The plastic kit for British and Canadian troops offers exceptional detail and extensive customization options. Warlord Games' customer service experts have calculated that there are potentially 396 different configurations available before even considering optional heads and additional accessories like maps, gesturing arms, and binoculars.
This kit includes a wealth of optional extras, featuring headgear choices such as steel helmets, assault helmets, and Tam O'Shanter caps (for Scottish or Canadian troops). Weapon options include the Lee Enfield No. 4 rifle, Bren light machine gun, Sten submachine gun, 2-inch light mortar, PIAT anti-tank weapon, Webley service revolver, Mills Bombs, along with various additional accessories and command components.
A British infantry squad, known as a section, typically comprised ten men divided into rifle and Bren groups. Each section was led by a corporal armed with a rifle or pistol, with a lance corporal commanding the Bren group. All members, except the corporal, carried ammunition for the Bren—700 rounds in total across 25 magazines—and everyone carried grenades. As the war progressed, additional weaponry was acquired, sometimes unofficially due to tactical considerations.
Canadian infantry sections were organized similarly to their British counterparts. From 1943 to 1945, Canadian units, adept at employing MMGs and HMGs on Universal Carriers, also had access to spare Bren guns. All three Canadian infantry divisions were trained for amphibious assaults, participating in key operations from Dieppe to the Rhine crossing. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division earned the nickname "The Water Rats" from Field Marshal Montgomery due to their extensive amphibious assault experience.
