Spitfires, Gurkhas & More For Flames Of War!
March 27, 2014 by brennon
Flames of War is showing off a whole bunch of previews for the middle of April. See what you can get your hands on around April 5th including planes, specialists and tanks!
First up we have one of the iconic planes from World War II, the Spitfire. I was lucky enough to have a Grandfather who worked on these as well as the Lancaster Bombers and Hurricanes and he said they were some of the most brilliant machines he had ever seen. It's quite the deadly weapon of war.
Next up we dive into the world of ground troops with the addition of Gurkhas and the Firefly IC. Both of these sets are useful for re-enacting the different conflicts that were fought in Italy. Of course we all know of the Gurkhas and their amazing battlefield abilities. They truly were one of our greatest assets.
You can also get both of these packs as special orders. The first is Private Ernest 'Smokey' Smith and the second is a Staghound III Turret. To quote the website...
"Ernest Alvia ‘Smokey’ Smith had the unique distinction being the only private soldier to earn the Victoria Cross in the Second World War."
...and the Staghound Turret is used for making sure your armoured cars have got a bit more firepower!
What do you think of April's offerings?
My Grandfather was the attached to the Gurkhas in WW2, even got a kukri knife presented to him, which I’m happy to now be the keeper of.
Nice Spitfire and Firefly. But the infantry minis are looking a bit dated compared to their latest plastics and offerings from PSC and other in 15mm plastic.
It might be me but I don’t think the cast hull Sherman has the same pleasing look to it I like the angled ones.
That spitfire looks great and with the rules in the book i might go back to using air cover
Smokey smith on the table is going to be terror for tanks too
I personally prefer the M4A1 hull over the others, especially with a 76mm turret, though I can certainly see the appeal of the angled versions. The U.S. force I’m building for Flames of War (once my order finally arrives at my FLGS) will be almost entirely M4A1 and M4A1(76)W tanks, with some of my beloved M18s as backup.
The new Italian releases seem very promising… The Staghound III turret will come in handy, I’m considering branching out into Staghounds in general….