Orion Gun Crews in Action

A 10cm gun requires ten crewmen.

But it includes the men on the limber, with the horses, and carrying ammo.

I mount most of my artillery on bases, particularly the metal guns; it helps the trails stay on the gun.

I mark the nation, gun type on the bottom so that I can remember what's what, and other players can figure out what guns they have.

100mm ATG and Crew

A few old Lyzards Grin Tracks models.

With the new Orion 1/72nd scale soft plastic artillery crews.

100mm guns so they get a crew of ten men.

The models come without crews so getting these figures was a godsend.

Artillery Crews

In my ruleset, an artillery piece must have a crew equal to the size of the gun in centimeters, rounded down.

So a Soviet 122mm gun needs a 12 man crew.  That includes drivers, observers and those servicing the gun.

Some resin figures in the same pose as the plastic guy were included.

They were different colors, I added the bases.

Orion Artillery Crews

I have a lot of Zvezda's excellent artillery, but their crews are a pitiful two or three men.

I try to have full crews for my guns.

I got this set from Orion to try and fill in the gaps.

For poses in several different uniform variations. 

It's a start.

Tanks and Support Vehicles

Fuel in five gallon cans, tanks use a lot of gas.

Refueling takes place wherever the tanks get low.

Tankers are always moving heavy loads.

Disperse the vehicles.

Submachine guns to the front.