With our focus on the second wave of Western Desert releases, we were very excited to see these beautiful Bersaglieri from Johnathan Gallar!

Johnathan’s Bersaglieri are assembling to defend occupied Libya from the fast-moving Commonwealth mechanised forces during Operation Compass. They might be part of the ill-fated Babini Group, or one of the many other Italian units operating in the area.

With a history dating back to the early 19th century, the crack Bersaglieri are exceptional light infantry soldiers, imbued with flamboyance and panache that only an Italian can carry off. On the battlefields of the Western Desert, they are more than a match for their opposite numbers in the Commonwealth armies.

Johnathan’s army uses the 1940-41 Armored Platoon list, restricted to L3 tankettes by many of the early scenarios in the campaign book. He’s planning on upgrading to more potent M13/40 tanks as he works through the scenarios.

We’ve reproduced the full 1000pt list Johnathan is using for the opening stages of his campaign below: