HM announces new august releases

AMERICAN_GRENADIER · Post by **AMERICAN_GRENADIER** » Tue May 11, 2010 8:54 am

1/72
ha2904 A1-J skyraider cam special ops
hg3908 opel blitz truck with fuel drums and jerry cans
hg4302 2nd puma sdkfz 234/3 version normandy
ha2506 thunderchief with 3000lBS BOMBS
ha1953 phantom germany
ha2604 raf harrier

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1/48
second mustang margaret iv ~ iwo jima
new tooling spitfire MK1

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:56 am

only the /2 of the 234 were known a pumas in the german army

all others are just panzerspähwagen.

iballdriver · Post by **iballdriver** » Tue May 11, 2010 4:49 pm

sweet- yet another A1........as long as they keep making them, i'll keep buying them! wife may not like it.......she'll learn to accept it!

bc

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Wed May 12, 2010 4:43 am

The Stummel(234/3), Opel and 1st Arm M10 will def be added to the growing HM collection.

snake · Post by **snake** » Wed May 12, 2010 5:51 pm

Probably nothing for me.

Already have two A-1 Skyraiders,and two F-105's.

Although that German Phantom does look good.

AMERICAN_GRENADIER · Post by **AMERICAN_GRENADIER** » Thu May 13, 2010 7:31 pm

Panzer_M wrote:only the /2 of the 234 were known a pumas in the german army

all others are just panzerspähwagen.

looked it up you are CORRECT SIR! it must have been Hitler who named the 1st he liked cat names. tiger,panther,puma and the infamous
"Pussy CAT!"

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Thu May 13, 2010 7:42 pm

well then you have Marder, which is marten..which is like a ferret or mink, I guess..never actually seen a marten myself

but the german army used the name for both the SPGs and later post-war a APC..so they hold the critter in some regard.

modern marder apc

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land ... er-001.jpg

Panzer_M · Post by **Panzer_M** » Thu May 13, 2010 7:44 pm

AMERICAN_GRENADIER wrote:
Panzer_M wrote:only the /2 of the 234 were known a pumas in the german army

all others are just panzerspähwagen.
looked it up you are CORRECT SIR! it must have been Hitler who named the 1st he liked cat names. tiger,panther,puma and the infamous
"Pussy CAT!"

correct the 234/2 actually came before the 234/1 although the 234/1 was in production the longest of all the diesel 8-wheelers.