WW2 Unit Graphics

[Broken_Erika]

Hows this for a camo job?

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From the funniest pictures thread
https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/funniest-pictures-thread-xxxiv-mid-life-crisis.617549/page-45

 

[soundnfury]

Who drew the Horsa? I'd like to use it in my freeciv ruleset, but I don't recognise that fish so I don't know who to ask for permission / give credit to.

In other news, have a Supermarine Southampton and a Vickers Valentia, both in silver livery. (RGBA rather than indexed on purple, so would need some translation for civ2 use, sorry.)

The Valentia is indirectly based on Fairline's Vimy (via the Virgina I posted a while back).

 

[JPetroski]

If it is a fish signature, it is @Catfish

 

[soundnfury]

I've drawn a General Aircraft Hamilcar glider, but it came out a bit small. The Tetrarch might not fit through the door

 

[soundnfury]

Handley Page H.P.42 airliner. Impressed into service as a transport at the outbreak of war.

 

[Tanelorn]

In the 30s attempts were made by the Swiss to buy Messerschmitt Bf 110s from Germany or Potez 63s from France. These attempts failed, and 1939 onwards 175 Ekw 36 ligt attack/ recce aircraft were built instead. Some were re-engined with turboprops in 1968 and used as target tugs up to 1988.

 

[Tanelorn]

The M19 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (MGMC) was a WWII US self-propelled 40 mm AA weapon on the M24 light tank chassis, with 285 produced between 1944-45. Although all were produced during WWII, the M19’s first combat was in 1950 against North Korean forces. A modified version of the gun mount used in the M19 was mounted in a redesigned turret on the M41 tank and designated as the M42.

 

[Tanelorn]

The Dewoitine D.27 was a light fighter between the world wars. At the end of 1929, the Swiss Air Force decided to equip its fighter squadrons with the new aircraft. This began in 1931. 66 machines were delivered and remained in fighter squadrons until 1940. They were used for training until 1944.
Token numbers were also used by Yugoslavia (3?), Romania and both sides of the Spanish civil war (because of course.)

 

[Fairline]

These have now had quite a few teaks and additions, so probably worth reposting again:

 

[Tanelorn]

@Fairline Can you do this again, I was folding the dishes and missed it...
(Amazing)

A pair of super obscure CAC Woomeras for Pat. A pair were built, I think both crashed.

 

[Tanelorn]

Hungarian Re 2000 Heja I and Ca 135 in 1941 markings.

 

[Tanelorn]

The Caproni Ca.311 was a light bomber-reconnaissance aircraft modification of the Ca.310 bomber. From 1940, this aircraft began to replace the Ro.37 in service, completing this process the following year.

The Ca.313 was developed as a replacement of the Caproni Ca.311 with inline engines. After the US blocked exports to Sweden, the Swedes ordered 84 of the Caproni Ca.313S as the B16. They eventually suffered 23 fatal accidents because of these engines.
Derived from the similar Ca.310, the Ca.314 was used mainly for ground attack and torpedo bomber missions. It was the most extensively-built Ca.310 derivative.

 

[Civoleon]

Request - Paraguayan & Bolivian cavalry + artillery units for Chaco War?

 

[Tanelorn]

@Civoleon In the middle rows.
(Repost from a year ago.)

 

[Civoleon]

@Civoleon In the middle rows.

No artillery or cavalry though. Would it be possible to make those?

 

[JPetroski]

With the understanding that v.018 is going to allow a further 62 units, I'm fleshing out the Axis minors, with an idea of giving each one an infantry, tank, artillery, fighter, and bomber. I have good sources for Spain's tanks and aircraft and am happy with these selections for the first part of the scenario (I'll change the art later on to more modern stuff as they did have a few Panzer IV and Me109). I slapped a flag on an artillery from something else which is fine.

My question to our good artists is the infantry. This is the most "official" looking one I could find in the SCW project. Just curious if there are more to choose from, if I've picked the good one, and also if there are any winter variations. Not sure anyone would have bothered with a wintery Spaniard given the Spanish scenarios in the past, but these lads are going to Russia.

Also, would these flags remain accurate after the civil war, or do I want to move to the modern Spanish flag? A google search seems to indicate I'm OK with the army flag on the first 3 but I'm not so certain about the air force ones. Any help from the masters would be appreciated!

 

[Dadais]

With the understanding that v.018 is going to allow a further 62 units, I'm fleshing out the Axis minors, with an idea of giving each one an infantry, tank, artillery, fighter, and bomber. I have good sources for Spain's tanks and aircraft and am happy with these selections for the first part of the scenario (I'll change the art later on to more modern stuff as they did have a few Panzer IV and Me109). I slapped a flag on an artillery from something else which is fine.

My question to our good artists is the infantry. This is the most "official" looking one I could find in the SCW project. Just curious if there are more to choose from, if I've picked the good one, and also if there are any winter variations. Not sure anyone would have bothered with a wintery Spaniard given the Spanish scenarios in the past, but these lads are going to Russia.

Also, would these flags remain accurate after the civil war, or do I want to move to the modern Spanish flag? A google search seems to indicate I'm OK with the army flag on the first 3 but I'm not so certain about the air force ones. Any help from the masters would be appreciated!

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Guess you could play with already existing units to build some coated infantry ?

(considering this source)

 

[JPetroski]

I mean I could probably throw a trench coat on something but is this starting figure the proper one for the regular army? It originally had a half Italian, half Spaniard flag so I'm not sure

 

[typhoon353]

My question to our good artists is the infantry. This is the most "official" looking one I could find in the SCW project. Just curious if there are more to choose from, if I've picked the good one, and also if there are any winter variations. Not sure anyone would have bothered with a wintery Spaniard given the Spanish scenarios in the past, but these lads are going to Russia.

I think the unit you chose is meant to represent the mixed Italo-Spanish 'Flechas' (Arrows) brigade, hence the Italian colonial uniforms and Spanish helmets. Spanish volunteers on the Eastern Front would have worn Wehrmacht and later (after the Blue Division's formal withdrawal) Waffen SS uniforms. If you have the space you may want to make them a separate unit from the regular Spanish infantry.

Also, would these flags remain accurate after the civil war, or do I want to move to the modern Spanish flag? A google search seems to indicate I'm OK with the army flag on the first 3 but I'm not so certain about the air force ones. Any help from the masters would be appreciated!

That variation of the national flag was used until the end of the Francoist regime in the 1970s so no problems there. The air force began to use the modern tricolour roundel (while retaining the Civil War-era black and white St Andrew's cross as a fin flash) just before the Second World War. I can't remember if someone else (maybe Tim) has already made Hispano Buchons and CASA 2.111s but if not they shouldn't be too hard to knock up.

 

[JPetroski]

I think the unit you chose is meant to represent the mixed Italo-Spanish 'Flechas' (Arrows) brigade, hence the Italian colonial uniforms and Spanish helmets. Spanish volunteers on the Eastern Front would have worn Wehrmacht and later (after the Blue Division's formal withdrawal) Waffen SS uniforms. If you have the space you may want to make them a separate unit from the regular Spanish infantry.
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Thank you - in this scenario I don't know that I'll be having "volunteers" - Spain is just another nation you can align (along with Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland, and Turkey). If you align them, you get access to their military proper, so I think the look I'm seeking is "actual" Spanish army vs. "volunteers." I wasn't able to locate a "WW2 Spain" infantry, which I thought was unusual given the scope of this thread (where just about every country is featured) but also probably means I simply missed it.

I appreciate the help on the air force flag!

As to their exact aircraft given they were license built German stuff with some variations regarding engines/spare parts I think placing the roundels on them will suffice if these don't exist, but I think you're probably right that they're around somewhere.