ACTION FORCE 1983-1984 (second SERIES)
Z FORCE INFANTRYMAN
Codename: Infantryman
Primary Military Speciality: Infantry
Secondary Military Speciality: Ballistics
The backbone of Action Force. Experienced infantrymen from all of Europe. Highly trained flexible soldiers ideal for large scale military operations demanded by Action Force. All members graduated Advanced Infantry Training.
“Dependable soldiers that won’t let you down in a fire-fight.”
The Z Force Infantrymen were the main army soldiers of Z Force- similar to the Enemy Red Shadow soldiers. They came with a Heckler and Kosh machine gun and a weapon strap backpack. The weapon could be stored at the top of their back packs under two straps. You had to be carful as sometimes the weapon could bend from the straps!
IMAGES
Ready for battle!
Body Mould
The Z Force Infantryman had a moulded head covering with some goggles on his forehead He has a peaked hat that sticks out. He has pouches on both hips and a knife and water bottle on his lower back.
ACCESSORIES
The Z Force Infantryman came with a Hecker and Kosh machine gun and a backpack with a weapon strap for storing his weapon.
GALLERY
PACKAGING
The Z Force Infantryman figure came as a carded figure. He was a repaint of the Wheels figure. Sometimes Wheels figures were found in the Infantryman card back.
File Card
Information about the figure could be found on the back of the figures file card (the Datafile information). Each figure also had an individual medal number for the mail order offer. The Z Force Infantryman number was 31.
VARIANTS
The first version has a straight belt. The second version is made of harder plastic and has clearer paintwork. The peak on the hat is also longer and the belt is curvier.
LOOKS FAMILIAR
The Z Force Infantryman was a repaint of the Z Force Jeep driver Wheels. They are painted differently. The German figure Spurhund was the German version of the Z Force Infantryman.
The Heckler and Kosh machine gun also came with the First Series Night Patrol figure and SAS. It also came with the Second Series , SAS Squad Leader, SAS Battle Gear and a variant of the Enemy Battle Gear.
The black weapons strap back pack also came with the first series Night Patrol figure, SAS Stakeout figure (Boat Patrol), Second Series Z Force Infantryman, and the German Spurhund figure.
If you look at the Datafiles for the Z Force Infantryman and Z Force Sapper, it appears as though they have mixed up the figure images! The main image in the Z Force Sapper Datafile even shows the Heckler and Koch machine gun.
DATAFILE
Datafiles could be found in the Battle Action Force comics. They contained lots of information about the characters and had some great artwork.
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