New French line infantry uniforms (or lack thereof)

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  1. Chewie's Avatar

    Chewie said:

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    What do you guys think about how the new French line infantry looks? And before someone starts talking white uniforms again, they DO NOT wear white uniforms, all French still wear blue uniforms! They just don't have their coats on! I like it; I started a British campaign but the more I look at the motley presentation the more I am thinking about playing French first. Brown pants baby!
     
  2. emperor77 said:

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    one question: are they in grand campaign as well?
     
  3. Chewie's Avatar

    Chewie said:

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    AFAIK no.
     
  4. Dynamo11's Avatar

    Dynamo11 said:

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    Yeah I like it, I hated it at first but it makes the French seem a lot less...... grandeur

     
  5. Jihada's Avatar

    Jihada said:

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    They look fine, a bit more like the real appearance after months on campaign. The brown trousers are authentic but I've never seen pictures of units in white waistcoats. Many wore just greatcoats even in the Spanish heat.The British still look a bit too smart though.Their appearance was certainly not parade ground style either.
     
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    EmperorBatman999 said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jihada View Post
    They look fine, a bit more like the real appearance after months on campaign. The brown trousers are authentic but I've never seen pictures of units in white waistcoats. Many wore just greatcoats even in the Spanish heat.The British still look a bit too smart though.Their appearance was certainly not parade ground style either.
    I agree, the Brits look too pristine. But that's CA for you.
    The Spanish look "middle ground", they don't look too pristine with their brown pants and major shako variety, but the guerillas should be wearing true civillian clothing. They actually look uniformed as of now.
     
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    gary said:

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    these are soem of my Messina army.....the trousers tended to perish first so they wore what ever they could get.
    My Granfather Frederick Avery.Battalion Boxing champion. Regiment.The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. dorcorated D.C.M. M.M.
    campaigns

    (India.1930) (Norway 1940) (Fontenay le Pesnil) (North-West Europe1944-45) (Argoub Se!lah)
    (Sicily, 1943 Salerno) (Minturno) (Anzio Gemmano Ridge)
    "Burma, 1942"
    My grandfather was a hero, modest, quiet and wounded twice, in hand to hand combat at Casino Italy.