Bolt Action - Italian Alpini Forward Observer Team Start Here The Panhard 178 first saw

The Panhard 178 first saw action in Norway in 1940 during the German invasion

50 calibre M2 machine guns were made during the course of the Second World War

submachine guns (the iconic MP40

giving existing units a brand new look

the Ramcke Parachute Brigade was formed to assist Axis forces in the Western Desert campaign in 1942

Bolt Action - Italian Alpini Forward Observer Team Start Here The Panhard 178 first sawMake good use of the high ground to range in your indirect fire with these Alpini Forward Observers! Fighting in mountainous terrain frequently meant that indirect firing artillery and mortars were the only way to engage dug in enemy troops. This required spotters and observers, who would need to be equally skilled mountaineers as soldiers luckily, the Italian Alpini mountain troops were both! Indirect fire and spotters are absolutely vital components