Bolt Action - French Army Bundle

A Wargames Delivered Exclusive Bundle containing everything you need to start playing Bolt Action with French Army forces.

Includes:

• 3 x French Army Infantry Sections
• French Army Support Group
  
• Char B1 Bis

- French Army Infantry Section: Declaring war on Germany in 1939, the French armed forces were superior to the Germans in tanks and ships but suffered from outdated tactical and strategic doctrine at the highest level. Fighting alongside their British allies, the French army performed a brave rearguard action culminating in the remarkable withdrawal from Europe at Dunkirk. With the British heading back to England, the French forces battled on stubbornly as the Germans closed on Paris…

Although much has been written of the German armoured forces and the defeat of the British at Dunkirk in the dark days of 1940, far too little has been written about the gallant stands made by the French army.

The French army started World War II as the most powerful army in the world. Well-equipped, with excellent tanks and artillery, the infantry divisions were numerous and confident of fighting off the hated Boche as they had twenty two years before. This was not the same war though, and the French infantrymen found themselves all too often fighting off German armoured units which had outmanoeuvred them as the Blitzkrieg rolled across Europe.

Contains a 10-man French Army Infantry Section:

• 1 NCO with rifle
• 1 soldier with VB launcher
• 2-man light machine gun team (loader has pistol)
• 6 riflemen

 - French Army Support Group: The French Army started World War II as the most powerful army in the world. Well-equipped, with excellent tanks and artillery, the infantry divisions were numerous and confident of fighting off the hated Boche as they had twenty two years before. This was not the same war though, and the French infantrymen found themselves all too often fighting off German armoured units which had outmanoeuvred them as the Blitzkrieg rolled across Europe.

This pack is a great way to supplement your Bolt Action French Army, with dependable HQ choices as well as an 81mm Mortar and an aged yet dependable MMG in teh form of a Hotchkiss MMG.

Contains:

• 2 officers
• 1 Medic
• 1 Forward Observer
• 1 medium mortar team
• 1 MMG Team
• Bases

- Char B1 Bis: The a12 Matilda II infantry tank was nicknamed the 'Queen of the desert' By her crews in the Western desert. Its role as an infantry support tank precluded it from charging around the battlefield at the same speeds As the cruiser tanks - it needed to move at the same pace as the humble infantry allowing for Mutual support. In the wide open expanses of the Western Desert, The relatively slow speed of the Matilda would normally make it easy prey to enemy anti-tank capability but the Matilda II boasted much thicker armor than contemporary tanks from the first half of the war, making it largely invulnerable to enemy firepower. This kit allows you to build the western desert, Bef, or Soviet versions and has the choice of the 2-pdr or 3" Howitzer main gun.