The Bridge on the River Heinde River, October, 1985

The Irish Guards attempt to drive off the Soviet Brigade.
more to follow

The Irish Guards Battlegroup consists of two battalions of Infantry mounted in FV432, Humber APCs and a warrior.

The Gordon Highlanders are the heliborne Battalion.

The Queen's Irish Hussars are supporting the infantry with Chieftain tanks. Artillery is provided by a towed battery of the Ulster Gunners, and an SP battery of M109 guns.

The Soviet force consists of a mixed Airborne Division.
In support is a Soviet Motorized division mounted in BMPs and BTR 60s

Images from Battlefront Miniatures Team Yankee site

The Soviets begin to react to the British attack.

Ian begins to try and stop the British attack but the lack of  Soviet Armour hampered his plans. The Royal Artillery also slammed any remaining Soviet/Warsaw pact troops

Vortex novel Larry Bond 1991

Interesting reading an alternative history if South Africa had not ended apartheid.
it gives a few ideas for Team Yankee spilling into Africa

NATO counter attack on Warsaw Pact

This campaign will be a three battle campaign to drive back the Soviet advance.
The main elements of the NATO force will be

Irish Guards Battle group
2CMBG
Dutch Battle group
West German Battle group

Reserve
West German Para battle group
French/Belgian battle group
ANZAC battle group

WARSAW PACT

Soviet Guards Tank Brigade
Soviet Motorized Rifle Brigade
Soviet/Warsaw Pact Airborne Brigade

Irish Guards and Royal Canadian Dragoons counter attack

The British threw in all the tanks they could muster and called upon the Canadians to lend a squadron.
The Soviets foolishly attacked without infantry support.

Carl Gustav anyone?

Tanks before charge

Charging in

T-80s remain

one T-55 left

Soviet tanks all gone

one Chieftain brews up

pined and brewed

tanks brew up

Soviet tanks in the woods

and result in only light damage

The guns fire

General charge by tanks. 

Irish Guards Battle group holds Hill 214 against Soviet 8th Guards

17th/21st Lancers with 4 Chieftain tanks are holding Hill 214 with a company of the Irish Guards. As the remainder of the battle group is deployed elsewhere, the equipment is a little sparse. The infantry are mounted in the older Humber Pig AFV.

The Soviets are engaging the British with their newest T-80 tanks. They are supported by a BMP-1
Photos loaded in reverse order

All British armor have been taken out. 

Soviets encircle the British

Irish Guards attempt to hold off the Soviet Infantry

Soviets keep coming

 Royal Irish Hussars are taking hits

first tank gets taken out

Irish Guards begin to deploy. 

The British HQ throws a track having rushed up to the top of the hill

Weapons support team takes position.

The Irish Guards unfortunately had bad communications due to the Soviets jamming the frequency of the British radio net. Many units never moved. They were picked off one by one. 

The hill was taken. The Soviets pushed on.

Irish Guards Battlegroup 1985

This force is made up of a variety of units. I have augmented what I have with adhock mix of equipment.
One section is mounted in an FV432 while

mortar platoon

the British battle taxi

others are kitted out in 2 Humber Pigs.

Armored support comes from 17/21st Lancers in a section of 3 Chieftains with a Recce Squadron of Scorpion and Scimitars.
As well a Humber 76mm armoured car adds support.
I have built this force as I have due to the kit I have and also on the assumption that replacement kit would be lacking due to budget cuts and gear in storage.

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Additional support is also found with a section of 2 Abbott Self propelled guns. 

updates to follow

04/2021.

I've been able to decal the infantry sections and the mortar battery. The other AT sections I've done up in bits.

Romanian Airborne battalion

Due to the Romanian government's need to pay foreign debts, their military is lackig in the latest kit, however, they do have a battalion which can be dropped behind enemy lines.

These troops will find themselves fielded in a large Warsaw Pact Airborne assault.
Pictures to follow

Bulgarian Airborne battalion

Pictures to follow
As per my large amount of Warsaw Pact units as Airborne, I have modeled these troops as well.
The Bulgarians however are the lowest on the priority in the purchasing of newer kit, so they may also be fielding ww2 German weapons as well.

British 5th Infantry Brigade, 1982

This was the formation sent to the Falklands. I will also use it as a light infantry brigade/ Battle group for my Team Yankee games in 1/72.
More pictures and information to follow

2&3 Para

40 RM Commando
1 Welsh Guards
2 Scots Guards
7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles
4 RA 4 L118 guns
Blues and Royals: 2 Scorpions 2 Scimitars
The information for this group I will be compiling from my Osprey book on the subject.
In Team Yankee, I will be using this force as a reserve force.

Team Yankee: Dust Up: British Iron Division versus a Soviet Guards Division

Soviet artillery pounds the area.

British holding the town

Soviets begin to advance

Casualties of war: NATO

Casualties of war: Warsaw Pact

Chieftains of the force 

 Recce elements in reserve

British place mortars  

New rules for my Cold War: Team Yankee

For my 44th Birthday, I bought Battlefront Miniatures Team Yankee World War III rule system.
Having grown up in the Cold War, I have always wanted to game this period.

i plan on buying the Iron Maiden and Volksarmee expansion.

However, half of the order i made from the company arrived, so I'm a little disappointed.

the British contingent

the Main Soviet force

NATO to the rescue

Dutch, Danish and Belgians assist the Canadian defense