DAK’s Tanks-giving was a great day for all. New members, old friends, new vehicles, old school combat and the usual phat BarBeQue served up by Aimee and Dave. New US Firefly, SU-85, updated Sherman, Tiger, and KV-2s made their debuts along with a new T34/76 1943. Battles swelled to a few 8 V 8 encounters and we had more room to maneuver on the extended field.
The next large project is a club shed paid for by the members and the proper on site storage of our accessories and battlefield elements.
For you DX-6 users, lipo battery to make your power issues a memory.Jeff goes Lipo with his Sherman.Set up and lunch are all part of the process.Su 85 makes its DAK debut!Dorothy still Strutting her stuff!Su-85 really has a low profile and with its Heng Long gearboxes really means business!Good old T34/85We have two Kv-2s on the field. Wierd.DSC_0550.JPGThis project has three parts to its history, and three contributers. Now it hits the field!My buddy Craig, and my other buddy Craig....Vets, visitors, and recruits....Cuckoo makes the DAK debut!Jackson climbs the hill!Craig’s Formerly white washed- now desert Sherman.Twins!Duane’s new T34/76 1943!John Guess’s PZ IIIJohn services up the Sherman.Did I mention the Su-85?DAK Tiger still making the rounds!931 still rolling and making its presence felt!rumbling trough the urban elements.Combat Camera equipped.Dorothy in a running fight.Craig’s KT in the trenches.Metal Tracks mean no more broken links!Cuckoo along the Fulda gap214 with the signature logo!You got to lean into it some!Ruuning battle in the streets of Stalingrad.Gizmo (as Aimee calls it) in Paint.New Deja-Vu, US Firefly. 200 hundred of these were converted and issues to the 1st and 9th Armies, no record of combat but still fielded vehicle!It is related to my Dorothy, but that is a long story.Looks good on the field.Jagdtiger still the tank to kill!Cross fire!Artie’s KTAnother angle of the Firefly.DSC_0600.JPGDSC_0601.JPGRookie in the ditch!Allies line up in the corner of the woods.Airfield now more of a Boneyard.Bert and Artie kick the tires and light the fires.Aimee drops some knowledge.Hondo Bob and the Jackson still learning the role of a tank destroyer.New Urban center is the focus of the west end.Left Flank!!Bert and Artie roll up the middle.Craig and Craig move up the left flank.JAGD!!!!Aimee slips through the factor after taking out John G.She kills with a smile......Bert runs afoul of the VolgaDSC_0619.JPGDSC_0620.JPGDSC_0622.JPGDSC_0623.JPGCuckoo tries to climb the ridge.DSC_0625.JPGSo happy together.... Shoot him honey! Yes Dear.Take the hill!Advancing!This game ain’t so bad!Allies repulse the advance.DSC_0631.JPGAllied heavy looks a lot like German heavy!Crossing the Dave Jones Memorial bridgeGermans try to advance along the ridge.Steve’s reversible TigerUsing the foliage for cover.Tiger advances in the woods.New white wash job on the KV-2DSC_0640.JPGDSC_0641.JPGDSC_0642.JPGTwo wheeling a Pershing!This took skill!Easy Eight takes the field.Club CO gets in a picture for a change!We really need to make this event available for the home viewers!HIT!Tiger rolls through Stalingrad.Snow Tiger ruthless in closed spaces!Cuckoo sneaks up the hill!Craig king of likes this spot.And in the open!931 waits above!Victory!Dugster, a legacy tank of Doug Sharpe, makes a run through the defenses.The depression really helps on our field.Artie rumbles through.Aimee really likes Craig’s new buildings. This month’s mystery building material, accoustic ceiling tile.You can shoot through the buildings, but you aren’t impervious.Throws a track!Our urban renewal. Facades made from plywood and factory made from foam and plywood. Our goal is to remove all the temporary bricks in the next few battles.Facade. Simple, elegant.Rubble looks real in this configuration.Artie’s stableHondo’s, Duane’s, and Dave’s lineup.Heavy weight duel. Can you imagine this real event!The Jagd is a beast but it can be killed!Retreating along the river!BLAM, BLAM!HL Pershing mod.All tanks need their quality time.Climbing out of Kasserine pass.Dugster fights its way out of trouble.Tiger takes a big hit!DSC_0705.JPGDSC_0706.JPGDSC_0707.JPGDSC_0708.JPGDSC_0709.JPGDSC_0711.JPGDSC_0712.JPGDSC_0714.JPGDSC_0716.JPGDSC_0717.JPGDSC_0718.JPGDSC_0719.JPGDSC_0720.JPGDSC_0721.JPGDSC_0722.JPGDugster along the rocks.The end of another great day on the field. Hoo Rah!Commander in action.Look at thatyLook at that depression!Snoper. I manage to kill Craig through the windows of one of our new buildings.Oh yeah, we have new shirts for sale!OUCH, Artie loses a track!Very realistic!Then he loses another, and Takes a hit at the same time from the side!
