Know your enemy! Nato vs Warsaw Pact

Know your enemy! Nato vs Warsaw Pact

Sunday, 8 December 2024

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 Poles need the weapons companies. 

More to follow

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 rememberedthat 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, 


Saturday, 7 December 2024

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. 


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. 



Iraqi ZSU-57-2

 The Iraqis now have some AA, Support

Pakistan Recce group

 The beginnings of my Pakistan force.

A set of Jeep mounted infantry. The metal MGs look the worse for wear so I'm go8ng to get s9me MGs from my storage and bits.

Friday, 6 December 2024

Vallejo Scenery: Wild Tuft

 Recently I've decided to fluffy up my infantry stands. This pack should do up my Canadian 2PPCLI. 


Monday, 2 December 2024

Another look at The First Chechnya War 1994-96

 The nice thing about looking back at Wargames Illustrated March 2019 issues is to redo or reimagine what happened. 

I have lots of 15mm kits now and several different figure types, so I can do the battles of this period. 

With my new VDV weapons platoon can help,

My Iranian Basiji can be part of the Chenchens along with my American militia who have the right weapons

And with all the Soviet armour, 

Ah the possibilities 



INDO-PAK WAR 1971

 Ok, so I previously did a post on this from Wargames Illustrated issue 377 but I did it as a Bolt Action game.

This time  going to do a Team Yankee themed one in the scale they do.

This will coinside with my build up of say non European gear, more into expanding my 15mm collection to what they had then.

I also believe that I have one of the Wargames Illustrated issues with a previously fought war between these two whereby Pakistan Pattons get thrashed.

As well, Battlefront Minatures has also come out woth a new Plastic Centurion tank, and an M48 Patton kit which will make building the armies easier.

Pakistan 

26th Frontier Force

Capt. Arif HQ: 4LMG teams

29th Cavalry

M48 Pattons x8

Jeep mounted infantry: 12 jeeps, 24 LMG teams

26th FF with Razakar Militia: 8 Rifle bases



INDIA

Maj Singh HQ; 4 Rifle and LMG teams

Indian Artillery: 4x 25pdr

69th Armoured Regiment: 8x T-55

12th Rajputana Rifles: 4 trucks with 10 rifle bases, 4 LMG teams

So something i can build up over the winter.