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Companie de Fusiliers HQ (GFR701)

Companie de Fusiliers (GFR701)

Companie de Fusiliers (GFR701)
Contains 2x Command Pistol teams, 3x Flame-thrower teams, 2x 37mm mle 1916 gun teams

Here in 1918 our company has changed from its early-war composition and is well adapted to handle the rigours of trench warfare.

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Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Aaron Mathie

1918 saw great changes in the warfare of the Western Front. Russia pulled out of the war, freeing thousands more German troops to push the Allies back huge distances. The Allied counteroffensives, with the new tanks, evolving tactics, and the arrival of the Americans, forced the Germans back towards their own borders and defeat.

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Great War: World War One Battles of 1918
Companie de Fusiliers (GFR701)
Artillery, trench mortars and guns, and even tanks have been incorporated into the unit in order to go on the offensive and push the Boches out of our homeland. Knowing that the war is nearly over some of our older poilus may be cautious and a bit weary of the fight; however the spirit of our colonial troops is excellent and they are ready to resume the offensive.
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Team
Range 
ROF 
Anti-tank 
Firepower 
Notes
Pistol team
4"/10cm 2
1
6
Full ROF when moving, Trench fighters.
The Flame-thrower Section
Companie de Fusiliers (GFR701)
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Team
Range 
ROF 
Anti-tank 
Firepower 
Notes
Flame-thrower team
4"/10cm 2
- 6
Flame-thrower.
The Infantry Gun Section
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Team
Mobility Range 
ROF Anti-tank 
Firepower Notes
37mm mle 1916 gun Man-packed 16"/40cm 3 4 4+  

Companie de Fusiliers Assembly Guide
Assembling Companie de Fusiliers (GFR701)

Companie de Fusiliers HQ
a. 1x Standing officer figure.
b. 1x Officer figure with pistol.
c. 1x NCO pointing
d. 1x Fusilier advancing
e. 1x Leaning Fusilier
f. 1x Advancing Fusilier 

Assembling The Company Command teams
To assemble the Company Command and 2iC Pistol teams, simply arrange the one of the two officer figures, an NCO figure and a Fusilier figure on Small three-hole bases. 

Assembling Companie de Fusiliers (GFR701)
Assembling the 37mm mle 1916 Guns
Assembling Companie de Fusiliers (GFR701)
a. 2x 37mm mle 1916 Gun trail.
b. 2x 37mm mle 1916 Gun
c. 2x Kneeling gunner
d. 2x Gun loader on right side
e. 1x Gun loader on left side
f. 1x Kneeling NCO figure
Step 1. Using base plugs to fill the spare holes. One team will need two holes filled, leaving holes for the gunner and kneeling NCO; the other will need three holes filled, just leaving one hole for the gunner.

Step 2. Position the gun trail over the gunner figure and glue in place. You might find it easier to paint the guns separately before assembly.

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Step 3. Next, glue the 37mm mle 1916 gun onto the trail - the small lug under the gun fits into the round hole to ensure correct placement.
Step 4. Add the other crew figures. One gun team will have one loader figure and the kneeling NCO. The other team will have two loader figures.
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Assembling Companie de Fusiliers (GFR701) The Flame-thrower Section
a. 3x Flame-thrower operators
b. 3x Riflemen advacing (left foot forward)
c. 2x Riflemen advacing (right foot forward)
d. 1x NCO gesturing with right hand.

Each Flame-thrower team has a Flame-thrower operator, a Fusilier, and either a second Fusilier or the NCO figure, on a Medium four-hole base. Use a base plug to fill the fourth, unused hole.
Below: An example of an assembled Flame-thrower team with a flame-thrower operator, a Fusilier and an NCO.
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Last Updated On Thursday, November 5, 2015 by James at Battlefront