Roco Covered Halftrack

Prior to and during World War Two, General Patton liked to have specialized vehicles built for his use and for experimental projects.























This is a halftrack he had modified as a command vehicle. It has overhead cover, but it is built up so the men inside can see an shoot all the way around. There is a hatch in the middle and a forward machine gun position.





















The side has the top of the tracks with armor plate and a radio antenna on the side and the rear roof. In the pre-war years vehicle mounted radios were sometimes rare. This is a Roco Minitanks, M-3 halftrack with the roof from a Roco Dodge Ambulance. The hatch is from a Roco Sherman tank. The antenna mount is from a Roco M-151 Mutt and the rest is bits from the spares box.

An interesting vehicle that never saw combat, but I like to have a few "what if" type vehicles for special scenarios.