Warlord Games Releases 18/25 pdr for BEF in Bolt Action
July 27, 2015 by stvitusdancern
Warlord Games has released for Bolt Action an interesting piece of artillery. It is the 18/25 pounder for the BEF (British Expeditionary Force).
This unquie piece was a marriage of 18 pdr carriage, the 25pdr barrel and jacketed to take the 18 pdr shell. It also featured the Probert sites, that the crew would sight in the range and not the elevation, it also compensated for the different muzzle velocities. It also had a scope for direct fire against armored vehicles.
This gun saw action mainly in France, with some being used in North Africa, Norway, India and the Middle East. This will make a fine addition to anyone's BEF. The box contains the gun, limber and the crew, all you need is to supply the transportation to move it about the battle field.
Is artillery effectively used in Bolt Action?
"This gun saw action mainly in France, with some being used in North Africa, Norway, India and the Middle East."
Those are rather good.
Awesome looking piece, and vital for anyone wanting to play British in games from 1940-1942 (Belgium, France, Greece, East Africa, North Africa . . . I’m pretty sure these were used in “periphery” theaters like Burma even after this. From what I’ve read, these are largely World War I 18-pounders that have been re-bored or refitted or somehow modified (different jackets for the shells, as Gianna writes above). When war was coming, the UK realized they were very underprepared and were scrambling to make the best use of whatever ordinance they had on hand. Of course later, the “full” 25-pounder… Read more »
Hi, I’m interested in this as my Dad was in charge of one in the BEF in France in 1939. He left Blighty in September, I believe, and returned via the beaches of Dunkirk on one of the last boats back. I’d like to buy the correct model to build, preferably 1:35, but am unsure what tractor would have pulled the gun and limber. Don’t think it was a Guy Ant, as I’m fairly sure my Dad mentioned a bigger crew, and they lived out of it too, which led me to believe it may have been a Morris Quad,… Read more »