on the workbench Sturmpioneer Platoon Blitzkrieg /Barbarossa /Kursk

German asault pioners are a really intersting troop type in Battlegrou[. Expensive high BR infantry with unique equipment. When the enemy are in prepared defenses there demolition charges and flame thrower teams can be exceptionally useful.

Minesweeper at work from Grubby tanks

An infantry sectiuon infiltrate through the ruins Advancing MG 34 team from EWM

the rest from my old War of the Rats range from an old manufacturer who name a forgot

Platoon HQ with radio and a flame thrower team all from War of the Rats range except the rifle man supporting the flamethrower from Grubby tanks

Sturmpioneer section from Grubby tanks armed with grenades and demo charges

Flamethrower from War of the rats and demo charges from Grubby assaults a bunker

The war of the Rats flamewurfer and a Britainia commander for the flamethrower followed by Grubby demolition charges from Kelly's Heroes

Another War of the Rats democharge on a pole and Grubby flamethrower

The third flamer thrower team for Kurk games

Antitank mines to add to sections armed with them

HQ in a log bunker

mineclearer covered by kellys heroe infantry men

a nix of miniatures in this section, The wire cutters from Grubby

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Scenario and AAR Clearing the Road to Bou Arada 11 January 1943

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On the workbench WW2 German Infantry project Infantry Platoon in Camouflage

. A mix of CP and AB models in a German rifle section Mid war infantry section advancing in a mix of Marsh water camo smocks and splinter pattern zeltbahn Sdkfz 250 with AB crew - an addition to my Reconaissance force Panzer Grenedier - armoured patrol The recon patrol with the dismounted MG42 team in sustained fire mode AB riflemen and a CP panzerfaust sutable for Fall of the Reich The same with an AT mine being used as for attacking a T34. The option for Kursk CP models Panzerknackers with AT greande options for Kursk games The Xan miniatures 80mm mortar and AB panzerknackers with panzerfausts from AB miniatures A section in Sumpftarn camo attacking The whole section with MG support all AB miniatures In a slit trench the radio operator and an NCO in camouflage smock all from CP models Heer range Officer with MP40 and adjutant from CP models Heer range The Platoon HQ with officers and NCO's many have Russian weapons An addition to Recce support - Fusilier foot pa

AAR Out Gunned on the road to Thala

Scenario This was I Recce Screen scenario for battle group rules facing 800 points of British armour from Gore force against 800 points German panzers from the 10th Panzer division there were three objectives the valley just outside the farm, the road in the centre of the table marked by a desert well and one at the high point on the Ridge marked by destroyed gun. British Force Main Force 2 motor rifle platoons 1 platoon mounted in light lorries 1 squadron of 3 Valantine III tanks 1 squadron 3 Crusader II tanks Support off table battery of 2 25 ponder guns Reconnaissance 1 infantry foot patrol 1 sniper team 1 Recce HQ in Daimler Dingo 2 Daimler II AC German Force Main Force 1 Armoured Panzer Grenadier platoon mounted in Sdkfz251/captured M3 halftracks 1 platoons of 3 Panzer III kurtz tanks 1 platoon of 3 Panzer III lang tanks 1 Panzer IV F2 tank Support 1 Flakvierling on improvised truck 1 FHQ in Kfz 15 1 Sdkfz236 radio AC 1 Sdkfz 7 HT supply Sdkfz250/3 an

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