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GORF - Group Operational de Republic Francais

(aka the backward Frogs)

(Colonial Power)

 

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The Group Operational de Republic Francais first entered Ztumsia to evacuate French Nationals during the Ztumsian/Setumsian Civil War. They never left and operate to protect French interests in the area.

(1) French Foreign Legion infantry.

(2) French parachute troops

(3) Legion parachutists from the REP (Regiment Etranger Parachutiste).
(4) GORF mortars manned by Legionnaires.
(5) The GORF makes extensive use of jeeps for troop transport and for heavy weapons support.
(6) Ford Mutt with Recoilless Rifle.
(7) A GORF AMX 13 light tank.

(8) Not all GORF tanks are modern. Some, such as this M24 Chaffee are of WWII vintage

(9) Sometimes the French arms industry use the Ztumsia/Setumsia wars as a testing ground for modern vehicles such as this VAB
(10) A Panhard AML-90 armoured car
(11) The GORF occasionally employs local militia for non-critical tasks.
Note the stylish stonewashed jeans - straight from Paris.
(12) The French government has recently sent some Super Mystere jets to support the GORF ground troops.

 

Credits: All models are from Peter Pig's Range 17 "AK47 Republic"and painted by Neil Danskin unless otherwise noted.
(1) Assorted PP regular/professional infantry converted with kepi heads from PP 6-17, odds and ends range
(2) Assorted PP regular/professional infantry.
(3) Assorted PP regular/professional infantry. The officer third from left is Colonel Blanc (17-42).
(4) Assorted PP regular/processional crew. Some are converted with kepi heads as above.
(5) QRF jeeps.
(6) A QRF jeep.
(7) A QRF AMX tank (Ian Robertson).
(8) M24 Chafee from Battlefront
(9) A QRF VAB
(10) PP Panhard armoured car with 90mm gun (17-32)
(11) Assorted militia (Ian Robertson).
(12) Heller 1/100 Dassault Super Mystere

 

 

       

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