The SS-Ki, officially the Soko Sagyo, a fully tracked – flamethrower armed – engineering vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). History By the 1930s the IJA had grasped the need for a dedicated engineering tank. In preparation for war against the Soviet Union they set about designing a vehicle which could destroy bunkers, clear…
Reinforce your invasion armies with the latest engineering marvel to roll out of the Imperial Japanese Army’s factories…. View in Store The Sōkō Sagyō Ki – also known as the SS-Ki – was a fully tracked engineering vehicle, designed and brought into use in the 1930s in preparation for the Japanese war against the Soviet…
We’re adding to our list of Bolt Action Downloadable Painting Guides today with a fantastic in depth guide for the Japanese: View in Store Each of our guides covers one of the main Bolt Action protagonists – and presents a detailed step-by-step guide to painting both standard infantrymen and tanks. Including tips on undercoating, base coats,…
This set contains 5 pre-painted and ready to go terrain pieces from Mandertory Miniatures for Bolt Action games fought across the European Theatre. All you need to do is plug the trees into the hedgerows and you’re ready to set up your battlefield! View in Store These highly detailed, ready to play hedgerows are perfect…
Released alongside the Bolt Action campaign book Empires in Flames the Pacific and Far East we present two fantastic 1500pt armies – perfect to expand your Island hopping counteroffensive in the Pacific! The first army is designed around a Japanese reinforced Special Naval Landing Force, some of the best of all Japan’s fighting men. Deployed…
With the recent release of our ‘Empires in Flames’ Bolt Action Theatre Book, this week we delved back through the Warlord Games Forums and related Facebook groups to take stock of the current forces on offer for the Imperial Japanese forces out in the community. ‘tas 1812’ on the WG Forums Tas: The Japanese are…
Warlord Games show coordinator Andrew Chesney is often found hunkered down over army lists and challenging opponents at events around the world, so who better to introduce us to selecting and using an army at a tournament: Why Japanese? Ches: My Bolt Action gaming up to this point had been mainly with a British Infantry army….
Andy Singleton of Volley Fire Painting Services has been polishing his camera lens and wetting his palette as he delves into the background of two Pacific mainstays of the Japanese and US armies: Andy: With the recent release of Empires in Flames I thought I’d revisit my Marine and Japanese forces, and see what they need…
Bringing support fire to your mobile forces with the M21 Mortar carrier, ideal for winkling out those dug in infantry! View in Store By the middle of the war the US Army could field legions of tanks and support vehicles, backed by the industrial might of the USA. Using their reliable M3 Half-track as a basis,…
Brand new reinforcements arrive for the Imperial Japanese Army – the Type 91 105mm Field Gun and the Type 1 47mm Anti Tank Gun! The Type 91 105mm Howitzer View in Store First off the big guns roll in – the Type 91 105mm Howitzer: The Japanese fielded several types of medium weight artillery of 105mm…
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