Armies of the Sort-Of Real

Looking through my archives here I realize that I've been a fan of Flames of War for almost ten years now but have only actually PLAYED it ONCE.  (It was a demo of Team Yankee last year, as you might recall.)

I'd love to put together an army, but I'm more in sticker shock than I am enthused.  That and I tend to think outside the limits of the rulebooks, if history gives me an excuse.

Last year in the After-Holidays Sales, I got a bunch of Phantom jets as "Air Support", and I'll give them a repaint soon.  But that "special ingredient" set what I want to do with the companies I want to build:

* U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard Company (I haven't decided on Armor, Airborne or Airmobile, but I wanted them to be less modern than the regular forces--still stuck with battle bowler helmets and Vietnam-era equipment.)

* French D.O.T. [Defense Ops, Territorial Army] Armored Car Company (Found this in an old publication.  A second-line, rapid reaction unit that would have been in action if the Warsaw Pact invaded the West.)

* Rest of the West Company (A scratch force of Dutch/Belgian/Luxembourger/Dane units.)