GHQ Cold War Model Requests

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:03 am

With the advent of Team Yankee by Battlefront there is a renewed interest in the Cold War and the equipment of that era. I know some of you are already getting your 1/285th stuff ready to go to play this set of rules using GHQ products.
For me, I am very interested in the era, having served as CO of an M60A3 tank company in the mid-80's before my unit transitioned to M-1s in 1985. I admit that I will probably not be using the Battlefront Team Yankee rules but FFOT3 which I do enjoy with my micro armor models.

We know that GHQ makes lots of models for the general period and overall has done very well to cover the late Cold War period. I do think that there are still some gaps that need to be filled, particularly for periods before the mid-80s.
I am interested in doing some scenarios for the 70s and quite possibly the 50s and 60s as well. There were several potential situations where things could have gone hot.

Here is a list of some equipment and infantry I would like to see GHQ produce to fill out some of these gaps.

1. U.S. Infantry from say late 1960s through 1970s. These would have steel pots as opposed to "Fritz" helmets which my unit received in 1984. The support weapons could include dismounted TOWs as well as Dragons. The Vietnam infantry is not quite right for Central Europe.

2. British infantry from the 70s - 80s. The current ones I think are too modern for this period.

3. A new ZSU-57/2 for the Russians. The current model needs an update.

4. Russian infantry from 1960s -70s . Would include infantry in boots and Sagger missiles. The current Russian infantry I believe are good for 1980's?

5. M60A2.

6. A new M114 model.

7. Conqueror.

8. M103.

9. Chapparel. Common ADA missile.

10. BRDM-1. GHQ used to make this.

11. Arab and Israeli infantry for 67 and 73. While not technically the Cold War gone hot in Europe, it would be nice to get some infantry for this as well.

What would you like to see GHQ produce for the 1950 - 1989 era?

Pete

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:07 am

I would love to see 5, 6, 7, and 8 as well.

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:08 am

Sorry about the double post. Delete this please.

SKeeM · Post by **SKeeM** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:19 am

My vote would be for 5, 9 and 10.

piersyf · Post by **piersyf** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:49 am

Given the scale, would Australian infantry for Vietnam be close enough to British infantry of the 1970's? Probably not for Europe...

US Vietnam figures are nothing like Australians at the time. For one, we almost never wore helmets. UK troops in the tropics were very much like Australian kit. Or vice versa...

Personally I'd also like to see the WW2 'Aussies' done in long pants. Later Pacific war, Korea... we didn't run around in shorts all the time...

BTW, has anyone noticed the ISIS infantry figures would also make great NK commandos... or ninjas!

6mmwargaming · Post by **6mmwargaming** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 5:51 am

We definitely need some good cold war infantry - US, Soviet (can be used as Arabs and some WARPAC), Brits, French, German, Dutch and so forth. That is most glaring omission in GHQs ranges.

Cheers
Kieran

Begemot · Post by **Begemot** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:02 am

Great list of items Mr. Skaar. I would like to see all of them, but particularly items #1 and #4 (American and Soviet infantry). I hope the renewed interest in the Cold War period encourages GHQ to take addressing your list into serious consideration.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:16 am

1. MBT 70, but with a 120mm gun to make it more viable. The 152mm round and the Shillelegh just didn't work out, and I feel strongly tank would have been regunned. I'd ask for an armor mod to Chobham armor, too, but that would make the work a little too complicated. The 120mm gun is enough.