From the Warlord Games Website
Out now is our latest Bolt Action Imperial Japanese boxed set – the Special Naval Landing Force!
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 trained, high quality troops with excellent morale.
Each SNLF formation was named after the base in which it as formed.
Naval troops wore uniforms of a similar cut to those of the Army, but
in olive drab rather than the Army’s khaki and with black rather than
brown boots. This makes a unit of SNLF stand out nicely from the Army
units in your force, adding greater variety as well as no mean
performance.
The SNLF spearheaded the landings in the Philippines and the Dutch
East Indies, as the Japanese forces cut a swathe across the Pacific with
great success. When faced with determined resistance, such as at
the invasion of Timor and the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942, they often
experienced heavy casualties due to their unwillingness to surrender.
When completely out of ammunition, they would often resort to
hand-to-hand fighting with their swords.
A 6th US Marine Division intelligence report prior to the landing at
Tarawa in August 1943 stated “Naval units of this type are usually more
highly trained, and have a greater tenacity and fighting spirit than the
average Japanese Army unit.”
This plastic and metal set contains parts to make 32 SNLF. It
includes plastic Japanese Infantry sprues plus metal parts with new
heads for every model (including an officers tropical hat and a sailor’s
cap). The set also includes equipment packs including their distinctive
gas-masks. There are also two new metal bodies as well as arms firing a
pistol and wielding a ceremonial sword. The set is rounded off nicely
with the full-colour sheets of flags and devotional banners – great to
hang from weapons as they take Emperor’s word to the enemy…
Friday, February 28, 2014
Warlord Games Press Release - New: Japanese Special Naval Landing Force
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