M4 81 mm Mortar Carrier Dragon Kit No 6361
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23 October 2014, 18:43
Christian MeyerhoffOne of my older builds. Maybe You like it. As far as I remember this was an other exellent kit made by Dragon.
23 October 2014, 18:48
John Van KootenYes, I like it very much! 👍
I have it in my stash as well. It does look like a really nice kit when I view it sitting in the box 🙂 and looking at your images, seeing what it could become once built, it definitely looks wonderful! 👍
23 October 2014, 18:54
John Van KootenOnce I have finished what I have on the bench now, I think I will 😄 thanks for posting the images! Very motivating to see such nice work!! 👍
23 October 2014, 19:08
Curtis CadenAccording to my history sheet (which I found interesting) The Mortar Carrier was included in a restructure of the armored divisions in 1942 to provide mobile fire support for the infantry. The M-4 was based on the M-2 half-track and was equipped with the 81 mm mortar. Only 572 were built between 1941 - 1942 because of the inability to fire the mortar from the vehicle. The M4A1 was developed with reinforced chassis to allow onboard firing but the mortar tube was inconveniently mounted to fire rearward. The M21 was the better solution.
Nice build and good pictures! Go Christian!
23 October 2014, 19:28
Christian MeyerhoffHi Curtis! Many thanks for this information! I`m not an expert in american halftracks so this statement is most wellcome.
23 October 2014, 19:39
John Van KootenIndeed! US Half-tracks are not anywhere near my fields of expertise either. Thanks for the information, Curtis! 👍
23 October 2014, 20:26
Holger KranichTop job, Christian! Do you know the caliber of the mortar? 80mm?
24 October 2014, 08:59
Christian MeyerhoffMoin Holger! Danke für die netten Worte!
Das Kaliber wird mit 81 mm im Bausatz angegeben. So auch im Titel zu lesen. Keine Ahnung ob das stimmt. Mit Wehrmachtsfahrzeugen kenne ich mich da etwas besser aus.
24 October 2014, 17:20
