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Micromark Catalogue WARGAMES ARMY LISTS Organisation Charts Updated January 2021 MicroMark Catalogue JANUARY 2021 WARGAMES ARMY LISTS Organisation Charts for The Cold War 1950 -1989, Indo-Pakistan, Korea, Vietnam, Cyprus 1974, Ogaden War 1977-1978, African wars Middle East Wars 1948 -2006 Ultra-Moderns 1990+, Anti-Taliban War 2001+ Russia-Georgia War 2008 Ukraine 2014 and other post 1945 conflicts. THIS CATALOGUE INCLUDES ALL RELEASES UP TO & INCLUDING SALES SHEET ADD62 Sample file PAGE 1 Updated January 2021 MicroMark Welcome to the 19th MicroMark catalogue detailing army organisations for post 1945 conflicts and potential conflicts. What is an "army list"? it was once asked. From MicroMark, it is an A4 colour coded card sheet detailing the organisation and equipment of a particular brigade or division. Starting with combat battalions, details of squad sizes and heavy weapons within platoons are recorded, along with all support weapons, armoured vehicles, guns etc. from battalion support units. Further sections cover all combat from regiment level batteries to Army level heavy tanks and super heavy artillery and missile units. A Notes section concludes with details of allocation of radios, infantry anti-tank weapons, night- fighting equipment, as well as date restrictions as appropriate. MicroMark army lists are unique in that they are available individually - no need to buy a whole book for that one army you are interested in! This means that customers can build up their collection of lists at a rate suitable to them, perhaps as their different armies are being built up. It also means that as new sources of information are discovered, updated lists can be produced quickly (no need to wait 5 years for the second edition book....). Where MicroMark lists surpass all rivals is that all known combat units are listed (including engineers), and no points values are included - i.e. they are not tied to any particular rules system. Thus MicroMark lists are suitable whether you skirmish in 20mm/25mm or fight Corps level battles in 2mm! They are ideally suited for 1/300 (6mm), 1/285 and 1/200 gamers who fight with battalions. Not only are MicroMark lists unique in format, but they are the most wide ranging - post 1990s modern, currently unavailable elsewhere. Less well known wars are covered, such as the Arab-Israeli 1948 and 1956 wars, and Korean War. How about the Irish Army 1970s and 1990s for unusual? New – 1950s Aggressor Force lists, for the ultimate what-if games. MicroMark like to be consumer responsive - if you do not see a list for a unit you require, please write and ask, we'll see what can be done. In addition, if anyone has information that is not on a list, or contradicts details recorded on lists, then please send it in. Such help will be rewarded. Sample file PAGE 2 Updated January 2021 M ay 1951 ARMIES OF THE COLD WAR 1947-1964 (double list) AIR FORCES AIR15: Royal Iraqi Air Force 1932-1958 AIR16: Iraqi Air Force 1959-1967 AIR47: Danish Air Force 1911-1950s, Denmark AIR49: Danish Air Force 1958-1988, Denmark X43: Aggressor Force 18th Artillery Division, Caribbean theatre, AIR52: Norwegian Air Force 1941-1978, Norway May 1951 AIR63: Guatemalan Air Force, 1912-1995 X44: Aggressor Force 26th Artillery Division, Caribbean theatre, AIR65: Saudi Arabian Air Force, Saudi Arabia, 1930-1974 May 1951 X45: Aggressor Force 15th Rifle Division, Caribbean theatre, May 1951 NEW!! COLD WAR AGGRESSOR & OPFOR UNITS X46: Aggressor Force 87th Rifle Division, Caribbean theatre, May 1951 A new category, denoted by X-##, these are primarily American designed X47: Aggressor Force 94th Rifle Division, Caribbean theatre, May 1951 opposing forces used for training purposes. Whilst imaginary, they give X48: Aggressor Force 11th Mechanised Division, Caribbean theatre, an insight into what the Americans expected their enemies to have, and May 1951 (double list) they make good imagination forces for wargaming. Many of these are X49: Aggressor Force 4th Rifle Division, Caribbean theatre, May 1951 double lists but are not noted as such to save space. 1956 to follow. X50: Aggressor Force 8th Fusilier Rifle Division, Caribbean theatre, May 1951 (double list) X1: Aggressor Force Infantry Division, all theatres, 1947 (double list) X51: Aggressor Force 15th Mechanised Division, Caribbean theatre, X2: Aggressor Force Order of Battle, all theatres, 1947 (double list) May 1951 (double list) X3: Aggressor Force Light Infantry Division, all theatres, 1947 X52: Aggressor Force 12th Rifle Division, Caribbean theatre, May 1951 X4: Aggressor Force Motorised Division, all theatres, 1947 (double list) X53: Aggressor Force 23rd Rifle Division, Caribbean theatre, May 1951 X5: Aggressor Force Fusilier Division, all theatres, 1947 (double list) X54: Aggressor Force 3rd Mechanised Division, Caribbean theatre, X6: Aggressor Force Mechanised Division, all theatres, 1947 (double list) May 1951 (double list) X7: Aggressor Force Armoured Division, all theatres, 1947 (double list) X55: Aggressor Force 1st Army & 26th Corps Support Units, X8: Aggressor Force Airborne Division, all theatres, 1947 south & western Spain, May 1951 X9: Aggressor Force Cavalry Division, all theatres, 1947 (double list) X56: Aggressor Force 5th Artillery Division, Spain, May 1951 X10: Aggressor Force Artillery Division, all theatres, 1947 X57: Aggressor Force 1st Corps Support Units, Spain, May 1951 X11: Aggressor Corps and Army Support , all theatres, 1947 (double list) X58: Aggressor Force 96th Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 (double list) X12: Aggressor Force Rifle Division, all theatres, 1949-1950 (double list) X59: Aggressor Force 5th Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 (double list) X13: Aggressor Force Airborne Division, all theatres, 1949-1950 X60: Aggressor Force 10th Fusilier Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 X14: Aggressor Force Mechanised Division, all theatres, 1949-1950 X61: Aggressor Force 20th Fusilier Mechanised Division, Spain, X15: Aggressor Force Armoured Division, all theatres, 1949-1950 May 1951 (double list) X16: Aggressor Force Cavalry Division, all theatres, 1949-1951 X62: Aggressor Force 4th Corps Support Units, Spain, May 1951 X17: Aggressor Force Artillery Division, all theatres, 1949-1951 X63: Aggressor Force 3rd Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 (double list) X18: Aggressor Force independent infantry units, all theatres, 1949-1951 X64: Aggressor Force 5th Mechanised Division, Morocco, May 1951 X19: Aggressor Force Independent Mechanised Regiment, all theatres, X65: Aggressor Force 17th Mechanised Division, Morocco, May 1951 1949-1951 X66: Aggressor Force 31st Fusilier Tank Division, Morocco, May 1951 X20: Aggressor Force Independent Medium Tank Regiment, all theatres, X67: Aggressor Force 4th Mechanised Corps Support Units, Morocco, 1949-1951 May 1951 X21: Aggressor Force Independent Heavy Tank Regiment, all theatres, X68: Aggressor Force 4th Army Support Units, north & eastern Spain, 1949-1951 May 1951 X22: Aggressor Force independent armoured units, all theatres, X69: Aggressor Force 6th Corps Support Units, northern Spain, May 1951 1949-1951 X70: Aggressor Force 9th Corps Support Units, northern Spain, May 1951 X23: Aggressor Force independent artillery units, all theatres, 1949-1951 X71: Aggressor Force 15th Corps Support units, eastern Spain, May 1951 X24: Aggressor Force independent engineer units, all theatres, X72: Aggressor Force 17th Artillery Division, Spain, May 1951 1949-1951 X73: Aggressor Force 1st Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 (double list) X25: Aggressor Force Separate Marine Regiment, all theatres, X74: Aggressor Force 32nd Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 (double list) 1949-1951 X75: Aggressor Force 66th Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 (double list) X26: Aggressor Force 9th Army (Forward), St Lawrence theatre, X76: Aggressor Force 7th Mechanised Division, Spain, May 1951 May 1951 (double list) X77: Aggressor Force 41st Fusilier Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 X27: Aggressor Force 53rd Artillery Division, St Lawrence theatre, X78: Aggressor Force 2nd Mechanised Division, Spain, May 1951 May 1951 X79: Aggressor Force 39th Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 (double list) X28: Aggressor Force 43rd Tank Division, St Lawrence theatre, May 1951 X80: Aggressor Force 58th Rifle Division, Spain, May 1951 (double list) X29: Aggressor Force 13th Rifle Division, St Lawrence theatre, May 1951 X81: Aggressor Force 15th Airborne Division, Madrid, Spain, May 1951 X30: Aggressor Force 36th Rifle Division, St Lawrence theatre, May 1951 X82: Aggressor Force Army of the East, Italy, Southern France, X31: Aggressor Force 4th Fusilier Mechanised Division, St Lawrence May 1951 (double list) theatre, May 1951 (double list) X83: Aggressor Force 42nd Tank Division, 12th Armoured Corps, Italy, X32: Aggressor Force 91st Rifle Division, St Lawrence theatre, May 1951 May 1951 (double list) X33: Aggressor Force 6th Mechanised Division, St Lawrence theatre, X84: Aggressor Force 50th Tank Division, 12th Armoured Corps, Italy, May 1951 (double list) May 1951 (double list) X34: Aggressor Force Airborne Division, all theatres, 1951-1952 X85: Aggressor Force 54th Rifle Division, southern France, May 1951 X35: Aggressor Force 19th Rifle Corps support units, St Lawrence X86: Aggressor Force 38th Artillery Division, 6th Army, France, May 1951 theatre, May 1951 X87: Aggressor Force 52nd Rifle Division, 8th Corps, France, May 1951 X36: Aggressor Force 35th Corps support units, Newfoundland, X88: Aggressor Force 85th Rifle Division, 22nd Corps, Italy, May 1951 May 1951 X89: Aggressor Force 11th Rifle Division, 27th Corps, France, May 1951 X37: Aggressor Force
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