Armies tend to develop much more quickly in time of war and therefore their appearance can be very different over a very few years. This has never been more true than today, when vast sums are spent by the military in technological and other developments. At the time of writing the USA continues to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and these long wars have produced many changes and innovations both in weaponry and the other equipment of the US soldier. Caesar have already produced one set of Modern US Army so while this latest set should have some signs of the elite status mentioned in the title it should also be a bit more modern than the first ‘modern’ set.
Turning to the subject of weapons we find quite an assortment, which is as it should be. Happily everyone has some sort of optic on their weapon, and this is of various types with the ACOG and M68 being identifiable, although the EOTech is missing here. Somewhat surprisingly none of the figures have a laser or mounted torch on their weapon. The prone figure in the bottom row seems to be using the M249 SAW (5.56mm), which is a nice model but the barrel is 12mm (860mm) in length which is considerably too long for this weapon. To his right is a squatting man holding what we take to be a Javelin, although if so then the barrel is much too short and not well sculpted at the rear end. Above them both is the shoulder mounted Stinger, which is a superb little model that makes great use of the multiple part mould Caesar are renown for.
Aantal figuren:
- 48 Moderne US soldaten in 12 poses
Afmeting:
- Lengte 24mm
