Mad Lemmey's Painting Blog

Phillip invited me for a game of BKCIV at Leighton Buzzard Wargames Group. His mighty Kampgroup Thomaz vs the 139th Light Heavy Infantry under Lt Col Antrobus. Timeframe: Late 1941. 2000 points each. Only thing not allowed was prepared bombardments. I forgot that bit, and bought one anyway, but did not use it!Phil is a great chap, and has beautiful forces and great terrain, what is not to like? My list, this time, Antrobus has aquired the help of a squadron of Lend Lease tanks, his newly added Valentines, and the three Crusaders that he was used to. One infantry company with the veterans and the mortars had the Valentines, the other was led by Antrobus had the HMGs, the Bofurs and the four lend-lease tanks.Both had two trucks and a carrier platoon. The third command the Humber and the three Crusader tanks. No 2lbers, portee or dismounted will be used. 139th Light Heavy Infantry, in their prime, so far down the Army Order of Precidence that the retired lighthouse keepers bin emptiers f...

 Finishing off the Polish Recee company, with option to take these as Catagory A or B troops, by adding another BDRM-2 and 3 T-55s. By 1984, these are well outdated, but the Poles didn't have the cash to do anything else. Top view Boom! Off they go! My Pendraken sale purchases, Cold War Poles. Catagory C Heavy Reconnaisance Company. Main tanks will either be T-34s from my North Korean selection, or the T-55s on order from Pendraken, add another BDRM2 and they become a Cat A or B company. PT-76s, BDRM-2s, and a bunch of Poles who don't want to be there. The whole formation costs less than an Abrahams platoon! And certainly won't last as long! But at least this selection can all swim!

Lend lease tanks have arrived. A squadron of Grant/Lee tanks and a Honey/M3 Stuart Some decent guns (at last)! Camo slapped on Top view Front one is going so fast, it's blurred! Back view   Lt Col Antrobus has taken a tour of some of the more unseemly and unsaoury outskirts of Alex and found himself a company of engineers to support the 139th on their further adventures. He's also found some trucks to use. I know some of these have mixed kit. No more wire belts or minefields here "Everyone into the trucks!"   Mk III, Valentine 2lbers Reason for these is I'm fighting a slighty later Desert opponent than my Operation Crusader chums in a week or so. And let's face it, Antrobus needs all the help he can get! I went with the sandskirt version, just becasue I liked them. Off they trundle - technically, in BKCIV, not as good as a Matilda II, ...