Warlord Preview Hulking M46 Patton For Bolt Action: Korea
July 23, 2019 by brennon
Warlord Games are ramping up for the introduction of Bolt Action: Korea at the beginning of August and with that come new miniatures. Here we have a preview of the big ol' M46 Patton Heavy Tank for those playing alongside the US against China and the North Koreans.
You might think that this tank has a very odd paint scheme and someone has clearly gone mad but it's actually based on this tank HERE.
When this beast rolled into combat it was able to turn the tide, easily matching up against the likes of the Soviet T-34/85. It also used to blow up bunkers and other fortifications and later took on an indirect fire support role when the battlelines ground to a halt.
Despite the war coming to an uneasy ceasefire and time creeping on the M46 Patton Heavy Tank remained with troops on the DMZ many years after it was established. Considering the embarrassing first engagements between the US and North Korean troops early in the war it probably felt good to finally turn the tide on them with these upgraded vehicles.
Will you be siding with the Americans in Bolt Action: Korea?
"It also used to blow up bunkers and other fortifications..."
@dracs oh look its that WW2 Tiger tank we saw in the USA during Top Tanks, @johnlyons I remember John being really jealous of that Tiger moment when you got to sit on the front of it 😀
https://www.beastsofwar.com/featured/vlog-top-tank/
See! I told you it was a tiger!
If you were in the infantry, as far as you’d be concerned it would be a Tiger!
That is really nice. I am surprised by black and yellow tiger with painted mouth part of paint scheme for otherwise military green tank.
Does anyone know why it was painting like this?
I’d be tempted to go down the Korean’s People’s Army line, the figures they are bringing out for them look great.
As far as I know it was done to intimidate the Koreans and Chinese soldiers. I could be wrong. Crews like to leave their mark on things these guys obviously took things to another level.
It probably boosted their own morale too
Interesting, so if I go down the KPA army road I’ll need to give them tiger rifles!
nice
so when did John have a M46 Patton?
Some dude on the internet said……
Koreans see the tiger as a symbol of power. The tiger is fast, powerful, big and aggressive.
So the paint on American tanks was mostly used as a form of psychological warfare.
Also from Feb.17,1950 to Feb.5,1951, it was the year of the tiger. If the tank crews thought it would give them an edge they were all for it.
So says some dude on the internet! 🙂
Oh, and I will definitely be playing the Americans again, in the Bolt Action: Korea setting and I will have me some M46 Pattons as well!
Do not doubt some dude on the internet. For he is never wrong.
The year of the tiger bit is interesting, wonder if that is a coincidence or if that was actually part of the reasoning. Cheers.
It needs more fur!
Going Commonwealth, I get Centurions!
Nuff said!
Very nice. I was watching a documentary on the Korean War and they showed newsreel footage of a tank painted like that, so it is hostorical. Ive always heard it was for intimidation…tho it also looks cool, so that might be a factor too, lol.