This week, we’re comparing two of the campaign’s great medium tanks – the Panzer III and M3 Grant. We’ll dive into the history, then see how they measure up in Bolt Action! Vital Statistics Panzer III Ausf. J M3 Grant I Cost: 160pts (Inexperienced), 200pts (Regular), 240pts (Veteran) 168pts (Inexperienced), 210pts (Regular) Weapons: 1 turret-mounted…
The Western Desert Support Groups are a fantastic way to add some key units to your Commonwealth or Afrika Korps army. These brilliant new sets combine several of our existing blister packs into one easy-to-use box, giving you everything you need to augment your existing force. Each set contains: 1x Command Group 1x Medium Machine…
Unlike the battles for France and the Low Countries, Greece and Yugoslavia, the Luftwaffe did not enjoy its customary air superiority over North Africa… With an aggressive aerial bombing campaign threatening the British Isles and a war rapidly spiralling out of control across the world, the RAF squadrons in places like North Africa initially had…
The small harbours of North Africa were impassable to larger merchantmen. Enter the F-Lighter, half landing craft, half gunboat. Humble Beginnings “An MFP could hold its own with a destroyer, let alone a PT which had nothing more powerful than a 20-mm machine gun to shoot with.” – Samuel Eliot Morison The Marinefährprahm (Naval ferry barge,…
Our casting supremo Pete Hely has been working hard to get his Italian Army ready for the invasion of Egypt! Pete’s Italian Army has been in the works for some months now. You might have caught a glimpse of his Sahariana squadron when we featured it over the summer. This time, we’re taking a look…
This week, to accompany the release of our Saxon archers, we’ve got a piece of short fiction from the pen of Gary Haines. Poisoned Point & Ancient Sword The searovers faced him and roared their insults. The Ealdorman Byrhtnoth, the white-haired one, ignored them and encouraged his men, young and old as he rode along…
Renowned for its heavy armour, the Matilda II stormed across battlefields in France and the Western Desert. These infantry tanks played a key role in the Commonwealth’s early victories! Designed and commissioned in 1936, the Matilda infantry tank was designed to be a lumbering behemoth, impervious to anti-tank guns and field artillery, able to engage…
To celebrate the launch of Warlords of Erehwon, we’ve got a special battle report for you! On the outskirts of the halfling Moot, a foul necromancer is bent of shattering their rural idyll. Yara the Zamorian spat into the grass. He was stood atop a low rise, overlooking the halfling hamlet of Greenburrow. It was…
As many of the scenarios in Cruel Seas feature coastal skulduggery, we’ve sat down with studio head Paul Sawyer to talk about how he built his islands! Materials & Tools MDF Sheet Blue Styrofoam Desert Sand Grass Flock Summer Undergrowth Cocktail Sticks No More Nails Glue PVA Glue Craft Knife Hot Wire Cutter/Very Sharp Knife…
We’re always excited to see your miniatures – this week, we’re heading to the Philippines with Robin Dao’s Battling Bastards of Bataan! The War in the Philippines In the Philippines, two Japanese divisions – the 16th and the 48th under General Homma Masaharu –landed on the island of Luzon on 22 December. US General Douglas…