French vehicles in German service in 20mm size for Rapid Fire! rules

 

My usual fear that the end of the world is near and that I have to have all models available otherwise Kit God may punish me led me this time to amass too many 1940 French vehicles. So a number of different theaters were the Germans used French captured vehicles saw a few additions. 

These Lorraine 28 are resin prints from my friend Mário Laranja. A quick Panzer Gray treatment makes them ready for the Eastern Front or an eventual usage in internal service in France or maybe at Dieppe 1942. This last option is just a guess as I have no idea if the Lorraine 28 was used there. 

The site from this Lorraine 28 picture came, kfzderwehrmacht, is a nice source for German vehicles, specially the captured ones. 

This Laffly W15T is a MiniGeneral PLA print. The figure is my usual  soft plastic torso with legs and arms in GreenStuff. 

One of the users of this Laffly version was the 305.ID. After been formed for the second time in France  (the first formation was destroyed at Stalingrad), the 305. ID fought in Italy up the end of the war, being also involved in the Monte Cassino operations. I´m guessing that it was the second formation that used the Lafflys as it was formed in Brittany and probably managed to collect some French vehicles.

These Laffly S25T are also MiniGeneral. The PLA lines can be largely effaced by using two coats of spray gloss varnish before the primer. 

The 46. ID used the Laffly S25T in its artillery and they must have been collected by this unit during its long staying in France that lasted almost a year before being sent to the Eastern Front in April 1941. 

The Laffly S45 tanker was used by the French aviation as thus its not the most wargame friendly model as a scenario for it is not easy. So this one was dispatched no North Africa were one day it may be used in a Barce style raid. To proof of this, though, only a guess. 

I can't really understand were this photo of captured S45 tankers was taken but it clearly shows that the Germans found them valuable. 

Next: Soviet tractors in German usage.