Flames of War: Hungarian Steel – Mid-War Hungarian Forces 1942-43

The Hungarians joined the war against the Soviet Union in June 1941, first contributing a mobile corps of light tanks, motorised infantry and cavalry. By 1942 they had committed an entire field army of 220,000 men made up of ten divisions in three corps. The freshly raised force was made up of young Hungarian recruits with little combat experience, but they were soon proving themselves in hard fighting on the Don River. They were backed up by the 1st Armoured Field Division who had many veterans of the fighting in 1941. You will find Background on the 2nd Hungarian Army on the Eastern front 1942 to 1943. Instructions on how to build: A T-38 Tank Company A Panzer IV Tank Company An Autocannon Company A Motorised Rifle Company A Huszár Squadron formation of cavalry A Rifle Company A selection of support including Marder Tank-hunters, Csaba armoured cars, 75mm anti-tank guns, Assault Pioneers, anti-aircraft, artillery and air support. Also includes a painting guide and handy basing guide to help get you troops on the table. The booklet comes bundled with Unit Cards (36) and Command Cards (27). –description from the publisher (extract)