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German & Russian weapons pack contents
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:48 pm
by kiasutha
Could someone that already has them please list the contents on these?
G-515- early war light AT- I know what, but how many of each? The only thing I'm really looking for are the ATR's, unfortunately...
R-36- again, how many of what? The catalogue mentions "guns" as well as "machine guns" (what type?); what "guns" are they refering too- more ATR's maybe? Or just a listing-goof ?
Thanks for any info,
Jim R.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:05 pm
by kiasutha
hi Guys;
working on my next order, so I'm going to give this one a "bump' in case anyone has an answer...
Jim R.
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:08 am
by Timothy OConnor
Jim,
I would call GHQ directly for a quick answer. When I've called they've always been very, very helpful. I can't think of a more customer centric game company out there.
Tim
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:04 am
by Gort
Jim
I can't help you with G515, but I did purchase R36 some years back. If the packaging has remained the same then the contents are: 6 x Maxim MG, 4 x 82mm Mortar, and 2 x 120mm Mortar. Each consists of the weapon and its four man crew cast as a single unit. These are in true 1/285, ie in scale with the vehicles and much smaller than the individual infantry. The russians are sculpted as wearing greatcoats and fish fur hats.
regards
Steve
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:08 am
by kiasutha
Tim:
Thanks for the reply; you are probably quite right about that.
They've always been very helpful when I've written about other things.
Steve:
Many thanks for the info. I suspect it is probably the same, or we'd have a new photo with the listing by now. Appreciate your help.
Jim R.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:41 pm
by Donald M. Scheef
Gort,
I'm sorry if this is a silly question, but what is "fish fur" - is this a misprint or a common name for the Russian cold-weather head wear?
D. Scheef
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:08 pm
by Gort
Don
The proper name for the hat is ushanka. The term "fish fur" was coined by the troops who received the versions made with synthetic fur. The version made with real fur was generally only issued to arctic service units. The Red Army was just too large to issue ushankas made with real fur on a massive scale, hence most troops were issued with the synthetic fur versions. Fish fur = not from any recognizable animal; ie fake.
regards
Steve