Italy
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Italian Bersaglieri Weapons TeamsInfantry weapons teams are a key component of any Bolt Action army, providing as they do great tactical flexibility for your force. Sniper teams, anti-tank teams and light mortar teams are among the most prevalent, presenting your opponent with multiple challenges to overcome. The...
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Bolt Action: Italian Bersaglieri Support GroupWith typical Italian panache the Bersaglieri, with their helmets sporting the distinctive black capercaillie feathers, were easy to identify on the battlefield. These were no popinjays, however, as these elite marksmen were a tough proposition to face on the field of battle. This support...
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Italian Paracadutisti weapons teamsInfantry weapons teams are a key component of any Bolt Action army, providing as they do great tactical flexibility for your force. Sniper teams, flamethrower teams and light mortar teams are among the most prevalent, presenting your opponent with multiple challenges to overcome. On...
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Italian Paracadutisti support groupLed by tough, experienced officers, the Italian paratroopers were a well-respected foe – during the battle of El Alamein troops of the Folgore (Lightning) Division repelled the British attacks for weeks. The Folgore fought until expending their last round of ammunition, taking out British...
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Italian Army Weapons TeamsInfantry weapons teams are a key component of any Bolt Action army, providing as they do great tactical flexibility for your force. Sniper teams, anti-tank teams and light mortar teams are among the most prevalent, presenting your opponent with multiple challenges to overcome. The...
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Italian Army Support GroupOne of the largest ground forces of the war, the Regio Esercito (Royal Italian Army) was hardened by its experiences in Albania, Ethiopia and the Spanish Civil War prior to its entry to the Second World War. The Italian Army fielded a wide range...
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Italian Paracadutisti paratrooper infantry sectionNote: This is the first of two Paracadutisti Paratrooper Infantry Sections. Each contains unique sculpts so are ideal to mix and match to lend your army greater variety in poses. You can find the second here The Italian paratroopers were hard men, often poorly...
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Italian Army Guastatori Destruction GroupAt the start of Italy’s war, the Italian Army had no assault engineering units designed to take on enemy fortifications. The performance of pioneer units in the German blitzkrieg demonstrated to the Italians the need for such units, leading to the creation of the...
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Italian X Arditi SectionFormed in May of 1942, the Arditi X Regiment were named after the famed Italian assault units of the Great War and tasked with competing against the British LRDG and SAS units in the Western Desert. Initially formed up of three companies comprising paratroopers,...
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Italian Colonial Troops Infantry SquadItaly, seeking to secure its place amongst the powers of Europe, began colonization of a number of African countries in the late 19th century, amongst these being Eritrea. Eritrean Ascari battalions became a permanent fixture of Italian East African colonization, supplied with Italian weapons...
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San Marco Marines Infantry SectionUnder Mussolini, the lone battalion of San Marco marines would take part in the Abyssinian and Albanian campaigns, eventually incorporating a second battalion to form the Reggimento San Marco. The Marines formed the assault backbone of the Forza Navale da Sbarco (Naval Landing Force)...
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Bolt Action: Italian BersaglieriHighly trained marksmen and superbly fit soldiers, the Bersaglieri (sharpshooter) were easily identified by their helmets, sporting large black capercaillie feathers. As light infantry troops they were encouraged to have a greater level of independence and initiative than the regular Italian army troops and...
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Italian Army & BlackshirtsMussolini famously boasted that the Italian army had eight million bayonets standing at the ready. In actuality, the standing Italian army was far smaller than that, with huge numbers of troops conscripted into a war they neither believed in nor understood. The fighting ability...
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Bolt Action: Italian Bersaglieri Starter ArmyThis Bolt Action starter army provides a great value core to your new Bersaglieri army. Whether you wish to build your light infantry to fight in the Battle of France, the campaigns in Africa and Sicily or the brutal fighting on the Eastern Front,...
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Italian Army & Blackshirts Starter ArmyThese highly detailed plastic and metal figures represent soldiers of several arms of the Italian military - the regular army (the Regio Esercito) as well as specialists like the Carabinieri, Granatieri, or the fascist Camicie Nere (the Blackshirts) with their trademark black fezzes and...
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Italian Alpini Mountain TroopsKnown as Le Penne Nere (the black feathers), after the distinctive raven feather in their headgear, the Alpini are the Italian Army’s elite specialists in mountain warfare. Created by Royal decree no. 1056 in 1872, they are the oldest mountain specialists in the world....
