Includes six SMG Teams, one PTRD Team, one 82mm mortar Team, two Maksim HMG teams, two Commander and Unit Leaders, one Flame-thrower team and five Unit cards.

The actions of the Storm Group are short, fast and daring. The commander prepares his Storm Group for the mission at hand, tailoring his unit to suit what is needed to defeat the enemy and take the objective.

includes two Sturer Emil Tank-hunters and two Unit Cards.

The 12.8 cm Selbstfahrlafette L/61 (12.8cm L/61 Self-propelled Mounting) or Panzerselbstlafette V (Armoured Self-propelled Mounting Mark 5) was armed with a huge Rheinmetall 12.8 cm gun based on the gigantic 12.8 cm FlaK 40. With such cumbersome designations, it quickly gained the unofficial nickname of ‘Sturer Emil’ (Stubborn Emil). The two vehicles were named Max and Moritz after the naughty boys in Busch’s famous German children’s tale.

includes five plastic SU Assault Guns, one Decal Sheet and five Unit Cards

The medium assault gun regiments are expert tank-killers. Armed with powerful weapons such as the SU-85, SU-85M, and SU-100, these troops can engage the enemy’s tanks at long range with deadly accuracy

includes five Plastic SU-76 SP Assault Guns, one Decal sheet and four Unit Cards.

As Soviet factories began to turn out enough T-34 tanks to equip the tank brigades, production of light T-70 tanks switched to SU-76 self-propelled guns instead. Cheap and simple, they allowed the artillery to roll forward with the tanks and infantry, engaging the enemy over open sights.

T-26 obr 1939 - The T-26 served as a direct infantry support weapon. Contains: 1 Tank and 1 Tank Commander.

Period: Early, Mid
Type: T-26 Tankovy Company

The Soviet T-26 light tank was based on the British Vickers 6-Ton tank Mark E. The Vickers was one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s and was adopted by a number of countries. A Vickers was tested in Leningrad and a license to build the tank was obtained from Vickers-Armstrong Ltd. The initial models were very similar to the Vickers design.

By 1941 it was the most common tank in the Soviet arsenal. Over 12000 were produced between 1931 and 1941. Initial variants used a twin turret arrangement with machine-guns and/or 37mm guns.

T-26 obr 1931 - Twin turret version with machine-guns.

T-26 obr 1932 - Twin turret version with 37 mm gun in one turret and machine-gun in other.

T-26 TU - Command version with radios.

In 1933 a design with a single BT style turret mounting the Soviet 45mm gun was put into production and became the most numerous version in service.

T-26 obr 1933 - single turret version with 45mm gun.

A new conical turret was introduced in 1938, incorporating sloped armour.

T-26 obr 1938 - New semi-conical turret with sloped armour.

An finally in a further development the hull sides were sloped to add further armour protection to give the final model of the T-26.

T-26 obr 1939 (T-26S) - Semi-conical turret and increased armour with sloped hull sides.

The T-26 first saw action against the Japanese on the Manchurian border in 1934 and 1935.

During the Spanish civil war of 1936-39 both Germany and the Soviet Union used the conflict as a proving ground for new equipment and the T-26 was sent to aid the Republican forces with 362 T-26 obr 1933 seeing service. Their 45mm gun proved very effective against the light machine-gun armed German and Italian tanks with its HE round also effective against infantry and guns.

In the Winter War with Finland, Soviets used large numbers of T-26s. The Finns soon captured sizable numbers and added them to their own arsenals. During the conflict the T-26s armour was found wanting against towed anti-tank weapons such as the 37mm Bofors anti-tank gun.

During Operation Barbarossa, the T-26 made up the bulk of the Soviet Unions tank forces.

The T-26 was able to take on the German Panzer II, Panzer 35(t) and Panzer 38(t) light tanks, however were outclassed by the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Because of the age of the T-26 fleet, many were 7 or 8 years old, they proved mechanically unreliable in combat. Combined with poor leadership and training, this unreliability led to huge losses of tanks and men. By mid-1942 they had become uncommon, with the few units remaining being the newer T-26 obr 1939 who had been previously stationed in the east away from the initial fighting.

The robust T-34 suited the Red Army. It was simple to make, forgiving of poor maintenance, and easy to repair — plus, there were many more rolling out of the factories to replace those that could not be repaired. The latest versions made it much easier for the commander to command while doing their other job as gunner, making the individual tanks faster, and the formations more flexible.

Contains:
* 6x T-34 Tanks
* 4x KV-1s Tanks
* T-70 Tanks
* 2x SU-85 Tank-killers
* 3x BA-64 Armoured Cars
* 4x 76mm Guns
* 1x Complete A5 Rulebook
* 1x Soviet "Start Here" Booklet
* 2x Decal Sheets
* 10x Unit Cards

includes five plastic T-34 tanks, one Decal Sheet and eleven Unit Cards

The T-34 possesses an unprecedented combination of firepower, mobility, protection and ruggedness. The T-34 is the mainstay of any Soviet army. Armed with an 85mm gun, the T-34 is able to go toe-to-toe with any German vehicle, and they are cheap enough that you can field an entire battalion of them!

The T-43 medium tank was a prototype Soviet medium tank developed during the Second World War as a possible replacement for both the T-34 medium and KV-1 heavy tanks. The project's aim was to build a medium tank with heavier armour, but German advances in tank technology proved better countered by a more heavily armed T-34-85 and the T-43 was cancelled.

When the T-34-85 first appeared in combat, German intelligence initially misidentified it as the "T-43", based on reports about Soviet tank research.

The first prototype T-43 was completed in March 1943.

includes two resin and metal T27 Xylophone Rocket Launchers.

When the United States entered the Second World War in 1941, the US armed forces were lacking any form of rocket in their arsenal. However, weapons developers were quick to remedy this and developed the relatively simple but effective Rocket, HE, 4.5-in, M8.

The simple design of the M8 made it easy to manufacture; but being only fin-stabilised meant the rocket was inaccurate and had to be utilised in large numbers to saturation an area for a bombardment to be effective.

One method delivering the large numbers required for an effective bombardment was the T27 Xylophone rocket launcher; which mounted racks of M8 rockets on the back of a 2½ ton truck. Other methods of delivering mass fire were the T34 Calliope which mounted no fewer than sixty launching tube on the turret of a Sherman tank.

Though the M8 rocket had served US forces well, its inherent lack of accuracy, ineffectiveness against hard targets along with the insights gained from captured German rocket led to the development of the spin-stabilised M16 rocket. Though the M16 only saw limited service the M8 prove the workhorse rocket of for US forces in World War Two.

Includes three Plastic Tiger II (8.8cm) Tanks and one Decal Sheet.

The Tiger II promised to return the German heavy panzer to the early days of 1943 when the original Tiger I E tank dominated the battlefield. It was armed with an even longer 8.8cm gun (8.8cm KwK43 L/71) which could destroy enemy armour at long range with ease. Its thick front armour makes it invulnerable to most Allied guns, while its substantial side armour makes it ideal for assaulting its way through fortified enemy defences.

includes five plastic Tiger tanks, one plastic Tank Commander sprue, one Decal Sheet, and four Unit cards.

The Tiger tank has such a reputation amongst Allied tankers, that any tank that held up their advance became a ‘Tiger’. With armour capable of stopping nearly all Allied anti-tank rounds, and a gun that penetrates Allied tanks with ease, its reputation is well deserved.

On 20th June 1942 Italian and German forces attacked the British fortifications around Tobruk, key city that sat astride the supply lines for both sides. Two Italian infantry divisions launched deversionary attacks from the west, while armoured units massed in the east with more Italian infantry ready to follow up the breakthrough. The fight for Tobruk was one of the many critical battles that determined the fate of North Africa

Tobruk is the ultimate Mid-War starter set and contains:
* Six plastic Crusader tanks
* Three plastic Grant tanks
* Three plastic M4 Sherman tanks
* Nine plastic M14/41 tanks or Semovente assualt guns
* two plastic 88mm guns and crew
* Tank Commander sprues
* One Complete A5 Flames Of War rulebook
* One printed Quick Start Guide
* Twelve Unit cards
* One 8 Million Bayonets Dice