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Infantry weapons teams are a key component in any Bolt Action army, providing your force with great tactical flexibility. Sniper teams, flamethrower teams, and light mortar teams are among the most common, presenting your opponent with several challenges to overcome.
The sniper became synonymous with the Red Army, especially during the grim sieges of Stalingrad and Leningrad. 'Sniper schools' were established in bombed-out buildings and basements, where successful snipers passed their skills on to an ever-growing number of students - many of them women. Soviet propaganda highlighted the achievements of successful snipers and encouraged a doctrine of 'sniperism' among the troops. Snipers used scopes on either a bolt action Moisin-Nagant 1891/30 or, more rarely, a Tokarev SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle. A variety of ammunition was used, including tracer and armor-piercing rounds. Soviet snipers were available at the company level, working as teams or sometimes on their own. Individual troops from the Red Army would often have a designated shooter with a scoped rifle to help compensate for the lack of long-range firepower due to the large number of submachine guns in use. Soviet snipers became known for their fieldcraft, stealth, and patience. The most successful snipers accounted for hundreds of enemies - around 500 is the highest number recorded by a single sniper.
The standard light mortar used by Russian infantry during World War II was the 50mm Infantry Mortar Model 1940 (50-PM 40), a cheaper version of the earlier model 1938. Additionally, the Soviet army received a significant number of 2-inch mortars from Britain via Lend-Lease. The 50 mm was considered a 'company' mortar as opposed to the heavier 82 mm battalion and 120 mm regimental mortars. The allocation of 50 mm mortars was originally to individual teams at the platoon level, but later they were more often concentrated together at the company level for mass use. The weapon was easily transportable by personnel and could deliver high explosive or smoke bombs at a distance of over 800 yards.
The Soviets made extensive use of flamethrowers, including FOG-1 static types dug in to cover bunkers and trenches. Due to shortcomings in the development of other reliable anti-tank weapons, the Red Army's doctrine placed great emphasis on using flamethrowers as both anti-tank and anti-infantry weapons. They even formed separate motorized anti-tank flamethrower battalions in 1943. By far the most common Russian flamethrowers were the man-portable ROKS types. The ROKS-2 was designed with a fuel tank resembling a regular backpack and a nozzle resembling a rifle, to avoid attracting unwanted attention on the battlefield.
The box contains:
Six Warlord Resin™ miniatures
Plastic bases
Three order dice
These miniatures are cast in the new and improved Warlord Resin Plus™
Note: All miniatures are unassembled and unpainted.
The sniper became synonymous with the Red Army, especially during the grim sieges of Stalingrad and Leningrad. 'Sniper schools' were established in bombed-out buildings and basements, where successful snipers passed their skills on to an ever-growing number of students - many of them women. Soviet propaganda highlighted the achievements of successful snipers and encouraged a doctrine of 'sniperism' among the troops. Snipers used scopes on either a bolt action Moisin-Nagant 1891/30 or, more rarely, a Tokarev SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle. A variety of ammunition was used, including tracer and armor-piercing rounds. Soviet snipers were available at the company level, working as teams or sometimes on their own. Individual troops from the Red Army would often have a designated shooter with a scoped rifle to help compensate for the lack of long-range firepower due to the large number of submachine guns in use. Soviet snipers became known for their fieldcraft, stealth, and patience. The most successful snipers accounted for hundreds of enemies - around 500 is the highest number recorded by a single sniper.
The standard light mortar used by Russian infantry during World War II was the 50mm Infantry Mortar Model 1940 (50-PM 40), a cheaper version of the earlier model 1938. Additionally, the Soviet army received a significant number of 2-inch mortars from Britain via Lend-Lease. The 50 mm was considered a 'company' mortar as opposed to the heavier 82 mm battalion and 120 mm regimental mortars. The allocation of 50 mm mortars was originally to individual teams at the platoon level, but later they were more often concentrated together at the company level for mass use. The weapon was easily transportable by personnel and could deliver high explosive or smoke bombs at a distance of over 800 yards.
The Soviets made extensive use of flamethrowers, including FOG-1 static types dug in to cover bunkers and trenches. Due to shortcomings in the development of other reliable anti-tank weapons, the Red Army's doctrine placed great emphasis on using flamethrowers as both anti-tank and anti-infantry weapons. They even formed separate motorized anti-tank flamethrower battalions in 1943. By far the most common Russian flamethrowers were the man-portable ROKS types. The ROKS-2 was designed with a fuel tank resembling a regular backpack and a nozzle resembling a rifle, to avoid attracting unwanted attention on the battlefield.
The box contains:
Six Warlord Resin™ miniatures
Plastic bases
Three order dice
These miniatures are cast in the new and improved Warlord Resin Plus™
Note: All miniatures are unassembled and unpainted.
Brand
Warlord Games
Title
Bolt Action
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