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Boxed set contains the following: 1 metal officer 48 plastic infantry 1 metal medium mortar team 1 metal medium machine gun team 1 resin and metal Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Baron Takeichi Nishiwas a Gold medallist in show jumping at the 1932 Olympics, as well as being an officer in the Japanese army who commanded the 26th Tank Regiment in the battle for Iwo Jima. The model comes with a second head, so you can assemble him as a striking Japanese Officer. Pack contains 1 metal mounted figure and 1 metal horse. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

NCO with rifle. 7 riflemen. 2-man LMG team. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted. Flags not included.

NCO with SMG. 7 riflemen. 2-man LMG team Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Pack consists of 3 foot figures Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Thought of as invincible by the Allied forces in the early stages of World War II, the Japanese soldier was a brave, disciplined, often fanatical, warrior who fought to the death sometimes against overwhelming odds. Conquering all before them and carving out a vast Empire during the opening stages of the war the Imperial Japanese Army were truly a force to be reckoned with. This plastic box set co…

1 gun and 3 crew Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

2 snipers, and 2-man FT team Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Pack consists of 4 foot figures Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

Pack contains 1 metal mortar and 3 metal crew figures. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted

As the Second World War progressed, Japanese forces were pushed back from the territorial gains they had made in the early stages of the war. With Allied bombing and ground campaigns hampering Japanese industry the Emperor’s soldiers learnt to use whatever materials were at hand to face the enemy, as firearms and ammunition became ever more scarce. This would see Japanese soldiers sacrificing them…

The Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF) were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Due to the deep distrust the Japanese Army and Navy had for each other, joint operations were all but out of the question and the Navy created the Special Naval Landing Forces as a result. First seeing action in 1932 during the 'Shanghai Incident' of the Sino-Japanese War, the SNLF were highly tr…

The Type 1 47mm AT gun was developed following the Japanese encounter with Russian armour and was the first indigenously developed dedicated anti-tank gun. It lacked the performance of other contemporary weapons of similar calibre, but was deemed sufficiently capable against lightly armoured tanks. By the time it was introduced in 1942, it was therefore already outdated. The same gun was used as t…

Description Inspired by German self-propelled guns the Type 4 Ho-Ro assault gun was based on a reinforced Type 97 Chi-Ha tank chassis. The Type 4 Ho-Ro mounted the Type 38 150mm howitzer. Surrounding the front of the howitzer was 25mm of armour plating – the open rear leaving the crew susceptible to close combat and shrapnel. The 150mm gun predominantly fired Type 88 APHE (armour-piercing high exp…

The Japanese fielded several types of medium weight artillery of 105mm calibre, of which the Type 91 was typically assigned to field artillery regiments. It was a capable, modern and effective weapon of which many more than a thousand were produced. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted