Continuing our focus on Italian forces, we’re moving into the weird wars of Konflikt ’47 with a look at the Italian Falco Paratroopers! The flamboyant and well-trained paratroopers of the Italian army largely sided with the National Republican Army (ENR) when they were forced to choose a side in the Italian campaign. Whilst some units…
Plagued by guerillas and the implacable Duke of Wellington, Napoleon termed the Peninsular War his “Spanish Ulcer.” This week, we’re heading to sunny Iberia to explore how it became such a thorn in his side! Iberia in Revolt! Portugal had been on Napoleon’s mind for some time, prior to the French invasion in 1807. As…
We’ve just announced the release of our Battle of France campaign book. We’re going to charge straight in and have a look at what’s in the book! Germany’s campaign in the west during the spring and summer of 1940 would cement the Wehrmacht’s reputation as the most formidable fighting force on the continent and break the backs of…
As the weather gets wintery, we’re continuing our series of articles on Black Powder 2 with a long march into Russia. This week we’re looking at Napoleon’s Russian campaign. Despite being the undisputed master of Europe, Napoleon was plagued by an unceasing guerilla war on the Iberian peninsular and growing discontent within his empire. Trade…
We are hugely excited to announce that the new Battle of France campaign book includes some fantastic new rules for running a narrative campaign, tracking the heroic deeds of your soldiers across multiple battles. We’ve designed these campaign rules to add an extra dimension to your games of Bolt Action. They’re designed to be used…
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Battle of France book, we’re trundling into battle alongside the doughty French infantry this week with a spotlight on the formidable Char B1 bis. Background “It has been said critically that there is a tendency in many armies to spend the peacetime studying how to fight the last…
As the release of our new Battle of France book inches ever closer, we’re taking a look at some of the notable units that fought on both sides during the battle. This week, we’re taking a look at the British Army’s most senior regiment, the Grenadier Guards! As one of the oldest regiments in the…
On this day 1,949 years ago, 10 Roman legions clashed in the epic climax to a year of brutal civil war and mindless bloodshed. This week, we’re taking a look at the second battle of Bedriacum and the Year of the Four Emperors. Galba and Otho In 68AD, Emperor Nero found himself very short of…
Warlorders Tom and Rich managed to sneak away and play a quick game of Bolt Action this week. They’re trying out one of the scenarios from the new Western Desert book, using some of our beautiful 8th Army and DAK plastics from the HQ store’s extensive collection. The spent casing jetted back over the gun carriage, spewing…
Here in the Web Room, we’ve been assembling our forces for the upcoming Battle of France release. While busily working away (read: procrastinating – Ed.), we were discussing how best to use the fantastic command blisters to supplement a growing army. During our conversation, it occurred to us that we’ve never explained how versatile these packs…
Tom Mecredy