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I did some digging, and it looks like the smoke discharger/box combo is for the USFK M48A5's used by the US in Korea. The ROK M48's have smoke dischargers but not the attached ammo box. The US M48's also look like they had M2 .50 cals on the Urdan cupola vs the ARNG/reserve tanks stateside that just used the M60D's and did not mount the smoke dischargers. I have not been able to pin down a transition date for the M48A5 being replaced by M60A3's in Korea. I didn't get there till 91 and they had already transitioned to M1A1s.

I do like that the range finder peices are separate with the little inlet. The M60 kit doesnt have the detail, making it harder to paint in the range finder lenses.

As always: great review 🥳🥳🥳 interesting, that you still use standard plastic glue and not the extra thin cement. I evaluate it as a gamechanger because you can simply put the parts together and then apply the thin cement with no residue on the model 🎉 looking foward to your next review👍👍👍

Thanks for the video. FUBAR may be slightly harsh for VDV Afgantsy. Sure, only 6 teams per platoon, but hit on 4+, the same as W. Germans - also 6 teams per platoon and hit on 4+. But the VDV have a better counterattack of 3+, have RPG-7VRs, etc. Also, I'm not sure whether Defend stance was considered when ranking. Then RDFs, upgraded Bradleys and BMP-3s are less useful since they have FA4+ and usually need to be in Reserves.

Wheely good

What models are you using for the Blackhawks?

I don't play Team Yankee (yet) but when I see that it's a tier list video...

I wonder, if Mike will ever have a decent camera ... oh well. To be fair i mostly treat this as a podcast anyway. Like always i enjoy your rambelings. - Also just looking at the stupid ASU 85, i have to wonder, why we havent seen a plastic PT-76...

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Excellent review😀😀😀 Very thorough and detailed analysis with a very good visualization. 👍👍👍The uniform comparison with the real ones was very helpful👏👏👏

"There is no way to get PKM machine guns..." false. Team Yankee is ostensibly a (alt)historical game. They dot pay royalties to general dynamics when you buy a box of BFVs. There is nothing whatever stopping you from getting PKMs by the armful from old glory, QRF, empress, or literally anyone else that makes 15mm cold war figures.

Thanks for the review Lee! Very good to have the painted infantry to actually show what you can do with them

Great review!!!

Both sets look pretty awesome.

I needed to grab some more soviet infantry so I am glad I waited.

As an East German player, they were just punching bags. Switched to American and only have to deal wirh shitty morale. Good switch. Warpac blows ass.

I think I’ll still get the box, but play in the 1980s timeframe. Even with the incorrect version of the cobra the rest of the is bang for the buck.

I ordered both the USMC & Soviet box, while i only want the BMPs and Infantry, the discount is enough to pick them over individual boxes. For a while i considered pushing back the BMPs, but the bonus sprue was enough to buy them now and build them later. Iirc i mentioned this before, but even i got one, the Soviet box is a slight miss, mostly due to the tanks and the aircraft. To be honest, i am no fan of aircraft and helicopters in the boxes. Of course i know they are an important part of the game, but i think most boxes would be better without them, either making them cheaper or adding a few other models. But now to the USMC rifle company, overall i like this. When i read the instructions and read the bit about leaving the UH-1s in reserve i had to chuckle, since that was something you predicted in the Tier List video (with my hate for [BF] resin, i ended up printing my own AAVPs). Yes, the AH-1s are not quite correct, but unless there is something else, they will have to suffice. Much like gust0o mentioned, the use of Thermoplastic bits for the M60 is... well... a slight letdown. I grabbed another box of Humvees and printed some Harriers and the Army is complete...

Where can i find the m60 era point cost?

Those silly plastic turrets are crap.

That new M60 card has the ERA keyword and two different armor profiles. Forces of War does not have the updated profile and points.

Urgh, no plastic ERA upgrade - that's a real shame ftom Battlefield. Great video

If any team has a spare spot I'd be happy to join in for some ETC experience

Thanks for the event report and discussion. Always interesting.

This was my first ever trip to ETC and I had an absolute blast! It was so much fun to meet and play against people from all over the world. I highly recommend it for players of any level!

Just got my boxes: The Russian box gets the mentioned heavy weapons sprue including enough bases to build all weapon teams (i was wondering how they would do this). The Marines box gets you a bunch of free desert storm theme tokens, the M60 bits are (sadly) resin, the crew models for all HMMVV variants are included (incl Stingers). The unit cards are odd, you get every Marines related card Harriers, AA7VP, LAV-AD; UH-1s, not a bad thing of course, but usually you only get what's in the box. Let me quote a note, that i found funny, because you literally mentioned it in the video: " Rifle Platoons can have either the AA7VP transports or UH-1 helicopters. Until you have decided which transport option you want (!) you can simply field the helicopter and leave them liotering of the table.

Once again, i had fun listening to the video (mostly) during the last week's painting. This is a solid release by Battlefront. This makes me look forward to the German and British infantry, Peter mentioned during an interview with the MFA guys. But i guess those will be a year or more until we see those.

What do u play flames

exactly the video I was looking for - but had to give up half way through the graphics were just too tiny... hopefully a v2 at some point.

Yeah the transport option for USMC is very spendy!

Would love to see a video talking about what we might get in the Pacific expansion of FoW

I play FOW,and I'm a literal teenager, got started around 2 years ago now. So part of the under 40 club

I have to disagree with your asessment on the T-64BV vs T-80 situation. I expect that we are going to see more NATO 120mm and against the AT 22/23 it makes a huge difference if you are front armour 20 vs 18. Soviet mid-tier tanks are just in a weird spot where they are too squishy against elites but also don't have enough fire power against hordes - just like NATO engineers intended.

Swiss lists are so broken they hurt my eyes! Top 6 US, Poland, UK, Italy, Denmark, France. The meta is the same as it has been for so long.

Thanks for the chat folks. I hope you all enjoy the event.

I can see reason for most of the changes. Some things went to far, maybe, other things should have been adjusted, also maybe, but overall it is good, that the system is actively monitored. My major issues might be the horrible layout of the pdf including the points changes, inculding the points change might have been useful info, because this is relevant information and that forces is not updated at this point (and if Games Workshop tought me anything, it is that handeling with multiple books and FAQs for points is just horrible). At least you haven't done a tank tier list, that would have been a mess now. Always enjoying Time of Day, keep it coming.

Well done . Eyes and Ears 10, I believe.

Thanks mates! Well done. See you in Krakow.

I think the big thing they've failed to reduce the points on, are NATO missile only Helos. How many people take Lynx or PaH with TOW? I don't as they're too expensive for 2 or 4 missile shots, especially as you can't move and fire with them and the Loiter rules (if I understand them right) means that a lot of the time they miss the first turn and arrive on the 2nd and don't fire until the 3rd turn. When you say things like the T-72 and S-103 (S Tank) are bad, that might be right for competitive games but what about themed games? S-tank formations Vs T-72 formations might be a good match up, also Merkavas Vs T-72. I think potentially playing sub-par forces against each other might make for a more fun game.

The USMC box has 2 platoons of infantry with no transports. There's 5 M60's with ERA, 4 LAV-25's, 2 HMMV Tows, 3 M109's and 2 Cobras. The US Bradley starter has 2 infantry platoons, 9 Bradleys, 3 M1's, 3 MLRS, 2 VADS and an M113 Op. The Soviet BMP has 2 infantry platoons, 9 BMP-1/2's, 3 T-80's, 2 BRDM's and 2 Frogfoots.

These points changes are finally letting me feel like Brit armor is more viable lol. I love the challengers and they seem very spicy now

Buying the USMC box to build airborne 😎 chad move

I've bought it to build on as I'm going to be printing extras and other units to add on

I'm 31, started when I was 20. Most of my local group also started in their late teens early 20s. And we even have some newer players under 30! Woohoo!

It would make a lot of sense for Battlefront to make it easier to run legal ‘normal’ 50 or 60pt lists for a team Yankee to ease people on. Real argument for soviet companies rather than battalions. I suppose you can do it with shock.

The Australian version of the Mk 5 is still available ( as of June 2024) in Resin WITH the auxiliary fuel tank from Battlefront. Centurion (VAN040). Other retailers may be available. OR you could just steal the fuel tank from the resin and attach it to the plastic model.

They do like nice and crisp

Great looking set. Just like the 'good old days'. Do the halftracks have metal crew?

Half expected the 221s and 232s to be in plastic - surely those kits are coming for early war?

Bravo