an idea for a Soviet artillery piece.  The other day I was watching some footage of when the Russians were attacking Berlin and saw a unique Soviet artillery piece.  It looked like an artillery piece set on tracks.  No chassis or armor, just a gun sitting on a set of tank tracks.  Unfortunately, I only saw the one shot of it firing so I don’t have a lot of details about that particular piece.  I just thought it looked pretty neat.  Anyone else see that piece?

Knp I saw it too and was thinking the exact same as you. I don’t know what it is called but it would make a SWEET piece.

Do you guys mean this beast?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/280_mm_mortar_M1939_(Br-5)

Was it the 203mm ?

another pic

Coach once again your’e all over it. That is exactly what I am talking about.

WOW!  Cool pics guys.  I didn’t realize it was so big.  Like I said, I only got a brief look of it blasting something on a Berlin side street, but that may be the very piece that I saw.

Is this monster motorized or does it have to be towed?  If towed, then why the tank tracks?

Wouldn’t this be a cool Soviet artillery piece for FMG’s Russian set?  OR, if FMG doesn’t want to make it the regular Soviet artillery, perhaps Coach could make it as a Soviet Heavy Artillery piece in his Russian supplement set.

It was not motorized.  It was mounted on a common agricultural tractor frame.  This was done because:

A: They were already mass producing the chassis, so its use was fast and economical rather then designing and making a multi-axle chassis from scratch.
B: The tracks helped when towing its bulk thru snow and mud.

It was dismantled in several pieces for long transport.

Is this monster motorized or does it have to be towed?  If towed, then why the tank tracks?

CUZ THE WORLD AINT MADE OF ROADS SUN!!

Gents, I have 4 of the Russian 203mm Artillery from Davco.  They are metal and add a aspect to a battlefield that can be fairly impressive.  You can’t move them on their own it takes Kosmolots tractors to move them around.
http://www.o5m6.de/b-4.html
Russian 203mm Howitzer M1931 B-4
Developed in the early 30’s, the B-4 Heavy Howitzer was widely used throughout the Great Patriotic War.
It saw service during the Moscow counterattack, the Stalingrad offensive, the Crimean liberation and in almost every severe street fighting.
With a combat weight of 17,700 kilogram the B-4 Howitzer could launch a 100 kilogram HE projectile over a distance of 11 miles.
A crane attached to the side alleviated the loading process.
During longer movements, usually accomplished by tractors, the barrel was dismounted and transported on a special wagon.

FMG:

Once available will the Italian units be automatically shipped if they we pre-ordered?  (I preordered 2 sets a while back)?

Just want to check if I need to do something to trigger the shipment once you have stock.

Thanks!