Bolt Action WGB-BA-32 British Airborne Welbike Riders (WW2) Paratroop Motorcycle

Description: Bolt Action - British Airborne Welbike RidersSummary: Set of unpainted miniatures for Bolt Action.WORLD WAR II WARGAMING. From Blitzkrieg to North Africa, from the Russian Front to the D-Day Landings, Bolt Action puts YOU in command of the most brutal and famous battles of the Second World War. Assemble and paint your brave men and armoured tanks, field them on a table-top battlefield, and use all your strategy, cunning and luck to defeat your opponent. The Second World War gave birth to many new ways of waging war and the airborne forces are a good example. To help the airborne soldier deploy once arriving at his target by glider or parachute jeeps were dropped with them and sometimes bicycles. Weirdest of all perhaps was the wondeful Welbike, a miniature motorcycle that could be assembled in seconds and the paratrooper be on his way to take destruction to the Hun... It was manufactured in Welwyn in Hertfordshire, hence the name. About 4,000 were built and were used in various operations, though the sight of burly paras atop miniature motor cycles must have been an amusing sight for any foe... It was not a great success, it was underpowered and slow, but many were sold to the public after the war and are fondly ridden today by re-enactors and those who collect old machines. To a sweaty tired Para however with a long way to plod, they would have been a godsend..... British and Polish Paras seem to have used them and quite possibly the Canadians too.British airborne troops on Welbikes. Multi-part metal miniatures. 28mm scale.Pack contains two miniatures. Miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly.Company: Warlord GamesSeries/Line: Bolt ActionStock Number: WGB-BA-32Contents: Two (2) MiniaturesSculptor: N/AScale: 28mmMaterial: White Metal AlloyCondition: New Thanks for viewing.

Price: 14.5 USD

Location: College Station, Texas

End Time: 2024-10-23T05:38:24.000Z

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