go for a " redneck Katyusha"   get a set of SNEB launchers and have them on some angle iron with a couple of wooden wedges and a sledge hammer to set the angle for range. 

Quote from: Steel Penguin on February 25, 2025, 10:23:04 AMgo for a " redneck Katyusha"   get a set of SNEB launchers and have them on some angle iron with a couple of wooden wedges and a sledge hammer to set the angle for range. 

   
I do have a Italeri Katyusha in the stash 

Oh I did look at the prerelease price ..sitting at £39.90...so when it and if it gets here ..probably $150 

I keep going back to a wrecker version of this...big multi state Palfinger hydraulic crane.

Quote from: Wardukw on February 25, 2025, 08:58:39 PMI keep going back to a wrecker version of this...big multi state Palfinger hydraulic crane.

With a Land Rover either in the bed or hanging from the crane... 

Quote from: Rick Lowe on February 25, 2025, 09:03:51 PM

Quote from: Wardukw on February 25, 2025, 08:58:39 PMI keep going back to a wrecker version of this...big multi state Palfinger hydraulic crane.

With a Land Rover either in the bed or hanging from the crane... 

Rick mate you'd have a hard job getting a Landrover 90 in the back of a Stolly with a crane in the back..I think they could only carry 4 pellets in the back of one and there is no tail gate 😉

Ah well, haul it hanging over a load of something else in the bed, then... 

Quote from: Rick Lowe on February 25, 2025, 09:10:26 PMAh well, haul it hanging over a load of something else in the bed, then... 

Well what I'm thinking is a heavy lift variant..with outriggers ...since the Stolly is a amphibian why not a amphibious engineers version with a crane which can lift alot more than a pellet of ammo .

Quote from: Wardukw on February 25, 2025, 10:04:43 AM...Fred I do like the civiy idea ...you'd have redesign the entire inside of the cab tho..it has a central driving position so you'd have to also redesign the steering system 😉

I'd just put the steering wheel on the Right and let the back story do the rest.   

Quote from: Wardukw on February 25, 2025, 09:08:09 PM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on February 25, 2025, 09:03:51 PM

Quote from: Wardukw on February 25, 2025, 08:58:39 PMI keep going back to a wrecker version of this...big multi state Palfinger hydraulic crane.

With a Land Rover either in the bed or hanging from the crane... 

Rick mate you'd have a hard job getting a Landrover 90 in the back of a Stolly with a crane in the back..I think they could only carry 4 pellets in the back of one and there is no tail gate 😉

I'm pretty sure this is a tail gate and the sides lower.  It looks like there are hinges at the bottom of the panels.  I can find zero photos of them lowered though.




<edit>  If you look here it says "The load deck is open-topped with large drop down panels on either side.  Waterproof seals ensured that these would not leak when in the water."

Quote from: zenrat on February 26, 2025, 02:56:25 AMI'm pretty sure this is a tail gate and the sides lower.  It looks like there are hinges at the bottom of the panels.  I can find zero photos of them lowered though.

From the Tankograd Stalwart book

Quote from: zenrat on February 26, 2025, 02:56:25 AMWaterproof seals ensured that these would not leak when in the water."

The operative word there is 'should'...................

Sometimes they did and sometimes they didn't. I sure hope Alvis got it sorted by the time they got them in full production for the Army!

My AA Stollie kit comes with a crane just behind the cab, but it was the RA version, the only one they had in stock when I bought it.

Excellent.  Good job Brian.
 

Does it explain what the small separate section behind the tailgate is for?  My assumption is that it allows the tailgate to be lowered when in the water without flooding the load bay.

We dropped our gennie in that space, very handy it was.

Quote from: Wardukw on February 25, 2025, 10:04:43 AMKinda thinking maybe a SPG but the Stolly is just wrong I'm so many ways ..the deck alone is like 6ft of the ground...it would be extremely unstable as it's not very wide and would be very top heavy

Whenever has that stopped the British Army or more likely those in charge of procurement ?