Sunday 30 June 2019

British tanks the comet

Comet tank was one of the British tanks which utilized a 77 mm gun and was one of the late War issue tanks which was unable to prove its combat in the second world war but was able to serve into the Korean conflict alongside the Centurion tank
 the comets in this picture consists of one tank attached to the 11th Armored Division while the other two I am going to have for a post-war British division which can be used for manything from 1950 up to 1970 and possibly into the 80s as a reservist /  ta division

Thursday 27 June 2019

The Estonian war of independence 1918 to 1920

Within wargamers Illustrated issue 381 July 2019 there was an article consisting of the Estonian war of independence of which I have an interest in considering what if my former co-workers was in Estonian citizen the campaign should be relatively easy to work as I have first world war figures which can be used for either signed my Russian Force can be used with first world second world war Russians minus the fact that they're wearing helmets.

Wednesday 19 June 2019

The Chaco War 1932-35, South America

This war was fought between Paraguay and Bolivia over control of the Chaco region nestled between Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
Bolivian troops are able to use First World War Germans while the Paraguayan army are equipped by the Americans. However the Bolivians have British early war tanks.
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Sunday 9 June 2019

Normandy, June 9, 1944. British and Canadian attack on bridge

The British and Canadian units were extremely aggressive in their attack. The Germans were kept on the defensive the whole game.

the Luftwaffen Feldjagers were kept out and were eventually taken out by the 53rd Welsh Division 

3rd Anti-tank, Royal Canadian Artillery took out the Luftwaffe support tank.

7th and 8th Brigades Canadian 3rd Division advanced and hit the Germans hard

the Falsjagers had little chance to fight back

the Anti aircraft guns were another objective which was destroyed 

the Germans were using the farm as their outpost but were kept trying to stop the rush to the bridge 

the objective for both sides, British and Canadian units were to capture the bridge intact, the Germans needed it to counterattack, but with the might of the combined attack, the Germans withdrew 

Thursday 6 June 2019

Anglo-Iraq War 1941





Ah, a quirky theater and campaign uses early War and First War kit against Commonwealth forces.
Gurkhas and Sikhs as well as British troops.

Iraqi troops
Early war and first war tanks
Muslim fighters not all are badly armed 
First World War 18lb battery
Possibly some Vichy French types ie, French Foreign Legion uniforms

Wednesday 5 June 2019

D-Day 75. 1944-2019

Today would be the night the Airborne forces began the liberation of France.
Tomorrow June 6, is when it all kicked off.
I shall be doing up several battles this summer about this campaign.
My Grandfather got over there in July.
He came back, my great uncle on my father's side of the family didnt and is buried over there.

CMP Artilley tractor, Canadian War Museum

25pdr gun

WASP carrier

Sherman marked as 4th Canadian Armoured division

25pdr gun with muzzle break

Canadian Infantry officer

Sherman

CMP truck