From: Robin Paul <Robin.Paul@t...>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 03:11:04 +0100
Subject: [SG2] chrome for ESU, and 2 truly ghastly uniforms
Another Claymore purchase- Osprey 239 "The Russian Civil War (1): The Red Army" is fascinating, and shows a shock trooper of the Army of Taman, with a single red chevron on the left sleeve, "symbolizing the Army's breaking through enemy lines" - as the Soviet Army still had a Guards Taman Division in the '90s at least, it would make a nice piece of chrome for ESU units. The same book also has the uniform of the Red Hundred (Trotsky's armoured train crew) head to toe red leather including pointy budyenovka hat, rather like a tooled-up garden gnome, shown being laughed at by other Soviet troops, and a general staff official in (gulp) black boots, scarlet breeches piped yellow, crimson tunic trimmed black and silver, and scarlet cap piped yellow. Straight out of Games Workshop, but it would make a good visible target for a SG2 scenario.