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Assembling The Grenadier Company II:
The Late-war Grenadierkompanie
with Blake Coster
A Grenadierkompanie is the finest infantry force you can command. The
troops are all experienced veterans and they are backed by the best
weapons that the German army can provide, from StuG assault guns to the
feared Tiger; your Grenadierkompanie will never be out-gunned or
out-classed.
These elite troops are now the latest additions to the Flames Of War plastic miniatures range.
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Learn more about the Plastic Grenadier Company here... |
In the first part of this article, I demonstrated how to assemble the contents of the
new plastic Grenadier Company to form a Mid-war Grenadierkompanie. In this article, I'll demonstrate how to assmeble the Late-war version. So let's break out the hobby tools
and plastic cement and get started!
Learn how assemble the Grenadier Company for Mid-war here...
But before we begin any assembly, let's ensure the contents of the Grenadier Company box set are all present and correct. If you have
any problems or issues with the contents of your box set, please feel
free to contact our Customer Service team at: [email protected]. |
The Contents Of Grenadier Company Box Set |
Description of Components |
a. 4x Plastic Grenadier sprues.
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Plastic Grenadier Command Sprue
Description of Components
a. 2x Plastic Grenadier Command Sprue.
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Bases
Description of Components
a. 2x Base plugs.
b. 4x Small three-hole bases.
c. 1x Medium four-hole bases.
d. 12x Medium five-hole bases.
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Assembling A Late-war Grenadier Company
What Is A Late-war Grenadier Company?
A Grenadier Company in Late-war contains a
Company HQ made up of a Company Command SMG team and a 2iC Command SMG
team and the compulsory Grenadier Platoons: two platoons, each
containing an HQ Section and up to three Grenadier Squads. The rest of
the force is made up of whatever Weapons and Support platoons are
available in the company organisation diagram. For the purpose of this
article, I’ll be using the Grenaderkompanie as
found on page 26 of Grey Wolf.
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Assembling The Company HQ
Highlighted to the right and below are the figure options required to
assemble the Company Command SMG team and 2iC Command SMG team. I've
kept with the same colour coding as seen on the back of
the box: the Officers highlighted in red; the NCOs highlighted in
white; the Radioman highlighted in orange;
the Riflemen highlighted in blue; the optional Panzerfaust
figures highlighted in green; and the optional Panzerknacker figure highlighted in yellow.
Right: The highlighted figures on the Command sprue.
Below: The highlighted figures on the Infantry sprue. |
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To represent the Company Command SMG team correctly assemble one Officer
figure, the Radioman figure and one NCO figure on one of the small
three-holes bases provided in the box set. The 2iC Command SMG team is
made up of one Officer figure, one NCO figure and a one Riflemen figure,
again modelled on a small three-hole base.
In Late-war, you can upgrade either or both Command SMG teams to
Command Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 per team or a Command Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. For the Company Command team,
simply replace the NCO figure with the Panzerknacker figure or a Panzerfaust figure. For the
2iC Command team, simply replace the Rifleman figure with the
Panzerknacker figure or a Panzerfaust. Upgrading your Command teams to include a Panzerknacker or Panzerfaust will give your Company HQ
more punch when assaulting with enemy tanks. |
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Assembling The Anti-tank Section
The Company HQ also has the option to add a Anti-tank Section for +25 points. This Anti-tank Section is made up a Panzerschreck team; these figures can be found on the Command sprue. Keeping with the colour coding scheme as seen on the back of
the box: the Panzerschreck Loader is highlighted in pink; the Panzerschreck Gunner is highlighted in purple. The Panzerschreck team is modelled on the medium four-hole base included in the box set.
Left: The Panzerschreck figures highlighted on the Command sprue.
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The Colour-Coded Company HQ Organisation Diagram
In the Company HQ organisation diagram below
I've
taken the opportunity to do a little virtual modelling, if you will,
by taking the colour-coded images above a step further and arranged the
figures
types correctly for each Command team minus the Panzerknacker or Panzerfaust
upgrades and the optional Anti-tank Section. |
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Assembling The Grenadier Platoons
Highlighted to the right and below are the figure options
required to
assemble the Grenadier Platoons. As before, I've kept
with the same colour coding as seen on the back of
the box: the officers highlighted in red; the NCOs highlighted in
white;
the Radioman highlighted in orange;
the Riflemen highlighted in blue; the MG gunners and loaders in black; the optional Panzerknacker figure (an optional upgrade in the HQ
Section)
highlighted in yellow and the optional Panzerfaust figures (an optional upgrade in the HQ
Section) highlighted in green.
Right: The highlighted figures on the Command sprue.
Below: The highlighted figures on the Infantry sprue. |
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A Late-war Grenadier Platoon is made up of an HQ Section containing a
Command Rifle / MG team and either two or three Grenadier Squads
depending on which option you decide to field. Each of these Grenadier
Squads contain two Rifle / MG teams.
To model the Command Rifle / MG team, arrange one Officer figure, one
NCO figure and one Rifleman figure on a small three-hole base. Like in
the Company HQ, the Command Rifle / MG can be upgraded to Command
Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points or a Command Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. To do this, simply replace the
Rifleman figure with the Panzerknacker figure or a Panzerfaust figure depending on which option you wish to field.
To correctly represent a Grenadier Squad in Late-war, the first Rifle /
MG team needs to contain one NCO figure; a two-man MG team made up of
one Gunner and one Loader figure; and two Riflemen figures. The second
Rifle / MG team contains four Riflemen figures. The Rifle / MG teams are
modelled on the medium five-hole bases provided in the box set.
Note: When basing the second Rifle / MG team use the one of the plastic base plugs to fill the extra figure hole left over on the medium five-hole base.
The Colour-Coded Grenadier Platoons Organisation Diagram
In the Grenadier Platoon organisation diagram
below I've
taken the opportunity to do some more virtual modelling and have
arranged the figures to correctly represent the both compulsory
Grenadiers Platoons that need to be fielded as part of a Grenadierkompanie in Flames Of War. The Command Rifle / MG team is once more minus the Panzerknacker or Panzerfaust
upgrades.
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Below: The First Grenadier Platoon. |
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Below: The Second Grenadier Platoon. |
I hope you find this assembly guide useful when
it comes time to assemble your own Late-war Grenadier Company.
Till then, happy modelling!
~ Blake. |
Last Updated On Thursday, July 10, 2014 by Blake at Battlefront
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