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Project Marinefährprahm 1/16
Well as some may know from my introduction, I am taking on a new project to bide my time. This will be an on going project due to the sheer scale of it and what's involved.
The overall idea is a German landing craft housing a tiger tank that is radio controlled. It will be 1/16 scale and fully working to the point of the tank will load up, be transported and embark on a beach assault. Now for the geeky stuff. The Marinefährprahm was the largest landing craft that the Germans had, it was produced from 1941 and came in many forms. The one I will be recreating is known as a type D. Its the largest of its kind and was used to transport anything and mainly the tanks, it normally carries 2 but have be known to carry 4 tigers which many will know is a big lump of steel. They were derived from Rhine barges and come in at the following dimensions. Displacement: 220-239t Length: 47.04-49.84m Beam: 6.53-6.59m Draught: 4.7m Draft: 1.4m at full load Propulsion: 3 Deutz Diesel 390HP Speed: 10.5kn (empty) Range: max. 1340nm at 7kn Capacity: 85-140t Complement: 17-25 Armament: 2×2cm AA, 1×3.7cm AA, 1×7.5cm Armour: 2cm When scaled down, this means my model will be 312.5cm long with a beam of 43.75cm beam. Yes she's a big one. There are a few areas that will need careful planning such as the mid seam, front ramp and retracting cover. So this is where it begins, stay watching for updates as they come. |
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An amphibious craft! Excellent.
Don [Donald W. Boose, Jr., Over the Beach: U.S. Army Amphibious Operations in the Korean War, Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2008, pdf available from http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/car...pubs/boose.pdf 15.58mb download.] |
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Interesting project! Do you have a picture of the craft and was it ever used by the Germans during ww2?
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Very cool...can't wait to see some pictures!
russ...
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Yeas the craft was used during the war, here are a few 3d images and some photos of what the type d is.
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