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Title: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: The_Shootist on 17 July 2013, 03:50:40 PM

No japanese defence is complete without the following.

90mm Trench Mortar
7.7mm HMG type 92 on AA mount
13.2mm Hotchkiss AA gun single and twin mount.
75mm model 88 AA gun.
37mm type 94 Atk Gun
80mm Type 3 Naval gun
127mm model 89 Dual Purpose gun.
Isuzu Light truck.

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: fsn on 17 July 2013, 04:27:03 PM

Yes please.

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: Hertsblue on 18 July 2013, 08:25:06 AM

Yep, I'll drink to that!

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: mart678 on 18 July 2013, 11:07:47 AM

I have the plans for every single one of these and will be making them in 1/100th for a Tarawa game in 2 years time at Bovington and Derby

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: Hertsblue on 19 July 2013, 07:38:53 AM

You couldn't scale them down to 1:150th could you, Martin? :-<

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: YORSTONS on 20 July 2013, 07:32:00 PM

Yes,yes, yes plus naval infantry.

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: marshall1945 on 21 July 2013, 09:41:59 AM

I am about to start to do some Japanese for early war against the Russians and would be keen to see the raneg exapned with these suggestions

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: Leon on 25 July 2013, 02:03:26 AM

Votes added!

8)

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: The_Shootist on 30 July 2013, 09:15:58 AM

Quote from: YORSTONS on 20 July 2013, 07:32:00 PM
Yes,yes, yes plus naval infantry.

You can use normal Infantry for naval infantry as Uniform the same just the colour different.

Title: Re: Japanese Heavy Weapons
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 30 July 2013, 10:31:33 PM

Hello Shootist

Quote from: The_Shootist on 30 July 2013, 09:15:58 AM
You can use normal Infantry for naval infantry as Uniform the same just the colour different.

Yes in the later period but in the early part of the war and in China, naval rig was often worn:-

(http://www.kingsacademy.com/mhodges/03_The-World-since-1900/06_Dictatorship/pictures/EVN-266_Japanese-marines-in-Shanghai_1937.jpg)

(http://ww2db.com/images/vehicle_crossley5.jpg)

(http://www.lbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Japanese-Occupation.jpg)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

EDIT: pics resized.

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