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ianrs54 wrote: ↑

26 May 2019, 09:21

The French sold the thig all round the world. And the Russians copied it - called it "The English Gentleman"

Was it not the Medium MkII that was the "English Worker"?

At least two were found in Iraq and taken to USA while others were found in Afghanistan.

My father was an RAF Commando who served with several Army Commandos until 1944 and he was issued with a "Windproof" smock of the the same type as the other Commandos. It was similar but different to the Denison Smock. IWM credits a photo of No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Norris (Sgt) - http://...

Super addition to your forces. I particularly like FT - I made one years ago from a Matchbox FT witha Balsa and paper turret. Yours looks so much better!

The Lykke Li Btn Alan :D An Engineer unit specialising in river crossings ;) You've lost me. What is a Lykke Li Btn? All I get is a singer. Yes Alan ..i assumed your link would be about Georgians fighting for Germany,but instead its a singer called Lykke Li singing about a river :) ....it was meant...

There is an interesting thread over on Axix History Forum on the Indian in the army and SS including a couple of combat references https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic ... =indian+ss

bannockburn bhoy wrote: ↑

18 May 2019, 16:14

The Lykke Li Btn Alan An Engineer unit specialising in river crossings

You've lost me. What is a Lykke Li Btn? All I get is a singer.

Many hanks - from your ideas I searched and found https://youtu.be/ROnAjUkj4vE looks like a mix of Russian and German small arms might be possible - maybe poetic licence? But it is for Bolt Action :D https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jP4AAOSwxAxc0NoQ/s-l640.jpg https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images...

Our son is playing "Bolt Action" and his birthday is coming up soon. He has a couple of reainforced platoons each for British and German (Heer - Late War Grenadiers) in Normandy. So I would like to add some extra troops that are a bit "different" to this end I bought a random number of sprues in the...

By the 1890s Regimental colours were not carried into action. However, it was not unknown for the Union Flag to be carried into action as late as the Falklands, Kuwait and Iraq 2003. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQoQahg_EpFf5BS3c9-1n0iOJNNulVUMFoD85IU3V5u-ViwuR42 So I would u...