This Quar’s War: Neue Panzer

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Crusader Ailthean Tractor – €38,90

ROLL OVER THE ROYALIST SCOURGE!

The Ailthean Light Armored Tractor first rolled into service in 1750. With scouting and pursuit duties along the rugged Tok-Kryst frontier becoming the norm, the Tokish Tractor Corps needed a vehicle that could actually keep up. Unlike its predecessors, the Ailthean was a clean-slate design, built from the treads up. It boasted thicker armor, an enclosed hull, a vastly improved suspension, and twice the cadier-power of the previous designs. But this performance came at a cost: the fighting compartment is tight, hot, and deafening. During long marches, it’s common to see the commander and gunner perched atop the hull for a breath of air and elbow room, while the poor driver clanks along below, sweating and cursing every rut in the trail.

Designed as a rhyfler support tractor, the Ailthean is usually attached directly to infantry units, where it scouts ahead, screens advancing units, and lends its 78mm gun to the line when things get loud. The main gun, while intended for high-explosive and smoke shells, can double as an effective anti-tractor weapon against lighter foes. Like most Tok designs, it favors protection over speed, with a combined hull-and-turret structure. Unfortunately, that turret must be rotated using the vehicle’s own transmission—disengaging the tracks to turn the gun. It’s a fine trade… until the target moves.

This hard plastic box set includes two frames with all the parts to build one Ailthean tractor and crew.

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BRING YOUR GUNS AGAINST THE CRUSADER HORDE

The first Chyweethls clattered into service in the late 1640s, and some form of the venerable machine has served under the Coftyran Mechanical Corps’ banner ever since. While the modern Chyweethl shares little with its early ancestors beyond its hunched silhouette and signature chained-pedrail system, its lineage is unmistakable. Over 140 years, it has seen seven major revisions and untold minor adjustments – each one a tinkerer’s fingerprint on Coftyr’s armored doctrine. True to Coftyran design philosophy, the Chyweethl eschews a turret entirely, instead channeling its mass into a heavier main gun. This trade-off demands remarkable coordination from its crew; the driver, commander, and gunner must train together tirelessly, as the limited gun traverse means the driver must delicately “steer” shots into place by feathering the throttles. Though the chained-pedrail grants impressive traction and rugged cross-country resilience, it loathes paved roads – just a few miles on smooth stone can chew through the pedrails and scar the track. As a result, redeploying Chyweethl-equipped units over long distances remains a logistical headache – one more quirk in a machine full of them.

This hard plastic box set includes two frames with all the parts to build one Chyweethl tractor and crew.

Quelle: Wargames Atlantic