![]() ![]() With a dependable armored column, their Light and Heavy Tanks bear some similarites to the Rolls Royce series of cars alongside some elements borrowed from the Vicker Medium Tank series. Serving as the backbone of the Anglo Army, the tommies are hard wearing and utilise weaponry is based on guns on the World Wars II and Cold War era as their assault rifles are based on the Belgian FN FAL and Light Machine Guns are based on the British Bren The Anglos' were planned to have access to the Strato Destroyer, based on the Lancaster Heavy Bomber.Ĭommander Pierce is an accomplished Fighter pilot (revealed in the first cut-scene, in which he leads the air assault from his fighter, and in a later cut-scene when he rescues Brigadier Betty).Ĭoncept art for Anglo Isles Grunt and Assault Veteran The designs for the Fighter unit are based on the Supermarine Spitfire and the bomber on the Vickers Wellington. The Anglo Isles' greatest strength lies in air power, making them a difficult foe when contending for the skies Far more than any other nation's air capabilites. As such, they do not have a use for experimental units such as the Battlestation, Dreadnought and the Strato Destroyer). While much of the unit roster is relatively shallow, their fighting capabilites are not to be underestimated with effective equipment and technology to back. The Anglo nationals show a great degree of patriotism and as such nearly all of their forces are volunteers willing to take up arms in their home and the country's interests. The country is also incredibly cultural and a fond of its native cuisine as many of its unit dossiers feature such fare including: tea, toast, tea cakes and fish & chips. The Isles are also home to some ancestral landmarks and national treasures such as Parliament House, the lighthouse on Victory Island, Jubilee Bridge, Windsor's Column, Hengecleft Keep, a Stonehenge-esque monument and Castle Bergerac Relics of a bygone era dutily preserved as a reminder of the Anglos' proud history. Anglo towns and villages confirmed include Porthampton, Merseychester, Much Whittering, Lower Thatchford and Dragonham. It is also more populated given to the presence of civiliantowns and villages across the land Whereas in the other countries, such as the Western Frontier, seem to be devoid of any infrastructure, abeit military installations. ![]() Much of the Isles bear a hive of commerce, shipbuilding, and trade with the large number and size of its ports and harbors. The Anglo Isles appear to be more rural where agriculture still seems to play a major part of the economy. ![]() The Anglo in "Anglo Isles" is is derived from the Germanic Anglo-Saxons and "Angle's Land", an old name for England.Ĭoncept Art of the Rural life on the Isles. Like all other nations in the Battalion Wars series, the Anglo Isles is based off a real life country, in this case being Great Britain in the first half of the 20th century.Īnglo veterans wear tartan kilts, just like Scotland and the Flame Veteran's flamethrower looks like bagpipes, hence its name, "Bag and Pipes", All Anglo units have either cockney or upper-class accents and all vets have handlebar mustaches that must be strictly regulated A homage to the real-life British Army's tough regulations on maintaining facial hair, The Anglos then helped in the liberation of the Tundran regions occupied by Xylvania and aided in the destruction of the Mining Spider. They then signed a truce with the Solar Empire and joined the Alliance of Nations. When the Solar Empire and its ally, the Tundran Territories, invaded the Anglo Isles in a war of retribution, the Anglos successfully repelled the Solar-Tundran force before learning of Kaiser Vlad's orchestration of the war. They were eventually pushed out by the Solar-Frontier forces. The Anglo Isles were introduced in Battalion Wars 2 when they invaded the Solar Empire, believing rumours that they had constructed a super weapon. The Isles were once in control of a huge empire but, unlike the real British Empire, it collapsed during the Lightning Wars, losing all of their overseas territories. The Anglo Isles is a small nation based on the United Kingdom of our world. ![]()
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