Here is the start of the series on my SAS force for Bolt Action, first hinted at on the Warlord Games website.
Following on from the webcast with Andy Singleton and Carl Titterington, I went to consult the British army book and the Duel in the Sun supplement. I opted to choose units from the Behind Enemy Lines theater selector, enabling me to field a lightly armed, but fast force capable of getting me into the action fast, and equally getting me out when the fight gets too hot!
Following on from the webcast with Andy Singleton and Carl Titterington, I went to consult the British army book and the Duel in the Sun supplement. I opted to choose units from the Behind Enemy Lines theater selector, enabling me to field a lightly armed, but fast force capable of getting me into the action fast, and equally getting me out when the fight gets too hot!
One key rule that I like about this force, is that
everything must have its own transport. With this in mind, my first point of
call was the basics, infantry and Bedford trucks. I added stowage
taken from the British Airborne Recce jeeps.
Taking the SAS unit from the Duel in the Sun book, I opted
to go for two units of 8 men in each. Each man carries a rifle and a pistol, or can carry sub-machine guns. I decided to equip one squad with rifles
and the other with SMG’s.
What they lack in
numbers, they more than make up for in extra firepower as each squad can be
given two LMG’S or upgrade to Vickers LMG’s, giving them an extra dice when
shooting. Opting for the heavier weapon
I used Warlord Games British Airborne Recce jeeps machine guns, and with a
little trimming, they fit onto the Perry miniatures.
The Airborne drivers,
Chindit MMG team and Chindit anti-tank rifle have been given a simple head swap,
and the uniform will simply be painted the same as the SAS. With the jeeps I
left off the basket at the rear of the vehicles, with one having the front
baggage replaced with the comms kit from one of the LRDG trucks
This will be my officers jeep, distinguished by the simple
conversion, it also tells a story, perhaps the jeep has pulled up and they are
using it as a surface to check their maps and coordinates. A simple yet
effective conversion, it fit snugly into the space.
Next up we have the LRDG Chevrolet trucks, these will form
my heavy hitters. One of them will be armed with as many machine guns as I
can fit on, whilst the other has been fitted with something a bit …heavier!
The option to include a LRDG truck armed with a light anti-tank
gun is an opportunity not to be missed! After a lot of thought I elected to go
with the BEF 2pdr light anti-tank gun from Warlord Games.
I chose this one
simply for the part the gun sits on, as I thought with some tinkering here and
there I can make the weapon fit onto the back of the truck. This required a bit
of maneuvering, and the leg supports were cut down significantly so that the
gun can fit.
I may go back and give the SAS jeeps heavier weaponry, and
perhaps mount a auto-cannon onto the other truck, space permitting of course! A few more little conversions here and there and then this force will be ready for painting.
