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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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 

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

D-Day 80. 1944-2024

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

Motor pool is backed up with repairs and construction

So, after my acquisition of kits from my friend Peter, I'm going to have to conceive of a plan to build up the kits I have.
So far, I have been able to:
1. Build a T-34/85, needs to be painted,
2. Build a Czech/German tank, needs to be painted
3. Mount an early war German force The tanks and SP guns will alternate between the 21st Panzer division in Normandy 1944, Operation Babarossa 1941, and Battle of France, 1940.
4. Mount a German force in winter gear which I may have as an Estonian SS Division. They need paint.
5. Mount an insurgent force for the 1990-2018 time frame (see my other blog Know Your Enemy)
6. Mount an insurgent force for 1950-80 time frame (see my other blog Know Your Enemy.)
7. Began constructing several Commonwealth trucks, a CMP and a Scammel tank transporter.(still working on those kits, the CMP is from a Polish company and too many fiddly bits) I've gotten the CMP truck done by August, just need to build the trailer.
8. Built a PSC Universal carrier and a Half track.
9. Built a Vickers light tank, with a 15mm and coaxial mg. This I have put into my Malaya and Singapore force.
10. Built a 2pdr anti tank gun for the British
11. Built a PaK 40 Anti tank gun with rubber tires from my spare bits
12. Built a PaK 40 anti tank gun with wheels for horse drawn use, wheels came from the infantry support gun I got back in Japan.
13. began work on a Renault FT. 17 with a 37mm gun. As of July 2019, I have gotten this nearly finished, just need to add the trench crossing bit and its tracks plus a coat of paint.

14. Got a German truck and PaK 40 built from a local collector.
15. Still working on a Char B tank,

16. An American truck added to one of my British or Canadian units which I got from a local collector.
17. Built a short based Landrover, painted but not yet decal (see Know your Enemy)
18. Added a 105mm gun and a Landrover (see know your Enemy)
19. 5.5 inch gun with tractor built, August  2019
20. Jeep, and truck built August 2019
21. Priest Kangaroo built August 2019
22. Bedford truck built for Cold War
23. There was another half track built M3
24. German HQ half track built
25. German Assault gun 90% complete.

My collection shall be complete for now.

I was able to collect a large amount of kits this winter but I shall have to try and not buy any more for the next 2 years. I have to curb my spending.
However I have a large amount of kits to build, I believe 100, so I shall have to be content with what I have.
This blog will have updates, please check back to see me chip away at my pile.
I'm going to try and take a count of my WW2 kits, stayed tuned.

now thats a collection!

Canadian War Museum large artifacts display, September, 2022

A Very British Civil War: Free for all for the Church.

A small English hamlet is in a right mess. A Church of England cathedral is being held by a group from the Anglican League. As the church us built on a hill, and has a well armed garrison of Artillery, mortars and Vickers Mgs. The local lord has been pushed out by a Communist Farm workers collective. Mosley's British Union of Facisits with the support of a Royalist brigade will attempt to clear the area of the Anglican church who do not support the legitimacy of the King Edward, the Socialist who want to bring the Red terror to the shores of Britain.

Royalist army, made of regiments of the British army which stayed loyal to King Edward, also known as Royalist 

British Union of Fascists led by Mosley, supplied by Germany and Italy to destabilize British in an event of  global war 

the Anglican League, those who support a monarchy following the faith, their choice would be George

Lord Laughton, whose manor farm has been over run by

The Socialist Union of Darm workers, supported by the Soviet Union 

more Socialist members from France

and the Soviet Union 

To add some order to the chaos, I have given order dice for each faction on the table.

White Anglicans 

Black Facists

Blue Royalist 

Red Socialist 

Yellow Lord Laughton

On the first turn, the Anglicans opened fire on all their enemies. They succeeded in taking out a Facists armor car, and pushed out from their defences. The socialist troops were kept back along a fence line. The Royalists took few casualties.

The Facists pushed back an Anglican probe into the village while the Royalists began an assault on the church. The Socialist troops were pinned down from tank fire in the farm from the Royalist group but were able to capture a gun, and push some troops out. Lord Laughton is still waiting to see how badly the Socialists will do as his main goal is to retake his farm.

Should be interesting to see about round 2.