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Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)
includes four GPMG teams with 66mm anti-tank, three Carl Gustav anti-tank teams, one 2" mortar team one Small two-hole base, seven Medium four-hole bases.

As the FV432 armoured personnel carrier was designed to carry a full section of infantry, the mechanised platoon mirrors the organisation of the standard rifle platoon with a HQ section and three rifle sections. 

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With its usual professionalism, the British Army had prepared for war. Now, as the Soviet Army flooded across the border into West Germany, it was ready and waiting. Fox, Scorpion and Scimitar recon vehicles skirmished with the Soviet forward detachments as the Challenger and Chieftain armoured regiments waited. The infantry held the towns and woods, forcing the enemy into killing zones, new Warrior infantry fighting vehicles in fire support. If anything broke through, the airmobile troops in their Lynx helicopters would hold them. The British Army is ready.

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Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)

The rifle sections break down into a machine-gun group armed with a ‘Gimpy’ (GPMG or General Purpose Machine-gun) and a number of L1A1 SLRs (Self-Loading Rifles) and a rifle group equipped with a ‘Charlie G’ (84mm Carl Gustav recoilless gun) for anti-tank work and more SLRs.

Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)

A tripod-mounted or support fire (SF) version of the GPMG is attached to platoons needing extra firepower or well sited for long-range harassing fire. Sections of two Milan anti-tank guided missiles are usually attached to platoons for additional anti-tank capability.

Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Aaron Mathie

Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)
The GPMG Team in Iron Maiden
Weapon
Range

ROF
Halted Moving

Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
GPMG team 16"/40cm 3 2 2 6 -
or 66mm anti-tank

12"/30cm

1 1 12 5+ HEAT, Slow firing

The Carl Gustav Anti-Tank Team
Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)
Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)
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The Carl Gustav Anti-Tank Team in Iron Maiden
Weapon
Range

ROF
Halted Moving

Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
Carl Gustav anti-tank team 16"/40cm 1 1 17 3 HEAT, Slow firing

The 2" Mortar Team
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Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)
Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)
The 2" Mortar Team in Iron Maiden
Weapon
Range

ROF
Halted Moving

Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
2" mortar team 16"/40cm 1 1 2 4+ Assault 4, Overhead Fire, Slow firing, Smoke
The Mechanised Platoon
Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)
The Contents of the Mechanised Platoon Blister Pack
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Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)

a. 1x Officer with radio.
b. 2x Kneeling NCO.
c. 2x Prone NCO.
d. 3x Standing pointing NCO.
e. 1x 2" mortar gunner.
f. 3x Rifleman advancing.
g. 2x Rifleman with LAW on back.

h. 4x Kneeling firing rifleman.
i. 2x Kneeling firing LAW.
j. 2x Prone rifleman.
k. 2x Kneeling rifleman/loader.
l. 1x Prone GPMG gunner.
m. 2x GPMG gunner.
n. 3x Carl Gustav gunner.

GPMG Team with 66mm Anti-tank

Base a GPMG team on a medium base. Teams combine a machine-gunner armed with a GPMG machine-gun and riflemen armed with SLR rifles and 66mm anti-tank weapons.

Unit Leaders replace the GPMG and a rifleman with an officer and radio operator. Some players like to mark their Unit Leaders with a small piece of terrain on the base or a dot of paint on the back of the stand for easy identification.

Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)
Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) 84mm Carl Gustav Anti-tank team
Base a 84mm Carl Gustav anti-tank team on a medium base. Teams combine a gunner armed with an 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless gun and riflemen armed with SLR rifles and 66mm anti-tank weapons.
2" Mortar Team
Base a 2" mortar team on a small base.
Mechanised Platoon (TBR702) 
Mechanised Platoon (TBR702)

The Bases
Description of Components
a. 7x Medium four-hole bases.
b. 1x Small two-hole bases.
c. 1x Plug sprues.

British Infantry Painting Guide for Iron Maiden


Last Updated On Wednesday, April 5, 2023