been building and painting his own army for Flames of War for a while now.
The wait is over – the Pegasus Bridge Battle Set and the Ham & Jam! Pegasus Bridge Collectors Edition Set are available now!
These massive sets contain everything you need to recreate the daring raid that paved the way for the Allied D-Day invasion. The main boxed set contains all the fundamental features, whilst the collector's edition adds in loads more goodies.
The Mission
The mission, in the opening minutes of the Normandy landings, was to capture the Bénouville Bridge and the nearby Ranville Bridge in order to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the beaches, where Allied forces were pouring ashore. 180 men, led by Major John Howard, landed close to their targets in gliders. Using the element of surprise, they were tasked with seizing the bridges, and more importantly, hold them against the inevitable German counterattack. Bénouville Bridge was later renamed Pegasus Bridge, in reference to the shoulder emblem worn by the British Airborne forces.
The Battlefield
Using the contents of these battle sets, you can really set the scene for this pivotal battle. The centerpiece is a laser-cut model of the bridge itself, accompanied by models of the Cafe Gondree, as well as a pill box, a gun pit, and even two telegraph poles! Sarissa Precision have done us proud with these incredible laser-cut constructions, and they have to be seen to be believed!
The Forces
Next come the forces themselves – for the defenders, 20 German infantry, backed up with a 5cm KwK 39 anti-tank gun and MG42 machinegun team. The attackers are a ten-man British Airborne squad plus a two-man PIAT team, and an exclusive model of Major John Howard, which is only available in this set. You'll also get decal sheets for both the sides, to help you prepare your forces for battle.
Collector's Edition
The Ham & Jam! Collector's Edition adds even more to the main Pegasus Bridge Battle Set – six resin sandbag emplacements (which can be put together into three machinegun emplacements), three more German MG42 machinegun teams, six dead livestock models, a resin sandbag emplacement for the top of the control tower, eight more telegraph poles, and twelve resin Dragon's Teeth tank traps. In addition to this are 20 more plastic Germans, a Marder III Ausf. M tank destroyer, and 20 plastic Royal Marine Commandos led by Lord Lovat and Piper Millin. We've even added a copy of Osprey Publishing's Raid: Pegasus Bridge book to give you even more reference material, giving a full historical account and detailed uniform guides. Phew!
The Rules
Last but not least, the box includes a scenario booklet that describes how to set up and fight the battle for Pegasus Bridge.
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