Anarchy in the UK / Cold War scenario idea: Nuclear Convoy Ambush
Well, I have been spending too much time in front of my computer and not doing more productive things. But, I started looking back at BW Models for a possible order after Xmas. BW Models is a very specialized company for 1/76th (20mm or OO scale) vehicles for the the British military or civil sector for WWII or post-WWII (mainly post-WWII) with over 400 vehicles or trailers kits, plus a bunch more accessories and decals. If you are looking for any kind of support vehicle for your 20mm BAOR Cold War forces, this is the place to look (Link).
Mainly, I was looking for some more Northern Ireland kits that will show up as part of my Anarchy project. But looking through their catalog, I came across two kits that got me thinking of a future scenario: BW312 AEC Mammoth Major, Nuclear Weapons Transporter & BW313 Volvo FL6, Nuclear Convoy Escort Vehicle.
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| BW313 |
Sudden I had an image of a piece of art work I remember from a young teen of Spetsnaz commandoes in civilian clothing attacking a British nuclear weapons convoy on the road as WWIII was starting. So, hmmm....
Well, I am sure that I have now been tagged by several intelligence agencies for my Google searching, but I finally found what a typical British nuclear weapons convoy is supposed to look like from NukeWatch UK (Link). Needless to say, the number of vehicles is way too much for a game, so I am going to down size it for playability. Now, I need to order the vehicles and figure out a balance for the game.
Save the nukes!
Sapper
3 comments:
Interesting idea. I look forward to the Scenario.
That would be a great game- though if you're getting any (or plan to) act soon as BW models is ceasing operations in June 2014.
Cheers,
Pete.
PS- I always wanted their Honest John Launcher (like in the scenes from 'The War Game').
Model railways and Matchbox cars would be an ideal source of vehicles. Ideally you would have have a Mark II Escort somewhere
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