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Scale 75 Tackles the Airborne
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Posted: Friday, October 05, 2012 - 10:38 AM UTC
Scale 75 has released a trooper of the 101st Airborne Division in 1944.

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Banshee3Actual
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Posted: Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 12:57 AM UTC
Some errors, the Double Buckle combat boots weren't on issue for Normandy. They should be jump boots. For Market Garden he would have worn an M43 field Jacket, rigger modified M43 trousers and the double buckle boots.

The M42 Jump jacket has no lower pockets

The canteen cover with crossover mule ear flaps is a USMC item.
Biggles2
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Posted: Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 02:09 AM UTC
....and he should also have re-inforcing patches on elbows and knees (if this is supposed to be the M42 uniform). All in all, a very disappointing release.
dlesko
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Posted: Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 04:57 AM UTC
Shouldnt the webgear have shoulder straps?
Biggles2
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Posted: Saturday, October 06, 2012 - 09:52 AM UTC
Oh well, back to the drawing board!
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