Bolt Action: Australia

Australia had declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 and immediately set about supporting Great Britain in the Commonwealth war effort. As a result, the four combat divisions of the Australian Imperial Force were already fighting in North Africa and on the Malay Peninsula when the forces of Imperial Japan began sweeping south towards their shores. Likewise, the Royal Australian Air Force's nine squadrons and the Royal Australian Navy's five cruisers were also locked in the war against Germany and Italy; only a single armoured division remained to defend the Australian mainland - and they were waiting for their tanks to arrive. The defence of mainland Australia and its colonies was largely left to the Citizens Military Force, which was comprised of volunteers and national service draftees.