World War III: British

‘All Call Signs Charlie, Zero Bravo’, Major Charles Leslie alerted his troops. ‘Move in five.’ C Squadron, 17th/21st Lancers, and the Irish Guardsmen supporting them made their last-minute preparations, each man checking his weapons one more time and going through the little rituals that had become talismans against violent death.

After days of hard fighting, they were worn and frayed, no longer so eager to test themselves in battle. Their expressions were grim and hard. The coming battle was not going to be easy. The Soviets fought tenaciously to hold what they’d taken. It wouldn’t matter though. C Squadron would live up to the regimental motto: ‘Death or Glory’, and today it would be the enemy that would die and C Squadron that would reach for glory.

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With its usual professionalism, the British Army had prepared for war. Now, as the Soviet Army flooded across the border into West Germany, it was ready and waiting. Fox, Scorpion and Scimitar recon vehicles skirmished with the Soviet forward detachments as the Challenger and Chieftain armoured regiments waited. The infantry held the towns and woods, forcing the enemy into killing zones, new Warrior infantry fighting vehicles in fire support. If anything broke through, the airmobile troops in their Lynx helicopters would hold them. The British Army is ready.

INSIDE YOU WILL FIND:

• Background on the British Army, and the 1st and 3rd Armoured Divisions
• Instructions on how to build a Challenger or Cheiftain Armoured Squadron, Warrior and FV432 Mechanised Companies, Airmobile Company, Medium and Wheeled Recce Squadrons.
• Four Scenarios to test your skills.
• A detailed painting guide to help you prepare your British troops for combat.