Description Some of the 3rd Indian Cavalry Regiment in Malaya are equipped with Marmon-Herrington Mark III armoured cars. The job of reconnaissance units is not to stand and fight, but...
Description The modern and powerful 2 pdr anti-tank gun equipped the anti-tank troops of the British and Indian divisions in Malaya and Burma. When the occasional Japanese tank did make...
Description In the jungle terrain the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun had to stick to the roads and wasn't always available as support. Realising this, the Indian Army began using lighter...
Description Against an enemy as brave and determined as the Japanese the machine-gun proved to be the best weapons for stopping massed Banzai charge. The steady stream of fire from...
Description Includes three resin Kleinpanzer Wanze (Bedbug) models, three metal Panzerschreck rocket launcher assemblies and three metal drivers. In early 1945 some Sd Kfz 301 Borgward B IV demolition carriers...
Description Contains 6 Panzerfaust teams, one HQ Panzerfaust SMG team, one Small three-hole base and six Medium four-hole bases. The Hitlerjugend ('Hitler Youth') was the youth organization of the Nazi...
Description Includes one Formation Command StG44 Assault Rifle Team, one Unit Leader StG44 Assault Rifle Team, six StG44 with MG42 Assault Rifle Teams and two Panzerschreck Anti-tank Teams. A Volksgrenadierkompanie (People's...
Description The Japanese rifleman has had a focused training regime that emphasises the spiritual aspects of fighting, such as certainty in victory, loyalty, and patriotic duty. The spirit of the...
Description The Japanese Navy recognised the need for armoured support for their Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF), and while the Army's Type 95 Ha-Go sufficed once the forces had landed,...
Description The mechanisation of Japan's armed forces proceeded at an extremely slow pace during the war. Lacking the resources to develop dedicated self-propelled artillery, they instead turned to expedient adaptations...
Description During the Pacific War the Japanese never really developed coordinated close air support for their ground forces in the same way as the Americans and British. However, some missions...
Description The Type 4 Chi-To is the ultimate develop-ment of the line of medium tanks started with the Type 97 Chi-Ha. It is longer, wider, taller, better armed, and better...
Description In 1939, Japan's primary anti-tank weapon was the 37mm Type 94 quick-firing gun which served as both an anti-tank gun and an infantry support gun. The 37mm calibre anti-tank...
Description The compact 70mm Type 92 infantry gun, much like a mortar, was used to provide immediate support to the Naval Landing forces during their operations ashore. It was light...
Description The old and reliable Type 41 75mm regimental gun saw service with the Naval Landing forces. As it was originally designed as a mountain gun it was easy to...
Description A division's Field Artillery Regiments used Type 38 75mm field guns to provide  fire sup-port. The venerable Type 38 was armed with high explosive, armour piercing, phosphorus, chemical, smoke,...
Description The 105mm howitzer provided heavier indirect support that was close enough to the front to respond quickly to Japanese counter-attacks The ability to lay down a smoke bombardment meant...
Description The 75mm Pack Howitzer was nicknamed 'Little Dynamite' by the troops due to its small size and ability to deliver a high rate of fire It was perfect for...
Description The long-barrelled 75mm M3 gun is the most powerful tank gun the US Army has Its APCBC (Armour-Piercing Capped Ballistic Capped) ammunition has a softer metal cap to resist...
Description The Marine rifle platoon bore the brunt of some of the hardest fighting and toughest living conditions of the entire war. The Marine esprit de corps was built on...
Description The four mortars assigned to each battalion would work closely with the Marine riflemen to spot targets. The 81mm mortar platoon was often the target of counter-battery fire due...
