USMC Raider Squad napoleonic-austrians These figures are shown wearing

These figures are shown wearing a mix of the wool-lined M40 and fur-lined M43 parkas issued to Waffen-SS troops – the latter being available in grey

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and though later outgunned by German heavies

it was used at Inchon to support the US Marine amphibious landings

USMC Raider Squad napoleonic-austrians These figures are shown wearingFormed from within the US Marine Corps in 1942 when the war in the Pacific was at a difficult juncture for the Allies, the US Marine Raiders were to act in a similar fashion to the British Commandos and other special forces. However, the war in the Far East was not the same as that in Europe or the Mediterranean and rather than fighting as small, lightly armed units deep in enemy territory the Raiders found themselves fighting alongside regular troops