SS Pioneer Platoon (GE796) includes one Command Pioneer Rifle team, three Pioneer Squads (three Pioneer Rifle teams per squad), three optional Flame-thrower teams, one Small bases & nine Medium bases. The pioneers create pathways for the army to move through by blowing holes in the enemy fortified line or using simple picks and shovels to clear and create obstacles. Either way, the Pioneers continue the tradition of leading assaults with the flame-throwers and enough explosives to reduce any fortress to rubble. Check out the SS Pioneer Platoon in the online store here... Left: An example of the SS Pioneer Flame-thrower figure.

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"You can add a Pioneer Supply 3-ton truck to your SS Pioneer Platoon for +25 points."

The SS Pioneer Command Rifle Team

Pioneer Rifle Teams in Flames Of War

Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes Rifle team 16"/40cm 1 2 6 Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4.

The SS Pioneer Squads (three Pioneer Rifle teams per squad)

"The platoon’s supply vehicle gives them enough materials to construct defences such as barbed wire entanglements or deadly minefields. Use these to confound the enemy’s attacks so that your troops can regain the initiative and carry on with the blitzkrieg."

"Remember, you may replace up to one Pioneer Rifle team per Pionier Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start of the game before deployment."

The Flame-Thrower Team in Flames Of War

Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes Flame-thrower team 4"/10cm 2 - 6 Flame-thrower.

Examples of Specific SS Pioneer Figures

Below: Pioneer figure with spade.	Below: Pioneer figure with mine.	Below: Pioneer figure with pole charge.
"When it comes to digging in, no German platoon is better equipped than the Pioneer platoon. Armed with rifles, machine-guns, shovels, picks and plenty of explosives, the Pioneers are ready for their next assignment."

The SS Pioneer Platoon