What I want to know is ...

[Ithoriel]

"This is a true story, the names remain the same but the story has been changed to protect the innocent!"

There are shreds of accuracy remaining but nothing of the detail relates to anything I've read about Khalkhin Gol/ Nomonhan.

Nice tanks!

[toxicpixie]

Well, the general gist is the same. Japanese realise they're woefully under equipped and have no chance of ever being otherwise, and cannot make up in pluck and fanaticism what they lack in heavy weapons, numbers, tanks, trucks, guns or training, and suffer accordingly despite selling themselves dearly. As a "crunched up" account that eight minutes probably sums up the whole four months worth quite nicely

[Ithoriel]

As a metaphor for the campaign - fine. As history - it's bunk.

However, since what I'd written as an almost throwaway tie up between two current threads is turning into more of issue than I intended I'll shut up now!

[toxicpixie]

 

I'll not mention the war then. DON'T TWLL HIM YOUR NAME, ITHORIEL!

_{Oh dear I may have crossed the memes}

[Ithoriel]

 

[Leman]

Stupid boy!

[howayman]

See Flames of War tank tactics work. . . .

[John Cook]

Jap Softskins

Look for early softskins- some of the Russian ones don't look too out of place in 10mm - they have the same general shape

Many Japanese trucks were copies of pre-War US Fords and Chevrolets - Type 94 and 97 I think were Ford copies.  Russian GAZ A-Series were also copies of pre-War Fords and will do well enough for Japanese.