WW2 American Infantry

[Jagger]

IIRC, the American WW2 army and marines used basically the same uniform and weapons.  So for those that have the Pendraken WW2 army and marine infantry, would you have reservations about using them mixed together to represent either US or Marine units? 

The reason I am asking is because I am considering supplementing the one US army riflemen figure with marine infantry figures to create a more varied US army infantry squad for the 44 timeframe.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

By 44very similar. The Marines used cammo helemt covers and pup tents, cant think of any other differences.

IanS

[Sunray]

Depending on the theatre of ops, the only diffs would be (i) tropical headgear and (ii) tendency for Marines not to wear gaiters, otherwise at 10mm a lot of figures will be viable.

Sunray out

[Jagger]

Thanks all!   I also found the thread on the Marine preview.   One thing I noticed was the rolled up sleeves on one marine figure.    Weird but I don't recall ever having seen a photo of rolled up sleeves on WW2 US infantry in Europe.  Pacific sure but not Europe.  Just kind of odd if infantry in Europe didn't roll their sleeves up.  

PS:  I think the US Marines would also work perfectly fine as French in Indo-China or basic marine infantry in Vietnam.  I don't believe the Marines in Vietnam ever adopted the M16.

[Sunray]

No bother.   You will find that Pendraken have a nice wee range of French paras with correct gear and MAS rifle and MAT 9mm SMG in their extensive Indo-China range.  The US Marines had the M14 in general issue until the M16 came in around 1969. (That does not mean they stopped using the .308.) With the clarity that Pendraken get on their figures, the M1 Garand would need work to look like right.=file the barrel and add a magazine.

  I suspect the ALICE web may well have been introduced by this time. Ian is the forum expert on webbing.

Sunray out

[julesav]

US Marines went to 'Nam first with M14 rifles then adopted to M16 as they became available. USMC did use Garand, M1 carbine, BAR etc throughout the Korean War.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Marines also took M1 carbines to Veitnam.

IanS