Preview: British 8th Army feature

The British 8th Army is one of the three factions in the Sandstorm Battle Mod, and one of the most important factions on the campaign. It is composed of soldiers coming from all of the Commonwealth, and it's the faction with the most commando units.

In the battle mod, commandos are just like all other elite units: they are very strong, being able to confront several enemy units at once, and having overall good stats. Where the commandos really shine, though, is in the campaign. Their movement points allow them to go further than any other type of land based units (airborne units are obviously faster), so you can have them go behind enemy lines, wreak havoc and have them back the same turn, or if you wish, go even further in the infiltration. The great advantage of the British in terms of commando units is that, not only do they have the most units, but they also have the greatest variety of unit types with commando variants: commando light machine gunners and snipers are available.

The 8th Army also has access to a great quantity of regular rifle platoons, coming from all corners of the British Empire and Commonwealth, and also some elite units coming from the overseas, like the ANZAC Assault Squad and the Ghurka Rifles (Ghurkas are not yet in the current build of the mod). All in all, it's a faction with great variety, fielding a wide array of units and being able to adapt to situations easily.

Moving on to the main purpose of this preview, we want to show you our progress in this faction, you will see some of the unit cards, a selection of screenshots and the models we are working on implementing for this faction. Please keep in mind that all you will see is still a Work In Progress, and the look and graphics may change until the release.