Armor Unit organization?

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Re: Armor Unit organization?

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Gripen,

Welcome to the forum, look forward to seeing your pieces.
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Welcome Grippen,

I bought in quantities to have 2 full companies of each tank model for gaming purposes (if I ever get a game set up on my paint table). That said, I'd kind of like to make it 3 full companies but I doubt it'll happen. I'm still working on infantry and really need to primer the last of those.

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Gripen,
Welcome. You have picked two fine nations’ armies to build.
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Welcome, Gripes. We look forward to your contributions.
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Welcome, Gripes. We look forward to your contributions.
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Hell yeah Gripen! Welcome to the group. I'm looking forward to seeing your work, and also learning a thing or two about the SADF and the Swedish Army. I am pretty ignorant when it comes to those two militaries, but you can fix that!
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Brigade Commander wrote:
Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:46 am
I build, as well as I can, to units. I started with a mech company then an armor company. After that I decided a lone company was just not right and went out and bought six combat commands (3 mech & 3 armor) to get the full battalions' line companies. Added a full engineer company then went back and built the full HHC for the mech and armor battalions. Finally said I am in too deep and just ordered the entire second armor battalion. Paid for that decision (sigh)! Realizing I did not have a single artillery piece (DO NOT TELL REDLEG!!) I built up the three DS batteries (24 tubes) and then the three GS batteries (12 tubes) plus an MLRS battery (9 launchers) so I could field them as all three 8" batteries or as the transition two 8" batteries and one MLRS battery. The HHB and service battery for both battalions are just really getting started but are not forgotten. Also building, as I find info, is the FSB. This has been in blocks over the last about twelve years. NOT overnight. Have taken some time off to build all of the ships that served from Coral Sea through the Battle of Rennell Island in WW-II. Need a hobby break from my hobby! Also, have some odds & ends like six M-93A1 for the 22nd Chemical company and some vulcan and HMMWV Stinger vehicles. One day, soon maybe(?), Chaparral. More appropriate for my time period than the HMMWV Stinger vehicle. The 143rd Signal battalion also has some vehicles present. May even do some of the 503rd MP company so I can have some armored cars on convoy escort duty. Last, but not least, is a ground troop and an air troop for the 11th ACR. Need someone out front.When I tell her I am busy she knows on what.

Painted in base green are 1146 vehicles with another 181 in either bare metal or primer. Spreadsheets are our friend! Nothing in camouflage yet. I have not been happy with any of the four previous attempts. Some day. When I have most of the units finished. So: 2-67 ARM (231), 4-67 ARM (231), 1-36 Mech (262), 2-82 FA (139), 1-40 FA (41), 23rd Eng (Cbt) (52), 54th FSB (66) mostly the tractor-trailers so far. 11th ACR Troop K (39) and Troop N (10).

After all of this I still cannot believe I have not even gotten to the end of one brigade. No wonder it takes so many ships to move one heavy division. Panzergator, you earned your pay just in the short period that you were a BMO! Keeping track at the division level must take a sizeable staff all its own. I cannot fathom it.
Okay, by the end of this Weekend all 1338 vehicles will be in FS34079. The numbers do not match above because I made a small bitz order in between until I was ready for the big order. First time everything is in green since my second order almost two decades ago! Ready just in time for the next order of 247 vehicles. Once done I will finally see the completion of most units. Even the 54th FSB! Still need some info on the 412 Medical Evacuation Company (AA) for my Blackhawks and F / 1-333 FA (TAB). Then to decide where next.

Sigh...It never quite ends. At least I hope not. :)
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Don't worry. It never ends. I am about to order, this morning, my G series mech bn. Not the trucks, of course, as you do. For one thing, you can only get the 800-series 5tons from Shapeways right now, which is prohibitive. And you can't get the 5quarters either. This will be my 4th divisional mech bn, with one more H series to go (two bns are wheeled right now, which, of course, is not correct).
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Re: Armor Unit organization?

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I confess, I build units for combat and not accuracy. I have almost no support vehicles and not nearly enough APCs. My tank formations are modeled on WWII soviet standards with 10 tank companies versus cold war mechanized and armored formations that would necessitate more tanks and APCs. If I can ever get a game in, I assumed I'd never need more than two companies of tanks and so didn't look to get more than 20 of any tank. As I've finished almost all my armor and one third of my infantry, I've begun to think of adding the third company and command group to have battalion level armor for each type of tank model. I love seeing the accurate formations you guys have but don't see myself building to that standard. At least with a third company, I can fake going to cold war standard armor formations. Though I still need a whole lot of APCs. I finished painting my Batman figures last night clearing the box and am cleared to buy more toys. I'm actually thinking of getting IDF vehicles (2 packs of several types) to use as an OPFOR and with Battletech as they're very sci-fi looking. Instead of, you know, finishing my main army off, which I could do.

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