Pasta factory pt 2

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Wargames Illustrated Checkpoint Pasta pictures

We did another for the Wargames Illustrated magazine, heres the photos from issue 308

link to magazine site

http://www.wargamesillustrated.net/Default.aspx?tabid=308&art_id=3906

link to the full set of part 2 pics

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1993, July 7th: the Italian Army runs an extensive weapon search all around the dismissed Pasta Factory, in North Mogadishu, in a key district to keep control over "Via Imperiale", the main northbound road out of Mogadishu. Italians have proved extremely effective - as acknowledged by other contingent, including US Army - at confiscating weapons, since the beginning of 1993, when the aim of the UN multinational peacekeeper force has focused on depriving all fighting factions of heavy weapons as RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenades), grenade launchers, recoilless guns and assault rifles. A few days before, the checkpoint located just a few hundred meters from the Pasta Factory has gone under heavy assault - mostly from General Aidid's SNA militias - and only the prompt intervention by an armed reinforcement team had been successful in avoiding a disaster. Situation changes quickly for italian "Folgore" paratroopers, that morning. Somali resistance grows bigger and bigger, and while women and kids on a row offer visual protection to fighters, the very first shooting begins. Brig. Gen. Bruno Loi, under fire as well as his men, is reluctant to order them to open fire on the crowd, despite the increasing of the shooting. Soon, the less and less sporadic shooting turns in a real battle. Somali gunmen starts targeting italian armored cars with deadly RPGs. Italian's fire, although effective, cannot but limit casualties. A few hours later 23 paratroopers lay wounded on the ground and three - Lieutenant Andrea MILLEVOI, Maj. Sarg. Stefano PAOLICCHI and Private Pasquale BACCARO - are dead. The very first italian war casualties after WW II. The checkpoint itself is lost to somali militias. Paratrooper Lieut. Gianfranco Paglia, who was inside his M-113 armored troops transport vehicle when hit by an RPG grenade, suffers spine wounds by shells with consequent paralysis.

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[Commander Vyper]

Awesome.   

[Arrigo]

I see an M-47?

Well in Somalia we had M60A1 (the last ones of the army...) with the ERA kit provided after the battle (same layout as for the USMC). The M47 had already been phased out and at the time the survivors were being scrapped as CFCE treaty or used as targets.

I have done some quick research.

The M60 were employed in combat an one even received an RPG hit on the cupola (non penetrating, it smashed a periscope and the M2 but the rest of the turret was unscathed!). The Tank is square gaurdain at the 132 Ariete Brigade Barracks.
The M60A1 RISE  were directly obtained from the USMC. We borrowed (not money required except for transport and delivered directly in Somalia.

some Piccies...







and just for fun...



A mural painting made by the Italian tankers in Somalia.

[dhtandco]

Very well spotted- it was the nearest model we had to the M60 so resorted to a bit of a cheat!

[Arrigo]

well...

one always hope Imprint will do an M-60... always hope...

[Glitzer]

Didn't Academy do a M60 in 1:48? Someone must have done so, because I have one in my display cabinet.

[dhtandco]

I think S & S models have one to be released