Another great batch of figures from Snafu, we're expecting a lot of interest in these!
First up are three poses of riflemen. I've included a back shot as well, to show all the detail on these:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5756416603_148dcbd9b9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pendraken/5756416603/)
We've also got a guy with LMG, and a platoon leader:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5756415037_9eea60dc1e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pendraken/5756415037/)
Just when I thought I had my future 10mm projects reduced to LOA and FPW, now I have to add WWII French.
Very nice :D I see some early war scenarios in my future :P
very nice!
Which rifle, MAS-36 or Lebel ?
IanS
Very nice but why is the LMGunner kneeling and all the rest advancing? :-\
From what I have read of French LMGs he is probable on his knees preying the f#**! thing will work.
But flippancy aside it is a sensible question.
1. easier to fire.
2. he's knackered.
3. easy to tell who has the lmg base....
4. cos i did him like that
8)
Quote from: snafu on 25 May 2011, 03:07:34 PM
1. easier to fire.
2. he's knackered.
3. easy to tell who has the lmg base....
4. cos i did him like that
8)
1. should be prone then
2. should be prone then
3. should be prone then
4. if he was prone I'd still be moaning he doesn't fit in with the others
:D ;)
yep, I gathered ..... ^#(^ ;D ;D
Were the French involved in WWII? :d
Oh buggrit - there goes more of my hard-earned ;)
Quote from: Luddite on 25 May 2011, 08:24:41 PM
Were the French involved in WWII? :d
I guess my grand-father would appreciate this.
:'(
Cheers from France.
Quote from: NTM on 25 May 2011, 07:37:30 AM
Very nice but why is the LMGunner kneeling and all the rest advancing? :-\
:-bd :-bd :-bd
Well here's my list of French involvements in WW2:
a) In Norway in 1940
b) In France in 1940 against the Germans; and less well known; the Italians
c) Vichy French forces fought against the Allies in Syria in 1941. The Allies included some Free French units.
d) Free French forces fought in the Western Desert-most famously defending Bir Hacheim in 1942
e) Vichy French briefly fought the invading Allies following the Torch landings in North Africa
f) French forces played an important but usually under-remarked part on the Allies side in the Tunisian campaign in 1942-43. As far as I can tell these were mainly drawn from the French garrison in North Africa and French troops were responsible for a mounted Cavalry charge during this campaign.
g) In the Italian campaign the French were heavilly involved with Moroccan Goums playing an important role in some of the battles in the Italian mountains.
h) In the NE Europe campaign with very sizeable French Forces fighting with the Allies, notably in the campaign in Southern France following Operation Dragoon.
i) Some operations in Dakar and Gabon against the British
j) Some operations in Madagascar against the Allies
k) Franco-Thai War of 1940-41 (though I'm not sure you'd really count it as part of WW2)
And of course, though I will say this only once, the French Resistance.
There may be some other actions I've missed and I haven't listed some importantpurely Naval events involving the French. So it's not like the French weren't heavilly involved in WW2.
Don't forget the Saarland Offensive in 1939 could make an interesting what-if scenario/campaign.
For early war French with Lebel surely you could use WWI infantry?
Quote from: hamsterking on 25 May 2011, 10:19:24 AM
From what I have read of French LMGs he is probable on his knees preying the f#**! thing will work.
But flippancy aside it is a sensible question.
Not in WWII with the FM24/29 - very close to the Bren gun in design and performance though partially based on the BAR.
Except - it takes a differnt cartridge to the bulk of French rifles, and the first batches had wepons explode. Infinatly better than the WWI thing, or the Italian Breda though.
IanS
Quote from: ianrs54 on 31 May 2011, 04:17:58 PM
Except - it takes a differnt cartridge to the bulk of French rifles
I don't reckon I'm going to notice that in 10mm though ;) :)
Only if you are running logisitics.
IanS
Quote from: ianrs54 on 31 May 2011, 04:17:58 PM
Except - it takes a differnt cartridge to the bulk of French rifles, and the first batches had wepons explode. Infinatly better than the WWI thing, or the Italian Breda though.
IanS
From a French ww2 re-enactor I know.
The FM 24/29 fired the same cartridge as the Mas 36 which was supposed to be the standard issue rifle (until the semi-auto mas 40 was in production, they were just tooling up to make it in may/june 1940, that would later became the Mas 49). but the war coming quicker than expected and the need are arm about 4 million+ men ASAP meant the older labels and berthiers were the most common weapons issued in 1940. The 'professional' arm (the divisions that went to Belgium) was mostly equipt with Mas 36s while reserve and garrison units had to make do with the older label and berthier models. The Label was still retained by the company grenadier section in all divisions because it was such a strong/heavy weapon it could reliably take the stresses of launching rifle grenades, something the MAS couldn't.
The cartridge exploding was from the soldiers in north Africa trying to fire Mauser 7.92 cartridges captured during campaigns there rather than the older less powerful, but almost similar dimensioned lebel/berthier 8mm cartridges. Hence the change to a smaller cartridge (so the mauser round could not fit)
And I thought i wore a padded Norwiegian jacket :d :D ;D