Custom M-8 with sand bags as used in WW2

[Mano]

The sand bags would make it more resistant to HE rounds hitting the ground or pintle fire
from gv's disabling it so quickly. 

 

[JimmyD3]

+1

[Oldman731]

My.  That is an impressive piece of work.

Heck, I've seen real M-8s that don't look that good.

- oldman

[Mister Fork]

Yeeeeaaaaah.....about those sandbags.  They did little to stop any German tank shell but provided the front crew protection from other fragment projectiles including Panzerfaust and near shells exploding in front of the tanks - sandbags were also used inside on the floors of the M-8's by the front crew for protection against anti-tank mines.^[1]

Let's face it, the M-8 did nothing to protect the crew against any enemy tank, but provided excellent protection against infantry units and because of their speed to probe and recon enemy lines.

^{Livesey, Jack (2007). Armoured Fighting Vehicles of World Wars I and II. Southwater. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-84476-370-2.}

[waystin2]

They have these up armored vehicles already in game.  They are called tanks.     Speed and light armor or heavy armor and slow speed... 

[DubiousKB]

were the sandbags not also a minor psychological "assist" to the crew?  A result of tank crews realizing that there pretty much wasn't anything protecting them?



+10 to the builder/painter of that thing, great detail!

[JimmyD3]

You all did not read the Ops comments. Try again. He did not mention direct HE hits or AP hits, he is referring to collateral damage from close HE rounds and .50 cal. hits.

[Mano]

They did not see my text under the picture. I should have used bigger letters.   

The sand bags would make it more resistant to HE rounds hitting the ground or pintle fire
from gv's disabling it so quickly.

 

[Mister Fork]

They did not see my text under the picture. I should have used bigger letters.   

The sand bags would make it more resistant to HE rounds hitting the ground or pintle fire
from gv's disabling it so quickly.

 

yep and my data validated your ask. It’s all good

[waystin2]

It's a mod. -1

[save]

Yeeeeaaaaah.....about those sandbags.  They did little to stop any German tank shell but provided the front crew protection from other fragment projectiles including Panzerfaust and near shells exploding in front of the tanks - sandbags were also used inside on the floors of the M-8's by the front crew for protection against anti-tank mines.^[1]

Let's face it, the M-8 did nothing to protect the crew against any enemy tank, but provided excellent protection against infantry units and because of their speed to probe and recon enemy lines.

^{Livesey, Jack (2007). Armoured Fighting Vehicles of World Wars I and II. Southwater. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-84476-370-2.}

A Panzerfaust HEAT ammunition will get right through the poor thing, sandbags or not.

[lyric1]

It's a mod. -1

This. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[JimmyD3]

It's a mod. -1

So are the rockets on the M4, what is your point? Besides disagreeing.

[lyric1]

So are the rockets on the M4, what is your point? Besides disagreeing.

Factory mod is one thing field mods are another.

[wil3ur]

I want a recoiless rifle on my jeep