M52 105mm Howitzer Conversion Concept

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M52 105mm Howitzer Conversion Concept; How hard would it be to convert a HL?
Topic Started: Sep 20 2006, 08:32 AM (197 Views)
outcastrc	Sep 20 2006, 08:32 AM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	Link to Resource page: http://making-trax.org/index.php?showtopic=386 So my question is how hard would it be to convert a HL tank into this beast? Its an interesting peice! Something about Isreal paint schemes make me want to convert everthing I own to the same colors.



outcastrc	Sep 20 2006, 09:13 AM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	Heres a picture:



spoon37	Sep 20 2006, 10:43 AM Post #3
Trax Master Poster Posts: 602 Group: Admin Member #11 Joined: December 14, 2005	looks like across between the M26 and walker bulldog to me...changing the track layout shouldnt be too hard, but you would have to fabricate the 'turret'... personally I like the idea of making a Merkava MKIV but IMO that would be a harder conversion....



outcastrc	Sep 20 2006, 11:19 AM Post #4
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	My first thought is that it would work with a Walker tho you'd be short some parts. The Pershing has more suspension related parts to it and would be easier to cut off what you didn't want. Then a Walker upper hull minus turret. Walker tracks. And a Styrene turret. It must have been interesting to drive as theres no main hull drivers position that I can tell. Plus its running backwards. That Merkava tank is cool but I don't know how you'd even begin to make one.



spoon37	Sep 20 2006, 12:55 PM Post #5
Trax Master Poster Posts: 602 Group: Admin Member #11 Joined: December 14, 2005	to be honest as a Main Battle Tank weighing in at 68 tonnes, I'd polly have to base a merkava around the Tamiya Leopard 2A6, unless I can signifcantly increase the size of a Heng long... the M26 pershing"snow leopard" is the closest HL as it uses 6 road wheels... if I make it this will be a long term project, but IMO its the coolest tank ever, yet as its in constant development its hard to make models of it for mass production, so if I want a model I'm prolly gonna have to build it myself. as for the M52 self propelled howitzer - I assume it drives, and shoots, seperately hence calling it a self propelled gun. so there is prolly a driving mode and then when its at the battelfield it switches to a firing mode which may prevent it from driving..... the Pershing definetly has the track/roadwheels you'd need, but the visible upper hull looks exactly like a walker bulldog....



Supreme Reign	Sep 20 2006, 06:49 PM Post #6
Making Trax! Posts: 134 Group: Family Member #77 Joined: May 7, 2006	Yep. A backwards Walker. This would be really cool to bring to a tank battle You're sure to be an original. And I love the color.
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