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Lend Lease Support - Soviet Tanks Preview

Leytenant Ivanov swung the cupola of his Valentine, checking that his company were keeping up, their line extending left and right. Valentine, the name always made him think of his little Valentina waiting for him back home. She'd laugh to think this odd-looking English tank had her name. Off to the left, earth fountained amidst the smoke shrouding the village as tanks and artillery pounded the Germans within it. Another village sacrificed to the Motherland, to the war to expel the invaders. The Valentines ploughed on, turrets traversed to watch the village, catching a glimpse now of the bigger T-34s racing towards it. A German gun somewhere in the village was working its deadly trade. At least two tanks had careened to a halt, burning. Closer now, and Ivanov could see the German infantry starting to run from the back of the village as the remaining Soviet tanks entered from the front. N ...

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Soviet Steel - Soviet Tanks Preview

Soviet players in TANKS have been waiting for a while for something new to hit the battlefield but we have some awesome new options in these upcoming releases. Today we are previewing the T-34 (Early) alongside the KV-1 and KV-1s. These formidable tanks will be making a big splash in your games with the KV-1 having some of the toughest armour a Soviet player can field.

 

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TANKS Spotlights - Desert Tanks

The website has been updated with the last of our desert tank spotlights. These include the British Sherman, Valentine, Priest (RHA) and the iconic and incredibly tough Churchill tank. We also have for the Italians the M14/41 and the Semovente to slug it out in the desert. Check them out here:

Churchill Tank Expansion...
Sherman II Tank Expansion...
Valentine Tank Expansion...
Priest (RHA) Tank Expansion...
Semovente Tank Expansion...
M14/41 Tank Expansion...

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Siege Of Tobruk and The Withdrawal At Benghazi

This week we are excited to announce that we are releasing the third installment of the Desert Fox Organized Play Season as a downloadable print and pay PDF. In this mission you will be fighting in the Siege Of Tobruk with your friends in one big massive battle. 

 

Siege Of Tobruk...

 

In this mission the Germans are attacking the retreating British forces hoping to break through them. The Allied forces must hold back the advancing German tanks in order to secure there retreat. 

 

The Withdrawal At Benghazi...

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British Tanks Preview

British TANKS players get to benefit from not only their own designs with the Valentine and Churchill but also tanks received from their American allies in the form of the Sherman II and Priest (RHA). The Sherman II gives British players a cheaper alternative to the existing Sherman V.

 

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Italian Tanks Preview

This April will see the Italian Army join TANKS, bringing their own flavour as well as a dash of recklessness to the table top. With two new tanks; the M14/41 medium tank and the Semovente self-propelled assault gun players will be able to field a completely Italian force.

 

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TANKS Death Or Glory Release Schedule

 

Over the past few weeks we’ve teased you about what you can expect to see from our next wave of TANKS releases. Pre-order them now from your local retailer or here on our Online Store.

 

Click here to pre-order now...

 

April 2018 Releases  
TANKS54  M14/41
TANKS55  Semovente
TANKS56 

Italian Dice Set (6)

TKOP13 

Italian Desert Campaign Organised Play Kit 1

TANKS57 

The Italian Fort Game Mat 36” x 36”

   
May 2018 Releases
TANKS58

Valentine II/III

TANKS59 

Sherman II

TANKS60 

Armoured Fist Dice Set (6)

TKOP14

Italian Desert Campaign Organised Play Kit 2 

TANKS61 

Rocky Ground Game Mat 36” x 36”

   
June 2018 Releases  
TANKS62 

Churchill III

TANKS63 Priest (RHA)
TKOP15

Italian Desert CampaignOrganised Play Kit 3

TANKS64

El Alamein Game Mat 36” x 36”

   
 

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British TANKS Preview

 
‘They want us to do WHAT?’.

Lieutenant Steele dropped into the turret of his lovely new American Sherman tank, ‘Bulldog’, before replying. ‘Orders straight from Monty. We’re to bust through the anti-tank guns and stop the counterattack. We’re the only ones he thinks are up to the task, so let’s show him how we do things!’. Muttering curses under his breath, the driver started up Bulldog and they rolled off.

Moving up to the ridge, Steele started calling targets to his gunner. Bulldog rocked back as high explosive rounds flew downrange. With a terrible clang, a round ricocheted off the side of the tank.

‘Davis, blast that bugger!’, he instructed his gunner, and was rewarded by a brilliant flash as a round impacted the offending anti-tank gun.

Another round impacted the tank, this time finding its mark, bringing the tank to a sudden halt.

‘Transmission’s out!’, Fraser, the tank’s driver shouted, pain obvious in his voice.

‘Alright then, time to get lucky’, the young Lieutenant thought as the breech slammed shut on the next round.Again, Davis found his mark, leaving a pile of mangled metal where the dreaded gun once stood.

 

British TANKS players get to benefit from not only their own designs with the Valentine and Churchill but also tanks received from their American allies in the form of the Sherman II and Priest (RHA).

 

The Sherman II gives British players a cheaper alternative to the existing Sherman V and comes with the Sherman Platoon Upgrade Card allowing British players to have the same benefits as their American counterparts when they run a Sherman based force in TANKS. Another Upgrade card is Raymond Briggs. He is a British tank hero that costs 5 points and gives his Sherman an additional Defence dice and all other Sherman’s in his platoon Initiative +1. 

 

The Priest (RHA) gives players another Artillery option and when combined with Semi-Indirect Fire it can lay down some firepower on unsuspecting targets. Combine this with the new Hero A. H. H. Barrow who allows his tank (and any friendly tanks within a Movement Arrow) to retain up to two dice when using Semi-Indirect Fire and you will find a Priest (RHA) battery makes a useful addition to any TANKS force.

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These new British tanks and the final month of this seasons Organised Play Kit will be available in stores from June 2018.

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