The new Soviet 82mm medium mortar winter team rain high explosives upon their enemy. View in Store The standard Russian medium mortar of the war was the 82-PM-41 or 82mm battalion mortar Model 1941. This served alongside the otherwise similar 82mm Model 1937. Both were very effective and accurate weapons with a range of about…
Leave your enemies tanks as smouldering ruins with the new Soviet ZiS-2 anti-tank gun. View in Store The 57mm ZiS-2 was developed before the war to give anti-tank artillery regiments a weapon capable of destroying heavily armoured tanks. It was a rapid-firing semi-automatic gun that could shoot up to 25 rounds a minute. ZiS-2 production…
Usable as a howitzer or an anti-tank gun, punch through enemy armour and break their morale with the new Soviet ZiS-3 divisional gun. View in Store The ZiS-3 was a truly multi-purpose weapon that was used as artillery and as an anti-tank gun by the Red Army. The Germans came to know it well and…
Whilst cruising the forum and facebook we came across these outstanding pieces of winter work by Sascha Herm, a few quick emails later and we can show you these amazingly painted Battle of the Bulge Germans! The Figures Sascha: I painted the Winter Anoraks in my trusted and now well proven Foundry “Arctic Grey” ‘Triad…
The very definition of grizzled, the new US winter Veteran Squad is ready for everything the German forces can muster. View in Store Due to the relatively short amount of time at the front, and particularly because of the constant influx of replacements, regular US infantry units never got quite as ‘seasoned’ as those of…
Advancing to support your front line troops this winter in Bastogne come the .50cal HMG team, 75mm M1A1 Light Artillery and the 105mm M2A1 Medium Artillery: US Army 50cal HMG Team (Winter) View in Store The Browning M2HB .50-cal. was undoubtedly one of the best HMGs of World War II. It is still used today….
Plus a new German Heer Artillery Expansion set (Winter) “All batteries coordinate 03.02.2017 fire for effect!” – Your forward observers head out to their posts… View in Store Artillery officers were often attached as liaison at company level to coordinate the fire of artillery batteries behind the front line. This was done in various ways, ranging…
Andreas Olsson shows us how he painted his Soviets as they beat back the German forces! Andreas: Here is a quick guide to see how I painted my Soviet Infantry! Here’s a quick list of paints you will need: Matt black Russian Uniform Green Strong Tone Ink Flat Flesh I have undercoated the figure black…
We spotted these inspiring pieces over on the Bolt Action international facebook page and thought they just had to be shared – sit back and enjoy Nathans fantastic work then get your brushes out and prepare for your winter battles! Nathan: I found my favoured technique to use tends to be a full airbrush paint…
The Elite light infantary, mountain troops known as Gebirgsjäger, climb into view today ready to descend on your enemies where they least expect: View in Store Specialist training bred hardened fighters and the Gebirgsjäger (mountain infantry) were regarded as elite alongside Fallschirmjager. Gebirgsjäger originated from the Alpenkorps of WWI, where they were used to defend…
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