British Starter Force - Comet Armoured Squadron (BRAB14)

	British Comet Armoured Squadron (BRAB14) “Target, Tank, 1 O Clock, Fire!" Lieutenant Lee ordered.  The turret swung to the left, there was a pause, then the gunner fired. Boom! Smoke billowed over the trees - a hit!  One down, one more to go.  Two overlapping crashes told him that the troop's other two tanks were engaging the other tank.  More smoke told him of their success. He waited a moment longer, scanning for any further threat.  When none appeared, he radioed "Troop advance!" Thankful that all of his tanks now had a gun that could take on Tigers and Panthers head-on.  It was so much easier than having to work around the flanks. "Finally", he thought for the tenth time that day, "a tank that can go toe to toe with Jerry but also had speed when you needed it..." Check out the British Comet Armoured Squadron (BRAB14) in the online store here...
Bulge British Following the breakout from Normandy in August 1944, the British Army made some of the fastest advances in history, racing across northern France and Belgium.  When German resistance stiffened in the Netherlands, the British paused briefly to resupply, then set out again.  The armoured divisions of Operation Garden pushed North to where Operation Market's 1st Airborne Division held a precarious foorhold across the Rhine, only to be stopped by the revitalised German Army.  With the days of rapid advances over, the British and Canadian Armies turned to clearing the Scheldt Estuary to open the vital supply port of Antwerp, opening it to shipping in November 1944.
British Comet Armoured Squadron includes: • Four Comet (77mm) Tanks • Two Cromwell CS (95mm) Tanks • Three Chaffee (75mm) Tanks • Four Challenger (17pdr) Tanks • One Kangaroo Rifle Platoon • Three Ram Kangaroo Transports • Two Archer (17pdr) Tank Destroyers • Two Sexton (25pdr) Self Propelled Guns • Complete A5 Flames Of War rulebook • One British "Start Here" Guide • Two Decal Sheets • Ten Unit cards.

	The Comet is a much upgraded Cromwell tank packing the 77mm gun, a slightly shorter version of the 17pdr.  It's fast, mobile, well-armoured and deadly.  Easily one of the best medium tanks of the war, the comet is the ultimate British Cruiser tank

The Cromwell is a fast medium tank with decent armour and a 75mm gun.  Like the other British cruiser tanks, it is powered by a Rolls-Royce Meteor engine, the tank version of the Merlin that powered the Spitfire, giving it an astounding turn of speed.

	The addition of the Chaffee light tank to the US arsenal greatly enhanced the utility of the light tank company. It had greater mobility than the M5 Stuart, combined with a more powerful 75mm gun, allowing it to serve in its roles to provide reconnaissance, protection of flanks, covering force, as well as direct assault or support by fire.

The Challenger was developed as an up-gunned Cromwell mounting the immensely powerful 17pdr gun.  Unfortunately, the large gun required a large turret and lengthened hull, significantly reducing its mobility

	The Sexton self-propelled gun mounts a 25pdr artillery piece on a Canadian-built Ram chassis.  Its mobility and armour make it ideal for supporting armoured operations where it can bombard or smoke-screen troublesome anti-tank guns, freeing the tanks to keep on with their attack.

Canadian-built Ram tanks have been converted into Ram Kangaroo armoured personnel carriers.  Combining the armour and mobility of tanks with the ability to carry infantry, they make British infantry assaults very hard to fend off.

	The Archer mounts a powerful 17pdr anti-tank gun on the light valentine chassis.  To make it fit, it has been mounted pointing to the rear.

	Rifle Battalions are the core of the British Army, making up every infantry division and the infantry brigade of each armoured division.  They display the traditional British determination to take their objectives and then hold them against any counterattack.  In this, they are aided by the new Kangaroo armoured personnel carriers that keep them safe right up until the moment of assault.  Their commanders know the importance of giving them sufficient fire support, and protection, as an element of war weariness has crept in, reducing their willingness to push on in the face of heavy enemy fire.

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Flames Of War 4th Edition Mini Rulebook (x1)

Quick Start Guide (x1) Click here to download the pdf (Right click save as)...

Plastic Comet Sprue (x4)

Plastic Cromwell Sprue (x2)

Plastic Chaffee Sprue (x3)

The Challenger Sprue

The Sexton / Kangaroo Transports Sprue

The Archer Sprue

Kangaroo, Sexton & Archer Crew (x1)	Tank Commander Sprue (x1)

Plastic Bases

British Decal Sheet (x2)

Unit Cards
Archer Card (x1)	Chaffee (75mm) Card

Challenger Card (x1)	Comet Card (x1)

Comet HQ Card (x1)	Cromwell CS Card (x1)

Formation Card (x1)	Kangaroo Rifle Platoon (x1)

Ram Kangaroo Transport Card (x1)	Sexton Card (x1)

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