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Author Topic: Raglan's African Bush Wars (Hollywood Style)  (Read 7693 times)

Offline Lord Raglan

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Raglan's African Bush Wars (Hollywood Style)
« on: January 31, 2023, 10:10:06 PM »
50 ZANLA Infantry. Until about 1971, ZANLA's strategy was based on direct confrontation with the Rhodesian Security Forces, but from 1972 onwards, it adopted the guerrilla tactics that had been used with success by the Mozambique Liberation Front.







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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2023, 10:12:54 PM »
African Villagers. Any self-respecting Bush Wars collection requires civilians and villagers, as ZANLA often conducted operations against these types of soft targets.








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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2023, 01:53:21 AM »
Those look great! I love the civilians...especially the kid playing with the tire!!

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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2023, 07:05:50 AM »
Cheers Mike 👍🏻

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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2023, 07:27:02 AM »
As usual, great stuff mate. You have an enviable collection! 👍
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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2023, 10:00:24 AM »
Great collection.

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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2023, 12:02:23 PM »
Cheers guys 👍🏻

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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2023, 02:12:24 PM »
Outstanding!

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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2023, 06:07:56 PM »
Love them!
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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2023, 09:59:25 PM »
Those ZANLA chaps and the civilians look great!  Well done!
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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2023, 11:09:49 PM »
Fantastic subject, and figures.
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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2023, 11:48:15 AM »
Thank you chaps 👍🏻

Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2023, 05:59:04 PM »
3 Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry. These lads were nicknamed the “Lovers”. They were the youngest Commando in the Regiment and the most Rhodesian. Four sticks of four guys in a troop with the callsigns: Banana One, Banana Two, Banana Three and Banana Four 🍌








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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2023, 06:02:05 PM »
If you are wondering why their callsign includes the word Banana, it’s because their badge had a banana on it. The stick leader has a back pack radio and an FN, one man carried a MAG and the other two blokes carried FNs, one had a muzzle attachment for a rifle grenade.








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Re: Raglan's African Bush Wars
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2023, 11:30:50 PM »
Very nice.

 

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