My first project for 2016 is this Esci/Ertl 1:35 NATO Assault Troops (5507).
These pieces are not identified specifically, but a glance through the Osprey Elite Book (No. 16) 'NATO Armies Today' makes it clear that this was the source from which the figures were designed. Using this source the figures would appear to be as follows:
British (illustrated in Elite No. 14 and No. 1) (4 poses)
First two British infantry, one with rifle under arm, the second firing in a standing pose. The last two are British Parachute Regiment. One is running, holding his helmet and with rifle at the hip. The fourth man wears a 1974 flak jacket and is kneeling.
French (3 poses)
French Infantryman (with distinctive 5.56mm FAMAS assault rifle), a sniper armed with an FRF-1 rifle being held across the body, and a soldier armed with a MAT 49 sub machine gun under his left arm. The last two may be Foreign Legion, and the last figure is more suitable for the period up to the 1970s, earlier than the rest.
Though there are only seven poses, this is representative of the British soldiers that NATO could call upon. However as France was not part of the NATO military command by this era they are not technically NATO troops at all! As ever detail is very good and accuracy seems fine with little flash. The poses are OK too if rather dull and flat, though you would never create charges with these figures anyway! This was one of the last sets Esci ever made. Like Matchbox they started producing modern subjects just before abandoning figure production altogether. What this may tell us about the wisdom of producing modern figures is hard to say, but if it is just coincidence then it is a very strange one.
I started with the basic pale shades.
British
French
There are better close ups 
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