Can I first add my applause for the emerging range of 1980s Falklands war figures - (and AFVs !!) now arriving at the Pendraken casting bench.
If you want some eye candy, I strongly urge you to look at the masters in the Falklands thread.
If I could be so bold to make one request for an Argie AFV it would be the Panhard 90. To my knowledge it was the only Argie AFV to engage and was one at least was knocked out by 2 Para (I believe using a Charlie G and not Milan ?). This historic action itself inspires a very playable skirmish "on the road to Stanley" which is (a) in daylight and (b) makes a welcome break from infantry V infantry action.
The Panhard is not available in any 10/12mm range and would have WIDE customer appeal to the bush war brigade.
Sunray out
Second that request for a Panhard 90 - v. useful in all sorts of modern wars
Since blogging the above, I have done some google research on the performance of the Panhard in the 82 war.
Several sources (including the OC of the Panhard unit !!) state that the vehicles found the Falklands terrain hard going and were restricted to the roads and rough tracks. This contrasts sharply with the Scorpion with its low ground pressure. These light AFVs could go where a man would struggle and sink to his waist.
To put this in context, much of the Falklands offroad is deep muddy peat. All 4x4s are challanged. One account states that by Wireless Ridge, the Panhard crews were fighting dismounted as infantry. No AFV crew likes doing this, so conditions must have been dire to tactically abandon a very useful 90mm gun platform.
There was no recorded incident of an armoured engagement, and one account relates that the one Panhard destroyed was hit by Naval gunfire. I have no reason however to doubt my source and will look for other primary evidence that it was a MAW that did the damage.
Feel free to join the search
Sunray out
Hi Sunray
You are a mind reader the Panard 90 is on my work bench as we speak along with some others
Pictures in the near future
Regards
Martin
Gosh the requests board isn't just proactive, it has precognition :D 8)
It just gets better and better!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 17 August 2012, 03:01:47 PM
Gosh the requests board isn't just proactive, it has precognition :D 8)
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,4655.msg40740.html#msg40740 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,4655.msg40740.html#msg40740)
;)
Oh :P to you, I forgot about that post! ;D
Nice one, superb news and should make for some cool games soon.
:D
A Chaffee.....a T54 and.....a Comet !!! :)
That is my wish list!
Sunray
well took the plunge and ordered my Falklands Brits. planning on doing a battlefield tour of one of the major battles this weekend and next, just to get me in the mood for painting them when they come :-\. Goose Green here I come. ;)
Can you post us a few pics then Sean ?
Cheers - Phil.
Techno,
Leon said at the weekend that a certain someone had arrived at the hq!
Oh....Yes, he certainly should have Lemmey ! ;) ;) ;)
Cheers - Phil
Sure will Phil
unfortunatly Bandwidth is pretty shocking here, Im hoping to get out of MPA this weekend. going to try and get a battlefield tour in and possibly get into Stanley Just read 74 days (written by an Islander of his experiances during the invasion and occupation) appaerently he does lectures and you can get your booked signed by him so thats another one to book up for.
regards
Sean
Sounds really interesting Sean !
Hope it all goes well.
Look forward to seeing some pics, when you're able. :-bd
Thanks - Phil.
The Falklands topic reminds me of the introduction of the one-pound coin in the early eighties. It was nicknamed a "Maggie", since it was cold and hard, rough around the edges, widely hated, and pretending to be a sovereign.
My Intel Dept (aka Rumour Central)have reported back that there is no Oto Melara 105mm planned for the Falklands range. If this is true then it's a bit of a missed opportunity. The gun was used by the Argentines, but also was used in Vietnam by the Australians and New Zealanders (without the gun-shield), plus numerous other cold war situations. If it is true that it is not listed, is there any chance it can be added to the range with the option of a separate gun shield?
Cheers
Yes, the wee 105 would be a popular item. Lots of worldwide users apart from the Argies. The Kiwiis and Aussies found its light construction quite fragile in Nam and soon replaced it with the US 105. Useful piece for bushwars and very airportable.
It was also short of range, but that makes it more playable as a wargames piece - I hate off the table artillery !
Sunray Out
:-\
It's right down towards the end of the very original list for the Falkland's figures...along with the Wombat....I'll check with 'the man'.
Cheers - Phil.