Release The Death Fields Cannon Fodder With Wargames Atlantic
January 11, 2021 by brennon
Wargames Atlantic has been teasing another Sci-Fi kit for use in Death Fields! The Cannon Fodder are going to be unleashed on the tabletop soon so they can soak up some laser fire and make way for your more elite troops.
Death Fields Cannon Fodder // Wargames Atlantic
This is going to be another of their 28mm kits that would work across the board with all manner of Sci-Fi wargames. Imagine these as the peasants, penal colony soldiers and dregs of society who have been hauled to the frontlines by their superiors.
The idea of a penal legion for something like Warhammer 40,000 has always been an interesting one and you can do some fun things with them story-wise when creating your army. Are these just a bunch of criminals or is there something more to them as a force?
It looks like the set comes with loads of new options for weapons and the like with traditional rifles and some special weapons too.
What army do you think these soldiers suit in your collection?
"Imagine these as the peasants, penal colony soldiers and dregs of society who have been hauled to the frontlines by their superiors..."
The weapon and arm options alone will allow imperial or cultist players within 40K some pose alternatives which is always good and the lasguns look very much like imperial guard standard. I can see many players adding a penal legion unit and there are enough head options to knock out a few different styles of unit.
I’ll be getting some boxes for the classic orange jumpsuit Penal Legion. Not sure about heads I might go with the Field Caps, I imagine these guys as frontline trench diggers and emergency repair sappers.
If you go for the cap heads they’d probably work well as tank crew for a diorama.
The best bunch of tankers I’ve seen in a while.
Space legionnaires? great for many games.
I’ve been wondering about some conscripts for my Guard. I have examples of both Victoria and Anvil Industry minis and they’re all outstanding but these will be a good deal more affordable (saving a me few quid towards some ridiculous tank from FW).
Those are some serious zippers on the front of the jumpsuits. Don’t get your willy caught in that or it will pull a “Justin Snippers” on you.
LOL!!! Being a penal guardsmen, I think there’s worse things that can happen to you apart from getting your junk caught in your zipper! XD
That’s a lot of disposable minions for 7TV!
The heads with explosive collars are certainly a *blast* from the past ^^