{"id":17447,"date":"2026-03-26T12:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=17447"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:32:06","slug":"air-cossacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Cossacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>We&#8217;re looking at the next items on our Salute list today. We&#8217;re still sticking to this year&#8217;s theme of cavalry, but with the word &#8216;Air&#8217; stuck in front.<\/p>\n<p>One of our favourite Hammer&#8217;s Slammers forces is the New Ukrainian Army. They have an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammers-slammers.com\/pdf\/NUA_Cossacks_15mm_sheet.pdf\">Air Cavalry detachment list <\/a>and we&#8217;ve made some shiny new 15mm VTOLs for it (the list should get an overhaul as a result).<\/p>\n<p>There are three in total, although we&#8217;re only showing two today (the mould for the third is curing while this post is being written). This is the an attack craft, a twin boom design which comes with a variety of underwing stores.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/v-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-1-1024x675.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-1-850x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-1-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-1-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17447 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/v-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-2-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-2-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-2-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"17453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/v-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Front upper view&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-2-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17453'>\n\t\t\t\tFront upper view\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/v-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-3-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-3-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-3-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"17450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/v-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nose on view&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-3-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17450'>\n\t\t\t\tNose on view\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/v-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-4-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-4-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-4-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"17451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/v-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Underwing view showing armament&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/V-4-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17451'>\n\t\t\t\tUnderwing view showing armament\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The second flyer is a cargo carrying drop ship. It is capable of hauling a light tank or truck in the open rear bay, which can be driven off the two rear ramps in a matter of seconds. Cargo pallets can also be carried, and some enterprising crews have fitted a fixed platform between the ramps and rigged an anti-tank gun or artillery piece to fire from the rear, although this is strictly a field modification and not officially approved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"L-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-1-1024x675.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-1-850x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-1-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-1-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/&quot;}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-17447 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-3-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-3-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-3-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-3-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"17459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-3-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"L-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Side view of empty cargo bay bay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-3-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17459'>\n\t\t\t\tSide view of empty cargo bay bay\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-8-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-8-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-8-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"17460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"L-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rear view with Polevka tracked jeep onboard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-8-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17460'>\n\t\t\t\tRear view with Polevka tracked jeep onboard\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-5-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-5-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-5-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-5-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"17455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-5-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"L-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Side view with Zhalo light tank&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-5-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17455'>\n\t\t\t\tSide view with Zhalo light tank\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-7-250x141.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-7-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-7-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"17456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/l-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,771\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"L-7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Zhalo light tank disembarking&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-7-1024x675.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17456'>\n\t\t\t\tZhalo light tank disembarking\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Keep an eye out for the third model over the weekend, assuming no problems with the mould&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re looking at the next items on our Salute list today. We&#8217;re still sticking to this year&#8217;s theme of cavalry, but with the word &#8216;Air&#8217; stuck in front. One of our favourite Hammer&#8217;s Slammers forces is the New Ukrainian Army. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2026\/03\/air-cossacks\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Next on the Salute list, and still sticking to the (air) cavalry theme - New Ukrainian Air Cossacks","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,39,14,67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-15mm-sf","category-hammers-slammers","category-previews","category-salute-53-2026"],"views":897,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/L-7.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p26BWy-4xp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9768,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2019\/03\/mobile-mortars\/","url_meta":{"origin":17447,"position":0},"title":"Mobile Mortars","author":"Tony","date":"March 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"We have three new 15mm vehicles which will be available at Salute. 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