The M3 White Scout Car was first sent into action in the Philippines, and would see action amongst the cavalry units of the US army in the Africa campaign. Based on a commercial truck design by the White company, the M3 was fitted with light armour. The vehicle featured a good distribution of armour around…
Following last Friday’s new wave of Peninsular Napoleonic British artillery releases, Warlord writer Sam Phillips wanted to shed a little more light on the history and capabilities of the British guns! The common tactic of having your cannons placed on the high ground is usually what people think of when it comes to placing artillery…
As the Roman Empire set about conquering all corners of the globe, its fighting forces were underpinned by rank upon rank of Legionaries – the backbone of the Roman Legions – and some of the most formidable troops of their time. View in Store The entire army underwent a restructuring under General Gaius Marius, a statesmen…
Following the emergence of the Concord Combined Command faction for our new science fiction game – Beyond the Gates of Antares – last week, we’ve plumbed the deepest, darkest depths of Rick Priestley’s mind (not a wholesale environment we can tell you!) for a couple of pieces of teaser text to further whet your palette…
Following its release last Friday, it’s time to take a closer look at the RSO/01 Tractor! Warlord writer, Sam Phillips tells us more… View in Store The Raupenschlepper Ost (Caterpillar Tracked East) was a fully tracked lightweight tractor primarily designed to tow light to medium artillery. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union, they found that…
The Soviet Naval forces fought on land in many of the large scale Soviet actions, such as at Leningrad and Sevastopol. The Brigada Morskoi Pekhoty was formed from the grizzled veterans fighting against the Germans earlier in the war. Armed with rifles, LMGs and submachine guns, they were tasked to defend naval bases and pressed…
The auxiliary of the Roman army came about in the earlier days of the Republic. Rome’s enemies made heavy use of foreign fighters. Many of Rome’s enemies, including Hannibal of Carthage utilised the talents of many different peoples, such as his Gallic and Spanish heavy cavalry. Influenced by this, Rome adopted the idea, using foreign…
We’re always hunting online for interesting and exciting projects in the community – and as part of this, TabletopBattle leapt out at us… TabletopBattle are a group of gamers who are working together with NAWD (North Australian Wargames Designers) to create a Timeline of WWII (from the invasion of Poland through to the final attack on…
The Soviets preferred method of winning a war was numbers, and lots of them. Large numbers of soldiers were trained, and Russian factories turned out incredible numbers of guns, tanks and vehicles to be thrown at the German battle lines. Here are a selection of Russia’s most well-known and key anti-tank weapons from the war:…
Alongside the massed legions of Rome, these devastating war machines sought not to just provide covering fire for the legionaries but also to destroy the enemy from afar. These weapons revolutionised artillery warfare and helped pave the way for future technology. Ballista View in Store Originally a weapon made by the Greeks, it saw use…
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