Nod
Saw that first site the other day. The officer's "kepi" is pretty
easy, I'll just use the heads from 1870s Wurttemburgers, but the
Finnmarkslue, as you so eloquently put it, is less clear. I would
think the kepi could still be used as a base, with details built up
wit putty. The great advantage of the campaign is that a Platoon of
Norwegians would be enough for a game, as one would supplement them
with Brits and/or Frogs.
I'd be surprised if the Somua was used in the camapign, as the bulk
of the fighting happened a month before the invasion of France and
the Low Countries. Possibly it was used for policing the country
during the occupation. There were plenty used like that in France,
and the Channel islands had Char B's from memory.
Cheers
Rich
--- In Toofatlardies@..., mikeqchromeuk@a... wrote:
Aynsley,
Not too well read on the campaign - the naval conflict was one of
the most
interesting of WWII.
take a look at . looks like very
little in
the way of a set uniform - greatcoat + soft hat with ear flaps (the
Finnmarkslue) with a few in British helmets would do.
Interestingly I found a reference to the use of captured French
Somua's in
the campaign - these were seen as unsuitable for integration into
Panzer
divisions, so were pushed into service in regions such as Norway
take a look
at:
list=norway.slides
&dir=&config=&refresh=&direction=forward&scale=0&cycle=off&slide=6&
design=default&total=6
Could be some interesting scenarios - lots of small actions, and
scope for
some guerilla actions including the use of armoured trains - I know
how you
love those.
Mick
