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FORMATION:

HQ-2 STAGHOUNDS WITH AAMG
1 UNIT 2 X DAIMLER 1 AND  1 X DINGO1 UNIT 2 X DAIMLER AND 1 X DINGO1 UNIT 2 X STAGHOUNDS WITH AAMG AND 1 X STAGHOUND CS WITH AAMG1 UNIT 2 X 75MM AUTOCARS AND 1 X DINGP
SUPPORT
1 UNIT INF WITH COMMAND, PIAT, LT MORTAR AND 6 X INF TEAMS ALL WITH STICKY BOMBS AND TURNED IN MAORI.1 ATTACHMENT OF 3 X SHERMAN KANGAROOS WITH /50 CAL AAMG
1 UNIT OF 4 X AMERICAN M2A1 105MM HOWITZERS
1 UNIT LIMITED SPITFIRE
I UNIT AOP WITH DIXIE AIR CONTROL

This week's post is a double feature of an army list and a new report into a painted platoon for Pineland!

First things first the list

1250

HQ

2 Cmd SMG/Panzerfaust Teams

Combat

1 Full Panzergrenadier Platoon with Cmd SMG/Panzerfaust, 1 3.7cm Track

1 Full Panzergrenadier Platoon with Cmd SMG/Panzerfaust, 1 3.7cm Track

Weapons

3 Pak40 Tracks

4 Reihenwerfer Mortar Tracks

Support

4 Beute StuHs

1 8.8 with extra crew

Now for Red Platoon in all of their glory, ready to do battle for Pineland!

2x SMG

Airlanding Platoon220 pts

Full

Airlanding Platoon220 pts

Full

Airlanding Platoon160 pts

Partial

Airlanding Anti-tank160 pts

4x 6pdr Guns

Airborne Armoured Recce 135 pts

3x Tetrarch

Airlanding Heavy Anti-tank145 pts

2x 17pdr Guns

Airlanding Light Battery150 pts

4x 75mm Pack howitzers

TOTAL:1250 pts

Some lovely U304(f) halftracks to ferry my grenadiers across the battlefield. 


Some lovely PAK40 trucks

Stay tuned, there should be more to come once it stops storming. 

Right off the bat I needed a firefly and another Daimler 1. I was using Littlejohn adapters on one Daimler 1 in each Platoon, so I put that barrel option on. I painted them up in LW Firefly Green. I wound up painting 2 Fireflys. I tried some pigment washing on one. I liked the pigment, I just didn't like the color of the pigment. It looks more like rust than mud. I painted a second firefly and just went with my usual light dusting weathering with the Tamiya Weathering Kit.

I then needed some Infantry. I panted up a short platoon with only 4 stands of infantry. I will be adding to that this week with another 2 stands of infantry. I tried a new technique of basing them in German Camo Black Brown and then drybrushing English Uniform over that. I really like how it looked. I also used a bright grey green on the webbing in such to make it stand out.

I also painted up 3 Ram Kangaroos to use as Sherman Kangaroos. BF doesn't make a Sherman Kangaroo model. I really liked how the Ram Kangaroo looked versus using a Sherman tank without the turret.

Pics:

I have also been facing infantry and AT gun heavy lists, so I have enough points now to switch from the Daimler 1 platoons to Staghound Platoons, each having a CS version. This should help in addition to my 75mm halftracks with digging out infantry and guns.

I added two more stands to my Maori Infantry. They ride into battle with their front armor 6 sherman kangaroos. One of the V4 changes I like is the transports stick around after the infantry gets out. So they help the pre assault pinning fire with an extra 12 dice, 9 of which are .50 cals.

I also added another Sherman V because why not.

My List is:

HQ: 2 Staghound 1s with AA MG.

2X Combat Platoons of 2 Stagnound 1s and 1 Staghound II CS each plus AA MGs all around.

1X Heavy Armored Car Platoon of 1 Dingo and 2 75mm Halftracks.

1X Armored Platoon of 3 Sherman V's with .50 Cal AA MG's and One Sherman Firefly.

1 X NZ Commonwealth Infantry Platoon cinsisting of 1 Unit Leader, 1 Light Mortar, 1 Piat Team, and 6 Infantry Stands. All have sticky Bombs and are turned into Maori which requires a re roll for successful enemy counterattack rolls in assaults.

1X Transport Section of 3 Sherman Kangaroos each with an additional >50 Cal AA MG in addition to a Hull MG.

HQ: 1x STUG G

Combat Platoon:

3x STUG G
3x STUG G
3x PZ-38T

Support Platoons:

Pioneers w/ panzerfaust and supply Wagon
Pioneers w/ panzerfaust