Netherlands 103 Verkennings Eskadron for 4. Divise

 So I've been doing some research on my Dutch force in team Yankee, and I realized that it's smaller than my Canadian forces 

So basically I have a Recce Battalion made up of a Leopard 1 squadron, which is made of turrets mounted in bushes, with a M113 Light Infantry section. 

Unless I draft in my Belgian Leopard 1s it's pretty small. 

Update:

Since I have been given the chance to teach in Nunavut, I will be able to have the chance to rebuild my NATO forces.

As of January 2023 the Dutch now have

1 battery M109 sp guns (2)

Leopard 1 

The Dutch need

Leopard 2 squadron 

The carriers

M113

And recce

So, yeah need to build the whole force 

Source books: The Vietnam experience

 I got a new used series free from a local museum that couldn't sell it.

Despite the price tags, I got them free

And another bonus I found. Including the Australians at Long Tan in 1966

Generic NATO M113s

 

These can either be Belgians or Dutch or extra Canadian 

Originally they were packaged as Oil Wars Israeli but my NATO forces needed some more transport 

They may also be found in the army of Iran, 

I'm going to keep them with a basic paint job.

interior, a bit blurry from the sun

Battle for hill 210 West Germany 1985 Soviets vs West Ger

This is a scenario based off of the scenarios based in the main rule book.

This battle is coming out of the team Yankee book from Battlefront Miniatures the initial name of the scenario is the battle for Hill 214 that involved in American and Soviet Forest however this battle is a combined Dutch West German Danish for staking on a combined Warsaw Pact force of Soviets East Germans Vietnamese and Iraq initially the NATO force charged in with their West German tanks to try to take on the Soviet t-64 regiments and have been halted in front of that position the West German recce decided to try to go through the centre and has been halted at a Crossroads the punter grenadiers s has been able to rush the bridge and take it however there Colin has been halted by taking out a fruit the East Germans are holding the area around the church there BMP one section that was a Soviet section has been taken out slowly but surely the Dutch Payne and German West Germans are advancing forward they're trying to flank the Soviet position where is the Soviets were trying to hold on to

Hasty Attack: Dutch vs Soviets

the scenario from Battlefront Miniatures 

Initial deploying of the NATO right flank. Danish recce

the make up of the Dutch force, augmented due to  losses

Belgian mortars but with an Isreali card

Dutch Leopard 1 Squadron led by a Danish Leopard 1

A West German Leopard 1 squad but actually M60s rushed to make up for losses

the single West German 120mm mortar

Leopard 2 Squadron with a TOW section, West Germans but with an Israeli card

Soviet left wing held by the Anti-aircraft Regiment, and a single section of Iranian Basji in an East German BTR-60 

Soviet centre held by a BTR-60  motor rifle section, in fact they are a heavy weapons section

Arcadia battery

BMP-1 Motorized Rifle section

BM-21 Hail battery 

Carnation battery 

BMP-2 Motorized rifle section 

BMP-2 Scout section 

Shilpa, Storm and the Recce section hold the Soviet right 

The rest of the Soviet force, a T-64 Tank Regiment 

Dutch and Belgians hit the Soviets again in the NATO counter attack.

The Dutch are attacking with a Leopard 1 Recce Squadron while the Belgians are charging forth with a mixed Armoured Regiment of Leopard 1s and M60s which have been sent as replacement for losses 

 sustained. 

The initial NATO attack went well however it got bogged down on the flanks. Soviet resistance to the attack was better than anticipated.

The French arrived with a supporter Chasseur battalion with armor and Artillery but these were kept in check. The final act was the Soviets flanking the NATO right flank with a T-64 tank Regiment.

A further M41 Squadron are also being deployed. But it was destroyed by the Iranian Basaji

NATO reserves were a French force, but even this wasnt enough to continue the momentum of the attack.

A Soviet victory again.

Kharramshar, Basra, Iraq, 1985

Iran offensive into Iraq
Iran 9 Chieftains

         3 M60s

          2 Chaffes

          2 M-41
          9 M113s, 8 MG 3 teams, 9 RPG

175mm gun battery 

105mm gun battery 

Basiji Infantry: 25 al teams, 12 rpg

IRAQ
BTR60: 11, 13 ak teams, 2 RPGs, 2 pkms, 1 sa 7, 1 at 3,
3 Carnation
2 French 175mm

3 Arcadia

2 IS-2

7 T-34/85
7 t72 (ambush)

13 t72
All units used in this game will be a mix of all the NATO/Warsaw Pack kit I have plus figures I have designed for insurgencies and those that would be equipped by both Nato and Warsaw Pack.

Should be fun

I've pieced together the battle with what I got and will be fighting it on the table top Spring 2021

The Iranian 92nd Division charged ahead with their Chieftains only to fall victim to side shots from T-34/85s!

While

While the Iraqi armor was halting the Iranian tanks, their infantry were being shredded by the fanatical Baisiji

The

the town is being strongly held

The Iraqi Artillery is about to unleash a massive bombardment on the town