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 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: February 19th, 2024, 7:13 am 

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Towards Baghdad After regrouping and securing the area around Fallujah, the British mounted their next advance in the early hours of the 28th May. From Habbaniya and Fallujah a three-pronged advance was made. Racing north through the desert a combined motorised force set off to Samarra to sever the...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: February 18th, 2024, 3:49 am 

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Advance from Basra The British forces in Basra were finally able to begin their advance northwards to Baghdad using watercraft on the Two Rivers, with a departure date scheduled for the 24th. The plan was to split into two, with a “Euphrates Brigade” advancing under a plan titled Operation Regatta,...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: February 17th, 2024, 6:17 am 

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Destabilisation In Iran Wavell’s fear of an Iraqi conflict spreading became real on Friday 22nd, as anti-British unrest broke out in south-western Iran – timed by Italian agitators to coincide with the Iraqi push to retake Fallujah. Demonstrators took to the streets after Friday prayers in the city...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Cretan AU random FD drawing

Sheepster
 Post subject: Re: Cretan AU random FD drawing Posted: February 13th, 2024, 3:26 am 

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Great drawing.
Sent you a message with a technical critique @waritem.

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: FD scale Vehicles 13

Sheepster
 Post subject: Re: FD scale Vehicles 13 Posted: December 18th, 2023, 2:40 am 

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CV-35 L.f. flame thrower tankette The most produced modification to the Italian CV-33 and CV-35 tankettes was the L.f. model. https://i.imgur.com/ahdOjLH.png The flame thrower tankettes were sent to Spain as a part of the Italian mission during the civil war. These early modifications involved towi...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: December 14th, 2023, 8:21 am 

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Iraqi Counterattack With Fallujah secured, the captured Iraqi troops were put to work to rehabilitate the flooded roadways leading into the town. To reduce the threat of Ramadi in their rear, British troops were pulled back to Habbaniya to now attack Ramadi. Further, Kingcol now split into two, wit...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: December 7th, 2023, 1:17 am 

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Advance From Habbaniya With the airbase secured and its runway rehabilitated, the British trainers increased their offensive operations with zeal, attacking the Iraqi fallback positions around Fallujah. Their most significant result though was intercepting an Iraqi column advancing out from the tow...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: FD Aircraft 20

Sheepster
 Post subject: Re: FD Aircraft 20 Posted: December 3rd, 2023, 3:44 am 

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Vickers 264 Valentia Little bit of an update to DP's model. https://i.imgur.com/qxscxBa.png The Valentia was a heavyweight modification to the Victoria transport-bomber, itself a civilian derivative of 1920's Virginia heavy bomber. Being effectively outdated as it entered production little in the w...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: December 2nd, 2023, 10:11 am 

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Reinforcing RAF Habbaniya The British needed to get to Baghdad and oust Rashid Ali’s government and the Grand Mufti. With the ground forces in Basra still unable to advance with the flooding of the Euphrates, Kingcol and Habbaniya’s troops would be forced to conduct the operation with only the supp...

 Forum: FD Scale Drawings  Topic: Manchester AU

Sheepster
[ Jump to post ] Posted: November 20th, 2023, 1:08 am 

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Iraq For all its new equipment and training, the Iraqi air force was now severely depleted and had not been able to hold back the RAF. The Iraqi army had also suffered demoralising reversals losing both Basra and Habbaniya, but in contrast it was still largely intact, with 20,000 troops around Bagh...
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