Showing posts with label North Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Korea. Show all posts

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Open request to Battlefront Miniatures: Please add North Koreans to Team Yankee! (Part 2)


MAIN BATTLE TANKS: The Korean Peoples Army Ground Force is ready to crush any opposition with armored columns of Ch'ŏnma-ho tanks. These are locally constructed based on the export version of the T-62. This series of tanks has seen constant upgrades and is so envied by the entire world that even Iran has purchased a precious few from generous and benevolent North Korean government.



LIGHT TANKS: It's hard to get respect as a bloated North Korean copy of a Chinese copy of a Soviet PT-76, but that is exactly what this bad boy does. Meet the PT-85 light tank built exclusively in the DPRK. Mounting an 85mm gun and Sagger ATGM (mounted in front of tank commander), this is the Kim family's version of a Bradley recon vehicle.



ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS: The VTT-323 (say that 3 times fast) is a license built Chinese APC. If a BMP and a BTR-60 were to get it on, this would be their offspring. The KPAGF typically arm the vehicle with a turret mounted 14.5mm gun and a co-axial 7.62mm MG. Dual 14.5mm guns is a secondary option. What makes this APC Bob Bitch'n is the optional armament that can be mounted in the back:  107mm MLRS, 82mm mortar, AT-3 Sagger or SA-7 Grail. However, with these weapon systems mounted, it seems the troops in the back are kinda screwed.


LOTS OF FUN: I hope I have convinced you that having North Koreans in Team Yankee would be a worthwhile addition, but if you are still undecided, this video should help.



Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Open request to Battlefront Miniatures: Please add North Koreans to Team Yankee! (Part 1)


LEADERSHIP: Team Yankee is all about leadership and the DPRK has the most bad ass generals around. As can be seen in this picture, some senior officers have begun wearing medals on their pants due to lack of available space on their coats.

LIGHT INFANTRY: The armed forces of the North Korean workers paradise is fully integrated and does not discriminate among the sexes. When these women are not cleaning or cooking for the men, they too are fighting imperialism. Organized into so-called 'babe-battalions' these women specialize in domestic warfare.

SPECIAL FORCES: Look at them. These boys is just special. 'nuf said!

NAVAL INFANTRY: If cuties in skirts and sailor outfits doing the goosestep floats your boat, then this should do the trick!

The foot troops alone are a great reason to add the North Koreans to Team Yankee, but wait until we start adding in their awesome Eastern bloc and domestic vehicles!