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Sub/amphi inspiration :)

Posted: 24 Jan 2007, 20:10
by bamb
Ambhibious tanks:
http://modelscale.free.fr/histoire/Subt ... index.html
(press page suivante / precedente)

Submarine landing craft aka undersea transport:
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/cno ... iants.html

Think what effect this would have:
The Soviet's Project 621 was designed as a landing ship-transport submarine that could carry out landings behind enemy lines. This underwater giant had two vehicle decks, and was designed to carry a full infantry battalion of 745 troops plus 10 T-34 tanks, 12 trucks, 12 towed cannon, and three La-5 fighter aircraft. :shock:

Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 13:52
by overkill
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: holy shi...............

Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 16:02
by yuritch
The page you used as a source lost some info in the translation. Russian page suggests that pr. 621 could also hold 4 cars (jeeps) and 2 light 45mm anti-tank guns (12 towed guns are heavy AT 85mm) in addition to what is listed there, the fighters were La-11 and not La-5, and the sub had deck mounted rocket launchers for heavy fire support of the landing. :-)
Seriously, that thing was well beyond the capability of Russian shipbuilding at the moment. Too many new and untested design decisions...

Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 16:42
by manored
Using is would probaly be risky, because if you were detected before landing you would lose all that... :-)

Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 17:00
by Saktoth
Using is would probaly be risky, because if you were detected before landing you would lose all that... Smile
Happened to me with an tech 2 core amphib transport. Those things are slooooow. :cry:

Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 20:04
by manored
Saktoth wrote:
Using is would probaly be risky, because if you were detected before landing you would lose all that... Smile
Happened to me with an tech 2 core amphib transport. Those things are slooooow. :cry:
I think that they are supposed to be used during a large assault, not to discretly unload while the enemy is not paying attention, so its why they are slow.