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10mm DAK Western Desert force

 I miss my never victorious DAK from Flames of War days, so with the release of the new Pendraken Panzer IIIs I thought it was time to rebuild in 10mm.

Extra hit/wound markers (will also be used for the desert Mahdist stuff)

German platoon command stands for 'other' rules sets


Back view



 
Two company commanders for Western Desert DAK forces

Together

Top view


Back view


Busy here!

Hope Y service are listening in!


What's on the map?

Styler and Kublewagon transports

Not sure a swimming car will help here...

 
Rommel - if you are going to have a level 10 CiC in BKCIV, might as well have a good one!

Since I have sorted the overspill onto his hat brim...  At wits' end Silly

Good grief!


Passenger


Extra radio operator


Top view

 DAK nearly to a stage where I am happy to call them done (HQ/Spotters to do, plus when Panzer IIs come out, plus...)


HMG platoons


One facing the wrong way!


I sculpted the sandbags in a moment of boredom


They're not perfect, but they work from 3 feet away!



 
Panzer IIIJs





 
EXTERMINate... oops!


What's that over there?


Panzer IVDs






PAK38 stand




Transports

BMW sidecar combinations, another classic DAK image


Should they all have anti-tank rifles or are the MG34s??


Brum brum!


Hannomags






Portze Trucks




9 stands of DAK infantry with added MG34 and Anti-tank rifles


Top view to show anti-tank rifles.


Battalion assault?


Hmm.. FOCUS!


Back view


Mortars


They're in there somewhere!


Oh, there they are!


PAK36s


Two to a base was much better, one just got lost!


Come on then Tommy!

 

Three more panzers completed, a J and 2 F/G/H, two older tanks in emergancy smear, The J in the proper DAK camo colours.






Quite like the back view


Top view


And a ubiquitous Opel Blitz




What's it carrying? Maybe the Arc?

 

Two Sd.Kfz. 222 - nothing says recon quite like it!


Must be something out there!


Brumbrum...


Pootpoot!

 

Starting with...

Panzer IIIF - early in the desert campaign, camo was literally mud slapped onto field grey tanks, so weathering was an issue!


















Sd.Kfz. 231 8 rad - love these insane vehicles, had to buy more of these.








"What's over here!"


"Oh hellllooo!"



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  1. N. E. Pete27 October 2021 at 04:06

    Nice! That 8-Rad looks like an SDKFZ 234 rather than a 231 (the full length mud guards are the most visible give-away). Love the infantry and MG gunners with sand bags!

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