Bolt Action British Heavy weapons platoon (plastic)

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Découvrez le nouveau Bolt Action British Heavy weapons platoon (plastic)

Les Gurkhas sont des soldats d’élite originaires du Népal, réputés depuis plus de deux siècles pour leur courage, leur discipline et leur endurance exceptionnelles. Recrutés par l’armée britannique depuis 1815, ils ont participé à la plupart des grands conflits modernes, des deux Guerres mondiales aux opérations contemporaines en Irak et en Afghanistan.

Au sein de la Brigade of Gurkhas, ils servent aujourd’hui dans des unités d’infanterie, du génie, de transmissions ou encore de soutien logistique. Leur sélection est particulièrement exigeante, seuls les meilleurs candidats étant retenus après des épreuves physiques, intellectuelles et médicales très sélectives.

Symbole indissociable des Gurkhas, le kukri, leur célèbre lame recourbée, incarne à la fois leur héritage martial et leur identité. Plus qu’une arme, il représente un véritable emblème de leur histoire et de leurs traditions.

Respectés dans le monde entier pour leur professionnalisme et leur esprit de sacrifice, les Gurkhas demeurent aujourd’hui l’une des unités les plus prestigieuses de l’armée britannique, perpétuant une tradition militaire vieille de plus de 200 ans.

Stoic in defence and methodical in attack, the British Army relied on its heavy weapons to support the infantry and keep the enemy’s heads down.

The 3 inch medium mortar was the mainstay of the British Army’s Support Companies, providing organic close fire support to the Rifle Companies in each Infantry Battalion. Its heavier cousin, the 4.2 inch heavy mortar, was first used at the Battle of El Alamein, and threw a 20lb bomb out to over 4,000 yards. The Vickers medium machine gun was a veteran of the First World War. While its rate of fire was slower than other guns, because it was water cooled it could sustain accurate fire for extended periods and was incredibly reliable.

The box contains everything you need to build a Heavy Weapons Platoon – up to two medium machine guns, and two medium or two heavy mortars or three heavy weapons teams plus a platoon commander and bodyguard. If you choose the latter you can also use arms and weapons from your infantry as the crew are modelled in British Army uniforms, and are fully interchangeable with the plastic infantry. Note that the Heavy Mortars have four crew, so the exact number of weapons teams you can build depends on which weapons you choose. Included are enough 60mm bases to make up to four weapons teams total.

Contains:

• Two heavy weapons frames each with a Vickers MMG with tripod, ammunition and water cooling can, including covered and uncovered barrel options, plus a medium mortar and a heavy mortar, both with bipod and baseplate plus ammunition.
• Three crew frames containing a total of twelve crewmen, in mid-late war British Army uniforms, also suitable for many Commonwealth forces. Included are a range of heads, arms and equipment plus ammunition cases and rounds for decorating your bases.
• Four 60mm and three 25mm bases
• British and Canadian decals
• Four Order Dice

Miniature sculpted by Wojtek Flis. Studio miniature painted by Andres Amian.