Soviet Airborne Squad - Bolt Action
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About This Product
| Supplier | Warlord Games |
| Code | 402214009 |
| Type | Miniatures |
Description
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1 Soviet Airborne Squad box set contains:
- NCO with SMG
- 4 paratroopers with SMG
- 3 paratroopers with rifles
- 2-man LMG team
- Plastic bases
The Soviets were visionaries in the development of airborne troops and tactics, first forming a brigade-sized airborne unit after successful trials in December 1932. More units followed and by June 1941 five Airborne Corps existed in the Soviet order of battle, undoubtedly the strongest airborne force in the world. However in the desperate fighting of the early campaign these formations were pressed into service as regular infantry and virtually consumed.
Airborne troops were finally dropped in battalion strength during the defence of Moscow during December 1941 and January 1942. An entire corps (the 4th) was dropped operationally in February 1942 but while it survived for six months in the German rear, it failed to achieve its objectives. The crisis at Stalingrad then pulled in all available airborne troops to fight as regular infantry again.
Soviet airborne troops always fought with tremendous courage and elan, but lacked heavy anti-tank weapons and were badly supported in every operation they attempted.
Supplied unpainted & unassembled