1/87 Scale M35 Artillery Tractors

[minitnkr]

Thanks Andrew.

[grumpa]

Great stuff Paul, not enough modeling devoted to recovery operations, I've seen these men in action way back in another world
and I did not envy in the least their relatively "safe" work..... all we had to do was fight.

Have got a Dragon Wagon unfinished dio somewhere about... ah there it is!
Hopefully I'll finish it before I croak.

P.S. love the little tracked loader.

Jim.

[minitnkr]

Thanks Jim. I have two sections of an Evacuation & Recovery platoon in process somewhere. The Red Ball dio has a portion of one allocated.

[adt70hk]

Thanks Andrew.

Paul

I meant to ask about their service with US allies. From what I read they were only used by US forces, unlike many other US designed and built vehicles. Do you know if that is correct?

Thanks.

Andrew

[minitnkr]

Yes Andrew, to my knowledge only used for 240mm USA Corps level arty. prime movers. Gun was broken into two sections & towed by M35s till the larger M6HST became available. There are photos of them performing USA Engineer functions (dragging 20ton trailer w/bulldozer on board) however. I don't think HSTs (M4, M5, M35 & M6) were shared at all.

[Mini Me]

Nothing wrong with recycled models.........if you already have 'em why build 'em again! Liked the Red Ball and the outfits that ran over the Burma Road........did a Helluva job with damned little sleep and no time off to chase the "ladies"......What a War!!
Rick H.

[adt70hk]

Yes Andrew, to my knowledge only used for 240mm USA Corps level arty. prime movers. Gun was broken into two sections & towed by M35s till the larger M6HST became available. There are photos of them performing USA Engineer functions (dragging 20ton trailer w/bulldozer on board) however. I don't think HSTs (M4, M5, M35 & M6) were shared at all.

Thanks Paul. What I thought. I just a very simple conversion in mind using Armourfast's M10/Achilles wargaming kits...... Unfortunately though Junior's forces are British not American.

Keep up the great work.

ATB.

Andrew

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I don't think HSTs (M4, M5, M35 & M6) were shared at all.

Not during the war, anyway. Plenty of interesting use of those afterward, though, including in Spain to draw German guns, or these:

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