{"id":6622148395066,"title":"Bolt Action 8th Army carrier patrol","handle":"bolt-action-8th-army-carrier-patrol","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"P1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuy today and get 20% Off RRP - Free UK Delivery Over £75 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"collapse-tab1\" data-tabcontent=\"\" class=\"tab-content active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed from the Western Desert Force in 1941, the British 8th Army comprised men from across the British Commonwealth - British, New Zealanders, Australians, Indians and South Africans. Following early successes against the Italians in North Africa, the 8th Army suddenly faced a new, more deadly foe - the Deutsches Afrika Korps led by their mercurial commander, Erwin Rommel. Thus began a series of operations with Allied and Axis forces being pushed back hundreds of miles only to regain that territory and more with battles at El Alamein, Tobruk and Beda Fomm becoming legendary. With the Allied victory in North Africa, the fighting soon encompassed Tunisia and then the very heartland of Italy itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x Universal Carriers with Metal Crewmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 x Plastic 8th Army infantry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso contains stat card, decals, damage markers and construction leaflet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUniversal Carrier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore properly called the Universal Carrier, this was a fully tracked weapons and personnel carrier and one of the most distinctive and useful transports used by any side during the war. This entry is also used for all the similar Loyd carriers and for the pre-war designed Carden-Loyd Tankette tow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8th Army infantry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStruggling against the oppressive daytime heat, choking dust and freezing cold nights in addition to battling their German and Italian opponents the 8th Army become more popularly known as the 'Desert Rats' - a nickname adopted from the 7th Armoured Division, a key component of the Western Desert force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2021-08-04T19:32:57+01:00","created_at":"2021-08-04T19:32:56+01:00","vendor":"Warlord Games","type":"Bolt Action","tags":["Bolt Action","British","Warlordgames"],"price":2700,"price_min":2700,"price_max":2700,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":3350,"compare_at_price_min":3350,"compare_at_price_max":3350,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39397036490810,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Bolt Action 8th Army carrier patrol","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2700,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":3350,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/battlegroundgaming.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/8th-army.jpg?v=1628101978"],"featured_image":"\/\/battlegroundgaming.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/8th-army.jpg?v=1628101978","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":20454001344570,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.481,"height":1383,"width":2048,"src":"\/\/battlegroundgaming.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/8th-army.jpg?v=1628101978"},"aspect_ratio":1.481,"height":1383,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/battlegroundgaming.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/8th-army.jpg?v=1628101978","width":2048}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1 class=\"P1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuy today and get 20% Off RRP - Free UK Delivery Over £75 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"collapse-tab1\" data-tabcontent=\"\" class=\"tab-content active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed from the Western Desert Force in 1941, the British 8th Army comprised men from across the British Commonwealth - British, New Zealanders, Australians, Indians and South Africans. 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This entry is also used for all the similar Loyd carriers and for the pre-war designed Carden-Loyd Tankette tow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8th Army infantry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStruggling against the oppressive daytime heat, choking dust and freezing cold nights in addition to battling their German and Italian opponents the 8th Army become more popularly known as the 'Desert Rats' - a nickname adopted from the 7th Armoured Division, a key component of the Western Desert force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}