Yad Mordechai/Deir Suneid

jony663 writes:

I have wanted to do this sceanaro for a while. It will just take a lot of Egyptian miniatures.

By the way the farm is still in operation and I love it's honey.
Jon

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Another episode of Identity That Figure!

combatpainter has been watching some documentaries lately set in the Western Desert, and was inspired to create this...

Editor in Chief Bill locates some hard-to-find military toys at the dollar store.

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30 May 2008	page first published

sargonII, traveling in the Middle East, writes:

Scenario for an ambush, and convoy in the Negev in March of 1948:

Route:: Main highway, and then secondary road to Nir'am.
Intell:: Enemy gathering in local villages. Mines and ambushes are being prepared.
Enemy:: Size unknown
Israeli:: 4 armoured cars, each with 1 squad; 10 trucks, 2 radios, and 2 fuel trucks
Organization:: 1 AC in front, 2 AC in middle, 1 AC in rear
Start:: Rehovot 0215. 2 fuel trucks joined at this time.
Terrain:: Desert, with some bridges over wadis, vegetation near water, fields, and villages. Culverts along the roads.

The Six Days of Yad-Mordechai by M Larkin
Genesis 1948, The First Arab-Israeli War by Dan Kurzman