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Yugoslavian Army of WW2
The Royal Yugoslav Army (VKJ) during World War Two collapsed in just eleven days in April 1941, so it is also unlikely to be any wargamers idea of a winning force on the tabletop. However, there also some interesting what-ifs in the 1930s, covered in our feature article.
Wargamers have never had it so good in terms of the range of miniatures available. However, there are limits, and an army that lasted only a few weeks in combat is at that limit. Fortunately, all is not lost. The Yugoslav infantry uniform is essentially the same as the French, for which there are plenty of options in all scales. A few Serbian WW1 officers with the distinctive cap, adds a bit of Yugoslavian colour. My own collection is mostly from the Warlord range in 28mm, supplemented by Crusader Miniatures. FT17 and R35 tanks are again available from French ranges. Artillery is more challenging as the obscure Czech pieces are not readily available. AGN Miniatures make the German adaptation of the 47mm ATG, the Pak 38(t), which although the gun shield is a bit large, is pretty close. Mad Bob Miniatures do the 105mm field gun. There is no handy Osprey to consult on uniform details. The best source I have is Andrew Mollo’s Armed Forces of WW2, which has some good colour plates. |