{"id":4913,"date":"2016-04-17T11:20:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T11:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=4913"},"modified":"2016-04-17T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T11:20:25","slug":"first-battalion-of-10mm-science-fiction-infantry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=4913","title":{"rendered":"First Battalion of 10mm Science Fiction Infantry"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Newly<\/a>
Newly completed infantry battalion with four "line" companies and a heavy weapons company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After some yard work and running a few errands, I completed my first battalion of 10mm infantry for Look, Sarge, No Charts: Near Future and Science Fiction<\/em>. \u00a0This battalion was made of Dropzone Commander<\/em> infantry of different types. \u00a0For this battalion I was considering either three companies of four platoons or four companies of three platoons. \u00a0I decided on the latter and added a heavy weapons company.<\/p>\n

\"Recon<\/a>
Recon platoon for the infantry battalion that is a battalion-level asset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The battalion also has a light reconnaissance platoon at the battalion level not shown in the previous picture. \u00a0These, I think , were from a clicky base game, and I found them in the Flea Market at Cold Wars last March.<\/p>\n

This battalion is painted in khaki with olive helmets. \u00a0As with the tank battalions, each infantry battalion will have a slightly different paint scheme to make it easier for players to distinguish them on the tabletop.<\/p>\n

\"Four<\/a>
Four independent companies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to the full infantry battalion, I also painted some independent companies that will be assigned to battalions from division or brigade. \u00a0Note that these are in a different paint scheme from the infantry battalion. \u00a0The independent companies are in a basic olive green scheme with slightly different colored helmets.<\/p>\n

\"Heavy<\/a>
Heavy assault company with heavily armored infantry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a very heavy assault company. \u00a0I see brigade attaching this company to a battalion that must force a breach in enemy lines or assault an urban area. \u00a0These guys will be somewhat slow, but have a lot of firepower and be difficult to kill.<\/p>\n

\"Heavy<\/a>
Heavy weapons company with some sort of rocket launchers and some sort of heavy gun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is some sort of heavy weapons company. \u00a0I haven’t decided what these weapons will be just yet. \u00a0The rocket battery in the back will likely act as artillery, and I am thinking of the heavy cannon in the front being some sort of heavy anti-tank weapon, but it might end up as some sort of artillery as well. \u00a0Who knows?<\/p>\n

\"Heavy<\/a>
Heavy infantry company (there are two of these) with power armor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made two companies of these heavy infantry. \u00a0They would be attached to a battalion that is the main effort to bolster their combat power.<\/p>\n

\"Recon<\/a>
Recon platoons that are intended to be assigned to battalions to augment their organic reconnaissance capabilities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These will either be a set of recon platoons that can be assigned in penny packets to battalions that need them or deployed as a screening force on the flanks of the main effort. \u00a0The rocket launchers give them some ability to hold off enemy armor, while the chain guns are terrific against enemy infantry.<\/p>\n

Today I am shifting gears away from 10mm. \u00a0The weather is nice, so I am going to break out the airbrush in the back yard. \u00a0I have five German 1:48 vehicles for Combat Patrol (a Hetzer, three halftracks, and a truck) that have been base coated in desert yellow but now need the 1944 brown and green camouflage air brushed on them. \u00a0It has been quite a while since I have used an airbrush, and in the past I have done it with Humbrol oils, so I am somewhat apprehensive about getting the consistency of acrylics correct for this project. \u00a0I hope that they will look good enough to post some pictures this evening. \u00a0 I will be using this as my pattern.<\/p>\n

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