April Releases!

[Leon]

Pardon my ignorance, but what are these Becker vehicles.

They were part of the 21st Panzer Division, referred to as the 200 Assault Gun Battalion.  From one website: "The HQ company is equipped with 12 x 47mm AT guns on Renault 35 chassis. There is also a section of towed 75mm Anti-tank guns. The four gun companies consist of self-propelled Anti-tank guns (75mm) or artillery (105mm), built on ex-French Hotchkiss chassis."

It's also mentioned on the Military History Online website: "21st Panzer had gained its reputation as part of Rommel's famous Afrika Korps. However it had been virtually completely destroyed in the spring of 1943 in Tunisia. It had been reformed later that year in Brittany, with a cadre of veterans drawn from the Eastern Front, its ranks filled out with new recruits from Germany. Shortage of equipment had been a major problem, with much use being made of obsolete material captured from the French in 1940. By the beginning of June 1944, the situation was improving, and 21st Panzer had received in the region of 90 Panzer Mark IVs, which with a number of variants, made up over 70% of its armoured strength. However the position of other units in the Division was less satisfactory. Assault Gun Battalion 200, for example, was equipped with modified French tracked chassis carrying 75mm anti-tank guns and 105 mm field howitzers. The motorised infantry battalions were also far from satisfactory; though some troops had armored half-tracks, others had to make do with lorries." (http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/dday/counterattack.aspx)

How big is one strip of dragon's teeth from anarchy?? Hard to make up in the picture.

In the store it says: Dragon's Teeth - 69x35mm (5 strips per pack)

Is this the size per strip or the total size when all the strips are combined? guessing size per strip but wanted to be sure...

The size shown is for one of the strips.

[petercooman]

Thanks!!

[Leon]

There's a chap who's collected a load of info on the Becker's on his blog here: http://panzersandmuskets.blogspot.co.uk/2010_02_01_archive.html  Kinda looks familiar as well, wonder if we've seen him at the shows?

[Leon]

All the pics of the LoA and the Naps have now been added to the website, as well as the original post in this thread.