I bought an American late-war starter set; mostly tanks plus one platoon of armored infantry. I knew that wasn't enough, so I also ordered another armored infantry platoon. I think with 2 platoons I can have an infantry company, although I don't have any HQ units yet. The boxes came this weekend. I haven't started gluing the parts together yet because I'm intimidated by all the tiny pieces.
I have just shy of the usual 100 points for a game, but my friend that got me into this says I have enough we can play.
Well, I got this idea stuck in my head that I should have some (not many) negro soldiers. But the armed forces were not integrated in the 1940's. I could have a black infantry platoon, but would they ever be joined with a white platoon? I've about decided that all my infantry should be various shades of white, and perhaps the blacks can be in the tanks. There was a highly-decorated black armor unit that fought under General Patton; the 761st Tank Battalion, aka the "Black Panthers". They fought with Sherman and Stuart tanks, and I have Shermans and Stuarts. But I my armor company also has M7 Priest artillery and M10 tank destroyers, and I don't know if the 761st had those and not sure how to find out. The M7s are open top, so the soldiers inside will be visible.
Historical accuracy is not all that important here, but I'd rather not create anachronisms like painting a few black faces in my infantry units would do. Perhaps because they are so small anyway I should just paint them all army green, including the faces and hands. If the army wanted them to have a race, it would have issued one.
