Early City-State Spearmen II thirty-years-war-1618-1648

Early City-State Spearmen II thirty-years-war-1618-1648These are the Sumerian Spearmen as seen on the Stele of Vultures from the city of Lagash. From the Stele it appears they are ranked up 8 men wide by 6 files deep. It is possible that the front rank spearmen did not carry a spear, but rather carried only an axe and a large body shield to protect the rear ranks of the phalanx. However, this is purely dependant on how the Stele is interpreted, as there is no other source of pictorial evidence. They are

Sir Thomas Fairfax's Regiment - 3rd Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel

Flags not included

One driver miniature

The British and Canadian

but Warlords' take on them is more of an ancient SAS long range desert patrol

The command consists of an officer

the standard Deuce and a Half

and makes it a great centrepiece to build your force around

The fuel for the flame thrower was transported in a six and a half ton trailer towed behind the tank and could be jettisoned

All the figures come with both Cuirassier and Carabinier heads to allow you to build up units of either of these famous Heavy cavalry types

The gun comes with three crew figures and accessories

Initially developed to overcome the more heavily German tanks encountered by the British during the North African campaign