Roland and VAB Anti-tank

 

The West Germans get some more Flak, the French get a VAB Anti-tank squadron and my WW2 Soviets get their orders. Or could be North Koreans

Weapon support companies

 

.30 cal and MMG .50 cal HMG

60mm mortar teams 

105mm mortar teams 

Plastic Soldier Company Soviet Cold War Infantry

 I've done a shot of the box before but the box top has since molded and rotted off my garage wall.

I believe this is the third set I've bought. And as noted before, it has all you need to field a complete company.

I'll check which of my Warsaw Pact units need troops. I believe my Checkslovakians, need the troops.

So far, I have a BMP-1 section with a new weapons company (BTR-50 will have to do)

A BMP-2 section

A BTR-60 weapons mounted company.

So, I'm going to do up the box as Czechoslovakian infantry.

The extra weapons sections, I'm going to pass on to those forces that need them. 

So, the set includes

141 figures  

3 AT-3 Sagger (older so pass onto other factions)

3 AT-4 Spiggots (to Poland, they don't have separate weapons companies)

3 AGS-17 Grenade launcher (to any faction that requires 

3 SA-7 Grails ( to a faction required 

6 PKM gunners

Rifleman and Grenadiers 

So my Czechs will get what they need.

Gepard Flak Batterie

 

I have a funny story about this post

So i got some Christmas gifts for myself.  I had planned to get a Roland system. I had wanted this one as well. 

So on my way to work, I remembered that I forgot

A. My work boots

B. My super glue.

C. My modeling tools.

So instead I'll write about the system. 

The Flakpanzer Gepard or Anti-aircraft Cheeta (it does sound better in German)

Was the Brundensveer  answer to all those pesky Communist choppers and planes.

2x Gepard is 5 points

The twin 35mm guns give a halted rate of fire of 5 and moving as 4.  ANTI-TANK of 11 Firepower 4+

Gepards can also be fielded by the Dutch, Belgians, 

Currently i have a lone system from Roco Mini-tank so I'll add that to my Dutch force.

So far I have a base coat of paint but it's in my painting que. 

Soviet 122mm artillery battery

 The guns can serve in WW2 or the Cold War. The M1938 was used by the Soviets in WW2 but also by the Warsaw Pact and Soviet supplied clients in the Cold War. So several of my armies now have access to firepower. 

They are painted and based, just need tires painted and a picture. 

BTR-50 PK Company

 From the NAM range i was able to build these. I got another box of Soviet Infantry so they might be loading up in these.

The first BTR-50 i got was about 20 years ago while I was still in Japan. 

Those ones in have done up for my Polish Naval Infantry. 

Currently with the NAM set in believe I now have 15. 

I've painted them in a Military green. Just need to get a chance to take a picture.

Iraqi ZSU-57-2

 The Iraqis now have some AA, Support.

I've built them, got a basic paint job just need to take a picture.