Soviet Assault Landing Company

 So for my Soviet Airborne troops we have Air Assault Company or Assault Landing Company.

Both can come into the game by MI-24 Hind.

For my Soviets, I have 2 Hinds to take the small Company I have. Or they can bring in my Soviet Paratroopers. 

Currently my heliborne troops are a small group 4 AK-74 with RPG-7 teams but my Air Assault Company is about 7 AK-74 teams with RPG-7 teams and PKM sections. 

Frogfoot

 The Sukhoi Su-25 is a tough airframe which is now at a full squadron to add air support to my Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops.

SU-22

 

From the Warsaw Pact book (Battlefront Minatures 2021)

In December of 1984, the East German Airforce was issued the Sukhoi Su-22M4 fighter bombers. 

So my East Germans have the ability to deliver a good amount of air support to theor troops as well as their allies.

I decided to give the DDR force these as they have no helicopters.

So after nealy a year, I finally got them assembled and a basic paint job. I'll decal later.

Warsaw Pact Air Support

 Hind Helicopters. Polish, Czechoslovakian, Soviet. The helicopters are for my Air Landing platoons.

SU-22 Fitter

SU-25 Frogfoot. A full squadron 

So my Soviet and Warsaw Pact units finally have full air power. Now it will remain to be seen if the dice rolls bring them in

My Team Yankee games

 As anyone who has read this blog may have figured out, I have played this game with whatever models I have had.

I've checked with the Battlefront website and have found out that the way I do my games is by theme not tournament lists.

Well Ya!

Case in point. My Canadian armoured unit, the Royal Canadian Dragoons started off with only 3 Leopard 1s which were Roco Mini tanks models.

Now, I have 15 Battlefront Minatures versions for Canada!

The only other tank for e i have that big are my British.

My theme as I have noted before is play with what you have.

More IS-2 for whomever

newly painted

With their statistics card

 So I picked up a Plastic Soldier Company set of 15mm IS-2 tanks. This will give me a whole platoon of them along side the 2 I had previously painted up in Syrian desert colours. So far I have built them, but need paint for them.

I plan on painting these ones in Soviet green and have as a reserve tank force for any of my Warsaw Pact forces.

Im not that far off with the Russians using old gear.

yes, that's a German gun but hey it's of the same vintage
As of October 14, 2024,  Russian forces have been noted using a type of howitzer which they sold to client states in the 1950s but are now using in Ukraine. 

Osprey T-34 which i listed either on this blog or Grampies War noted that those tanks were still being used in the 1990s, which i also have pictorial evidence in other publications. 

So, I defined will be tossing in some Soviet older gear in my games!