In the opening minutes of the Normandy landings, the mission was to capture the Bénouville Bridge and the nearby Ranville Bridge in order to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the beaches, where Allied forces were storming ashore.
180 men, led by Major John Howard, landed close to their targets in gliders. Using the element of surprise, they were tasked with seizing and holding the bridges against the inevitable German counter attack. Bénouville Bridge was later renamed Pegasus Bridge, in reference to the shoulder emblem worn by the British Airborne forces.
Using the contents of the battle set, you can recreate the scene for this pivotal battle. The centerpiece is a laser-cut model of the bridge itself, accompanied by models of the Cafe Gondre, as well as a pill box, a gun pit and even two telegraph poles.
That's not all, a complete set listing includes:
Laser-cut Bridge
Laser-cut Cafe Gondres
Resin Gun Pit
Metal 5cm KwK 39 anti-tank gun and 3 crew
Laser-cut Pillbox
Metal German MG42 MMG team
2 laser-cut telegraph poles (on the Cafe sheets)
20 plastic German Infantry and plastic bases
Major John Howard and plastic base (exclusive new model)
10 man British Airborne squad and plastic bases
2-man PIAT team and plastic bases
Scenario booklet
Decal sheets for the Paras and Heer
The Ham & Jam! Collector's Edition adds
20 additional plastic German Infantry and plastic bases
Marder III Ausf M
Lord Lovat and Piper Millin metal miniatures
20 plastic Commandos including weapon sprues
6 resin sandbag emplacements (two make a single MG pit)
4 Heer MG42 MMG teams
6 dead livestock models
Resin Sandbag emplacement for the top of the control tower
10 laser-cut telegraph poles
12 resin Dragon's teeth tank traps
Pegasus Bridge Osprey book
The battle set will be released early to mid October and will run you 280 USD plus additional shipping costs. The Ham & Jam! Collector's Edition will run you 450 USD plus shipping.
Have a Great Battle!
The Old Crow
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