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Here’s some……

http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9828

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I recall reading of the use of these fuses against Japanese log bunkers in Burma………normal HE was bursting on the surface and catering the log/earth bunker walls but delay fused shells penetrated and exploded inside neutralising the occupants………….(Tank Tracks to Rangoon iirc)

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French military intervention in former colonies mostly, supporting Chad against Gaddafi’s Libyan army for example, gives most opportunity for deploying light armour formations.

A snazzy 2-tone brown and sand camo for vehicles and troops deployed to more arid regions…….Chad, Djibouti (early 90’s) Niger etc.

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Great idea, thanks for sharing, I have just boosted my fantasy armies with dog warriors and beastmen!

Grabbed some ogres too ‘cos everybody likes ogres……

 

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Been watching the excellent restoration videos they put out on YouTube, favourite being the discovery and restoration of the M3’s and the Panther.

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For my 1/600 planes  I use wire with a bend simply hot glued onto pennies……enough weight for them to survive a shaky table and very economical.

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Still out there too….

15mm Laserburn and Asgard ranges

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Might be amongst the output from TTG  back in the day….

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/1716/tabletop-games

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Tried to order some terrain but they are not trading at the moment, pretty prompt reply to my enquiry via email.

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Good find, thanks for sharing!

( Looks to be my first military history read of the year……kinda jumped the queue! )

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I have WW2 collections in 6 & 20mm…….mostly due to availability back in the day and rulesets that defined scales of action.

If I was to start over I would pitch for 15mm…….now there is much more miniature availability and terrain out there, it’s also a good trade off in ‘mass’ and individuality for characters and vehicles. Many rulesets now allow interchangeable scales….a stand can be individuals, a squad, platoon, company or more…..and I’d say that 15mm caters for that in being easily identifiable at arms length too.

 

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Great read, thanks for sharing!

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Nicely done, I bought a pair, one in travel mode and one deployed, a very ubiquitous piece as they turn up everywhere! What are you using for tows…..trucks or MTLB’s?

I also have several Zvezda 122mm M30 howitzers for more Third World armies…

Did you get the S&S crews too?…….I appear to have mislaid mine in the lead mountain……must  search them out.

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That looks to have been a cracking game!

Hopefully you’ll keep us posted on rule developments and release too! (Or get the authors to do so?)

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Cool !

Thanks for sharing the rules….I’ll have a delve for some suitable figures and raid my monster stash for some ‘nasties’!

The kids will enjoy a monster hunt.

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Those are very nicely turned out!

Interesting read too, thanks for the temptation into another project!!

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I’d like the 2 VBCW  books……

Paypal invoice please.

Thanks!

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Irregular Miniatures have a fishing boat…….in their 6mm Boats&Cars.

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Good, definitely take them if still available?

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<p style=”text-align: center;”>If those One Hour Wargame Rules are not the skirmish ones ( already have them) I’d like them…..but for the life of me I can’t find the pm button!</p>

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Interesting read, makes far too much sense and smacks of far to much logic for it filter through the labryntine MoD and the Regimental system intact…….. “But we’ve always been a …….. ( fill gap accordingly) battalion and we won’t change! “

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I have just emerged from the Battlespace ‘rabbit hole’ that I opened some hours ago!! Thanks for posting that link Stephen!!!

I have purchased, printed and am busy cutting up the cards etc for a game of 3 this weekend……..what a great system!!

I’ll need to find a local print shop to do the rules and cards in all their glory but the greyscale version is eminently readable……..thinking ahead now for other forces to knock out some cards and scenarios for………

 

 

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Thanks for the heads up! Ordered, too good to pass up, £14.25 delivered to Europe.

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Coastal fog more likely…….

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Nicely done , NSL/Afrika Korps look- might have to adopt a similar scheme for mine! ( I was a bit stumped for a scheme)

So what are the Eureka figures that ‘fit’ with the GZG goodies…….I didn’t find anything on their website….?

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Graffiti? Spell signs and incantations chalked on the floor…… think pentagram and salt circles etc And gratuitous blood trails with remains………broken and discarded weaponry/armour too?

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The intention was to give an indication of the proportion of time currently spent on small arms training………you could then extrapolate a similar proportion for basic training and skill at arms historically………

But ‘hey ho’…….

Found a German reference to only 4 weeks from civvy street to frontline for the 1914 mobilisation too……I would have thought that WW2 would show some similarly short training periods too if any in certain circumstances……

Basic training in the USMC during World War II

Note that this refers to weapons training and presumably involves some cross training for the squad organic weapons………

for the British Army……( From the ARRSE forum)

Depended very much on when/ where you were:

In general, post Dunkirk/ pre D-Day, most Infantry recruits received 6 wks “basic” plus another 6 of Infantry specific. General pattern would be basic at Regt Depot followed by some sort of regional Infantry training centre. Thereafter there’d be continual training at battalion, brigade & divisional levels – huge areas of the UK were taken over (civ pop usually evacuated) for this purpose. Severely bomb damaged areas of cities were often used for training in street fighting etc..

Post D-Day many battle casualty replacements were lucky to get more than 6-8 wks total.

General pattern was lots of drill, PT, weapon training, route marching etc for basic, plus basic platoon tactics. Infantry specific got more sophisticated as the war progressed, & by 1942/3 there was far more emphasis on battle drills, snap shooting, combined arms stuff etc.. By 1943 nearly all Infantry recruits went through some sort of “battle inoculation” course; Infantry Battle Schools tried to integrate “lessons learned” into the training, & there was a lot of live firing, simulated artillery fire etc, plus in some cases crawling through muddy ditches full of rotting sheep carcasses etc!

Far East Theatre was a bit different – 14th Army ran Jungle Warfare Schools, & most Infantry spent a few weeks at these before joining units.

Interestingly, WW2 British Infantry training placed considerable emphasis on “hand-to-hand” combat: mainly, I suspect, to inculcate confidence/ aggression, & it was useful PT. It was common for each day’s training to end with “all in” – recruits/ soldiers squared up to each other in pairs/ by sections/ platoons & then tried to beat the cr*p out of each other. Hard times; hard men who’d grown up in the Depression, & of course most boys back then did compulsory boxing at school. The Commandos (and their offshoots the Paras) did milling bare fisted, & this was not uncommon elsewhere.

Living conditions were spartan – huts if you were lucky, but often – esp at Battle Schools & in Divisional Areas – under canvas. Sleeping bags were a luxury – in the field you slept under blankets & gas cape. Mattresses were straw filled palliases. Food – monotonous & limited (rationing etc), but the system did try to get more calories for troops, esp Infantry, so bully beef, chocolate, hard tack, tea, condensed milk, meat extract cubes, “Spam” etc were usually relatively plentiful. Washing/ hygiene facilities were by modern standards pretty minimal – a lot of “spare time” was spent just trying to maintain some modicum of basic hygiene.

As stated earlier, hard times; hard men.

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4 of 7 weeks for the British Army Pirbright training centre…….

https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/our-schools-and-colleges/atc-pirbright/

 

US Army at Fort Benning…..

https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/army-boot-camp-schedule.html

 

 

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I usually use a reference photo or 3 to plan out the ‘festooning’ …………I like to keep a standard look (with small variations) for vehicles in a ‘unit’……experience has taught me that platoons,companies and battalions can/will have standard layouts and variations thereof or not at all . The military often supplied vast amounts of ‘valuable kit’ that simply doesn’t fit in the transport provided or is shuffled to ‘external stowage’ as priorities change….ammunition and stores susceptible to damage get to travel first class whilst extra uniform kit,bedding and tentage goes third class….A particular bugbear to avoid is the blocking of vision ports and vents- an absolute sin in my books!

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Replacement in the role of the severely taxed and maxed-out up armoured Humvee but a significant upgrade from it with its mine resistant design, survivability and armour, more comparable to the RG-31 and the plethora of similar vehicles rolling out all over the world.

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Congratulations on the splendid campaign, all very authentic and full of the atmosphere of the time! Looked forward to the reports and admired the elegant nature of the campaign system too.

Now awaiting Klinks adventures in the East………..

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I would run it as an RG-31 light MRap.

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By this stage the Allied forces were adept at rapid retreats and evacuations……..

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Your numbers for Irregular Minis are ‘off’, for 88p you get 3 bases of 3, so 9 figures, giving a price of 10p each (9.7p for the rivet fans).

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Now it’s just a race for the Peloponnese ports and Allied evacuation to the safety of Crete………..!

 

 

 

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Reads as though the Allies were lured into the trap………..and promptly rolled up by KG Klink. A haphazard and uncoordinated assault from the Alles at best……..all very apt for the Greek debacle!

 

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Dastardly Huns pushing the Diggers back…….pretty demoralizing for the Allies so far…….I’m pessimistic over their cavalry group counter attack………..historical gloom and defeatism!

 

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Great stuff, follows the theme of  Commonwealth ineptitude that marked the campaign in Greece in reality………poor performance whilst appearing capable on paper strengths.

New dice needed for the Kiwis!

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These are very good….I’m hooked now and eagerly awaiting episode 3!

The German attrition rates in their non-coms is grim………..gives credence to a mythical survivor like Steiner.

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Classic GZG…

https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/6mm-dirtside/dirtside-miniatures/dsm-103.html

 

https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/6mm-dirtside/dirtside-miniatures/dsm-104.html

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