hi pawel .
I misunderstood everything , I thought that hannibal the italeri kit MAD DOG m107 ref 248 and wanted to install the kit of the barill to make a M110 version .
because italeri also took out the box of M110A 2 ref 291 .
then with the barill of M115 , we make a version really of the model in vietnam ?
phil .
Allright, so we’ve got several vehicles with very similar chassis, but different weapon:
M107 - 175mm gun. Kit by Italeri, out of production. Served in Vietnam.
M110 - old 203mm howitzer (short barrel). Kitted by Italeri, out of production. This one served in Vietnam
M110A1 - newer 203mm howitzer, long barrel. Can be done using Verlinden kit.
M110A2 - newest 203mm howitzer, long barrel, muzzle brake. Kitted by Italeri, recently re-released.
M578 - recovery vehicle with a crane instead of a gun. Can be done using conversion sets by Verlinden or Perfect Scale. Also served in Vietnam.
Hope it helps, have a nice day
Paweł
thank you , pawel .
phil .
As an Arty Forward Observer when there was a plethora of arty support available (105, 155, the M109 self propelled, 175, 8in.) I can honestly say the 175 looked formidable but I found it to be the least accurate of the big guns. Meanwhile the 8in. was extremely accurate and deadly, as were the other two calibers. My favorite though will always be the 105: accurate, easily deployable, good range, rounds per minute, lightweight rounds and a multitude of fuses and warheads. [:D]
Hi guys,
Just checked eBay and tamiya have rereleased the italeri 107(long barrel). They did the same with the 109 a while back,hopefully they will release the short barrel version soon as I’m not having any luck with my kit building this year.
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Also having been an FO in Vietnam, I can assure TigerII that I wouldn’t be here to write this if it wasn’t for the Model 110A1 & its super-well-trained fire direction & gun crews working on what turned out to be one very noisy night. Less than five minutes from contact to first-round-on-target, every adjustment on-target, and not a single short round even though firing directly over my head (proven by my never having forgotten what the whistle sounds like). BTW, I think the Watervliet Arsenal machinists need a thanks too for their skill in making our barrels shoot so true.
I’ve been looking all over for the Testor model which looks more authentic to me than the Italeri (in their pictures) but the few Testors I’ve seen advertised were already sold. Does anyone know of any selling on-line right now?
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Oh my god, this thread is making my head hurt, lol!
Crystal clear to me. [:D]
What I like about it is that folks take the time to explain the details. Also, the kit-ology is pretty helpful.
Makes me want to get out that old M40 GMC kit.
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