Hey everyone!
After a few weeks of pestering the hive mind, I've finally made the jump into my 28mm North Africa project. For this project I will be using Disposable Heros V1 for rules and miniatures will be mainly Perry Miniatures (More on that later).
I was lucky enough to attend Hot Lead, a wargaming convention in Stratford ON, yesterday and I was able to get started on this project! Below you can see my meager purchases from yesterday....
I was able to find the last boxes of 8th Army and DAK at one vendor, needless to say, I was quite happy! I also stumbled across a Crusader Vickers at the Bring and Buy for $2. While its not perfect for North Africa and it wont exactly match my miniatures, I wasn't going to pass it up for that price.
Now down to lists... I'm planning on 3 different list builds using this kits. I will build 2 British Commonwealth formations and one larger German formations. I'm planning...
Long Range Desert Group: T Patrol
LRDG Command Section- Lieutenant with pistol, Sergeant with Thompson, 2x Privates with Rifles, 1x Radioman with pistol, Mounted in a Jeep (71pts)
Patrol Team- Sergeant with Thompson, Corporal with Thompson, Lance Corporal with Rifle, 1x Private with Rifle, 1x Private with Bren gun, Mounted in a LRDG Truck (139pts)
Patrol Team- Sergeant with Thompson, Corporal with Thompson, Lance Corporal with Rifle, 1x Private with Rifle, 1x Private with Bren gun, Mounted in a LRDG Truck (139pts)
Patrol Team- Sergeant with Thompson, Corporal with Rifle, Lance Corporal with Rifle, 1x Private with Rifle, 1x Private with Vickers gun, Mounted in a LRDG Truck (155pts)
Sniper Team- Sniper with Scoped Rifle, Spotter with Scoped Rifle (44pts)
LRDG Truck with a 20mm Breda AA/AT Portee (39pts)
Total- 587pts, 22 Models
I wanted something a bit different for Disposable Heros, the LRDG is a perfect option! It is a small but hard hitting force. The LRDG will not be my primary force but I figured it would be perfect for scenarios. I am planning on running a North Africa Campaign at my LGS over the summer, the LRDG forces will allow me to do various raiding scenarios which should be fun!
The next force is.... The New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
Platoon HQ- 1st Lieutenant with Thompson, 2nd Lieutenant with Rifle, Sergeant with Rifle, Driver with Pistol, Mounted in a Universal Carrier (74pts)
Carrier section- First Team: Corporal with Thompson, Corporal with Rifle, Private with Bren, Driver with pistol, Mounted in a UC. 2nd Team: Lance Corporal with Rifle, Private with Rifle, Private with Bren, Driver with pistol, Mounted in a UC. 3rd Team: Lance Corporal with Rifle, Private with Rifle, Private with Bren, Driver with pistol, Mounted in a UC. (276pts)
Carrier section- First Team: Corporal with Thompson, Corporal with Rifle, Private with Bren, Driver with pistol, Mounted in a UC. 2nd Team: Lance Corporal with Rifle, Private with Rifle, Private with Bren, Driver with pistol, Mounted in a UC. 3rd Team: Lance Corporal with Rifle, Private with Rifle, Private with Bren, Driver with pistol, Mounted in a UC. (276pts)
M3 Honey Stuart (74 pts)
Total- 700pts, 28 models
Now, this is a rather interesting force. I've always been interested in the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry, every since seeing the army list in Flames of War years ago. I ending up playing the company for years in Flames of War and I love the conversion options and the hodge podge look of the carriers. Hell... One mounted a 20mm cannon liberated from a shot down aircraft, wire up to fire with a ford starter.... thats ingenuity! When I saw the Carrier platoon option, I thought this would be a perfect way to get the Divisional Cavalry back on the table. This will be my primary force, as you can see I am a few models short for the complete army so ill be looking to finish my LRDG patrol off with some metal minis in the future while the Divisional Cavalry will be my initial focus point.
Lastly, I'm looking to do a German Motorized platoon to fight these allies. List wise I'm thinking...
Platoon HQ- Lieutenant with MP40, Sergeant with MP40, Private with a Radio/Rifle, 3x Privates with Rifles. Mounted in a Light Truck (95)
Motorized Squad- MG Secton: Sergeant with MP40, LMG Gunner with MG34, 3x Privates with Rifles. MG Section: Corporal with Rifle, LMG Gunner with MG34, 3x Privates with Rifles. Mounted in a Medium Truck. (205)
Motorized Squad- MG Secton: Sergeant with MP40, LMG Gunner with MG34, 3x Privates with Rifles. MG Section: Corporal with Rifle, LMG Gunner with MG34, 3x Privates with Rifles. Mounted in a Medium Truck. (205)
Light Mortar Team- Corporal with Rifle, Gunner with 5cm Mortar, Loader with Rifle (30)
AT Rifle Team- Gunner with AT Rifle, Loader with Rifle (25)
Panzer 3 J (136)
Total- 696pts, 31 models
Here I have some extra models, not sure if I'll convert up some engineers or recon troops. We'll see what happens. I plan on adding more options to the Germans and Kiwis in the near future. The Germans will get more armoured support, anti tank guns and some other goodies while the Kiwis will also get more armour and anti tank options.
Now the big issue I have with these armies is the number of vehicles required... 7 Carriers, 1 Jeep, 7 Trucks and 2 Tanks... This will cost me an arm and a leg!! I've decided that in the near future ill be purchasing a 3D printer which will allow me to create more cost efficient vehicles for these forces. While not as nice as some JTFM or Rubicon options, they wont break the bank either!!
Now, I'll be starting to assemble the Germans and New Zealanders tonight, I hope to have an update sooner rather then later!
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April 23, 2024, 01:27:25 PM
