AHPC11: 6mm Italian Infantry

 While working away on my finale entry, I did manage to complete some small sideprojects in the meantime.

And this one is the first of those, some 6mm infantry to bolster the ranks of the CSIR.

The models, produced by Adler, are standard italian riflemen with the occasional smg mixed amongst them, but as they are for use with the Blitzkrieg Commander rules, that doesn`t make any difference game wise.

I went for a dark olive colourscheme on them, in order to "blend in" with the dark green soil, though it doesn't really make a difference.  An infantry force facing the might of mother Russia's tank companies probably will spell disaster any way.

But that won`t mean I plan on holding the head low, as the brave carabinieri will take to the battle with panache, head up high, and a lot of galantry!

CSIR for BKC IV: first riflemen done

Slowly and surely I have begun painting on my 6mm World War 2 italians for the russian front, the CSIR (Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia).

Woefully outarmoured and underequipped to face the russian might though, this will be a mainly infantry army to take to the field of battle, mostly supported by cannons and AT rifles to try and hold off the T-34's and the likes.

To that end, I started the force with the first completed infantry riflemen squads, models made by Adler, to serve as the backbone of the force.

These 7 stands give me the option of, in theory, already go to the aimed 3000 points for the force, as you need 2 of them minimum for each full 1000 points of the list.   Though with an infantry heavy force, that will mean there will be a heap more stands to bolster the numbers.

And so the first steps are taken to facing serious opposition and how to deal with tank-iness...

Review: Adler WW2 Italian Infantry

In this short clip today, I`m taking a look at the Adler infantry for the Italians in ww2.

Molded on strips, these will be the bulk of my forces of course.

Now to get all those support weapons to go along them...