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Armistice Day - Veterans Day 2015

November 11, or what has come to be known as Veterans Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor Armistice Day - the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. President Woodrow Wilson honored the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations..."

In 1954, Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, struck out the word "Armistice" and inserted the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.
Between 1968 and 1975, Veterans Day was moved around on the calendar, sometimes even appearing on the last Monday of October. Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11, beginning in 1978.
Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to November 11 not only preserves the historical significance of the date, but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

Something For Conversion Work

Picked up 24 of these for about 18 bucks off ebay,
they are about the size of a ROCO M60, after a
turret change and a bit of junk slung on them
should be OK......)

Tanker's Tuesday: Kanonenjagdpanzer 90

 

 

Development

By 1960, the M47 Patton old 90 mm was still a potent weapon. Pending replacement in the Bundeswehr, it was deciced to reuse it in German-made tank-hunters. General design tended to be close to the very successful ww2 era Jagdpanzer IV. Specifications were made and transmitted to three manufacturers, the German Hanomag and Henschel and Swiss MOWAG which produced prototypes. After trials, only Hanomag and Henschel were retained for pre-production. They built another pair of prototypes, equipped with the German-built Rheinmetall BK 90/L40, derived from the US patented antitank gun. Development goes on until 1965 when the Kanonenjagdpanzer (sometimes followed by 4 5 or “90”), also called Jagdpanzer Kanone 90, was accepted for service in the Bundeswehr.

Kanonenjagdpanzer 90

A few of mine by ROCO:

 

And a bit of fun:

 

Jagdpanzer in der Bundeswehr

Jagdpanzer Kanone 90mm (Kanonenjagdpanzer 4-5)

Peter Pig WWII Germans

 

 

 

 

Heavy machine gun team x3

Mortar team x 2

Light machine gun team

7 snipers

4 panzerschreck (bazooka) teams

26 rifleman

16 NCOs with and without SMG

9 engineers

Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Tale of Four Gamers

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I Just Noticed.....WOW!

Never Have So Few Said So Little To So Many,
And Not Been Involved In Politics........)   


Reached 1500 posts! Thanks for all the support gang!

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Cold War Polish Infantry by Oddzial Osmy

Polish Infantry I (6 pcs)

Cold War era Polish infantrymen armed with AK-47 rifles.

Polish CW Infantry II (6 pcs)

This pack includes: a squad leader, RPG-7 section, PKM MG section,
and a rifleman with an underslung grenade launcher

Pico Armor

Draconis Alba Galaxy

Draconis Alba Galaxy

Age of Tyrants: I May Go Here!!!

         

Age of Tyrants - What's it all about?

Would you like to field squadrons upon squadrons of huge, heavily armoured tanks? How about great batteries of massive field guns and rockets? Maybe legions upon legions of infantry are more your thing? You can have all these things in the new, massive-scale wargame, Age of Tyrants. Whatever your preference, it will be MASSIVE!

AoT USP

Slick, intuitive command and control system inspired by combined arms warfare. Allows you to pull together different parts of your army to focus on a particular target or objective.

About AoT

Age of Tyrants is set in the Draconis Alba galaxy, a futuristic alternative universe that has been in development for over fifteen years.
There are 4 factions to choose from, each with very different play styles to suit your approach.
Forces are simple, and easy-to-build. Models - are all mounted on a standard 50mm square base. 4 bases form a platoon, and 4 platoons form a core company which is the starting force for your game. Once you get the hang of the system you can customise, adding up to 4 more platoons of your choice to the company.
As we rollout the expansions, we’ll introduce specialist platoons such as recon, urban warfare, airborne elements and tank hunters. Simply swap out old platoons for new ones to fit the strategic objectives of the scenario.
Point values for each base are either 1, 2 or 3, so you can easily do the maths in your head. We also provide online army builders that allow you add call signs to each platoon, then print out a roster for easy reference.

A Question of Scale

This is not simply a 28mm skirmish game in a smaller scale with more figures, this is a fundamentally different kind of game, played at a much higher strategic level. Tactics, luck and individual casualties matter in 28mm skirmishes, but this is a true strategy game, where positioning, clever application of force and maintaining command are what matter. You are no longer a hero or captain fighting with your squad or platoon, you are a commander of vast forces with a whole array of arms and armour at your disposal.
By scaling down to 6mm you find that you have a whole new range of possibilities and it also means you can have a lot more gear on your average sized table!

http://www.ageoftyrants.com/index.php

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Tanker's Tuesday: Titan Terror Tank Mk IIA

More great work from that diabolical genius Chris ( Not Quite Mechanised) Kemp.

The development history of the “Mammut” super heavy tank built for the Bokassan Navy is short, fictitious and complex: Originally built in 1936 as a failed prototype for a wheel- track convertible super heavy tank by Vickers, the “Jumbo” was taken into service by the Bokassan Navy to provide inland fire support beyond the range of the navy’s two monitors. the Navy hoped that this step-jump in size from the “Titan Terror Tank Mk1” would give it a clear lead against the Army of Dog.

Titan Terror Tank Mk IIA

Breakthrough Assault: Team Yankee - Hind Kit Preview

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British Firing Line w/ Blast Guns

British Firing Line w/ Blast Guns by Highlander Studios.
Five unpainted 15mm British Soldiers for use with any
Victorian or Victorian science fiction setting.

Set includes one each of five poses.I picked up 18 packs,
now just need some suitable officers and NCOs, and these
will be the basis for my Imperial Guard Praetorians in one
setting and also useful for VSF.

New Byzantium: New Byzantium - the Cold War army

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