Some half tracks at Bovington yesterday.

Dennis Jones · Post by **Dennis Jones** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:47 pm

A couple of half tracks and 88's at our Club meeting at Bovington yesterday.

Dennis.

Paul Wills · Post by **Paul Wills** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:53 pm

Hi Dennis,

Very nice

I do like the Sdkfz7 and the 88, its a shame Mark hasn't done the FAMO to go with it

Paul.

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:21 pm

Paul.

You must remember Gill does not like swearing on the forum .......
Famo ..... Famo ...... Famo

Cheers Paul.

Stephen White · Post by **Stephen White** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:17 am

Paul, hi. I understand your pain....

FAMO could become Armortek's new strap line: Forget Armour, Makes 'Oftskins..... (sorry). But then Gill and Mark would have to change the name to Truckortek. Next project a Bedford or a Foden?.(I know, they would sell, strangely).

Take care.

Stephen

Chris glover · Post by **Chris glover** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:41 am

Chieftain Chieftain Chieftain!

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:53 pm

Hi Stephen.

So the sdkfz 7 the U.S half track the 222 the 25 pounder and limber are all Armour then?

Cheers Paul.

Stephen White · Post by **Stephen White** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:03 pm

Oh Paul, that's called picking up the gauntlet. Two trucks, a recce vehicle and a gun, none of them qualifying as armour.

Sorry, I couldn't resist resurrecting the famous Famo debate once you mentioned it. To be serious for a moment, the FAMO would make an impressive model and I think it's very clever of Gill and Mark to offer a broad range of vehicles and the success of the 25 pdr kpens a whole range of possibilities.

I should answer though:

To qualify as armour, at least in British eyes, a vehicle has to be capable of delivering shock action ie closing with the enemy using fire and manoeuvre and using direct fire to defeat him. On that score, all of them lack the protection to close with the enemy and the last one uses indirect fire. Yawn.

Now, where's that Chieftain with full gun stabilisation?

Looking forward to seeing you down Southin October.

Stephen

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:24 pm

Hi Stephen.

None of them qualifying as armour was my point

Likewise it will be good to have a chat in the distant future lol
Cheers Paul.

Paul Wills · Post by **Paul Wills** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:21 pm

Looks like its live firing willsy! Staff Sargent to driver, confirm your hatch is locked down willsy. Driver, hatch locked down and optics active Staff. I'm not sticking my head out till you tell me

I only said it was a shame Mark hasn't done a FAMO, or was it Famo, or Famo, Famo, Famo?

Paul.

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