HMG Platoon (Winter) (US755)

HMG Platoon (Winter) (US755) includes one Command Carbine team, four M1917 HMG teams, four Medium four-hole bases & one Small three-hole base. When the United States entered the First World War, the US Army was armed with only a very limited number of machine-guns, most of which were obsolete designs. Check out the HMG Platoon (Winter) in the online store here... Left: The Command Carbine team.

Devil's Charge The Germans had been in retreat since the Allied breakout from Normandy, finally settling into defensive lines on their frontier as Autumn turned into Winter. In early December 1944 it seemed, to the Americans facing them in the Ardennes forests of Belgium and Luxembourg, unlikely that the Germans would attack. Learn more about Devil's Charge here...

Upon their arrival on the Western Front, the Doughboys were forced to borrow machine-guns from their French Allies to make up for a lack of numbers. It wasn’t until the US War Department turned to the genius of John Moses Browning and his M1917 design that contracts were written and orders placed for 45,000 of these guns. The design remained in service during the Second World War and while the water-cooled M1917 heavy machine-gun is a bit more cumbersome than the light models, it had a devastating rate of fire. Designed by Evan Allen Painted by Aaron Mathie

The M1917 HMG in Flames Of War

Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes M1917 HMG Man-packed 24"/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 3 when Pinned Down or Moving.

The M1917 HMG on Snow Bases

The M1917 HMG on Earth Bases

The HMG Platoon Prepare To Fire

The Contents of the HMG Platoon (Winter) Blister Pack

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The Command Team Description of Components a. 1x Standing figure with SMG. b. 1x Standing figure with SMG and hand up. c. 1x Standing riflemen figure. Assembling the Command Team Simply arrange figures A, B and C to taste on one of the small three-hole bases provided.

Description of Components

a. 2x Kneeling NCO with SMG. b. 1x Kneeling riflemen figure loading rifle. c. 1x Kneeling riflemen figure aiming rifle. d. 2x Loader A figures. e. 2x Loader B figures.

f. 4x Gunner figures. g. 4x HMGs h. 4x HMG tripods. i. 1x Ammo belt sprue.

The Bases Description of Components a. 1x Small three-hole base. b. 4x Medium four-hole bases.

Assembling the HMG Team

Step 1. Begin with the HMG tripod.	Step 2. Add the HMG to the top of the tripod.	Step 3. Next, add a gunner figure behind the HMG.	Step 4. Finally, add a loader figure ensuring the loader is feeding from the gunner's left-hand side.

The HMG platoon is made up of the Command Carbine team and two Machine-gun sections. Each of these section has two teams, made of three members. Besides the gunner and the loader one team needs to include a NCO figure while the other has a rifleman to make up the numbers. Use the examples below as inspiration when it comes to modelling your HMG teams.

Below: An example of an HMG team with an NCO.	Below: An example of an HMG with a Rifleman.