Bolt Action is an award winning World War II historical war game from Warlord Games with over 40,000 player worldwide and it’s about to get even better.

Warlord Games are releasing a 2nd Edition rules set for the popular game to make the game even more fun and realistic and you fight with the armies of the Allied and Axis powers.

This starter set provides you with everything you need for you and a friend to get stuck in and learn this epic game. With quick start rules and 2 starting forces that allow you to just pick up and learn easily, this set is perfect for beginners. It is also great for existing games as it provides them with a rulebook for the 2nd Edition rules as well as loads of miniatures to add to their collections.

This box set includes:

• 24 New Plastic US Airborne
• 12 Plastic German Grenadiers
• Plastic SdKfz 251/10 AusfD. 3.7cm PaK half track
• Plastic Ruined Farm
• A5 Softback Bolt Action 2 Rules Book
• Quick Start Guide
• Quick Reference Sheet
• 12 Plastic Pin Markers
• Plastic Templates and Tokens
• Construction Diagrams
• 10 Six Sided Dice
• 10 Order Dice

Pack contains 4 metal figures: 2 officers, 1 medic and 1 spotter.

Pack contains 4 metal miniatures.

Pack contains 3 metal foot figures and 1 metal scissors scope

German officers were capable and often experienced leaders. Junior officers were trained to undertake the role own immediate superiors, enabling them to use their intuition to take control of situations when necessary.

An officer unit consists of the man himself and can include up to 2 other men acting as his immediate attendants. Because of the high quality of the majority of German officers, the Bolt Action rules rate them as regular or veteran.

Bolt Action stats

Type: Headquarters Units. Team: 1 officer and up to 2 further men. Weapons: pistol, submachine gun, rifle, or assault rifle as depicted on the models. NB: Can also be veteran, see Bolt Action rulebook for more details.

This pack is chock full of character. This splendid pack has four crucial men to make your squads perform. There are two Officers , a Captain and a Lieutenant, but either can be painted with the two models, the pack includes:

• 4 metal headquarter soldiers
  • A classic German Officer, leaning forward with a pistol outstretched
  • A tough looking officer, in combat smock and tooled up with the fearsome Broom handle Mauser automatic and wooden stock.
  • A radio operator/forward observer who is lying down in cover whilst firing a signal flare from his Verey pistol, perhaps calling down a barrage or directing incoming Stukas...
  • The brave medic, with his red cross tabard and clutching his helmet to his head and his bag of tools, running to give help to the wounded that litter the battlefield.

Pack contains 4 metal foot figures.

Hans Hoch

This German prisoner has just been captured at the end of a long hard fought battle.

This is a great figure to add lots of character to your table top or dioramas.

Contents:

• 1 metal model

One of the most iconic pieces of hardware in US Military history, over 40,000 M3 half-tracks were produced during World War II with many thousands of similar models also being supplied to their allies.

The M3A1 was ideally suited to rushing troops to the front and through gaps in the enemy lines. With a top speed of 45 mph, and armoured enough to keep out most small arms fire, they performed admirably in this role.

They had a crew of three men and could carry ten fully equipped troops. There were many variations on the chassis including tank destroyers, mortar carriers and ambulances, but most frequent by far were the M3A1 with its armament of a heavy .50 cal heavy machine gun and two or more .30 cal machine guns.

Mount up, boys!

The Sherman Tank was the main stay of the American army. The Break out from the Normandy beaches and the bocage could never been achieved without the armoured support. Although they had their weaknesses and were nicknamed ‘Ronsons’ by the Germans as they lit up every time; their impressive firepower and large production numbers enabled the Allies to overpower the Germans.

This blister contains one plastic M4 Sherman Medium Tank.

The awesome new plastic US Airborne Late WWII Paratroopers are ready for Pre-Jump inspection. Containing 30-man plastic US Airborne Platoon with enough plastic components to make 30 US?Airborne miniatures in M-1943 uniforms, plus a host of options to allow for different weapon configurations and command models.

Having blooded themselves during the fighting in Sicily in 1943 and then fought in arguably their most famous operations during the D-Day landings in June 1944, the US Airborne divisions were withdrawn from the front lines to rest and refit.

Re-equipped with the new green M-1943 uniform which was being used across the US military to standardise supply, the divisions which included the 101st ‘Screaming Eagles’ and the 82nd ‘All American’ would be used by Allied High command during Operation Market Garden - an ambitious plan to open a corridor through Holland by parachuting in several US, British and Polish airborne divisions to take key bridges.

Following the ill-fated Market Garden, US paratroopers would drop into Germany in 1945 as part of Operations Varsity and Plunder - the crossing of the mighty River Rhine itself.

These battle-hardened fighting men have been immortalised in film and television - A Bridge Too Far and Band of Brothers are both great sources of inspiration for these troops and the actions they fought in so heroically.

Contains a 30-man plastic US Airborne Platoon:

• x5 each of 15 different heads
• x5 LMG with bi pod
• x5 bodies kneeling
• x5 bodies prone
• x20 bodies running/standing
• x5 LMG with bi pod
• x5 BAR
• Arms with Rifles, Carbines, SMGs, pistols, binoculars, machette.
• Pouches, Pigeon, ammo, holsters, knives, backpacks and other gear.
• Construction leaflet including new Bolt Action rules entry.
• Full colour waterslide decal sheet.

Guadalcanal. Tarawa. Iwo Jima. Okinawa. Just some of the legendary actions the US Marine Corps fought in - actions that have rightfully sent the USMC into legend.

There are few fighting forces that can rival the fearsome reputation of the United States Marine Corps. Indeed they can trace their ancestry back to the Revolutionary War in the 18th Century, serving all over the globe up to the present day.

During the Second World War the US Marines spearheaded the American response to Japanese aggression, leading to a ferocious island-hopping campaign. The technologically superior US forces made many amphibious assaults that wore down the Japanese and culminated in crushing American victories albeit with terrible loss of life on both sides.

US Marines in the Pacific Theatre of Operations were eager to get the job done be it with the bayonet, shotgun or their Thompson submachine guns. Their loyalty to their comrades and the Corps stood them in good stead as they faced a fanatical foe where no quarter was given no received.

Box contains

• 5 USMC plastic sprues
• 1 US plastic weapons sprue
• USMC leaflet

Take the fight to the enemy with this new theatre book for Bolt Action. From the D-Day landings to the final battle for Berlin, this volume gives players everything they need to focus their gaming on these final campaigns in the European Theatre of Operations. Scenarios and special rules offer something for all Bolt Action players, regardless of the armies they collect.

Contains:

• 1x Battleground Europe: D-Day to Germany Book

The Battle of France saw German forces sweep across the Low Countries and towards Paris, crushing Allied resistance in just six weeks. From Fall Gelb and the British withdrawal from Dunkirk to the decisive Fall Rot, this new supplement for Bolt Action allows players to take command of the bitter fighting for France, and to refight the key battles of this campaign. Linked scenarios and new rules, troop types, and Theatre Selectors offer plenty of options for novice and veteran players alike.

This book has 144 pages full of content which includes new rules, scenarios and units!

Contains:

• 1x Battle of France Book

Despite a spirited defence from the opening hours of the Normandy invasion in June 1944, Hitler's forces in northern France were comprehensively defeated and forced to retreat westward. Although their position was strengthened considerably following Operation Dragoon - the landing in southern France in August 1944 - the Allies were faced with considerable logistical problems as they advanced towards Germany, spreading their lines of communications and support thinner with every mile.

Operation Market Garden, the massive airborne assault of September 1944, failed to meet its objectives and the momentum of the Allied advance was further threatened.

German forces were able to capitalize on this and with mounting pressure from the east as Soviet forces prepared for a winter offensive, Hitler decided to launch one last gamble - a massive counteroffensive against the Allies in December 1944. The German assault (including 45-divisions) launched against American defenders dug in across the Ardennes region led to the largest single battle fought by the US Army in the entire twentieth century. The stakes could not have been higher for either side - for Germany, it truly was a last attempt to avoid being completely overwhelmed by the Western Allies, whilst for the American forces bearing the brunt of the assault, there was a very real threat that a German breakthrough could have undone all of the successes since D-Day.

Code named Operation Watch on the Rhine by German forces, the initial successes of the campaign led to a worrying and distinctive bulge in the Allied front line, leading to the Allied press giving the offensive an immortal moniker: The Battle of the Bulge.

Inside Battle Of the Bulge

Battle Of The Bulge is a campaign expansion to Bolt Action & compatible with both 1st and 2nd editions. Crammed with scenarios, new units and new rules whilst still giving some historical background for context. Everything you need to explore one of the most complex series of engagements in the European Theatre of Operations is within the 124 pages of this full-colour book.

The Battle Of The Bulge campaign book is divided into easy sections that take a brief look at a particular historical time frame, the combatants involved (including any special characters that made an appearance) - then move on to introduce the special Bolt Action scenario, with any special rule or new units clearly explained, along with the recommended force selectors to use when preparing your forces.

The 12 scenarios are overflowing with detail and cover actions that were happening just prior to and after the more famous 'Bulge' battles:

• Scenario 1: Retreat Through the Mons Pocket The Aftermath
• Scenario 2: The Battle of Hurtgen Forest
• Scenario 3: The Battle of St Vith
• Scenario 4: The Battle of Elsenborn Ridge
• Scenario 5: Kampfgruppe Peiper
• Scenario 6: The Siege of Bastogne
• Scenario 7: Operation Greif
• Scenario 8: The Battle of Foy
• Scenario 9: Bandit Country
• Scenario 10: Fogged Out
• Scenario 11: Defend The Bridge
• Scenario 12: The Colmar Pocket

As you might expect when you're fighting battles in these extreme conditions the should be a few special rules included and of course we're happy to oblige with some familiar and some new to this campaign supplement such as:

• Snow
• Mud
• Ice
• Frostbite
• Fog
• Dug In - Foxholes, Trenches & Gun Pits
• Chaos in Reserves
• Fuel Shortages
• Minefields
• Mountaineers

Battle of the Bulge really packs a punch looking at a huge amount of units, key commanders get special mentions throughout the book, plus new rules and Bolt Action entries for many

Just some of those mentioned include:

• Rifle Grenade Adaptors
• Intelligence Officers
• US Intelligence & Reconnaissance Platoon
• 9th Troop Carrier Command Pathfinders
• 326th Airborne Engineer Machine Gunners
• 333rd Field Artillery Battalion
• First Lieutenant Jesse L Morrow of the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
• Grenadier Radfahrzug Squads
• Sergeant Jose Mendoza Lopez
• Feldgendarmerie Squad
• US Army Military Police Corps Squad
• kampfgruppe Peiper Reinforced Platoon list
• SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Joachim Peiper & Peiper's Panther
• British Intelligence Section
• Corps of Military Police Section

This campaign book focuses on some of the key clashes fought in Normandy in the summer of 1944 as British, Canadian, Polish, and other Allied forces engaged in desperate battles against a dedicated and determined German opposition. As well as summarising the history, this book also details a number of scenarios inspired by the engagements within the Normandy campaign, and the special rules required to play them.

This book tells the story of the British and Canadian contributions to this monumental task and the stoic German resistance they faced. It guides Bolt Action players from the latter stages of D-Day, beginning with the fierce fighting in the coastal towns off the beaches at Gold, Juno and Sword, through the violent clashes around the strategically vital city of Caen, and to the march against Germany itself.

Inside, you'll find thirteen diverse scenarios, covering the action from the first pushes inland, to the dramatic climax of the campaign in the British & Canadian sectors during Operation Tractable. We've also included army lists for four of the campaign's most important forces - the Canadian Army, the battle-hardened Commandos, the fanatical 12th SS Panzer Division 'Hitlerjugend', and the Luftwaffe Field Division. These new army lists add a whole new dimension of play, allowing you to create themed forces for your campaigns in Normandy!

Included is a whole stable of new special characters, including the VC-winning medic Corporal Frederick Topham, who put life and limb on the line to rescue wounded men, and the fanatical Kurt 'Panzer' Meyer, who earned his Iron Cross leading the Liebstandarte division's reconnaissance battalion in Russia. These special characters are the perfect opportunity to theme your force further and make for amazing conversion opportunities.

Normandy, 6 June 1944. The Allies undertake the largest and most ambitious amphibious landings in history to return the fight to Western Europe.

With over 200 pages this new Campaign Book, written by Robert Vella, for Bolt Action allows players to take command of both Allied forces assaulting the beaches and inland defences and those of the axis manning such fortifications. Packed with new, linked scenarios, rules, troop types, and Theatre Selectors providing plenty of options for novice and veteran players alike.

The third in the trilogy of books in the D-Day campaign series this one covers the American breakout from the beaches. In addition, it has full army lists for US Rangers, Waffen-SS, US Airborne and Fallschimrjager.

What is this book?

The Siege of Budapest, the Soviet invasion of Hungary that led up to it, and the desperate German offensives to relieve the city covered kilometres of frontline; these battles lasted eight months and involved hundreds of thousands of combatants. Within the 168 pages of this impressive resource, the authors have squeezed in a variety of very different scenarios for players.

Fortress Budapest is the latest Campaign expansion to Bolt Action Second edition. Whilst there is historical detail within the narrative, this volume is not a history book - it is first and foremost an impressive wargaming supplement. The intention of the author Bryan Cook and the team who put this book together was to provide a good mixture of scenarios, new units, and new rules whilst still giving some historical background for context. Some previously published rules and units have also been reprinted - this is to save players the expense of buying additional books for the content which is vital to this volume, but might form only a small part of other books.

Contains:

• 1x Fortress Budapest Campaign Book

This new campaign supplement for Bolt Action allows players to recreate the historic island-hopping battles between US and Imperial Japanese forces in the Pacific theatre that took place in 1944. Even whilst the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy, US forces were beginning to sweep across the Pacific in their own Blitzkrieg, fighting embittered and ferocious battles across tiny strips of land against tenacious Japanese defenders.

The battles described are concerned with the campaigns of the Mariana and Palau Islands specifically and a number of battles are described in great detail, including those of Saipan, Guam, Peleliu and Anguar. The fighting during these campaigns was controversial and bloody, rivalling the battle of Stalingrad for sheer inhumanity in some instances. Though there were many other battles within these campaigns, their number makes them impossible to describe them all in full within a single volume. The book gives players enough tools to recreate any other battles themselves, should they wish.

A wealth of scenarios are included to represent some of the most important battles and are presented in such a way to form an extended campaign. You'll find new units for the Japanese and United States (both the US Army and Marines), and all the special rules you need to play; including, crucially, those for amphibious assaults, dug in defenders and tropical hazards amongst many others.

Contains:

• 1x Marianas & Palau Islands Campaign

Campaign: Market Garden complements the Bolt Action wargame system by providing information and scenarios for games set in the greatest airborne operation ever mounted...

For Bolt Action players Market Garden has it all - daring attacks, determined resistance and heroic last stands by American, British, German and Polish troops ranging from elite veteran paratroopers to novices and from obsolete armoured cars to King Tiger tanks.

This volume covers a very short space of time compared to other Bolt Action campaign books - just a matter of nine days in September 1944 - and is focused on a much smaller geographical area; a single narrow route through the Netherlands rather than a broad sweep of very variable terrain across several countries.

The fighting was incredibly intense; you'll find bullets, blood, bombs, and bravery in abundance. The Allies struggled to keep the road open and the Germans struggled to cut it, so both sides engaged in attacks and counter-attacks over the same ground and therefore faced the same challenges.

Inside Campaign: Market Garden you'll flow through 116 pages full of glorious content, history, stunning art and photography, new rules and units! Here's just some of what you can expect:

• Campaign Overview
• Timeline
• Prelude to Market Garden
• The Original Bolt Action Scenarios
• Market Garden Forces, This section includes;
  • American Forces
  • British or Polish forces
  • British XXX corps
  • Resistance fighters
  • German forces
• 26 scenarios including;
  • American scenarios
  • British Airborne scenarios
  • War in a small space: A Campaign Game
  • On To Oosterbeek...
  • Driel: Polish Airborne Scenarios
  • Hell's Highway: The Road to The Reich
  • Space-Saving Scenarios
  • Going Solo...
• Legends of Market Garden
• Plus much more!