FoW- Cossacks

I last used these at Days of Days 2010 as part of our Firestorm Bagration weekend.

Last night I added static grass to the bases (they had been based with Woodlands Scenics grasses) and also Meadow Grass clumps- which lifts the bases quite nicely by adding a splash of colour.

The only downside with cossacks is the fact you need cavalry and infantry versions of each unit. I'm note sure whether to run a big and small company (13x mounted vs 5 x dismounted cossacks), or go for a more balanced 2x  9 teams i.e 2 platoons per company). My main concern is the base size and getting the mounted cossacks into action- last time I went for a larger dismounted company and used the mounted cossacks mainly for follow up assaults- I'll have to experiment with both versions.

Anyway the Battalion consists of:

•  Batajon Command: Commander, 2iC and komissar
• HQ sapper platoon: 4x mounted and dismounted cossacks
• 1st Company: 13x mounted cossacks and dismounted versions.
• 2nd Company: 13x dismounted cossacks
• 4x 45mm AT guns 
• 4x 120mm mortars (won't be used for Southcon)

I've also a few dismounted HMGs and Anti-tank rifle teams for other options.

For Southcon its a matter of working out the suppport combination I want:
8x Conscript Shermans + 4x SU 122s
7x Trained shermans + 4x Zis 2
8x Conscript Shermans and 8x Stuarts

Each could have their uses.

A few pictures:

 45mm AT guns and behind them the sappers.

 The sappers

The dismounted cossacks company. My cossacks are a combiantion of the regular cossacks and the Russian infantry in Great Coats (my favourite BF Soviet range) a number of which have cossacks hats instead of helmets- I had a few spares as a result of converting some cossacks to Hungarian Cavalry a few years ago.

 120mm Mortars.

 The Cropduster of Doom- a True North i-153 Polikarpov biplane.

 Craig