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Still raving on the prospective of Strelets producing a WW2 Japanese artillery set.
What poses do you find necessary for such a set?
Given the gun takes much space on the sprue there won't be more than 5 poses.
I'd like to have
- a gun layer, aiming through the gun sights, for which he must touch the gun
- a breech operator, touching the gun
- a gunner setting the fuze
- a gunner bringing up a shell
- in the case of the Japanese regimental gun, a gunner helping to move the gun
Many figures have been produced, including some in the latest Strelets sets, of Japanese officers so I don't need any additional men with binoculars or raised arms. Regards, Pa
I agree, more crews interacting in the various actual roles with their guns. Nothing worse or lazy than when (nearly) everyone is suffering from "shell-carrier" syndrome. Some field guns had a traversing spike at the end of the carriage and a crew member assigned to that station (e.g. the Putilov M1902)
Larger guns need larger crews. Ranger finder man, officer observing with binoculars, more men laying the gun, bringing up ammo, with a ram rod for cleaning or removing a mis-fired round, a seated figure to go with the limber or truck.
About one crewman for every 10mm bore size. So a 100mm gun should get about ten crewmen.
Mike Bunkermeister Creek
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