2019 - 2020 Wish List for Modern, '47, WWII Micro Armor

whoa Mohamed · Post by **whoa Mohamed** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:13 pm

Cold war
Abbot 105mm. SP. UK
Infantry pack
Riflemen advancing with SLR
GPMG. Light role advancing
Assistant gunner advancing with ammunition
Carl Gustav MAW 84 mm kneeling
Command advancing with sterling Smg
RTO advancing with Sterling Smg
Sniper prone
Heavy weapons pack
81 mm Mortar with 3 crew
Milan Atgm with 2 crew prone or kneeling
GPMG Sustained fire role on tripod with 2 crew
Blowpipe manpad Sam with 2 crew
Bedford TM 4x4 4 ton cargo truck
Stalwart with Unit Bulk refueling equipment
Chieftain AVLB
Chieftain Mk 10 with stillbrew armor , IFCS and Thermal Observation and Gunnery sight
Chieftain Repair and recovery vehicle
FV 432 with Ranger and bar mine layer.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:19 am

MODERN US M800/M900 series 5T w/tank & pump units w/trailer w/ tank & pump unit.

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:24 am

Early Cold War Canadian: Dodge truck/ with HOT missiles.
Late Cold War: NASA Space Shuttle.
Late Cold War SkyCrane Helicopter.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:10 am

There is no limit to what you can add in this thread. That is why we kept it, as well as the other one. You never can tell what might catch GHQ's fancy

MechCommander · Post by **MechCommander** » Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:28 am

My Wing In Ground Effect vehicle/Ekranoplan Wishlist for 2020-2021, though most of these GEVs never got put into military service, they can be used in a more Sci-Fi setting.
Bartini Beriev VVA-14
Beriev Be-1
A-90 Orlyonok
Aquaglide-2
Rhein-Flugzeugbau X-114
Bavar 2
Aerocon Dash 1.6 wingship
Lun-class ekranoplan

Donald M. Scheef · Post by **Donald M. Scheef** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:13 am

I think that most of the GEVs listed by Mech Commander, at least the larger ones, are more suitable for 1/2400 scale than 1/285 scale. Because of this, I am entering votes for them in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List.

Don S.

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:40 pm

How about some Cold War infantry? Right now, there are lots of infantry to be done for the period of the mid to late 1960s through 1985.

1. Soviet Motor Rifle troops with the knee boots and less LBE for riding in the back of APCs and IFVs.
2. British
3. West Germans
4. East Germans
5. French
6. Americans in steel pots with ground mounted TOWs.
7. Israelis for 1967 and 1973.
8. Syrians and Egyptians for 1967 and 1973.
9. Jordanians in British type kit.
10. South Africans in Boonie hats.

Right now, this particular time period has been pretty much neglected in the GHQ line as far as infantry goes. Everything Modern is geared for 1990 and later except for the Vietnam line.
GHQ does make lots of nice vehicles for the Cold War era but there are still a few that could be done as well but the lack of infantry is noticeable.

madman · Post by **madman** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:00 am

I hate people dropping acronyms with no explanation.

What is a LBE please?

7.62 · Post by **7.62** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:37 am

Load bearing equipment or as I used to call it webbing.
You know a place to hang a kidney to keep an extra set of putties!

BenfromBrooklyn · Post by **BenfromBrooklyn** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:47 pm

madman wrote:I hate people dropping acronyms with no explanation.

If they hear that, they stamp your file "unsuitable for military service".

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:00 pm

I'm sorry that you hate me for not spelling out the acronym, LBE, Madman. Yes, LBE stands for Load Bearing Equipment and is a U.S. Army term that I learned many years ago as per 7.62. I should not have assumed everyone here knows what these acronyms stand for.

LBE refers to not only the web gear but also packs and other individual equipment carried by soldiers in the field. All this equipment together can be both heavy and cumbersome.

So my question is this. Is anyone else on this thread interested in Cold War infantry?

If so, what types would you like to see?

Pete

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:25 pm

I don't play cold war at the moment, but I might pick up a few packs of cold war infantry just for fun if they were available. I wouldn't be a big customer though - I tend to do more modern stuff.

Donald M. Scheef · Post by **Donald M. Scheef** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:11 am

Before retirement, a major part of my job was writing technical papers for an industry heavy with acronyms and initialisms. One of the basic rules is that you always write out the entire name of something the first time you use a shortened form. For example, "The ECCS (Emergency Core Cooling System) is a part of the ESS (Engineered Safety Systems)."

Don S.

madman · Post by **madman** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:02 am

Hey, at least this isn't as bad as the rules for ASL (Advanced Squad Leader). I think every line has a minimum of one acronym!

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:35 am

Please excuse me, Sir. I need to RBI this SIR on the APC NLT COB.