The Airborne 6-pdr Anti-Tank gun and Horsa Glider Following on from his look at the Airlanding Platoons, Chris Brown takes a further look at the Horsa Glider and 6pdr; View part 1 >> Horsa gliders were generally towed by obsolete bomber aircraft. Their standard flight speed was something less than 150 MPH, they weighed in…
The British Airborne are getting ready to exit their transports and descend toward your battlefields with the new British Airborne Starter Army + Expansion Set + more! British Airborne Starter Army View in Store This box set contains – British Airborne Army 1,000 points army list: Second Lieutenant & one extra rifleman (Veteran)* – 78 pts…
The British Airborne keep their wheels turning with the new British Airborne Jeep & Trailer View in Store In addition to normal Jeeps, the airborne forces at Arnhem were supplied with special Recce Jeeps, fitted with single or twin Vickers machine guns. British Airborne Recce Jeep in action Using speed as it’s main offensive and…
This great kit from the chaps at Sarissa Precision is perfect for games of Bolt Action where it can provide a real focal point for a battle, and of course intimidation of your opponent as your troops arrive in style! View in Store The Horsa is perhaps the best known glider of WWII. Able to transport more…
Chris Brown has attached the tow hook and jumped on board with the Air Landing troops to have a look at how they differed to the other British Airborne units: The Airlanding battalions of the Airborne Divisions are often ignored, or, at best, seen as the poor relation of the Parachute Regiment. They were actually,…
The Allies are leading the attack with the NEW Plastic British Airborne box set! View in Store Few divisions in the British Army have earned such a valorous reputation so quickly as the Parachute Division. Known as the Red Devils by the Germans for their trademark maroon beret and dogged fighting ability, the British Airborne grew…
The Weather clears and the orders are clear – the invasion begins! The early hours of June 6th 1944 – In the vanguard are the airborne, elite units sent ahead to drop behind enemy lines, secure key objectives and hold until relieved! Our Friend Brian over at TemplarsCrusade has been taking a look at the…
Alan Mander of Mandertory Miniatures concludes our mini series on building and painting the contents of the Pegasus Bridge battle-set… Alan: Carrying on from how we made the board, this article is about how I painted the Bridge. I must state at this point that I received the bridge pre built so I haven’t included…
Alan Mander of Mandertory Miniatures lept at the chanceto get to grips with the fabulous model and in this article describes how he built our fully modelled Pegasus Bridge gaming table: Board Frame work To start with we made the frame and base for the board. For this we used: 6×4 sheet of 6mm MDF…
Written by Jake Thornton, the Bolt Action supplement Armies of Great Britain is crammed with explosive action and ready to be triggered in readiness for invasion! View in Store From early campaigns in Europe to the deserts of North Africa and the jungles of the Far East, British forces stoically faced the Axis threat. The…
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