Review | Soviet Air Assault Platoon Box Set 1/100 (15mm) - TSU712 | Red Dawn - WWIII: Team Yankee

[@Subcomandante73]

They look great. As I already have a regular soviet force I cannot justify buying these as well, and i'm saving my pennies in a big jar ready for the S-Tanks :)

[@FogofWar]

I have regular Soviets as well, but I have been seduced by the shiny new toys…

[@gwill66000]

Thanks for the review. Personally I prefer the metal minis over plastic in 15mm so will likely get some of these having watched your review.

[@FogofWar]

The battle of metal vs plastic vs resin is real! We did a Table Ready livestream about this a few months back, and Team Metal were strong for their chosen material for infantry figures.

[@dartmart9263]

What specific existing 15mm figures are there already, that could stand in for the “Free America” side? Powers Boothe’s character said the two sides had reached a stalemate at that point, but they were still testing each other’s resolve at the “frontier”

[@FogofWar]

Battlefront have 15mm US troops for this game, with new hard-plastic kits just becoming available. Check those out.

[@dartmart9263]

@@FogofWar Will do, thanks!

[@zirrian]

My BMD battalion box is coming today and I am getting hyped. Your video was the one that convinced me to get it and jump back into TY/FoW :)

[@FogofWar]

Glad to have been of service! It is a fun box set.

[@adambrooker5649]

Nice review Harry

[@FogofWar]

Thanks! I thought the metal figures might appeal to you…

[@adambrooker5649]

Yes yes, I see Stronk metal is win Comrade

[@FogofWar]

Stronk, but chonk!

[@dracofrisco9244]

It´s diferent of the Air Platoon Weapons Box Set??? Thank you

[@FogofWar]

The Air AssaultWeapons box set is the PKMs, AGS-17 and mortars, I believe. The Air Assault Platoon in the review are the infantry.

[@dracofrisco9244]

@@FogofWar ok, thank you!

[@lordcypher7922]

The detail is there but disappointed when I found out they were metal.

[@FogofWar]

A lot of people were happy they were metal. I think BF have said the factory was slammed with Bulge and Berlin German figures in plastic, so metal for Red Dawn!

[@lordcypher7922]

@@FogofWar I can understand that but my metal Brits and Israelis had flimsy rifles which easily broke but these do look really detailed and another great addition to TY

[@trekanbelluvitsh]

The battle of Kiev/Antonov Airport last spring demonstrated the VDV alone isn't able to stand their ground. So they need some well armoured support.

[@FogofWar]

Airborne troops are always going to need support and timely relief. Their task is to seize an objective, but they always have a tougher time holding it against determined counter-attack without additional support.

[@kmriifps]

i dont think the comparison is applicable here, vdv at antonov tried a shock and awe victory stragegy, like the russians had tried in chechnya and georgia. They were not expecting actual resistane throughout the entire country. Furthermore, russian VDV is not comparable with soviet vdv in role or equipment, Battle Order has good videos on that and the modern VDV weakness.

[@trekanbelluvitsh]

@insidioussss I disagree. What the Russians launched at Antonov Airport/Hostomel was a typical airborne assault which could be executed by any airborne troops - and it it failed for typical reasons too. The idea was - after helicopter attacks - to send in a small assault group to seize the objectices and after that reinforce them by a greater force via plane landings at Antonov Airport/Hostomel. This had been tried many times since the creation of airborne troops in the 1930s. It failed (or caused unjustified high losses) also many times since then because of two reasons which are inherent in the system of airborne landings. 1.) Such operations succeeded only when launched against a very clearly weaker opponent (in the area) and 2.) the relief forces hadn't had get over a long distance. 1.) failed very clearly. As in the whole invasion of the Ukraine the russians underestimated the resitance of the ukraine army. At Antonov Airport/Hostomel that became very clear (exemplary) in the afternoon when all russian air support was gone and ukraine planes engaged the attackers. Therefore the airlift of a whole Guards Para Brigade was cancelled. But also 2.) failed. The relief foces reached Antonov Airfield/Hostomel but they had conquered just a small corridor from Belarus to the airport which was under ongoing attacks. And of course they were stopped at the Irpin river south of Anotnov airport/Hostomel. During the battle north of Kyjiw the russians were never able to use Antonov Airport/Hostomel for frontline service. So in the end the russian Antonov Airport/Hostomel operation was a complete failure. Though some tactical objectives were seized by the attack group the main air lift was cancelled. The operational idea was not achieved. Even worse: Because of the operation the russian main thrust became very clear to the ukraine army. (Although they expected the russians to do so anyway.) As I said before: The tactical in operational idea of this attack belong to the "tools of trade" of any airbourne troops in the world. It was nothing new and also nothing special of a national airborne doctrin. For a critical look at airborne operation look: RITCHIE, Sebastian: Arnhem: Myth and Reality: Airborne Warfare, Air Power and the Failure of Operation Market Garden (2019)