Post by AegisFate on Jun 10, 2014 4:53:05 GMT
Whilst currently a bunch of thoughts and some brief scribbles, I do plan on adding significantly to this thread as more things come to me. But first, the Timeline as it stands currently
Timeline
April 17th 1919: Yuri and Anna Pavlovich flee Russia to settle in Germany.
June 3rd, 1920: A boy is born to Yuri and Anna Pavlovich named Michael.
January 30th, 1933: Hitler is declared Chancellor of Germany.
August 2nd, 1934: Hitler is declared Fuhrer of the Third Reich.
March 5th, 1937: Michael Pavlovich approaches the Wehrmacht with the design for a weapon capable of walking on four legs. Whilst impressed, the OKW provides very little funding for the project, citing 'uselessness in the field.'
September 1st, 1939: Germany invades Poland, starting the Second World War.
June 22nd, 1941: Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
October 1st, 1941: Hitler dies of unknown causes. Accusations are leveled, but little more is done. The OKW takes control of the war effort and begins to increase production.
January 3rd, 1942: Michael Pavlovich approaches the Wehrmacht once more, this time with a functional prototype. A limited test run of thirty 'Kampfwanderers' are ordered, to be completed by July.
June 29th, 1942: The KfW I test run is presented to the Wehrmacht, and whilst complaints are leveled, they are shipped to the Eastern Front.
August 23rd, 1942: The Battle of Stalingrad begins.
October 18th, 1942: The KfW Is are deployed to Stalingrad for a full trial by fire, having only been used in minor conflicts.
November 2nd, 1942: After significant losses, the Germans withdraw from Stalingrad and fight a running retreat to a more defensible position to prepare a new offensive.
Kampfwanderer I
After deploying the KfW I, Germany had a weapon that was unmatched in urban warfare, capable of bringing firepower to bear upon targets with unmatched precision in the confines of a city. Whilst its criticisms are many, the armor plating too light and thin to protect against more than basic small arms, the unarmored nature of the quadrupedal frame and the cramped confines of the crew compartment, the thirty built examples were deployed in Stalingrad on October 18th, 1942. Further complaints came from its limited protection to the crew from the elements and fire from above along with its habit of 'tripping' on large obstructions, but due to its unprecedented maneuverability, the ability to 'take cover' and redeploy quickly made its worth, although only three of the machines survived in the subsequent withdrawal in early November.
Timeline
April 17th 1919: Yuri and Anna Pavlovich flee Russia to settle in Germany.
June 3rd, 1920: A boy is born to Yuri and Anna Pavlovich named Michael.
January 30th, 1933: Hitler is declared Chancellor of Germany.
August 2nd, 1934: Hitler is declared Fuhrer of the Third Reich.
March 5th, 1937: Michael Pavlovich approaches the Wehrmacht with the design for a weapon capable of walking on four legs. Whilst impressed, the OKW provides very little funding for the project, citing 'uselessness in the field.'
September 1st, 1939: Germany invades Poland, starting the Second World War.
June 22nd, 1941: Germany invades the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.
October 1st, 1941: Hitler dies of unknown causes. Accusations are leveled, but little more is done. The OKW takes control of the war effort and begins to increase production.
January 3rd, 1942: Michael Pavlovich approaches the Wehrmacht once more, this time with a functional prototype. A limited test run of thirty 'Kampfwanderers' are ordered, to be completed by July.
June 29th, 1942: The KfW I test run is presented to the Wehrmacht, and whilst complaints are leveled, they are shipped to the Eastern Front.
August 23rd, 1942: The Battle of Stalingrad begins.
October 18th, 1942: The KfW Is are deployed to Stalingrad for a full trial by fire, having only been used in minor conflicts.
November 2nd, 1942: After significant losses, the Germans withdraw from Stalingrad and fight a running retreat to a more defensible position to prepare a new offensive.
Kampfwanderer I
After deploying the KfW I, Germany had a weapon that was unmatched in urban warfare, capable of bringing firepower to bear upon targets with unmatched precision in the confines of a city. Whilst its criticisms are many, the armor plating too light and thin to protect against more than basic small arms, the unarmored nature of the quadrupedal frame and the cramped confines of the crew compartment, the thirty built examples were deployed in Stalingrad on October 18th, 1942. Further complaints came from its limited protection to the crew from the elements and fire from above along with its habit of 'tripping' on large obstructions, but due to its unprecedented maneuverability, the ability to 'take cover' and redeploy quickly made its worth, although only three of the machines survived in the subsequent withdrawal in early November.