Falklands British Infantry becoming a Mechanizerd Platoon for For Sabre Squadron

[Womble67]

They look excellent

Take care

Andy

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

4 more Timecast FV438s - last of their lead productio before they switched to crisp resin.
Love them! 9 in the unit in total now, think that will REALLY annoy some Soviets




Rear view

[paulr]

 

[Leon]

Those look great, and good timing today as they announced that the last of the landmines have finally been cleared from the Falklands.

[Techno II]

Lovely stuff, Will !! 

Cheers - Phil 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Nice stuff Will, but you only need 4 !

[Steve J]

Very nice Will

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice stuff Will, but you only need 4 !

9 in a battalion?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Only 4 Will, 1 Troop, swiched a couple of times from RAC to RA. Given the ability to fire from full enfilade 4 is plenty.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Coolio

[sultanbev]

From 1984 to 1990 Type 57 Armoured Regiments had a Troop of 9x FV438, in a 4-vehicle section and 5-vehicle section. One of the weirder British organisations to be sure, probably more to do with avoiding paying salaries for a full squadron HQ command than anything tactical. It also had 2x Ferret Scout Cars, 2x 4t lorries with trailers and 2x Landrover REME.
Prior to that, from initial service in 1969 the FV438 were inside the Armoured Regiments (not sure how many), but from c1977 the FV438 were transferred to Royal Artillery Anti-tank Batteries held at divisional level.

Mark

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Leon, can we have two ferrets please?

[Techno II]

I don't think he's even cast up your meerkat yet.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Could you see a ferret in 10mm, although a Ferret......

On a seriuois note - with or without turret. Don't forget the MK 5 ? with swingfire for 16 AB Brigade, given Dave's perchant for rare or uniquie vehicels.

[Sunray]

More serious question- who will they face off against on the table?