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Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744)

Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744) Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744)
with one Command Rifle team, four 8mm mle 1914 HMG teams, one Small base & four Medium bases.

With the mortar platoon, the machine-gun platoons of each battalion’s fourth company provide close support to the Infantry, Vichy or Gaullist.

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Left: Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon Command Rifle team.
"Use the machine-gun to pin down the enemy before your Tirailleurs (or riflemen) launch their assault. This will prevent unnecessary casualties and help guarantee success against the enemy position."
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Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744)
The Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon is armed with the ever sturdy and reliable 8mm Hotchkiss mle 1914, the standard heavy machine-gun of the French Army since World War One. Capable of firing up to 500 rounds per minute, the weapon could be feed by either a 24 round strip or via a 250 round articulated metal belt.

Doctrine teaches us that using these guns in defence will see off enemy attacks, but they are also a critical component for an attack.

Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Mark Hazell
The Tirailleurs Command Rifle Team in Flames Of War
Team
Range
ROF Anti-tank
Firepower Notes
Rifle/MG team
16"/40cm
2
2
6
-
The 8mm mle 1914 HMG Teams (two teams per Machine-gun section)
Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744) Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744)
"With its high rate of fire (ROF 6), the Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon is ideal for deployment near an objective with an infantry platoon in close support. Their combined firepower should be more than enough to prevent opposing infantry from launching a successful assault."
Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744) Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744)
"If the enemy is successful in pinning down the Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon, its rate of fire drops from ROF 6 to ROF 2. This will dramatically reduce the platoon’s effective when shooting, especially in Defensive Fire."
Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744) Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744)

"The 8mm mle 1914 is rated as a Man-packed; therefore it can move up to 6"/15cm in the movement step. This allows them to keep up with the infantry, making them ideal to move forward and support the infantry."

Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744) Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744)
"The figures in the Tirailleurs Machine-gun  Platoon can be used to represent French forces during the campaign in France (i.e. Blitzkrieg) or to represent a French force in Burning Empires. You can even mix and match in the Greatcoat figures to add a flavour to your infantry bases."

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The 8mm mle 1914 HMG in Flames Of War
Weapon
Mobility Range
ROF Anti-tank
Firepower Notes
8mm mle 1914 HMG
Man-packed
24"/60cm
6
2
6
ROF 2 when pinned down.
The Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon Ready For Action
Tirailleurs Machine-gun Platoon (FR744)


Last Updated On Thursday, November 10, 2011 by Chris at Battlefront