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Wayne converts his Early-war Italians for Avanti
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Wayne Converts His Early-war Italians For Avanti
with Wayne Turner
A couple of Panzerschreck tournaments ago I painted 900 points of Early-war Italians to partner up with my friend Victors German Panzers. In this doubles tournament these two force complimented each other quite well. With the release of Avanti for Mid-war I thought I’d take the opportunity to update this force from 1940 to 1942. My M13/40 tanks would become M14/41 tanks, losing their slow speed in the process.
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My original Early-war army contained:
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| Compagina Carri (Tank Company) |
| Compagnia Carri HQ |
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M13/40 tank (x 1)
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| Carri Platoon 1 |
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M13/40 tanks (x 5)
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| Carri Platoon 2 |
| M13/40 tanks (x 4) |
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| Support Units |
| Self-propelled Coastal Gun Platoon |
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Autocannone da 102/35 (x 2)
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| Light Anti-aircraft Platoon |
| Command Rifle team and 2 x 20/65 guns on 3-ton trucks |
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In Mid-war from Avanti this converts to:
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| M14/41 Tank Company |
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| M14/41 Tank Company HQ |
2 Points |
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M14/41 tank (x 1)
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| M14/41 Tank Platoon 1 |
12 Points |
| M14/41 tank (x 5) |
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| M14/41 Tank Platoon 2 |
9 Points |
| M14/41 tank (x 4) |
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| Support Units |
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| Autocannone 20mm AA Platoon |
3 Points |
| Autocannone (20mm) (x 2) |
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| 90mm on Lancia Anti-tank Battery |
12 Points |
| Lancia (90mm) (x 2) (but using my Autocannone da 102/35 as a proxies) |
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| Total: 38 Points |
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Now to add some things to bring it up to 100 points.
More tanks would be good, plus I get to build and paint the new plastic ones. So a third M14/41 Tank Platoon to the first Tank Company
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M14/41 Tank Platoon 3
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12 Points |
| M14/41 tank (x 5) |
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I'll add a second company of tanks but I'll make my third unit a Semovente SP Battery.
Right: the Semovente Tank
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| M14/41 Tank Company |
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| M14/41 Tank Company HQ |
2 Points |
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M14/41 tank (x 1)
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M14/41 Tank Platoon 3
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9 Points |
| M14/41 tank (x 4) |
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M14/41 Tank Platoon 4
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9 Points |
| M14/41 tank (x 4) |
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| Semovente SP Battery |
16 Points |
Semovente tank (75mm) (x 4)
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I’ll add some extra support with the 100mm Howitzer for splatting pesky infantry and an AB41 Amoured Car Platoon for Spearhead.
Left: The 100mm Howitzer
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| Support Unit |
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| 100mm Howitzer Battery |
12 Points |
| Howitzer (100mm) (x 4) |
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| AB41 Armoured Car Platoon |
2 Points |
| AB41 (20mm) (x 3) |
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| Grand Total: 100 Points |
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So that my initially idea for Avanti Italians. No doubt, that plan will change.
~Wayne
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