Withstanding the brutal winter conditions, the new Soviet HQ rally their men for the next charge! View in Store Like the soldiers they commanded, many Soviet officers were inexperienced and lacked training at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Stalin’s ruthless purge of officers of the Red Army in 1937 had denuded the organisation…
Lay down a withering hail of fire and pin your enemy with the new Soviet Maxim MMG team. View in Store The red army used the venerable Maxim Model 1910 as its medium machine gun throughout the war, the very same weapon that had served the Tsarist army in world war 1. It was a…
The new Soviet 82mm medium mortar winter team rain high explosives upon their enemy. View in Store The standard Russian medium mortar of the war was the 82-PM-41 or 82mm battalion mortar Model 1941. This served alongside the otherwise similar 82mm Model 1937. Both were very effective and accurate weapons with a range of about…
Leave your enemies tanks as smouldering ruins with the new Soviet ZiS-2 anti-tank gun. View in Store The 57mm ZiS-2 was developed before the war to give anti-tank artillery regiments a weapon capable of destroying heavily armoured tanks. It was a rapid-firing semi-automatic gun that could shoot up to 25 rounds a minute. ZiS-2 production…
Usable as a howitzer or an anti-tank gun, punch through enemy armour and break their morale with the new Soviet ZiS-3 divisional gun. View in Store The ZiS-3 was a truly multi-purpose weapon that was used as artillery and as an anti-tank gun by the Red Army. The Germans came to know it well and…
With the invasion of Britain raging on, we thought we'd take a moment out to look at a few chosen battles and to update you all with who's currently winning! Map Update As you can see, both Scotland and the South East are under complete enemy control! Both are still under heavy fighting and many…
Looking for some inspiration or simply passing the time? Well, these new Osprey books might just be what you need. View in Store Author: Steven J. Zaloga Howard Gerrard Number of Pages: 96 About This Product The German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 began World War II in Europe, pitting the newly modernized…
Following on from last weeks article on creating Bolt Action scenarios we came across Brian McGonigle’s Anzio campaign; and the following the victories for the Axis in the previous rounds, the Allies had been forced back to “The Overpass”… A bit of Context Brian: The Allies have to hold the overpass (the top part of…
Warlorder JoshB has been on a mission to find some of the awesome miniatures that have recently been seen on the Warlord Forum, Bolt Action and Bolt Action International Facebook pages. This mighty KV-2 came from Bartosz Smogur from the Bolt Action International Facebook page, that weathering is amazing! Sharp example of Camo! By IndigoStickman from the Forum….
The Germans are back from bitter defeat, but are they ready for the Soviet horde? Warlorder JoshB shows us his third battle against the ever-so resilient Germans! Pre-game info Josh: In my last battle report, which you can read here, I stated we were probably going to do a civilian rescue but we decided we…
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