Any demand for early war Americans ?

[FierceKitty]

We'd have lasted about half an hour against the Japanese if we'd tried it.

[paulr]

Not wanting to get caught in a historical and semantic quagmire  I'd like to endorse the request for these Americans. Apart from China and the Philippines there are lots of small actions and/or what ifs.

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Seconded

How do the WWI American stack up?

No BAR but a Chauchat.

They need M1 Garand rifles as well as BAR, certainly for the Philipines

[fsn]

You know, I could get interested. (There's a surprise.)

Springfield rather than Garand, water cooled Browning MG.

Yup. Sounds like it could be a nice counterpoint to the late war marines.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Water cooled Browning lasted until Korea. And last night a club member declared you couldn'a tell the difference between a Springfield and an SMLE in 15mm. Any truth in the rumor that Phil designed the Battlefront WWI stuff ?

IanS

[Techno]

Nope !

Not me, Guv. (Unless someone's sold them an old range I made years ago......If you're talking 15mm.....Definitely not me.)

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

My grandpa was on Iceland with the RAF.
Said he never wanted to see it again!

[Sunray]

You know, I could get interested. (There's a surprise.)

Springfield rather than Garand, water cooled Browning MG.

Yup. Sounds like it could be a nice counterpoint to the late war marines.

It was a little reading of the campaign that got my attention. The Yanks and local troops did very well to hold out for so long.

There is also Wake Island -  I remember a wargames club (was it Grimsby?) that had a very attractive 25mm demo game that they took around the shows about 20 years ago.  The islands were condensed to table top, and looked shrunk- but it would work so well in 10mm.  Does any other veteran wargamer remember seeing the Wake island game ?   

[Orcs]

I think I have the solution. How about calling it the "sorry we're late" range?

NO! lets get things correct they should be the "Sorry we are late AGAIN range"

[Ithoriel]

Not the "Is this a private war or can anyone join in" range then JafO?

[Sunray]

It was Raventhorpe Minatures who did the 20mm range called "US Marines Early War Wake Island or Battan".
17 figures including a sailor - they are still listed and illustrated on the Raventhorpe website.

Yes- Wake Island would be a hell of a game in 10mm.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello

Eureka make them in 15mm as well. Listed as 1941 marines which neatly avoids the quagmire. Very nice figures too.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Sunray]

Hello

Eureka make them in 15mm as well. Listed as 1941 marines which neatly avoids the quagmire. Very nice figures too.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

Hmmmm.  Very nice sculpts.  As you say -  1941 avoids any pedantic quagmire.

I see the U S Marines are sculpted with  the Boys ATR and the Savage version of the .30-06 Lewis. 

Yes - if Pendraken produced these in 10mm, I would buy a battle group.

[Womble67]

It was a little reading of the campaign that got my attention. The Yanks and local troops did very well to hold out for so long.

There is also Wake Island -  I remember a wargames club (was it Grimsby?) that had a very attractive 25mm demo game that they took around the shows about 20 years ago.  The islands were condensed to table top, and looked shrunk- but it would work so well in 10mm.  Does any other veteran wargamer remember seeing the Wake island game ?   

I'm a member of the Grimsby Wargamess Society and will ask for you on Monday

Take care

Andy

[Ithoriel]

I remember he game (it was stunning!) but not who put it on.

[DaveH]

It was Raventhorpe Minatures who did the 20mm range called "US Marines Early War Wake Island or Battan".
17 figures including a sailor - they are still listed and illustrated on the Raventhorpe website.

Yes- Wake Island would be a hell of a game in 10mm.

East Riding Miniatures do a set of them in the old Platoon 20 range too.