“We must engage the enemy in battle unceasingly; we must ‘write off’ his troops; and generally we must kill Germans.” Such were the stated aims put forth by General Bernard Montgomery in the run-up to Operation Goodwood, to date the largest tank battle in the history of the British army. There can be little doubt…
With all of the recent releases of German troop boxed sets and the excited commotion in the community regarding the imminent Winter Soviets, we thought it time to take a look back at some of the American troop sets on offer: Nisei Few units in the history of warfare have earned so many plaudits and…
Out today we have Waffen-SS Cavalry and a Cavalry NCO and LMG team – each set containing 3 mounted models as well as the dismounted versions in matching gear: The SS Cavalry Brigade (SS-Kavallerie-Brigade) was formed from cavalry regiments created for occupation duties in German-occupied Poland. It served in the front lines during the opening moves of the…
This fantastically characterful set contains 4 models that look great guarding a German HQ or any other key objective in your battles: There’s a guard taking five minutes for a smoke, a scientist carrying secret documents, a sinsister Gestapo officer and a stern Feldgendarme military policeman checking papers. View in Store Of course these guys match…
This one piece resin gives you a full squad of Blitzkrieg Germans for seating in the crew compartment of your Hanomag halftracks. It has purposely been designed as a single piece so you can pop it in and out of your Hanomag to represent the troops being onboard or debussed. Of course, you can always…
More armour rumbles out of the tank factory this week for Soviet armies – the OT-26 flamethrower tank: Over 550 OT-26 (or KhT-26) Flamethrower variants were produced between 1932 and 1935. Initially developed in 1933, and based on the twin-turreted T-26 mod 1931 tank, it utilised just a single turret with the other being blanked off. As with…
With the impending release of our second Theatre Book, ‘Ostfront’ – we cornered our resident Italian rulessmith, Alessio Cavatore and forced asked him very kindly to create some rules to make use of the exclusive ‘Cross of Iron’ miniature supplied FREE when the book is purchased direct through the Warlord webstore or at the many…
On the 17th September 1944, preceding a bombing run from the Allies, the first British units landed near Arnhem. The British 1st Airborne Division, commanded by Major General Roy Urquhart landed some distance from their objective. The 2nd Parachute Battalion managed to get into the town relatively unscathed, despite delays in getting to the north…
Alessio Cavatore has updated the Bolt Action Errata and FAQ document, addressing our new range of Theatre books, in particular how to include special named characters in your force, as well as various other clarifications including a section on Paratroopers. You can check out the results in our free PDF download. Download PDF
With the impending release of the Ostfront Theatre Book, we’ve enlisted the help of long-term friend of Warlord, and paintbrush-wizard extraordinaire, Andy Singleton of Volley Fire Painting Services to provide some inspiring shots of his personal Soviet collection… The Warlord warehouse currently echoes with the sound of Russian battlesong, and the furious snipping of sprues and…
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