I finished the coastal freighter as a auxiliary Gunboat. The weapons are as always from the Warlord and Heroic & Pos weapons sets. VP 1037 is a Vorpostenboot as it was very often used in the channel , north sea and the baltic during the second WW. It was used for escort duties for small convoys , or for escorting U boats back to base through the biscay sea.
And a size comparison with a E boat:
You can get a Auxiliary Gunboat here.
I did some more work on the MS Louisa as a Auxiliary Gunboat. Named VP 1037.
Here are some pictures of the build and primed model:
The weapons are as usual from Warlord and Heroic&Ros.
More to come when painting is finished. If interested in a copy ,I Will list the ship here when ready.
Next up will be a Typ VIIc U Boat….
Auxiliary gunboats were used by the germans during WWII in a great variety . This is the MS Louisa converted into such a vessel . These vessels were used for security and convoy support.
I haven’t thought about the armament jet, but you could definitely mount a 88 mm gun in the central position and 37mm or double 20mm guns fore and aft and an additional 20mm on top of the wheelhouse . I will put some Warlord weapons on it when i did the mould.
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