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30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher (GE595)

30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher (GE595)
includes three 30cm NW42 Rocket Launchers with crew, one Command SMG team, one Observer Rifle team one Small three-hole base, one Small two-hole base & three Large bases.

Five Volks-Werfer Brigaden (People’s Rocket Launcher Brigades) supported the German forces during the Ardennes offensive. Each brigade consisted of two regiments with six batteries of 15cm NW41 rocket launchers and three heavy batteries of either 21cm NW42 or 30cm NW42 rocket launchers, depending on if it was the first or second battalion.

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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
30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher (GE595) The biggest advantage of Nebelwerfer rocket launchers is their ability to saturate a wide area quickly with high-explosive rounds. They are ideal for pinning down an enemy position while attacking forces approach for the assault.

Crew designed by Evan Allen
Rocket launcher designed by Tim Adcock
Painted by
Bob Pearce

Left & above left: The Command SMG team.
The Observer Rifle Team
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Observer teams need a good view of the battlefield in order to do their job correctly. Be sure to deploy them in a position where they have an excellent view of the battlefield such as on a hilltop or on the top floor of a multi-level building.
 The 30cm NW42 Rocket Launchers
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The 30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher in Flames Of War
Weapon
Mobility
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
30cm NW42 rocket launcher Light 56"/140cm - 3 1+ Rocket launcher, Super-heavy rockets.
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Super-heavy Rockets
The massive 30cm rockets used by the NW42 rocket launchers are slow to load and therefore the full battery is not always available to fire on command. A Volks Rocket Launcher Battery equipped with 30cm NW42 rocket launchers uses the Super-heavy Rockets special rule.


At the start of the game, place a Full Salvo marker with a platoon equipped with 30cm NW42 Super-heavy Rockets. Remove this marker after firing an Artillery Bombardment.

If a platoon with Super-heavy Rockets does not have a Full Salvo marker when it fires an Artillery Bombardment, roll a Skill Test for each Rocket Launcher able to fire in the Bombardment. Only those that pass the Skill Test can fire as part of the Bombardment.

Place a Full Salvo marker on a platoon with Super-heavy Rockets at the end of any Shooting Step in which every Rocket Launcher in the platoon was able to fire an Artillery Bombardment, but none did so.
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The 30cm NW42 Rocket Launchers Prepare To Fire
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Contents of the 30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher Blister Pack
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The Command SMG Team
Description of Components
a. 1x Officier figure with pistol.
b. 1x Standing NCO figure with SMG pointing.
c. 1x Standing rifleman figure.


Assembling the Command SMG Team
Simply arrange figures A, B and C to taste on the small three-hole base provided.
30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher (GE595)
30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher (GE595) The Observer Rifle Team
Description of Components
a. 1x Kneeling observer figure pointing.
b. 1x Kneeling rifleman figure.


Assembling the Observer Rifle Team
Simply arrange figures A and B to taste on the small two-hole base provided.
The Rocket Launcher Crew
Description of Components
a. 3x Kneeling figures with firing switch.
b. 3x Standing figures holding rocket.
c. 3x Standing figures with hand up.
d. 3x Standing figures with hand out.
e. 3x Standing figure with hands on hips.
30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher (GE595)
Assembling the Rocket Launcher Crew
Once the 30cm NW42 rocket launcher has been assembled and attached to one of the large bases provided, simply arrange one of each crew figure to taste around the rocket launcher.
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Description of Components
a. 3x Rocket launcher carriage.
b. 3x Rocket rack frames.
c. 3x Rocket racks.
The Bases
Description of Components
a. 1x Small three-hole base.
b. 1x Small two-hole base.
c. 3x Large bases.
30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher (GE595)
Assembling The 30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher
Step 1. Begin assembly of the 30cm NW42 rocket launcher by attaching the rocket rack to the carriage. Step 2. Next, attach the rocket rack frame to the front of the rocket rack.
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Below: The rocket rack frame attached to the rocket rack. Below: With the rocket rack frame in place, the 30cm MW42 rocket launcher is now fully-assembled and ready for painting.
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Last Updated On Monday, February 25, 2019