Ambush Miniatures – E-10 and E-25 Tank

Today we are covering a topic that has a long tradition here on the Chaosbunker: a tank review!

The occasion is the new Kickstarter campaign by Ambush Miniatures, The War is not over – Panzerdivision Cerberus, which focuses on numerous prototypes and "what-if" concepts from the late years of the war. The campaign covers six different vehicles in total: the E-10, E-25, E-50, E-75, the Panzerkampfwagen Löwe, and an additional Flak variant, all in 28mm scale (approximately 1:56). In today's review, we are taking a closer look at two tank destroyers: the E-10 and the E-25.

But let's start from the beginning and introduce the company behind the campaign. Ambush Miniatures may not be immediately familiar to everyone. Ambush Miniatures is the result of a merger between Heer46 and Air Raid 36/46, two long-time tabletop hobbyists who have combined their passion for World War II miniatures and vehicles under a new name. Heer46 has previously released many historical and "what-if" designs in both 15mm and 28mm scales, while Air Raid 36/46 had established itself in the market with a broad range of 1:200 scale models for aerial combat. Together, they now aim to pool their experience and capacity to bring further ideas to life.

At the heart of the new campaign, Panzerdivision Cerberus, are the armoured vehicles of the E-Series. The E-Series was a German development programme from the Second World War intended to replace the wide variety of existing tank and tank destroyer types with a standardised family of vehicles. Multiple weight classes were planned, ranging from light vehicles up to the heavy E-100, in order to simplify production, maintenance and spare parts supply. The "E" stood for Entwicklung (development), representing the next unified generation of armoured vehicles. None of these vehicles ever reached serial production, however; the project remained at the drawing board stage.