The ULA in its entirety

Here's Colonel Montcalm's CIA-backed Ubunto Liberation Army in it's complete form.

 Down with Osumi!

 Here ULA disembark from their armed transport and open fire on UNDF soldiers.

 I loved painting up their technical. It's truly ready to lay down some intense anti personnel fire. Colonel Montcalm directs the barrage.

 Fire!

I'll be posting pics of my other factions soon. Next up are the ULA's oppoents, the UNDF.

Infantry and fire support of the ULA

Up next I've painted up some infantry support. Two Soviet manufactured mortars and one American portable 75mm howitzer. Pierre Montcalm has not been able to muster up and train the scores of men needed to take on Osumi's Ubunto National Defense Force in pitched battle, so he decides he will wage guerrilla war until the ULA gains more recruits. Carefully placed mortar teams will launch surprise barrages while the infantry attack and harass UNDF patrol and supply lines.

Here we have the footsloggers. Trained to move quietly through the jungle and take on UNDF with ambushes and hit and run attacks.

Old Glory's African Irregular minis could be better sculpted, but are fun and easy to paint up overall.

The next stage for these minis is to sand and flock their bases.

This platoon is determined to bring the fight to Osumi's door. 

Ubunto Liberation Army main battle tanks

Discontentment with the ruling regime in Democratic Republic of Ubunto grows with each day. President Osumi crushes his political opponents and those of the Ubunto Workers Party with death and imprisonment. Osumi's heavy handed policies have made him unpopular in the jungle covered southwestern Ubunto. The CIA has taken on the task of ensuring Ubunto wrests itself from Moscow's grip and a US-friendly government be installed.

The ULA (with the help of CIA advisors) have repaired and refitted five M4 Sherman 76mm tanks abandoned by soldiers of the previous colonial French regime.

Colonel Pierre Montcalm leads the ULA and vows to rid Ubunto of the "the veil that Moscow has placed in front of her eyes. Communism shall be removed and Osumi toppled."

The tanks are Battlefront with Old Glory tank crew. I bought the FoW Sherman tank company box some years ago but never really put them to any good use until now.

 The crewman above right is an Old Glory African Irregular radioman. I cut his body in half and set him in.

 The tanks were fun to paint.

Vive la Ubunto!

Ubunto Liberation Army's first offerings!

The People's Democratic Republic of  Ubunto is located in West Africa. Most of the country is ontrolled by the Soviet-backed Ubunto Worker's Party dicatorship headed by President Osumi. On the southwestern coastline, the CIA has been secretly and quietly training what has become the Ubunto Liberation Army. They are armed with stolen Soviet small arms and RPGs. They've been provided with aging WW2 era US vehicles and light weapons. They expect to face T-55s and PT-76s manned by Ubunto National Defense Force crew.

First up is a ZPU-2 technical. The mini is an Old Glory US deuce and a half truck with a QRF ZPU-2 AA gun with crew.

 Every transport should have some firepower. QRF crew with HMG.

 Old Glory US jeep with QRF crew.

 Old Glory Stuart. Ready to support infantry. More Ubunto Liberation Army on the way.

First Post! Setting the mood...

This blog is so I can post about my 15mm 1980s Cold War Imagin-nations. I have several North and Sub-Saharan African Factions/Nations in near complete stages. I'll be posting up pics and story in the coming posts.

Federal Republic of Mumbia - Mumbia Grand Army of the Republic - MGAR - former Portuguese colony and former Soviet-bloc state, Mumbia is now headed by a former anti-colonial rebel turned dictator. Considered a rogue state to the international community.

Mumbia Separatist Front - MSF - Seasoned rebel army headed by former high ranking MGAR General. Being quietly funded and armed by Ubunto.

People's Democratic Republic of Ubunto - Ubunto National Defense Force - UNDF - Mumbia's Soviet backed belligerent southern neighbor. Ubunto's President Osumi has been calling for war with Mumbia for months over a border dispute. Though a victory in a war with Mumbia would enable Ubunto greater regional strength.

Ubunto Liberation Army-  ULA - Anti-Osumi army secretly funded, armed and trained by the CIA. Ubunto's geographical location and resources make it a highly desirable region.

Emirate of Kubal - Army of the Exalted Emir of Kubal - AEEK- Landlocked Soviet-client oil state with Ubunto to the west, and Wadiya to the north. Ubunto and Kubal share an alliance including mutual trade and military agreements. Kubal transports crude oil through Ubunto to the West African coast. Emir Raheem reigns over the tiny country.

Kingdom of Wadiya - Royal Armed Forces of Wadiya - RAFW- His Majesty King Ali rules over the oil rich coastal nation of Wadiya. Wadiya has invested heavily into domestic weapons production having locally produced copies of cold war equipment such as it's famous T-72 copy aka the Golden Lion. King Ali has been selling cheap oil to Mumbia.

For the miniatures manufacturers my forces are a mix of Old Glory/Command Decision and Battlefront for the vehicles; Old Glory, Rebel Minis, Peter Pig and QRF for infantry and light weapons.