Raglan's Soviet–Afghan War

[sir_shvantselot]

Lovely stuff.

[Lord Raglan]

Afghan-Soviet War (24th Dec 1979 – 15th Feb 1989) - Soviet Motor Rifle Platoon with a Spetsnaz Detachment and HIND Attack Helicopter in support.

[Lord Raglan]

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold - Batrep. 

Following on from the last game: Rob Jones and I fought another battle 12 months on in the campaign timeline. The forces of Afghan Warlord Abdul Haq have been plotting revenge against the Soviet invaders.

[Lord Raglan]

Foreign money and weaponry is now flowing In Afghanistan and the Taliban are able to take the fight to the Soviets. Warlord Haq has recently received a shipment of surface to air missiles and with these weapons at his disposal, he decides to lay a trap by taking down a Soviet helicopter.

[Lord Raglan]

Unknown to Afghans, the helicopter contained a Afghan politician who was sympathetic to the cause of the Soviet invaders. Before crashing near a mountain village, the Soviet pilot radioed for support and immediate Evac. The trap was set and the Taliban waited to spring the ambush.

[Lord Raglan]

While commanding his forces from the back of a technical, Haq ordered all the hidden Taliban to open fire on the Soviet troops attempting the rescue mission. The Taliban manning the recoilless rifle, pumped shot after shot into the Soviet armour with a devastating effect💥

[CapnJim]

Well, here we go...

A.  Lovely Motor Rifle Platoon and Spetznaz.  They look great!

B.  Same for Warlord Haq and his crew!

C.  As for the BatRep, I await further news with bated breath (whatever that is...)!

[Lord Raglan]

Cheers mate 👍🏻

Sorry I have been busy with work I will get round to it sometime next week

[Marine0846]

Love the photos.
Another great period, you have collected.

[Tom Dulski]

Those Soviets look great

[Westbury]

Top post mate.

[Freddy]

What a great project! I especially like the Soviet camo suits, what colour did you use for that?
Also, which rules are you using for the battles?
(one little detail though: Taliban was founded in the mid 90s, had many Sov-Afghan war veterans in its ranks, but as an organization never met the Soviets).

[AKULA]

Another fantastic looking project, love the in-game photos 

[Lord Raglan]

Meanwhile, the helicopter crew and the Afghan politician successfully debused from the burning wreck and were heading for the nearest cover. Aided by the burning thick black smoke, they hoped to avoid the attention of Afgahn snipers.

[Lord Raglan]

Given the amount of incoming fire from the Afghans, the Soviet ground commander called in air support. Within minutes a HIND attack helicopter was inbound to the location, immediately laying down fire in what had quickly become a target rich environment.