With the new starter set for Victory at Sea focusing on the Battle for the Pacific, we’re looking at fighting in the theatre in Bolt Action. A brief history of the Pacific theatre in World War II In late 1941 the war between Japan and China, began in 1937, was drawing to a bloody…
The Island hoppings of World War Two by the USMC occupy a unique space in military history. One of their first targets was the coral atoll of Tarawa. The Battle of Tarawa exacted a heavy toll upon the US Marine Corps, with almost as many casualties suffered in this single 76 hour period as during…
We’re heading to the jungles of Burma for a look at the British Chindits, formed to take on the Japanese invaders using their own tactics. ‘Chindits’ is the name given to troops under Orde Wingate during the campaign in Burma in 1943 and 44. The name derives from Chinthay, a Burmese mythical beast – effigies…
Semper Fidelis! With the release of the LVT(A)-1 & LVT(A)-4, what better time to begin your Pacific in Flames campaign, than with these excellent USMC sets… The Battle For the Islands The first of our USMC Sets is a complete starting package with 33 US Marines up against 30 Japanese troops with a Ho-Ro self-propelled gun in…
Out today to lend a little firepower to your invasion fleet are the LCVP Machine Gun Crew, plus single landing craft and even a flotilla! US LCVP Machine Gun Crew (x3 pairs) The .30cal was the mainstay MMG of the war and these fantastic new sculpts from the Warlord Studio wonderfully add an extra bit…
Our antipodean friends rise to the challenge and step into the jungles of New Guinea in this new and challenging theatre of war! View in Store This book is a long anticipated expansion for Bolt Action, the 28mm scale tabletop wargame set during World War II. Whilst there is historical detail within the narrative, this…
Mel, TheTerrainTutor, starts a new project, the Big Burma Build, centered around creating terrain for the pacific campaign! Check out the first three videos here! View Part 1 TheTerrainTutor gets started his new huge jungle terrain project for his Bolt Action adventure in the Pacific Theatre. In this tutorial, he will cover the basic ground…
Battle for Iwo Jima (19th February to 26th March 1945) During their ‘island hopping’ campaign, the US Marines were tasked to take the heavily fortified island of Iwo Jima, in the Volcano Islands, the first area that was universally considered Japanese home territory. This battle was to become arguably the most famous engagement in the…
Looking at a brief history of the conflict often forgotten as Empires erupt in flames across the Pacific A brief history of the Pacific theatre in World War II In late 1941 the war between Japan and China, began in 1937, was drawing to a bloody stalemate. The Japanese invaded French Indo-China to further surround…
If you are looking for a challenging scenario then recreating the fighting during the Battle for Iwo Jima has to be the pinnicle, we suggest using the Bunker Assault scenario (reproduced below for your convenience), with the US forces, taken from the 1944-1945 Iwo Jima selector of the Armies of the US book, as the…
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