I'm saying nothing.

Cheers - Phil

No Ethiopian soldier surrendered during the Korean War.

There's a local rule, if ever I saw one.

Admittedly, eqpt was basically US, so no modelling problems.

Having said that, if we let Techno off making 15 variants in uniform, could he at least do a Warband and we could have 15 different US attired riflemen advancing? 

No surrender by the Lions of Judah ! Not surprising.  I worked in Addis in the last century and was impressed by the Ethiopian soldier.

Yes, all this makes a good rule revision essential.

Quote from: fsn on 24 October 2016, 06:54:26 AM
No Ethiopian soldier surrendered during the Korean War.

There's a local rule, if ever I saw one.

My first though is was that by circumstance or design? 

As in were they never in an operational situation that might have had a potential surrender or did they just fight to the bitter end?

Episodes of MASH and a few articles in popular military history books being the sum total of my knowledge of the Korean War! 

Cheers,

Meirion

They were very much involved
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagnew_Battalion

Although US kit will do for them!

Quote from: mad lemmey on 24 October 2016, 09:27:47 AM
They were very much involved
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagnew_Battalion

Although US kit will do for them!

Indeed, the 3rd Kagnew Batt "drove off a Chinese attack at bayonet point (20 May 53 at Tokan-ni Hill, quoted in Osprey).  When I get time I will check US Intel reports on the action.

Now a question. Were Ram /Kangroo APCs deployed in Korea ?  Or did the nature of the fighting render them redundant?  If there was opportunity for APCs it would have been on the October 1952 offensive.  I know the British Army had Kangaroos in this era, as there are images of the Glosters using them when deployed at Warminster as Demo Battalion after returning from their "glory" on Hill Point 235.

No mention of Kangaroos in the comic* I read.

The thing that's mentioned most is carriers of some description. 




*And the Victor was usually quite up on these things.

Quote from: fsn on 24 October 2016, 11:12:15 AM
No mention of Kangaroos in the comic* I read.

The thing that's mentioned most is carriers of some description.  




*And the Victor was usually quite up on these things.

Ahhh the blessed Victor. I was a Hotspur boy myself....but I remember Tough of the Track and the VC story on the cover.  Good old patriotic gush fro DC Thompson.
But yes, the humble Carrier (with or without Bren Gun) seems to have a renaissance in Korea.

It was long gone before my time, but remembered with affection - unless it was raining.  

Right, done  marking for the day. Under grads write a lot of drivel. Korea - found a good image site, fayobserver.com   Fascinated the extent that railways are used by both sides, and how target rich they make the war zone.

Obviously rails need level gradient, so where a railway runs - be it valley floor or plain - a wargame can follow.  Del Prado locos are dirt cheap - even found a few Russian and Japanese locos !  Carriages are a different story. nbrasslocos.com make whitemetal Bogie Cars at £4.50 . Is there any images of Pendraken rolling stock online ?  I need something not armoured that can be built into a AA wagon.

Lots of very interesting games possible in 1950/51 before the war goes static. 

I was quite gripped by the Commando raids ashore to destroy railway lines running close to the sea.

Have you looked in ASDA? I got a whole load of trains from there - engine and 3/4 carrages for £5 (I think). There's a number of different sets on offer and I know less about trains than I do about which rejunevanting lotion the Dark Lord uses, so I don't really mind. You can pop the top off and use as a flatbed.

Quote from: fsn on 24 October 2016, 04:59:53 PM
I was quite gripped by the Commando raids ashore to destroy railway lines running close to the sea.

Yeah - need to dust off covert ops rules.  41 Independent Commando will be a very popular run of figures.   I saw one of Carlos whatsit and I thought, what a good game to blow that line and fight a retreat to the LC.

Asda? I am open to any offers.  Was this long ago? The supermarket choice of toys range is time bound.  They are on the shelves, they sell, you never see the again.....

Few months ago when I got my last set.

I've just flicked through the Osprey "Armour of the Korean War". I forgot how gaudy some of the Shermans got for a while.







When's the Pendraken painting competition start?

Ah but compared to an FV4017 they are only boy racers  with go fast stripes

Quote from: fsn on 24 October 2016, 04:59:53 PM
I was quite gripped by the Commando raids ashore to destroy railway lines running close to the sea.

Have you looked in ASDA? I got a whole load of trains from there - engine and 3/4 carrages for £5 (I think). There's a number of different sets on offer and I know less about trains than I do about which rejunevanting lotion the Dark Lord uses, so I don't really mind. You can pop the top off and use as a flatbed.

The Asda train set is called Adventure Wheels.   The engine has 'go fast wheels' but with n gauge boggies would pass for a small shunting loco.  The rolling stock is not Graham Farish but with prices starting from as little as £3, a good paint job and you have a few Korea style trains - or indeed Third World.