Recent content by La Rouge Beret

Great work as always @Claymore with the two builds - do you have any idea as to the colour scheme that you will paint each of them? I keep thinking about the Crusader in the desert btw.

Smashing model and I love the backstory! I get the feeling that you might have wanted to employ / use the Excalibur during your service.

I'm surprised that no-one else has thought of another benefit to a Vampire squadron or two joining the BPF. Namely, a quick climb with a few kegs under the wings and, cool beer for Jack Tar. From my experience a cool pint or two goes down a treat in the Tropics.

The impact of the British Pacific Fleet having and employing jet aircraft in the latter stages of WW 2 would be interesting. I wonder if this speeds up Naval development a few years.

I always loved the Otter and its IFV counterpart the Mammoth.

Smashing. I shall text that to my Basque friend.

Completely understand, likewise I too exercised the right of innocent passage with arrays extended to better understand whale migration patterns as part of the same oceanographic research project.

The Dingo is a good suggestion and I like the Ferret. There I was planning to use them as a precursor to the V - 22 (i.e. vertical envelopment from a commando carrier).

So I'd be looking at an underslung load at best or a recoilless armed Vespa.

Random question - does anyone know what size AFVs could have theoretically fit within the cargo hold of a Fairey Rotodyne?

That's a good looking alt armoured vehicle, how would the inclusion of the Excalibur change doctrine within the British Army or RAF Regiment?

I'm in the middle of writing it, so if you're willing to act as a beta reader and provide feedback. I'm happy to share.

What advantage would Franz Ferdinand provide to Mexico as their Emperor? As I have only read mixed reports about the man's capabilities. I really like that as a change, however it would prevent the CSA from pursuing a coast-to-coast dream. Although, it is likely to be greeted with a grunt by...

She's not winning any beauty prizes either! What changes would need to occur, so that the armament could achieve a higher elevation & faster traverse speed?

Presumably the Skink would still find a role providing suppressive fire for infantry attacks during WW 2, much like the role performed by the ZSU-23-4 Shilkas in more recent conflicts. Come to think of it, I wonder how a few of these vehicles could have helped the UN forces during the human...