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shadow_wxh · 12-13-20, 11:17 PM

LCMAL = Naval Artillery Barge
or
LCMFL = Naval Flak Barge

With a length of nearly 35 meters, the Marine Artillerie Leichter (MAL) were the smallest landing craft in Kriegsmarine services. Designed after the requirements of the German Army, those small vehicles should be used during Operation Barbarossa, the attack on the Soviet Union. Their projected operational area was the Caspian Sea where the MAL should be used to attack Soviet oil transports from Baku to Astrakhan. Therefore the MAL must have been able to be transported by land which was impossible with the bigger MNL or AFPs.

Notes: There were 160 of these ordered around 46 actually commisioned.All after 1943 May and most around D-day so most of them dont have a very long life span.3 sub type I,IA,II.It seems the model is after a II type but did not model very correctly(but I could be wrong).In the archive it shows a split bottom level structure then a bridged top level stucture.I couldn't find a separate flak model so I guess they are the same thing.

12-13-20, 11:17 PM	#6
shadow_wxh Soundman Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 142 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 1	Ship Identified Marine Artillerie Leichter LCMAL = Naval Artillery Barge or LCMFL = Naval Flak Barge With a length of nearly 35 meters, the Marine Artillerie Leichter (MAL) were the smallest landing craft in Kriegsmarine services. Designed after the requirements of the German Army, those small vehicles should be used during Operation Barbarossa, the attack on the Soviet Union. Their projected operational area was the Caspian Sea where the MAL should be used to attack Soviet oil transports from Baku to Astrakhan. Therefore the MAL must have been able to be transported by land which was impossible with the bigger MNL or AFPs. Notes: There were 160 of these ordered around 46 actually commisioned.All after 1943 May and most around D-day so most of them dont have a very long life span.3 sub type I,IA,II.It seems the model is after a II type but did not model very correctly(but I could be wrong).In the archive it shows a split bottom level structure then a bridged top level stucture.I couldn't find a separate flak model so I guess they are the same thing.