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Italy: Soft Underbelly (Bolt Action campaign book)With the Axis Powers ejected from North Africa, the Western Allies look to take the fight to the “soft underbelly” of Europe – Italy. This campaign supplement for Bolt Action focuses on Operation Husky, the airborne and naval invasion of Sicily, the hard-fought battles...
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Armies of Italy and the AxisWhile many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the definitive guide to the armies of Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. Fight the Winter War against the Soviets, hold...
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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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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 & 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 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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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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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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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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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 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 Army HQPlatoons were typically commanded by a first or second Tenente (Lieutenant). Lieutenants in the Royal Italian Army were committed to restoring Italy to international prominence, despite being unprepared for the realities of a modern war. An officer unit consists of officer himself and can...
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Italian Bersaglieri HQPlatoons were typically commanded by a first or second Tenente (Lieutenant). Lieutenants in the Royal Italian Army were committed to restoring Italy to international prominence, despite being unprepared for the realities of a modern war. An officer unit consists of one officer himself and...
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Italian Army Forward Observer TeamWhether it is an artillery battery miles away from the battlefield, a naval gunship out to sea, or a ground attack aircraft high above the fighting, such weapons systems would be much less effective without the services of well-trained forward observers. Each infantry division...
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Italian Bersaglieri FOO teamWhether it is an artillery battery miles away from the battlefield, a naval gunship out to sea, or a ground attack aircraft high above the fighting, such weapons systems would be much less effective without the services of well-trained forward observers. Each infantry division...
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Italian Army medium mortar teamLike so many nations, the Italian Army made good use of mortars such as the Mortaio da 81/14 Modello 35 which was nearly identical to the 81mm mortar fielded by the United States. It has been said that mortars accounted for more casualties in...
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Italian Bersaglieri medium mortar teamThe Italian Army made good use of mortars in its arsenal, as did many nations of the period. The Mortaio da 81/14 Modello 35 was nearly identical to the 81mm mortar fielded by the United States of America. It has been said that mortars...
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Italian Army MMG teamItalians used a variety of weapons from various manufacturers, but all tended towards over-complex designs and unreliability. The most successful and most commonly used machine gun was the Breda M37 8mm air-cooled weapon, captured examples of which were used by the British SAS. Models...
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Italian Bersaglieri MMG teamThe Italian ground forces utilised weapons from a variety of manufacturers – all of which all tended to be over-complex and unreliable designs. The most successful and most commonly used machine gun was the Breda M37 8mm air-cooled weapon, captured examples of which were...
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