Battle of Vyborg 1944

[conradschmid99]

To this build!

Today I started the build of tamiya's Bt-42. I did some research and saw that this tank fought in the battle of Vyborg against the Russians in 1944.
Here is some history on it:

Initially the Viborg Bay islands were in a fairly strong position with the Finnish garrison on the Koivisto islands preventing Soviet naval forces from gaining access to the bay. The Soviet Baltic Fleet landed a small assault force on the islands, but the Finnish garrison managed to keep the bridgehead contained. Nevertheless, Finnish headquarters decided it would be impossible to keep the troops in the islands supplied given Soviet air supremacy, and withdrew their forces from the islands unopposed. This opened the route for the Baltic Fleet to get safely into the bay.

Battles in Viborg Bay started on June 30 with the Soviet 224th Rifle Division's attempt to capture the islands of Teikari and Melansaari. Finnish forces on the islands drove the attacks back, inflicting heavy losses on the Soviet troops in the process. Renewed Soviet attacks on July 4 met success in the islands near Uuras, but the attempt to land on Teikari was again repulsed with heavy Soviet losses.

On July 4 and 5 the Finnish Navy, supported by several German AFP gunbarges, made several raids on Viborg Bay in an attempt to disrupt the Soviet landings on the islands. Heavy Soviet resistance from shore artillery, numerous Motor Torpedo Boats, (MTB)s, and the Soviet air force forced the Finns to withdraw without reaching the intended target area. Although none of the Finnish ships were sunk, most of them suffered crew casualties and were badly damaged, requiring immediate repairs. This situation effectively forced Finnish naval forces to withdraw from the battle. Of the Finnish ships, the worst damage was suffered by the auxiliary gunboat Viena during a Soviet air attack on its anchorage. The ship came close to sinking but was still able to return to Helsinki for repairs.

Parts of the Soviet 124th Rifle Division captured the islands of Teikari and Melansaari on July 5–6. Fighting on the other islands closer to the northern shore continued until July 8 when the Soviet 124th and 224th Rifle Divisions attempted landings on the northern shore of the bay. The defending German 122nd Division repulsed the attempts. The Soviet 59th Army switched to defense after these attempts, and fighting in the bay wound down.

So here is the finished built kit:









And here it is with the base coat of tamiya field grey





Then I painted the tan-grey and brown camo









And here is the chipping:











And here it is with the dot filter on the turret so you can see how it worked vs the un-filtered hull



So ill finish the dot filter and work on some dirt. Next update I will also show the finished IS-2 that I will be using in the dio with this

[brickfan8]

Are you going to use the figure

[Coen]

Whooya! That's a wicked looking build!!

[conradschmid99]

Are you going to use the figure

I might

Whooya! That's a wicked looking build!!

Thanks so much Coen

[conradschmid99]

Update #2

So here is the Is 2 i'm putting in the Dio with the Bt 42









And the bt 42 with the mud on


















Stay tuned

[conradschmid99]

Here are some reference pics for the dio

[Coen]

That's looking completely excellent !!!

[HamilkarBarkas]

Highly interesting project, this is not a very well known episode of WW2.

[rwsmith14]

Interesting Subject !!

[Donkeywalloper]

What a absolutly brilliant build mate.
It always reminds me of my nemesis on WOT the KV2 (bloody Derp Devil ).
You have done a excellent job mate.
John

[Gav0909]

Interesting subject. And what an odd looking little tank, the turret looks completely alien to the tank hull lol.

Brilliant work so far, I look forward to seeing this come together.

[conradschmid99]

Update #2

Thank you so much Coen, Hamilkar, rwsmith,Donkey walloper, and Gav for your comments

I started the dio this last weekend. The base is made of foam, then I put a glue water and dirt mix on it, then the foliage. The lare blank area is going to be a river

















Thanks for watching

[rwsmith14]

COOL !! Looking forward to the next update.

[Donkeywalloper]

Holy Smoley.
Its awesome mate.
Top notch.
John

[rwsmith14]

you started a bug i me.I've been doing some research on the Winter and Continuation wars.. very interesting ...Now, I'm thinking and planning a diorama for myself. will continue to follow with interest.

[gustavlekstal]

I really enjoy anything to do with the scandie front and this one with the quality you have is great to watch. Keep up the good work!
If anyone don't know that much about the Finnish war then battlefield is good place to start before books.

[PaulAyrey]

Looks great, love the groundwork.

[rwsmith14]

I really enjoy anything to do with the scandie front and this one with the quality you have is great to watch. Keep up the good work!
If anyone don't know that much about the Finnish war then battlefield is good place to start before books.

That was an excellent video ! that whole youtube channel looked very interesting

[conradschmid99]

COOL !! Looking forward to the next update.

you started a bug i me.I've been doing some research on the Winter and Continuation wars.. very interesting ...Now, I'm thinking and planning a diorama for myself. will continue to follow with interest.

Thanks RW It is great to inspire someone. I think the minor wars are very interesting!

Holy Smoley.
Its awesome mate.
Top notch.
John

Thanks John

I really enjoy anything to do with the scandie front and this one with the quality you have is great to watch. Keep up the good work!
If anyone don't know that much about the Finnish war then battlefield is good place to start before books.

Thanks! that video is great and very interesting

Looks great, love the groundwork.

Thanks paul