Questions about Home Guard/Militia units..

[Webstral]

Im very impressed by the homemade RPG-style grenade launcher. Id like to know more about the warhead.

[natehale1971]

I actually found a PDF of the Improvised Weapons of the American Underground on Scribd... and i'm looking for more like it to get a good idea for something i've been working on that can be used for both Twilight 2000 and the Morrow Project that was inspired by the TV show Jericho (which i've recently discovered has been continued as a comic book series that is now on my amazon wish list for stuff to get when I get the money for them).

I'm also looking for good reference pictures that would work for local militias and homeguard personnel, and the more i think about it... i'm thinking of posting something on Facebook asking for gamers and airsoft players if they will volunteer for a photoshoot that i would do to get some really good reference pics. If this does happen, i'll be definately posting them here.

[Olefin]

Love the improvised weapons - and you are right you can make weapons using compressed air that would be very good improvised mortars and cannons -you wont get the same range of course - but you still get the same effect. Can definitely see a Wojo compressed air mortar for instance or grenade launcher as part of the defenses at Krakow.

Can see a player who has compressed air and the ability to recharge it thinking "hey wonder if I can use this to make a weapon"

[Apache6]

Improvised vehicles

From various sources, photos from web.

Some (many) of these I previously posted in post apoc photo thread, hope thats not against the rules on this forum

[Apache6]

Militia Units ()

From various sites on web.

Some hunters, some paintball, some militia

[Apache6]

More militia

Including reinactors and a sheriff's posse

[Webstral]

RE: US Militia

If they were naked, half of these fat chuckleheads still would not be light infantry. I pray my liberties are not in their hands.

[Raellus]

A lot of those "militia" boys really need to step up their PT. I'm sure that in a T2K world, they'd be a lot thinner due to an apocalyptically-induced diet, but holy cow.

I hope no one takes offense at this, but grossly overweight cops and wanna-be soldiers make me shake my head- how can you adequately do your job when you're carrying around an extra 20-100 pounds Civil War reenactors too- they try so hard when it comes to making their uniforms as authentic as possible, but a lot of them don't seem to mind that they weigh twice as much as your average Civil War era soldier did. It's quite ironic.

[schnickelfritz]

It's not just CW Reenactors. I'm a WW2 guy and man oh man there are far too many guys reenacting "high speed" units of both sides that wouldn't pass even the most basic of fitness tests. Airborne, Ranger, SS, FJ, that kind of stuff...yeesh, sometimes it goes from hilarious to downright pathetic.

-Dave

[.45cultist]

One of the arsenals (Anniston I believe) supports the special ops community and approved museums. They have everything including rare items like the WWI North American Arms M1911. They also have vehicles and store the Army's hereldry. A source of obelete gear since each weapon has all the equipment- an M1918 BAR has the gunner's belt and the spare mags.

[rcaf_777]

It's not just CW Reenactors. I'm a WW2 guy and man oh man there are far too many guys reenacting "high speed" units of both sides that wouldn't pass even the most basic of fitness tests. Airborne, Ranger, SS, FJ, that kind of stuff...yeesh, sometimes it goes from hilarious to downright pathetic.

-Dave

I recently sold most of my Cdn WWII Reenactor Gear, I guy I sold it too said it too bad I was'nt fatter as he could sold it quicker lol

[.45cultist]

They could also be used to beef up a newly formed unit. I use the Americal Division, which hasn't been used since the mutiny in the Vietnam war. using a mixed cadre of regulars, Guard, and the foriegn units training in the States and alot of militia, state guards. Armor was M48A5's originally used as targets and foriegn aid, Stingrays and M8's. A mix of M1's were scraped together with more units including some Canadians and non Mexican Hispanics who received rough treatment by Mexican border guards.

[Apache6]

Improvised Irish Republican Army recoiless rifle. A pattern for homeguard AT weapons

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/10/13/iras-recoilless-improvised-grenade-launcher/

The link has photos and discussion of employment. I can see these being employed by homeguard/milita units.

[.45cultist]

Does anyone have a scan of "A Rock in Troubled Waters" and any details on the article

Thanks,
Dave

DriveThruRPG has the Challenge issue it is in.

[.45cultist]

I recently sold most of my Cdn WWII Reenactor Gear, I guy I sold it too said it too bad I was'nt fatter as he could sold it quicker lol

Twenty years and 70lbs ago my USAF gear fit But now I'd look like the militia guys.