Exercise Lionheart 84 Day 02

 The second video of this exercise, very interesting look at how the British and NATO would have sent troops into Europe if the Warsaw Pact had invaded West Germany. Of course, what they trained to do, the simply implemented when the Gulf War of 1990-91 broke out.

Warsaw Pact weapon support companies

 The weapon support I have given my Warsaw Pact troops. I've had to improvise with WW2 kit, but this wasn't far from the truth. The Russians were very much in the mindset of if it works, don't fix it, or throw it out.
As of 2018, the Soviet force now consists of a SAM section, a Grenade Launcher section, PKM MMG section, Anti tank missile sections.
I shall be posting photos of these by 2019
Presently, the WARSAW PACT units I have consist of the following support weapons:
SA-7 Grail AA Missile: a team of 3 soldiers with these and an officer
PKM LMG teams.
AT-3 Sagger missile teams:
AT-5 Spandrel missle teams:
Full weapons support teams are with the East Germans, Soviets, Poles and the Czechslovakians. They just need a lick of paint.

Cold War Anti-tank and support companies: NATO

I've modeled my Anti-tank and support companies from a variety of kits. All visuals are currently being updated from my own collection.



Later units are modeled as is with their own weapons. Previous postings have shown some of these units, but this one specifically deals with NATO support companies.
In the main, most of the support companies would have consisted of GPMGs and mortars, and some of these would have dated from the 1940s, as they were still in good operational condition.
With the exception of the British and French, all of the support companies in my NATO force are based off of WW2 American Airborne units, for the simple fact that I had them, and I didn't want to use them for my Bolt Action games.