Author Topic: Empress Miniatures SEALs (Read 1656 times)

Rick F · « **on:** February 22, 2021, 01:27:39 PM »

Try painting these without constantly humming "Sunshine of your love" impossible

Rick F · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2021, 01:31:23 PM »

Couple more

Rick F · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2021, 01:32:17 PM »

Last ones

Mick_in_Switzerland · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2021, 01:49:14 PM »

They look great well done.

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2021, 01:50:46 PM »

indeed they do

Ash · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2021, 08:50:17 PM »

Nice variety of camo patterns.

Rick F · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2021, 09:24:28 PM »

Thanks for the comments everyone. Cheers Ash, I'm getting ready for the SASR.

Ash · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2021, 08:03:32 AM »

Quote from: Rick F on February 22, 2021, 09:24:28 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. Cheers Ash, I'm getting ready for the SASR.

Re SASR I'm thinking the conversion route could be the way to go, the bloke with the 203 & the chap with the modified M60 could be a good starting point.
Hope many blokes in a patrol? I'm thinking five or six...

Rick F · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2021, 01:04:42 PM »

Quote from: Ash on February 25, 2021, 08:03:32 AM

Re SASR I'm thinking the conversion route could be the way to go, the bloke with the 203 & the chap with the modified M60 could be a good starting point.
Hope many blokes in a patrol? I'm thinking five or six...

Good plan mate, should be fairly easy, there's enough weapons now to cover it. 5 in a patrol according to my research. I'll dig out my "The odd angry shot" DVD to get in the mood, apart from a vague anti war feel it's a cracking film and well researched.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2021, 01:09:15 PM »

Excellent on on these

I assume you do realise that we have more ANZACS in the plan including SASR?

Ash · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2021, 02:05:17 PM »

Quote from: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on February 25, 2021, 01:09:15 PM

I assume you do realise that we have more ANZACS in the plan including SASR?

Excellent news, you may have just saved a lot of minis from my destructive tendencies...
Just out of interest, how far off are we talking?

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2021, 02:44:24 PM »

Not sure to be honest. We have a got a lot of other stuff to get through and I am currently researching the SASR to get it right. There seems to be a lot of inaccurate information out there which is common to do with anything that has an SAS tag

Need to get the Landrovers all crewed with Aussies so there is a logic in doing those and some more infantry packs all at the same time.

Rick F · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2021, 06:21:10 PM »

Quote from: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on February 25, 2021, 02:44:24 PM

Not sure to be honest. We have a got a lot of other stuff to get through and I am currently researching the SASR to get it right. There seems to be a lot of inaccurate information out there which is common to do with anything that has an SAS tag

Need to get the Landrovers all crewed with Aussies so there is a logic in doing those and some more infantry packs all at the same time.

Good news Paul, I remember you saying you were doing them, but you know the patience/attention span of a wargamer

I've no doubt you've been inundated with comments and tips about them, you can't go far wrong with getting these two books, I picked them up when I was over there on exchange a fair few years ago.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #13 on:** February 26, 2021, 06:36:31 AM »

Second the recommendation for the David Horner book. All you wanted to know and probably a fair bit more as it also covers their deployment during Confrontation and also a bit post- Vietnam IIRC there was a reprint a few years back which updated it a bit.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #14 on:** February 26, 2021, 07:03:01 AM »

Quote from: Ash on February 25, 2021, 08:03:32 AM

Re SASR I'm thinking the conversion route could be the way to go, the bloke with the 203 & the chap with the modified M60 could be a good starting point.
Hope many blokes in a patrol? I'm thinking five or six...

Varied with time, mission and on occasion the SOPs of the particular squadron. Early on there was quite a bit of flexibility in patrol size with 3 Squadron.1 Squadron was apparently pretty fixed on five man patrols but in general terms anywhere between four and six men per patrol. Horner gives the following stats:

Of the 1391 patrol missions carried out patrol size was

Four man patrols: 197

Five man patrols: 732

Six man patrols: 263.

There were also a small number of larger patrols as part of specific missions.

SAS patrols did work with the SEALs and there was an exchange program that saw some individual SEALs attached to SAS patrols. There were a couple of SEALS that took part in a ten man patrol in late 1967. So you can use them as is with the SAS if you fancy. Similar exchanges and attachments took place with US Army LRRPs.

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