Next on the chopping block, was some M-10s and M-8s. The M-10 was the only TD used by the French, while the M-8 was heavily used also. The M-10s were actually some…
Tag: Historical
Lend Lease Armor Project – Free French Half Tracks.
Now that the main tank force is out of the way, it is time to add the supporting elements for the company. I started with a platoon of halftracks to add a…
BBB – Battle of Mars-la-Tour, August 1870.
Background This battle, one of the most sanguinary of all those that were fought during the Franco-Prussian war, took place on August 16th, 1870. The French, defeated all along the line, had…
Lend Lease Armor Project – Free French Shermans
With the mid war equipment out of the way, it was time to move to late war. Unfortunately, the 1st FFI was rechristened as a mech division for the invasion of France….
V&F – Battle of Huesca, May 1837
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Lend Lease Armor Project – Free French T30s.
With the APCs out of the way, the next thing I needed was some artillery support for the French. So, I pulled out the T-30s and a couple of jeeps. I believe…
Lend Lease Armor Project – Free French M3 Scout Cars.
With my new decals at hand, I am now working through my backlog of French late war armor. It is funny, this was the force I meant to start with. However, my…
Lend Lease Armor Project – French M3a3s
Last year I started my big push to paint up my metric ton of unpainted Flames of War allied vehicles. The plan was to do them in mass, using the same colors…
FOW – Battle of the Psel River, July 1943.
On the day after Thanksgiving, we always play a big tank battle, which we call “Tanksgiving”! Our game this year was based on an attack by elements of the Soviet V Guards…
FOW – Carnage in the Caucuses, September 1942.
Forward Our Friday battle took place in September of 1942 shortly after the Nazis has crossed the Terek River from Mozdok in the Caucasus as part of the drive to Grozny and…