"15mm swiss troops coldwar/modern???" Topic
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wardog | 04 Oct 2015 3:32 p.m. PST |
guys was thinking of doing scenario, Russian troops attacking through Switzerland, but what do I use for swiss infantry 15mm for either coldwar or modern battle ,haven't decided which timeframe I will go with |
Mako11 | 04 Oct 2015 4:18 p.m. PST |
I suspect you'll need to narrow that down a bit, to determine the appropriate weaponry. IIRC, the SIGs look a lot like the G3s. Not sure what uniforms they wore, but have a sneaking suspicion they may look like American, or West German ones. Probably US M1 helmets at some point, too. |
Mako11 | 04 Oct 2015 7:18 p.m. PST |
Here's a start: link Ultra-modern looks a lot like (and probably are) US uniforms and Fritz helmets, with what look very, very similar to the West German, G3 rifles. So, I think you can use late, Cold War West Germans for the Swiss, from 1985, or so, onwards. Here are some links to pics of their uniforms, from the 1970s. Helmets look like US M1s to me, and their camo is interesting, with lots of red in it, at least for some troops: link You'll need to read the captions, or actually click on the sites, to see if the really are Swiss, or for the time period you're looking for. Just add 1960s, 1970s, 1980s to your searches, as desired. |
Jemima Fawr | 04 Oct 2015 10:02 p.m. PST |
There was an excellent article on the cold war Swiss army in Wargames Illustrated 41 or thereabouts. The article only discussed 1/300th models and conversions, though the info on organisation and equipment was excellent. |
Gennorm | 05 Oct 2015 12:07 a.m. PST |
One interesting snippet about the Swiss Army was that it had bicycle-mounted infantry until the 1990s. |
Mako11 | 05 Oct 2015 2:25 a.m. PST |
They might still have them now. I seem to recall someone posting an article several years back about a "new" military bicycle model for the Swiss troops. |
Royston Papworth | 05 Oct 2015 4:14 a.m. PST |
Jemima, wasn't that Miniature Wargames? I am sure it was in one of the first issues I bought. |
Jemima Fawr | 05 Oct 2015 4:19 a.m. PST |
Sorry, yes it was Miniature Wargames. It was the first issue I ever bought. |
per ardua | 06 Oct 2015 2:24 p.m. PST |
They still had bicycles in 1999 when I deployed on them. |
Buckeye AKA Darryl | 01 May 2017 3:09 p.m. PST |
That Stgw 90 is kinda unique, but perhaps a G36 is close? |
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