Courageous Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hi knowledgeable people, quick question. I'm currently working on a WW1 'Whippet' and wanting to open the doors so you can look inside. Interior pics only show the ammo racks but not the boxes. I'm not sure how the ammo for the Hotchkiss is loaded; belt, drum or 'sticks'? This leads onto the question as to 'How was this ammo stored in the Whippet?' The stowage frames show relatively thin 'boxes' but who knows. Any help would be appreciated. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 http://www.landships.info/landships/tank_articles/whippet_internal.html There seem to be racks below the mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 @Bozothenutter, thanks, I have that link showing the racks, it's the ammo boxes and the ammo delivery to the MG that''s what I'm after. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/240616-hotchkiss-guns-in-whippet-tanks/ Strips I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Or maybe not.... https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-british-wwi-hotchkiss-303-machine-gun-ammunition-box-and-belt-for-mark-v-tank?variant=25651035269 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Bozothenutter said: Or maybe not.... You are a star! Your last link has it for me, the ammo boxes match the stowage racks...sorted. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Outside view and inside view of the ammo box. As noted above, it held 6 short flexible belts. Each 'link' held 3 rounds with a 6-round starter link, as the gun's feed mechanism couldn't cope with single-link belts. In reality it's flexible strip rather than a belt. The original fixed strips were just unmanageable inside a tank. Here are the 'belts'. Here they are on the weapon (ejection side) with the rarely-seen case catcher bag and the detachable dismount stock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 11 hours ago, Das Abteilung said: rarely-seen case catcher bag Cheers for that Das, always wondered about the waste brass rolling or not about the insides. With a 0.303 round being about 3" long, I make those ammo boxes about 3"x6"x14" in size (1mm x 2mm x 5mm in 1/72) Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 If you give me a couple of days I can measure one for you. AFAIK no-one makes those boxes in any scale in any medium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 18 hours ago, Das Abteilung said: If you give me a couple of days I can measure one for you. Thanks for the offer Das but give or take an inch will mean very little in 1/72. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 This is true. However, I've done it now!! 440mm long, 215mm wide and 85mm deep....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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