IMEX/Taigen announces their October surprise!!
#76
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Is it a paper tank/prototype? Or a main line production tank? Did the real version actually see combat?
At least give us a little more of a hint or nobody will ever find out...
At least give us a little more of a hint or nobody will ever find out...
#80
Yeah... more hints like I'm sure it was a production tank or a prototype?
Has anyone guess the Tortoise and is THIS a turreted tank? At least give us THAT hint to digest for a while!
Jeff
Has anyone guess the Tortoise and is THIS a turreted tank? At least give us THAT hint to digest for a while!
Jeff
#83
Thread Starter
No maybe about that, just waiting on bossman. I think he is on the plane atm back home.
Nope
#84
Okay, someone has guessed the JS 2, but not a JS 3? It's not something that IMEX has already done and it's thicker than the T34 armor.
Well? LOL A JS III?
Jeff
Well? LOL A JS III?
Jeff
#85
I'm calling Uncle after this! LOL
Jeff
Jeff
#86
Thread Starter
Ok well here is another picture for you guys. This is the inside of the tank. Notice the dedicated battery compartment? This tank also shares the latch system from the Tiger 1 tank. Yes the gearboxes are steel, yes they are 3:1, and yes they are High/Low motor mounts
Another pointer.... the side fenders and rear plate are metal... in fact they are all one stamped piece
#87
Well, the exhaust are routed out the lower hull and it does not have a torsion bar suspension.
Oh, my brains hurtin' now... LOL
Jeff
Oh, my brains hurtin' now... LOL
Jeff
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#93
Thread Starter
Holy crap not a Tiger chassis at all! Oh my friends you will very much enjoy this one. I think even more so than the T34. In fact, I am willing to put money on it
#94
From the dimensions of the engine compartment, I can tell that the chassis is very narrow because the short can motors are very close to each other. It looks about the same size as a HL Panzer III.
#97
So all the rear-drive sprocket tanks have been eliminated.
I used the battery pack to estimate that the hull corresponds to an real-world size of about 2.6 - 2.7 meters, or 8.5 feet, which is similar to a Sherman chassis. Both the Pz III, IV are above 9 feet wide.
I used the battery pack to estimate that the hull corresponds to an real-world size of about 2.6 - 2.7 meters, or 8.5 feet, which is similar to a Sherman chassis. Both the Pz III, IV are above 9 feet wide.
#98
#100
Can you tell us how many emails this has generated? LOL
Jeff
Jeff