God, King and Fatherland - The Royal Danish Army in Team Yankee

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God, King and Fatherland - The Royal Danish Army
in Team Yankee - Part 1
With Luke Daley
Hey guys, today we’re looking at what Denmark could

offer as an army in Team Yankee. They are a NATO
power with militias and conventional forces, and a small
but capable air force.
Denmark had bad luck in the Second World War, having

been invaded by Nazi Germany and conquered after a
small campaign. I presume that after the war, Denmark
decided to never make their prior mistakes again. After the
war Denmark had joined NATO and fully integrated itself
into working with West German forces; to the point where the Germans had
Luftwaffe units based in Denmark.
In Team Yankee’s timeline, Denmark is largely conquered

once again. According to the book, Denmark is surprised with
naval landings and an armoured thrust that isolated the
country from the rest of NATO forces in the area. However,
we may presume that perhaps the Danes would continue the
fight within both NORTHAG, and on the Danish islands not
directly under Soviet control. So regardless, they fight on -
and the Danes are not happy! Get out of Denmark Ivan!
On the battlefield, the Danish are a well-trained force, much

like any other NATO military. Because of their similarities in equipment and
motivation (being invaded and fighting for your lives), I have decided to use mainly
West German rules to make up Danish units. Use German formation diagrams
and follow the advice on rules below.
Danish infantry have very similar tactics to

their West German and Norweigian allies. The
most common small arms are the G3 and MG3,
and Danes can choose between M72s or Carl
Gustavs for anti-tank weapons. For simplicity,
I must say that you should use German
rules to represent Danish. Use Panzerfaust
44s and the MILANs available to them to
represent the M72s, TOWs and Carl Gustavs,
the had. Infantry carried Redeye SAMs and
Danish interior units carried some Stinger
missiles. Use German Redeye teams to
represent these AA units, and attatch them to
your force like German Redeye units, but
without the need for Gepards.
Danish vehicles are a mix of American and

German equipment with some odd imports that
we do not see in the other NATO militaries. The
main Danish APC in the 80s was the M113. Use
German M113 stats, with the exception of M113 recon. For M113 recon units,
use American rules. M113s were used not
just for scouting and observation. The Danes
mounted TOW launchers on many M113s -
so you are permitted to add these to your
formations. Add M113-TOWs to your forces
in place of Jaguar I/II vehicles. For recon
you can also have Land Rovers with
recoilless rifles. Use ANZAC rules for
Danish AT jeeps. Add M113 recon and
Danish AT jeep units to your force in place
of Luchs vehicles.
Denmark’s main battle tank was the

Leopard 1, with some older centurions in
reserve. Use German leopard 1 rules, and
German Leopard 1 formations, with
Danish units replacing German ones.
Danish artillery takes the form of some

M113 variant mortar carriers. Use German
M113 mortar carrier rules for these. Do not
use M109 howitzers, iIhave found no sources
for the Royal Danish Army having these in
the 1980s.
The Royal Danish Air Force as mentioned before is a small yet high-tech
component of Denmark’s military. The bulk of its inventory were F-16s and F-35
Drakens imported from Sweden. To represent both of these places, use German
Tornado stats for these aircraft. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell the Danish
never explicitly had any dedicated attack helicopters. I therefore think you
should not have any in a historically correct Danish force.
To further detail formations, I must say that you should only use German Leopard
1 or German M113 Panzergrenadier formations to represent Danish forces.
Replace the units that the Danish do not possess such as Luchs with the
relevant Danish units, such as AT jeeps or M113-recon.
Hopefully that wasn’t too confusing, next article we will discuss how to make and
paint your Danish figures.
God, King and Fatherland - The Royal Danish Army
in Team Yankee - Part 2
With Luke Daley
Hello again. Now you will find out how to collect and
model a Danish army for Team Yankee, should you
want to. Danish have lots of American and German
equipment, so a lot of the models you will need may
seem familiar.
Shopping List:
● For infantry, buy Battlefront’s German
panzergrenadiers. I’d cut the panzerfaust
44s so they just look like tubes - they will
look like Danish M72s or other AT weapons.
● For Leopard 1s, M113s and M113 mortars I
would buy any relevant Battlefront NATO
box set.
● For M113 TOWs, buy either Battlefront’s
Canadian or Israeli M113-TOW sets.
● For Redeye SAM units, buy Battlefront’s
West German redeye sets.
● For AT jeeps, you can buy Battlefront’s
Israeli, Iraqi or ANZAC AT jeep sets. I
personally think the Israelis match Danes
best.
● For F-16s or F-35 Drakens, I would look into
scale models and base them appropriately
for Team Yankee. These can probably be 3D
printed too.
Now onto our painting guide:
Danish vehicles were usually given a camouflage

scheme similar to that of the British. The Danes use a
brighter, olive green and contrast this with black.
Prime with Soviet Green (Battlefront).

Vehicle exterior - camouflage pattern of Cayman
Green (Game Color) and Chaos Black (Citadel).
Tracks/wheels - Black Glaze (Model Color).
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Storage and jerry cans Chaos Black (Citadel).

Silver/metal parts - Chainmail Silver (Game
Color).
For Danish flags/ icons, I would freehand with
Bloody Red (Game Colour), Burnished Gold
(Citadel) and Skull White (Citadel).
Wash with Sepia Shade (Game Color).
Add Stirland Battlemire (Citadel) for mud and
weathering effects.
I have found no sources for tank crew

uniforms, I assume they have the same dress
as infantrymen.
Danish infantry uniforms vary between the

Army and Home Guard. As far as I can tell the
home guard had full camouflage uniforms,
whereas the regular forces such as those in
NORTHAG would have olive drab fatigues.
Over these uniforms, much like the British and
Germans, the Danes would cover themselves
in foliage whenever possible.
Prime with Soviet Green (Battlefront).

Army uniforms - Cayman Green (Game Colour).
Boots - Black Glaze (Model Colour).
Helmets - Cayman Green (Game Color).
Combat belts and satchels - Flat Earth (Model Color).
Infantry weapons - Chainmail Silver (Game Colour) mixed with Chaos Black
(Citadel).
Wash with Sepia Shade (Game Color).
I usually paint bases with Flat Earth (Model Color) and add modelling grass.
So, there you go. You should know how to build a Danish force! I apologize, but the
Danes were a bit like the Belgians...Quite complex to translate into Team Yankee
without their own specific ruleset. Enjoy!

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Hey guys, today we’re looking at what Denmark could

Denmark had bad luck in the Second World War, having

In Team Yankee’s timeline, ​Denmark is largely conquered

On the battlefield, ​the Danish are a well-trained force, much

Danish infantry ​have very similar tactics to

Danish vehicles ​are a mix of American and

Denmark’s main battle tank​ was the

Danish artillery ​takes the form of some

Now onto our painting guide:

Danish vehicles ​were usually​ ​given a camouflage

Prime with Soviet Green (Battlefront).

Storage and jerry cans Chaos Black (Citadel).

I have found no sources for tank crew

Danish infantry uniforms ​vary between the

Prime with Soviet Green (Battlefront).

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