Partizanska Oklopna Vozila - Yugoslav Partizan Armored Truck
Yep, we're doing Balkans again.
In 1942, after the Yugoslav capture of the Croatian-held village Ljubija, the Yugoslav Partizans constructed two armored vehicles to help them in further campaigning. Not much is known about these vehicles... barely anything, actually... but what is known presents a very confusing history. The creation of the vehicles is not documented, and there are two hypotheses as to how the vehicles came to be. One is that the Yugoslavs constructed the vehicles during their attack on or just after their attack on Ljubija; this is, however, unlikely due to the short time during which the Partizans occupied the town. It would have been difficult to build two of these in twenty-five days. What is more likely is that the vehicles had already been under construction by the NDH, the Croatian forces holding the town, and the Yugoslavs only finished the mostly-built vehicles. What is certain is that, after the Yugoslavs retreated from Ljubija on the 10th of June, they left the two vehicles in the town. The two eventually ended up in German hands, where they were slightly modified and used in the Kozara Offensive against Partizan formations, after which they went unrecorded.
The vehicle itself is likely based off of the Fiat 621 truck and was protected by crude armored plates. There was a sort of superstructure on top of where the bed had been which probably contained a machine gun of some sort; I have left the hole empty in the file, so you can fit any weapon on it to your liking. I cut the barrel off of a plastic DP and superglued it in. The wheels are protected by armored shrouds. As no photos exist of the back of the vehicles, I added a rather vague door---that seems logical enough, as it was designed to carry troops.
Designed for printing in FDM, but resin would work too.
In 1942, after the Yugoslav capture of the Croatian-held village Ljubija, the Yugoslav Partizans constructed two armored vehicles to help them in further campaigning. Not much is known about these vehicles... barely anything, actually... but what is known presents a very confusing history. The creation of the vehicles is not documented, and there are two hypotheses as to how the vehicles came to be. One is that the Yugoslavs constructed the vehicles during their attack on or just after their attack on Ljubija; this is, however, unlikely due to the short time during which the Partizans occupied the town. It would have been difficult to build two of these in twenty-five days. What is more likely is that the vehicles had already been under construction by the NDH, the Croatian forces holding the town, and the Yugoslavs only finished the mostly-built vehicles. What is certain is that, after the Yugoslavs retreated from Ljubija on the 10th of June, they left the two vehicles in the town. The two eventually ended up in German hands, where they were slightly modified and used in the Kozara Offensive against Partizan formations, after which they went unrecorded.
The full story of the vehicle is available on Tanks Encyclopedia: Partizanska Oklopna Vozila - Tank Encyclopedia
The vehicle itself is likely based off of the Fiat 621 truck and was protected by crude armored plates. There was a sort of superstructure on top of where the bed had been which probably contained a machine gun of some sort; I have left the hole empty in the file, so you can fit any weapon on it to your liking. I cut the barrel off of a plastic DP and superglued it in. The wheels are protected by armored shrouds. As no photos exist of the back of the vehicles, I added a rather vague door---that seems logical enough, as it was designed to carry troops.
Designed for printing in FDM, but resin would work too. Nothing too crazy. I'm not entirely sure about some of the details, but as it's an improvised vehicle fine details are less important, especially considering that there was probably variation between the two. It's more reasonable than the Partizanski Tenk, at least. Supposedly it could carry up to eight passengers, so it's sort of useful.
In 1942, after the Yugoslav capture of the Croatian-held village Ljubija, the Yugoslav Partizans constructed two armored vehicles to help them in further campaigning. Not much is known about these vehicles... barely anything, actually... but what is known presents a very confusing history. The creation of the vehicles is not documented, and there are two hypotheses as to how the vehicles came to be. One is that the Yugoslavs constructed the vehicles during their attack on or just after their attack on Ljubija; this is, however, unlikely due to the short time during which the Partizans occupied the town. It would have been difficult to build two of these in twenty-five days. What is more likely is that the vehicles had already been under construction by the NDH, the Croatian forces holding the town, and the Yugoslavs only finished the mostly-built vehicles. What is certain is that, after the Yugoslavs retreated from Ljubija on the 10th of June, they left the two vehicles in the town. The two eventually ended up in German hands, where they were slightly modified and used in the Kozara Offensive against Partizan formations, after which they went unrecorded.
The vehicle itself is likely based off of the Fiat 621 truck and was protected by crude armored plates. There was a sort of superstructure on top of where the bed had been which probably contained a machine gun of some sort; I have left the hole empty in the file, so you can fit any weapon on it to your liking. I cut the barrel off of a plastic DP and superglued it in. The wheels are protected by armored shrouds. As no photos exist of the back of the vehicles, I added a rather vague door---that seems logical enough, as it was designed to carry troops.
Designed for printing in FDM, but resin would work too.
In 1942, after the Yugoslav capture of the Croatian-held village Ljubija, the Yugoslav Partizans constructed two armored vehicles to help them in further campaigning. Not much is known about these vehicles... barely anything, actually... but what is known presents a very confusing history. The creation of the vehicles is not documented, and there are two hypotheses as to how the vehicles came to be. One is that the Yugoslavs constructed the vehicles during their attack on or just after their attack on Ljubija; this is, however, unlikely due to the short time during which the Partizans occupied the town. It would have been difficult to build two of these in twenty-five days. What is more likely is that the vehicles had already been under construction by the NDH, the Croatian forces holding the town, and the Yugoslavs only finished the mostly-built vehicles. What is certain is that, after the Yugoslavs retreated from Ljubija on the 10th of June, they left the two vehicles in the town. The two eventually ended up in German hands, where they were slightly modified and used in the Kozara Offensive against Partizan formations, after which they went unrecorded.
The full story of the vehicle is available on Tanks Encyclopedia: Partizanska Oklopna Vozila - Tank Encyclopedia
The vehicle itself is likely based off of the Fiat 621 truck and was protected by crude armored plates. There was a sort of superstructure on top of where the bed had been which probably contained a machine gun of some sort; I have left the hole empty in the file, so you can fit any weapon on it to your liking. I cut the barrel off of a plastic DP and superglued it in. The wheels are protected by armored shrouds. As no photos exist of the back of the vehicles, I added a rather vague door---that seems logical enough, as it was designed to carry troops.
Designed for printing in FDM, but resin would work too. Nothing too crazy. I'm not entirely sure about some of the details, but as it's an improvised vehicle fine details are less important, especially considering that there was probably variation between the two. It's more reasonable than the Partizanski Tenk, at least. Supposedly it could carry up to eight passengers, so it's sort of useful.
| Filename | Size | Last updated |
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| Partizanska Oklopna Vozila.zip | 207.8 KiB | 2024-12-01 |
