Strict Neutral Army Poll

the dutch set is for the 1939 map isnt it?

Infantry,artilllery,tank and fighter is all they really need. I am only playing Axis and Allies it sounds like you guys have a lot different variants you are using. Color should be white.

@Lunarwolf:

the dutch set is for the 1939 map isnt it?

Yeah, in the 1939 map there is some real opportunity for the Dutch to make a difference, depending on how the set-up and rules are done… and in the realy world the NEI was really its own little world that could have contributed more to slowing down the Japanese advance.

Sounds like an idea.  I think it would make more fiscal sense to just have 1 set of neutrals that you can make in different colors to cover all the possible variants people play, but that’s just me.

Hmm… maybe it could have 1 Dutch infantry & 1 Polish infantry, since you’re combining the two sets and doing some Polish pieces.  Or maybe 1 Dutch infantry with helmet and 1 with the slouch hat.  Run the set in an axis color, and you could use the infantry for some axis minors (remember, the Romanians used the Dutch helmet, and many tropical forces used brimmed hats…)

You’d then have pretty much any minor/ neutral I can think of covered:

1. Axis minors/ pro-Axis neutrals by your first set
2. Pro-Allied neutrals with your Nationalist Chinese set (perhaps it could have one infantry with a British Brodie helmet and one with a French Adrian helmet, since those were the most commonly used internationally… or would a field cap and GI helmet be better?  …I’m not sure.)
3. Pro-Communist neutrals with the Red Chinese set
4. True neutrals, Dutch and Poles with this set…

By golly, I think that covers it!

I am wanting to do a White Neutral set that doubles as a Dutch/Polish Neutral set.
One set of White and one set of Orange.

It will have a combination of pieces from Poland, Netherlands, etc

It would be too expensive to do just a Polish set or a Dutch set, so combining pieces to make a neutral set from neutral Nations makes sense.

What are your thoughts?

Yes thats perfect. The Dutch might have a destroyer or cruiser ( representing De Ruyter and other ships, but based on De Ruyter design)

http://www.netherlandsnavy.nl/

All you need is: Infantry, Artillery, Biplane fighter ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL_P.11) of which they made 140 of these alone, and perhaps some cavalry unit.

1. Axis minors/ pro-Axis neutrals by your first set

Infantry, Mech, Artillery, Tank, Fighter in two colors ( 5 sculpts total in 2 colors)

2. Pro-Allied neutrals (perhaps it could have one infantry with a British Brodie helmet and one with a French Adrian helmet, since those were the most commonly used internationally… or would a field cap and GI helmet be better?  …I’m not sure.)

Infantry, Mech, Artillery, Tank, Fighter in two colors ( 5 sculpts total in 2 colors)

3. Pro-Communist neutrals with the Red Chinese set

Infantry, Artillery

4. True neutrals, Dutch and Poles with this set…

Infantry, Mech, art, tank, fighter, destroyer, transport

I’ll load up on the Dutch/Poles,probably sets and singles.The inf in helmet and slouch allows use for other forces as stated.The NEI had a decent tank force and lots of local
converted armored apcs/scouts.There is a great site on their overlandwagons somewhere.I won’t bring up the Swedish/Hungarian armor at this time!

aren’t the poles and the dutch going to be their own sets?