By the summer of 1943, Soviets tank commanders desperately needed a new tank to take on the heavier German Panthers and Tigers, complaining that the current generation of T-34 and KV tanks were virtually ineffective. With this in mind, two prototypes were created and paraded in front of Stalin himself. The KV-85 went straight into…
A few weeks ago Alessio was invited as a guest by the Leicester Sabres – the gaming club of the University of Leicester – to take part in the “Falaise Gap” special Tank War big scenario. And it was great fun! Over to Alessio: I brought 1,000 points of my US tanks to the game,…
He’s been at it again! As soon as he saw our recently released M3 White Scout Car, Warlord owner John Stallard just couldn’t help himself… It wasn’t just the American forces that made use of the White Scout Car -the British and Commonwealth forces used hundreds of them for all manner of roles – as…
The Sherman tank was the mainstay of the allied tank forces, made even more potent when they decided to stick a rubber ring around it! The Duplex Drive version of this famous tank was designed to enable the Sherman to traverse short stretches of open water between Landing Craft and the Beach – and would…
Duplex Drive or DD tanks, (nicknamed “Donald Duck tanks”) were a type of amphibious swimming tank developed by the British during the Second World War. DD tanks worked by erecting a ‘flotation screen’ around the tank, which enabled it to float, and had a propeller powered by the tank’s engine to drive it in the water….
Further reinforcements for the French this week with a set of specialists, comprising three two man teams: View in Store In the set you recieve a French army sniper and his copain, a two man light mortar team and a two man anti-tank rifle team getting ready to take out oncoming armour. If you are looking…
The parade of fantastic wooden kits from Sarissa Precision continues with these lovely World War I era vehicles… Please note these do not form part of our Wheels of Steel discount offer. World War I Type B Bus View in Store World War I Delivery Lorry View in Store World War I Open Lorry View…
The LEFH8B2 is a unique and interesting SPG to field. Since only 16 were ever made by the Germans, the presence of this vehicle in your army will surely make for interesting conversations (and occasionally an interesting target). This article will show you how to turn a standard Char B1 into this heavily armoured artillery…
With the release of each of the Bolt Action Theatre Books, there are more and more additional rules being released for special characters – so we thought we’d ask Alessio to go back over some of the existing models which are provided absolutely FREE with each of the ‘Armies of..’ books when purchased through the…
Deploy some mobile artillery for your late-war German armies with the Sd.Kfz 165 Hummel self-propelled gun. The Hummel was designed to provide mobile support for German tank forces, mounting a 15cm howitzer on a Panzer IV chassis, with a lightly armoured open-topped compartment for the crew. Around a 100 saw action in the Battle of Kursk, and…
Rich Dando
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