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What You Will Find Inside Great War What you will find inside Great war THE GERMANS THE FRENCH Confident Veteran and Confident TrainedNew Reluctant Veteran Metropolitan Rifle Company. Infanteriekompanie. New Fearless Veteran Colonial Rifle Company. New Fearless Veteran Stosskompanie (Assault Company), With options for: the ultimate attacking company. • Flame-throwers With options for: • Machine-guns • Flame-throwers • Trench Mortars • Machine-guns • 37mm mle 1916 infantry guns – ROF 3 and AT 4 • 7.6cm Minenwerfers (mine-throwers or mortars) – ROF 2 and FP 2+ And supported by: • 75mm mle 1897 guns – ROF 2, AT 8 and 24” range The Infanteriekompanie can also field: • FT-17 tanks – with machine-gun or 37mm gun • 3.7cm TaK anti-tank guns – ROF 2 and AT 5 • Schneider CA.1 tanks – 2 MGs and an AT 5, ROF 2 gun • Granatenwerfers (Grenade throwers) – ROF 2 and FP 3+ • Char Saint Chamond tanks – 4 MGs and a 75mm mle 1897 And supported by: gun • 7.62cm infantry guns – ROF 2 and AT 5 • As well as options to field British tanks • 7.7cm artillery – ROF 2, AT 8and 24” range • A7V tanks – six MGs and ROF 2, AT 6 57.cm gun THE AMERICANS • Captured British tanks! New Confident Veteran 1st US Infantry Division (Big Red One) Rifle Company THE BRITISH New Confident Trained 42nd Infantry Division Rifle Confident Trained Line Division Rifle Company Company Confident Veteran Elite Division Rifle Company With options for: With options for: • Flame-throwers • Machine-guns • Machine-guns • Trench Mortars • Trench Mortars • 37mm mle 1916 infantry guns – ROF 3 and AT 4 And supported by: • Mark A Whippet tanks – 2 MGs and an 8” move And supported by: • Mark IV tanks – options for lots of MGs or a pair of 6pdr • 75mm mle 1897 guns – ROF 2, AT 8 and 24” range guns (ROF 2 AT 6) • FT-17 tanks • Mark V tanks – just like the Mark IV but Reliable • As well as options to field both French and British tanks • Mark V* tanks – a bigger version of the Mark IV that can carry passengers • As well as options to field French tanks Army Deals Biltz’s Battlegroup GGEAB1 Included: Infanterie Machine-gun Platoon – 1x Command team and 4x Maxim HMG teams Infanteriekompanie HQ – 2x Command teams, 3x Anti-tank Rifle teams, 3x Flame-thrower teams, 2x Granatenwerfer Infantry Gun Platoon – 2x 7.62cm Krupp IG teams mortar teams and 1x Sniper team Panzer Platoon – 2x A7V tanks and decal sheet 2x Infanterie Platoons – 1x Command team, 6x Rifle teams and 2x MG teams Mitchell’s Marauders GBRAB1 Included: Royal Artillery Gun Detachment – 1x Command team and 2x OQF 18 pdr gun teams Company HQ – 2x Command teams and 1x Sniper team Medium Tank Platoon – 1x Mark A Whippet tank 2x Rifle Platoons – 1x Command team, 4x Rifle teams, 2x Rifle Grenade team and 2x MG teams Heavy Tank Platoon – 2x Mark IV male/female tanks and decal sheet Machine-gun Platoon – 1x Command team and 4x Vickers HMG teams Army Deals Clavery’s Chargers GFRAB1 Included: Trench Mortar Platoon – 4x 58mm Type 2 or 76mm Stokes mortar teams Companie de Fusiliers HQ – 2x Command teams, 2x 37mm mle 1916 guns and 3x Flame-thrower teams Char d’Assault Platoon – 1x Char Saint-Chamond tank 2x Fusiliers Platoons – 1x Command team, 4x Rifle teams, Char d’Assault Platoon – 1x Schneider CA.1 tank 2x VB teams and 2x MG teams Fusiliers Machine-gun Platoon – 1x Command team and 4x Hotchkiss mle 1914 HMG teams Brett’s Brawlers GUSAB1 Included: Machine-gun Platoon – 1x Command team and 4x Hotchkiss mle 1914 HMG teams Company HQ – 2x Command Pistol teams and 2x 37mm mle 1916 guns Light Tank Platoon – 2x Renault FT-17 (37mm) and 2x Renault FT-17 (MG) tanks Flamethrower Section - 3x flamethrower teams Char d’Assault Platoon – 1x Schneider CA. 1 tank 2x Rifle Platoons – 1x Command team, 4x Rifle teams, 2x VB teams and 2x MG teams German Arsenal GGE701 - Infanteriekompanie HQ with HQ, Anti-tank Rifles, Flamethrower and Granatenwerfer teams GGBX01 - A7V GGE702 - Infanterie Platoon GGE704 - Machine-gun Platoon with four squads with HQ and four Machine-gun teams GGE705 - Regimental Support Platoons with three 7.6cm Minenwerfer and two 3.7cm PaK guns GGE570 - 7.7cm FK96 n.A GGE703 - Stoss Platoon with two 7.7cm FK96 n.A guns and HQ team with HQ, six Rifle, two light Machine-gun and Flamethrower teams British Arsenal OUT OUT OCT OCT GBBX01 - Mark IV NEW! GBBX02 - Mark V NEW! GBBX03 - Mark V* GBR702 - Rifle Platoon with Company HQ and Rifle Platoon with two sections. GBR705 - Trench Mortar Platoon GBR704 - Machine-gun Platoon with four 3” Stokes Mortar teams with HQ and four Machine-gun teams GBR571 - OQF 18 pdr with two OQF 18pdr guns and HQ team GBR080 - Mark A Whippet Tank FRENCH ARSENAL OUT OUT OUT NOV NOV NOV NEW! GFBX01 - Schneider CA.1 NEW! GFBX02 - Char Saint Chamond NEW! GFBX03 - Renault FT-17 OUT NOV NEW! GFR701 - Tirailleurs de Compagnie HQ with HQ, 37mm mle 1916 guns and three Flamethrower teams OUT NOV NEW! GFR702 - Tirailleurs Platoon with two squads OUT NOV NEW! GFR704 - Machine-gun Platoon NEW! GFR705 - Mortar Platoon with HQ and four Machine-gun teams with four 3” Stokes or 58mm Type 2 mortar teams OUT NOV NEW! GFR570 - 75mm mle1897 - with two 75mm mle 1897 guns and HQ team American Arsenal OUT OCT NEW! GUS702 - Rifle Platoon NEW! GUS701 - Rifle Company HQ with two squads with HQ, 37mm mle 1916 guns and three Flamethrower teams OUT OCT NEW! GUS704 - Machine-gun Platoon NEW! GUS705 - Mortar Platoon with HQ and four Machine-gun teams with four 3” Stokes or 58mm Type 2 mortar teams OUT OCT NEW! GUS570 - 75mm mle1897 with two 75mm mle 1897 guns and HQ team SUPPORT YOUR AMERICAN FORCE WITH BRITISH AND FRENCH TANKS Great War Terrain Trenchline System - BB182 Shattered Battlefield - BB183 Large Craters and Ruined House - BB184 Craters - BB144 ‘We must strike at the earliest moment before the Americans can throw strong forces into the scale. We must beat the British.’ — General der Infanterie Erich Ludendorff, before the 1918 German Offensives 1918 saw great changes in the warfare of the Western Front in France and Belgium. The Germans moved 500,000 men from the Eastern Front to the Western Front after the Russians pulled out of the war, and launched a series of offensives to break the Allied lines between March and July 1918. Great gains were made and the Allies’ positions were pushed back huge distances. The Germans utilised specialist offensive troops, the Stosstruppen (shock troops), to lead the attacks, using fire and moment to bypass and outflank enemy defensive positions. However, tenacious defence and the timely allocation of reserves by the British, French and Americans was finally able to halt the German progress in July. The Allies immediately launched a series of offensives that gave no respite to the now exhausted Germans. With new tanks to break though German positions and the Allies’ own implementation of fire and movement tactics, they pushed the Germans back towards their own borders and defeat. OCTOBER 2015 RELEASES FW904 Great War Book GUSAB01 Brett’s Brawlers Box GFRAB01 Clavery’s Chargers Box Land Battleship Damage Tokens Set (6 tokens) Bag GBBX02 Mk V Tank (x2) A6 Box GBBX03 Mk V* Tank (x2) A6 Box GUS702 Rifle latoonP Blister GUS704 Machine-gun Platoon Blister GUS705 Mortar Platoon Blister GUS570 Artillery Battery Blister NOVEMBER 2015 RELEASES GFBX03 Renault FT-17 (x5) A6 Box GFBX01 Schneider CA.1 Tank (x2) A6 Box GFBX02 Char Saint Chamond Tank (x2) A6 Box GUS701 Rifle Company HQ Blister GFR701 Tirailleurs de Compagnie HQ Blister GFR702 Tirailleurs Platoon Blister GFR704 Machine-gun Platoon Blister GFR705 Mortar Platoon Blister GFR570 75mm Artillery Battery Blister To find your local stockist, or order any of our ranges on-line, please visit us at www.FlamesOfWar.com complete Great war catalogue RULES FW904 Great War Book GERMANY GGEAB1 Biltz’s Battlegroup (Army Deal) A4 Box GGBX01 A7V (x2) A6 Box GGE560 7.62cm Krupp IG Blister GGE570 7.7cm FK96 n.A gun Blister GGE701 Infanteriekompanie HQ Blister GGE702 Infanterie Platoon Blister GGE704 Infanterie Machine-gun Platoon Blister GGE705 Regimental Support Platoons Blister GGE706 Stoss Platoon Blister BRITAIN GBRAB1 Mitchell’s Marauders (Army Deal) A4 Box GBBX01 Mark IV Tank (x2) A6 Box GBBX02 Mark V Tank (x2) A6 Box GBBX03 Mark V* Tank (x2) A6 Box GBR080 Mark A Whippet Tank Blister GBR571 OQF 18 pdr Blister GBR702 Rifle latoonP Blister GBR704 Machine-gun Platoon Blister GBR705 Trench Mortar Platoon Blister FRANCE GFRAB01 Clavery’s Chargers (Army Deal) A4 Box GFBX01 Schneider CA.1 Tank (x2) A6 Box GFBX02 Char Saint Chamond Tank (x2) A6 Box GFBX03 Renault FT-17 (x5) A6 Box GFR570 75mm mle 1897 gun Blister GFR701 Companie de Fusiliers HQ Blister GFR702 Fusiliers Platoon Blister GFR704 Fusiliers Machine-gun Platoon Blister GFR705 Trench Mortar Platoon Blister AMERICA GUSAB01 Brett’s Brawlers (Army Deal) A4 Box GUS570 75mm mle 1897 gun Blister GUS701 Rifle Company HQ Blister GUS702 Rifle latoonP Blister GUS704 Machine-gun Platoon Blister GUS705 Trench Mortar Platoon Blister TERRAIN BB144 Craters Box BB182 Trenchline System Box BB183 Shattered Battlefields Box BB184 Large Craters and Ruined House Box To find your local stockist, or order any of our ranges on-line, please visit us at www.FlamesOfWar.com.
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