"Khurasan begins 15mm Yom Kippur Range" Topic

We are very pleased to release the first codes of our upcoming massive range for this pivotal war of the Cold War period, in which the Arab armies (although including Egypt, not technically an Arab country) launched an amazingly successful surprise attack on Israel, leading to a deadly duel in which the Arabs failed to regain the land lost in 1967 but acquitted themselves well all the same.  During the course of the war were such legendary struggles as the Valley of Tears and the Chinese Farm, including colossal tank battles involving over 1,000 vehicles.

The range will initially be filled out with infantry and the main armoured fighting vehicles of the armies, and will then be periodically expanded with ancillary vehicles.  

As the 40th anniversary of the war will be this October, we thought it only fitting to get the releases underway! First out are the Syrian infantry, two codes to permit you to field squads of these soldiers.

The first code contains seven unique poses of infantry riflemen with the AKM, seen above.

Above is the infantry command and squad heavy weapons code -- NCOs with AKMs, troopers carrying the RPG-7, and light machine gunners with RPD, still the dominant LMG in the Arab armies.

A squad had an NCO with an AKM, one RPG-7, one RPD, and seven AKMs, so two packs of riflemen and one pack of command and weapons will yield two full squads of Syrians.

There's also a preview on the webstore page of the third code of Syrian infantry, with company-level heavy weapons (including the dreaded "Suitcase Sagger" ATGM which devestated Israeli tank formations), and also a preview of the very-soon-to-be-released T-62 and T-55 tanks! Here's a peek at a T-62, painted as a Syrian vehicle:

Egyptian and Israeli infantry have been sculpted as well and are in the process of mouldmaking, casting and painting, and should be released in October.

Mike Broadbent has really brought the infantry to life, and we are extremely pleased with the armoured vehicles as well.  

The Syrian infantry codes are available now, at the link below.  Happy gaming!

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Wonderful miniatures.
I have almost no knowledge of this conflict, I need to acquire some good books and start playing.

Magnificent miniatures as always. Tempting but I think my wife might kill me if I buy anymore lead. She's been eyeing my rifle collection lately when I get a package from UPS. (Just a joke, don't go calling the cops.)

Lucky for you, I use the post office instead!

Just ordered. Beautiful minis the best in 15mm.Love to see Syrian commandos in the "Ridgway" caps. Make great Cubans as well.

Very nice – I just can't start another period at this point until I get some previous stuff painted up. The wife is about ready to kill me as it stands now!

Sundance, you and I should invest in bullet proof vests. We can melt down some of the figures we don't use and wear that.

This is really good news!

I can't wait…

My very first order from Khurasan is placed. I am looking forward to many more in the future. These look fantastic.
Dennis

Of course you would release this when I am flat broke! Great stuff as always. I think you have some winners here Jon.

Going to wait thirty days until I'm in the US for a spell, then postage will be cheaper! And, perhaps more will be released by then.

Duck

Outstanding!

Just order a bunch of them. Now just waiting for the T-55's, Centurions and IDF troops.

Gary

I don't know much about this war although I do remember a facinating BBC documentary on how the Egyptians outsmarted the Israelis by using fire hoses to breach the enormous sand berm that the Israelis had constructed along the Suez Canal. The Israelis were convinced that it would take four or five days for the Egyptians to dig/blast a gap big enough for vehicles but the Egyptians used water from the canal and high powered fire pumps to create a series of gaps in a matter of hours. Totally trashed the Israeli battle plans--although they recovered nicely in the end :)

Biggest reason to buy resin and plastic is when the wife melts them down for bullets, they don't hurt so much.

Great additions to the line up. There seems to be a lot of room to offer minis for the 70s/80s to fill both the gaming of real regional conflicts and Cold War Gone Hot type speculative games.

"Totally trashed the Israeli battle plans--although they recovered nicely in the end :)"-----think a little airlift we did had a little something to do with that!!! :-D

and just intime for fate of a nation!

I hope Iran – Iraq war gets the same treatment in the future.

I second that!

@ ScottWashburn,
Recommend the Sunday Times Insight Team book, 'The Yom Kippur War'. Good analysis, easy to follow history, including the air war and the progressive counter/counter measures delivered to both sides by the USA/Soviet Union.

Does anyone know if these could be used for 1980's Iraqis for the Iran-Iraq war?

I don't know much about this war although I do remember a facinating BBC documentary on how the Egyptians outsmarted the Israelis by using fire hoses to breach the enormous sand berm that the Israelis had constructed along the Suez Canal.

I vaguely remember that, too.

Between Flames covering the 1967 engagement and Khurasan covering 1973, we're getting spoiled for choices!

I seem to remember some photos of Iraqis from the Iran-Iraq War in US style M1 type helmets along with Soviet helmets. There are probably some useful YouTube videos on that war.