Da Paul Challenge

[Robin Reeve]

Year 40'000. Genestealers attack of Space Hulk.
Two Space Marines down.
543 Genestealers, of which 27 Alpha, out.

 

[Justiciar]

Marine Unit?, Recently, Camp Pendleton, 13...gas line (as in underground type) KOed

 

[witchbottles]

Marine Unit?, Recently, Camp Pendleton, 13...gas line (as in underground type) KOed

You're correct on injuries and location - Red Beach Amphib Assault Range. Seen the press release on this yet?

Don't forget the AFV identification ( except Yuri - he knows this one )

 

[Justiciar]

AAV-P7/Vxxx.

 

[witchbottles]

It is a Marine unit of course. the press release did identify it the way I would have expected them to. 15th MEU (SOC) in a pre-deployment training exercise. This would be off one of the LSDs in PhibRon V. The Fort McHenry I believe is the current one up in the pickle barrel for deployment with the PhibRon. Quite a mess. The Marines were not aware of the placement of that pipeline, which had been inactive since the HMLA squadrons left Pendleton for Mirimar in 1998 - it was supposed to be completely drained and purged 20+ years ago.

Thirteen injuries, two in ICU for a week - a lot of damage and investigation to do yet on this one. I'm watching the weekly updates in my Marine Corps Times on this event.

 

[witchbottles]

enjoy this one

 

[witchbottles]

Here's one - from a South American home-grown design as a clue.

 

[Yuri0352]

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Here's one - from a South American home-grown design as a clue.

Brazilian Engesa EE-9 Cascavel

 

[Yuri0352]

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enjoy this one

The chassis and the fore and aft driver positions resemble a Dutch M39 Pantserwagen.

 

[witchbottles]

The chassis and the fore and aft driver positions resemble a Dutch M39 Pantserwagen.

nope - give you a clue, its North American manufacture in fact, same descendence from the same set of design specifications that led to the EE-9 in later years.

Its a tough one , but in fact, one of these were actually made ( and only 1).

 

[chris_olden]

Next up in the barrel

M7 circa 1942-ish

 

[olli]

Ok how about this

 

[jrv]

What are the OVR FP of this (that wheel in the back is part of the package)?



JR

 

[BattleSchool]

Ok how about this

Experimental Soviet "hoversan" circa 1930.

 

[Paul M. Weir]

A trench digger?

While unarmoured is has a "MA", so possibly 4, though unarmoured vehicles only get 1 FP regardless of whether armed or not, so could be just 1. However if it is a trench digger then any positive DRM for Foxholes, Trenches, Walls or Roadblocks would not apply.

 

[jrv]

A trench digger?

While unarmoured is has a "MA", so possibly 4, though unarmoured vehicles only get 1 FP regardless of whether armed or not, so could be just 1. However if it is a trench digger then any positive DRM for Foxholes, Trenches, Walls or Roadblocks would not apply.

Perhaps a trench digger, but if it is a trench digger (and I'm not saying it is), it is a very specific trench digger.

JR

 

[Paul M. Weir]

OK, found it: see http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/germany/a7v-schutzengrabenbagger-lmg-trench-digger/.

Apparently only 1 built and it's German not Soviet as I originally guessed.

 

[jrv]

Only 20 A7V German tanks were built during World War One but a lot more chassis were constructed. Some were turned into tracked supply vehicles called A7V-Geländewagen and three were used as A7V-Flakpanzer prototype test vehicles.

Hard to believe that Flakpanzers were developed in WWI.

JR

 

[jrv]

it's German not Soviet as I originally guessed.

Why would the Soviets (or the Russians) need a mechanized trench digger? That's what peasants are for.

JR

 

[witchbottles]

Here's one you don't often see.