These are the French Army from the Caesar Miniatures 1/72nd scale soft plastic "Modern French Army & Chinese PLA figures. The Paris / Beijing Axis forces set?
As I understand it, Caesar wanted to do both French and PLA troops but did not think the market for them was large enough to warrant a set for each so this is a compromise set containing a few of each. Much better than when in olden times Esci did FOUR NATO nations in one set and four Warsaw Pact sets in a second set. At least here you get a usable squad for either nation.
The French are active in the War in Afghanistan and also have sent troops into various places in Africa in recent years, and also went along with the US in the First Gulf War. For those kinds of battles these guys would do just fine.
This guy looks very much like a French Foreign Legion soldier, but again my knowledge of French uniforms and equipment is almost non-existent so I can only say he is a great miniature.
A nice variety of weapons makes this a very nice little 1/2 set. I am sure Liberation Miniatures can provide additional heavy weapons and specialized troops to help you maximize your French Army experience. While I don't actually collect modern French Army as such, I will get a few boxes just to give more variety to my modern collection. French troops show up all over the world and having a few in a modern collection is probably a good idea.
As I understand it, Caesar wanted to do both French and PLA troops but did not think the market for them was large enough to warrant a set for each so this is a compromise set containing a few of each. Much better than when in olden times Esci did FOUR NATO nations in one set and four Warsaw Pact sets in a second set. At least here you get a usable squad for either nation.
I know very little about the Modern French or Chinese PLA armies but I know a lot about army men. These are very nice figures as is the norm for Caesar. No flash, one piece, and nice poses. All are molded in the typical dark grey that is common for Caesar.
The French are active in the War in Afghanistan and also have sent troops into various places in Africa in recent years, and also went along with the US in the First Gulf War. For those kinds of battles these guys would do just fine.
This guy looks very much like a French Foreign Legion soldier, but again my knowledge of French uniforms and equipment is almost non-existent so I can only say he is a great miniature.
A nice variety of weapons makes this a very nice little 1/2 set. I am sure Liberation Miniatures can provide additional heavy weapons and specialized troops to help you maximize your French Army experience. While I don't actually collect modern French Army as such, I will get a few boxes just to give more variety to my modern collection. French troops show up all over the world and having a few in a modern collection is probably a good idea.
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I think the French are better to build a squad with than the Chinese. The French have two antitank weapons--APILAS the big one [a 115mm rocket] and Eryx the small one [a missile with no backblast so it can be fired from inside a building]--plenty of riflemen, and a couple of machinegunners. They also have two sniper figures. The Chinese figures are all riflemen, no light support weapons at all. That being said, they are all very nice figures.
Jim.
Good points all Jim. I think the Chinese PLA may work better as dismounts from APCs.
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