Bolt Action: Merrill’s Marauders

Warlord Games 402213103

In 1943, the US high command raised a unit to rival the famous British Chindits, men who were to take the war to the Japanese behind their lines. They were officially called 5307 Composite Unit but under their tough and charismatic leader, Brigadier General Frank Merrill, they soon earned their famous name. These hard-marching, tough volunteers raided Japanese supply lines and airfields, carrying their supplies by mule and by horse. They fought in numerous raids and earned a reputation for tenacity and jungle-fighting skills, helped on many occasions by native Kachin scouts who knew the terrain of the Burma theatre. Merrill’s Marauders were a tough unit, and, uniquely, each man who served in the three battalions was awarded a Bronze Star medal. Their specialist skills will be of great use to US players in games of Bolt Action.

Contains a 10-man Marauders Squad:

• 1 NCO and three soldiers with SMGs
• 2 soldiers with BARs
• 4 riflemen

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.