French

15mm 105mm Howitzer Battery - FRX20

Of more advanced design, but fewer in number than the 75mm mle 1897, was the excellent little Bourges 105mm Court mle 1935. It too had a relatively high rate of fire and was designed with a split trail that splayed the guns’ wheels outwards to provide...

15mm 25mm AA Platoon - FR546

The need for light anti-aircraft guns became apparent to the French during the Spanish Civil War. The Hotchkiss 25mm mle 1938 was rushed into production to fill the gap in the French arsenal. This gun had been designed in 1932, and initially rejected by...

15mm 25mm Laffly SP Anti-tank Platoon - FR161

Each company usually has a platoon of 25mm anti-tank guns attached from the battalion machine-gun and support weapons squadron which were often carried Portee on Laffly trucks. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS: 2x resin and metal 25mm Laffly SP Anti-tank...

15mm 47mm Anti-tank Platoon - FRX15

The APX 47mm mle 1937 L/53 gun is the best anti-tank gun on the battlefields of 1940. Its penetration of 2”/50mm of armour at 500m is more than half again as much as the German 3.7cm PaK36. Most French divisions are supposed to have a divisional...

15mm 75mm Artillery Battery - FRX16

The canon de 75mm mle 1897 is a superb piece of French engineering. It was the first gun in the world to combine a breech-loading weapon with an effective recoil system. This quick-firing weapon made every other artillery piece obsolete. Despite its age...

15mm 75mm SP AA Platoon - FRX22

At the time of the German invasion, 236 Autocanon de 75mm mle 1913/1934 (designed in 1913 before the First World War and mounted on a De Dion Bouton truck chassis) were still in service. Despite its age, these weapons gave a good account of themselves,...

15mm Char 2C Tank Platoon - FRX17

The Char 2C or Char de Rupture (breakthrough tank) was designed in 1917 to replace the Saint-Chamond tank and participate in the major offensives planned in 1919, but was not built until after the end of the Great War. It was delivered to the French Army...

15mm Chasseurs Platoon - FRX13

The section de fusiliers-voltigeurs (fusiliers-voltigeurs platoon) is another example of the French infantry’s perfect organisation for trench warfare. The platoon has a small group of rifle grenadiers with the Tromblon VB grenade launcher in the platoon...

15mm French Char B1 bis Combat Company - FRAB03

The French Decal set contains 4 decal sheets. On these sheets you'll find a selection of Roundels, Unit Symbols as well as Playing Card Symbols which the French used to distinguish platoons and companies.   THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS: 4x Decal Sheets

15mm Hotchkiss 25mm Anti-tank Platoon - FRX14

The 25mm Hotchkiss SA-34 gun is an extremely effective weapon, punching through armour despite its smaller calibre than that of its contemporaries such as the German 3.7cm PaK36 anti-tank gun. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS: 4x metal and plastic 25mm Anti-Tank...

15mm Hotchkiss H35 & H39 Tank Platoon - FRX09

While the Renault R35 was intended to fight alongside the Char B1, a faster light tank was required to accompany the Somua S35. This was the Hotchkiss H35. However, it proved to be only marginally faster than the R35. Its short 37mm SA-18 gun has poor...

15mm Laffly W15 TCC SP Anti-tank Platoon - FRX19

The French organised batteries d’anti-char auto-moteurs (BACA), or self-propelled anti-tank bat-teries, of Laffly W15 TCC (T for tracteur or tractor and CC for Chasseur de char, or tank-hunter) tank-hunters when they realised their lack of mobile...

15mm Panhard AMD Deep Recon Platoon - FRX12

The French designed their Automitrailleuse de Découverte (AMD), Deep Reconnaissance Armoured Cars, to advance far ahead of their division to locate the enemy and report their movements. As they were expected to operate with little support apart from...

15mm Renault AMR 35 Recon Platoon - FR012

The Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance (AMR), or Reconnaissance Armoured Car, is the oppo-site of the AMD. Whereas the AMD scouts far ahead of the army, tracking their advance, the AMR fights the covering battle in front of the French lines. Their job is...

15mm Renault Char B1 Tank Platoon - FRX11

In 1940, the Char B1 bis was the principal battle tank of the French Army, with some 380 vehicles were built before the French capitulation in June 1940. Based on the earlier Char B1 (of which only 34 were built), the Char B1 bis (bis mean-ing second...

15mm Renault FT Tank Platoon - FRX18

France still had several thousand First World War Renault FT tanks in 1940. Over 500 of them were still in service in independent batail-lons de chars de combat (BCC) tank battalions in the front lines. They were fielded in mixed units of Char canon...

15mm Renault R-35 Tank Platoon - FR031

Most Battalions de Chars de Combat (BCC) were equipped with Renault R35 tanks. The Renault R35 tank is well-armoured for a light tank, but like most other French light tanks it is armed with the Great War vintage 37mm SA-18 gun. The Renault R35 tank's...

15mm Somua S35 Tank Platoon - FRX10

The Somua S35 is considered by many to be the premier medium tank of the thirties with a classic combination of speed, range, armament and armour.  As a result of the battles at Hannut and Gembloux where Somua tanks inflicted heavy losses on German...

Blitzkrieg French Command Cards - Limited Edition- FW281FC

Blitzkrieg French Unit Cards - Limited Edition - FW281FU

French Early War Decal Set - FR940

The infantry tanks' role is to accompany the infantry across No Man’s Land at a walking pace. Most tanks are in inde-pendent battalions, but four armoured divisions group most of the heavy tanks into massive battering rams to be assigned to infantry...

French Early War Dice - FR900

A set of high quality French themed dice for use with Flames Of War or any other wargames. Guaranteed to occasionaly roll sixes! THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS: 20x Themed Dice

French EW Tokens and Objectives - FR901

Even though they are toy soldiers, your troops react to heavy fire like real soldiers. Sometimes they get pinned down or bail out of their tanks. They can dig foxholes for protection or go to the ground, hiding from the enemy. Tokens help you keep track...