Kamov Ka-26/126/226

[Mossie]

Okay, this cute little guy must have plenty of whiff potential with that changable module.



A few ideas to set the ball rolling:
Heavilly glazed module for air observation
Camera ship for filming, guy sits on the flat bed module with mounted film camera
Air dropable module for insertion of Special Forces

[Maverick]

Always loved the series myself and have an Amodel -26 ready for whiffing.  My background is a 'Kriegsmarine 46' scenario with the -26 being developed into transport and gunship roles.

For the -126 & -226, the brain is still ticking.

[Mossie]

Could be a water bomber I suppose, might be able to carry enough water to put out a back-yard bonfire!  It's very compact which would be a bonus for shipboard use, could be useful for Navies on a budget.  Pack the pod full of sonobouys for ASW.  Instead of a pod, you could carry all sorts of weapons in that space, torps, depth charges?  Some kind of aerial mine sowing equipment?  Get the main wheels to retract, you've got more room to play with.

Just got hold of an A-Model kit myself Mav, a Ka-226 air ambulance.  I love the original Ka-26 though with it's podded engines that seem to big for it, like a kid wearing his dad's coat!  I'm a fan of Kamov helicopters, especially the small versions, might have to pick up A-Models Ka-26, Ka-15, Ka-18....

[GTX]

Be perfect for conversion into a ULAV.

Regards,

Greg

[Jschmus]

I always thought the design was ripe for development into the Russian equivalent of the US Little Bird series of helicopters.  Depending on the mission, you could kit one out as a scout, gunship or spec ops support.

[Maverick]

Simon,

The Amodel Ka-26 is a nifty little kit, with a platform under the back for general stores, which are included IIRC as a single piece of moulding.  I've got a plan involving all the early Kamovs up until the -26, that originally sees the earlier Ka-15 and -18 as Hunter or Killer ships, rather than the -26 which I've envisaged as multi role, including Hunter/Killer, Gunship, Commando Support, etc, etc.

Jschmus,
I've had similar ideas for the Kamov, although mine have been based as above on a WW2 Kriegsmarine scenario.

Regards,

Mav

[jcf]

Simon,

The Amodel Ka-26 is a nifty little kit, with a platform under the back for general stores, which are included IIRC as a single piece of moulding.  I've got a plan involving all the early Kamovs up until the -26, that originally sees the earlier Ka-15 and -18 as Hunter or Killer ships, rather than the -26 which I've envisaged as multi role, including Hunter/Killer, Gunship, Commando Support, etc, etc.

Jschmus,
I've had similar ideas for the Kamov, although mine have been based as above on a WW2 Kriegsmarine scenario.

Regards,

Mav

Just out of curiosity, how do you get a machine, Ka-26, that first flew in 1965 into the Kriegsmarine in 1946?

Jon

[Maverick]

Jon,

Surprisingly enough, this is a "what if" site when last I checked.  I meant that the helos would be of German origin (advanced as they may be) rather than of Soviet (who in my timeline have been taken out of WW2 by a German attack that killed the Politburo).  Given that we've seen B-47s, B-66s and the like in German markings, I really can't see the curiousity of a Ka-26 in 'Fictional' Kriegsmarine markings.

Regards,

John

[Jschmus]

I see from the listings on Squadron that Amodel also do the -126 and three variants of the -226, all for about $18.  It might be worth the investment to pick up a couple of those.

[jcf]

Jon,

Surprisingly enough, this is a "what if" site when last I checked.  I meant that the helos would be of German origin (advanced as they may be) rather than of Soviet (who in my timeline have been taken out of WW2 by a German attack that killed the Politburo).  Given that we've seen B-47s, B-66s and the like in German markings, I really can't see the curiousity of a Ka-26 in 'Fictional' Kriegsmarine markings.

Regards,

John

So, maybe Walter Rieseler doesn't die in 1937 or his work is continued by some other engineer or company?


RI


RII

[Maverick]

Jon,

My suppositions would have been for two fictious companies producing aircraft for the Kriegsmarine using early Kamov designs (Karcher) or early Mil designs (ie prior to Mi-4) (Mitscher).  Given the amount of these aircraft available primarily through Amodel and at reasonable prices, I extrapolated a series of each with various roles for the kits available.  The Mi-3 & Ka-15 'Ambulance' kits for instance would become OTH targetting platforms for the KM support vessels were based around a generic submarine hull that would carry either commando type troops (Sonderkommando - my own creation) and a helo for air assault / support etc, or bombardment weapons of either multiple rocket launchers, large calibre artillery or large bombardment rockets of V-2 type sizing.  The bombardment ships would use these helos for their targetting, hence the oversized ambulance pods.

Regards,

John