US Airborne (Winter) Pathfinder Squad SPQR

US Airborne (Winter) Pathfinder Squad SPQRMark out that drop zone! An elite volunteer force drawn from the ranks of the American Airborne divisions, the Pathfinders had the dangerous responsibility of dropping into parachute landing zones up to half an hour before the arrival of the main force, in order to set up a variety of specialist equipment to guide the rest of the aircraft on to the target. Once the main jump was completed, the Pathfinders would join up with the rest of their unit, and

8 Skirmishers with slings

making it a real all-or-nothing operation

1x Bearn carrier

1 resin LVT(A)-1

they proved themselves and lived by their motto: Deeds not Words

they proved a reliable firing platform for the Polish crews manning them

He is a gentleman after all

The dark blue worn by the French Army of this period was not quite as dark as the British army blue

The F4U flew over 60

Trained and effective Italian mortar crews certainly added to those numbers in every theatre where they operated

un-armoured Hastati

capable of shifting men or equipment rapidly over long distances