Wargames Delivered Landsknecht Starter Army Base, 28mm Miniatures, 144 Infantry with Digital Bundle

The late 15th and early 16th centuries in Europe were defined by near-constant warfare. Landsknechts were instigated by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I, as a reaction to the Swiss Mercenary Pikemen that had dominated battlefields for decades before the Italian Wars (1494-1559). Over the course of the Italian Wars, the Landsknecht tactics adapted more than the Swiss and the use of firearms in conjunction with the Pike would give them the edge, at least tactically. The toughest of a rough bunch were the veteran Doppelsöldner – soldiers on double pay fighting in the front ranks. The trick was surviving to claim the extra pay! This war games action figure kit contains: 96 Plastic Landsknecht pikemen with command options, 24 Plastic Landsknechts with Zweihänders (two-handed swords), 24 Plastic Landsknechts with crossbows or arquebus and 4 Metal Officers. Metal Handbüchse light gun and crew. Full-colour flag sheet. Plastic Bases. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted