wwii axis reenactment forum

All ss leather work was black a throwback to the days of black uniforms

Appreciate what you are saying but for very little cost you can install comms in these vehicles an old army clansman harness set up with head sets would mean the commander and driver would be able to communicate ,I must say I am surprised they don't already have this as minimum Believe me I do under...

Ok Darkattitude as you state the battles are a bit of fun or should I say fun to do , though we endeavour to make them as realistic as limitations will allow with scenarios and scripting and some sort of realistic movement of troops in the field my observation was simply why is it that whenever I ha...

More to the point what does it matter ,we dont get paid for it ,the vast majority of real WW2 soldiers didnt have rank or awards and you can still enjoy your hobby as a none ranker as much as a NCO or Officer impression too much emphasis put on all of this stuff ,its about friends and fun, history a...

yes long overdue to see an exclusively Brit verses Axis battle but have to say it was a breath of fresh air not perfect but more realistic than most of the American reenactors tend to be I know the Brits lack armour but even when the American reenactors who have armour do deploy they do it in a whol...

Yes it was great fun shame we havent got any of us deploying for action at full speed

To be honest although much of it is total BOLL##KS the real point is that at a railway event you need a different approach as to how you depict Axis troops, you get a different sort of punter at these events from your full on WW2 land rovers and green stuff in a field type of gig more tact is needed...

Looks like a fantasy item to me

Hi John just back from second day and boy was it hot ,as for mops very thick on the ground dont know what the official gate was but looked to be well attended ,had a great time and bumped into a few people I havent seen for some 25 ,30 years also, like I say it all looked to go really well but I am ...

Just back from a great day out at Tank Fest , plenty of reenactors plenty of track in the arena had a great day in great company

well done Paul I think you've cracked it ,it can only get bigger and better next year, one to put in the calendar for sure

German troops used Pervitin a lot to stay awake
I belive German paras used it on the attack on Fort Eben-Emael

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http://www.videojug.com/interview/amphetamines-at-war-2

Better than that KK is a tightly rolled news paper and some gaffer tape ,a small hammer or even a stone,and an old nail . simply insert blank round in one end and strike base of round with nail using hammer or stone ,the beauty of these blank firers is they take pretty much all types of ammo accordi...

To be fair Hoff that sounds like a perfect way to enjoy and share your interest with others, wish I could have joined you (work does get in the way) but others would find it quite dull, the problem is not every one has the same view on what reenactment is all about ,for some its just an escape for t...

OK .....What actually is the reason for Re-enacting? well reenatment goes back to Roman times and maybe before when battles were recreated in arenas for public consumption and entertainment and one would presume profit ......What purpose does it/should it serve? well a vehicle for those who partake ...

Why not just go civilian look? even the very German back satchel school children look ? you could always put an appropriate tinny (pin badge for some event like the olympics)to clarify the German war time period and even an old bottle of Fanta if you can get them, plenty of scope still