13071 - U.S. Marine Advancing with Rifle, Belleau Wood, 1918 W though outnumbered almost two to

though outnumbered almost two to one

Whenever K&C produce a ‘summer’ version of an armoured vehicle (especially German ones) it does not take long before collectors contact us to request the same vehicle in ‘winter garb’ suitable for either ‘Battle of the Bulge’ or the ‘Eastern Front’

A 4 man fire-team could lay down as much suppressing fire as a 9 man rifle squad

They were unruly and would mutiny if the contractual terms were not met

20 spherical case shot

13071 - U.S. Marine Advancing with Rifle, Belleau Wood, 1918 W though outnumbered almost two toNEW ARRIVAL! U. S. Marine Advancing with Rifle, Belleau Wood, 1918 In June 1918, the United States Marine Corps earned one of its most legendary battle honors in the forests of Belleau Wood, France. As German forces threatened Paris during a major Spring Offensive, the Marines of the 4th Brigade were ordered to hold the line and then attack. Facing entrenched German machine guns, barbed wire, and poison gas, the Marines launched wave after wave of