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Hotchkiss H39 France 1940 1/66
Bonjour
Today i present you the famous H39, evolution of the H35 the second numerous french modern tank of the ww2 (after the R35) a group of them was sent in Norway in the spring of 40 with Polish,English and French Foreign legion they fought on Narvik battle against German . Some of them see action in Gabon, Syria under Free French Forces after war they was used by the Syrian (left over from FFF) and some was sold to Israel in 1948. During the French battle in may/june 40 they fought along Somua 35 into cavalerie unit Despite there well armored cast hull they lack proper gun but they performed well into cavalerie unit when succesfull tactical counter attack such as Montcornet and Abeville was set up. A good Tank Wrongly used. A lot was abandoned during this still ashamed summer, and then German incorporate remain and repaired tank into the axis troop with slight modification, some was use as a basis for Marder I First picture depicting abandonned tank in France field( motor hatch is open maybe crew burn it as sabotage) the second pics is one of the 3 tank left in Norway checked inspected by german soldier, the gun seems to be removed or sabotaged in recoil position.
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Nice little tank, is this your design?
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Hello Whusley
Yes it is my design i did not know if there is available H39 in card model so i just made it. Thanks
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Very nice, especially as a scratch built
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battle of france, french, h39, hotchkiss, tank |
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