ww2 French infantry

[Dave]

Hi All
Just recieved masters to finish the ww2 french 1940

Walking/ready rifle 45°
Moving rifle 60°
Officer, cautioning wait, pistol, tunic
Senior Officer, standing gesturing, tunic, kepi
Senior Officer, standing hands in pockets, sheepskin coat, kepi
RTO, on knees, bonnet de police
Hotchkiss M1914 & gunner
Loader
MMtr gunner, operating sight
MMtr loader, bomb on knee
Artillery crew officer, shouting, tunic
Gunner, pulling lanyard, bonnet de police
Gunner with shell on ground, bonnet de police

More to come will be prone Lmg
at crew

Dave

[Dave]

ps any others you can think of but supply pics please

[Ithoriel]

Wot? no ....

Sitting, eating cheese, bonnet de police

Standing, hands raised above head, helmet

OK, to be serious, no infantry using VB rifle-grenade? I understood they were widely used.

[fred.]

VB Launcher definitely.


Dragoons Porte - in their short leather jackets

[ronan]

VB Launcher definitely.


Dragoons Porte - in their short leather jackets

I agree !

"Dragons portés"

Edit to add the "correct" name, because can't use the preview button...

[fsn]

Wot? No! You can't do this. I have FINISHED my French WWII. I don't need any more. I've got the Lorraines.

That's just not FAIR! 

[Subedai]

Wot? No! You can't do this. I have FINISHED my French WWII. I don't need any more. I've got the Lorraines.

That's just not FAIR! 

Just keep rubbing in the cream and I'm sure your Lorraines will go away.

[petercooman]

Just keep rubbing in the cream and I'm sure your Lorraines will go away.

[Orcs]

This is brilliant.

We do need the VB rifle grenade though

[Orcs]

Wot? No! You can't do this. I have FINISHED my French WWII. I don't need any more. I've got the Lorraines.

That's just not FAIR! 

look at it as an excuse to buy them all again.

[Orcs]

Wot? no ....

Sitting, eating cheese, bonnet de police

Standing, hands raised above head, helmet

OK, to be serious, no infantry using VB rifle-grenade? I understood they were widely used.

Also some running away and a pack of "dropped" rifles. (sorry could not resist)

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hi

Sounds great. Any chance of some without the greatcoat, would really like a figure in Adrian, puttees and tunic - could be used in lots of armies/theatres.

The request for Dragons portés sounds good - be handy for Vichy European troops and AFV crews too.

You said AT crews - are these to replace the current French AT crews? Other suggestions - troops in large berets to cover Alpine and Fortress troops, and of course motorcycles and combinations.

From 1923 but not changed much apart from the size of the beret





Any chance of sneak peeks at the masters?

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Dave]

Thanks for the pics, anybody have a pic of the of the dragon troops in leather!  the pics will go to the designer for the next batch.  I take it the beret was larger in ww2.  I've order a copy of the french army 1940  for the more exotic figures.

Yes I will change the existing AT team, new FG as well.


Dave

[Dave]

Hi

Sounds great. Any chance of some without the greatcoat, would really like a figure in Adrian, puttees and tunic - could be used in lots of armies/theatres.

The request for Dragons portés sounds good - be handy for Vichy European troops and AFV crews too.

You said AT crews - are these to replace the current French AT crews? Other suggestions - troops in large berets to cover Alpine and Fortress troops, and of course motorcycles and combinations.

From 1923 but not changed much apart from the size of the beret





Any chance of sneak peeks at the masters?

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

Pics will be after Salute, I don't want to blow leons brain

Dave

[ronan]

troops in large berets to cover Alpine and Fortress troops (...)

How could I forget that..     
They'll also be useful for Norway!   ( and some fights in the Alps )
The beret of alpines troops ( "Chasseurs Alpins" ) was (and is ) larger, and is called "tarte"  ( pie )
See this for a chasseur alpin in Narvik, 1940

Also some running away and a pack of "dropped" rifles. (sorry could not resist)

( I know it's a joke, but some people still believe it...  in 45 days, 552,900 soldiers were killed or wounded for bot sides, 342,000 of them were french..  For Normandy 1944, (3 months) the allied lost 209,000 men,  while the german lost 240,000 and many prisonners. (1)    I let you compute for daily casualties ...  in less time, more losses in 1940 .  This "myth" was largely spread by Vichy propaganda, for ages... )
I know it's fun, but I always overreact     sorry

(1) add 50,000 civilians.

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