Who needs enemies with friends like this- Team Yankee project in 1/100

[CapnJim]

That infantry and the T-72s all look good.  Well done!

[Freddy]

Thanks, guys! I am now painting the T-55s.

[Freddy]

Thanks, guys! I am now painting the T-55s.

Done. Tomorrow they will have their first battle.

[CapnJim]

Looking good.  I wonder how they'll fare in battle....

[Freddy]

Looking good.  I wonder how they'll fare in battle....

Thank you!
I am a little afraid about them, T-55 not being the best tank in the WP arsenal  regarding 1985

[carlos marighela]

Nicely done, right down to the Hungarian specific thermal sleeves on the varrels! Impressed!

[Freddy]

Nicely done, right down to the Hungarian specific thermal sleeves on the varrels! Impressed!

Thank you!
The BMP-1-s were also done.



We also had the big battle against the imperialist Bundesrepublik Deutschland trying to destroy the great achievements of the peaceful working people of the Hungarian Peoples Republic marching on the glorious road towards Socialism.
It was an interesting one, man, the Leo2s are dangerous. Also, my tanks are pretty weak, infantry dug in in craters was the most resilient part of my army. I need some more tanks, also I have to complete the air force to have something effective against the Leo2s.
Also some terrain, the club has only 28mm terrain, we just used what also fits 1/100.

[AKULA]

Impressive looking force 

[CapnJim]

T72s and BMPs vs. Leo2s?  Ugh....

Nice pics, however!

[Freddy]

Thank you, guys!

T72s and BMPs vs. Leo2s?  Ugh....

Yep. I literally do not have anything now that has even a mathematical chance of penetrating that beast from the front, while all my stuff is basically autokill for Leo2s.

The catch however is that enormous effectiveness comes with an enormous point cost, this was a 71 pts battle and the two Leo2s (not two squadrons- two tanks) cost 34pts, so two tanks make half the force. And the rest is far from impressive, Leo1s are no match for my tanks. I need some clever tactics, otflanking or outmaneuvering the Leo2s somehow, either by my far superior numbers, or by the air force which now I am painting.

Btw the battle ended in a draw, the Leo2s made a big massacre but the rest of the German panzers were killed by the Hungarian tanks.

[carlos marighela]

Don't worry. By the time the Leo 2's have gone through the preceding waves of Soviets and Czechs they'll be out of ammo.

[Freddy]

Don't worry. By the time the Leo 2's have gone through the preceding waves of Soviets and Czechs they'll be out of ammo.

Oh, with their side armour of 13, there is place for a less suicidal approach. Casualities are unavoidable though 

[Freddy]

You could spot them on the battle picture, but now I have proper pictures of the BRDMs too. The Hungarian vehicles got their vehicle numbers painted on their sides only after the political system changing, in the Cold War times they rolled only with their license plate numbers painted on the front and (with bigger letters) on the back.

[Freddy]

The two Su-22s. Hungary had one company (12 one seaters and 3 trainers) of these between 1984-97. They were the rare M3 variant using the R-29BS-300 engine, which meant that the end part of the fuselage was a bit fatter. In 1/144 (that is the scale of fixed wing aircraft in the Team Yankee boxes) it really does not matter (I also have one in 1/72). The markings are the 1/144 Hungarian decal sheet from HADModels, I like their decals in general, but not this one, the signals have to be made with different coloured components, they are not printed onto each other.

[Digits]

Great looking collection!