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German East Africa WW1

Posted by Fire at Will on 21 Jul 2016, 17:58

Off to a good start with my Schutztruppe. I have created two Feldkompagnien using the Hat Askaris and the MGs from the Schutztruppe box.
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I decided to keep the uniforms reasonably consistent as they might have appeared at the start of WW1
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An important component of the German forces in East Africa were the porters, who kept the forces supplied, and the local irregulars or Ruga-Ruga. Both are usefully contained in the Hat set and they will both see more action than just in East Africa.
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As well as the regular Feldkompagnien the German settlers were organised into Schützenkompagnien. They weren't as well equiped as the regulars so I have made their uniforms more varied
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As the war continued the troops of the Feld and Shutzen companies became more mixed, so depending on the exact scenario I may use either to make up the numbers.
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Posted by zulu`s 1000`s of em on 21 Jul 2016, 20:21

Cracking bit of work Will, I have had a soft spot for these figures ever since I got my hands on the test sprues, nice to see them coming to life on a table.
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Posted by Kekso on 22 Jul 2016, 13:09

Splendid. Figures look really nicely painted and based.
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Posted by Peter on 27 Jul 2016, 10:33

Wonderfull painted figures Will! :thumbup:
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