British Principality of Sealand

The structure associated with the Principality of Sealand is the former British Roughs Tower sea fort, built during the Second World War for offshore air defense. Its later occupation and self-declared political identity belong to postwar history.

The reinforced-concrete platform stood on hollow towers set on the seabed off the east coast of England. Gun crews used such forts to extend defensive coverage beyond the shoreline during attacks on shipping and approaches to the Thames. Roughs Tower later became associated with Roy Bates, who occupied it in 1967 and proclaimed Sealand. That claim did not transform it into a conventionally recognized sovereign state. Its distinctive silhouette therefore connects genuine wartime military engineering with a much later and separate episode in micronation history.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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