The 8th Army was a very mobile force and this boxed set is designed for that very purpose… View in Store Formed from the Western Desert Force in 1941, the British 8th Army comprised men from across the British Commonwealth – British, New Zealanders, Australians, Indians and South Africans. Following early successes against the Italians…
Providing essential logistics and fire support, assist your front line units with the British 8th Army Support Group. View in Store This set contains: 1 x British 8th Army HQ 1 x British 8th Army Machine Gun Team 1 x British 8th Army Medium Mortar British 8th Army HQ The middle ranks of officers were…
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…
Use the New Bolt Action British Commonwealth plastic infantry, based on the 8th army plastic with heads to represent Australian, South African, New Zealander and LRDG/SAS troops, to stop the Axis forces in their tracks and defeat the Desert Fox himself, Erwin Rommel. View in Store Fighting for the freedom of the civilised world against…
Support your Bolt Action infantry with the new Matilda II troop, the British heavily armoured infantry tank now in superbly detailed plastic. View in Store Battle For France The battle for France saw Matilda IIs fighting what would become a general retreat. However, Matildas caused problems for the Germans, whose 37mm and 50mm anti-tank guns…
Our new paint range incorporation with Army Painter; a great method to both creatively and accurately paint your miniatures! View in Store Everything you need to accurately paint your British Infantry on the worn-torn fields and battle-scarred towns of Europe! This paint set contains these paints: 1x Strongtone Quickshade 1x anti-shine matt varnish 1x British…
This week, we’re taking a look at one of the Heroes of the Western Desert featured in our Campaign The Western Desert book – Troop Sergeant Major “Nobby” Clarke! “Nobby” Clarke was a Troop Sergeant Major (TSM) in the 11th Hussars. As the first British cavalry regiment to be mechanised in 1928, the 11th Hussars…
The cruiser or cavalry tank served as the main driving force for the British cavalry, serving on the front lines alongside the main body of the British forces. The first of the cruisers was produced by Vickers-Armstrong in the economic downturn of the mid 1930s, and consequently included a number of cost-saving features. A13 cruiser…
With today’s release of the British A13 Cruiser, it seemed appropriate to dive into how to best utilise them on the battlefield. The A13 Cruiser MkIII & MkIV British tank design in the inter-war period focused on two separate concepts – the Cruiser tank and the Infantry tank. The Cruiser tanks were fast and lightly…
Our Western Desert campaign book gives you the opportunity to field forces from across the Commonwealth – this week, we’re exploring the special rules that set the different nations apart. The British 8th Army was a multinational formation from the very start. Starting out as the Western Desert Force, it was composed of the 4th…
Josh Berridge
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