The Road to Panzerschreck: Wayne's Compagnia Carri

The Road To Panzerschreck Comagnia Carri (Tank Company) With Wayne Turner Once again I’ll be heading down to the annual Panzerschreck Flames Of War tournament in Palmerston North, New Zealand. As it has been for the last couple of years, it is a doubles tournament and this year’s period is Early-war. I’ve teamed up with Victor again (former Battlefront graphic designer, now plying his trade in the real world).

Victor has chosen to take a German DAK Panzerkompanie, so I thought I’d throw together some Italians to fight alongside their historical ally. To keep with the tank theme, I’ve put together a small Compagnia Carri (tank company) made up of the following:

Compagnia Carri (Tank Company) Headquarters Compagnia Carri HQ With 1 x M13/40 tank 65 points Combat Platoons Carri Platoon With 5 x M13/40 tanks 325 points Carri Platoon With 4 x M13/40 tanks 260 points Divisional Support Platoons Self-propelled Coastal Gun Platoon With 2 x Autocannone da 102/35 240 points Light Anti-aircraft Platoon With Command Rifle team and 2 x 20/65 guns on 3-ton trucks 50 points Total: 940 Points

The tournament requirement is for each player to have 1000 points, but you can move up to 100 points between the two players’ forces. Victor needed another 60 points for his Panzerkompanie, so I made my force 940 points.

The Command M13/40 Tank

The First Carri Platoon

The little M13/40 tanks were a joy to paint.

The Second Carri Platoon

The Self-propelled Coastal Gun Platoon

With the four self-propelled guns, I thinned the paint a little too much so had a bit of trouble with coverage when airbrushing. But I think they turned out OK.

The Light Anti-aircraft Platoon

	I still need to finish basing the platoon command team.

I’ve just got the dismounted versions of 20/65 anti-aircraft guns left to paint and base. Once Panzerschreck is over, I’ll decide what extras I would like to add to the force – probably some infantry, artillery, aircraft, and a few more tanks. ~ Wayne.