Bored whilst on lockdown? Need something to get those competitive juices flowing? Members of Bolt Action Cheshire at Rebel Base Gaming found a way to do just that! They decided to run a painting competition and secured prize support from your favourite WWII gaming company (that’s Warlord Games in case you needed the hint)! Battle…
Though initially understrength, the inflow of allied forces, particularly heavy equipment in the form of more US vehicles and artillery, stemmed the KPA advance in Korea. Tanks M24 CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK The M24 was the result of the combination of prototype components to meet a need during WWII. The 75mm gun was derived from the…
On 7th August 1942, US forces landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi and Florida in the Solomons. Composed primarily of US Marines under General Vandergrift, the Allied forces attempted to deny the Japanese control of the islands and protect the vulnerable supply routes between the U.S and Australia. Attacking under cover of darkness,…
Desperate to exploit a gap in the German lines and break the deadlock around Caen, British armoured units are racing towards the town of Villers-Bocage. If their tanks can punch through the German screen, they will be able to encircle the veteran Panzer-Lehr division blocking the route south – forcing them to withdraw or be…
The Vercors massif is a gigantic natural fortress in France’s southern mountains. Atop the heavily forested plateau, some 4,000 resistance fighters declared themselves a free republic in the summer of 1944. With few access roads, protected by soaring cliffs, the Vercors was considered impregnable by the maquis defending it. The Allies had dropped hundreds of…
Russian Snipers proved to be some of the best of the war. The Soviet Army birthed many sniper aces claiming an impressive kill tally. Unusually for the time, the Red Army fielded many female snipers who proved their worth time again and again. Some would even go on to lead entire companies of snipers, such…
In 1943 a new division of the SS was raised, primarily recruiting young men from the ages of 17–18. The Hitler Youth movement had been a way of brainwashing the youth of the Reich and indoctrinating them in Nazi ideals long before the outbreak of the Second World War. By 1943 the boys who had…
This article from David Friemann examines the 92nd Infantry Division, more commonly known by the moniker The Buffalo Soldiers. It also presents some rules for using some legends of the division in your games of Bolt Action. We must be the great arsenal of democracy. – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, December 29th, 1940 When the president…
The fall of France and the subsequent evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk was one of the lowest points in the entire war for Britain. With the battered remnants of the British Army now focused on bolstering their ranks and reorganizing their forces and tactics to face a modern and powerful enemy, Prime…
Inside our new book – D-Day: British & Canadian sectors, you’ll find an army list for the soldiers of the Luftwaffe Field Division. During the early years of the Second World War and throughout the early German successes, the various inherent weaknesses of the Luftwaffe were masked by the overwhelming success of Blitzkrieg. When the…
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