Must be about time to start the 2011-12 WWII Wishlist

[Schwerepunkt]

The more late war German stuff, the better. I have converted five Maus to carry the 17cm artillery piece and so one platoon of heavy stuff is a start. The MAUS and E100 Panzerjaeger would be excellent and the AA versions with twin 88s. The Panther quad 20mm and twin 55 and 37mm AA versions would be excellent. All of the SdKfz 300 and 350 equivalents to the 200 and 250 series would be appreciated. Aircraft including the Horton IIX flying wing fighter and just check with Luft 46 for other useful planes.
Everyone can find something to like at GHQ. This year has been very light on "postwar" German stuff.
Go back to it, please.
Schwerepunkt

[DAK]

I could go for more Werhmacht 47 stuff also.

[CG1]

Gents,

We already have a Wehrmacht 47 Wishlist in another strand - please can we keep this one to topic, there's room for both!

Love the suggestions so far, especially some of the scenic suggestions. Further to my earlier suggestions, we still seem short of radio vehicles and tankers on the Allied side and a pack of radio aerials for early russian tanks would be welcome. For a way-out addition, how about a Russian KT flying tank or a NLE Trenching Machine Mk.1?
CG1

[kiasutha]

Gents,

We already have a Wehrmacht 47 Wishlist in another strand - please can we keep this one to topic, there's room for both!

CG1

Truth.

A few to consider-
Skoda 75mm mountain gun- just about all the Axis used them, and others.
Skoda/Tatra 4x6-6x6 etc. trucks/gun tractors. ditto above...
Just about any Czech or Swedish export guns not available yet.
T-26- gun tank with cylindrical turret.
Wouldn't turn down the twin turret version either...
T-26t2 gun tractor-
GHQ has the "t" full armoured version; only ten were made.
There were almost 170 of the "t2"version with canvas cabs.
Other medium and heavy Russian tracked gun-tugs would be good too.

And I'll second the StuIG 33-even though there were only a couple dozen made.
Some were in Stalingrad and others in the relief attempt;I seem to recall the last were at Kursk too.
That should count for something...

[jhcarter]

Gents, GHQ has done a very comprehensive job on the Romanian WWII army EXCEPT for the vehicles manufactured in or for Romania. These are peculiar, interesting and were used in action, even the little R1. I won't bore all with a list. "Third Axis, Fourth Ally by Axworthy does a worthy job including plans. Whadyall think?
JHC

[Mk 1]

Gents, GHQ has done a very comprehensive job on the Romanian WWII army EXCEPT for the vehicles manufactured in or for Romania. These are peculiar, interesting and were used in action, even the little R1. I won't bore all with a list. "Third Axis, Fourth Ally by Axworthy does a worthy job including plans. Whadyall think?
JHC

One of the advantages of building a Romanian force is that you can use a wide variety of vehicles. Romania itself actually had relatively little industry, so there was not much that they made. But there was a lot that they used.

Soviet GAZ trucks were captured in pretty large numbers during the openning months of Barbarossa, and were rather prized by the Romanians. So also were the Stalinetz gun tractors. Both were used throughout the war, because there was a Ford plant in Romania that build spare parts for their engines and drive trains.

The French UE prime mover was one vehicle that was built in Romania, as the "Malaxa".

All of these items are in the GHQ catalog.

So also any of a number of German or French trucks can be used by Romanian forces. France was a supplier pre-war, and the Germans provided numerous light and medium vehicles during the war.

Other than that, about the only land-vehicle I know of that the Romanians built was a Fiat light truck. I think. Could be wrong on that.

The bigger problem is AT guns. We can use the Italian Breda 47mm AT gun for the Bohler gun used by the Romanians. This gun served in the infantry regiments throughout the war, first as their main frontline AT gun, later as an "infantry gun".

The Bofors 37mm gun (available on the Polish list) can also serve, but this gun and the 47mm Bohler were really only frontline AT weapons through about 42. After that the Bofors pretty much dis-appeared.

Pak 38s and Pak 40s were used, but only in small numbers by specific units.

The Pak 97/38 was used in large numbers from late 42 through the end of the war. GHQ does not make this gun, but another vendor does.

The Romanians eventually built their own 75mm AT gun, call the M1943 "Resita". This gun saw service in increasing numbers in 1944 and 45. So far only one UK vendor seems to make a model, and it is hardly worth considering. A GHQ Resita would be very nice.

What we really need is a Schneider 47mm gun. This gun was used in fairly large numbers by the Romanians from the beginning of the war, and served on through the mid-war up into 1944. Unfortunately no one makes a model of this gun.

The R1 tankette is an interesting vehicle, but it was only used in small numbers early in the war by the cavalry/recon forces. More interesting to me would be Romanian cavalry! Their cavalry forces were often mentioned by the Germans as the most reliable of the Romanian forces, and given the sparcity of automotive power they were also the most mobile force that the Romanians had. It would be nice to have some Romanian cavalry. Maybe even with some riderless horses and horse-holders, as most often they fought on foot (most Romanian cavarly troops did not even carry sabres or other weapons for mounted combat).

[kiasutha]

Guess I might as well "chime in" too.
See, you aren't quite alone in your "offbeat" interests...

Mk-1
I'll venture to think you are wrong on the Fiat plant.
Ford seems to have been "it" for the Romanian motor vehicle industry.
(Really need those Fords,and the Ford-Marmon too.)
There was a plant in Poland making Fiat trucks though, and RO. did end up with a few of those. (edited to clarify meaning)
The really "big" pre-war source was the Czechs; Skoda, Tatra, and Praga supplied the bulk of 4 and 6 wheel drive cars, trucks and gun tugs.
Of course, we are SOL on all of those too...
One often overlooked vehicle is the RSO tractor- they got quite a few of them but I'd have to "look it up"for numbers. (edit- at least a hundred)

For AA, there is the Italian 20mm as a stand-in for the French "25"; not too bad.
I use the Russian 37 to represent the 40mm bofors, & get some GAZ trucks in the deal.
No Vickers/Resita 75mm to be had- those were made throughout the war too.
And of course, most of the German flak can be used.

The Pak 97/38 would help a lot; not just for RO. either.
Ah yes, That "Schneider atg thing" again....
At least the APX 47mm in the RO. atg pack is very usefull for the Germans.
(the same goes for the Czech 47 in th Hungarian pack; it is, but HU. didn't use it...)
We could also use the 3 "Tacams"; but I'd leave the Maresal to the fantasy chaps...
And don't forget the 50 "clapped-out" Pz-38t's.
They seem to have gotten a fair amount of use from them; despite all the whining...

The Polish horse drawn French 75 pack is a natural, but a Czech 75mm is also needed.
The Italian Skoda 100mm is good too, but most RO. guns were modernised versions.

edit to schneider 105mm; I blame it on the flu & lack of sleep. My apollogies..
On checking, it seems the Germans supplied 45 Polish M-13 Schneiders with the origional carriage; not the Polish split-trail replacement. So the GHQ model is good for these.
The guns bought from France were the modern M-36 version not yet available.
According to "Third Axis", 144 were delivered.
Ist. armored had a battalion (12 tubes), and it was standard corps artillery.
Unfortunately, no apropriate 150/155mm pieces are made either...

Too bad the infantry don't have the issue ZB medium MG instead of Russian Maxims...
BTW- has anyone seen the multiple AA mount for the Schwarzloss MG?
Been looking, but unable to find a good "for sure" photo of it yet...

Last- there are a couple "bad calls" in the GHQ catalogue I'm afraid.
Pz.4f1 was not used by RO. The dozen received before "Stalingrad" were G's, confirmed by recorded VIN's and photos. All the RO. "4's" had long-guns.
Likewise, the Pz-3's were actually N's with 75mm L 24, not the type listed.
That dozen were the only Mk.3's in Romanian service.
And last, the RO.combat command lists Stug.3 G's in a 1942 unit. Odd, that...
They actually got their first Stug.battery (of any type) at the end of 1943.

(called away earlier; please excuse edits)

[Maple-leaf-Warrior]

Cold War:

Soviet Union
T-64 With Reaactive Armor

Modern:

Canada, Leopard 2A6M CAN (or just a slat armor kit to attach to the Leo2A6)

[Mk 1]

T-64 With Reaactive Armor

Well now, wouldn't that put paid to the Panthers and Tigers that always seem to chew-up my T-34s!

You might want to check out the Moderns Wishlist:
http://www.ghqmodels.com/forum/viewtopi ... b079#33298

[Strecker]

Hi all!

Well, Ok, here is ours. We are a small group in Spain actually playing early-war eastern front games, so our list is a bit restricted to these scenario. Now, for

GERMANY:
We find we have all we need. Maybe we lack...
- JU 87 D: Ok, we know there is already a model from CinC, but we prefer to buy it from GHQ.

URSS:
We also are well served here, but maybe we lack...
- 85mm AA cannon: The soviet version of the 88, and the only heavy AA disposable. We play with planes and AA house rules, so we find a big hole here for the soviet player.
- Polikarpov PO-2: The soviet basic recon plane. We use also recon plane house rules to direct the artillery (german Storch fits perfectly here), but the reds haven´t any avaible!!!
- Petlyakov Pe-2 or Tupolev TU-2: Two medium soviet bombers, something equivalent to the Stukas or better to the JU88. The Sturmoviks are great, but too light to fit the standard bomber role, while the germans have actually 4 bomber types to choose.
- Ilyushin IL-4: The soviet equivalent to the german HE 111.
- Radio truck.

ITALY:
We have not actually miniatures from this faction, but some people are thinking in to making an italian army, and they find they lack...
- Italian infantry 2: Infantry 2 type from other armies are great!!! They also want this infantry for Italy (specially with kneeling sargents and advancing soldiers with LMGs).
- Italian air force: Well, it´s difficult to face anything just with those Falcos. They need some decent fighter (maybe the Macchi M.C.200 Saetta or the Macchi M.C.202 Folgore), and some bombers (the Savoia-Marchetti S.M.79 Sparviero or the Breda BA 65, for example. Ah, and some scout planes, please.
- Radio truck.

And overall, we all agree we need CIVILIANS (occidental civilians, we mean. We need them much more than the rest). And also the Pibber accesories list are a good idea.

I think that´s all for now. See you !

[Mickel]

Allied staff cars and light trucks. Chevy 1-1/2 ton for the US infantry division, for example. Great for HQ units.
Second (or third, or twentyseventh) the winter US troops.

Mike

[kiasutha]

Anyone else want Axis mountain troops?
Maybe they could even include a few of the missing little "mountain guns"...
Hungarian, Romanian and Italian cavalry.
(though I'll accept using Germans for Hungarians)
As Mk-1 mentioned, include horse-holders; & revamp the other sets to include them.
Might be good if they were kneeling, with the horses "on the ground".
(I think I can get by with using infantry figs. for dismounted cav. troopers)
And how'bout some Russian wagons and limbers...?
Last- a "Polski-Fiat truck. They don't have a truck yet, and those got spread around pretty well too.

[pmskaar]

Here are a few things I would like to see for next year.

1. Pz III L, M, N with sideskirts for Kursk and beyond. I will add my vote with the others that have requested these.
2. U.S. MG and Mortar pack. These would include both the M1917 watercooled Browing and the M1919 aircooled version with at least 2 man crews with loaders in proper positon. Also in the pack would be 81mm Mortars with at least 2 and preferably 3 crew membes and maybe even a 4.2 inch mortar.
3. Another vote for U.S. winterized infantry for the Bulge and beyond. This should also include all the winterized support weapons as well.
4. Russian Maxim MG's and medium and heavy mortars as in #2.
5. Russian Pe-2 Bomber.
6. French artillery and AT crews. GHQ produces the guns but no crews for the French in Adrian helmets.
7. German Ju87B Stuka for the Blitzkrieg era. An 87D would also be fine but if I could only choose 1 it would be the 87B.
8 An Fw190 A-8 for ground attack.
9. An M-4 Sherman.
10. Sdkf 253 armored observation vehicle. This is basically a 250 but with enclosed top and hatch. Used for artillery spotting and for a while as a Stug section leader as well.

This is my basic wish list for next year. I tried to limit it to 10 items so that it is a true wish list and not a laundry list of everything GHQ doesn't make. I would like to see the 21st Panzer Division vehicles produced at some point. There are other aircraft that could get my vote including more Me 109's - E and F, the Me 110, the A-20 Havoc, more Italian aircraft, the Russian Po-2, more poses for Russian and German winter infantry with support weapons etc. I will leave those for next years list and see what comes up in 2011.

Pete - Binpicker, Out!

[DAK]

I second the Axis mountain troops with pack mules and mountain guns. Great idea!!

[supertsar]

I'll second some of the great ideas above + some -
American 90mm AA
Russian 85mm AA
British 3.7" AA
French 155mm Schneider (France and Poland need something heavy)
Polish trucks
French light AA