As noted by Michael Murphy, some time ago, the 95/20 appearing in the game should not be a transport unit. Firstly the type 95 light reconnaissance car only holds 3 people. This makes it useful for transporting leaders, but little else. In the game, it mounts some sort of weapon, probably the Model 97 antitank rifle. Finally, it is a 2 step unit. As such I have made replacement counters, featuring the gun armed, wheeled reconnaissance vehicle NATO reference.
Thanks guys. It's nice to be appreciated. I have sort of gotten into habit of making counters when ever I want them. I'm usually quite happy to share.
Actually when I was reading articles on the Type 95 car, I didn't see weapons mounted on any of them or find references to weapons being mounted. The 20mm ATR just seemed to be a reasonable guess.
(03-12-2013, 11:20 AM)plloyd1010 Wrote: Thanks guys. It's nice to be appreciated. I have sort of gotten into habit of making counters when ever I want them. I'm usually quite happy to share.
Actually when I was reading articles on the Type 95 car, I didn't see weapons mounted on any of them or find references to weapons being mounted. The 20mm ATR just seemed to be a reasonable guess.
Peter
At one time I had an image of one but that was back in 2010 on my long gone old computer.
But one of my sources stated this:
The last of Japan's paratroopers
Some months later another airborne raid on the Okinawa airfields wa planned. This time it was intended to airlift 12 types 95 light trucks armed with a 2cm type 98 machine cannons, by bomber-towed Ku-8 gliders.
As you know, the Japanese surrendered before the scheduled operation.
So Type 98s are the "automatic cannon" in the description. Even without the most of the support hardware, that leaves 5-600 lbs, easily. That is a lot of extra weight for such a small frame and engine. Still these are the same people who built 9mostly) a submarine aircraft carrier, and tried to bomb the U.S. with incendiary weather balloons, among other weird ideas. I can certainly believe they would try. I do have doubts as to then surviving the landing or holding up in combat, but thinking like that takes the fun out of the scenario.
Do you think I should redo them in the IJA airborne color? I probably will anyway.
(03-12-2013, 12:51 PM)JayTownsend Wrote: Hopefully these will be my last home-made counters I ever have to make.
Something I have been working on should take care of most of the PG needs this year.
Licensed IJA versions of the Maus, for use against Godzilla, or the U.S. Marines, whichever storms the Kanto Plain first??? Curious minds want to know, Jay.
(03-12-2013, 12:51 PM)JayTownsend Wrote: Hopefully these will be my last home-made counters I ever have to make.
Something I have been working on should take care of most of the PG needs this year.
Licensed IJA versions of the Maus, for use against Godzilla, or the U.S. Marines, whichever storms the Kanto Plain first??? Curious minds want to know, Jay.
Did you see the currently Gold-Club? That should help.
