"The trench coat and IRA fighters" Topic
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| Brennus | 30 Nov 2022 1:09 a.m. PST |
Some useful stuff here for anyone modelling the Anglo Irish war; link |
79thPA  | 30 Nov 2022 8:20 a.m. PST |
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| epturner | 30 Nov 2022 12:46 p.m. PST |
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing that. Eric |
| nnascati | 30 Nov 2022 6:17 p.m. PST |
Interesting article. Why then aren't more Irish rebellion figures modeled wearing trench coats? Looking at the Footsore range, of the twenty IRA minis made, only five are wearing trench coats. |
| Brennus | 01 Dec 2022 3:24 a.m. PST |
In defence of the footsore range, I guess a lot of IRA men and women didn't wear trench coats. A few more in the range would be nice though! |
| Bonnaught | 01 Dec 2022 4:14 p.m. PST |
I would hazard a guess that the trench-coat would be more common among flying columns composed of experienced men 'on the run' and/or operating outside their locality. A force operating locally might be more likely to have civilian attire, to more easily assemble and merge back into regular life e.g. members of the local IRA/Volunteer Companies, whether providing the main force in an ambush/barracks attack, acting as scouts, or a blocking force, or as shotgun-armed reinforcements to the main force. |
| nnascati | 02 Dec 2022 5:50 a.m. PST |
Bonnaught, that's a good point. Perhaps Footsore needs to add a Flying Column pack or two? |
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finds bridges to match the river sets.