Great news for lover of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum as we have just released the first of our handbooks for the war in the West in 1940. Over the next few months we will be releasing a series of Handbooks covering the early war. First is the French with the British to be released next month and the Belgians and Dutch after that.
Blitzkrieg in the West – The Armies of France is the third Handbook for version 3 of IABSM and the first of several covering the early war in the West. It covers the French Army from 1939 to the fall of France in 1940 in an incredibly detailed manner. Penned by respected author Robert Avery, The Armies of France is 73 pages in size, this is packed with data, including the following French forces:
Infantry Divisions
Infantry Company
GRDI Cavalry Squadron
GRDI Motorcycle Squardon
Motorised Infantry Divisions
Motorised Infantry Company
DIM Motorcycle Company
GRDIM Motorcycle Squadron
GRDIM AMD Squadron
GRDIM AMR Squadron
Independent Tank Formations
Independent Tank Company (R-35, H-35, D-2 or fCM-36)
Independent Tank Company (FT-17)
Colonial Infantry
North African and Foreign Legion formations
Light Cavalry Divisions
Cavalry Squadron
Mechanised Dragoon Fusiliers
Dragoon Mixed Reconnaissance Squadron
RAM AMD Squadron
RAM AMC Squadron
RAM Motorcycle Squadron
Cavalry & Spahis
The Cavalry Squadron
Corps Reconnaissance Groups
GRCA Cavalry Squadron
GRCA Motorcycle Squadron
GRCAm Motorcycle Squadron
Light Mechanised Divisions
Tank Squadron
RDP Mechanised Dragoon AMR Squadron
RDP Mechanised Dragoon Fusilier Squadron
RDP Mechanised Dragoon Motorcycle
RD AMD Squadron
RD Motorcycle Squadron
Reserve Armoured Division
DCR Heavy Tank Company
DCR Light Tank Company
BCP Fusilier Company
With additional sections on fielding French forces and rating your forces. PDF format only. You can find The Armies of France here: France 1940
1815, The Hundred Days Supplement. We Talk to Dave Brown
The 1815 campaign has long proved a popular campaign for wargamers, providing set piece battles fought between armies that were both different yet almost equal in battle, having honed their martial skills over twenty years of warfare. It is fitting, therefore, the Dave Brown’s first scenario supplement for General d’Armee focusses on the inconic actions.
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Did I miss something, did the BEF come out in March and something else in April?
Cheers
Yes, I am an idiot. I found (and purchased) them…. 🙁