[{"id":622691254610,"handle":"all-items","title":"all items","updated_at":"2024-06-16T12:30:14+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2024-06-10T17:09:47+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0.01"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":274270716111,"handle":"armies-of-imperial-japan","title":"Armies of Imperial Japan","updated_at":"2024-05-29T10:30:19+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-09-25T16:29:01+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Armies of Imperial Japan"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":274268356815,"handle":"bolt-action","title":"Bolt Action","updated_at":"2024-06-15T12:30:09+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-09-25T15:52:00+01:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Bolt Action Getting Started"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Bolt Action Rules Faction Books \u0026 Accessories"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Armies of the USA"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Armies of Germany"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Armies of Imperial Japan"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Armies of Britain"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Armies of the Soviet Union"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Armies of France \u0026 The Allies"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Armies of Italy \u0026 The Axis"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Bolt Action Terrain"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Bolt Action"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":274267930831,"handle":"brands","title":"Brands","updated_at":"2024-06-16T11:30:06+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-09-25T15:37:51+01:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_AK Interactive"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Airfix"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Badger"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Bandua Wargames"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Big G Creative"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Repos"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Lookout Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Bananagrams"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Z-Man Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Catan Studios"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Lark \u0026 Clam"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Czech Games Edition"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_USA-Opoly"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Indie Boards and Cards"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Libellud"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Exploding Kittens"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Asmodee Editions"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Hasbro"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Steve Jackson Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Stonemaier Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Fantasy Flight Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Days of Wonder"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Skybound"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Calliope Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_TeeTurtle"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Palm Court"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_BrokenToad"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Cephalofair"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Chessex"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Citadel"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Cubicle7"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Dungeons \u0026 Dragons"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Excel"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Feldherr"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_GAMEMAT.EU"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Games Workshop"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Geek Gaming Scenics"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Green Stuff World"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_HPI Racing"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Humbrol"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Italeri"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Kraken Wargames"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Liquitex"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Maverick"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Milliput"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Paladone"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Privateer Press"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Pyramid International"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Revell"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Scale75"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Semic"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Sluban"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Sparmax"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_TTCombat"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Tabletop Tyrant"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Tamiya"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_The Army Painter"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Vallejo"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Warlord Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Winsor \u0026 Newton"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":286220026063,"handle":"patricks-sale","title":"Patricks sale","updated_at":"2024-06-16T12:30:14+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2022-03-16T15:49:41+00:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Black Powder: Waterloo Campaign - Wellington's British Army Starter Set"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Black Powder: Waterloo Campaign - Bonaparte's French Army Starter Set"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"US Army Starter Army - 2019"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"German Heer (Winter) starter army"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Soviet Starter Army (Winter)"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"British Army Starter Army - 1,000 Points"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Soviet Starter Army"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Banzai! Imperial Japanese Starter Army"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Bolt Action: Island Assault Starter Set"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Star Wars Ahsoka Tano's Jedi Starfighter 6674"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Star Wars First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Epic Battles: American Civil War Starter Set"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Revell Resistance A-Wing Fighter Blue"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"The Army Painter - Complete Warpaints Set - Ltd. ed"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Warpaints Air Complete Set"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Warpaints Air Mega Paint Set"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"The Army Painter - Mega Paint Set"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Dark Angels in Battle Wood Panel - Warhammer 40K"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Emperor of Terra Wood Panel - Warhammer 40K"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Gulliman Ascend Wood Panel - Warhammer 40K"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Khorn Daemonkin Wood Panel - Warhammer 40K"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"The Imperium - Warhammer 40K: Wood Panel"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Imperial Fist - Warhammer 40K: Wood Panel"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Gulliman VS Abaddon - Warhammer 40K: Wood Panel"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Sisters of Battle - Warhammer 40K: Wood Panel"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Age of Sigmar: Fury of The Deep"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Age of Sigmar: Dominion"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Warhammer Quest: Cursed City - Pre Order"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Combat Patrol: Grey Knight's - Pre Order"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Combat Patrol: Thousand Sons - Pre Order"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Castle Town Beggar's Alley - White Box Bundel"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Dressing's Ranch - White Box bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Frontier Town Main Street - White Box bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"9th January Square 25mm - White Box Bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"San Geremia Plaza 25mm - White Box Bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Titania Industry Works 10mm - White Box Bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Bolstered Drop Site - White Box Bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Freighter Graveyard - White Box Bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Ruined Aquila Sector - White Box Bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Sector 4 - Research Installation - White Box Bundle"},{"column":"title","relation":"not_equals","condition":"Gothica Inner City - White Box Bundle"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":274267701455,"handle":"wargames-miniatures-rpg","title":"Wargames, Historicals \u0026 RPGs","updated_at":"2024-06-15T18:05:28+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2021-09-25T15:36:45+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Bolt Action"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Star Wars Legion"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Board Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Dungeons \u0026 Dragons"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Cubicle7"},{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Asmodee"},{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Atomic Mass Games"},{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Project Z"},{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Gaming Accessories"},{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Card Games"},{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Tabletop Games"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Star Wars Shatterpoint"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Star Wars X-Wing"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Marvel Crisis Protocol"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Malifaux"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"BattleTech"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":606831051090,"handle":"warlord-games-1","title":"Warlord Games","updated_at":"2024-06-15T15:15:42+01:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2023-09-18T11:24:13+01:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Brand_Warlord Games"},{"column":"vendor","relation":"equals","condition":"Warlord Games"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2023-09-18T11:24:12+01:00","alt":null,"width":850,"height":849,"src":"\/\/eirehobbies.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Warlord_White_Keyline_No_BG_NEW_b3313d4d-e1ec-400f-9636-d9c5affd77ce.jpg?v=1695032653"}}]
["Armies of Imperial Japan","Bolt Action","Brand_Warlord Games","Faction_Armies of Imperial Japan","Warlord Armour","Warlord Diorama"]
Japanese paratroopers – Teishin Shudan (raiding group) – proved highly effective in the early years of the war. German successes with paratroops during 1940 encouraged the Japanese to develop their airborne arm as a constituent part of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF).
They were initially deployed in the Dutch East Indies during the Battle of Palambang in February 1942. A regiment of paratroopers dropped onto Palambang airfield, whilst another captured the town and its oil refinery. High casualties amongst the paratroopers discouraged further deployment by air, and the Teishin Shudan subsequently fought as elite infantry formations – much as their German counterparts did.
Possessing the same fanatical will as other Japanese forces and hardened by the rigours of combat behind enemy lines, the last time they made an airdrop was during an assault upon US air bases on Leyte. Most of the force was shot down before reaching its target. Although the 300 men who landed at Leyte caused considerable damage, the small force was soon contained and destroyed.