Thanks, Britian, for the Antitank Weapon

French Forces of the Interior (FFI) members, Jean and Louis-Erik, form the heavy weapons team of their guerilla cell in South-Eastern France. As such they carry a large load of weapons and ammo.

Their most powerful weapon is a British "Projectile Infantry Antitank (PIAT) launcher, that was included in the latest airdrop from the British. As useful at taking out fortified positions as it is at tackling German armour, the PIAT is a valuable addition to their cell's firepower.

 As the rest of their weapons are captured Axis equipment (a MP 40 SMG, an Italian Bolero 1889 pistol and stick grenades) resupply of ammo and spare parts is haphazard at best. Maybe the next supply drop will include more British weapons and ammo.

Jean and Louis-Erik are kit-bashed pieces I created and painted over the weekend.

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

Two members of the French Resistance, Gabriel and Lucien, have learned to use whatever weapons they have captured from the hated Nazi invaders.

In this case, Lucien has mastered the use of the MG-34 general purpose machine gun. While his assistant, Gabriel has the always reliable Mauser Karabiner 98k. 

As a light machinegun team, the two guerillas bring a lot of firepower to any raid on the Germans that they join. After a successful attack they will loot the dead for more weapons and ammunition, therefore using their hated enemies' own weapons to aid French resistance. Vive la France!

Lucien and Gabriel are two plastic kit bashed pieces I put together and painted this weekend. 

Thorn in the Side, somewhere in France Fall 1944

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Date line September 1944, somewhere in Southern France

Our intrepid reporter "RJ" took this action photo of a raid by French partisans somewhere behind the lines in Sothern France. The raiders went by nick names rather than their actual name for obvious reasons. Left to right "Jock," "Algieres," "Dockman" & "Trigger." The mission-destroy captured Allied equipment like the M3 halftrack in the rear of the photo.  The mission was a success with no loses to the raiders who are anxious to keep being a thorn in the side of the enemy until they are driven from France.

The pieces:  

The pieces are all plastic. The partisans are from Atlantic that I painted earlier this week. 

 

Partisan Vrom Start to Finish Part II

Finished and ready for combat, left to right Jean with the Colt .45Andre with the rifle, Marcel with the Potato Masher, Pierre in back with a Grease Gun and Louis with a captured MP-40. 

Partisan all, with the fury for revenge and the bravery to continue the fight against the invaders.

A fast raid and then disappear to await the next mission until a final victory is achieved.
 

Joined by Rene, Jeter and "Cowboy" (For more info see: World Historyprof: We Are Not Defeated Yet!), the eight-man cell is ready "Vive la France!"

               All are plastic, I finished five last night and three last week. 

Partisans from Start to Finish Part I

I decided to try painting some Wargames Atlantic World War Two figures, Partisans to be exact.

Here we have four bodies with a choice of weapons arms heads and a few accessories.

Four men now ready for priming. Two rifles, a colt .45, Potato Masher, Grease Gun and Sten gun make up the weapons.

 Bases covered with sand, bodies and weapons primed. Tomorrow, the end results.

 

We Are Not Defeated Yet!

Throughout occupied Europe, groups of partisans refused to give up the fight against the invaders.

Here is such a group, no uniforms, armed with whatever weapons they can gather together. 

The leader, "Rene," with his 1909 Mauser machine pistol, directs the raid. "Jeter" is ready to start the action with his "potato masher" grenade. While "Cowboy" will use his Bren Gun to lay down cover fire.

These are plastic pieces from Atlantic's "Partisans (1): French Resistance" that I painted last night.