Later City-State spearmen with shields Kassite

Later City-State spearmen with shields KassiteThese figures are appropriate as the main battle line spearmen of the Akkadian and Neo Sumerian Successor State armies at the end of the Early Bronze Age. They can also be used in Early Elamite and Early Highlander armies as household troops or mercenaries. It is possible that the front rank spearmen did not carry a spear, but rather carried only an axe and large body shield to protect the rear ranks of the phalanx. This is dependant on how the

felt or leather kilts as was the norm in this period

This model represents the "Neu" 250/8 version of the vehicle which was fitted with the short 75 gun and a pintle-mounted MG34 machine gun

The Churchill Crocodile replaced the hull mounted Besa machine gun with a flame thrower

Gabions were not only used during the Pike & Shotte era and in more modem times were often used to protect forward operating bases against explosive shells and indirect fires such as mortar or artillery fire

Needs no undercoat - just spray onto your assembled model and you're ready to add details

Warlord’s baggage train has a muleteer leading his braying

The term nowadays can almost be read as pejorative

Box contains 24 plastic infantry including command

Batteries were at Juno

to help destroy a collapsing Royalist army

It was in use from 1943 onwards in most theatres for Recce (Reconnaissance) missions or in a scouting role

The War of the Spanish Succession - the Battle of Blenheim (1704)