In our final batch of releases this year, we've got some of the most anticipated new releases in a long time, as the new AWI cavalry are now available! These additions include the British Legion cavalry, along with the Light Dragoons in tarleton, and on the American side we've got the Dragoons in French helmets. Maybe the requests will slow down a bit now... or at least until the Forum's Tarleton Brigade get the next target in their sights! :-\ :D
The other half of this month's releases sees the first of the vehicles added to the Falkland's ranges, with the Scorpion, Scimitar and Panhard all now available!
Bringing up the rear (it was a heavy bit of kit, so that sounds about right!), is the Seabrook armoured car. This was built on a truck chassis, and were brought into service in 1915, with a 3lb gun on the back, and mountings for Vickers-Maxim MG's in the corners. There's more info on this one on the Landships site: http://www.landships.info/landships/car_articles.html# (http://www.landships.info/landships/car_articles.html#)
So, here's the full list:
AWI
British - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/18th-Century-c13/AWI-British-sc67/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/18th-Century-c13/AWI-British-sc67/)
AWB45 Light Dragoons in Tarleton £4.00
AWB46 British Legion cavalry £4.00
American - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/18th-Century-c13/AWI-American-sc65/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/18th-Century-c13/AWI-American-sc65/)
AWA25 Dragoons in French helmets £4.00
WW1 British - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-I-c17/British-sc104/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-I-c17/British-sc104/)
BP42 Seabrook A/C £4.25
Falkland's War
British - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Post-War-Modern-c20/Falklands-British-sc282/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Post-War-Modern-c20/Falklands-British-sc282/)
FLB37 Scorpion £2.35
FLB38 Scimitar £2.35
FLB39 Land Rover with hard top £2.35
FLB40 Land Rover with soft top £2.35
Argentinian - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Post-War-Modern-c20/Falklands-Argentinians-sc283/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/Post-War-Modern-c20/Falklands-Argentinians-sc283/)
FLA15 Panhard AML90 A/C £2.50
Hope you like them, and there's just about enough time to get them ordered for Xmas!
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Armour, tarletons and Landies, an eclectic mix but you've got to love it!
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Ordered !
Great news on the cavalry as these will flesh out my AWI/Imaginations chaps very, very nicely 8).
No spanish yet? =(
Quote from: Leon on 01 December 2012, 03:59:12 AM
AWI
AWB45 Light Dragoons in Tarleton £4.00
Couldn't you add tuppence to the price for each time they've been requested? Thinking that if people wanted them that badly, they would be prepared to pay a bit more? ;)
Though it could mean that for the Meso-Americans real astronomical prices would have to be paid.
Who's the mysterious 'Barrie' . Sheen perhaps? :-\
Surely most of the British legion are to old to be in the cavalry??? :o
I'd of thought they'd of been in the specialist motorised Wheelchair Brigade ;D
Sean
love the new Falklands releases. :D
Sorry Leon
in the Falklands there was never any Armour v armour engagement?? everything I've read and everyone I've talked to points to there never being an Armoured engagement? :-\
Sean
It’s great to see the AWI cavalry released. I wonder what the next big AWI push will be.
Quote from: general_btsherman on 01 December 2012, 03:08:39 PM
It’s great to see the AWI cavalry released. I wonder what the next big AWI push will be.
Legion Foot Infantry & highlanders firing/advancing ?? :)
would also like to see some speciality figures, like the washington one :)
Any chance of a photo of the Seabrook?
Quote from: Gran76 on 01 December 2012, 02:16:07 PM
Who's the mysterious 'Barrie' . Sheen perhaps? :-\
He's a falklands veteran and one of the owners of Timecast who helped Leon and Techno design the Falklands range. It was their thank you, based on a long chat with him where he said he wanted a figure he could paint as himself, so he got his request! He served with Brigade Intel.
A shot in the dark but is Barrie Corporal Barry Lovell of 81 Intelligence section?
Later sergeant Lovell... ;)
Quote from: Dazza on 01 December 2012, 05:04:32 PM
Legion Foot Infantry & highlanders firing/advancing ?? :)
would also like to see some speciality figures, like the washington one :)
Sounds good to me.
Quote from: Sean67 on 01 December 2012, 02:55:55 PM
...in the Falklands there was never any Armour v armour engagement?? everything I've read and everyone I've talked to points to there never being an Armoured engagement? :-\
My mistake there, at Wireless Ridge, the Argentinians were supported by the 10th Armoured Cavalry Squadron, who were in the Panhards. I've just reread the info, and they actually dismounted before engaging the British tanks, taking the MG's with them. Apologies for the error!
:-[
Quote from: sunjester on 01 December 2012, 05:44:09 PM
Any chance of a photo of the Seabrook?
I'm getting the pics done for all the releases tonight hopefully, but it looks like this:
(http://www.landships.info/landships/car_articles/images/Seabrook_1_small.jpg)
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Quote from: Gran76 on 01 December 2012, 09:37:48 PM
A shot in the dark but is Barrie Corporal Barry Lovell of 81 Intelligence section?
Quote from: mad lemmey on 01 December 2012, 10:36:54 PM
Later sergeant Lovell... ;)
:D
Quote from: Sean67 on 01 December 2012, 02:55:55 PM
...in the Falklands there was never any Armour v armour engagement?? everything I've read and everyone I've talked to points to there never being an Armoured engagement? :-\
But as wargamers there are all sorts of 'what-if' possibilities and scenarios. There was lots of concern that the Panhards would 'come out to play'.
Peter
Quote from: PeterRushton on 03 December 2012, 08:51:16 AM
But as wargamers there are all sorts of 'what-if' possibilities and scenarios. There was lots of concern that the Panhards would 'come out to play'.
Peter
If we can postulate a modern British civil war we can certainly imagine an armoured scrap in the Falklands. ;)
Peter/Hertsblue
I've no drama with playing What if posibilities. Hey I play LOTR in 10mm. All I was saying is the supposed Armoured engagement nerver happened (despite what it says on Wiki).
Wireless ridge is unsutable for Vehicles, I know I've walked it the Panhards would definatly of gotten bogged in. the Panhards never went further than the old airport.
I spoke to one of the Brigade Intel officers while he was down here the other week some of th3e stories he and some of the other guys had were very interesting.
Like the SAS medic who was the only survivor of the helicopter crash while cross decking.
Sean
Do not forget that the Panhard was used by a lot of African countries and France also Iraq so the use is endless! also would not look out of place in a ScFi game
Martin
Quote from: Sean67 on 01 December 2012, 02:55:55 PM
Sorry Leon
in the Falklands there was never any Armour v armour engagement?? everything I've read and everyone I've talked to points to there never being an Armoured engagement? :-\
Sean
Quite right Sean. But 2 Para took on a Panhard with a Charlie G and knocked it out on the road to Stanley. I believe the Tom involved was" T J". He went on to become a gentleman.
The Brit armour were used as support and was very useful. But hey, the Panhards (the only AFVs the Argies could airlift in) are on the OOB and can be used in gaming.
They proved a bit heavy on peat and kept to the tracks/roads. The Scorps went everywhere. You might want to reflect that in the rules.
Sunray out
Just to update, I've added pics of all these to the website now!
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Just a a note on the labelling.
These are not SWB landrovers, they are "Light Weight" or "Air Portable" landrovers. They are a cut down version of the SWB, the idea being to ditch as much weight as possible so they couls be transported by air.
The SWB is the standard landrover, not used a great deal by the army who used to prefer the LWB version.
Cheers, Rob