With the Eastern Front action heating-up, and our latest Bolt Action Theatre Book, ‘Ostfront’ shipping out worldwide – all you Finnish commanders out there will be pleased to now have access to the BT-42 Assault Gun! As the Second World War progressed, the Soviets were fielding better and better tanks. The Finnish Army, on the other…
Finnish armies gain some welcome firepower this week with the arrival of these two German-supplied guns – the Finnish 75 PSTK/40 anti-tank gun and the Finnish 20 ITK/38 anti-aircraft gun. After encountering T-34 and KV-1 tanks, the Finns realized that heavier anti-tank equipment would be required. A total of 210 German 75mm PaK 40 Guns were purchased, capable of…
Deploy heavy artillery for your Finnish armies in the form of the mighty 105 H/33 howitzer. 105 H/33 was the Finnish designation for the German 10.5 cm leFH 18 – the standard field howitzer used by the Wehrmacht, with a range of over 10km. Finland purchased 53 howitzers from Germany, naming them the 105 H/33. All of these new…
These week sees welcome reinforcements for the Red Army and the Finns in the shape of a new twin-turreted light tank and light mortar and flamethrower teams… Like all T-26 variants, this hugely successful light tank design was based on the British Vickers 6-ton tank and over 11,000 of all variants were produced. The early 1930s…
Warlord painter Gary Martin has sent us freshly painted Finns so it’s time to show them off! Faced with the vast forces of the Soviets, the courageous and resourceful Finnish soldiers, masters of fieldcraft, sniping, and small unit tactics, slowed and then began to roll back the massive Soviet assaults. The eagle-eyed amongst you will…
The Tundra Tuft is a cool (pun intended) and fantastic looking piece of basing material to add to any snow or winter base. The frosted look on the grass tufts gives the impression of hazardous and icy weather and will add character to any army. Great for Soviets, Finns and anyone else battling through a…
This latest addition to our comprehensive range of Bolt Action vehicles comes from our recent purchase of Force of Arms’ Interwar and Early War range. Plenty more on the way! Based heavily on the new six-wheeled GAZ AAA truck, the BA-6 was a 6-wheeled armoured car used in a scouting role during the Finnish Winter War and also…
Get that ‘painted by the pros’ look with this new paint set for the Finns, containing the same colours used by our Studio painters: View in Store Summer Jacket – Medium Sea Grey 870 Winter jacket and trousers – Grey Green 866 Helmet – Brown Violet 887 Leather – Chocolate Brown 872 Winter gear –…
Last week we released the Finnish Armour decals sheet to aid you in adding insignia to your vehicles and tanks. Those clever chaps in the Warlord Games Design Studio also included the iconic Finnish helmet skull markings on the sheet, and have just sent us this picture showing how effective they look: View in Webstore…
Support your brave Finnish soldiers with this T-26-E Vickers 6-tonner light tank. View in Store Ordered from the British Vickers company, only a handful of Finland’s Vickers 6-tonne tanks were ready in time for the Winter War against the Soviet army with only 26 surviving the war. These remaining light tanks plus many more that…
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