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 Nick Ellingworth wrote:
I do like the look of that Japanese army list even though it's so bare bones, I bet it'll become very impressive once the full book is released. I have to admit building a Japanese army is really tempting me, but I think I should probably get plenty of games under my belt with my Germans first.

The Japanese are indeed an interesting army to play.
And please keep in mind that - as you already noted - the list is basically just a teaser.
The full army book I commissioned for Warlord has way more in it!

From Warlord's Facebook: "Let's start Tuesday with a work-in-progress preview of a forthcoming Bolt Action vehicle - the Sd.Kfz 234/1 armoured car..."

Oh look, a Japanese Type 94 tankette WIP:

And another M3 Lee preview..

New Friday, new releases and whatnot.

Armies of the United States is out now: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/new-releases/new-releases-bolt-action/armies-of-the-united-states.html



Remember, if you order the book from Warlord you'll get a Chesty Puller mini thrown in for free:


Soviet army scouts: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/soviet-army-scouts.html


Panzerjager I toy tank: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/panzerjager-i-tank-destroyer.html


Wehrmach 120mm mortar team: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/german-heer-120mm-heavy-mortar-1943-45.html


Not one, but two upgraded US Infantry plastic kits!! Both boxed sets contain plastic sprues with metal upgrade parts as with the previous US Army Rangers boxed set.
Nisei: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/go-for-broke-nisei-infantry.html


Buffalo Soldiers: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/buffalo-soldiers-black-us-troops.html


Coming next week: More vehicle stats for German vehicles that didn't make it into the Armies of Germany book.

I'd be interested to see the sprues of both those kits. I wonder if they're just the same as the existing US infantry kit with "ethnic"-styled heads?

Since Warlord use the separate head system, I'd be tempted to pick some up to use with other figure ranges. Vary my Imperial Guard some more. I get the feeling that unless you're doing a whole Nisei/Buffalo force, that it would look quite odd to have a couple of squads of each fighting alongside the caucasians, given the small scale of BA.

Like, more odd than Heer/SS even.

I think I mentioned it, but both the Nisei and Buffalo boxed sets are basically the same plastic boxed sets as the vanilla US Infantry, but with metal bits thrown in as with the Rangers boxed set.

Also, if you're using regular 28mm heroic for your 40k, I wouldn't use the Warlord stuff, which is closer to 28mm true-scale, which when put on heroic bodies, makes them look like they suffer from baby-head syndrome.

What do the Rangers have as far as Metal bits go? I've got a decent whack of Warlord's 28m stuff now, but haven't gotten around to starting to do anything with it.


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Hm, it looks like they can be mixed in, in some circumstances:

Wikipedia wrote:
Despite some official resistance and administrative barriers, black airmen were trained and played a part in the air war in Europe, gaining a reputation for skill and bravery (see Tuskegee Airmen). In early 1945, after the Battle of the Bulge, American forces in Europe experienced a shortage of combat troops so the embargo on using black soldiers in combat units was relaxed. The American Military History says:
Faced with a shortage of infantry replacements during the enemy's counteroffensive, General Eisenhower offered Negro soldiers in service units an opportunity to volunteer for duty with the infantry. More than 4,500 responded, many taking reductions in grade in order to meet specified requirements. The 6th Army Group formed these men into provisional companies, while the 12th Army Group employed them as an additional platoon in existing rifle companies. The excellent record established by these volunteers, particularly those serving as platoons, presaged major postwar changes in the traditional approach to employing Negro troops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Soldier#World_War_II

Wikipedia wrote:
522nd Field Artillery Battalion
The all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion was organized as part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team; but towards the end of the war, the 522nd became a roving battalion, shifting to whatever command most needed the unit.[2] The 522nd had the distinction of liberating survivors of the Dachau concentration camp system, from the Nazis on April 29, 1945.[1] Nisei scouts west of Munich near the small Bavarian town of Lager Lechfeld encountered some barracks encircled by barbed wire. Technician Fourth Grade Ichiro Imamura described it in his diary:
"I watched as one of the scouts used his carbine to shoot off the chain that held the prison gates shut .... They weren’t dead, as he had first thought. When the gates swung open, we got our first good look at the prisoners. Many of them were Jews. They were wearing striped prison suits and round caps. It was cold and the snow was two feet deep in some places. There were no German guards. The prisoners struggled to their feet .... They shuffled weakly out of the compound. They were like skeletons - all skin and bones ...."[2]
Holocaust historians have clarified the Nisei 522nd liberated about 3,000 prisoners at Kaufering IV Hurlach. Hurlach was one of 169 subordinate slave labor camps of Dachau. Dachau, like Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Mauthausen and Ravensbrück, was surrounded by hundreds of sub-camps.[2]
Pierre Moulin in his recent book 'Dachau, Holocaust and US Samurais' writes that the first Nisei arrived at Dachau's gate not on April 29, the date of the liberation of the camp, but on April 28, 1945.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American_service_in_World_War_II#522nd_Field_Artillery_Battalion

 scipio.au wrote:
What do the Rangers have as far as Metal bits go? I've got a decent whack of Warlord's 28m stuff now, but haven't gotten around to starting to do anything with it.

From the Ranger boxed set entry:

Metal parts, including Bangalore torpedoes, M2 flame-thrower, pick/mattocks, axes, wirecutters, heads with goggles, and US Ranger knuckle-knife.

8 unique metal heads representing well-known film characters.

Which is a pretty good deal for just £2.50 extra imho. Not sure on the Nisei and Buffalo Soldier boxed sets, though judging from the previews up, those too are a mix of new arm sets and a sprue or two of extra heads. The Buffalo set with the rolled up sleeves us a nice touch indeed.

Thanks Brook. I'll probably have to pick up the Rangers. For some reason I thought they were an all-metal set. Might have been confusing them with another of their US sets..

 scipio.au wrote:
What do the Rangers have as far as Metal bits go? I've got a decent whack of Warlord's 28m stuff now, but haven't gotten around to starting to do anything with it.

Found a review for it (though in german) with some pics

http://www.brueckenkopf-online.com/?p=71708

Damn, I knew some bits were included, but ALL that for just 2.50 extra? Niiiiiiice!

Yeah, thanks Kenshin. That's a lot of extra metal. I guess I won't be buying any more boxes of the regular US troops again after seeing that!

Though I can't tell who the actors/characters those metal heads are supposed to be..

From Facebook:

We've just recieved the sculpts of the special figures for the Bolt Action British and Soviet books from Paul Hicks. PIcs forthcoming soonish...

Place your bets! I'm thinking Zhukov and Monty.

End of the week, another newsletter, here are the Bolt Action bits:

Nisei & Buffalo soldiers are now officially on sale: http://www.warlordgames.com/31005/new-nisei-buffalo-soldiers/

US Army FOO now on sale: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/us-army-foo-team.html



M8 Scott GMC now on sale: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/m8-scott-gmc.html



Jagdpanzer IV L70(V) tank destroyer now on zale: http://www.warlordgames.com/store/jagdpanzer-iv-l70-v-tank-destroyer.html



Biggest bit of news, saved for last, is that the Armies of Great Britain is now on pre-order: http://www.warlordgames.com/30989/pre-order-armies-of-great-britain/

The irrepressible Tommy’ is ready for pre-order as the next Bolt Action supplement.



From early campaigns in Europe to the deserts of North Africa and the jungles of the Far East, the book covers wherever the British forces faced the Axis threat and allows you to field the British Army, British Airborne, Commandos, Commonwealth troops such as Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, Polish Airborne, Gurkhas, Chindits and of course the SAS!

Complete with a free special miniature of Captain Charles Upham, VC & Bar sculpted by Paul Hicks and only available from Warlord Games!



For all his remarkable exploits on the battlefield, Upham was a shy and modest man, embarrassed when asked about the actions he had been decorated for. “The military honours bestowed on me,” he said, “are the property of the men of my unit.”

When King George VI was conferring Upham’s second VC he asked Maj-Gen Sir Howard Kippenberger, his commanding officer: “Does he deserve it?”

“In my respectful opinion, Sir,” replied Kippenberger, “Upham won this VC several times over.”

Read more about the extraordinary Captain Upham and his exploits courtesy of the Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5048954/Captain-Charles-Upham-VC-and-Bar.html

Nice to see the British book so soon after the US one, time to go throw more money at warlord games.

Got my army deal (german) after a month I placed order. Very nice all metal inf minis. Vehicles resin. Free dice. 2 free bonus minis. Rulebook is nice hardcover (very 2nd edition 40k like rules!), german army book super. Lots of osprey color plates....

Only prob is artillery blister missing (bottom left) & no flat green bases at all!

No decorative bases included, although pictured.

$301 ttl...

That is my experience thus far, and my opinions... cant wait to play....

 krazynadechukr wrote:
Only prob is artillery blister missing (bottom left) & no flat green bases at all!..

That no base thing annoys the hell out of me. All of their metal blisters and metal box sets do not include their bases. The blisters I can understand, no room. But no excuse for the box sets not to have them. I have plenty of 40k bases, but I prefer to use what the game system pictures the minis with, just for uniformity.

My own experience: I ordered a Japanese tank and Japanese Army Paint set and some snipers. Tank came wrapped in bubble wrap secured with a rubber band, with the metal bits in a tiny bag that had slipped under the folds at the bottom of the shipping box, luckily finding them when I demolished the box. . The paint set was incomplete and also box-less, with the paints just rolling around in the box, no bubble wrap to secure them or bubble wrap to fill the space in the box.

I'm not really raging about it, my local store had the missing paint and nothing was broken. It just surprised me that their shipping methods seemed so amateurish when all else related to Warlord is superb. Prices, presentation, rules, etc, are all top notch, but for a first time ordering something from them, it left a bit to be desired.

The no base thing, at least aside form their plastic sets, sort of makes sense before their BA rules actually came out

Many other historical models dont come with bases simply because there are many different ways of basing these miniatures depending on which systems you used

I'll chip in and say that my experience with Warlord's shipping methods has so far been fine. I bought my German army from them and everything arrived safely in proper boxes. I suspect that some of the more fringe aspects of their range don't have blisters or printed boxes yet which would explain some things (the jap tank).

I agree completely about the lack of bases in the metal box sets and blisters being annoying but at the same time a lot of historical models aren't provided with them because so many rule sets have their own basing system so I can understand why these older boxes which predate the Bolt Action rule set are sold like that. If you want the 25mm flat bases Warlord provide with their plastics they are available direct from Renedra although I'm sure there are suppliers of similar bases in the US. For stuff like the MMG, mortar and light artillery teams you need 50mm bases which sadly Renedra don't make. However Warlord do make their own MDF ones which are pretty good value IMO.

Edit: Ninja'd

 Nick Ellingworth wrote:
For stuff like the MMG, mortar and light artillery teams you need 50mm bases which sadly Renedra don't make. However Warlord do make their own MDF ones which are pretty good value IMO.

If you want a plastic option then proxie models sells some plastic 50mm bases.

Yeah, I will use gw bases for these. They look better imho.

Another week, another newsletter, here's just the Bolt Action bits:

New: Bolt Action M36/B1 tank destroyer - http://www.warlordgames.com/31125/new-bolt-action-m36b1-tank-destroyer/



With the advent of heavy German armour such as the Panther and Tiger, the standard U.S. tank destroyer, the 3″ Gun Motor Carriage M10, was rapidly becoming obsolete because its main armament, the 3″ M7 gun, had difficulty engaging these new tanks past 500 metres. This problem was foreseen, however, and in September 1942 American engineers had begun designing a new tank destroyer armed with the M3 90 mm gun. The first M36 prototype was completed in March 1943, with a new turret mounting the 90 mm M3 gun on a standard M10 chassis. Like all US tank destroyers, the turret was open-topped to save weight and provide better observation. It was not until September 1944 that the vehicle first began to appear in the European Theatre of Operations. The need for 90 mm gunned tank destroyers was so urgent that, during October–December 1944, 187 conversions of standard Medium Tank M4A3 hulls were produced by Grand Blanc Arsenal. These vehicles, designated M36B1, were rushed to the European Theatre of Operations and used in combat alongside standard M36s. The M36 was well liked by its crews, being one of the few armoured fighting vehicles available to US forces that could destroy heavy German tanks from a distance.

New: US Army M3A1 37mm anti-tank gun - http://www.warlordgames.com/31136/new-us-army-m3a1-37mm-anti-tank-gun/



The 37 mm Gun M3 was the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States military. Introduced in 1940, it became their standard with its size enabling it to be pulled by a jeep. However, the continuing improvement of German tanks soon rendered the 37 mm ineffective, and by 1943 it was being gradually replaced in the European and Mediterranean theatres by the more powerful British-developed 57 mm Gun M1. In the Pacific, where the Japanese tank threat was less significant, the M3 remained in service until the end of the war. Like many other light anti-tank guns, the M3 was widely used in the infantry support role and as an anti-personnel weapon, firing high-explosive and canister rounds. The M3 saw action for the first time during the defence of the Philippines in December 1941. It went on to become a factor in the Guadalcanal Campaign, where it was successfully employed against both Japanese armour and infantry. Throughout the war it remained effective against Japanese vehicles, which were thinly armoured and were rarely committed in large groups. The light weight of the gun made it easy to move through difficult terrain, against enemy fortifications the M3 was only somewhat effective because of its small high-explosive projectile. Its overall effectiveness and ease of use meant the gun remained in service with the Marine Corps and with some Army units in the Pacific until the end of the war.

New: US Army M1 57mm anti-tank gun - http://www.warlordgames.com/31147/new-us-army-m1-57mm-anti-tank-gun/



This US anti-tank gun, classified as substitute standard under the designation 57 mm Gun M1, was based on the British 6 pounder Mk 2. Production started early in 1942 and continued until 1945 and the M1A2 introduced the British practice of free traverse, i.e. the gun could be traversed by the crew pushing and pulling on the breech, instead of a solely geared traverse, from September 1942. A more stable carriage was developed but not introduced. Once the 57 mm entered US service a modified towing point design was introduced (the M1A3) but only for US use. American shell designs and production lagged behind the introduction of the gun once it was accepted for service and so at first only AP shot was available. The HE shell was not available until after the Normandy landings and UK stocks were procured to cover its absence. In spring 1943, following the experience of the North African Campaign where allied guns struggled against German armour, the Infantry branch of the U.S. Army recognised the need to field a heavier anti-tank gun than the 37 mm M3 and from 26 May 1943, a regiment anti-tank company included nine 57 mm guns and each battalion had an anti-tank platoon with three guns giving a total of 18 guns per regiment. By mid-1944 the M1 was the standard anti-tank gun of the US infantry in the Western Front and outnumbered the lighter 37mm M3 in Italy.

New release: British Army FOO team - http://www.warlordgames.com/store/british-army-foo-team.html



FOOs were assigned to a company or squadron of a battalion or regiment that their battery was supporting. In the British artillery system FOOs were always authorised to order fire commands to their own troop or battery, based on their assessment of the tactical situation and if necessary liaison with the supported arm commander.

From mid World War II some artillery observers were authorised to order fire to all batteries of their regiment, it also became the practice for some observers to be designated 'Commander's Representative' able to order fire to a divisional or corps artillery. Unauthorised officers could request fire from more than their own battery. In World War II FOO parties were normally mounted in an armoured carrier, although those assigned to support armoured brigades usually had a tank. Initially a Stuart but in NW Europe usually a Sherman. Pack contains 3 metal foot figures.

And something that may or may not cause some upset: http://www.warlordgames.com/31120/warlord-games-price-rise-implemented-today/

By 19:00 GMT today (25th January 2013) we will have implemented our price rise on the items outlined below; if you are quick you may still be able to take advantage at the old prices…

There will be nominal price increases on the following product:

Our metal Bolt Action boxed sets.
Some Resin Vehicles.
Bolt Action single figure Reinforcements.
Bolt Action two figure weapon teams.
A selection of items found in the armoury section e.g. shields and caps.
Following feedback from you we are repackaging our Bolt Action Orders Dice into packs of 12 rather than 10. The new price will be £10, but only once current stock of the 10-packs have sold out.
We are also temporarily retiring the Bolt Action platoon deals. We feel they do not fit in with Bolt Action force selection but we expect them to return before long with rules for fielding more vehicles in your games of Bolt Action.

If, in the meantime, you wish to buy 3 or more of the same vehicles just drop us an email to info@warlordgames.com and we’ll make sure you get your eager hands on them!

Another week, another newsletter, with great big news for all those filthy commie players out there!!!

PLASTIC 28MM T34/85 TANKS ON PRE-ORDER NOW: http://www.warlordgames.com/31242/pre-order-soviet-t-3485-medium-tank/

Warlord’s second plastic vehicle is now ready to pre-order from our webstore and it is a beauty – the classic Soviet T34/85!



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 suit with similarly angled armour on the likes of the Panther and King Tiger. As German tank design came to the fore, the Soviet war machine once again raised the bar with the T-34/85.



The T-34/85, the very symbol of Soviet military strength in the Second World War, had a new turret to house the more powerful 85mm ZiS gun. A supremely rugged and reliable tank, the T-34/85 had excellent off-road capability, especially in the marshland or snow of the Eastern Front, and was easy for the crew to operate and maintain.



The T-34/85′s great strength lay in its adaptation of the T-34/76tank design which preceded it. This ensured a far smoother and faster production line than would have been the case with a completely new design. Another major advantage of the relatively simple design is the sheer number of tanks the Soviet tank factories could produce – by the summer of 1944 the Soviet war machine could produce more T-34/85s in a month than the Germans had Panther tanks in the whole of the Eastern Front!

With over 21,000 of the 57,000 T-34s built during WWII being T-34/85s, the Russian credo was clearly one of quantity over quality, although it was an unwise Panzer commander who discounted the ability of the T-34/85.



The box contains 1 plastic tank, assembly leaflet and the fantastic decal sheet shown below. Please note the models is supplied unassembled and unpainted.

And some other stuff:

Sd.Kfz 7/1 quad FlaK with Fallschirmjager crew - http://www.warlordgames.com/31210/new-fallschirmjager-sd-kfz-71-quad-flak/



Shell holes and crates - http://www.warlordgames.com/store/shell-holes-and-craters.html

Willys jeep with 30 CAL - http://www.warlordgames.com/store/willys-jeep-with-30-cal.html


And a special document with even more units for ze Germans and those stinky Yanks: http://www.warlordgames.com/downloads/pdf/BA-additional-units.pdf

Highlights include Goliath squads, ambulances and Nisei infantry squads.

Wow, these new releases are rollling out, but i'm getting desparate for the 88mm to be produced in plastic. Please Warlords, Please !!

I shall be adding their stall to my 'must visit' list for Salute this year...

 Ruglud wrote:
Wow, these new releases are rollling out, but i'm getting desparate for the 88mm to be produced in plastic. Please Warlords, Please !!

I shall be adding their stall to my 'must visit' list for Salute this year...

Ehh I kind of doubt 88's in plastic

You'll need 1-2 at most imo. If gun teams would become plastic I would guess that smaller things like PaK40's and 57mm Guns would be done.

I'm loving the plastic T34's, but it leaves me with a dilemma; do I sell my assembled but unpainted resin one so that all of my tanks match?

Good to see another plastic vehicle so soon after the Hanomag. Given that Bolt Action will at some point have a set of expansion rules to allow lots more tanks to be used the T34 could be a big hit for them. Hopefully we'll see some Shermans and Panzers in plastic soon too.

I heard good things about BA at my FLGS. Reading this thread got me even more interested...

Any idea why the Warlord site is so painfully slow to navigate? I had every intention of making an order, but navigating that site is painfully slow. I can't even get the BA section to open up.

 Chronepsis wrote:
I heard good things about BA at my FLGS. Reading this thread got me even more interested...

Any idea why the Warlord site is so painfully slow to navigate? I had every intention of making an order, but navigating that site is painfully slow. I can't even get the BA section to open up.

Dunno, some websites are like that. Could just order from warstore or something. Get a discount to boot