Base of Fire

The troops follow the foot prints...

and lay down a base of fire.

More troops move forward and add their volume.

A steady stream of fire can pin the enemy in place.

Then prevent him from attacking or retreating.

Automatic weapons are very helpful in these instances.

Reconnaissance by Fire

A sharp firefight breaks out.

The Romanian troops spotted movement and 

opened fire.

It's best not to wait if you see something moving...

reconnaissance by fire is your best bet.

The troops move closer...

looks like a blood trail!

Sweep the Woods

The troops are making a sweep through the woods looking for partisans.

The partisans come out of the woods and strike a supply column.

Then they melt back into the forest as if they were never there.

The troops sweep the wood prior to a major troop movement.

It may not kill many partisans, but it will drive them far enough away from the road...

that vehicles and troops can move without fear of attack.

The wounded are particularly vulnerable in these attacks.

Streletes Romanian Army

Romanians fought on the German side of WWII until the Russians began to overwhelm them, then Romania changed sides and fought on the Russian side against Germany.

Like many nations, Romania was not ready for WWII and so had inadequate equipment.

Still, their soldiers fought bravely for as long as their supplies held out; and that's all you can ask of any army.

I commend Strelets for making Romanian WWII figures.  These and the HaT set are the only ones in plastic.

Some troops continued to fight on the German side, even after the nation was taken over by the Soviet Union.

Their distinctive head gear makes them obvious on the wargame table.

While I don't collect the Romanian Army as such, I did want a few to support my German units.

These flash free figures from Strelets are just fine for that role.

Streletes Romanian Army

Romanians fought on the German side of WWII until the Russians began to overwhelm them, then Romania changed sides and fought on the Russian side against Germany.

Like many nations, Romania was not ready for WWII and so had inadequate equipment.

Still, their soldiers fought bravely for as long as their supplies held out; and that's all you can ask of any army.

I commend Strelets for making Romanian WWII figures.  These and the HaT set are the only ones in plastic.

Some troops continued to fight on the German side, even after the nation was taken over by the Soviet Union.

Their distinctive head gear makes them obvious on the wargame table.

While I don't collect the Romanian Army as such, I did want a few to support my German units.

These flash free figures from Strelets are just fine for that role.

Embassy

I added two figures from the Caesar Undead set to the Romanian embassy staff. Often, various nationals will take refuge into an embassy during wartime. They will work for those Weird War Two scenarios.

Here is a view of some of the women of the embassy. One has a firearm as capture by the Russians was not pleasant for most women. Click to enlarge the photo.

The main embassy defense team, 1/72nd scale plastic figures.

Embassy staff, including the ambassador, military attache, and important citizen.

At a time of fuel shortage, the horse is an important means of transportation. I used civilians, medieval figures, WWII figures, military figures, and even undead for this project.

Romanian Embassy

As part of my Battle of Berlin project I am building various embassy staff. This is the staff for Romania. The Romanians switched sides to the Russians as the Communists were overrunning the country. There were some Romanians who stayed loyal to the Germans, mostly Romanian Iron Guard members.

I took some Vlad Tepes figures from Lucky Toys and cut off their headwear to give traditional headgear to the more modern figures.

Some of these are the Caesar Miniatures Partisans in Europe set.

These are Prieser and Dapol figures that I have modified with traditional headwear.

The team includes a few women as secretaries and office staff. It is fun to resort figure sets and with a few head swaps and changes to the bases makes the figures part of a more cohesive set.