Defend the Mother Country with this new early war Soviet tank – the T-26B Mod 1938. Also fielded by the Finns! Up to 1938 the T-26s external design barely changed, other than the whip antenna. Internally a new command and radio system, telescopic gun sight and electric breech block brought the the tank up to…
The initial series of supplements for Bolt Action (i.e. the “Armies of…” books) has ended with the Italy and the Axis book. After the unique and self-contained Tank War supplement, we have now started a new series – Theatre Books. The first one was the Battleground Europe and the next one is the soon-to-be released…
The Russian Snipers proved to be some of the best of the war, scoring multiple kills and having numerous sniper aces. Unusually, the Red Army fielded many female snipers and they proved their worth with many confirmed victims. Some would go on to lead entire companies of snipers, such as Nina Lobkovskaya at the Battle…
12 Days of Christmas – Day 6 Today’s surprise is an extract from the forthcoming Bolt Action Theatre Book – Ostfront: Barbarossa to Berlin. ‘For us there was no land beyond the Volga.’ Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Zaitzev first distinguished himself during the battle of Stalingrad as a superb sniper. He killed 225…
With ‘Tank War’ rolling out worldwide, and the sound of gunfire sounding out from tabletop battlefields across the world, something wicked this way comes – the OT-130, as fielded by the Soviet, Finnish and German forces – the latter renaming it Flammwerfer Panzerkampfwagen T-26B 739(r). View in Store The OT-130 was based upon the tried-and-tested T-26…
Yet another new resin Bolt Action vehicle is unleashed onto the field of battle this week – this time something for the Soviets and Chinese. This model of the T-26 was also captured and repurposed by the Finns, Germans, Romanians and Hungarians). It also served in the Spanish Civil War. View in Store The T-26…
Two exciting previews for AFV lovers – a first look at our new plastic Sd.kfz 234/2 Puma armoured car by renowned scale model manufacturer Italeri as well as another project coming through fast… The Puma is the next plastic kit to be released after the Panzer IV. You’ll be blown away by the detailing on this…
Add armoured support for the Red Army with the BT-5 Fast Tank, and drive back the forces of the Third Reich: The BT-5 was one of the BT series of Soviet fast cavalry tanks, produced from 1933 (BT relating to Bystrokhodny tank – fast/high speed tank). They were lightly armoured, but reasonably well-armed for their time, and had…
This week, we have discovered an imposter! A scout has infiltrated the Warlord warehouse – long-time friend of Warlord, Dave Warrilow has arrived armed with a troop of T-34s. The fate of Warlord hangs in the balance, and our man Bernard Lewis and his Germans are our final line of defence… Dave’s forces – Za Ookraeena!…
Defend your Soviet forces against the Luftwaffe with this Halftrack-mounted anti-aircraft gun. One of the main shortfalls in the Soviet arsenal was an armoured anti-aircraft vehicle to protect Red Army armoured formations from the attentions of the Luftwaffe. To alleviate this weakness in the face of Hitler’s air force the lend lease agreement allowed Soviet…
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