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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => 20th Century => Topic started by: Jagger on 31 March 2010, 12:37:06 PM

Title: early WW2 French
Post by: Jagger on 31 March 2010, 12:37:06 PM
IIRC, the uniform and much of the equipment of early WW2 French army, fighting the German blitzkreig, were basically the same as WW1 French uniform and equipment.   So could you use Prendraken French WW1 infantry to build an early WW2 French force with decent accuracy?
Title: Re: early WW2 French
Post by: Leon on 31 March 2010, 03:59:44 PM
You can use the basic infantry/Hotchkiss, and we'll be getting some masters from Snafu at Triples for some early WW2 French.
Title: Re: early WW2 French
Post by: Jagger on 31 March 2010, 08:40:54 PM
Thanks!
Title: Re: early WW2 French
Post by: Doug on 29 April 2010, 06:28:54 AM
I also have used the WW1 French as WW2 French they come up Ok, I have also used the WW1 French as WW2 Belgium troops using the WW1 British command as Officers. For artillery I have used French WW1 75's with limbers from the WW2 German range.
Title: Re: early WW2 French
Post by: ronan on 05 May 2010, 09:29:13 PM
Hello
Thanks for sharing these informations.
I'd like to see some French Dragons portés, they were different from french infantry..
I think this is one :  http://militaria.histoireetcollections.com/images/produits/numero_326_1097057507.jpg (http://militaria.histoireetcollections.com/images/produits/numero_326_1097057507.jpg)
And I will do some Corps Francs, mixing SCW and French..