F. Garay

Amazing mod and great work Deltahawk! One of, if not the finest US gear mod right now. Is there a possibility of adding PASGT helmets with camouflage scrim on it? It would fit very well for a Grenada/Panama mission. And besides that, they look really intimidating.

Lapa Azul, o Brasil na Segunda Guerra. Documentary about the 3rd Battalion of the 11th Brazilian expeditionary infantry regiment, Lapa Azul, the Brazilian battalion that saw most action in the north italy campaign. Composed mostly of poor farm boys, the battalion was created in 1942 and reunited troops coming from all parts of Brazil, the jungles of northwest, fields of the center-west, arid caatingas from the northeast and even cold forests from the south. They were sent to Rio de Janeiro and after that Italy. Arriving without proper gear and equipment, they were soon properly equipped by the Americans. Now with their M1 steelpots and winter jackets, they could endure the cold. Without racial segregation, there was a huge contrast in relation to the american battalions. Serving almost the entire war together with the 92nd ''All black'' infantry division, many american troops seen as strange whites fighting together with blacks. The Lapa Azul saw action in the battles of Monte Castello, leading the attack, Castelnuevo, Montese, Collechio and Castelnuevo, where the battalion lost 95 men of the original 120, being the Brazilian battalion with the highest number of KIAs and being a unit with one of the highest probabilities of death during the entire WW2. Coming from a tropical region, they faced the muddy climate of november in northern Italy and the cold winter of 1944 in the Italian alps, reaching -20 celsius. (ask the soldiers of the 28th inf div and 506th PIR in bastogne about that, he). Finally, the regiment was disbanded in mid 1945. I still have the OD green camo cover my grandpa used in his M1 when he was part of the Brazilian Expeditionary force. Although he served in a different regiment, the 1st Expeditionary Infantry division, he saw action at Castello, was stationed in the northern Apennines and lastly fought in Montese. Sadly, he died in 2001. Fortunately, there is english subtitles in this documentary. It's great for you guys interested in hearing about lesser know battles and campaigns of WW2