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Afrika Korps book

In many ways, our latest two books, Desert Rats and Afrika Korps are a return to the beginning for me. Way back in 2004, two very similar books were some of the first army books published by Battlefront. In the…

Afrika Korps
The German Afrika Korps is a hard-fighting force of tough veteran troops who have won many battles and expect to win many more. Their Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks outclass the British tanks they face, and have been…

Tiger Heavy Tank Platoon (GBX99)
includes two plastic Tiger (8.8cm) tanks, one Decal sheets and one Unit card.The massive Tiger tank was planned to be in service for the Battle of El
Alamein. Technical problems delayed its arrival…

Panzer III Tank Platoon (GBX96)
includes five plastic Panzer III tanks, one plastic Tank Commander sprue, one Decal sheets and seven Unit card.The Panzer III is Germany's standard tank, making up over two-thirds of their tank…

Panzer IV Tank Platoon (GBX97)
includes five plastic Panzer IV tanks, one plastic Tank Commander sprue, one Decal sheet and five Unit cards.The Panzer IV equips one company in each tank battalion. Its role is to provide heavy fire…

10.5cm Artillery Battery (GBX91)
includes four plastic 10.5cm guns, four plastic Gun Crew sprues, four large six-hole bases, one plastic base plug sprue and two Unit cards.The 10.5cm leFH18 light field howitzer is the standard…

Marder (7.62cm) Tank-hunter Platoon (GBX101)
includes four resin and metal Marder (7.62cm) Tank-hunters and one Unit card.Faced with Russian tanks that their own tanks could not easily penetrate, the Germans hastily mounted…

15cm Lorraine Schlepper Battery (GBX95)
includes four resin and metal Lorraine Schleppers, two plastic Gun Crew sprues and two Unit cards.The 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper is a strange marriage of a First World War 15cm sFH13…

8.8cm Heavy AA Platoon (GBX98)
includes two plastic FlaK 36 8.8cm Anti-aircraft guns, two plastic Gun Crew sprues, two large six-hole bases, one base plug sprue and one Unit card.The German Army appreciated the heavy 8.8cm FlaK36…

Afrika Korps Rifle Platoon (GE746)
includes one Company HQ team, one Unit Leader team, three MG34 teams, one 2.8cm Anti-tank Rifle team, one sMG34 HMG team, one 8cm mortar team and four Unit cards.After taking heavy casualties in…

Afrika Korps Dice Set (GE900)
includes 20 Afrika Korps-themed gaming dice.

Under the leadership of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, the Deutsches Afrika Korps (or DAK) trounced the British Eighth Army time and time again. The…

Afrika Korps Token Set (GE901)
includes two Ranged In tokens, four Foxholes tokens, eight Pinned Down tokens, one Leader token, four Gone To Ground tokens and one Anti-Aircraft token.

Even though they are toy soldiers, your…

Afrika Korps Command Cards (FW242C)
Contains 34 cards to enhance your force, field iconic warriors and cutomise your units.Command Cards provide Flames Of War generals with a way to further personalise and enhance their…

5cm Tank-hunter Platoon (GBX93)
includes three plastic 5cm Tank-hunter guns, three plastic Gun Crew sprues, three medium five-hole bases, one base plug sprue and one Unit card.The 5cm PaK38 anti-tank gun defends the rifle company…

Sd Kfz 231 Heavy Scout Troop (GBX100)
includes four resin and metal Sd Kfz 231 Heavy Scout Armoured Cars, one plastic Commander sprue and two Unit cards.The Afrika Korps used a mix of light and heavy armoured cars for…