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AS37 Sahariana (IT244)

AS37 Autosahariana Platoon (IBX10) AS37 Sahariana (IT244)
Contains a 1pc resin AS37 Sahariana with MG, AT Rifle, 47mm AT gun and 20mm AA gun options.

After the successful campaign against the Senussi, Italian troops guarding the frontier knew a lot about fighting in the deep desert. What’s more is that the Italians began building modern roads to supply the remote outposts as well as airfields to fly in supplies and operate air patrols. Finally, this also gave them the opportunity to chart accurate maps of the deep desert.

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Roving the desert between these remote outposts were several Autosahariana patrols. These patrols consisted of armed all-terrain trucks and operated as mobile reserves.

AS37 Autosahariana Platoon (IBX10) They were unique in that they could rely on air support, as each company had a flying section attached to it. In fact each patrol was under the command of an officer from the air force to increase cooperation. Armed with both mobile troops and air support, an Autosahariana was ideally suited for desert defence.

If a threat appeared in the desert, the forts could rely on the Autosahariana columns to reinforce their position and chase away the enemy. The Italian forces in the deep desert were, in many ways, more prepared for the upcoming war than their comrades along the Mediterranean coastline!

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Painted by Mark Hazell

"The Autosahariana were the original motorised unit in the Sahara Desert. They had spent the years before the war mapping the wastes and building up their forces, making them a lot more prepared for the coming war than their comrades elsewhere."
The AS37 Trucks
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"An Autosahariana Platoon use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance rules on pages 10-11 of Burning Empires except for the Basing Motorcycles rule (trucks are based individually)."
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"All trucks in an Autosahariana Platoon dismount as Rifle/MG teams."
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Autosahariana Trucks
"Following the pacification of the Sahara Desert, the Italians led the world in mechanising its desert patrol forces with a wide collection of trucks and cars. These provided excellent service to the Autosahariana, which happily modified them to meet their demands. On one occasion the Sahariana even used an LRDG Ford V8 captured at Jebel Sherif."
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"Not every Autosahariana company was entirely equipped with AS37 or AS42 trucks. Feel free to model some or all of your trucks as Fiat 634 trucks (using German Opel Blitz trucks, GE439 or GE430), Lancia RO trucks, or any combination of the above. Command vehicles were often old Fiat 508 cars if not simply another truck or even a Ford V8. Basically, feel free to use any of these vehicles in place of any of your AS37 trucks."
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The AS37 Sahariana in Flames Of War
    Armour
 
Name Mobility
Front
Side
Top Equipment & Notes
Weapon
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower

AS37 Sahariana
Jeep
-
-
-
AA MG.
20mm Solothrun Anti-tank Rifle
16"/40cm
2
5
5+
 
47/32 gun (early)
24"/60cm
2
6
4+
 
47/32 gun (late)
24"/60cm
2 7
4+
 
20/65 gun
16"/40cm
4
5
5+
Anti-aircraft.
The AS37 Autosahariana Platoon on the Move
AS37 Autosahariana Platoon (IBX10)
Contents of AS37 Autosahariana Platoon (IBX10)
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AS37 Sahariana (IT244) Vehicles
1x AS37 trucks.
AS37 Truck Crew
1x Seated passengers figures.
1x Drivers figures.
1x Standing passenger with hand up figures.
1x Standing passenger with hand down figures.
1x Gunner figure.

AS37 Sahariana (IT244) 
20/65 Gun
1x 20/65 gun barrels.
1x 20/65 gun sights.
1x 20/65 gunner figures.
1x 20/65 gun mounts.

AS37 Sahariana (IT244)

Weapons Options
1x Pintle gun mounts.
1x .50" MG.
2x AA MG.
1x 20mm Solothurn Anti-tank rifle.
1x 47/32 gun. 

AS37 Sahariana (IT244)
AS37 Sahariana (IT244) Extras
1x Sand Channels.
1x Gun mount.
Thegun mount allows you add a gun to AS37 trucks.
AS37 Autosahariana Platoon (IBX10)
AS37 Autosahariana Platoon (IBX10)


Last Updated On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 by Wayne at Battlefront