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Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843)

Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843)

Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843)
includes one Command Panzerfaust Assault Rifle team, one Panzerschreck team, two Assault Squads, one MG Squad, one Small three-hole base & seven Medium four-hole bases.

The Volksgrenadier divisions were formed in the Autumn of 1944 after the destruction of Army Group Centre by the Soviets in the east and of the Fifth Panzer Army in Normandy in the west. The new infantry divisions were designed to economise on personnel and to be primarily focused on defence.

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The Ardennes Offensive
In December 1944 the German forces on the Western Front made one last major push in the Ardennes and Alsace-Lorraine, trying to split the Allied forces in half and force them to negotiate a peace treaty. It was a daring all-or-nothing gamble.

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The Ardennes Offensive: German Forces in Lorraine and the Ardennes, September 1944 - February 1945
Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843) The Volksgrenadier units were armed with a higher proportion of automatic weapons to create a higher volume of firepower. The Sturmgewehr 44 (or StG 44) assault rifle was used to arm two of the platoons in each Volksgrenadierkompanie, giving them devastating firepower, but only at short ranges. They were also issued with very large numbers of Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons, once again short-ranged, but still a powerful asset against Allied tanks. The highly efficient MG42 machine-gun still played an important role with the assault rifle armed Sturm (assault) platoons issued with two in the third squad.

Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Mark Hazell


Above left & left: The Command Panzerfaust Assault Rifle team.
The Panzerschreck Team
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The Panzerschreck in Flames Of War
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
Panzerschreck team 8"/20cm 2 11 5+ Tank Assault 5.
The Panzerfaust Assault Rifle Teams
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The Panzerfaust Assault Rifle Team in Flames Of War
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
Assault Rifle team 8"/20cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
Panzerfaust 4"/10cm 1 12 5+
Tank Assault 6. Cannont shoot in the
Shooting Step if moved in the Movement Step.
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StG44 Assault Rifles
The StG44 assault rifle (Sturmgewehr 44, Assault Rifle 44) is an amazingly innovative weapon that gave birth to a whole generation of modern infantry assault rifles used around the world today. It combined the ease of use of a carbine with the firepower of a submachine-gun.


Assault Rifle teams have a ROF of 3 and a Range of 8"/20cm. Like SMG teams, movement doesn't affect the ROF of Assault Rifle teams, so they shoot at a ROF of 3 even if they move, but drop to ROF 1 if Pinned Down.
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Panzerfaust Assault Rifle teams are rated as Tank Assault 6.
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The Panzerfaust MG Teams
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The Panzerfaust MG Team in Flames Of War
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
MG team 16"/40cm 3 1 6 ROF 2 when pinned down.
Panzerfaust 4"/10cm 1 12 5+
Tank Assault 6. Cannont shoot in the
Shooting Step if moved in the Movement Step.
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The Sturm Platoon (Winter) Move Out
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The Content Sturm Platoon (Winter) Blister Pack
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Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843) Command Team
Description of Components
a. 1x NCO figure with assault rifle and hand out.
b. 1x Standing Panzerfaust figure aiming Panzerfaust.
c. 1x Officier figure pointing with SMG.

Assembling the Command Team
Simply arrange one of figure A, B and C to taste on the small three-hole base provided in the blister pack.

Panzerschreck Teams
Description of Components
a. 1x Panzerschreck loader in helmet.
b.
1x Kneeling Panzerschreck gunner.
c. 1x Advancing Panzerschreck loader.
d. 1x Panzerschreck loader in softcap.
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Assembling the Panzerschreck Team
To model the Panzerschreck team, simply arrange figures A, B, C & D on a medium four-hole base provided in the blister pack.
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NCO Figures
Description of Components
a. 1x NCO figure with SMG pointing.
b. 1x Prone NCO figure with SMG and hand up.
c. 1x NCO figure with hand up.

Assembling the NCO Figures
See the section on assembling the Assault Squads for more details regarding the NCO figures.

Panzerfaust Figures
Description of Components
a. 3x Standing Panzerfaust figures.
b. 2x Panzerfaust figures with assault rifle.


Assembling Panzerfaust Figures
Every team in the Sturm Platoon (other than the Panzerschreck teams) is rated as a Panzerfaust team; therefore every team needs to include a Panzerfaust figure in its make up to represent them correctly.
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Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843)
Description of Components
a. 2x Kneeling assault rifle figures.
b.
2x Standing assault rifle figures re-loading.
c.
1x Advancing assault rifle figure (Type A).
d. 2x Aiming assault rifle figures.
e. 1x Advancing assault rifle figures (Type B).
f. 1x Advancing assault rifle figures (Type C).
g. 1x
Advancing assault rifle figures (Type D).
Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843) Riflemen Figures
Description of Components
a. 1x
Kneeling riflemen figures aiming rifle.
b. 1x
Advancing riflemen figures in softcap
Assembling the Assault Squads
The Sturm Platoon is made up of a HQ section, two Assault squads and a MG squad. The Sturm Platoon in unique in the fact that two of its three squads are all with the StG44 assault rifle. The third squad is an MG squad armed with the MG42. All teams in the Sturm Platoon are modelled on medium four-hole bases included in the blister pack. Each squad is made up of two teams and one team in each squad must contain an NCO figure. To model the an Assault squad, arrange an NCO figure, a Panzerfaust figure, a Rifleman figure and one assault rifle figure on a medium four-hole base. Next, create the second team by arranging a Panzerfaust figure and three assault rifle figure on another medium four-hole base. Repeat this process to create the second assault squad for your Sturm Platoon.

The MG squad is also modelled on medium four-hole base. The MG squad contains two teams, one of which needs to contain an NCO figure. The model the MG squad, arrange an NCO figure, a Panzerfaust figure, a matching MG gunner and loader (see the MG figures below for further details). The second team contains a matching MG gunner and loader, a Panzerfaust figure and one assault rifle figure.

Feel free to pick and choose which figure poses make up these teams as long as they stay within these guidelines.
MG Figures
Description of Components
a. 1x Advancing loader figure.
b.
1x Standing gunner figure.
c.
1x Firing gunner figure.
d.
1x Human bipod figure.
Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843)
Assembling the MG Figures
The MG figures have been designed to work in matching pairs. These pairings are as follows: Figures A and B; Figures C and D  Be sure to use these pairings when modelling your teams.
Sturm Platoon (Winter) (GE843) Bases
Description of Components
a. 1x Small three-hole base.
b. 7x Medium four-hole bases.


Last Updated On Monday, February 25, 2019