T-80 Tank Battalion

 So my new force consists of

T-80 Tank Battalion HQ: 1 Tank

T-80 Tank Company: 3 tanks

T-64 Tank Company: 3 tanks

BMP-3 Recon Platoon: 2 BMP-3

Total point 48.

And all I can say is WOW!!!!

The T-80 is a Monster on the battlefield! A tactical movement of 35cm, frontal armor of 20 and side of 10! This group no wonder they called it the shock group!

First action I have used it in is the Ilsan game I did up and the only way that Free World forces could defeat it was to hit it on the side or rear, or hope the artillery would take it out.

Panzers of the Warsaw Pact: The T-62M tank

the T-62 force is a mix of souped up kits and regular

The T-62 tank was not the best of weapon systems, but it's one of my favorites due to seeing it in the film The Beast.

I ordered the set via Amazon rather then trying to visit the game shop as I doubted that they would be brought in. In the summer of 2023, I ordered another set to give a Soviet troop and to flesh out my Iraqi force. I plan on fielding this tank as a battalion.

I've started building the kits, having finished one tank. The second tank I will build as a regular T-62. The main idea is to also have tanks which can almost be like snipers on NATO tanks.

I've got them painted just need to decal them up. As mixed versions, this unit will definitely be a second line unit.

I just need to take a few pictures of them.

I had gotten 3 in 1/72 which I will be throwing into games after I run my first major campaign. 

Father's Day presents arrived.

So I splurged on myself for father's day and my birthday. The Warsaw Pact gained several kits. Some I had been debating on not getting but I decided to after all.
Now one thing I have decided to do is to split up parts of the Artillery between the Warsaw Pact until I can fully equip each force. This way it will give each force a bit more kit.
The Czechoslovakian force will stand as is until I can get some OT-64s and DANA'S
as will the Polish.
The Polish will get a Hail Launcher and a Carnation.
So, the Soviet 199th Guards Artillery Regiment will see its batteries reduced temporarily. However they will still be powerful with a Hail, Carnation and a full Acacia battery and a T-62 squadron

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

Warsaw Pact: Soviet 896th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment

In recognition of their Stirling service during the 2020 campaign of 1985, this Regiment is being reequipped with the SA-13 Gopher SAM system.
The SA-9 Gaskin are now being sent to the East Germans for their use.
As the 74th Guards tank Regiment is made up of T-64s, the division needed vehicles better suited to keeping pace with the tanks.

The 896th Anti-Aircraft  Regiment is equipped with the SA-13 GOPHER SAM system is being given to this unit as it is a tracked system which can keep up with tanks over rough terrain.

pictures

Shilkas and Geckos also will be added to the anti-aircraft Artillery, just need to assemble and paint.

Geckos

the entire Regiment 

3 squadrons. Powerful 

NATO and Warsaw Pact reinforcements May 2020

I've been able to catch up on my Bill's and it's my birthday so I was able to get a few more units for my armies.

I've had these for a year but I can't remember if I posted them

 i got a second M113 kit but haven't taken a shot of the box

My French are getting put together 

 the extra turrets are now a Dutch Leopard 1s Squadron in cover 

France: a Squadron of AMX-30 tanks

 and a Squadron of Gazelle helicopters and a battery of 155mm guns
West Germany: an M113 Squadron for a reservist Panzergrenadier battalion
Soviet Union: a Squadron of T-64 tanks

 and

Anti-aircraft 

Anti-tank  squadron.

The French guns I shall probably model in cover as the hulls will be tanks.

Additional bits from the M113 kits will also be made up

Brundenwher Panzergrenadier Battalion reservists in M113s

m113 mortars getting some foilage

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