SG II Alternative models

>Stuart Murray wrote:
>I would just like a few to put in with ordinary NAC models to make
>the unit look a bit different.
>
>> As an aside, how about some head variants of the NAC with berets.  I
>> know there are some NAC troops with berets but I would like so see
>> more.  Then perhaps I could field a unit or two of paras.
>
>I'd rather not have the berets. Real troops don't go into battle
>without helmets.

I can think of a number of times I've seen troops in action both in
print
and on the TV when they are not wearing helments.  A few examples off
the
top of the head are British army troops in Northern Ireland, IFOR troops
in
Bosnia, UNPROFOR troops almost anywhere, jungle troops, or paras/marines
anywhere and special forces/secret squirrel types which almost never
seem
to wear helmets.  It seems to me that there are a number of cases where
a
soldier would not want to wear a helemet, instant recognition (UN
troops,
paras etc), helmets are heavy and sweaty (jungle troops) and so on. 
Plus,
of course, I quite like painting my troops with berets, which for me was
the major reason.

>> OK so if I'm on a what I'd like to see in SG II miniatures mode here
>> is a bit of a list:
>[snip]
>> Vehicle crews with SMGs
>
>There already are generic vehicle crews in the SL range.

I forgot about those.  On looking at them it seems they are not really
dismounted troops as much as diorama type troops.  What I really meant
was
vehicle troops which were forced to dismount and fight on, light
fatigues,
light weapons etc.  I guess the SL range will do for now though.

>
>> Medics !
>
>Combat medics? or MASH types?

Combat, guys with light weapons/SMGs and medical equipment to accompany
a
platoon.

>
>> Door gunners for VTOLs
>> Light infantry for the NSL
>> Gurkas
>> Mortars and Crew
>> GMS/H ground mounts and crew
>
>How about doing some GMS/L teams first?

There are GMS/L which are hand carried, I meant the equivalent of MILAN
type teams man portable but not individual weapons.

Stuart.

Stuart Murray

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Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
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