Italian Paracadutisti support group
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Italian Paracadutisti support groupLed by tough experienced officers the Italian paratroopers were a formidable opponent - during the Battle of El Alamein troops from the Folgore Division (Lightning Division) repelled British attacks for weeks The Folgore fought until they ran out of ammunition taking out British tanks with near-suicidal melee attacks and preferring bayonet charges to raising the white flag - such was their &233;lanLike their counterparts in the Regio Esercito (Royal Italian Army) the airborne divisions relied heavily on the Breda 37 medium machine gun and Mortaio da 8114 Modello 35 81mm mortar for close-range fire supportThe box contains 10 metal miniatures2 officers with SMG1 corporal with SMG1 radio officerMMG crewMedium mortar crewbasesModels are supplied unassembled and unpainted
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