February 25, 2016 by dignity
We're back with another Bolt Action model unboxing from Warlord Games.
This time it's not the German Grenadiers in their winter clothing but instead the US Infantry.
Were regular infantry equipped with musette bags for the late war?
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Yay, first post. I’m starting to wonder if Warlord timed this release with Antony Beevor’s Battle Of The Bulge book which was release relatively recently. I’ve been reading it and it’s really piqued my interest in the winter clothed Americans and Germans.
Ooh. I’m going to have to get a hold of that. Thanks for mentioning it.
IIRC the musette bag was issues to officers and RTOs who wouldn’t be able to carry a doughboy pack, but they were in a pretty high rate of supply, and fairly common even if they weren’t standard issue. One thing Justin refers to the BAR as a light machinegun, but it’s an automatic rifle. In real life the distinction isn’t too important, especially if you’re down range, but in game it makes a fair difference. Stop ragging on the M1 Carbine John! Aside from the Folding stock versions disassembling themselves under recoil t only has a poor reputation because it… Read more »
The Sten was a great house clearing weapon . My Dad said they used to cock it , throw it through the front window of the house , and duck . Nice looking figures , the US is not really my army of choice but might have to get a box and build a small winter diorama with a knocked out ersatz M-10 Panther
Musette bags were issued to paratroops, engineers, medics and officers.
Probably wouldn’t have been that hard to get a hold of one.
From what I’ve read, a lot of squads carried a Garand specifically for firing the rifle grenade. The reason being that firing grenades with these rifles would eventually damage the rifle or reduce its performance / accuracy, so one rifle was designated for this task while all other remained 100%.
On a Garand the grenade cup disabled the gas system when attached, so the high pressure blank round wouldn’t damage the action, so the rifle would become a straight pull bolt action while the launcher was in use, but firing blanks in a rifle will also fire form a ring of soot in the chamber which will interfere with seating a live round properly, and will foul the rifling in the barrel which will make the rifle less accurate. The version designed for the M1 carbine worked basically the same way, except at shorter range, and the carbine’s removable magazine… Read more »
Forget the models, just ramble, or even better “Justin @ John” pod cast
The Bow’s version of cheech and Chong?
Sorry should be “Justin & John”
@lug45 – now THERE’S an idea. 😀
nice troops.
ramble on.
I’m going to build a Early War Aussie force based on Bardia, I might pick up some of these for the great coat models, I like that they are headless, means I can chuck some tin lids on and I’m good.
If we are going to go back and forth about the proper era kit then please have the same dedication for other terms as well. The word is magazine.
Comment in regard to Justin and John not video comments.