From BenitoV: Having Fun with Smoke at Babylon 5 (30 points)

 Greetings, Galactic Hitchhickers. Today's destination is Babylon 5.

After a pleasent flight in a third class cabin in Sarah's Yacht shared with some disturbing aliens, we arrived to this planet well known in the whole Galaxy by its joie de vivre.

The submission today is a 2-inch mortar team for my Chain of Command Canadian infantry platoon core project in this year's Challenge. 

The small 2-inch mortar was an ubiquitous support weapon at platoon level in all the British and assimilated TOEs during the Second World War. Tipically, many armies in the early stages of the conflict displayed similar weapons; but over time these were discarded as the "punch" from such a small caliber was ineffective, while tactics evolved to offer better support from the higher echelon artillery (medium and heavy mortar units)

 

The British army however kept these small mortars in TOE through the war; but the main tactical use shifted from pinning enemies to mainly providing smoke coverage to the advancing infantry squads. In fact, the Chain of Command rules allow a very accurate historical use of these mortars and every game with a Commonwealth army in play, usually ends with the table filled with lots of small cotton balls representing the smoked areas.

 

Why Babylon 5? As the planet theme is "low budget fun", you'll probably agree with me: what would be funnier that smoking your enemies with such low cost weapon XD.

The mortar team belongs to the 28 mm multipose Warlord's plastic British and Canadian infantry box. One of the head alternatives in this box is a guy wearing glasses that I found also fun to become part of this lively and smoky team.

 

According to my calculations this entry is worth 30 points that adds to my total score so far in this year's Challenge

2 x 28 mm models @5 points each =         10 points

Babylon 5 (outer ring) bonus =                   20 points 

Total =                                                          30 points

From DaveD

Indeed the ubiquitous 2inch mortar and whole lotta smoke to come . Fine additions to your core project alright - 30 points it is .