Birgeria's new PZC units

[Birgeria]

Russian artillery tractor AT-45, or Noviy Voroshilovets. Using the running gear of T-34 to replace the old one. This is a easy making icon, just copy and paste.

[uzbek2012]

Here are two Polish experimental prime movers. Both built less than ten pieces.

PzInz 312 for towing AA guns larger than 40mm.

PzInz 342 for towing medium and heavy field guns.

Tractor PZInz 342
https://wwii.space/%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D ... %88%D0%B0/

Pzinż 312 3d model
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/pzinz-3 ... bbf54a7ac0


Polish experimental long-range 155-mm gun wz. 40
https://ru-artillery.livejournal.com/442569.html

Russian artillery tractor AT-45, or Noviy Voroshilovets. Using the running gear of T-34 to replace the old one. This is a easy making icon, just copy and paste.

Excellent )

https://parm.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=674

[Birgeria]

Here are two Polish experimental prime movers. Both built less than ten pieces.

PzInz 312 for towing AA guns larger than 40mm.

PzInz 342 for towing medium and heavy field guns.

Tractor PZInz 342
https://wwii.space/%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D ... %88%D0%B0/

Pzinż 312 3d model
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/pzinz-3 ... bbf54a7ac0


Polish experimental long-range 155-mm gun wz. 40
https://ru-artillery.livejournal.com/442569.html

Russian artillery tractor AT-45, or Noviy Voroshilovets. Using the running gear of T-34 to replace the old one. This is a easy making icon, just copy and paste.

Excellent )

https://parm.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=674

The Polish 155mm gun looks interesting to me. I may give a try when I figure out its structure.

[uzbek2012]

Here are two Polish experimental prime movers. Both built less than ten pieces.

PzInz 312 for towing AA guns larger than 40mm.

PzInz 342 for towing medium and heavy field guns.

Tractor PZInz 342
https://wwii.space/%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D ... %88%D0%B0/

Pzinż 312 3d model
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/pzinz-3 ... bbf54a7ac0


Polish experimental long-range 155-mm gun wz. 40
https://ru-artillery.livejournal.com/442569.html

Russian artillery tractor AT-45, or Noviy Voroshilovets. Using the running gear of T-34 to replace the old one. This is a easy making icon, just copy and paste.

Excellent )

https://parm.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=674

The Polish 155mm gun looks interesting to me. I may give a try when I figure out its structure.

Well, if you are interested, then do it )
http://www.1939.pl/uzbrojenie/polskie/index.html

Argentina Nahuel DL-43 "Nahuel" tank (Spanish Nahuel DL-43, from map nahuel — "jaguar") is an Argentine medium tank of the Second World War. It was an analogue of the M4 "Sherman" and M3 "Grant" tanks. The production of the tank was started in 1944, but since with the end of the Second World War, relatively cheap and more modern Shermans entered the world arms market in significant quantities, the production of the Nauel was discontinued after the release of 16 units.

https://fishki.net/2168853-bronetehnika ... -vojny.htm

[Birgeria]

New Polish prototype long range cannon: 155mm wz.40. Only one was built. Max Range 28km!

Thanks Uzbek2012 for the information.

[Birgeria]

A French WWI cannon, 145mm Mle 1916 St. Chamond. I did not make this one for quite a while because in WWII, they mostly used as static coastal artillery. But I changed my mind.

[uzbek2012]

New Polish prototype long range cannon: 155mm wz.40. Only one was built. Max Range 28km!

Thanks Uzbek2012 for the information.

you're welcome )

How about a German Tauchpanzer III underwater tank ?

http://zonwar.ru/news5/news_969_Tauchpanzer.html

Serial production of "Smith Gun" guns continued until 1943. In a little less than two years, 3,049 front-mounted guns were manufactured. The total number of ammunition fired did not exceed several tens of thousands.
The operation of the guns of the Major Smith system continued until 1945.

Budget British gun "Smith Gun"
http://zonwar.ru/news6/news_1018_Smith_Gun.html

[captainjack]

I like these guns and tractors Birgeria.
If you are looking for inspiration, I'd like a Birch gun in AA and Artillery mode.

Uzbek2012, your seem to have a special talent to find interesting photos. The Smith gun is probably not very good, but if I had a choice of a Smith gun or no gun, I think that the Smith gun would look like a good choice.

[Birgeria]

New Polish prototype long range cannon: 155mm wz.40. Only one was built. Max Range 28km!

Thanks Uzbek2012 for the information.

you're welcome )

How about a German Tauchpanzer III underwater tank ?

http://zonwar.ru/news5/news_969_Tauchpanzer.html

Serial production of "Smith Gun" guns continued until 1943. In a little less than two years, 3,049 front-mounted guns were manufactured. The total number of ammunition fired did not exceed several tens of thousands.
The operation of the guns of the Major Smith system continued until 1945.

Budget British gun "Smith Gun"
http://zonwar.ru/news6/news_1018_Smith_Gun.html

Hi Uzbek

I'm not very interested in the Tauchpanzer since there are quite many German tanks in game. For the Smith Gun, I may give a try later because I have several fun projects at this moment. Thanks.

Birgeria

[Birgeria]

I like these guns and tractors Birgeria.
If you are looking for inspiration, I'd like a Birch gun in AA and Artillery mode.

Uzbek2012, your seem to have a special talent to find interesting photos. The Smith gun is probably not very good, but if I had a choice of a Smith gun or no gun, I think that the Smith gun would look like a good choice.

Hi Captainjack

The birch gun looks interesting. I may try to make the icon after I finished my current icon projects. Thanks.

Birgeria

[uzbek2012]

New Polish prototype long range cannon: 155mm wz.40. Only one was built. Max Range 28km!

Thanks Uzbek2012 for the information.

you're welcome )

How about a German Tauchpanzer III underwater tank ?

http://zonwar.ru/news5/news_969_Tauchpanzer.html

Serial production of "Smith Gun" guns continued until 1943. In a little less than two years, 3,049 front-mounted guns were manufactured. The total number of ammunition fired did not exceed several tens of thousands.
The operation of the guns of the Major Smith system continued until 1945.

Budget British gun "Smith Gun"
http://zonwar.ru/news6/news_1018_Smith_Gun.html

Hi Uzbek

I'm not very interested in the Tauchpanzer since there are quite many German tanks in game. For the Smith Gun, I may give a try later because I have several fun projects at this moment. Thanks.

Birgeria

Well, what is interesting then, except for tanks, only artillery and trucks ?

I like these guns and tractors Birgeria.
If you are looking for inspiration, I'd like a Birch gun in AA and Artillery mode.

Uzbek2012, your seem to have a special talent to find interesting photos. The Smith gun is probably not very good, but if I had a choice of a Smith gun or no gun, I think that the Smith gun would look like a good choice.

Well everything that was created serially is already almost in Panzer Corps so sometimes exclusives are required while those weapons that were created not only on paper are interesting ) That's why I'm sharing this information with you friends )

https://auto-daily.livejournal.com/1461011.html

[Birgeria]

Hello there

This time I'm trying to occupy the niche of aircrafts. Begin with the simplest: Vichy France version of Curtiss Hawk 75 and Leo 451. Just adding the yellow-red stripes.

[uzbek2012]

Hello there

This time I'm trying to occupy the niche of aircrafts. Begin with the simplest: Vichy France version of Curtiss Hawk 75 and Leo 451. Just adding the yellow-red stripes.

It turned out great ) What program do you use when creating your units ?

Comparison of the speeds of all serial fighters of the Second World War
https://www.maximonline.ru/longreads/sr ... -id567172/

Planes of the Second World War in the context (42 photos)
https://fishki.net/2157940-samolety-vto ... zreze.html

[Birgeria]

French air warriors in Russia! Three fighters of the Normandie Niemen

[uzbek2012]

Excellent !
https://en.topwar.ru/28026-aviaeskadril ... voyny.html

Bomber-aircraft carrier "Link-SPB".

Combat use.

Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet repeatedly bombed the territory of Romania, simultaneously with Germany, which attacked the Soviet Union. One of the most important targets for bomber aircraft was considered to be a railway bridge over the Danube River near the Chernavody station, 60 km west of Constanta. This bridge was the largest bridge structure, its total length was 1662 meters, and the total height at the highest point was 75 meters. The Ploiesti-Constanta oil pipeline passed under the lower deck of the bridge. The destruction of the bridge led to the suspension of all railway traffic between Bucharest and other industrial centers, interrupted the main transport connection with the port of Constanta, weakened the supply of Romanian troops. Repeated attempts by the 63rd Bomber Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, using SB and DB-3 bombers, to destroy the bridge were unsuccessful. It was decided to urgently restore the designs of Vakhmistrov for subsequent combat use. On July 22, an order was issued from Moscow for combat use. Under the leadership of Vakhmistrov, installations on three TB-3 and six I-16 were restored. At the suggestion of the designer, the carrier aircraft were improved: the seats of the ship's commander, the flight mechanic and the aft shooter received additional reservations, and a pivot installation with a pair of DA machine guns was installed between the pilots ' seats (the co-pilot was to fire from it). In the future, Vakhmistrov proposed to replace the ShKAS of the navigator and the aft shooter with large-caliber BS, and to protect the TB-3 gas tanks and equip them with an inert gas filling system. The I-16 fighters, according to Vakhmistrov, did not need any modifications.

On July 26, the first combat sortie took place. The first blow was inflicted on the port facilities of the city of Constanta. In broad daylight, a pair of TB-3s approached the Romanian coast and at a distance of 40 km got rid of the four I-16s. The commander of the group, Captain Shubikov, went out on the city, in front of the "Messerschmitov" barraging in the distance, calmly circled the target twice — an oil refinery — then bombed. The hits to the giant oil storage tanks were accurate. All four of them safely left the place of impact and left at high speed. We made an intermediate landing in Odessa, then, after refueling, we flew to Yevpatoria.

Three sets of carriers were already equipped for striking the Chernavodsky Bridge, and the I-16 was equipped with additional ventral gas tanks with a capacity of 95 liters, allowing it to stay in the air for an additional 35 minutes. Before the "Links", six Pe-2s from the 40th BAP attacked the target, achieving two hits and slightly damaging the bridge. The flight of the "suspensions" took place on August 10 at 3 am. All three prepared TB-3s from the 18th Transport Squadron started, but one of them returned to the base from the middle of the way due to a malfunction. At 5 hours and 10 minutes, at a distance of 310 km from the base, on the traverse of the St. George girle of the Danube, 15 km from the shore, the command "Reset"followed. 15 minutes after uncoupling, the four "donkeys" piloted by Captain Shubikov, Lieutenants Litvinchuk and Filimonov, as well as junior Lieutenant Kasparov, reached the target. Having broken through dense anti-aircraft fire, the fighters dived from a height of 1800 (according to other sources, from 1700) meters and dropped bombs from 300 (according to other sources, from 500) meters, after which they disappeared without loss. Already at 6.40 am, the I-16 was gathering dust at the Odessa airfield.

On August 13, the raid on the bridge was repeated, this time by six dive bombers. Everything was as in the previous flight, only the start time was shifted by half an hour. The attack took place at 5.50, the pilots noted five direct hits, one bridge truss was completely destroyed. On the way back, the six stormed the enemy infantry in the Sulin area, and at 7.05 landed in Odessa. This was followed by refueling and a flight to Yevpatoria.

The achieved success renewed the interest of the Navy leadership in the Link-SPB system, the number of aircraft carriers was brought to five sets, but further re-equipment was limited by an insufficient number of TB-3 aircraft with M-34RN engines (TB-3 aircraft of early releases and especially with M-17 engines were by that time severely worn out, which caused the need to limit the flight weight). Of the twelve such vehicles available in the fleet, five were converted, and the remaining seven were left to perform transport operations. On August 16, the commander of the Navy, Admiral Kuznetsov, appealed to Stalin with a request to receive 10 such bombers from the Red Army Air Force. However, they were not allocated.

The use of existing machines was continued. On August 17, 6 I-16 successfully bombed a floating dock in Constanta. At the end of the month, dive bombers were used to destroy crossings across the Dnieper. The importance of the task lay in the strategic importance of these crossings and in the possibility of significantly deterring the German offensive. On August 28, two TB-3s took off from the Yevpatoria airfield and headed for the Zaporozhye region. At dawn, thirty kilometers from the city, the I-16 was uncoupled. The raid was sudden and accurate, all four of them left without losses. On September 8, "Link-SPB" in cooperation with the fighters of the Yak-1 guard destroyed the crossing in the Berislav area. One Yak-1 and one I-16 did not return. The next day after the successful bombing, four I-16s were shot down in a dogfight by 2 Bf. 109s.

The subsequent combat operations of the "suspensions" took place in an increasingly deteriorating combat situation for the Soviet side. At the end of September, German troops began advancing in the northern part of the Crimea. To deter the enemy, all available aviation forces were used, even those means that were intended for delivering high-precision strikes in the enemy's rear. TB-3s were now often used only for lifting heavily loaded I-16 bombs — the fighters themselves could not take off with two 250 kg bombs. In these difficult combat conditions, combat losses have also become more frequent. On October 22, 1941, two "Links" attacked long-range artillery positions. In this raid, Captain Shubikov was killed (presumably, he was shot down by a Messerschmitt). A.V. Shubikov was the first pilot of the Black Sea Fleet aviation who was awarded the Order of Lenin during the war.

The further use of suspended I-16s is becoming episodic and combat reports are becoming rarer. It is only known for certain that I-16 outboard fighters were used in 1942 as well. In total, more than thirty combat sorties were carried out, which, due to their high efficiency, became one of the most successful military actions of Soviet aviation.

LTX:

Type: "Link-SPB" (TB-3M-34FRN + 2 x I-16 type 5)
Manufacturer country: USSR
Year of release: 1938
Wingspan of the carrier, m: 41.80
Carrier length, m: 24.40
Height, m: 3.25
Wing area, m2: 14.54
Power plant: 4 x M-34FRN + 2 x M-25
- power, hp: 4 x 900 + 2 x 730
Maximum take-off weight, kg.: 22000
Max. construction speed, km/h: 268
Max. speed of I-16 with bombs, km/h: 410
Practical ceiling, m: 8000
Practical range, km: 2000
Crew, people: 8+2
Armament: 2 x I-16 Type 5 with 2 x 250 kg bombs each.
Bomb load, kg: 1000
Defensive armament of the carrier: 5 x 7.62 mm machine gun YES.

http://xn--80aafy5bs.xn--p1ai/aviamuseu ... ets-zveno/

[AKRebel]

French air warriors in Russia! Three fighters of the Normandie Niemen

Hello Birgeria,

excellent work ... thank you for presenting a unit here to the public.

[Birgeria]

Improved version of Bloch MB. 152 -- MB. 157 in Vichy France.

[Birgeria]

Two Arsenal fighters VG-33 and VG-60

[terminator]

French air warriors in Russia! Three fighters of the Normandie Niemen

Thanks for these special units

[Yrfin]

Good job, Birgeria !
Tnx.