Today sees the launch of a new range of metal models for Pike & Shotte – the Wars of Religion spanning the years from 1524 to 1648. The 16th Century was a period of conflict and discovery. All across Europe armies were formed to extend Empires and consolidate power. Pike blocks held the balance of…
Armies of the Pike & Shotte era were centred around blocks of Pikemen flanked by detachments of Musketeers. The Musketeers would pour fire onto the enemy from afar, to cut-down as many of the enemy as possible before retreating behind the wall of pike tips or flipping their weapons around and clubbing the enemy when…
The Pike was one of the key weapons of the Pike & Shotte era – a long pole weapon wielded by foot soldiers, the Pike was effective not only against enemy infantry, but also proved particularly potent when facing enemy cavalry. The sheer number of spearheads presented by a well-regimented Pike block would prove near-impenetrable…
The siege section of our recently released Thirty Years War book for Pike & Shotte, The Devil’s Playground has a missing credit. Allow us to rectify this omission immediately! This section was written by Charles Singleton along with Chris Johnson and Steve White. You’ll more than likely be familiar with Charles’ name as he has…
The mainstay of the armies of the era, the roles of the musketeer and firelocks were pivotal in this new age of warfare. The pike blocks of infantry were usually supported on each flank by ranks of handgun armed men. The role of the musketeers was to pour as much firepower at the opposing enemy…
Our eagerly awaited Thirty Years War supplement for Pike & Shotte is now shipping out to customers – which means that it’s the perfect time for us to release some reinforcements for your armies… this week we have two new releases – a new contingent of Musketeers, and the Armoured Pike Block. Pike & Shotte…
Last Friday, we released the Pike & Shotte Ordnance Battery set – offering some serious fire support for armies of the 1500 – 1700 period. The set contains three guns, and a host of resin defences to keep them safe from incoming fire… We thought we’d take the opportunity to look back through the Warlord…
It was a rare thing for a general in the 17th Century to take to the field without an artillery train to intimidate and pulverise the enemy lines. These cannon and mortars were terrifying weapons, belching smoke and flames with a frightening roar that no simple country lad was likely to have heard before. View…
Along with our first Pike & Shotte supplement The Devil’s Playground and the smashing Ordnance Battery we have a second Command Group and and a Musketeer Storming Party released ready to take part in your conflicts during these periods. Pike & Shotte Command Group View in Store Officer. This officer is a classic study he…
With the release of The Devil’s Playground our first supplement for Pike & Shotte we have taken the opportunity to re-box our plastic infantry and cavalry so they can be used as either Thirty Years War Swedish or Imperialists, or English Civil War Royalist or Parliamentarians as the boxes contain all the relevant standards. Pike…
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