Team Yankee Iron Maiden Intercontinental Launch Blog

Iron Maiden may be about the British forces, but that does not mean we are not just as excited over here in the US. Over the next few hours you can take a look at what we have been up to.

hings are already underway at Borderlands SC

This weekend general manager John Matthews is back in the US office, and he challenged the guys there to a Chieftain assembly race as well.

Have a look at this great job Legions Hobbies & Games did on their give away Iron Maiden army!

Have a look at this great job Legions Hobbies & Games did on their give away Iron Maiden army!

Lonnie's Lynx Airmobile Company
With Lonnie Mullins
While it’s true that I’m still in the middle of finishing up my first 100 points of West Germans for Team Yankee, I must admit that I’ve been secretly squirrelling away Lynx Helicopter sprues for an Airmobile Company ever since I laid eyes on Iron Maiden a month or so ago.

You see, I’m a product of the Cold War. I grew up watching the Vietnam War reported on the nightly news, had friends go off to battle in both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and I’ve been fascinated with loads of helicopters delivering battle-hardened troops to the sharp end ever since. So, with that being said, if I were in command of a unit of the Gordon Highlanders – or, in this case, Mullins’ Marauders – here’s what I’d field for my 100-points:
Lynx Airmobile Company HQ
1 x SLR Rifle Team
2 x GPMG SF teams

3 points
Lynx Airmobile Platoon
4 x GPMG teams
3 x Milan missile teams
1 x 2” mortar team
3 x Lynx Helicopters

7 points

Lynx Airmobile Platoon
4 x GPMG teams
3 x Milan missile teams
1 x 2” mortar team
3 x Lynx Helicopters

7 points

Lynx Milan Platoon
8 x Milan missile teams
3 x Lynx Helicopters

11 points

Support Units
TOW Lynx Helarm Flight
4 x TOW Lynx
12 points
TOW Lynx Helarm Flight
4 x TOW Lynx
12 points
Lynx Airmobile Platoon
4 x GPMG teams
3 x Milan missile teams
1 x 2” mortar team
3 x Lynx Helicopters

7 points

M109 Field Battery
8 x M109 SP Howitzers
20 points
Tracked Rapier SAM Section
4 x Tracked Rapiers
6 points
Scorpion Recce Troop
4 x Scorpions
4 points
4 x FV432 FOO 1 point
Total 90 points
Just the idea of having 20 helicopters in my force sounds awesome! There’s more than enough Milan teams to deal with enemy armor. Add to the force some heavy artillery to eat away at enemy infantry with SAM batteries protecting them and a small harassing unit of scouts makes me drool (or maybe that’s just because I’m old). Once I finish off my West Germans, I know what I’ll be doing next!

Texas Toy Soldier is ready to go and try out the new Iron Maiden army!

And the battles are underway at Game Time Miniatures, good luck lads!

Showcase Comics went all out for this one, not only are they giving away a Iron Maiden army but free Bratts to go with the Brattie wagons!

So, after having a quick look at the Iron Maiden army book – and even more importantly, the lists – I realized I would need to alter my existing Soviet army to deal with these pesky Brits. With the versatility in the Iron Maiden book, I wanted to maximize the number of units and therefore shots against the armies I would soon be facing.

I’ve heard tales of this fabled Soviet force consisting mostly of motor riffle companies with a few support pieces. So i sat down and crunched some numbers, came up with the army list based on the motor riffle battalion and sequestered myself to my man cave for a few evenings to get this all painted and ready for battle.

Here’s my first 50 points:

BMP Motor Rifle Battalion HQ
1 x AK-74 team
1 x BMP-1

1 point
BMP-1 Motor Rifle Company
10 x AK-74 teams
9 x RPG-7 teams
2 x PKM LMG teams
12 x BMP-1s

19 points

BMP-2 Motor Rifle Company
10 x AK-74 teams
9 x RPG-7 teams
2 x PKM LMG teams
12 x BMP-2s

24 points

SA-13 Gopher Sam Platoon
2 x SA-13 Gopher Sam Platoon
2 points

BMP-1 Recon Platoon
4 x BMP-1
4 points
Total 50 points
Although a little labour intensive to get on the battlefield, for a mere 50 points I am getting 17 BMP-1s in my battalion and 12 BMP-2s. With these I can deal with the Air Mobile and Helarm element using their anti-helicopter ability. On top of that, between the Sagger and Spandrel missiles on my BMPs, my force’s ability to knock out Chieftains with their front armour of 17 is pretty good. My two token Gophers are added just to give me something that can also deal with the Harriers when they arrive. Oh and I almost forgot about the infantry. 43 teams with 18 RPG-7’s (good thing they’re only 12” range), 20 Ak-74s and 4 PKM LMGs.

I plan to test this army out this weekend and see if the Gophers are a good choice or if I should hide my AA element in all that infantry in the form of the Gremlin AA missile teams. Either way, I like my chances.

~ Blair.

Here's a quick look at the festivities at Games n Stuff in Glen Burnie MD, check out the great scenery and tables!

We've already looked at that great looking British army that Legions Hobbies and Games painted up for the event. Now lets see some of the actual action going on during their Iron Maiden Battleda

That's it for the Saturday coverage from the US office. We hope you have enjoyed this brief glimpse in to the US operation and what gets us excited about Team Yankee and Iron Maiden. It's time for us to hand the commander's chair back to the team in New Zealand, who should be full of energy after a good nights sleep!