The Army Needs a Navy

This is a Matchbox / Revell Flower Class Corvette in 1/72nd scale. I converted it into a waterline merchant vessel.
















I built it so that the hull hatches can be removed. A merchant ship can be a great addition to a wargame army. When playing an amphibious invasion game, it gives the beach defenses a nice fat juicy target. It also gives a good starting place for the invasion force. It also works even better for medium size commando raids. I have used this ship as the centerpiece of a game, with much of the action taking place on the deck. The ship is configured so that it can accept a variety of armaments.


A generic type cargo ship will work from nearly all the 20th Century, that's two World Wars and many smaller conflicts. The ship can also be moored alongside a dock and the goal of the game can be to evacuate civilians as in the Fall of Saigon, or to evacuate the army as in Dunkirk. Ships like this can be Naval vessels, civilian, under contract to the military, and the US Army has operated similar ships for many years. Go buy your army a navy.