Fawcett Avenue Conscripts: IDF and Syrian Infantry Support Weapons

15mm support weapon teams

Another one of my Analogue Hobbies Challenge submissions - a series of infantry support weapon teams for the Syrian Army and IDF, additions to my Golan Heights Project. The main story on the Golan in 1973 was a tank battle, but as always the plucky and unsung infantry played a key part, and support weapons will help round that out. These figures are all 15mm models from Peter Pig, with the exception of the Sagger Missiles, which are from Command Decision.

For the Syrians, two heavy (105/108mm) recoilless rifles, an 81mm mortar team and two Sagger AT missile teams.

Syrian 81mm mortar team

More likely to see action against the Israeli counter attack...

Heavy recoilless rifles, ready to defend Syria

Figures from Peter Pig

The Sagger missile teams really help "make" the period for me. This was one of the early times in which these weapons were used, and took the IDF by surprise. The missiles were wire guided, and had to be steered on target by an operator. Accomplishing this under combat conditions (artillery fire, smoke, bullets flying and amid the broken terrain) took intrepid soldiers to say the least.

The missiles are Command Decision, while the troops are Peter Pig

The Command Decision infantry figures were total turd plops, so I used Peter Pig instead

For the IDF, two .50 cal HMG teams and an 81mm mortar team. As with my other IDF infantry, these models have Peter Pig "head swaps" - US WW2 helmet troops on to the bodies of models from the Peter Pig "professionals" - to try and match the period look of the IDF.