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Tango0110 Nov 2015 12:30 p.m. PST

"The Italian garrisons modernized the castles by cutting new embrasures and rifle slits into the old walls. Safe behind the thick walls, Italian troops guarded the desert oases from Allied raiders.

Desert forts could also be found in Syria where the Vichy French incorporated them into a tough defensive network…"

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Lion in the Stars10 Nov 2015 6:41 p.m. PST

Better jump on those NOW if you want them, BF isn't keeping them in production.

And yes, I did buy both the Desert Fort and the Ruins.

11th ACR10 Nov 2015 6:59 p.m. PST

I have had them both for a few years now.
I plan to cover over the rifle slits, "the cutting new embrasures and rifle slits into the old walls" and use it for my Napoleon in Egypt and the Holy land game.

number410 Nov 2015 11:32 p.m. PST

They look SO hard to scratch build……….

Tango0111 Nov 2015 10:19 a.m. PST

Glad you like it and good if you have one of them! (smile)

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