Frankss | 14 Dec 2015 9:01 a.m. PST |
Trying to learn a bit about East Africa 1940 1941. Read that French Somalia had some tanks against Italians. But no where was I able tofind out what type if tanks or numbers. Would suspect FT 17 but only a guess on my part. Can anyone enlighten me plus give me any reference to books in English. Thinking of gaming the period in 28 mm. Ordered books on British Commonwealth against Italy but curious about the French |
Who asked this joker | 14 Dec 2015 9:17 a.m. PST |
Most online sources seem to list Syria and North Africa. Silent about Somalia (Somaliland). It does seem to me that such a widely exported tank would have found its way to the Somalian arsenal. |
Black Cavalier | 14 Dec 2015 10:49 a.m. PST |
Too Fat Lardies has an excellent supplement for the WW2 East African campaign. link It has 23 scenarios, plus a separate section on the air war & a campaign for that. & the supplement generic enough it could be used for most rules. There's only 1 scenario between the French & Italians, since the French withdrew early in the campaign. The scenario uses FT-18 tanks. |
Frankss | 14 Dec 2015 11:58 a.m. PST |
I found that it was a company of tanks. |
lou passejaire | 14 Dec 2015 11:59 a.m. PST |
in French Somalia you have : The Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment a Tank Company with 15 Renault FT tanks ( 10 MG tanks and 5 37mm gun tanks ) 6 armored cars ( old WW1 white, and citroen kegresse M23 ) a mountain 75mm battery and some source give 2 75mm batteries … there were quite few actions before the armistice … here is the citroen kegresse M23 :
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lou passejaire | 14 Dec 2015 12:01 p.m. PST |
if you want to play some east africa actions with french, you can play Free French in Erytrea |
Frankss | 14 Dec 2015 12:47 p.m. PST |
Thank You Looking at Perry Senegaleese.. |
lou passejaire | 14 Dec 2015 12:50 p.m. PST |
perfect for the Somalia … you can even mix some perry french with sun helmet as sailors ( there were sailors in somalia ) |
ITALWARS | 14 Dec 2015 12:59 p.m. PST |
a BTg unit of the French Foreign Legion participated at the battle of Keren or Amba Alagi..or both..cannot rember…but no mention at all of tanks/vehicles |
Mobius | 14 Dec 2015 3:08 p.m. PST |
It's pronounced Somua tanks. |
lou passejaire | 14 Dec 2015 5:02 p.m. PST |
there were not Free French Tanks in Erytrea … the H39 were still in Gabon … |
79thPA | 14 Dec 2015 9:44 p.m. PST |
This says the French had 7,000 (mostly colonial) troops in Somalia. link |
Brownbear | 15 Dec 2015 8:12 a.m. PST |
I like the citroen AC. Does anyone make this? |
79thPA | 15 Dec 2015 11:13 a.m. PST |
To me, the Schneider P16 is close enough for government work. Battlefront makes on in 15mm, Early War Miniatures makes one in 20mm, and Warlord makes one in 28mm. |