Hello guys !
Here was my « TOP 13 » WWII 2019-20 list. (maybe it give few additional ideas to GHQ team before it's too late and the models announced are definitively set ….
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1 - US dozer "Caterpillar" engineer + 20ton semi-trailer to carry it and prime mover (could be GHQ Diamond 6x6 Hv truck or GHQ Treadway Corbitt 6t truck), very common in engineer units and could go with awesome GHQ's Combat Command US engineers trucks.
2 - New 3t Opel Blitz truck « medium production », with open cargo hull, (rear cargo without tarpaulin) & with one 4X4 version into the pack. (very great)
3 - British Sherman ARV. (because we have no ARV for british armored units… !)
4 - Russian M 1937 type, 152mm long artillery gun, (tracted and deployed version) with a new prime mover.
5 - Russian Heavy artillery prime mover “Komintern†or “Voroshilovezâ€.
6 - LVT4 "water buffalo" with MG & 20mm Posten gun (UK version).
7 - British Staff car.
8 - UK 15cwt Morris water tank truck.
9 - UK Chevrolet radio shelter 4x4 truck (with same cab’ from GHQ UK42 CMP 15cwt truck).
10 - Sdkfz 251/3 ausf.D (very good for late war 44/45)
11 - Sdkfz 251/17 ausf.D late version of the 20 mm AA gun (with the small turret inside the hull)
12 - German Field kitchen horse drawn.
13 - Sdkfz 251/16 ausf.D (Flamm thrower)
My « TOP 8 » Vietnam 2019-20 list was :
1 - US M54 5ton 6x6 Heavy truck (special Vietnam aera : without tarpaulin) (very good for convoys ! and good base for hv armored trucks… later).
2 - Russian light truck GAZ-63 4x4.
3 - NVA individual infantry « assault sappers ».
4 - US « Chinook », vietnam version (different air filter and different rear tail design).
5 - US Ford Mutt with Tarpaulin.
6 - US 3/4t M37 small truck.
7 - M54 tractor-trailer Hv truck with semi-trailer (semi-trailer without load) (transportation btn. Could be a great model to play convoy escort and "VC" ambush)
8 - AC-130 cargo plane (and great for a « gunship » version too !).
Others ideas :
US WWII :
- 90mm M2 Antiaircraft guns (fire & tracted positions, with 6t truck Corbitt without tarpaulin as prime mover)
- LVT(A)4 and LVT(A)1 waterline. (could be very good to play beaches assaults)
GERMAN WWII :
- SdKfz 251/3 & 11 ausf "D" pack (in HQ platoon in every late war Pz.Gr. company/battalion)
- Sdkfz 251/5 or 7 (assault engineer) ausf « D ».
- Sdkfz 251/16 (flamme-thrower) ausf « D ».
- Tiger « Ferdinand » (for Kursk 1943) (we have « elephant » but no « ferdinand »)
- Me.323 "Gigant" (Hv transport plane for eastern front) in a combat command. (2 « gigant » in resin with nose and wings in pewer to equilibre the weight of the model on the front)
- Heavy engineers bridge « brucko » with Sdkfz 7, 8t halftracks (or hv trucks) and heavy engineer trailors. (maybe in a combat command)
- German trailers #2 (Fieldkitchen x2, GS 2.5 ton, Generator x2, Searchlight on trailer x1)
RUSSIAN WWII :
- M 1937 type, 152mm long artillery gun (tracted and deployed version) with new prime mover model. (russian “must have†gun)
- Heavy artillery prime mover “Komintern†or “Voroshilovezâ€. (to go with 203’s howitzers or 152’s guns).
- T-34 ARV WWII (without turret and with few accessories on the hull : cables, small spare parts, spare wheel, …)
ENGLISH WWII :
- Hamilcar heavy Glider (for heavy air landing with Horsa gliders)
- Diamond T 980 (M 20) & M9 trailer Rodger 45 ton.
- Churchill Tank assault bridge « Small Box Girder ».
- "Bailey bridge", engineer bridge (use everywhere with US & GB forces during WWII)
- Engineer Dozer (armored).
- Airbourne UK Jeep and airborne trailor.
- UK 15cwt Austin ambulance truck
VARIOUS WWII
- French/german civilians in walking positions. (very good for exodus situations)
- individual german Volksturm (in civilian suit with suitcoat and civilian hat, one or two bicycles in the pack, rifles and few panzerfaust in hands).
- japanese civilians.
- Russians individual civilians.
- Engineer Combat Teams for US, UK, G and R.
COLD WAR 50s and 60s :
- US M35 medium truck 6x6 without tarpaulin. (for vietnam and cold war)
- US Cobra helo, (the right model for vietnam war)
- US light helo « Sioux ».
- US Helo Sikorsky « Skycrane ».
- Vietminh infantry (same as actual GHQ's vietcong but remplace AK-47 by another weapon and less hats on heads)
- French, US & german infantry 1980-90 (for cold war in europe)
- Vietnamese civilians pack #2 : with bicycles, tricycle "ice cream", bicycles with cargo loading, one buffalo drawn wagon,....)
- LVTR1A1.
- US Ford Mutt with Tarpaulin and trailers. (Vietnam and after…)
- T-34/85 for Korean or Vietnam area (differents wheels and fenders comparate to WWII version)
- Russian heavy artillery prime mover tractor ATS.
- Russians engineer amphib’ pontoons...
I'm very happy to see that GHQ is once again very productive. It's always nice to see this company release many new models.
However, for me this year, I feel a little bit sad of seeing those new WWII ground models : the German canoes/assault boats are very interesting to play the crossing of the rivers, so it's pretty good. But for the rest, the other WWII models 2019-20 don't interest me (looking at my wish list) because, until now, we could do without them during a wargame.
Land matress is original, appear late at war, so, why not. But still no Sherman ARV UK, still no Russian artillery and a new heavy tractor, no Opel blitz medium production...
Maybe next year ...
Pibber.
(Long life to GHQ !)
