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Schützen Platoon (Afrika)
(GE742)
with three Schützen squads, Light mortar team, Anti-tank Rifle team & Command MG team.
Throughout 1941, Schützen (or riflemen) regiments 104 and 155 supported the panzers of the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions. Forerunners of the famous panzergrenadier their role was to be mobile light infantry and in North Africa they fought not only the enemy but also the desert’s sun and sand.
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The Schützen Platoon Command team.
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The Deutsche Afrikakorps was Germany’s first truly motorised corps, taking up an unprecedented percentage of the motor transport of the German Army. The Schützen companies were smaller in manpower to a standard German infantry platoon, but could match or outweigh their comrades in firepower. They were typically transported in the Horch built Kfz 70, although, as the campaign progressed more and more captured British vehicles, which were better suited to the desert conditions, were used.
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Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Josh Forrester
The Light Mortar Team
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
Light Mortar team
16"/40cm
1
1
4+
Can fire over friendly teams.
The Anti-tank Rifle Team
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
Anti-tank Rifle team
16"/40cm
1
4
6
Tank Assault 3.
The Schützen Squads
Team
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
MG team
16"/40cm
3
2
6
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The Schützen Platoon (Afrika) Ready For Action
Last Updated On
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
by Blake at Battlefront
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