With the roaring of engines and the smell of engine oil filling the Warlord warehouse, it’s time for Tank War… The opening battle of our campaign saw the plucky British forces of Darren Evans take on Bernard Lewis’ German armour. The Germans took to the field coming in at just under 400pts, whereas the Brits…
History It is said that knowing is half the battle – and in war that responsibility falls on the reconnaissance units. During World War II if British Armoured formations needed to gather information quickly they could turn to the Cromwell cruiser tank as an alternative to armoured cars for recce duty. A reliable mix of…
Welcome to the Bolt Action Staging Grounds! – Grab a mess-tin and take a knee. After the success of our Pacific campaign, the Warlord staff gamers are back and they’ve brought a few friends along for the ride. This time, it’s war – with a sidedish brimming with big dirty, tread-based hardcore tank action. In…
With the Tiger I tank being the king of the battlefield, and the Tiger II being the god of it by the end of the war, the Panther tank was by far the shining champion of the German Armoured Forces of World War 2. Introduced in 1943, the Panther tank was Germany’s counter to Russia’s…
History The Panther was the main battle tank of the German army and was one of the best all round tanks of the war. Sharing the same engine of the larger Tigers, the Panther was lighter, meaning it had greater manoeuvrability and speed. The sloped frontal armour gave it more protection from head on assaults,…
While we were writing the ‘Tank War’ book, I did some research into Italian tank crew in WWII as, being Italian, I wanted to add an Italian tank ace to the book… …and I eventually found one – with over 50 kills, Alfredo Carpaneto was ranking on par with the best Allied tank aces. However,…
With Tank War now making it’s way into the hands of eager Bolt Action players around the world and all these tanks rumbling around, we thought it was high time we highlighted some anti-tank weaponry. Matthew Davies starts us off with a look at the arsenal of the US army: Tanks can be a terrifying…
Ever wished that you had an armoured division under your control? Tank War – our latest supplement for Bolt Action – gives players the option to expand their games to fully armoured warfare. Recreate such great engagements as the battle of Kursk with the scenarios, army options and special rules found in the book. Whether…
The Soviet T-34 series was unsurprisingly the mainstay of the Soviet armoured forces during World War Two – its sloped armour changed the fundamental design of armoured vehicles later in the war, and allowed it to withstand all but the heaviest of German fire. The T-34/85 introduced a new turret to the rugged and reliable…
History The T-34 series, with its sloping armour, changed the principles of tank design during the war. The sloping, angular layout of the T-34 increased the effective armour thickness, and also saw a larger proportion of shells deflected away than penetrated its armour. The introduction of the T-34 into action saw German tank design follow…
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