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Title: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: thedarkmaster on October 08, 2011, 04:03:37 AM
As part of my onegoing Suez ( have a look at the facebook page ) project I've done a few ground targets to flesh out the timeline, i thought i'd put a few on here see what people think. Tanks cars and lorries etc arn't really my thing and most of these are modifyed dicast but you get the idea.

Portugese Panther V ,4th Independant armoured Regiment, Bitter lakes Area , Egypt 1956/57



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Egyption IS2, unknown unit, Bitter lakess area 1957


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LVTP of the 1er REC's2e of the French Foreign Legion, supporting the french assault at Suez


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more to follow, British and French armour, British soft skins


Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: NARSES2 on October 08, 2011, 05:54:17 AM
Like the LVTP in particular
Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: thedarkmaster on October 08, 2011, 07:56:40 AM



British Landrover and French Jeep of 6th Airbourne Division ( joint unit of commonwealth and French units )


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25pdr Field gun, South Notts Hussars, Egypt 1956/58


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105mm Sherman of an unknown Foreign Legion unit . Egypt , 1956


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British Centurion 5, Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Egypt 1957


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Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: thedarkmaster on October 23, 2011, 02:04:41 AM


Soft skin vehicles , 23rd Infantry ( North Midlands ) Brigade ( TA ) Egypt 1957


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M8 greyhound, French Foreign Legion ( 2nd Bavarian kurassier ) Suez 1956


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Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: thedarkmaster on October 23, 2011, 04:24:15 AM



Centurion V, Derbyshire yeomanry, central Egypt 1957


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Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: thedarkmaster on October 23, 2011, 12:30:43 PM


More Soft skin vehicles , 23rd Infantry ( North Midlands ) Brigade ( TA ) Egypt 1957


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Soft skin support vehicles , Most major RAF airbases in the middleast 1956-58


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Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: thedarkmaster on October 23, 2011, 12:36:29 PM



Syrian T34, Border with Israel 1956-58


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Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: benskipper on December 13, 2011, 08:38:46 AM
Lovely to see homage to SNH and SRY. Well done fellow son of the Dumbles.
Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: thedarkmaster on December 13, 2011, 10:16:12 AM


was in the South Notts Hussars as a young lad
Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: Mike Wren on December 14, 2011, 05:31:49 AM
lovely set of vehicles  :tank:
Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: benskipper on December 16, 2011, 06:36:44 AM
Quote from: thedarkmaster on December 13, 2011, 10:16:12 AM


was in the South Notts Hussars as a young lad
Were you at St Mary's this year for 11.11.11?
Title: Re: Ground forces for the Empires Twilight .
Post by: thedarkmaster on December 16, 2011, 09:16:12 AM


No mate , real world and family commitments got in the way  :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
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