http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/ Wargaming Africa Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:24:37 GMT duckancover02 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4854 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4854 Esteemed Members, Just wondering how many people have recently used, or are currently using, an incarnation of Bolt Action Miniatures' "Ultra Simple Skirmish Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:31:16 GMT jmqtventura http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4853 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4853 Hi, Some time lurker, first post. Some of you could know me from other forums - I'm Faustnik there - and we (me and some friends of mine - Kingkarbine on this Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:35:45 GMT v_lazy_dragon http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4852 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4852 Nice find Alan! Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:56:50 GMT alan_lockhart http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4851 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4851 Some interesting pictures at www.firstbattalion.au.com/somalia.htm Alan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:51:23 GMT Laz http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4850 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4850 Good to know Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:36:55 GMT Colin K. Smith http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4849 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4849 I have to agree here. I had two Norinco 9mm Model 213 "Tokarevs" pistols (sold one to a buddy) that are "tack-drivers" -- they shot better than the Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:20:40 GMT Willis P. Dunlevey http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4848 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4848 chinese products seem to be lower quality... except for chinese weapons... (no problems with those and i own or have owned more than a few... Norinco M1A- Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:13:33 GMT Laz http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4847 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4847 ... Is it 2/3 the quality too? All the Chinese made products I've owned that have self destructed makes it seem reasonable. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:44:33 GMT troopie http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4846 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4846 SLRs IIRC.  And they wore billed caps,  again if I remember right.  I was in Zambia again in the 90s on business and few soldiers I saw then wore Eastbloc Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:42:24 GMT Colin K. Smith http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4845 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4845 Well, don't know if this helps, but here is a 2006 photo of then Zambian President Levy Mwanwasa (who died in 2008) which shows the Honour Guard clearly Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:30:35 GMT dawnieandave http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4844 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4844 Hello, I am looking at 1970's Zambians. Mostly as a 3rd force for a scenario centered around operation bastile the SAS landrover raid into Lusaka. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:09:58 GMT Colin K. Smith http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4843 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4843 I think the big question here is, "When?" If you are talking about currently, most African Countries use Eastern Bloc equipment (most of it coming from China Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:51:07 GMT dawnieandave http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4842 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4842 thanks alot troopie that is kinda what I was thinking except I assumed it was a British /South African style boonie hat. Do you happen to know if they used Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:55:49 GMT troopie http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4841 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4841 From my memories of seeing them, now more than thirty years old, think tropical British with billed caps.   troopie Honor supra omnia ... From: dawnieandave Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:27:37 GMT dawnieandave http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4840 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wargaming_Africa/message/4840 Hi all, just started up on my Rhodesian project again and was wondering if anyone had any info on Zambian army uniforms? I'm rereading Barbara Cole's book on