AHPC XIV: From GrahameH 15mm - Venice and Cold War French

 Just finished off the troops from Venice for the Italian Wars. Nothing too taxing a pike block, some arquebusiers, crossbow  etc.  

48 man Pike Block.

Arquebusier 2 Units 18 figures each.

9 Figure Mounted Crossbow Unit.

18 figure Crossbow Unit (not sure I like the flags being at the back)

Sub Gen

4 Crew Artillery Piece 

All the figures are 15mm Essex. I made a bit of a mistake on the Sub General, by giving him the same flag as my other Sub General so will need to change that.

To celebrate finish off one of the Italian Wars armies at last I thought I'd give myself a treat and paint some more green. I thought I must becoming to the end of the NATO armies now, but it would seem I still have Battlegroups from Canada (I have been putting them off because of the strange colour camouflage their vehicles had in 1984), Belgium, Denmark and Sweden. You have to have Swedes they have the "S" tank. I have a serious problem. 

So the French. I again had painted all the infantry so it was just the vehicles to do. All 15mm from Battlefront and Butlers (3D prints)

The Recce Plt. A Butler print of a AML-60 

AMX-10P. Six of these, which are used for the Bn HQ, Mech Coys, Support Coys and as a FO.

A GCT 155mm SP. There are two of these Battlefront Miniatures.

And Six AMX-30Bs, making up two Armoured Companies.

That's it, or so I thought. As I said I have a problem and it would seem I had purchased another French Battlegroup. I can only assume I thought I needed more Infantry and I some VAB for completeness!!

So the second French Battlegroup - The Berlin Garrison.

Another AMX-30B Company (3 Tanks)

The Support Company, VAB APC with two Milan teams and a VAB APC with 120mm mortar. 

Another GCT 155mm SP (2 per Battery)

The Recce Plt with a M201 Jeep

AA Plt. 

An Infantry Company (there are 4 infantry companies in this BG)

A VAB. Theses are the transport for the infantry coys, FO and HQ

Finally a Gazelle, for a bit of air support. 

AHPC XIV: From GrahameH - More 15mm Cold War (the Dutch) and other Stuff.

Yet another Cold War Battlegroup (BG). This time the Dutch. These are mostly from Army Armies which is now called Army Bits, but I don't think the Dutch are available anymore. Shame because they are very nice models. Again the infantry has already been painted so this post just contains the vehicles. 

The Dutch 

The HQ and Infantry Coys Vehicles YPR765s (45pts)

Artillery Battery 2 X M109s and a Landrover FO (3 crew) (30Pts)

Recce Plt - YP-408 (8 pts)

Support Coy - 2 X YP-408 with TOWs and 120mm Mortar (4 Crew) I forgot to add the YPR Tow for the mortar in this photo but you can see it in the back of the group picture (36 pts)

AA Platoon - Gapard (8pts)

Tank Company - 3 Leopard 1s (24pts) 

Dutch Total = 151 pts 

So in my first post I mention I was rebasing and playing around with my Italian Wars and Napoleonic Poles. However, I have decided they needed adding to (an army is never completed)

Italian Horse for the Italian Wars

12 Venetian Horse (Essex Miniatures) - 48pts

12 Italian Horse (Essex) 48 pts 

As a break from all the green I have been painting I thought I'd paint some Skaven. Well 40 of them. 

Skaven = 200 Pts 

Finally I have finished my Napoleonic Poles (well for the present) All figures are AB

Polish Horse Battery 

Polish Horse Battery Limber 

Battery Total - 4 Cannon, 15 crew and 6 horses. (58pts)

And Some Uhlans

3rd Polish Uhlans (24 Cavalry) (96pts)

 7th Polish Uhlans (24 Cavalry) (96pts)

And that's it. I have caught up with all my outstanding uploads so I can now carry on painting Cold War Battlegroups.

AHPC XIV: From GrahameH - More 15mm Cold War Battlegroups

 In a previous post I showed my US Cold War Battlegroup (BG) which I had finished and was then hoping to get some other non-completed NATO BGs completed without getting distracted. So in order to give myself a little encouragement I listened to the "Team Yankee" book. All was going well until they described the attempt by a US Armoured Cavalry Squadron to act as a speed bump in the face of the Warsaw Pact armoured advance. Spoiler - it didn't go very well for the US. Then the troubled started. "I'd like a Armoured Cavalry Squadron" I said even though it not on my list to do. However, I summoned up all my will power to keep to my original plan, failed and here it is. 

 Its not to big as I left out the artillery battery as it the same as the other US BG. The figures etc are all 15mm Battlefront. 

The HQ - MG, Stinger, CO and a M113 (20pts)

Armoured Cavalry Troop

There are 2 of these each consisting of 8 men and a M113 ACAV. (24pts x 2 = 48pts)

Support

M113 ACAV for the Recce Unit and 1 M106 with a 120mm mortar. (16pts and 4 for the mortar crew (20pts)

Two Armoured Cavalry Tank Troops (Each of 2 M60s) (32pts)

So the US Armoured Cavalry Squadron = 120pts 

Then I thought I wonder if I could add a US Air Assault BG. I have a Russian one and a British one. 

Never really sticking to a painting plan due to my butterfly issues, here is my US Air Assault BG.

A A10 Warthog, a AH-1 Cobra and 2 Chinooks (32pts) (the Cobra is Battlefront, the Chinooks are 3D printed and I have no idea where the A10 came from. 

The Ground Forces 

HQ and the 3 Infantry Companies 

This was before the entry of the Humvees so most of the transport is Mutt 151 jeeps (From Army Bits) 

(2 vehicles and 34 figures, including crew for the jeeps) = 84pts

Support Company - M151 with TOW (2 vehicles and 6 crew) = 28pts

Recce Platoon - M151 and 7 figures (22 pts)

Airborne Tank Sqn - 3 X M551 Sheridans (Army Bits). Apparently the 82nd kept their Sheridans during this time period. (24Pts)

The Artillery Battery (2 Guns, 3Vehicles and 12 figures) = 56pts (all Army Bits who make some wonderful US Infantry) I think the guns are a bit late for 1984 but they will do. 

So that the US Airborne BG at 246 Pts. 

Right back to the Plan

West German BG 

West German BG (most of the infantry was already painted so just the vehicles)

HQ and two Sqns of Leopards (7 vehicles) 56pts - Battlefront

Leopard Recovery Vehicle (8pts) (Army Bits)

4 Marder 1s for the HQ, if not an armoured BG and three Infantry Coys (Battlefront) (32pts)

Second Part of the West German BG.

The Artillery Battery - 2 X M109s and a M113 FO (Battlefront) (24pts)

Support Company - 2 M113 (for the Milan Teams) and a M106 with 120mm Mortar - 2 crew. (28pts)

AA Platoon - a Roland (this was suppose to be a Gepard, but that model has been drafted into the Dutch BG) (8pts)

Recce Plt - a Luchs (8pts)

Any then the Butterfly Syndrome hit again 😒

West German Fallschirmjager BG

AT Company - 2 Wiesels with TOW and 2 with 20mm *Butler 3d printing) (32pts)

Pts = 112pts

I need 5 KraKa transport for this unit. These are little go-kart things but I can't find any in 15mm. Anyone know of anyone who produces these please let me know?