Wednesday 3 April 2013

(WWII Month) Z is for Zug!

I did a bit of stock taking today to see what I have, what I need to paint and what gaps exist. The plan is to raise a German army Grenadier platoon with support elements for Battlefield Evolution: World at War as follows.

Pioneer section with SdKfz 251/7

Command Assets:

Grenadier Command Squad - one team: officer with Mp40, NCO with Mp40 and soldier with Kar98.

Squad Assets:

Grenadier Squad 1 - two NCO's with MP40's,  six soldiers with Kar98's, one soldier with Kar 98 & panzerfaust and one soldier with MG42.

Grenadier Squad 2 - two NCO's with MP40's,  six soldiers with Kar98's, one soldier with Kar 98 & panzerfaust and one soldier with MG42.

Grenadier Squad 3 - two NCO's with MP40's,  six soldiers with Kar98's, one soldier with Kar 98 & panzerfaust and one soldier with MG42.

(I need to decide on a transport option, either Opel Blitz trucks or SdKfz 251/1 halftracks)

Support Assets:

(I don't plan to use all at once, it's just nice to have the options for different games.)

Panzerschreck Team - one soldier with panzerschreck and one soldier with Kar98.

(again I need to decide whether a transport option such as a Kublewagen is needed).

Sniper Team - one soldier with scoped Kar 98, one soldier with Kar98.

PaK 40 AT Gun - one PaK40 with four crew.

Pioneer Squad - two NCO's with StG44, six soldiers with StG44, one soldier with MG42, one soldier with Flammenwerfer 41. Transport - SdKfz 251/7.

That is forty-seven infantry and four gun crew excluding vehicles. I already have painted the Pioneer squad and bought a pre-paint Dragon halftrack for them and have all the required miniatures from the likes of Airfix, Esci and Revell as well as the PaK 40 and crew. The only gap in the collection is the platoon transport and I need to decide whether to go truck or halftrack...

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