A Bridge Too Far contains:

• The history of the battles and units of Operation Market Garden in Arnhem and Oosterbeek.
• History of the British 1st Airborne Division, the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade, and the 1st Airborne Reece Squadron.
• Detailed maps of the battles for Arnhem and Oosterbeek.
• Options to field a British or Polish Parachute Company, an Airlanding Company, and an Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron.
• History of SS-Kampfgruppe Spindler, SS-Kampfgruppe Graebner and Kampfgruppe von Tettau.
• Options to field companies from SS-Kampfgruppe Spindler, SS-Kampfgruppe Graebner, and the unique Kampfgruppe von Tettau.
• Options to field grenadier battalions from Kampfgruppe von Tettau, SS-Panzergrenadier companies from SS-Kampfgruppe Spindler; and SS-Panzeraufklärungs companies from SS-Kampfgruppe Graebner.
• Fight with famous heroes from Arnhem such as Lieutenant Colonel John Frost and SS-Hauptsturmführer Victor Graebner
• Refight the heroic battle of Frost’s perimeter in the Arnhem mini-campaign.

Flames Of War allows you to take on the role of a field commander manoeuvring your troops across the battlefields of World War II, bringing this classic period of warfare to life in your own games room. With Mid-war Monsters you can test out the experimental super tanks of 1942 and 1943 to see how they would have performed if they had made it into production.

Massive 100-ton super tanks, nearly impenetrable light tanks, incredibly powerful tank-hunters, heavy armoured cars, and vastly-improved medium tanks.

These are some of the projects that the scientists and engineers of Great Britain, The United States, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union laboured towards in 1942 and 1943. Some designs were combat tested, while others never got past the prototype stage, but what if they had seen widespread service? How good would they have been?

Contains 2 Sturmtiger Heavy Assualt Howitzers and one objective marker

The Sturmtiger made its combat debut during the Warsaw uprising. Two crews of factory engineers manned the Sturmtiger assault howitzers giving a hands-on field display of this new weapon’s capabilities. Staying well behind the lines, these two behemoths devastated city blocks with their 38cm RW61 shells from up to 4600 metres away.

The Tiger II promised to return the German heavy panzer to the early days of 1943. It too could dominate the battlefield by destroying enemy armour at long range and assaulting its way through fortified enemy defences. The Tiger II’s increased armour once again placed it ahead of its adversaries.

Included in this box

• 3x Individually sculpted Königstiger (Henschel) tanks
• 3x Tank commanders
• 6x Rare Earth magnets
• German decal sheet
• 4x Tiger Ace Dice
• 3x Bailed Out Markers
• 3x Bogged Down Markers

In August of 1943, the Waffenamt (Armaments Office) was approached by Steyr Werke with a proposal to mount the powerful 7.5cm PaK40 on the RSO tractor. The Waffenamt was favourably impressed with the idea and ordered the conversion of 50 vehicles.

The running gear of the RSO remained unchanged in the new vehicle. The driver's compartment is replaced with a low, lightly armoured superstructure. The weapon was mounted to the frame underneath the normal RSO bed. Army Group South received several of these vehicles for troop testing in early 1944.

A PaK40 auf RSO can be field in a Veteran Tank-hunter Platoon from Hammer and Sickle.

The PaK 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone 43) was a German 8.8cm anti-tank gun developed in competition to the Rheinmetall Flak 41 8.8cm anti-aircraft gun. Krupp’s Gerät 42 (designed as a replacement for the 8.8cm FlaK36) was developed into a dedicated anti-tank gun in 1943.

These powerful guns were just not dulled out willy-nilly to any old anti-tank units, but were kept with army level detachments to support other units where they were most needed.

They can support German companies with access to the Divisional Support Anti-tank Gun Platoon from Fortress Europe. They can also be found supporting German companies in Cobra, and Monty’s Meatgrinder.

In a particularly ingenious idea to quickly protect their anti-aircraft assets while still providing direct support for their infantry, the Germans would place 2cm quad anti-aircraft guns on the roofs, attics, or the top floors of buildings.

This tactic allowed the guns to fire at Soviet aircraft as well as providing direct firepower against assaulting infantry.

You can either model your Flak Nest on the ground or on a single story building. In both cases it has a base size equal to an Artillery base. If it is destroyed it becomes a destroyed bunker and is Impassable terrain.

Firestorm will broaden your tabletop horizons! The subject of Battlefront’s first major campaign game is the massive Soviet Summer offensive of 1944 in Byelorussia, called Operation Bagration. In Firestorm—Bagration, the individual Commanders and Generals along with Firestorm Troops brings this historic campaign to life. Firestorm includes a simple set-up, diverse playability, critical logistics, and operational planning actions that do not slow down the overall campaign.

With a thunderous crash another shell smashes into the wall above you, showering your trench with rubble. Looking around, your entire position resembles a cauldron of fire -every roof ablaze, black smoke billowing into the night sky. As the echo of the blast dies away the crack of rifle fire breaks out, and an ominous clanking and rumbling.

Suddenly, out of the flames roars a Tiger tank!

Leaping from your trench you run forwards. Bazooka! Bazooka, now! Even as the din swallows your shouting, you see a trooper leveling his rocket launcher at the great beast's tracks. It may not be enough. You are in command. Take control. What are your orders?

Open Fire! has been carefully designed for someone who has never heard of Flames Of War before, or has seen the 256 page rulebook and not known where to start. Open Fire is not a simplified set of the Flames Of War rules, but rather a complete introductory box for a new player!

Hammer and Sickle follows Stalin’s Onslaught and focuses on the Soviet units carrying out the second phase of Operation Bagration, the exploitation of the Shock Armies’ breakthrough of the German defences.

These highly mobile corps launched through gaps created in the Germans lines and immediately rushed deep into German held territory heading directly for Minsk and its lines of supply.

Highlighting the northern and southern spearheads (the Hammer and Sickle) and their associated corps brings some interesting tank and equipment options.

The new Battlefield in a Box – Defences set provides you with all the necessary fortifications needed to hold off your opponent’s forces. Using wire, mines, trenches and obstacles you can create your own impenetrable fortress for your troops.

Contains:

• 4x barbed wire obstacles (8”/20cmx2”/5cm)
• 1x anti-tank obstacle (8”/20cmx2”/5cm)
• 2x minefields (8”/20cmx2”/5cm)
• 2x long trench lines (8”/20cm)
• 4x medium trench lines (4”/10cm)
• 4x short trench lines (2”/5cm)
• 8x 45° corner trench lines
• 4x 90° corner trench lines
• 4x trench end pieces

Presenting the second issue of Art of War: The Wehrmacht Edition! This issue tackles some of the great painting and modelling challenges surrounding German companies. The concept behind this issue is to give you everything you need to research how your German army will look, and failing that, point you in the right direction for further research.

Contains seven pre-painted river sections and two bridges.

Scenery plays a vital part in any Flames Of War game as the battles of World War II took place from the deserts of the Sahara to the frozen wastes of Siberia. This collection of fully-painted scenic items will allow you to create a focal point for your battles and can be tailored to match your current scenery collection through the addition of flock or other scenic material.

Contains:

• 5 x 12”/30cm river sections
• 2 x 12”/30cm river sections with fords
• 1 x wooden bridge
• 1 x stone bridge

Stalin’s Onslaught has introduced players to the world of massive artillery bombardments. These terrifying deluges of hot steel will wreck the enemy’s defences and prepare the way for you assaults. Alternatively, you could use a Devastating Bombardment defensively, breaking up the enemy troops as they try to assault your positions.

It will be very hard for your opponent to hide from a full 12”/30cm square template!

Fortress Europe contains the core forces that were in Festung Europa, but they have been given the modern equivalent of a makeover to bring them to that same standard as current books.

Fortress Europe is a 160 page full colour book. This makes it 12 pages larger than its predecessor! Covers the historical period of January - August 1944.

This tank hunter was equipped with the deadly 8.8 PaK43 gun, able to destroy any Allied tank. It has been bolstered with thick frontal armour—a radical departure from the other tank hunters in the German arsenal.

The Jagdpanther was issued in small numbers to the Normandy battles, and they began to see wider service as the year progressed.

The rockets of the Guards Katyusha rocket batteries have inflicted terrible losses, both physical and mental, upon the German army. But now with the full fury of the Red Army bearing down on the fascist defenders, the Katyusha will break the enemy’s means and will to fight!

The BM-13 rocket launchers, nicknamed “Stalin’s Organs” by the Germans, first saw use in 1941 with a mere forty launchers being used against the German invasion.

The box comes with four individually sculpted BM-13 Katyusha launchers with loading crews, a Command Rifle Team, an Observer Rifle Team and a truck.

The Battle For Orsha, Operation Bagration, June 1944 During the deceptively calm weeks leading up Operation Bagration, the busy Soviets have amassed their armies for the greatest offensive yet undertaken on the Ostfront. Three years after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Red Army stands as battle-hardened troops, ready to finally push the fascist invaders out of Mother Russia! However, the Germans have not been idle. They have spent months preparing. Fortress towns are connected by intricate trenches and bunkers in anticipation of the Soviet attack.

The latest intelligence briefing for Flames of War, detailing Rommel’s 21. Panzerdivision and the Canadian forces from the D-Day invasion through to the fall of Caen.