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Capitolron said:
OK

Can we have a discussion on the AK range ??
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Fair enough- i'll take that challenge-

I am a fan of the Afrika Korps and 8TH Army. Great struggle in desert. I got away from toy soldier collecting when these sets were first coming out- a most unforgivable crime and one in which I seek forgiveness but to which I believe my soul will burn in the depths of depravity for a long time.....

So, that being said. the series looks pretty overwhelming to me. As always the quality is there in spades. I went ahead and bought Rommel in his AK uniform. I have the 10.5 cm gun in my "Top 10 to get" on the axis side of the house yet looking at my toy soldier inventory- where would I put it??

I believe that this range has too many Germans and not enough 8th.Where is the Crusader?? We have a couple different Panzers to choose from and a mean and ugly AT gun yet nearly half of the Brits are retired and/or personalities. If I could score a KC Crusader, I would take the plunge but for now, I just see the Defense Budget going in other directions....

And I have spoken to some other dealer friends of mine and they tend to agree with me- the Brits are just underepresented unfortunately.
 
I would love to see a Grant tank....The Lee has been long retired and the time is right for an updated British version...also a K/C Honey, and how about some 2 bit Italian tank or armored car...Michael
 
I agree - We do need more Armor in the AK range - this was a Big Tank War in North Africa and more Armor is needed badly.
 
I think more U.S. provided armor in British markings is clearly necessary for the 8th Army range. M3 Grants & Lees, M5 Stuart "Honeys" and M4 Shermans are a must for this range. I am sure that Andy will get to it.
 
Capitolron said:
IS THAT A CLUE - Louis ???

Have we gotten a hidden message????? :eek: :eek: :eek:
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Sorry. Not a clue, just an observation. A can state with complete honesty that I am not aware of K&C planning to release any of the three tanks I mentioned above.
 
Currahee Chris said:
Fair enough- i'll take that challenge-

I am a fan of the Afrika Korps and 8TH Army. Great struggle in desert. I got away from toy soldier collecting when these sets were first coming out- a most unforgivable crime and one in which I seek forgiveness but to which I believe my soul will burn in the depths of depravity for a long time.....

So, that being said. the series looks pretty overwhelming to me. As always the quality is there in spades. I went ahead and bought Rommel in his AK uniform. I have the 10.5 cm gun in my "Top 10 to get" on the axis side of the house yet looking at my toy soldier inventory- where would I put it??

I believe that this range has too many Germans and not enough 8th.Where is the Crusader?? We have a couple different Panzers to choose from and a mean and ugly AT gun yet nearly half of the Brits are retired and/or personalities. If I could score a KC Crusader, I would take the plunge but for now, I just see the Defense Budget going in other directions....

And I have spoken to some other dealer friends of mine and they tend to agree with me- the Brits are just underepresented unfortunately.
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Well with just a Matilda, a Vickers light tank and a 25pounder my particular Monty is totally outgunned.He will have to await reinforcements before going over to the offensive.More armour please!:)

Rob
 
Its also a great opportunity for releases of allied vehicles in
german markings or vice versa ,as from what i,ve read this
was very common in the desert as in other theatres.
Here is is an exert from My next door neighbours book regarding
his capture for those who are interested
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Captured !! I moved out in my ford 5-cwt utility vehicle 'RE' from our defensive position assuming my normal role of forward observation officer.
Lieutenant Jack Tankard one of my section commanders was with me.
I had invited him to come with me and have a 'shoot' should we encounter
the enemy.We where accompanied by a bren gun carrier for protection.
some distance to the west I observed a troop of armoured cars moving slowly
westwards away from us.They looked like ours as i had encountered similar
troops in recent days variously south african,british or indian.
As usuall I challenged them by flagsignal.They stooped and gave a flag responce.I still had some doubts about them as much allied equiptment
had fallen into the hands of the enemy following the rout of our forces at Micheli,tobruk and elsewhere.However I felt confident enough and decided to walk the half mile or so to thier position ,possibly to join up with them on
thier reconnaisance or at least interrograting them for any information they
may have about enemy positions.I came up alongside the khaki clad officer complete with pith helmit sitting on the turret.He beckonned me on but
his broken english let the cat out of the bag and I realised then i had fallen
into a trap.They immediatly closed down,turned about and firing as they went,accelerated towards my vehicle and escort who lost no time in taking of in a cloud of dust.I learned later that one of the occupants of the carrier was badly wounded in the encounter.
As for me - i took of at great speed to the flank and eventualy threw myself
into a shallow depresion and did my best to resemble a chameleon whilst i digested the daily 'donkey ****' grid referencence code. [each letter represents a number and the codes where changed daily]The germans eventualy called of thier chase and came looking for me .
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Very Cool Story !

That is one of the reasons why this AK range s popular in so many aspects - due to the type of fighting.
 
Capitolron said:
Chuck

My comments were "Tonge in Cheek" about a single British Victory alone.

I believe my views on American Troops in North Africa are well documented and know on this forum. And for your information - I am very well read on World War II - my friend.

Ron
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Ron

I was not trying to demean you. May I apologize.
 
vandilay said:
Its also a great opportunity for releases of allied vehicles in
german markings or vice versa ,as from what i,ve read this
was very common in the desert as in other theatres.
Here is is an exert from My next door neighbours book regarding
his capture for those who are interested
quote
Captured !! I moved out in my ford 5-cwt utility vehicle 'RE' from our defensive position assuming my normal role of forward observation officer.
Lieutenant Jack Tankard one of my section commanders was with me.
I had invited him to come with me and have a 'shoot' should we encounter
the enemy.We where accompanied by a bren gun carrier for protection.
some distance to the west I observed a troop of armoured cars moving slowly
westwards away from us.They looked like ours as i had encountered similar
troops in recent days variously south african,british or indian.
As usuall I challenged them by flagsignal.They stooped and gave a flag responce.I still had some doubts about them as much allied equiptment
had fallen into the hands of the enemy following the rout of our forces at Micheli,tobruk and elsewhere.However I felt confident enough and decided to walk the half mile or so to thier position ,possibly to join up with them on
thier reconnaisance or at least interrograting them for any information they
may have about enemy positions.I came up alongside the khaki clad officer complete with pith helmit sitting on the turret.He beckonned me on but
his broken english let the cat out of the bag and I realised then i had fallen
into a trap.They immediatly closed down,turned about and firing as they went,accelerated towards my vehicle and escort who lost no time in taking of in a cloud of dust.I learned later that one of the occupants of the carrier was badly wounded in the encounter.
As for me - i took of at great speed to the flank and eventualy threw myself
into a shallow depresion and did my best to resemble a chameleon whilst i digested the daily 'donkey ****' grid referencence code. [each letter represents a number and the codes where changed daily]The germans eventualy called of thier chase and came looking for me .
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Great story, thanks for posting.
 
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