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Rob-Cavanna — SdKlf Missile Madness!
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Published: 2018-04-08 21:16:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 4066; Favourites: 113; Downloads: 0
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ALL vehicles and 3D modeling created by for OPDS. So please, head his way and let him know if you enjoy them.I just did minor color tweaks and retouching + reformatted the original poster, because I wanted to show the mechs at a larger scale, w/ less negative space. Exhibit all them nifty details.
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The Sonderkamplaufer (Sdklf) is very much like a legged equivalent of the SdKfz-251 halftrack family of German vehicles. A do-all workhorse that was very reliable and versatile as a platform for both weapons and logistical support duties.
These are all shown in a crouched position, just to conserve space, but when on the move, the SdKlf stands much taller as seen bottom right here: rob-cavanna.deviantart.com/art…
and left side here in night ops camo: rob-cavanna.deviantart.com/art…
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In addition to innovating the technology of legged armored vehicles, the 3rd Reich also pioneered a great variety of rockets and missiles, both guided and unguided. But many of these were introduced too late in the war to have significant impact on the inevitable outcome.
The Sdkfz, though not a heavily armored vehicle, was produced in great numbers and variations. Many were well suited to testing myriad new weapon systems, especially of the long-range variety, where heavy armor was not a priority. Those of the anti-armor variety, however, had enough offensive capability to punch well above their weight class -if only to employ 'hit and run' tactics.
ARTLLERY
1) SdKlf 370/3 II: 21cm Nebelwerfer - 2x 3 tube launched rockets
2) SdKlf 370/3 I: 15cm Nebelwerfer - 2x 6 tube launched rockets
3) SdKlf 361/11: 30cm Nebelwerfer - 6x frame launched rockets/Wurfrahmen 40
4) SdKlf 370/3 IV: 38cm Sturmmorser - 2x RW 61 Rocket launchers
5) SdKlf 362/3 B: Katyusha Beutewaffe - Captured Russian multiple rocket launcher mounted to SdKlf
LONG RANGE
6) SdKlf 370/7: Heavy Zwerg Rheinbote x 4 - ballistic rockets
7) SdKlf 372/5: Rheinbote `großer Onkel‘ x 1 - ballistic rocket
8) SdKlf 362/12: Zwerg V1 - Cruise missile launch platform
ANTI-ARMOR
9) SdKlf 370/5 II: Stielgranate 41 - shaped charge, fin-stabilized shell
10) SdKlf 370/5 III: X7 Rotkaeppchen - wire guided antitank missile
11) SdKlf 362/2: X4 Ruhrstahl - radio guided antitank missile
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
12) SdKlf 371/2: Luftfaust - 2x 9 barrel 2cm ground to air rockets
13) SdKlf 373/1: Fohn - 2x 28 7.3cm anti-air rockets
14) SdKlf 367/5: Taifun - 24x 10cm anti-air rockets
15) SdKlf 367/6: F25 Feuerlilie - 2x guided surface to air missiles
16) SdKlf 367/7: R3 Rheintochter - surface to air missile, liquid fuel engine with solid fuel boosters
17) SdKlf 370/6: Enzian - 2x radio-controlled guided surface to air missiles
18) SdKlf 375/1 IV: Wasserfall - anti-aircraft 1/4 scale V-2 rocket variant
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Comments: 12
Hey Rob, these are looking great!
I think you mean Sonderkampfläufer though since kamp doesn't mean anything
Keep it up man!
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Oops! Good catch! Thank you.
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who gave this German frog katyusha rockets?
*looks at description*
oh, they actually ARE
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what kind of aircraft is the Wasserfall supposed to take down? dragons?
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Yup. www.militaryfactory.com/armor/…
They totally copied the Russian system. Though I seem to recall reading somewhere that captured Russian units were mounted to halftracks as well.
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IKR? I was shocked to learn about that Wasserfall weapon. It was basically a V-2 that was modified to take down bombers. Didn't need as much fuel or such a large warhead to do that job, so it could be much smaller than a V-2. It was actually radio-controlled via line of sight! Using an actual joystick. (Did Nazis invent RL video games?). It was a similar system to that used on the Fritz X guided bomb.
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