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o f a cn '1 l I ;l Om e c em pa ny - y o have b e e n specially selected because QfyOllt leader$h}p abilio/@Qjniriariv .. Y G U ~ U lead ngyonr en i:nto- arrl wheteY0ld, YQu'U be isolared surrounded, laq~er, ,m.0re w e l l supported eriemy'[imae; hca\'l'i:ly e q u i E p e d I':.OmmaIlc\er
youe m e W i liely € I n ; th e i excellent firness, training. discipline and fieldcraft. Tob~ yiorori,Qus skill, ~l¥essi0n an'ci ri ro.m yQ th.~'11 nee al h e b es t use:of th limited resources. your shoulders.rests he o f h e liberarion f' Europe survive,
with skil an th
ro runway an into t h e ; air. On board yo!I1l'g ,Jllcmr thre airborne dlvisions, ~rte B ' fl ir is h a n d two .i'\J:r{erican. 1hese.highly skilled soldiers trained drop by parachute -an glider d e e p , beni:nd<;n.erfiy flight they will spearhead: Operation N e p m n e , .h ,;.¢tphibio,us a ; n d airborne nv sion of Germ rr-o cu ie Fratiice. ;England,
hold
detennination. Ail'bome Division
The information l'Oon.t3in~d '¥idlin this book will enable yOIL eo create FIJl!leS OfW/:lr (orees ,chat aq:urately rep( sert th Norman.d.y in British aiID0rD..e U!iIi,~ 1944.
T o m ik e {jh~ntorm:ati01i1 inloreaGce5sible i)itO
we'v spl
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th
clueeec[ i~ns.
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Briefings
F la m e s O J W a ~ force [home Division.
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A lR BO RN I
A S A UL T
Although you can a L w a y s , u s e your Airb>0t~£OI:Ce: gt:0W ld-based jJllzmes,
combat
missions
in .regular
like. those, G : o J J c t a i u e . d
in th
o / , d l : rulebook, p l a y i n g . g a m e s where y o u r h i g b l y -
trained fo.rc:e attempts al Irrthis.seetron
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your c r o o p s will m , Y o hilve EWO choic,tl$: srea Britai 01' style of play. rype lead. f h c b eo UrItrY' has r w e t y p € S of airberne company, parachute glider Having picked, your wanr of c o m p a n y s e J e C i l t th U ; 1 ' d ' i v i d u a L p l a c o o n s i h a n ' M l m.ake Y9ur §OHtpattyfiollLtheap.propr-lacesection. until h a v e reached ye Tp nt mi W1j_gewar! 1itep
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list of~h basic platoo
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sure-tha
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The organisarion charts Intelligence Briefing th f l il l lo w i n g p a T t s : ~cll p la to ~
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basic price fOf the pla.toon, yo wisl:i [Q include them
for.separarelj-
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Restrictions:
on rill a v a U a b i l h x of w e a p ~ } I ) s a m y :p e y o ce ma av
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m a n y p la re on s
of the
D - D q _ Y 'l oo ~ C id . ll a c o s S ou th e themselves fo their ailored
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readie
th
from
swoop
t h , e 1 Q v aw o b ea ch e
becm_
th eastern flank of ritish anad an iaparas
onto
sk
a f g ua r British
o f R e P . D e vi is ' to theirfamous re of th a in e a r fLu their .A ri m e } ' participated in full-scale
tIniidat:ing nickname
beret, a a . d
liff J: ir t' sk d re s e he ar sa l of h e e p er an io n
wjm i li .c i: c c o ll ea g ue s [ m ID :
I"Airborne Division playing h e e ne my . Moraie.was higli an ever ma knew whar wa expected of him. Major- General
Rithard
GaJe;,c;cnilmanded
the
comp-rise of three b r g ad es : B r g ad i 3t
.nal (! 22 ,d T nd ep en d n t > a a c u t
attached
C om pa Q
ligh:. t 1 U i k s of'ithe- 6d Airborne A rm ou re d
paddindtt drop,
six H o
gl d.
th mall as ault foro:. or coup-de-rnal paIty of Major H 0 W a I d . swoqped fin th~.darkness onto t;he bridges cfos mgrh ae aaal an rn .River:Thre glideEswore assigned. to the swing briqge G\'e[ rhe E ; W a l at 'Bc!uouvill' (s eq en ri te ed 'P am ri e' th Bridsh to :Airborne insignia) n ea rb y b r g e over th river east Ra Al g l e r a nd e wi precision JUSt yards t[oopers .frOID'L~~2~" an ucks W g h ~ r a t a n r r y [Q seize b o !l b b ri dg e s X t G d l . c li e s ta r e d d e u rd e af er sharp ngfIt. aa ~eencaugh~ so olf-g_uard that [b bridge Th German H,oward's were or even c \ g g e c l f01: demofiriollfought of enem eounrcrartacks thar indudeCl 0lc;f;callnu:ed C<\.I'ty:ing
thar
untried
e ie ce e
Sio1W raneOtlS w i
unit
an
included
T e a rc h
R e eo un a s sa r s e
Fr nc
gh
a nk s
H a l f ar hour a,tttr th la ding Lieutenant-Colonel PineGoBin's 'h (Light Infantry') Pw:acbu.te J.3a'l!~on Paraehure Brigade dropped to st1pport Ho ard' men. 10\;1' cloud
anti-aircraft
fire resulted
n ma r
of he pi at o< >p
uutiaUy
Regimenc. gath~r only 200
rhe cr cial
ri es
Th
Compan Just n ea rb y v U k g e of'Berrouville. was fortified were in roug triangle G ab ou : : g a a . u Gaeu QD rhe:shouJd:er ~J in t im e t o f en d ,o f the f i E s t- of th German countcr.a~acks that between O u S t e ha m ul conr nu r. hours, rd each er Lord L o v a T : S 1" Specia Servk;e Brigade, th 3
Djvi~ion's D-D;ff objecd'les
lights,: ra io
ment,
an
landin
zone
fO
Al ad target,
p la n
wear
faci
ea
the pararroepers
s,
mark
of1:he
th
Brigltdi:5.
w ry . M a pa some discovered [heir Eureka m d a r beacons
did
sufficiem
p~thfinde( managed, Ranville
Varavlll
'three drop an
Toufi~e.
roDe!>
P.amcruue B a a Lo l u nd e L i u t n an t LJ:mi droppe d. ea ei ol:lject;,iv,e Ranville, th "i.~ g . t W d i n g pp ch O; bn ge villag itself and m:ee.m. Srun unmrrunare menlanded.in eapnned, Sounding his hunting-horn LUa.£,d ed r h r em a in d e oftne b a a l o n a n s to rm e iIliDg the G:eEman garrison b y . 0 2 3 hours.
" Ihe 1 3 . 1 1 chilll b e c a m e ki.bk:~a in
birten s D p u g g l e ; holding
of th
counteranack the 125, P a n z t . r g r t n a i : l i e . r r e g i m e H t ' (armoure infantry regiment). of 2 1 . J > a n z e r d i v . u i o n , chroug h-
mi$8e£i.lli it rafgt:ti L D : 4 ! e d o m d i$ t? n c e} r th .''''''"''~b.I b.o¥d being iaunedjarelyacra:dred Cerfn,lIJ1 reinfoJ;cemlinfs Back a l ' m e battery, assauJti_q paratroop
hand-co-hand inside w i t h grenades merlin the short, hlo(')d_y fighting. Otway o s 7 0 officers struggle! but his troops eliminated rhe.defendersand disabled, ers faugur
-Borsa po on S wo r
ao of 6'h .Ai:tJanding ~ngaae Janded and Hanillc-ar gJ:iOcrahd reW oriil;;({ - ' 5 " " B:rigade's Lo
L 0 va i? s C 0L l1 m an do s m a h :
n la nd ,
B ea ch ,
tSaen canal bridge
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bolstering the morale ofthe hard-pressed.defenders. Y e m uc h
h ao : ~ h n g
e ma in e
be OEe
13,h-/l
a rr i" ,a l o f furrber Infaauy Hussars consolidatecl,the ..
p:ualfu0Bets' position.
s- ( M i d l a n d
Counties) P a ra G hu t B a tt al io n under Lieutenaa~Colonel Pearso an Llenrenanr-Colorre sr Canadia P a ra ch u B ra db ro o B a t a i o n ha mean plain in he ri er i ts el f a n d D i v e s . knuinbetof t h e r e m a in d e r had ,bce.)1lw.idelpcartered, B e e d i n g local guides
The- - 3,.j~rigade 's
citraugh tlie
0Djwrive:s. StrUggling
marshy bridge
terrain,
th
pararW0pers
th Ueruena:n~"CQ\on'e O~r' (Eastern P a ra c hu t B : n -r ii li o faced c l i e : . r n o ~ r q an g
Troarn
Henr na
o£all,
erville, The battery wa heavil mines ill concrete and earth bunkers. ringed
~j-
fortifie l';arbed
wire an
strongly garri.soned. et if th -guns i m o c k e d ou bef0re th hl:St a nd in g c ra f a pp ro ac he d S w o d ' dang~t.1n preparation beach whole larrdmgs Otwais £l!etJ and supportin g sappers mi exhausfrom 5 9 1 0 L a d n , R o y a E n g n ee r b ,a d '~ed B e k sh i e . cive1y full s c al e n 1 0 ek "- u of h e b a e r
BIlL .ElO[ al rbe
en
fell
avoided
bombardrnenr by Qtway himsdf narrowly
preparatory
to
Jl1ark~~
w.h_en he ande
l oc a l G e :r .r n, ar ! ~ead!lI"l-arters.The gliders a w a y d ep r mo on q u p ra en e needed Urrdaunred, Otway an his men p r es s e
garden
in the
ng br
G a r p Y h . g : most" O tW a y '
A U g U H , :fighung(')ff German courrrerartazk whic wer inGredlbl fierce around Bteville 'The me th anadia Parach te Bat;tahon: particuJarly- distinguished r4emselves gh ng Th build-up (')£ telnforcements o m h e b e c hh ea da l o w e h: Divisiorr t6,.advan ce towards L~ Havre and .riv Seine. :As'more me flocded, ash- ore, Di w a w i B d 'iV\'linto reserve, .irs crucial, part.in die N o r m a n d y The Dlvision r e
ca paig
line undl26
er
Againsr-
6d>Airbo:r.ne Division'
viti! c a s k s la in
Counties
tenting
dig-In Lat in rhe afternooa following d a y , the Su:Wlvors of th a.r_ta~ were finally relieved by Lo L gT I oornmandos. -wi hc awi lg
jh
succesfully.destreyed
at Vara;yille Robehomme, Bure an
dmir
an
r~ a n
o n D -D a
ind afrer, T h e m an y m Q : l l 1 T h s bf the leauersbi_p oJ meil: bold command-
frai in
menl1.adbeen well tested. 1l:li:ough f60.th01d h ei r s ki l :and OJ.avery die A W e s bali g a i n e d resolve
th
Europe,
Before th y :e .a r W a s out the- now hatEl~-b:llrdem:d DjYi~jl)n bac inaction ill Th S U J ' p : ~ I s . e C!QUfireroifol'lSi:ll'eclmn.lgIt die Ardl;l'lues th a ra r p e Airborne were rushed ta h~lp tront honour stem di armoured tide winnin ye become Ba cl Hn Bu ge il what-would Ma H) Vllrsi;!:y, the a i b o n e bloody
on
€o
Dj c ro ss in g
ng
h e lives
uled
mines
p en in g
the. defences.
o n .U s i n g on l y th e l
pa gh w a f t: ) r: a n . a ss a u lr , T w o g l id ~ l' s; .s t: h ec f ,
~0of o'f'
bunkers
paF! in OperatIon iver
many
bm
iJj,
Germa.t}Y;
brave paratr00pers
force. of
<'JperariolL
V;
Clomhacdtop
wo
themswv~
rite 6 ! ~ A i ~ b : O r n e Diyision's
a dv an c n g Balric pon of Wismar
Nrrzi Germany.
last
wilr.
s m a l l paro/ of'sappers
rh
oompleteii
S ov ie t O:QQP~at
farce b as a s ed e d :a :a ro ro on o n d. d. a
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SUBALTERN
;~
C o m m a nd R if le / M G t e a
,.._A Tt
~l
marta
ea
co
Il('l, and f0 4 : r u : { f a J l d i _ i ; j ' t _ P t a ~ 6 0 J 1 s .
C O l I: I. [ a n
15), ocA.rrniil:mea Platoo
~ rl a 'I U H fi '
a:re:
C ( }m p : a a
i ,~ r . i
( - p . . 15»~nd
COlJlInan.'tle PIH)Orr(p. lc'~ R i f i e . P J a £ O G · o (pt 1 ' ; 6 ) .
Qr
up o n e 'S U p p o l t. J1 a o o o T I ; u :t a i: , hd : l ~ Q t P ' t I J e a c h N E J a o (i -i o g r ua e :C P l a tr o ol L y n u .: ll el d ~
f0-1;;
M O T I V A J ' T O N AN
:p Jru:eronS':
· S u p e . m . n P1a [O-olls~a\'iihibje' toc:an Altlandin~
~[I.Q.E 1 ? 1 l t t. G
to
oompany
Plallo!)ll
~.dtITdtqg'.M ()nhll'll~o<'l.. 1,Ln-cl_. A . i .n i a n d in g : A m i ~ n K
1'4),
Y't')1l1 t$}f !:taw
~latl~qIi;,F.
AklI.odlng-"MaG.bin_e~gtlll
eo
to
{a.n,l:lrng,\pipneer
Roccl:;. EJ1l,tboll;
&rn:l,,1
cal?0J'!.~ PlatOe,!!Ji.avall~bJe
6I
~ id d B a rr el "Y ,R o x Aro:illery (p. 17), to A l T t! ! r \d iq g R \ > :c :€ e 14).kirlap_d:_ing
SK
C o m p a n y are:
re
Airlalldi'J:g l1~atooIlJtoyal:HrrglneeIs
C()
,1{&b', ;\Jlti ~~taro~TI AUtlanillng Bauem ReyabAriille;g
),
CE.o
..1$),
Ai:nlAA..ding
(p
!;l~>
HEADQUARTERS
65 points
mpanyRQ
Company C om m SM team
OPTIONS C i E lA T
am
fO tlO p o
1 l1 _ 'to-tim:ee SI)ipe te
p ~ team. S'
fo + 5
COMPAN !G
C om m S M G t ea m
HQ
c C per
~A GA MO AU SM
T t
BO BS
N T T AN K
reams ill
carry
ammo
Bombs giving
An alrhmdlng c o m pa n y
h e b a t . e£ id r> Je n W i n rtwcF. 'Their £i!) nutLtndef is ct:m(al to th u c :c e s o r a U u o f h e e r c a s m s io t w h ee h b e cOllp-de-ma,in s o m e sua:regi raTge~ OT reinforcing' th division's won.gain fram secure landlo 'ImIC. a rr i" le s Q ll t
CO
.,..._A
team
E C T IO N
SUBALTERN
21
Ri le MG
pain
team
eam
1:70 points
~KKKKKKt
Rifle/MG team
Th
sl ghr
standard
infantry
platoo in order
to
sma le fit:
RifleJMG team
R if le /M G
~KKKK
i n s i Z e t the HOTSl;!
Rifle/MG team
glider: bit
R if le /M G t ea m
as dire as
AI
AN
NG
A TO O
SUBALTERN
The airlwding Gompauy with
Comma nd Pion es R i fl e l e a r
pioneer plaw(i)Ti ptovide.s the airlandirlg assault engineel"ing dtpability. Their
e s ca b l1 $ ru u m e banalioa's dere.nc:;esonce th object'jvei taken.
Pi
Pi
Pi
A S A UL T
TO
AnUANDIN
MACH1NE-GU
Q UA D
SUBALTERN
PLATOON
Command R i fl e t e a m
Machine-gunSections
Midliner~,SeetioD A r m e d with e no rm ou s e l a b Vickers M a r . k [D,cdil).m machine-gu th machine-gun placoo gives heavy, sustained Er ,supporr fO your eOIn;l?any. Lackln he ammunition ~upply and crajning of the speC!iallst ma€hhm-gt:nl' battalions, they sannor conducunachine-gun bOmQ~dmellts
.w!K
ViCKers
lK
V ic ke r
HMG
tKKK
eam
AIRLANDING
M OR TA R
SUBALTERN
L AT OO N
Command R if l t ea m
2 4 - 5 pbi:Dts 17'0 point's,
W i t h lx obes th aida dlag
orra platoo is more effecve eqLJ.ivaJen:tLI1*of,yo~r paracl.u:cibg f r i e n : d s . , the plamol1 is quickl [cad fSl action, Lapdfugbt gU mobile p r o vi tl il ;) . i li e c om p a n y wirh irs own n te g a l h ig h an aecurate Ii~h artiller asset. With , t 1 r ( J e o q se r, ve r r ea m s
ai ab
~k
~k
O b s e r v e r B i fl e te a m
3" mortar
O b se rv e
3" mortar
Ri
3 " m o rt a
ea
3" mortar
every
q u i c k l y ! gi:\lUig further pr(ltearion wJJ,en support- to your c o m p a n y w h e n attaCkiug
l i1 ¢ l y e n ,e m } (a p p fo a t
[0 s P o o r
t :l F g e t
Clefen:diqg. 3" mortar
Observer Rifle team
M O RT A
3" mortar
S EC T O N
SUBALTERN
Command R if l t ea m
their very nature aJ;C l i ; g h r l y a n n e d . A ir bo rn e c om p a n ie s JeIry's l1aJlZCl'S h a v h e a b i r o r n a k e m ea l t h t ou ~ h es t troops SQ-Y0ll need anti-ran assets wi~h the gr0LUld and iu action lml'l1etUa_[ely. This is where ubiquitous pdr-arrned aidandiQ anti-ran platoo Comes t<;l th fore Landed in Horsa g l d eE S o ge rh e w i h e jeep 'tOws., these manoeuvrable guns ca hr an G 0 r m _ a T I armoured fo ce fo
_OIl. pd
_O~A
_._.
dr gu
ANTI·TANK SECTION
pd gu
Jeep
Jeep
ANTI·TANK SECTIO
R OY A
AIRLANDING E N GJ NE ER S
PLATOON,
SUBALTERN
PL::4:TOON
H
ndP ne
Tte
G t
135 point
A d d -, p jo n eC t -S u p p ly - je e
an traller-ar.n
cest
gh
rt
~KKK MG
le
Gt
MG ea
MG
~KKK K K K t R i e /M G
ea
R i e /M G team
ND NG P L T OO N R OY A E N G IN E E R
airborne unirs md. rsguhi,r: liroops assigned: to SllJ;!pOn: them af\:er Jand Ve he ""
B \l'a~l!S.
Urn·
n o e d o t i e w ts e a.LI Platoonsar~ t f i t o o a5·.f arlesS'Vetera.n.
A IR : S U P P O R T Alrcra
Limite Air' up ur
AIRlANDLNG
H E A V Y A N T I- TA N K
SUBALTERN
PIATOGN
PLAJ()ON 155 points
Command R if l t e a
The heavy troops of.the airlanding-anri-rank battalio are th real ace-up-the-sleeve.ofan cunnln airborne commander. c a p a b l e ofbringing dOW'J;) even Jemy'slleayy T ig e a n y ou r 17 pars m,ustb deployed carefully to dominare likelY;!,1'l:ll,our appJroaches.:1'Ou'l;I1UstroalCim{se thei d~ul1cci" capability at critical moment in uhe battle Despit hs size th 17 ru gu ca be-delivered to theairborn bridgehead. in (h enQrmousHal:nilqu!gllde( each o£-whiGh ca carry 16 cwU"trae::r01'. itS cu -d wn Morr
,'IAU. 17 pdr gu
'it
C u d ow n 1 5 e w t truck
E u - do w
ANTI·TAN
TI
DI
SECTIO
HE VY P L T OO N
1 5 c w t truck
SUBALTERN I ~ " J
10
.KKK
R i f l t ea m
points
f-
Command Carrier with exira h u l M G nivarsal
NA
NC
ee
An
at
.......... ••
Reconnaissance
is
Re
DI
MG
PLATOON
EC
R E C E P LA TO O N
PI:ATOQ_"'" 4Te~
20'5 poin~
i5.5 p o i n t ; . , (\}oJnmand Tdra.r€h la ik with inp t a . :
with twin
a•• l . ]I 1 1 _ _ _
Platoon.
A I L A N O IN G A R M O U R E
ar
.o O Q
1 !G . gll.ll
Command Tank
5" fiowit '€O~.
E ~ 'U t_ de j( ih : adaptor to-~np. l:Wa.Ie~i3I
m D . i b l Ilt:
n o c os t. _
4CmmweIlrv Cromwell IV
485 points
"365 _points
Piilditig Bromwell IV tanks ./ongeJ' co_rmJ:-4$ a n _ A i r L m d t n g - p l a t o o n .
pkttoun
AfrboJ'oe AUIlOu.red R e ec e R e ~ m e a n e d by g l d e a t on I ll -D a y w i t a.sIluadron,ofTecFaro11 light tanks. Tetrarch soldiered 00 llroughOLl th Normand campaign in Augu:st t1
Tank
they Wtltl;' d ow n t o h a l ! he ir oc i~ i: rt a s tr ~g i h I'IJld. ·LWQ platO.ons were . i ~ S l , 1 e d ¢J»~w!l'llt,ruiser til'Qk.,~ replacements.
SUBALTERN
-140 pom.ts
Gun.8ections
Observer Ritleteam
S ta f f t ea m
Command R i f l t ea m
~oiDts
M1Al to
re
Fo[cliB
artillery. support, th a i a ud in g A m ~ r c a1 1 . 5 m m p a ow er
av
[0ad
R.GCtlSS
5m
p ac k h ow i e r
5m
p ac k h ow ik e
M1A1
5m
p ac k h ow i e r
to
g h ,regim~T lands i n H o ~a : g J c le rs .
of he R e y a l A r ti ll e r have !Hany c o r p f ll 'i n g . d e m a n ds . r O ' 1 ; to ',fendIo themar:tillery support i§, essential;
M 1 A 1 7 5m m P a c
d£e me m a d e it of the beach, with so this iIlregta:Ulght
M1A1
h ow i e r
Jeap
ND NG
B AT TE R
Jeap
ROYA
A RT IL lE R Y
[I
SUBALTERN
Ct;n~tll
300 points
C o m m a n S h er m a
40 points
18 pninrs . . . . . . . .
en
nf
Trained,
Centaur
RoXaLMarine J\n;n:t'llU'ed $uP.FOfl: Battery give fire Supp01'tfor dle: Be initia1lanClin$~' Uter c l i e . i y equipll1cm wa;; h3.l'lded over to; Indep'epcient landed wo
:tHe
Atmo
1I
Bi
C r} , R : u U n d
he
ne
o wn e s h
the
Centau
rank gave good service as artillery In We airborne personnel, the salien In Canadians loaned tr0(~pSto crew thes unusual vehicles
A RM O R E -PLA'[QG)N Shelma
,ill, or
QPtlONS Ad
V@
Centaur
entaur
C EN T U R P L T OO N SUBALTERN
TCDON
00 points
£ 0 - . : " , , 8 0 points.
ll S1i~rman' Qt: Fire£ly, MG for *)l?;0mtscPer tiUik.
- a n y or
O~.§ J.-M
Sherman nfident Trained,
can.kseftbe L S a ' /1 8 ' H 1 1 $ s a r ' anided on Sword Beach hC ,Af wa beach. [h!l:YaccompaniedLord Lovar's commandos 0.0 their marC to reliev Pegasu ~Eidge Th Hu sars emaine SUPPflItof-d!e A l b o n e D i o n u r n g ei ea y- ba es '1hr:
FireflyVC
M OU RE D
PL
OO
SUBALTERN
220 points'
ruHe7¥C£ team with team ar'n
Lignt ~(ta:r
' iI _ s t .
om R i B e / M G e a
to~t.
Command R i e JM G e a
w i n - P lA T _ re a
itO MG
Ri
Ri
MG
MG
ttttt
R i f l e/ M G
PL
ttttt
team
OON
R i e /M G
SUBALTERN
PLATOON
_HQ Section 'With:
as
Ri1le SqlJ,ads
~l
points
ND
-team
RiflelMGteam
10 _pointS-
ifle MUds
MO IV TION
Ri
-roa-.l PlAT t e a m
HQSECTION
ftttt 1 t t t t
IL
R i f le / M G t e a m
No
ad
that the.alrboane
EtQOPS
om
e g m ea t h a
ei
w .Q I
have done
th
ar
work-t
n : p a a r o op e
finally
vo un
h a n d . Some
veterans
aT,
some
gua,tding y0U can rely on them
to
display every
en city
[h
'Briti
R i f le f M G
RIFL
team
R i e /M G
PLATOO
ea
ea
MG
FIELD BATTERY, R O Y A L ARTIllERY
TO
PlATOQN
~tt ....,
,TwoG a p ; Tr90J?§:w:ithteeal of -4'
GUll
l,G " ' i l I t
Sections
2:15 points
Seerions
- HiS points
Section
10,0 _pglnta;
am
Command Rifle team
5c
Rifle team
truck
Carrier
Rifle team
25
MOTI ATIO
AN
SK LL Q uo d
Confident
ac
a ,n d U mb e
Quad tr.acic/ a n l im b e
Trained. 25pdrgun
Q ua d
a c o r s n d m be r
GU
omma R if l t ea m
T o p n< pa :
Jetty
L~
m:
his.Jlodlii:j;fg'gcrs dC'Yasra.Eing bUf;lge t t - 9 r 1 1 _ e : h ig h _ l y t ra i Ji ( inc R O y a l Artillery.
to
dci'fiiind
y0ur
pt0fi!s1il6nalsof
Q ua d
ac
an
limber
TROO
Rifle team
Carrier
Quad tractor an
limber
Qu-ad L ra c to r B n limber
O t i a d rtactorand
limber
Quad tractor an
limber
.;:ighrgJ!ll!s !It' their dispO'sai a n d _ fu r h e b a rr e- ti e :ready to B u p ' p ! i i r t , w l l e n d , t e . ai:rb@ 'rn~are lUcky gb g u l1 n er - t o rih'l'1el11bet theJU~ J' [0/ hetten ~truf1: diggfu,g~ce With
~n:a.ge.Jifts d ie R e q J ). ev il S: w q - n ' b e fa behind.
ArJl)OJl~
Mobility
Name ~apQIl
Sid"
"Top
$R;nr;'"
UGHTTANKS Ftilly-~~.ed
O . Q I ' 2 'p#.ftJlI~
24~/6at1li
\f(itll-Lip19ohll iij/jil'!O~
24!.'/6_Qd1ii
With QQF3~ l i i m J i / J i i '
2ff"1IjOcm
Smdf(e,
FuJly-.tcilc1),ed
Q.J,;;ru:
ME
2'
-NoH£;
T AN t< S M G , R l Q r tt (e d 'a n l !1 1 Q > Unreliable.
h o p) it f; fc t
24"f60dm
3,j-
Smd/fc,
l[lriiig b o . f l l b l 1 ' i d m e i 1 t i
'4SqJ2Pc ' r r l
5t-
Smok~,b.o:m/jdt4mt]H.
9 Q F' 2J lI lJ !
CmmwclllV O Q F 7 f1 l i m
C o ; a x M G , H u li M G , ' L i g l i t
Fplly-trac~~ in
IJ)
"180cftl
G o - a x MG,Hull
Fully-tracked
M3 75~m$IIl)
FiretlyVC
QQF Ilpdt,;!Jm
Se"mi-hldiffllti~~,Sm~kr. M G , T o w h :o ok .
S~lnj"i1tdina.fi". S m t ) / u .
!Jj~i80(m
.iii
:FuLly-ttacked 32-:;;jiloem
C o - a x - MG, " I 'o w h o o k .
flli; 6fflli-ilidil'lIat ji're.,
HuilMG.,
RECONNAISSANCE lf-ru-aGked
Jeep
.0
rwoj:lu1J Mil.
TwmMN.!G.
VEHICLEMACHINE-GUNS ifotlll:r-wwtpQnsjiu. R,QP) ifQf!;~rt w a p l 1 1 l S ' flit.
P r e t e e r e d a m m O , T Q , Q h~Dk.
Range
AntH"link
ru1-paclced
24"IGOGTl
'2
Man-pack-ed
40"1)00011
V i c ke r f tM G
ML
Mk
mortar
pdrgun
e t l iu I I l
0~)l17pd"gun
Immoblle
Mii
5m
16"f~{t"m
G,llll!.Shi:eld.
13
3+
G~.shield, No HE
.6.
3+
Smoke.
,4
S{J7200cm
b a m . b n r ' d 'f !e n t i
Range
RO
And-tank
F~ep:ower
3-1'
GI,Ill,shidd, S U 1 o k ~ T i i rn r a b le .
5:'-
S m q k ~ b o m b ti r rh h . e n t: .
INot.~
16"/40cm
RiReteam
16~140cm
:2
'SMCr=
4"'/IOtm
j'
l.ight M o r t a r team
l !i " 1 4 o C l Il -
P l A T team
8"!2j)cm
RifldMG
team
P la me - h ro we t
4~116Gm
ea
,6
' [ l u l l RQ w h e
n ov i n -g ,
S m o K e , Can•. i t a v e f ri en d lY - te a m s
to
T a n k A s sa ul r 4 .
'E
l ' il a m e - l : h r Q w . e r .
c a nn o
SmH'leam
s ho o
1le<1vy'Gllo
Mo
team,
T RA JN 1N G A N D ' E Q U J P M E N T
A DD IT IO N A
e ;u ns .¥ C 'm c t: da . T a \ i . f us au l 3 . T e am s w i t G a m mo n b om b s- ar e r a e d a s Tank fus:l.oJt.3
T RA N
OR
TE MS .i\rm0lir.
ehicle
Mobility
C J \. 1 l 1 5 ew
and Notes
h e d : e i: l
rruck
Q ua d r ac to r Wh
SM;:
Jeep
ee Mord$
Front
W.hecled
O OU [
0 1 ) C a rr ie r
..
S m o R f vOfllhai#th.tn(.
24·"!60crp
HeIlVY'
'Team
P ie ne e
4+
, o 4 -" L L 6 0 . t n
OQF25 pdrgun P l r i/ l
;2
32"f80.111tl.
.Firing b p m b l l r d m ~ r t r
Notes
S ni ok eb o m ba rd m e n
24~160_en1
LiMe
p a c k h ow i tz e
Firepower
al f.-tradctl
AIRCRAFT Aircra{t
Wi?POQ
ToRi,.
Anri-tank
Typhoon
Cannon
3+
'8
Rockers
5...
llirepower
3+
Notes:
'Port B e n ou v e . sentrj; evidehtLy one
Galla!
A sh e s'pol
Howard's 'eQXIlgaay, here in
bridge. small
fwtu
rill
0'
iii,
what's left
is in
minutes.
finlshed, Howard
and th
thel'man .ed me towards th b n q l g e a t
pace.
planne<;l_are proving
right three !,TIen h u n c h e d ev~r t a b le , s 't > m ti n i si n g 'CLIJ):;1P lampligpt. 'One them on pair Q E c ow b o y oors Wooden
CYJ_
thef"Vci
,got no yet;
we?'pOAs COTI1PaililY
is
ou'tjlank-them
YClU
b~:eJi?' sai
Pine-
Howard
at is didn't
recognise.
jumped and
to command
r.
yet?1 '~tj),
it
rd
s:iglt<:>£
a,fjit __fdifficu1ty in these woot4 h e r e . Seemslerry's
qwGkly
to
'Rlghto
Corn-pqn ar hav.in
my
Be~'!
past brisk
forc__e._.. M a eD <
to
th rwo
seen
all
askedLQoki-n;g the platoon Thad
assembled.
ve no since.'
thoughtfully,
my counrerattack
rhar
be£ore
te meg formed
ready
[Q
move
:t up
want -t!J,em
Ut
_"
nonce. 'Yes Sill.'
th€1U
ha'\ie only
thei Stensc
-Wedictn;[ have lo~g'[QWai[. From
Wooden
og six.
ec
ly 'wIth
Dlysdf,
eyes
th!! ac
back-
tabl wh re ol
,0Utposl'cominanaePs
d.iffie:;W tx'Ireplied., some
af,lt
raw.'
It
the
sodden Iliousers. 'Never
waitinlr.
'13etg:w.se
indicating mind
He rur:nedback cQofer~nGe.
hold
coromandetsauthority
withdraw,
that, rnoraent will
to
outpos
you.' Iistle:
pr:~sar~:
to
but: ooly under havy if
words! just thenthe sound
ill€:
hanks rhe_ fame
to [h ma bodeaBox.was
summoned
'A difficnlry
in
Seem
Jerry'
nying
to
woad.
Hold it until
Undemood?' "Yes
if.'
§ever
.relieved,
1 90 8 R ic ha r B orn 'oil: m e f ro a ; l: i lY , e S ta t e iii Devonshicein Ge Pi €o w a destined. a;ca.(t!8t%IDY G l f l i € c r from an earl age. Reeeivioghis.eommissio
CHARACTER.STIES -C
irrthe.Devcnshir
Vetera
Regimeru as ~'Sec~)H Lieutenant in ,lc9.2 was steadily promoted a n e r i n . S e p T e m b e r n d P a a ch u B a a l o n before.- a :s su rn in g c om m a n th
He i~
rd Batl~-atioJlJn 1:942 By QO'W ,his unit gallan.ly rhroughourrhe
Rioe-Coffin
wjnn;.~g·the
ot
Af ca
C :a in pa ig n
ilitary CrOSsI0! hi actions.
Hltlens Eo: op e.
7clt B ta tc i U oi ; ! f j lL z y & d a vi'taI [ole in. t h a i rb o r n e assault, reinf0rcing M a j ' 0 [ oJ:i'h H o w a r d ' s coup-de-main forc That ha seized the strategically lro(jlorranr bridges spanning th iver rn nd Caen Canal. The bridge' d ~f en c e r G am e unde epeate an ustained arrack Itom n um e r e al l s up e o r G e 1 la ; f o c es ! b m P in e- C of f oooly c : 01 o :r di na ,~ e t h d 'e { en t n ro (] .g hg _ u[ . h e d a un il he w ~ a r r m e w e e l e ve d ' c P , e . beach- landed HQOpS. Fen ills part in J;hi steadfast defence Pine~Cofio wa awarded DiS"oq.gy.isched S er vi c e O r de r ' W Q o d e n ~Oli, Fine-Cofliil -&a1Jthlfon:cl;rrough ~leremairi:der ef war, £(icieivih ba 1:0 Huring ebe barcalions final c om b a u m o v rheRhlne inMarch 1 9 4 5 .
Fon-dly kM~fl
h r m en a
..
wl Seen up rared a ~ f 0 J! o W c S :R a l l g e 4 "1 1 O e m QP '3,,Anci-ralll<: F i fe p o w :e r ' 6, Ji l :i l RQfwhefl mm-ving.
peints,
C om p
SP'E(IAL R U L E S . :
PUle-Goffin WaS recalled [0 England t o c o m m a n d thedlcdg!mg Pa ac ut B\ al n, pa th (lr Akbgme Division, F o rn e
Higher
'i.'Qarri6r -and
al
Counteratrac Platoon: W h e n his: frontline requires reinfon;emerrt. Pine-,CoHin es formation of en as
tb
.A
tetl1}'l
€oil 1reranae ~'1ld
tw
Sta.l'ting Step
an
ie Command
6',/ . J 5 ' t r / J ifPin,e~Cojfi~jou,may.fqrm,
js,1.lt£thill
p!ement;the
f0 ce
do so nominate 'ff:P to
(iounterattackPlatoon.
t ea m s .f to ? '
an
6';';
'Parll~'hute l a to o n . w it hi -
mfl] rrev~rnominate teltmsfrom iiplat.oon ol'tl:~s,
2i{) team.*
th(fri fi1!~Cte(l~$. h es g e a m s e ~o m e Commf 11: Command
~UrP-
'of~hl1
b~co'trte~the'P!;:'toO(1
te 1}
tellJll.jm· h e C m m e ra t a c
fJuntmrtrtilck
P la to o "I '
(}8IlSi~lg
a n f id t! pe n de n t
e lr ln , fl,lld ri l o n g e r ' C.du:ntjftg tis:
'Team5.placedin
th
COltntet-attl.tok
t h e i l " q r it if la i p l ij .t uo t /S . n i p la to o n f or a tl 1 !u rp o sc s
Platoon
. Q QU n tI Mt t/ it t' k
exGept
o m pa n
tlrl'C
to
be
2iC" f . ti a m
no longer part
P / 4t OQ ' t: I c ,o / tn t ! a s
M o ra l
Checks.
Below,you.'1l find. eh action with the correct colours, as so Ih
B r s h A i rb o n e- so ld ie r
:y as possible
k e _ 1 js ,c om ra de s f ro m r h R i f
~a[r1edress. This consiste
jacker and treusers in g r
wu
Kh
s pe c ia l s te e helmet. Usually it wa covered' wl~h eamooflage llet:llingro w h i c h to aid concealment. o,u:fIag(Ho'lollnld fabric Gould Br
p a a t o op s
0've~ die.standard
wo
he
QW
Baaledress.they w o r t- a D e n is or t camouHagc
~ 'B r
a i b 0m e
ce
1M wa ne
mo wa Y' Ma Be ad pt an g na t by B r ~ i A rm y a s Ai mo n i n C m o { ag e w a made F r g h sanagreen.coloured denim material whlc wa hand-painred with d ar k g c .e 61 1 Bsiris
panera,
' c l' to c ' 01 a t e b r ! lw . n 9 I n O u R a g e
were also or irInro barde,
parnuoop
Many even
ed
am
beret,
Beren R 4 , d ( } )4 . Helmen
u ss ia n U n o r
Came S c ri p
9 24 t
Plar Ep.rth,(98S)
Camo Strips 6 n: e
O c hr e 3 14 )
Smock: Gfetm' Och,'e (314
C a m e I !e fl rc ti v Ca
G r ee n ( 8& 0 )
F l a . t Earth ( 3 8 B )
Webb:in~ackpa4t:
Gt:e¢tJ..{Jrey (88G)
' T r u se rs e E n g l is h . U n i fo r m . (fJ21)
GaiteBlCantceri: Green G r r ; y (886) ]loo~/Chinsq:ap: B l a c k ( 9 5 0j .
S k i n : F la t F le s
9 .5 5 )
Rifl lJuttlEnttenehln
Tool B e i g e l J . w w n (815)
lUfleBarre!1SMG/Macbine
Guns
GJI,tm'uft:al
wy(863)
Vehldes/,GmU: Russian Unifotr(1 ( 9 2 4 )
(A
Statdrig
wi di a, a s
~ S 0 p r ov ir ul 1 g "l l ~ 9 1 i d c o l ou r fo EngLIsh C/ni[orl'rt .921 helps c r c a G e V 1 5 U a ld ep t 0 : m e g w : w h in il.'I(lgular snipes. a pp l C ) R if /e fi iv e .G r e e n 8 9 0 is a d n ea r Q Qw e (D F l a t Eartb
to (B G r e e O c h r betwee them Einally (E) 'gi;vjngche figuteaJlghr:;,dry brusli T h e - tw carn c o lo ur s s ho ul d cover r0tlghly me th . fl a I c a r n o lines, whilst leavin&" th recesses aarker. wirl'L G re e O c hr e 9 , ' P J
A IN T E D E xA M PL E S
921 t ro u se rs , a n d Blatt? 95() boors. I - I lg t i li g l i t t h e trousers by mixing
(f.-) Engl£.,· Uniform
with E ng l s h U n o r
or by using G r e e n Brflwh 879 (C). tfyou
(A A s l r a d i n g b a s e oN?uss.fan Uniform 9 2 f o o w e lUghHght. C : C ) Enm:)1dbit.1g toolhandle 'Btigf B r o w n
(B G r e e n G r e y 886, Mi:xi~~ an
G r e e 8 3 . 0 shading col~u~~ f 4s ia r O r d jb r m ·924 ~a_gdhigliligh:r.
of ej ec
)S srrips with F la t E ar t
Ught'dry br
am
Canadian
li:ighlighr ef R t j s s i J ! i n Unifof'n;l
of B i 'Q w r l V io fe t . colour.
hessia
are iieldfug
ma
983, (C
[hen
pii:k
G re e
ex
(E) $ ho w
G r e e n . O c ' h r : t 31 base g r e e n e r fabJ"ic
[ L I e W h i t e 951 wi tb G 1 " ( ! e n G r e 8 8 G to binQcuJa:rs R e j i e a c i z J c
¢ on 1R L e ~e d l'Iacatfoo per.
heavy dry brusl; .o R us s a n V r f or m 2 l (B) Paine rh G r e e n O c h r e> !i 1 CD), E ) ) ' l 1 1 i s b .
890
Out
with G t e e 7 1 O e l k 3 14 .
Basecoat with .Plat Broio» 9 8 4 , fQllowed lighT w i n h Red!J47.
(G) Re
9471tlixea with
7Ja7lk B i u ' C 93Q.
(t
High-
TIPS Whe.re co
gw
LO
colour
gg
u r Iess.stark.
well
it greens an bm u·s.
higblighT,
YOll
also us B U : f F , Of a q
S aN d , h i w i e av €
rhe-hlghUghr
of the' A i i: ht ;i m e D i vi sl E l Jl1<"Ul}' Veteml'l5 , w i t l i _ ] 1 1 D iv m{ on , a s if' lighting
Med ph bl
orrn~!:Ipy Mdingli. di 2. 0t i;;i bal:ttl~-1arijen.ed oe:t1ki'li'th an
runt
wI
in the S ic i y , S al e n o
an n. a n a i b _o rn e
,ham
fQ
-l
Neptune, O :p e £ n < I$ i n o f N 9 m an c y ,
nc de
reorgl!,_o1s®
'All Ameciosa,n'-
Th
'areputadon
m2 / ;J
new reg~mell;ts, reRia€emen~
tw
L l l F a n t J 1 Y R e g i m e o ~ wiTi"c;h' tb,~ 5_O4~ rar~du.lt!' .¢mly recenfly; arrived Englal;):d f e a m : L[aly ~d W 1 1 S ~till'egcoupfQ-l'
RidgW'~ G:omman'd : ~ ( % 10 n e E k m a n ' s 5'05'[ ParaC!iiu;e Iilfantry R e g im e n ~ C o le -m e l l ll e r s n £a tm y R eg lm e nd Colonel t'.indtJ.lil'st's 50yth P a a c lng.
ih
Truanu:y
Ru:achute
:Reg me t"
pl s- Co'lonel
~ : l 5 , J G l i d e ~ I n F a n t r y Regjment and,sLlppmting L n g - L i et it e Q Ja I -i t- C o lo a ,; !
il.t~
Lewis'
Includ-
D 'A 1 ! es st o' s l -t 56 '~ ' ~:ua'Clu!te- Fi,ekl
A~dll'efYBattalion. il D-Day tue.,82 d ,. a o J1 g w ir .
th
1 0 1 \ ' Airborne
he
n _v as io D
b~dJe!l < \
o f m e .A E n e ri c at l
ru~-hirlg; ~p Feinfor<;em:em-~ f r f ac i! i ; u n g h e mo:~eQ'uJ'lJ.tnland
th
wa
F€ y,
br ge
a m p l ' ii b "l 0_ u , S " t C e . S p O l d f ic a ll r
re S € 1 l !
the CQIii!fltin md the 0VBf D o u v e . . bola i r b a n k
to
horn Mere-Eglise.
prOTect VI €orps, occupy Sre.
An. a e a l a rm a a .
C47 5kYtrai:n airqhlt- Q1u}dng th divjslorrs 6,418 paratroopers roared acros th c h a n n e l early honrs that p a b J n de r ni JUflt}" follow.ing go fl~;w hours b e e ha nd . T b aiJ:el'21t travelled JUSt th fotm:uions 'CiU"giJ'!g IO in cite wak(! to c(1).nmd m:qm ; \l er r g e l' ln a n : in defio_ce5, tlt011gh t h a n l d i t H y npl;" cli~ hail,0f t:i:t¢ in~id.I): £ J ~ e ~ w h i C h , _ h a d q i l p p J ~ d t h e diVision til. Sici!y campilign: (1ufrht'l[ < S 4 7 ' s t Q w i u g W a c G " g H d I : i I s Hfte.dthe of the'32]i,h an aucial up.p]k toward four:landlng .s-i tes, D e n s e fego a.llliiheaNyantj~lr"craf[ :fire'led per.sipp to maintain
p: pe
pS o rm a
as ar
to
w . i ' d e s : j J . t€ < l d . d l s -
Y O [ l J 1 g pil9rs s!'X1!1g_gled m r c r 0 'n ,
The 50'§,b hi
futrhest [Q go, tasked with ' se i 7< i n : t h cfiri.:al r Q a m _ j.UIlCt1all In rherown -e "St€. M e re .- Eg li se . ~ ~ 5.05"'s3!'i Battalion unde L!e;ntemrnr~G0Iqnd Kr.a.us l a n d e d the e la t v e I nr ac r '011 QF ec me L : a t 1 d _ e d , 911 the r o w ; n itself town. doz.e_n l?ana[tOb~ecs ha V e l ! m ow n d ov , Ge ma gar'ti~oll (qnf'!cSurviv,ed, h a I lg i , n g . . h e - c \l ur c s pi re ) I ti ex p i ca .b l th -gwjspn chell j;¢turrien [f) [heir b.~-tacks.. M u s e - s hoops, attackeH i m me d a rd y u ~ n : only b a y o n e t s g r en a de s . . :B &.WIl large '0Sc.Rag, specially brott&,ht the-commander fIn the occasion was, H u u : o : d n g
Division,
inland f _ r t : m : t U r Be l;lllse -f ie C o q m t m Peninsula. 11l alrbo~[)e di:visieID; ¥/e:re [0 seite- a ; A t I ~old,- yilal PII.i..se<.l{ays" r o a d ~Ulio[i'Q~,and rive~
b_cldge~, iFc;,~~ntil:!'gGerman
patftt):gope~il faLllnr:o r € _ o o o t l y BOP9!ill ateas W : P : C I ~ di shugg l e d tQ id e t r i. s c l v e ~ o f h i: !i r eq,uipIlHlQI.· E v e n . ,the f6rtU:Qa~e OlJeS w h a n e d .0 gtound found themselves m an y a r e s o m thei p e {0Z~~fal1d &cedwit:h the daunting task of f6rlUio,g LIpill th d a a n -reaching-their assigned
M a n - y lb.dkless
he
di
~~ BirraH(fn
;)i);5'~)s
V.1.ndehr0Qrt landeddo.se v"ndervooH gathered 00 '4 record f0r
under to
pe
Lieu[t:ll;:trir~ColoD-e1
m ' o ? zaae an h i m . in 30 minutes, b : m k < e l l lIis a n k l e upon i:t;-$
Jai:Ulilig_b!lr.r~main~c! In c£lmm:anC!_,.
orurch,
&cl:!€ b a t 4 L i ~ l : ) : .teadec,Lferclieir obJeetive.of the liulebaruJet '0:f Nel:rvllle~au-Pl:Uh:; n !) rt f , Q F 'S U l ;: ..1ere,-.Eglise, th-ey w e r e .. M e [ e~ E g li l reG ail.::d Ekmall ~Q ar ac b ;s -c iE . ' I i e 50,5rl''s commander u n a w a r e that ' K r a u s e c h a d a l r e a d y suecessfu1.4:eapuued th [Own In w J l a " w a s ro p.wllC I l l _ O S ! im ired decjsi on s,nf t h e e n t lr e .o p e r a r io n , Vandervo:or~ SCR[
m,~Ci u n d e ~
lin-e a l N e u
e,
nl'jldi:l1iJo1£
l 'i e ,u t e n a n tT u m l J :l ; il l t?;'set u p d e e Q s v . t i n y bleGkillg fQI
1'l1ucli
h u g e r fo;r.4!!:tr-priil058.
( " r n £ i n O l J : ' r e g i t: h : _ ( m t i J fa
1'6'6f-iliem
B a ~ k in Stl:l.
omen
£o th ~defi dcresl rh
[Own.
~ E g ! :i se , G e rr i( an a p n ou n fd ve ru c le sa n d 6" ; a i 1 i c h i r m j i i g e " ' ~ i m e r L t c_oumerattacke
at
hours, pltchla pal'atE00pers a.gaifiS1 theLropposite 'held ff repeated f o r t h e . firs ti e. (r,a se's Kr gw wi PfO(')€.S.S, o b e c i v z e < l i n e d tI .Antet~pln h a n d s ,
numbers
ke
Gretladi'cl'1'?gilnent nllssiqm f r o m w h i c h : o : n l y
retllll1ca.. Tw;lihull and is rirenhadprev.l:!iIted tlie
ava.erltiea
paraeroapees
110uts;
Upen landing, Lieurenant-Colonel Kellum's l~ B _ au a O D scr,pngly d e f e n d e d the 505,b bridge.ove th Merderer Rive atbaJiier-C!. 'Ihreedeoermiued assaults by [he pamtr0.oper" failed [0 dislodge - Geo:nans. leadin oncof'them.Major M c G i o r y Wh Ke wa o o c om m an d o n l y lese.his life,also.GelJeral GavIn arrived afte capturin CheF~du-P e n r I D l ; ic i g e - a o d rh forc of 500 me o m v !U ' o l u n c ap tu r h e b j c l g e T h patatT90pthe :507'li rs wessed fOJ1War.4in 5,@8"'·who ut their advance l a n d e d to h e w e s beaten back by erma fo ce ho etoo western end of th bridge Despit reinforcements, elfotl's to ,ecapnu€ [h wesrec special cask force containing ranks June with th and artiller unde veteran paracfQoper Colens RalF tlrar La F J . e r e bddg coul be.eaprure once a n d J o all. wa particularly badl dispersed, Millet's me landing m g , d y 10 marshy g~oUJ] west' Merderer.and unable a ss ls r. i h e fighr o r L a F ie ce . Lieurenanr-Colenel 2" Thnmes rom.mandmg B a c r a l i o D , ) a s s e m b l e d 50 men- bu Was ed th
Ge;onarJ
sl1petibr
ih.f<::es.
remnants
'Ihei
n ic k na m e
cl:U!
" R e d D ey - i s
task W1\S [0 secure t b e J e f 1 : _ ~ank 9f
a re d s l g h il
be er
'landl
h e a rg e
a nd ia g
,in;vol:Viug " 17<.lHorsa
glidcl's f C ' l \ l 1 1 ! ! l ew F- he an ruarrywere destroyed .in crashlandhedgerows. cattle specially emplaced ings hirdcgtrees, Rommel's Asparagus. Despit chao of thes landings Colonel L e w i s was able to gather the. bulk of a : n 9 the 325th .played €) in Gaptllri:ngLa Fjere. and, Waco g l e r
their
nd ng
U n c r u na t y ,
ne
that followed D-Day! the 8 ' 2 n l l was relnfsrced insasion beaches. Th ground troops m o v i n g up their positions, garnered In suagglers divisi(m eonsnlidared an rece ve furthe upplie Wh ls heir.alrborn ol 0VClf, not. The Division, struck, nh Corentln Peninsula, swinging soud dl,9ugh E d Douve; river .and capmring L e -H a y e- du -P u ir s high g ro uo .d ov _ ec l0 0k in g July placed m, reserve, ehe battle-weary 82",1 wa relieved before
to ,rel t. 'T
to
losses in misslng' an
evacuatedwounded
Di is on's
pereerrr in killed. 111his posr-banle report
rhe, ha_[ ~-Foughr c ; a m p a i g n s um m a i se d da~ C ' t f action w h h o u r .relief: d O C : 1 u eu c e wi thoue 'rtplaGe~e.Q;ts. Ev:ery mission :J,q:0l'nplished. g rO U n d g :t in ec l w@ S~everrellnquislled: Ge J,
U q ge :w a y
w u h t ac i u r
ntL
ngS;
tro0t'~S i n d u o J n g th,e Dliclges over$eDouverj){el' Only hi thei d r o p zone hils others landed in th 101"'s area s o m e only n . a n _ o w l y avoiding plunging 00 dieie d ea ch s he English Channel. Lieutenant-Colone Shanley commanding
[he:1.n~ Battalio,n was a b
()\'ening o r - V - D a y ,
in: small
f0Ught
po-ckets, au:\b¢hing an ha as ing, the t:aRrured a-4et being spilt ,effect-, t h o u g h M i l 1 e ~ h i m s ~ l f om w h i s t m o v n g [ o) :" aI d A m f ¢ vi l e . 8"
Glide:Ebo1J:ie reirifotGemems were lal;i_dedin the afternoon
ga
bridge were forced into 'strongo.pposition shor of the. bridge ih wa able 1:0 garber EvenruaUy, the [0 several.hundr~d 1Utlil Capture rh~a J ? _ l ? ! 0 R c b : e s to Cher-duPoar, hamFetmg GeunaJ1:d orrs to reach S e e . M~re-Egljse~ Paratroopess fram mb €a! 0f Genera WUhelm Bally of 5)J. Lu!tiafidediiHsi'ofJ. CAirlanding first German G e n e r a i captured in rh invasion.
Marker <;arden, tLr:opping by daylig~n to capwre b d d ge s Nernerlallcl$. this O P~ t1 01 1 m en : c_ros.singo.capeure the th 82 c;ondutteei anopposed.river bloody heroic action t ha t p ro m p te d bridge a t N i j m e g e n , . nd A r m y to sa I:l['lon meenog General 82nd~s er am proud er an the greatest Di.visi01l in world roday;" Operati90
in December, :All- A:meriCins' W e r e ye ne bloc th aidvanooo he Sixt Panzer Arm;y near $ 1 ; _ Ba
Bulge:
Threugh.rheir v:illa-m paratroopeis
aC[i(}DS
a n i : ! 'g1idermen
in h e b c a x o f E a ro p th 8,2"" Dhfj~[ - 0n ; rh
Airborne Division in.the Ann}'; had established airborne warrio fo enerario co e,
he 6ISt
tradi-
••••
es
N n A lR B _ O 'R N E U N I T :
MoJt~-]HAtil~.~OOM~~
n_r0l':ZO.o:e"N;506'mP~,!Chute'Inf1lIlcryReghnenr
CRIRJ
and_l5_s_fLclg,;9- m i sc e lJ a n~ 'L ! s _
D : £ o _ _ p _ M r i 'e '" fJ .
S . Q 5 ; c l k l l I R _ _ , IDlviShm_H€t_an<1
'srkkl?"o£:TI1JS"Gelhnoolls Zone.
pcop
t ro o ps .
jl}7-rh,
tl100~.
tVlR.
US:l0nT'ALRBGRN_E
SNlrs'
, A ; . ~02ptl1iIl\> 3''77t'h l ' la f ' a G h l l r e . l l c l . . d attiUe-qr b_a~~"Q1:*
_D_rop
Drop 2n
b a ua l o n s
hanaIioh 5 ( 1 ) ! s t pnt he-ana" 5l I6 :c l: L P lR . D fx is io n
HQ
Or
Claiborne,
Louisiana
Ailu"USC
on
1:942,
thei,r
€Q~e.t
davous wict d~tiny·. 'TIn rendezvous rook plat 0n'G'1une fO th 19 W h m e en o f h e $ € e am in g E ag le s n am e em pe s k i e s imo Normandy, - A l : E h o u g h r a founiriou like the: 8 2 , l < i 1~ w e r e ef eral Joln1S(;)A's 50]>1 Parachute Jnfamry Regiment, Colonel M0Sdy' ~iJ2"d Paracliute Lnf;mtry ua en ink's - a i ll e a n d m e n o f- th e 27'b Glider Infanrry R eg im en « T h and hold the' b r g e a n c a M s e W a y s over missjoil w a C o s 'the R i v e r Douve, inland from mall Beach.
~,29 C4 aircrmfTofth:e 52"J 1i'eop early D-D~f;ij.e~ding Cam:ier Wi:ng se G,lDn ,tot t'heit desigoa[ed ne wh ch a ' they hoped:, been , h a d Id"t . E n g l a n d late th the p a n h f i n d e r s marked previous evening, A:!rhoagh re ro faG!: O v e r e i . 6 Q O pararroopers.in
that G e m l a n
sw re
disp'ersed.Some landed me cursid rheil'designared."a.Feas lIlany bein kmed or captured. lost.all burcne l ?: a :l 1 \. m ur eY i d d A r ri ll er y B a t ta li o its twelve 7!)Jil.m g a e k hG)witzers in g ro un d C !c ~d y f lo Qd e by d¢feriders; drop
badly
The 502"cl was a:ssiglle,a th
dr@;pzol1e .of'l:he (U ,,/ three. regiJ:l;;):en~.. Th~yweter;t:o d ea rr h: e_ G e, rm a n d eE e n €e s norrhernmost
a r o u n d St-~,~ill-de-Var~evitlea:n.d ,F { 1 4tlf IriEiDrry
Dl
bled
an
securi
ck
secure c a u se W a . r l ea d in g
for th a m p h i b i c i i ls l Y R eg im eF l c ' ,2",l Battalicn
invasiom oe;Iches
n.
Th
captured rlte
n-aban oned
tOWJ;l
eeastal. tm
wi
md
landed
~ern-
Gt y,
al
si ion. 'Ihe l.tBao:ali
eonvccged on Le ~e[es, f i _ l l d 1 : h e Genmrn gar.cisonsrill in [hei~hlarra~kseating breakFast.SfftffSergea 15 parart"op<;J;',sr m e d with small arms, b a so ok a a n d g re n ad e Storme th huildings. inflicting O~ 00 casualtie~. dropped Battalion 82""'$ area. Lieutenanr-ColoHe
p t- ox im a . e 1 , 2 5 to me
mer
landing in on
Rober Cole I l; l li ) ;c h e d b a r d through th night w ay s char w e r e .rlleir object:ive.
he " h_ e y w e re , d es pi t w e lc om e - d~ e 4 1 .D iv is io n
arch
First airborne
th
troops
to
a sh o e .
die 50r"'Regimwf d ro p ~ ne ne a G en e a lT a y o r I ad de d Sre-Marie-du-Mon Afte findin hi artillery (Joinmancler r h el 5 D 1 " 's C o k ll l J o hn s o u Brigadier-General M c A u l j f f e Taylor was jained his'cbiet engineer ivi a n d o th er : s ta f ( t) l ! i i e , ~ ( ;l il l h a nd fu l :f enlisted m e n , jlIrCimp tirtg.h.i.m, .0 atelfl'tenll!l'k. 'never in the-annals ~ar.e ha so f e Q e ,e n C0¢P:laoded by S9 many.' Tl!y!9ls b- an:d g r ew , a b so rb ln g $ , I I ' : \ g g l e r s a s ad wa Vi(\rvill~. E n . ro ur e h e b a r l e with G e r n i a n p < \ ra . t: ro o p e, rs , r he : fa : m o :u s 6. F a _ l l s ( ; h ' i r m j ( i g _ _ e r r e ~ m e n t . ' F a L k c h i m l j a g e r , @fVonderHeydte's Based il unit was parr-of Ramcke's 2. Fatlsr;hirmjiigerdivi.rion th bulk ofwhic:h was' refitting
:l,t Cologne,
iII-le SOl"'$
Banallen under Lieurenant-Calenel JuH;to path of the b e a e h es - a r ' P o p p e vi ll e . E w e l l headed east smal T h e y were l0:il1~c th widely dlspersed 2 ' 0 0 Lieeenaor-Colonel bitter B g - J : r t i n g , he paratroopers secure t i l ¢ ' inJand a e c e s s . s o c r n ca l ~l!.Gcess'efr:he amph.ibiCilus landings.
The
cd
commander, Lieurenanc-ColonelCasrel o o after landing. fOFclng Colonel johnsen
Barealions
was k i e d v e
ntla.vlLy w e l s it e
La Barqaette
T h e d ef en d er s
88.rrl1n g u n s " w e r e 9nly dislodged
nayalgun.6r~ blast'l:heJ]l fi-om their pl'lsiFiom;.
a f te r , [ o h n so n
USS Qulncy'
summoned
iruanr:ry
assisted
regimenrs
1;
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! 5 Q 6 cl ;, fared ~he w o r s e ow c l o u d and vigorous ail.ti~aitqaft transport p l a n e s c a e r y i o g ke (ormation fire tire iegi'rneot. ~esuLtin. in ;j chaonc <:'liO? Battalion w a s b a :d ly s € a tc c re d . in irs d e e p ; ~acarrooper~. Thehr near Foucavili nd Beauzsville-au-Plai near c:he:Q ' O r m e m . Utah. B ea c T h weakene battalio c ap t obIecti:ve, th Poupevill causeway. th [Own re was pinned down w e r e - b ea v y d¢ E w l an Ba a: n ea r H ; m t F ou rn e until relteyed by liC00pSC0.ining'up from. b.eat;;hes. The 1",1Banalion
landed
target; al}d
ma
J a J j g e l y in th Over
2~d'Ssect r, well
mil€S (32kll'l,)
to-coaselidare.
near Ste~..Marie-du-Monr
wh
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off, enduring
On this p o i n x
rnanagedr
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with
th ubiquitous ' F t l ! l s c h 1 r m f a g e r way Sr- 'C6methe time diey reached m e i r objective, the du-Mont. H o ud ie nv i c au se w ay . in the e a d y a f e rn oo n o op s ofthe 4,lh I n f a . o c r y Division I l: a a + r e ad y overrun It, anerm)()[1!
D-Day
paraU00per
trom
Barraliell foqghr Ma.tJQL
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battery o f -
objective 01 w o w o b r g e b u they foughr stUlJbliH~ agalru;r af1'effott'S ~Q d i - sl o d g e t h e Il ;l . Reinfo',Clild by fe strag-
~leIrs, men 3,,1 Battalion u n d ] sappers a r, d; vt d a n d desa-oyed memo, h u s d en y iD & _ K e y . ti ve r Grossing to th
erma s.
s u p p < n t i n g th b.a.t'd-piCoSse p a r a t r o o p Clswere,_cha'dtic. Mui1:hof t b e l l e a v y e Q u i p . m e m , 1ikce e ~ p s 1]1e glider operations
g u n s w a s- da m ag e o r d e e ye d Q l l l a u r u n : g : ; mo g l d e m i s e h e d es ig na r n d n g- zo ne s T h e Divisional commander, B i:ig~dier- - Ceneral D o n a l d Prarr, deputy landing, h e c on d g tf Il e t aJ t b e co m e casua,hyo£. th W a r . Fomllla~ely, 9 , ~ h fl l 'P l ' lf s o r- u e 1 c a s u a l d e s amongst gl:ideonen wer rellidvel H g h t .
As th a n d n g z on e were cleare of obsranles, like eh simple bu ct R om m e A sp a a g u b q u a e a n n g Wei'C! m o r s ue se ss fu l The Divh!Qll a$ abJ.&.to' consolidate nd e . u p p ly " a l h e W h _ j endu.riJ,J'g rlilll.l:i.ll'g b~tdes th fewoE tireif' a nd J n g s g o n g G e r- m ~ o l, '- fe ud e; .r s lll~pit accQcdillgto
light
th
attacked
- S r. ., C 0 Il le ._ d u - M o n c . T h e l oc a l G -e l u ra n defenders l~ad COl'it cc yid nt h e a r a s likcly ' w i T h firing poslrions, setting fire to several ba&s to p;t'0vid ilh.lp:Hnatiol,]'. a p Ph;e' battalion ho l i .t e ra J J y f e U . 'W'bJVs'rf0n, w a s k i e o T h c om m an de F lieu.tenant-Colonel sr rr cp rs .a they floared a s h ed e fe a de ~ s pickeaciff five o H ic e I a n d 29 reache th Battalio wn On
poin
The seizure ~w nQl1 th end of ex he jv si O1 '5 role in I;hecampaig f o N o rm a n d y , as tasked With capturing Ga[emall, crucial Ow road JunGtion betwee th U r a h an Omah Beacbes. On 1J ri line, 01 t h , w a y to C a n ra n L i u t n an t G o b p Co Ih:ttalicJ1ij 0I th<:502 cl ra i n c o strong G e ! m a n o p p o s i r l o n .
B:rJ:!counr Winters
Lieutenant
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converge
p l a it , T a y l or 's <
secudng objecdves, w h e r e v e they were,£ound., causin C~f.lfllSiofl..the)
ha
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feacures a : n d fighting
dlssupring
r"
their
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th
ue
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paratroopers heav er an
down
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110
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im
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wa s ta rt le d d ef en d er s T h a r bayenet ~l;tatgts by Aci;ny in W o d d War-II. t91e ~ceived, th M e d i o £H o ;n p ra n d Maj0r SropbTl:id:li,S-cinguished,Service
Cross,
TIle 10 1~ seuchwesr,
th V o n d e B e y- d e ' attacked
form,idab!e
0. Fal/!cnir:m.jiigerrfgimem
notrheasc and m U G S depleted ~ClUgb
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Befrl_i_chingcll'(armoured
.clrm'c a d i nf un t d .i ~ js io n ) oounrerareacked p; aEagles' n : oo p e !_ s ! ii ') U T h .e a s o f r ): t t ow n , bu t'he ',Stll"~in,g ~".J A.m:ipred held urn!l reinforced th DiYision, June. ,CarI!tFlr:m_was i i i n a I l y secured 0D. te EFIgllli by wa followin.g monrh, b a v i n g s u e re d 4 ,@ 7 0 c.:a$u:a:lli'.:!sof,the Divlslon
1 3 ,0 0 0 m e n o f h e .D i .v is io n w h o" li a d cras~ed em(\; B r t m c h . s o i l . prOXil'llacwy
jLLmped
had pr@ved e l b y a l of Iir~ ..D a y : a n d after they to soldiers o fc h h a d ie s Of h a [ 01 '& 0 0 u a d i l l i ! ? l 1 tharwould beuw.held @ y through famous i\'Ipl'lr,atlom; ke Market 'GllL9_e and c l I O : legenda.ty defei;ic,e ofBast.oguc iil:I:IWlg' the Bat.cte o f B u lg e 101' Airborne
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machine-guns!.hitviug'eight
T h e y provide.die
laying down
B ! I 1 'o o k t ea m
be li t.
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$U-U platoon
M1919
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weap
G a p a b l I l of ea d o w n ,
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LIEUTENANT
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Sections
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ca be brok~n These re tied togdher dropped a s a . si ng l a i m a f load, lf31l b u nd le s g01!S weij,l!hey'U stll be all tegi!t:her ( :m . lr u: u: il t) g .l h te qniddy ar y - th crew and m~ 1: {1 ihto action in the parae:hute infiytuy regir;tellts, it g o e s iri. d..r iJ1 In immediately. course, ,rurat'-s $0 $Wee•. e o r n b a r , in ar n g do,t;l'[necessarily Bach gu
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W e a p n s S qu ad -a nd :
fttt tttt Pioneer Rifle team
Pioneer R if l t e a
fttt Pioneer Rifle team
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t ea m
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engineer eJ1gilleers comh!):t pME oflts name. Nor only are ;( qtrty s t u ld ar , m i l a ry e og in ee r n g a sk s A c y , h e a r a l s i ll I' pe c te d to fight a n y w l l _ e . & e , a n y ofgeair:(g to mp E m m e nave au uuusdal Th
flarachrt.te
lp
to
expected time.
w0dcl
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o s MG
W E AP O N S S QU A
the
of
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a y t f a v e . l, \p : ; t o J . c ,
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regimen
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<: as gn m ~ b o . n 9 1 J ; t o f g Q : iq g f 9l W a t in ¥lOOU aJlP an a n a s flying Doxqrs. 5d you'-ve~t li Jo vital role (0 f u I £ l . L110'si::\gto~ boy' p~~ru:(')~perSiVfQ)Jldh~t surviv frye .mi'nut~ wi:woux al he an q_ pm an:iving iU,Y!!lJj!g,Uders. A1myq:oe- § £ 1 @ t eonsi,der.a glider E i H e comp.any any d i ff ur eJ lI i f ro m , worner. d B e c 'o m p a n y ,a s id e fi :6 :
to
GL DER
C OM P AN Y
cut d.own:on nunlQeJs t o J it :. i g l id e rs . TIley a r e . u:rlif~r1Uei!j,j eq¢pped, a , n . . d p,aid as nnnnal, r if le m e n , d c }p i [( ! ' fignt beh1nclenJtni) ' t i n e s . r e .q u : i r li i g i: h - e ri i r o , l\ 1 ; 1 1 d
t h- e n e ~ 4
LIEUTENANT
Comma
iI'S srandard ' T h g l id ~ r4 iH e platoon is basically th same le infaptry' cousins. no mal h a¥ in g one si fr
weapon
platoon'
th~ ouly
mortars attached,
that there.are, o.oJy
tqm:pany.
b a c r a U o n s m a l l eno4gh
makes th
iffere ce .i
be ~anspol;ted
This
Rifle team
irs o\v.!;:lh>;rzooka
platOo
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for
is.\ se1f-G0nr<).ine uillnlJte to ho\d
until teinforlttlmeni
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in SllpUl
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jtt;
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fttt
arrive,
A r J n e d witl! .1 GaFand serai-auromaric Rl R) pl advan<:Jing~ ab ne wh
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Rifle team
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P L T OO N
Command C ar b n e t ea m
)A:t:t
...A:t kgll~er rifle company relies me suppor iI'S w e a p o n s pla~qon1or Sm.mtdjate .lhepower. The p ~ r o o a s rwe B r o w n i n g l1ght m a . ch .i n - g u n iliLe platoOlis. r u w < l Y s at ts ru osai :0 afik
Mortar
....A:t
)A:t:t M260mm Mortar
M 1 91 9 L M G
in the glider OI1J)"
th
.i ~i ti:fle ria1
is w i t h better
use oflirep0we~ Initiall
th mortar were permarrendyassigne one wi only tWo Inrhe w e a F o n s platoon. Experiellc;e soon we at . fl & ib l a p p ro a c h was nd me ar w e cen:tralised-and a lI o' ca te d o u as needed.
Al.thapgh
De
m o a r w i h . e ac h platCIon is still
common
beheld, w h e n d e P l~ Y ID eo ! w h e w , d e o n a g e < le d the c6rtwany is 0p~ating on 'a srhal,Ie~ h-om.agev.i single, more powerfu mortar seotionean .d.lvidends with it concen trated BrepQweI.
he
makihg yonr ow
assaults
move the ,veapons
riHc_~
d~ fuel to ad ance lnro
assault,
('in
my
wn
LIEUTENANT
:2 - M a c h i n e - g u n S e G U c m s
lOQpofuts
Ma~-e._gun-:s.emon
Command · C ar b in e t ea m
points.
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Command Carbine t e a m
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dd Bazeokajeams ftl1:
'+ ·5 points
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M181mm
M181mm
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B a zo o
eam
response an 'tlexibiliry. m an ia ; rr
LIEUTENANT
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'kit.
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B a zo o
notice,
M O R TA R S E CT IO N
DE
OR
eam
GLIDER LIGHT ANTI""'1ANK PLAT00N
TO
LIEUTENANT
PLATOON ' 3 G U I i _ Se c ti o n' S
70 p o r o l ' , < ;
G un . S "e c o n
points
Uh ke he
L ir ne ys , o ur -g l d es s
dOl~[
M3
G a m y r an k s
ha sl !Ul
Command C a r b i n e team
b ev N e< :
"O
an
..-.
mm
M3
Jeep
team
Kif.iutPimZ~ES. Whilst
the ol
&(
3 7m m
un
is probably
p;a.s1.'hi
have,tbem
Q1(,er
Barrel.
1 : 9 0 points
'1 it.
Jeep
7mm gu
B ~ o ok a
PLATOO
-
196 p((mt;&
GUD'ER I N T E L U G E N C E R E C O N PLATOON
LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT
PLATOON' Command R i ll e t ea m
85 points_
Jeep with
AA MG
'5 poihtS A t a n o;r;all ,..mar:nieaJeep~s fo1' - 1 : 5 - p o i n t s _ _ p _ e t c l e € f ! ~eam.
wl,tllan'AAMG
RECONNAISSANCE In naissanc
Platoon.
d i Y - i S l t t; i .recoun:aisSMce
t€c0.iinaissnnGe
jeeps,
they
ar
ll!l5tW0 -la,dd gtf) pla:tO.dns. Eqttipptld wimmacliine;.,g)l'n.!antled. d ea l o r S t o u n g fo enemroouri&i.aaackS'ot rv
sa
G U N S EC T O N
GLIDER ANTI-TAN
Pi ()riij 4'fr $ _ i J j i : l 1 p F t .
-.~
use-by-
dare, I t' s , a l - m a t f ir s_ i n th e Wacog:JldtlrS we\re gOt to land tb~in, ~ouu¢e'Qf r q seme-skill inde12io_ymenr luck xahk~s C ; ; e ~ m a : 1 ' l rwi?:. t h i n k it'4n ma A , g a i sr th lighdj-amttl!Ued v E l u 1 i : l t ; s y o u ' l l ntostlyse¢'in h e n rs e :f e hours,
mm
Rifle.1eam
Jeep
Rifle·teamJeap
GLIDE
TO Th
ANTI-TANK
PLATOON
ha heavie Britis airborne in B r s h H o rs a gliders-'31l ex
ivisio al anti-tan
attalion
ra
p u n c h when the.Panzers-sranr rolling.
g i . v. e t h e d i v rs i o nv e a l
TO
DE
iElD
RTILLERY BATTERY
PLATOON R~ SectionwitS;
12
Sections
Command C a rb in e e a m
points
50 points
Section
OPTIONS R e p a ce ·
- M lA l
75Bll:b p i C k
no,wners
~l
now:it:ze!;S'wjt _pO,mtS"
per GW:i
pU
MIAI 7 5m m P ac k h ow i z e
di£ferem;e is,tb[at with OJltytwO bOl,rta1jon,
an er
b ia t a l: io I ha
i e s j n s r€ l a t
c l ir e ei o l. '! I "- g o n b a r re r ie s ,
'Ihe 6na1
ma
just; tw
~~
Jeep
s_ix;,.gunbarter-
Jeep
GU
S EC T O N
LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT
Squad and:
C om ma n P i n ee r R i f l t ea m
140 points No Opera,tingSquads
,ttt
B e zo e k t ea m
tttt
Rifle team
Bazooka
la an clea mine barbed wi an other-·obst;a:cles Plarooas CGgetMwit the war.
team
(Q
allow
have al th military t ;! 1 g il le e rh '_ g i s k il l o f their brothers-in-arms, b u b e ? .E ep a e d g lo ri ou s p a sa c h u i n
Pi.oneer Rifle team
1E"k
team
Pioneer M1919LMG
[he GJider
1ll11S1
Jeep
M1Al 7 5m m P ac k h ow i z e
PLATOON
lhey
7 5m m P ac k h ow i z e
MIA1 7 5 m m Pack
G U D _ E R ~ h ! l G [ N E E R C O M B A T PLATOON
Weapons
~l
MI
Jeep
m m P a c h ow i
~~
to suppOtt,
ability th~ glidcfbotne artillery ~ight bowitler. While sdl] S[R~ to fly in tn fo an artiller p i c € c e , it bi airborne seandards
TO
Ml AI
~A
OO
U I 1 k h e a ra d U te f e l a r e ry ba r a l e n h a a l from th sky in severalpic_ces, ne_eding to b e o ca te d _ an d a s m b e d gUdedield.a:rtille~ b<}rralioflSarnve;aswnoJe ~wits,complen: ','lim rbeirown tril.ru;pom 1hl~l :l ak e r :h em m o :r e. ,p o w ec lU l i n the Jong run, alrihough they a r e : a w deploy. h e g l d e _ fi e
~l
M 1 A 1 7 5m m P ac k h ow i z e
Section.
Anothe
C ar b n e e a
Bazooka
Pioneer
M 1 91 9 L M
W E AP ON S
taam
QU
inaboue die most da,ngewl.ls method
someegghead could think o£
LIEUTENANT
--------------MOTI ATIO
AN
Veteran.
bartalien assigned to them OJ;]_ D - D a y . Hm wa off the beaahes,th t a n k s joined the'pararrooi)_e!sgiving them mLich needed support he a s ad m uc h ~ f r. h e b a , tt !l ,e li h e S O J ; e :u n i D g E ~ l e s h a e i h e vereran 70 th
TO
AN
ivisio
Tank
an
Tank
Tank
IL Confident
The [Woairbo01c
190 points
ea
ad
D E ST RO Y E R P L T O
T AN K P L T OO N th equally experieml;em l~ BattaliGD, 66,h T a n k Baitali6n Arl'll,ollttd R c ; g t m e n r of rhe2.nd 'Hell Wheels Annoured Divi io
in uf orr.
LIEUTENANT
t\
LIEUTENANT
PLKI00N im..i\.:(l {i"~·in
with
0u
et
of th 899'}'Tan Destroye Barralion operated 82", 'lI.ll}.merka» AirborneDivtsion frQm in sUPPwt'0hb 'Ibis tank de tro.ye bartallo lias long [hID i) p+U. tank lIisl:'ory goimg b a . C k to th fiJ:snllle6fl\tfI03in stroyers E l G u e t a r . 1h,ey f ol lo w e d c i t 9 1 1 [, n JF a n r. r DiVision b a c k to B r it a i a : fc e rt h fighting if], Sicily;
utility
Carbin team
Cempany
D E ST RO Y E R P L T OO N
ANTI-AJRCRAFT ARTIllERY, (SELF-PROPELLED)
ut
LIEUTENANT
eapons Sections
l_Auto-WeapuDs
Sectio
mm 80
ROints
r~PlatooDI (SF) BartaliOj:J supB a n e r y , 4 74 ' A A p o e d 1 O ~ '$ c e am in g E ag le s A i b n n e Di~ision fflilln Dt3 to D . , + 5 . Their J ; Q l e W l l S co proteGE tbe para.tto0Fe.tsftom the expected Luftwaffe a t a ck s T 0 ta L Allied air sp;peniority' (Wet were IMely seen in u:J,e beachhead meaJ;l GefJ'l1an~wraft day!igh making' th 4A (SP}platoo tlnnecess~
MI
hall-track
GM
M1
C G M C halt-track
C A V A L R Y RECO
PLATOO
LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT
17 points
CaVa.l ;f
Cavahj Reco
A.aifiIW
115 pom:ts.
o ec ii nl 'a - t o l
Patrol
60 points
...
C AV A ..
bu t...M2
,m
ID.. OrtarsinJe
ea s-as Portet:S
Ih
Reco Patrol ar Reconnaissance Platoons
C a , v a l n y G t o u J w e r e .some the fit$t troops ashore ill Franee on D - D a y . T h e y o p er ar :e c l o n the Cl:ierboillg.ffanko(the h r l e l l y wo4ing-Witli [he.~2"d Airborne Division they cur h e p cm jn s 1 la . L a te r r he y c o o p er a te d with th 10l" Airborne Division in the s ca s e re d C e rm a n ferces in peninsula while heavier forces besieged Cherbourg
TIle caWr have liPique. o.rgal,lisarion. Ea:Gb _F~at6~wis divided into- c lr re € p a r; r o ls . E a 2 patrol as c i m pn n en t a n a rm ou re d ;caJr,,4. mortal' for lire support; 'al'lda jeep
Mi;~ar
M2 60mm
orta
M2 6 0m m M o r a r
Jeep team with.AA
C AV A
E CO N P L
Jeep team wtth
OO Before each q o t m c l
mortar sets
C0nc~ea poSiciun a n ( ; ! c ic l ie r the p r o b e s iorwar€l ro .nex oovereii
in
it draw .. lire
from th
ir of th p ro h
e le m e n
independe.ntly
.aifiIW
ommand
Mi;e~ar
e a e ie rn en r o f 4 t
TO
.aifiIW
ommand
RECONNAISSANCE
Cavalr
E CO N P AT RO L
it
tarionar
element.
_ ea P ie . o ;
a a l/ at 1c e sr Q ' j o i n
CHEMICAL M O R T A R PLATOON
OOVl'lr,
it.
LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT
~f
~35 points
Command C ar b n e e a
puin:ts:
Jeep with 1 1c a A A M G
Observer C a rb in e t ea m
OPTIONS reams fo
Ad "Baz ka
Jee_pwiih -5 jeeps
we
15]loints:!,er team.. M G foc_5 poi:urs.
aJ
with r ra i le E S .: a t: n o
87'h Chemical M o r a r
Mer m pa n
of,
landed
Ba _w th
'Ivy' . D i v i s f C i H l an:achGd (0 r A e a i rb o m e [Q
Inlamr
Division
FOE
lm
cast
OeDa}'. fo'r w e e k , tWO divislens fu their
.<1t
the. 7,}d,
eh shor rime they were attaehed
t he i
Th
a ll ta c Jo :
or
ng
with th bigh explosiv usc. Their lighr.we~ght ffi0!
s he l
are
h em ic i m o a r
JUSt
as oo
we
d e g ne d
s he ll s b u r he
a ec ua l
:;"JI'lIIkJ~'rllernp e r f e c r for s u p p o r r i n g the a i r b o m e f0rce.s.
wit
t ra i le r
3A:tl
Jeep w r t h trailer
AllA
[Q
in
re
ee
as
wi
"1£~
Baloo~a
aI er
Jeep W i t h trailer
~~
B a zn o k t ea m
cl:i:e£~
ARTILLERY BATTERY
points 80 poin
Command C a r bi n l e ar n
J~
army made.ft-ashore.on, ttwb~cAc'lS to support ili.,~airborne t l ; l t c e s wiilb 5c.ld airborne divisions-ha 1 1 1 1
HQ SECTIO
Once
arJiillery Th ai'rbQriie divislons oJ:)."ly compo.nent, $0 dte, addititma], die. s e r d ~cilleJ:Y' battalicms er mo useful in brea in up er ia coun eranacks an pounding he aurs l nr .o ·s u b- m is s io n a h ea d of th pararroopers' attacks,
t1ie_same c a l ib r e -a s t h e. 'g l i de r artillery's lighr howiezers, th Held a.rrillery' M2Al105mm ho'~it'L!!ts h a ¥ e o ng e g e a nd . if r h .i i J. g s g c : r o u g h a'gun shield m a k i r t g Al
~-Ait. M2
M2A1105mmgun
2'/rtOl1 truck
"l,ton truck
~-kA
~~
M2
M2
I/rton truc~
EL
TI
ER
T TE R
Atm(lut
If'tapQh
M63':'hmrl'grm M4Al. or M4A~Shennan
M!175i7"'!gtl'!
Mpbllity
lllibnt
'Sille
Rlmge
ROJ<
AntMonk
Fully-tracked
,4
24"16tJcm,
Fi1'l!p'I )Wi!f'
2'
CIil'"3XMG, HullM.G, A A .M G ,W g J
-7
S ti th ; l is e r
Iltilly- cracked
MIlIl
Go-ru:
32'~/lJl)rrm
3+
:5
S m o k e , S t a 6 i, /i so : .
T A N K " DESTROYERS M73 Tl:g!f!T'
Pullv-rracked
tj
i,
[)
j2~/80,m
2'
J2
3+
HaIf·trnck~d
AJltkit'fCfafi.
\'(.Ib~ekd u o ¢ . n l ( l t 7 { ] 1 I ' i J . , lI I t
A'iVk.,.,iqidJ.ayqur.
'0
2r/_60~m
~beered_
0.jltj.-!I!'rirafi.
'\
2f'r60cm
16"l401;m J6'/40.!I!
S l o w ; !rttvl1r,e ..
Awkward_layout.
16i4Otin
MJ$alliJrt(
.5 ca A A M G :
Q :I "; u, :M G _ , S O :c a r
MMG·
-/
.3
:6
P;OF
if I 1 f h "
RO
'i/o/her w e i j p ( ) l l ~ f i i - c ,
il;ettppmfi.re._
It
MG.
an
MS M2.50ca1MG M1
LM
eearn,
Mi917HMG_leam M266.m
'Range
Man-packed
l6"'140cm
M a n ' l 1 ad < e i i
-1-6"1406:1]
Man-packed.
24»/6Qem
$ l -p a d < c - d
>l1l"/60cm
mortar
.Man-packed,
Ml 81mnuuomu
M17mmg ! U 1
24"16Qoo
.Medium
24"/6Qcm
ROF Zwhe
(i
Smoke bontbardmenr,
:2
S m l { k e bombardment.
4+
Gu
-t
il
MZAI I05ninl_howi tier
S m o k e bO"lbarfbmmt. SJ1l..oke.
2+
S m o b e bombardment.
if
72 "ll'8{)tm
;[
s hi el d S m o ke ,
2+
GW
4t
S m o k e . bombardmeTII.
/60cnt
Firing b ( j m h ( J . f d m e n t J
oRE,
Smoke.
.+
:XNI40am
F ir in g f jq m b a m m m f j
s hi el d
Cl1Jl shield,
10
16"/4Ilhm
X!Clvy
ciO\VIl.
£[t over fliendly [ " O O p s .
@J"fl60tm
O S m m lighthbwit"le~
p in n
\vl\en pinned down;
J6~/4opn
Light
m m P , \ c i < .howitzer
Firi1lt; bombiirdm~mJ
M3
6·
'5
48"{12Dc.m
Lighr
M3 3imn gutr
M IA J
-t
/10Qcm
Wghr
1Wica1111.0n"r
otoil;
Firepower
32"/801ifft
F i ri n g b o m va r dm e f IT s
4 . 2 i, h t b
Anti-tank.
Mobility
e l lp o n
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL R U L E S Trocas if tbey were-Infantry
M 2 G O m m [Jlomtr-rcams Jtlay use.the I T S s pe ci a r ul e Truscott
LM
TR NS OR
teams.
TE MS Armour Mobility;
Side
Eoom
To
E:qLlipmen an'i:!N"otes
TRUCKS O p d on a l P a ss en g er -f ir e
MO
ER
N NE L
CA
ER
Jeep
N 1 2 D utility
AAMG
P a ss en g er -f ir e
(J
. 5 c q .l _j \A M G .
MS ti- tank
RO
Range
cTeilrlt
ELepower
Note$
8"/20tnl
A u ro m an e r il le s
RilltCR'lIm
tG"/40cm
A u r om a r i r if le s .
- - R i l l ~ / 1 0 G ream
IG"/4{),cm
C a rb in e r ea m
:2
'/ZOcm
B a zo ok a e a
ADDITIONAl TRAINING e a ms .a r
ra ed
3J;
ND EQ T ea m w i
Ta
Tatlkollss;rult
Moves
cannot shoo
_ r a f t ea m
P io ne e
5+
10
lIS ,;r
H ea v
Gu
M EN T mo
mb
r a te d a . tT a n . k AssaUlt!l-.
AIRCRAFT Ai.J:cr;ttt
J l3 8 L J g bm L o g
P47 'Ihunderbel
WeapOI)
EIit
~ti-tink:
Firepower
C~l:I1;l(ln
3.
Bombs
4~
MG
2.t-
}+
Bombs
4-1'
J.I.
5...
Notes
n.
)"
. 5 d ll \
Ille
doubled
Olen:
in the-earl
tptmttryside
light,
the
across
the other about three
re
h u n d r e d lards to h e n o h w es t upa should be able ;(0' P.J-etty g o o d (9'ros~fir;e o n v e r g i n g [Q it men.'
mornin
wt w ea t am b e n e a t h the helmet, across th young fac:e Little
his-
posiaon,
fire
fields
battalion
ch!O\tg~d
trained
norm,
th 1M
rise-tha
rt
intervals
ya
ten
ny~~
ak up
-fiPng
gun
'exp-ectation
[he m a c h
me-guns
the orchard reckoning
across ifYOIJl
want firing
rliarread
low,
over
II
s'
deploying
wo s h€ : to th
sid
fdre.
machine-gun
i th i n
mortar
towards whisded the l:iamleL. th loud we one -f t h e s e lf - p r op e l l ed . guns. izzed,
ReI
sornebod
a i Vaaderveort a s h e, a n d Lleuteaaatdcve feu; cover.
replyinglnkind, th shell from
well-aimed 5 7 n n k no ck e sdf~plDpeHed
_party
g u n s . Above h e _po-ssi b l y
edly w e r e p . ds en e rs ,
it
loose.
flanking
s in g e re sc en d
bar al-
GeoTIan ..
Apparen
keep
~0V€'F
b ( h in d
interva40J
that bl1ildhag
wa
-ey~s
it
position with
edge
g-
'tbat h e d ge r( Jw ,
H -a rd y nd
y-QU
ll
large
warttfirill'g _fac.;inK
.s
ei th:er
mendig-ln
"}fm m e
Instantly
b(JStard here...
Oolonel in Vanderv-.oortarriv'e'd jeep towing 5 7 m m g u n . TurIlbull had iS a - h o u s e ' with h e o a e r h ln g shGo[.Lng it like ga1l€1l::Y;Alb
_P0s.it~ons
dtJn't have
any reinfo~cements to gf,v you.
Mld-merningl.Ieutenant
north. -'YOll
bows.'
eouneerattack;
his.plafosn. their o~jee-
hamlet; c0ll'l-iJ:rg tQ n().r~easterll_edgeatQ
"Lieutenant;
ll was in readiness.
ow be
they approaGhed rive euvill e- u - P l e in, skirted Th{!,y nn
their
bafked l;udely
p-Olnt. ur je
An
o r_ "E Y '" " d €mea
ac os
posirio:
thought
he
bu
gU;Jlners
strange
tanding
us
ma hine
movea
whim
entirebattalion, completed
his superior. 'Haveyou
worked
ht roues n la n salty caste s w e a r m i x e d with salty ais a n d . reminded Tumbull the'struggle
Hi
either,' responde
they
them
parat[ooper_s'WaviiI aircraft.recognirion Rags
g~ee garb
'f don't like it, sir' said Turnbull
€lont have ,relnfbrc'erneJ,_l,t:s. g i v e you. must $top rhes bastard; here .. if you c an . I ' back to Site. M e r e - E g l i s e ~ee w h a t dl.n"dQ.'
'Don't
WOLlY
ex:cuseme,s-k'With was
nd ru ning
ti r-ank g u o .
thatl'uniliull
t o w a r d s the
w;nerBfi'\sheaJ'5T irrnbull In as bondn Dllra:l\t O,)JaboJnac in 1921. he y O u . i l g e s . t of G h u en ) w a a l e ( into is fitcl.ler· f U l l blood :i j ) ( w d N a ti v ~~.[kan fllTI1ily.
ChoGti
whilsc IU mother
was Scertish;
Okl;tJ161flUl.Naricaal.Guard, th~ag~ofn! he enlisted a nd , h e o l o w n g y ea r 1 94 0 w a s- d a f e d n t active service. Ex a s _n'at:llral o ld le r a n >,oung S1itl'md Lieurenane lllill'bul &lun .himself home in the aedg~g 8 2 I :1 d A h b l ' lm e
Division.
in: B n g Ia ll d r eg a in in g
s pe n f oU f
hi.$ stl,'engro. Refusing
fu
th invasion of France of
he 2n
is 'comr~des
p~Tllchuted_ be!:lrind n em y
A .~ s
themassive s e < L b o l ' l l e invasion. towards their 'ObieICtive, rhe litde battalion :f0nned hamlec of Neuville- au- Plein, they were m g e n c l y summoned ~ s is o i n r o: '! :J ;l tu ri 'n g S t . . M e r e Eglise, I' viral communlcapave
over helmln almost ut Ilnes;
T u rn b u
odds
thei
and has men he numbers
E.r.in:_aga.i.ttlit
ever dwirul1il1i$until. withdrew to
With little eirne or est',Tltmbull agai Je th remnants is plaroon inro battle all Jlme. As rnanouevered through th bedgetows, th shdlJ hi tl 02 mortar bomb he alde T~npul1
W!iS
Bt~hears
S U r - · S~at:
posthumou.~y awar,cl.ed
CHARACTEtu:ST1CS ul
61~m:e 1944, ur bull ~ci B i rn t 0 ,n /5 05 t
d g h C lo ng h en r
teJ'atta~
accept!
in preparacic In die early
(H
CO:ULl
the- end. H e w . a : s k i ll e d h ; 1 s ra u t lj ' L l e u te u a n t- T u r n e r
E ~ g l l [ i n g .i S i C il y h e 'Wa Ser.j9usJywo\lJ:l:<,iea months
they dugiJ.l; than he GerJuant;.!aunc.hecl
am replace P l a r e o u fpl:
an
ea
an Parachurc
Rille
points.
w.
o as . € e m e T h b a tt a i o c o m m a n d er , LieUTen an t"C olone l \;FandervpOl't. 'tasked Tum,bull '
I m e , a 1 : Neirellle-au-Plein.
Tumbull quickly-al'lcl expertly se up.his platoon en
SPECIAL RUlES Master TactiCian: 'Iurnhull; is <.'Xj9:ettat strillg-his pla~oon's weapons so-a to maximise thei firepowe in defence.
p la to o
i t s ; ; c 4 1 l o m i'r! D i f r n s l v e F i r e . to their weap-efts that' a r J ?i :r m e Dpwfi. stili reqUired if h i t , i J U t t o i h w l J d ic e b m ea d o l o l e , d ic e " ro L le 4 fo
high sooner had
on
c om m a n de d by Turnbu.IL d () .u / xi e s t h t m e m b e r
into action with he co
en ct olou
un
nn
he
1 u f i s r u m ba . unlEarm issued to', U S a il ib or ne : r oo p eF s d i M 1 9 4 2 , w a p U rp _o s< !designed fo a ie ho rn e t :l '0 0l i Ma Wllli~m YarbOTQ),lgh ewho W1l§ also di deslgn:e 0f Airbl!lm Jfarachute i o g s ) . 1Jiedesign Included feacu!ts such pocl~#s cue, O l d i diagonal td allow easy access while wearin weJ;,bin equipmen aa large, expanding, bellows wartime IJ
airborne ro per. 'T
paranoopeJ:s 111C
an
w as n
Pararreepess
rokiAg
Ml942 }e g l c d troops. parr
iii combat
by
j!1lnpS In :N"o,l;m
Afrioa, £idly; I~al and' N o r n l a n d y : en on ai um in Holland w a wea:rillg thi:s IlllllOl'tll. '1his lfl1it0r.m made Irom llgftt..cotloll chat as pale greeni h-ta c610ur Due [0 th agarie.~ rh manufacturing pr~ces -rtre shade eQuid
V3.J:J
re tly.
Iightweig!\t COWeal' Out quicklyso mllDY
airbome
elbows ITCil9perhribed
ut
on
Dar'lt Grim '829). Aftet th
ro
US'airbQtnef9n:~$eJlewithdraWD
N o rm a nd y
h e w e r n ~ c re cL a n b ro ug h r o s rr en g d i teadTtor t th e n e x t qli$sjbn. 'Ihis iacluded the, wides_pread isst),;e O' the [Q B r a n d new M l _ 9 4 3 O'liYe d ra b u n o r h e v e e ra n s li and lOIn diviSions. 'Ihis wasn't Justa .paratroop to standmy ardize the ba or ai bo received the n l o rm ; v e glider m i l O p s , the pa;ratroopet wer quick ~0fn0ditY theirs byadd4tg bigger legpockc.ts~ Ml943
Stares
already
hi .new unitorru and it
elimblng
frO'm
M a r k e t Ga,l;clen in HoJJand n t G e m a ny , p w p ¢ ' t .
Hdme,t: B ra u
ou
Va
of
glider during Rh
o le t (8'87), .Camo-, Kiiaki (988:)
VehiclesIGuns/Binoculars'/Gl:enades:
Unifonn:
ea
RatSGes over thlj elhows,an.cl h i u n p a a ch w, e rigge!; w a Il:Qtrori ;duck K n e e s T I l r n . a to r ia l c o m r j 1 e ru y used from < D I d p~a<:;p,tite p a f i : k s an 'was dliltemap .i c o l o . u r (US
dropping
Be ng ma €) tendea
et
50J50
Br(}'/{!.fI
V i o! t ( 8 8 7
ix a f K h a k i ( 9 8 8 ) / G e e e n G r e y (lJ86)
Webb,ing/Bapkpadc
Grem i W : e y . (886)
Gloves: D e s e 1 · t Yellow ~971} Boots/Blade Handle/Holsters
Skin:
,Eu,
F l e s h (~55)
Rifle Butt/Enttenehing
Tool:
Rifle Barrd/SMGfMaclilite
Gl DE
Plat Bsoum (984 )
T RO O
B ei g B ro w
i J7 5
Guns: G i tn m e t d G r p Y (8 6 3 )
NI OR
gJ"derboJ,:H ~~op wore bask C 0m p :a n e s 1 l n l allowance (O a ir uQ r .n e d ur ie s rn rh:i;n -that yo ea the-M19141 unijorm. rroG!\,sas-ordinary n f u ym .c m
tb,e Rifle of j l . J J U R aint
Ou
glider
Helmet: B wu m V io kt ,{ 8B 7) . Jacket: K h ak i ( 9 . 81 3 )WebbinglGaiter.s: 9 t e . e J i G 1 : t j ( 8 8 1 f f ) , Tc~U5ers: U S F ic k Dra~ (~7.nSoots/lJeJmet Strap: F U t B t o J l ( !J 8 :r i
UNIFORMS
Ml942
variation ,. (A) Braum Vioiet 887 shad..in.gcolQur, :foUowed by (B) -501~O .mix 0 rK h ak i N J /J IG 1 'f / " nG }:,'Y886 basJc Bighligptby n i n g d e Wbite '95] n t c h s ee o: ; d , s te p c o lo u (0 Completed illli£erm.
M1 CAl,]jrowfl V i o ! r J t 8 7 u n o rm . h ak i 5 J B . ( D} 'C om p le te d
a 'd in g € o u f
o l o we d b y (B) Gr(efl1Jfo'wrt 8 7
b ~s i c ul .6 u
( C H i£ b
shacJ1ng.ooIQurfoll~wed (B D a r k C J t ! e n SP3I:rasi'C ceat, (C) Hglili~ v e '] ' 8&6irrcot.b. bask c o t o u t . (Q) COJ;nl;'fl~r~d_uDiform,
1vU945. ( A , ) b : e i 1 f i . i m C ; p n o · 1 J 1 J : 1 ' I t G t e d l · P 7 9 , 'ltOC!lJ;JgjJ.sm;:Ul
a.m}~llllE
W _E BB IN G . B OO T S
We Gloves.
Gtml
A N PG L O V E_ S
A ) f(f;ttk{!J88 ~ h a d in . < ; O ' Q Q r F, o J 1 o w e _ d by.$), . G l : e e n . G r e f 8 8 Q ; Baot;s'l(C). P@ BroiJJtI'98'1. · r e ) Shadingnoolour B e ig e J 3 .' yo W n 8 7 ~ b a S i c .E i .1 o u r} ) q e r . t 'Velloiu,9{7.
H EL ME T
N D EQUtPMEr\;IT
H e lm ~ L { A )' B rQ W l l 'V i Q kt i: '1 '~ :7 ij l. iS ' E q L i p m en t
G r J la d
S K i N TONE
D) :ba o~
coa .. (B;) Can
s tc ip -: S'Kfiak.4f!88) f () l o w ~
( E ) , ' ,g U n s , ! : li i l0 : C H ] _ ~ I i, a n d v e h ic l e s
b y 1 1 i gh p: J: i; '
B r ( m i h .lti'Q./e"t . ' $ Q 7 - .
u sh , o L G. ' . m Grey 88
(0
is inally here Lead th men of your Aitborne Cotnpap;y-in
daring airb rn
FORCES
attack as
they spearhea
A iR BO RN E
the
invasJon QfNorth-west Europe
A SS AU lT S
oFmeAlliedAirbo.r:ne iisions .hav ,bee co erte Dr regula 'ground-pounders'. Lh ed ec ab them co undertak airbome.operaeions Once thei airborne supponing mission be reinforced gwu:nd--based troops c0utainin.g, much heavie e'tjulFrnell( l a p .c i l. ld l n N o r J ri ,; m d y s:~a. A l h ou g
m an y o f
a l - bo rn e u n
Unlike thei Britis ceunrerparts th US'glider tiRe cqmpa, n i es , a l c l1 0 u g h landed trained to conduGt aid~0rneaSsaltltoS :Rather rhey are.delfvered, th @at:I).ezone assault goes
pal'lUf00per
rh intentio ofprovldln pararmopers, Only
'a
Britis
reinforcemencs ro th hard-pressed
Parachut or Ailiw1'lding
PIl/tac~'Ute Rifle
Comp/m
ay wrlil1t~t
(Jifl
or=a
ai1:borne
-say,lJ
..sing th Sd:z an Holdmission. When conductir.lg
p po r
r;ontatJ~
ir/111Idirl
an airborne tls$il.ultJ o u r forc
p l o on s
in th
Addiii(JrJally, fo
irbo
hm
av
Harlu;hitte,
us o n l y
Glifo;r or
t~tl(!: tip
S n i p e r : mit_y be in(;/utktl sa lt as·every
en,g(l,ge in c l o s ~ y) m ~ 4t !
in yourjbrae
expe'C'tedto
PR PA EYOU
BOR
E / l c h - u j t h r p l n ; d e p m d m t learnsi n y o u r jl1:ree masrjoin
OR
planners Ilave b ee n b e a ye r n g ; I w a y 'finalising force composition aircraft payloaels, rimerables, an fightpaths very soldie an hi equipmen ha ~tc('jum~ fe !'llan. B e c a u s e of [h -dangers o f r av e l a:ir . t t h b a t tl ef id d ,s e ui o r c q : ~ - m ; m d e F s , w e r e a l w a y s ling l[transP or ted separate pJa l l i e s ' at - g l~ d @ r s . J3qQXf!
D~pl();yrll'811,t
s t P p or t u 1 e p o n
/01'
th
purp OS(!£
Comman
o f , d~ l () y m ' e ll t
team
p/iltoons·for
"lie C o m m a n d
pltltoOIf
J~UCJ>• Qit,·
team m u s t . joi» d iffire1!t"
!1 a i r b o r n e ' (lSsaitit.
airborne tlSS{J_~tLt' ou mus Ss gn p la to 'o n !
No. platoons
mfr.y n r a R e
t 'O r n t Ja t ;- {t tt fl c h m e m s f o r a n airborn» a s s a u l t :
R O l l fOR W IN D D nU C T lO N DescPjt~th
be
eH cr airborne .al),s(l,J,l1tS. is leasr predictable aspects scattered ); it H o w ev e s in c your parachutes will y ow ' g l d e V i make thei tall dings in the~G~ f] r; the w a ; th windis b lo W iq g h a m a jo r w l > a O Q m yOU! ai ti;hop. 7b " t t e t e mit;,e the. w i n d direcfiQT:4
either lortg tflblee4ge
h e a i b fJ m e p L y e , i J o o S ! J $ '
t h e i r o wn ; h e
Tolls
.dien7ld
cheeky
die W i » d D j t e c t i ( U / Ditzgfam ~ ( P d e t ' e T 1 l ' ! ih r ; _ tuhelt t~ w i n d Is comingftom.
PATHFINDERS fe
airborne -~ssaUl.t fOL"cesmill am high ed gh and ~ a d a r g u i d a n c e e q u i p m c m r ar droppe 01 the tauget areas. 'The pathfinder quiddy pre-;planJJ.ed Jamllng about marking f9L them with tig!us an activating their Eureka rada beacons (0 g u id e r n aircr-aft in, ah
ID;t.iU
[)("/,1:'11'/.g'Your- d e p l o ; y m _ t m t
c}oose:any
place your Pathfinder
marker
y ,a u r o _l lf o r S m t t e r e 4
e se ru e
it D u r n g an
m a r ke J .
he ga
;i 1'0'110/2
{h jiiatPo'tf arrjvi,~g arz.th'f.' t (t bl e e ,d g e or J&'th}inder
and
tp,ble
willreJui't
Cim)Jf1'
JiM{f)(/n..s a r r i p / n . g th~rif7ntl:St enter tlk"tabte
itl
tn:4rked b y y O 'U r
t lJ tl ,: }u r i s located
I f , ,h e
whetwvt"r
IZ
B E L r i s n pathfinder.
earner; 4 n y .
lvi~h'irl .6"!4f)c1fJ
a/the-corner.
airborne in da eev trW- parachut -f9ias. 1n~\eactaf,d:rop'ping the the J y n g upon (ough p a r a r r e c p e r s [0 (0nm nbjeooive' a n themselves intI') small groups an launch some na haphaz ck zo av been carefully seleeted near [ h
i n e n de d
bjesri es
Arou
each dr .zon
(RV's)' where-each
is mllSt [(lpo
U_POll
J- anding.
, c o ll e c ro W . . e n ou g b
undeewsy an make i ? ll rd . (. jn ' ) 't e
game.
_ p - la t O d l1 f
imtead.
fOlio
unit ecrnmacder
As"seOfl
p;eORs
b eg i
r u ; d r obje~ive.
l~Ot.
uhcir assault' they
et
ii
the
dep/flY o n a b
cllth:JliatMtl
will m o u e
paraWlOper
Q1
bt
t/ie
S.C-tl.l't
iltu'inlJ-:the g a m e
tIS.
.~~.:-'DEPLOYMENT Parachute
platoons do
nOI
deploy on tahle.
(ONTAINERS H e av ie r w e ap on s
a!'l;d equipment
fo
me pat_atroope~s,
menrars, co raines
an
recovesed
sfrer
ndng
Th
like special was pril3m,ty
er A L l f J a r 4 C f J t t t e , p i a t o O J J £ havtl ( io f le c te d t Jh e H c o n ta i ne r '
jut{y a r m e d whe'l,t~)ey 1nOZJe o n
nd
h e a b e , u l" in g h e g a m e :
ddt"ail(d i1'l th-~m i s s i o n ruleJ.
MARSHE.S 'Ih~ cd~raL J;~fM o-P.'Nbrmalldy GOOt'iias D'laDY ri&l 'marshes, W,O$[ notahly i i : t " - d : ( e : l £ ~ a-direerl bew;n:a a~ej,c:liroi1"cl a~stjnl4Dtiro i " J : e W T P a J l r i [ w Coremi:n ?en:insll1a.These m a s he s w e re .o f majorccncern to nheAlliesbecauseIher-re:sttiCt:.ecl b u r v it a r;;auseways...Th.c:: Ulc12mreof tru~st:t"caLlseways w a s . T g mbdme.lliyirnosr i m } ? O T m l l l [asks Msrgneahto h e also in thesarea oF:the he German 4 r = f e f l a e r s fiooded~ l M d s in rh surrounding-area, n.,Day."Ad<;li:nfun-allJ, ood §l ! F W c i1 I D.iv~JlLy~,jj],_;m~df0'n~0 eeunter F 1 0 . s s l b t e A1Iico!ia:i:rbollllea s s a ! 1 l ~ . 1 h e~~.cr~tecl die: tid-all'D,~ rudved ~Q b e -t1te_~\,eo a s " '. Q l a nT I l ~ - V l1 y ; - ~ tl el .' l R a r i l. - ~ o~ _ g e r ~ im and, beiiig u J ' ! ' < ) o T t ttl
t !J ! l
d i s e n ' t - lf ? § l C i '
ei
t h er r; s- w v
e- q~L.Ti~meI[ [ ,
sQ..':tigla
'Ihe R i
[ h B r i i s Ai~jaqd'ing" C om p we ( l p - . q e : . J il i li n , an air,b~r:ntlassault aimed: p"IIJ,-atr('}oiren n em y postiOIJS, ahead df
p l¥ 0 Q .
ce 11
Cc
at
al
landings. QI.lc;eai pa ul g 1 id er b0 rn e r es er ve s On
~tIJ m a k
p,
.o
o up -d l m d
+)451l0inis
nw
do na
1 ih e r g
they do SO
C L i d e r Assllult:
id
a O l t sM ~ r e d· t h a v e lallde.d off-table
er
wi/I n,}qile (1)tO th
I n d e p e n d e n t e am s h t the p la to o n Jg l d f! / o r
po nt on
ell...
e rr o r a t e n m l
ti
s i r t g l e H o r s a glltjel:
th p i t t t a ( Y n t!,~·e.,varried'
o in e
n o a dd i i on a l cost,
on
the'u;ind. T o . f i l l d t h l l . . l " t l n p h - o f t h c g t i d e 1 " ~ 1
a . d i e . M o ve , h e g l 1 . d C 1 7 forwa,~d 2 " ! 5 ' c m J o r
uuzding
dnfl,i{ed iri, the"tn.'ifs'i(J'lj ules; in
he
thitl'po.ir~tfocingi'n'fo
an ng
can'ied
hav
ifl: tke
tief«t/ed
o r Gh'der: p l a t o a n s
table
C () lq > -4 e_ -m a i p J at oo n u
table
an
lmrrd ff
tni.sl(JTl rules. A l i o th e r" A ir la 'f ld i~ g tlt/}lc (I'nd molie o n t o th
HaVing U ip $ 4 11 y nd an ng ne m e ultimate teSf f(!lI y o u r glider pilots is s · t i I J to come" T h e y rnus pi€k ar to land their flimsy wooden Byin machine, an irsvaluabl carg of llghdng m en , a fe ly .
British A i r i l i n d i r t g ; C o m p a n y
t o . t h e ( o s i lj M o .! :; p l a to _ o n lipr,;aut#flgthe assault
pitito01l,
&h
coup-deas we as
Wd
by pa arroopet
einf
O m ba t platoons
he
1f he
my
GLIDER LANDING R U t < \ {
Je
ol
ol
gLider emsh iands
1, th
pliPt
:/ re
OBSTACLES i'-.$ cl1efllmsy gilder slides alon
th gr:ound, obstacles strewn across th .landing zone trees, hedges even enem forrificathe
ar di tljr
( ex ce p
fi'fel4ge
CO DU TI
h ei i d am d ip g
gl de
a r a lw a y a t
v an gu a
o f the
o ne .
'Attem.p't
Coup-de~rntti'f1gLid~'l:J
.s.tartof th
jim M o ve m en t S te p shou1dcOlllplett mOJdqg on to
the F0lt6wilig steps fbI"
an
planes release your gliders. SW00P
of
ewa ds
ne
gl er
J la ,v e spenr m a n y hours smdying
p il o
gliaer before
li dez
next
SevenJ mile f r G l r o
gliders
p J at o" O ! you
to bl1l.d.a C o up . -d e- ru :a L n
arrempr
aerial .reConnai.ssanCG
ghotos an m a p s of h e r j L r ;g e tarea. T h e I r k e . . e . n l!inrushing .gr:OiJ.FJ.doo~ing a l down
dn:m.
fQ
~t!S
l a n i 1 r Q . 8 . l ; k s reguloe
familiar
fcmf pilors
tli!
00
landing zone. i f o r t (i l On
g L id e r c o n d u c t i n g 11
r o j l (}f'2+thetliderfi~ds
Otherwis_e th
wi
COUll-dc,1i'l4in,
Ma
mi
voll
t}j~ L a n d i n g
th
diil~
7-1)'1&.
Landing Z a n e . th
a n d g jf 4a - bl e a n d the: p l a t o a n if
is tarl'Ying ir
flC!crlJli..
I.·~
F I N D ~ t H E LANDIN
I~olJ2+ ro'r
de
pl:enia;~uree n d .
glider" f o s e l a g e 1 : U 1 ' I s < i nt o R O I lg h M a n -p ff ck e
ZONE nd ng
e.
glider t1~
justsnap
am
if th
If
_PlUses
glider's f i l S e l : a g e
fo$elage
throl.. 'Q
O f a 1 e ne m y Infantry
defln4ingplajer th
e h c M o r the
'Imhtu1m.ed. The'
o f f a n t lt h e . wingLess fuselage ctl1'rie£
if th
p ou l o T
a n em:ml
binny gUN
g L id e l ~ sw in q h i t a n o b s. td c if ! t h r y
g l e r o rI b crash lands' th
lm~ktn.,.fi
ojit"tlofher fAder, 7 J ) ( ! glider c r a s h t an d s a n ? J ; ;t O p - h /1 ~
mediolfe¢/. H ' a w e v ! l '
P-DE-MAl
T h C ou p d e m a
un
mOllls
body,oft'hegtidu
a n t'Jb'rtar;it:.
ds
(J
its
0;/
th
1I1an1'tlcke Gu team th
he ea
as he
it§elj h i
di
(fsid;e'ju~t: 01.1't
its p a t / ) ,
alJoi4
GL DE Gl de
C RA S
LANDINGS
landings
c ra s
fab.r,iestrucru.re
re e..'«remely d
ef
li er
and in fact th :u udln
offers
norect on
d.eadly
splill,teriog
Itse
lfiheglidlf.r c ra yf J la n ds , h ep a ss en ge r
t / i f ! y o r e4.th
Rp/l
ractic ll
roll they
r na )
ki le
o"';,nju1'ed.
cartied ; 1 ' 1 t,lcrllihed g l i d e r ~iixcept lesser 5+ b h e y
te 1)Utrdy(d.
A FT E
L AN D N G
DISMOUNTING G u O E R S Once
th gr und, w h ~ r h e r rneidand1ng
smooth
OJ'
haQ.garound.
T h e y realise that ~peecl i:!; k e y . to [he sUGCe.$$ Gf thei mission an ne he CoaIl ge apt on } f sooner 0fl'his.c9n they c aJ Lg e a t enemy,
O " ,C l" th ~ g l d f
a s c om e
d is m ou n
f 1n yu /h e r
platoon
ay dther:
mo
as
J tu n Fo
hi
. s to p a l
a d a ce n
e am s
h e fuse/Ilge
n t 1 :§ d a t g l d (! I
l -h t
mt
t.hiS Movement
an as au
ho ar
only.per.fon'll·on
or th Ik
fr&5t!f(~ea/the g i l d e r .
Shao#tzg
ho
o n g e .t ti n gl l- m o n g s (11'1)'
sftoot~'1J_t 'i
flu:
Gl
A l th o u. g
g li de r a r
ustwood, and w i re s
obstacle
gtida c ou n
df
as
1&':r
Ilifflwlt
GoIng
m o v e throug/? i~
AS~GUS
'RlImmrtliptlrgri G l r - R Q n n n e l ' s kpar~s. s o m e ef tlle~estakes ty'~eo b{iflb~,Pe4 Wlth ril,ipes ~[bP' e r a n nk b y wire. This :rllgeni'eJU; ~r~ge.h'leJl~" p
fi,)
~1)1
iF
TbeSi#e d m t ' f !: o l t ' l ! h i s t i . M
,g1l,deJ1S
long r ot l1 t J C
trash.
' I 1 1 l t J i l l . s , It/' 'd.ftfi_ tfW;g.jl{ay~ t l J p l ! ! § l '
1 ' £ l o !n 1 1 ' e -
C'd_#ilcr&.gfidffi·fdnditw. J j f ! . e h '''rJlltt!Blff thl!lt/4 bil1'1'll>,t:hlJ-ed R p u k l i terfi#tl {I}'iJ/it,i!:If GiJin.~, (lnd J h e . . ,: e f o : e ; tQ 7 : q 1 f ; : a 7 f J . g ti ® ' " ' j; ~ # , " / ~ ( l r i ~ d e c l t " if/liiJ'fioJ/ml"
.4rpal?ltJH'i!ld1'Rfri
I I I 1U 1 1 8 &
to
eQemy
twa Cd/mor a ~g e e d
GLIDERS
Jnan a £ [ e n ~ p < t c : t'lll cQ.l,jnteta;lWoHl!; a:s~al!hs"';: Q l , l f e :L e m - d l e .e r 1 : ; c .J ; i. ., R ' b f 'i H 0 1 : 1 S : m - a s , MmhalRommel of~ to 12 fooob:lg weoden take jl ~osslble land'ins: fidd5 No
temp[ecltp.._[~m.d 3,of0ngst-tl'te-stake'$mey·w.f>uld
P!Oyide.sOll)e
1 7 e a m en t to any e am s
p ro v
!itt!; rqg{lrdless ofwhetlier thg move f i n o t
ROMMEl:
1;lU:t:I,e
CU1
only m a r k e r s Sfj01P~11g w J ? e r : etroOjN l a n d
MOVING THROUG of.a
-pltttoM m{ty n o t c o nd uc t
GH GU ER
thi.·oligh'theftl.
is ~earltrd.·fr.olri,
Add;'tio:naL~. becausetheyar,e; to'taliy j oc u r e
HR
btoken-upfu~dage.of-rhe B i l 1 ) . s y . g l i d t . , ! I s concealment &0rit, , b gunfire.
he
Ste-p,
able, i n t h e. A ss tm l t 'S r ep .
t - u r . l l o n ly . h o w ev er . tkeymay
'[Ytb
NG
Glidm ar
lltl:u:i' a c t /. (l J J .. 1 to t : h o I /h . A t lr n .o , z n in u f ll t
H:Je
HO
h ey , are stillerrough.
ul1war
rank
a m s a t t e m p t i n g to
DIRECTION t ( l _ ~ / 6 >,edge, Y(Jlt
Gh
G L ID E
{iqns1tt~ Wit;dDirect;o.ii
e,
C H GLIDER:
Dll1$Kllm:,
1.
PATHFINDER Plltbfinder
m a r k e r' O n ', an y t ab i
i:(),tlingfo1"SCtWerlfa.i?eserud Ii p la to o
a rr i n g a : this a b
/;0'/1
OL 801/
firM
ti
,fl,
MAI
e dg e, o r « om e n
J l e CJ / J r
J io ll fo r rt !S er 'v c
b,:inga'liJ/.P tw lI.t:! iute,
~mSi~:-· .,
,de~mafn g i d e f",o ihe}il1l't
Mdilfjn~el'Jtdti:p
Glider oJ'";4irlmuling
tOtla1jIi!IiV'
S E : e p m o v e . that p o r o l J o
o .o .
i fr :r J1 J t a c t& m g l .
TaTi1.T
ilirJe.l:
Coup~
DISMOUNT , G U D E R
y o ur'jOrce
thiWi~.il.ptin i'Ciih:ll,e,o'f~qth tab'~.
Al pi
tanding r u l d fm t 71 C t
5+ sa,llefor teams (ext'fpt Commttn:d teams) ill crashd
a n di ng s
MOlfnnent
n d roll fo
Gl ar litn.ds'c!tz aii.ill a /l A Gun team., ve/~ide OJ' glidcr.
) j. a W Q l j J r .h m a r lnreSeh./eo1'1tlJi th"e/#bJ~.
flit'1l4rl o f h e r s
L.anding Zone, oth~U'isl"
f L a / :o o n i ; 'i ? ,l 'j ? p se r v e .
i f{ /; g lf o r c o r n er . \ Vb ,e 4 , 1 ' .wilt."ls;'uZtfi'l
LAND NGS
10
ll teqms i "J lt m e di a ul y , di sm 0 1 .f [l t
a t /J a ce n t~ t
turn C O l l p - d e - m 4 i l l plmoo~
arl'£.ve'Ol~ t ab l } fo .r n S c a tt er e d R e se r v( . If!V'llef
{[flt Step
r l g / it kr .
ma me
"i1~'",ch 1:1' ,assault il'l' the']. A S S
etr
up
nor ba h. e ou p d e m d in pl ii wo fl s
-- --
rrlilfY
noi:.shodtin thebjini :Slmotill2, 'p.
N IG H T
TT CK
The Al Ie
a ir bo rn e fo re e
RESERVES
D - D a y o : fF e n s iv c a t c 0 ' Q f u s io l l ' a m o . l lg s t
defenoers.p.l'i'Clr;to th Wh
dawn b e ac h l ll .n d! n .g '$ . attacks
airbotnfCOtl1pa1XY
he
missio
rhe
starts
am
Seir;eand
in
Wight
u s e s th
da mes
rulebook) Itntjl
-tile s t a r t o/the- d cf on de r " t: 4
Tf1the ~ o t [ is 1 m S - 1 J . c t ' e s s j u i . ! U r n they r o l l
«s«.
If it i s s t il l
tWI)
h e d P je ' d q
h re e
score 0/'5+, m o
die.
I "p l
broken. th
th
Hatt
d i q : e ' .it!J m o - rn i n
d _ . a r . 1 i at th s ta r t o /t h
roll t hr e e d ic e , l T
att.dc!w:"s n e x t
roli
b re a ki n g "o 'f ru ~
d if en de r
so O n u n ti l m o r n i n g
mo'ming
u.ttrd,
breaks
#1l!
ay gh
or
Night
start
r e s e r o » platoon
no
o ' l ge r
game.
Pilt/oon, Nrl'tl[lding g no r
Itlg m o v e - m e T / i i a~ n.ight i.m4 mil]
i'l'lStI ! iuI
Platoon,
h e u su a
{t~tl th
u le s r e g A 1 : J i -
m ( ) 1 J e 1iQrrill1!l;y,
mdi
Dqmding
B-a_ildd
ti!ltf)1S m 1 t - y
transport: v oh ie le s o r Bailed fll11JOU
Ol~t: " t
f{ted.
p la to o n defending
Pi1NledDown
s t a n thi? g a m e
previous
nt n. Eac
~lioi.f(!,
yl)_(J,r
on mor
0 1 0 15 + r es u r s
Whe7/
rtser;ve p i a . t , O O I 1 a rr iy c
It
YOltr e d g e q f h e
its Platoon
p l» .
ab
m o v e (h
Mo
0/
mi
N LO A
TH
GL
a no th e
C01/'l'm__dno
it
newly-tlr.riPe.q
a n 'i va l plittoY);n
ER
G l i d e r b o r n e remfoFcexnents c a r !. ' l + € ', L V l e r e q ui p m e . m lilfe <\.nti-tank g u vehidcs"and ar slowee tD unlpad and g i n : to th ;at : r l - e f i e l d . Durittg'th'tl. g a ,1 n e a l l Glirkrql' AirlJinding pl.a.tooiis. table in
th
071
o up - e -m a n ,
t1
fltbie'
" th e time- td kel11;Q
aI
'l1Ii"ives: t, m i l , /?c·any pl:atrYrI'fl
~t;'wtiij'etJ.ch,iuliseqz1t.tJt ttUtlTolirtgain add -in g
that land
Although they. mar speed wlr which the-anack begins alwa~scatches (he d e f e n d ers by rprise Many f i - O ) l 1 tbeir p o s i ri i ol l S , e a t in g , s!eep"ing, OJ! otherwise lu:tRr~palied, f ig h t
0/5+ Y O M
Unlottd h e G l d er s ipe-dal r u l e ,
iiJ,j~t:.1 to th
Dllrin:g
SURPRJSE
If}
ro
_ f i: Q m t h e taNe ~ d g e ittt1ic4~ed hI " t h e mission b r i p l ' l f -
P a r a c b u t e - Rijle ;Platoou
s im u la t
O f ; y o 1 W f i r 1 ! t p w r n 'KoLt die.
th
in preparaeien fe thei mission, the Allied airborne t r o o p s t ra in e . ex re ru d v e ly . !it rUgh"!:~and studied ma,gsand aerial phot~graphsof ~eit [ru;get area. t dc hu te -
side at th
p la tl Jo n s
game,
th
At
NIGHT TRAI"lJNG
lI,t' B ] i s
t:onduct~-
platbo.rl. arritii7igjhJ1n j l a u 1 ' re5e7'VeJi
' F i g h t i n g ndes
h e remainder
(tbe AttacheI' i gn o re ~ a n y platoons
es rv
(o'tfjJ-de-lflain) .. Plilce t he s
irt:g
th
breaks
' h a J [ their
S e ~ e and. Haid m i s s i o n . both p l y er s h o l
IT
n ir x t ,t 1: tr n ;
of5+. Otu»
mclr
p la to on s
breaks,
momtng
to Wait around uncil ll An airborne, comnuode 'Can't o f h ei r company h av -e .g a th e e d a t. rh e !IepdezV:0UG €f\c:ugh .troops: ro begi!1 -ili.ci rq.issio.llxh~ have .~OQ1J l ie - a d f o r o b e eq ve . T h e e s w i .a they have.iormed
th t;U1
definrli;~gfor{l: f o l y
th
ab
ar
e ad y me
4 r r ne ur e4 1J e h i de s o n t h c a ' b l e
(htt. fj'Q.t
tanks,
) s p oy .t v~ i C i
-Support
a Mo n
wi
mQ lI,ru:.ef!~}l tle~i,r
normal,
Flm) J'lO
mount:
o r tal/Hs ~irlti th !?few h a v e
last
arrive
ar
all.,
re
al'j~
arriue
RESERVES
rn
€r,ll1ldarrive
th
ar
s ca r e re t
froDL ft:om_jUSt
ye
'<
aboJ,l any
direcrion. W h e n ( 1M b _ pl tt to a ! lirr-ives
to d e t e r m i n e (the m i s s i o n
me
mu
onry
thOle
Aidandi1'ig-
G/
SC;:ATIERED
In
ma
CXC~f
]i'am
which
h e jllJyer 1'o,lis
om tabLe e d g e
C O l m e r ir will
arrive
m a ; p sbl)1!)$ tffe{ d ge-01' f ; { ) r , l e r f o r c a c ~ y o l l J 7ft};e
rcserues arrive
6 " 1 4 Q e ' ( f l . tlfthe
om
comer-they
cbriun
- m u s t . I Jn te rl lh e
a M e within
:rhe Se ze
Hold
issi n. reflects th
d ad f a i b o n e a s a u1 t ~ On d c re d by b e J S a nd _ ~ 'c i A i b 0 n ~ forces _ q n .
D-Da)~. missij:lJ)lS
A i b pm e
m a u ! : rllies .o
p a g e s '54~j9,
Night
anl.:l; the
Tr
rp
rs
a p -d Sc a :t re J; e R . es en e np e ch i
r ul es .
Y O U R ORD'ERSAnACKER
f'ew hour~ the Qtliltolyour-a_rmy tMowp a.Sb:0[~ h e b ac i( es . Notmal1:oy. Tb ¢ns. re s p e e ! ; l. Y J ' ld V l U 1 ( e foc tb(l~ro.una lr.QOPSIlld'd-rooisfup.cJl will· Jp
e ne m y
G Q -1 ll l c ir an ai ll i< ; ,
force- must
y,0J.,l.[
=_pnHe:vit,al
th enemy
.&
rear,
ca
bola
es1iabli-shed with
your grou!l
T I l e ette.ow l t a . s launched.
troops
Airborne
-an~dt
fO
Wind
~oth objectives
YOUF'l11issl.on i~to hold fOj"~
a,rradteI.
p la y er s
die.
1iIb~h pJ:zyers aftackq.
HE
fijfsnurn. R e t ne - r; n b- f' ln o r ol l he art:a.cki..ng player fo Reserves in 1 i t :4 r ti n . s te p .
th
s.qtttpf
weit
fust
l a f i . c 1 5 . a n y CG)lp-de~mai
the Aliredairbot1il~
b o; ~
2.
B.
OR BA
The playerw-itb
P:
\;l_nack-
<1tld,dci'lCl th
b~cktoa safedht\tlice,
PR PA
t~Ke is
h - a :v e A l li e d
marker
Pathfinder
rnovesr
a l W < t - Y s possi'QLe.
a l w a y s the
alrlrome
fbr~e$,
he li:igliest!~to:rjllg' F t a j : e l ' f$
their firs PO[tiOll
Srep the- a n : a ~
Movemem gliders.
veme
of rheirferce [hat
Step rh
tt cker move th reserve.
IS
00[0
i'f arritingas ~ca[rere Reserves. All reserves d i s : : table as G:acr:eregReserves.
'3.1
th tahl ve
an
d ef en de r p l~ C i: ! ne obje<:;tiv~ :myw-h~te. o S [ h r ab l -Ieast 16'/;! 40cni fto:m th ra l~ e < : l ges. .player places tw
he ah
I ;h e b a
jecch,es a n y w h e r e - o n
arI.1);cke [aI'tsruiy tu
table - edges,
a t e as t 1 1 5 4 00 '1 1 o m
e nd . ' w h en ' e l h e
h e d e c in qe r mll$,r ho'Td_arJeast fi;rlf C ' ) £ d i< f !i r : p1 ,a to O ll ~ i n piatOoll e se rv e a t rhe.srarr o -F th e- g ;n n e T h e remainin
the-d"¢elld,er
starts ;lny turn
16"
clel?loy anywhereo
T h : ~ - 4 t t cker
1l1USt
ft,~e.rve; ignoEi:ng
Ho
a n l " ¢ a s t l la j F o f h ei r pJatooUs
a n " y tilar,a_re'
ir
to
table in the anllck.er's hrs[ Th
attackin
player
markers
that they
defender
placed).
defender Aspru:agvs
m a r k e r s n yw h
ab th
place
up
CI
Otherwise
th
41!1jecrive
,e
Rommel's
NG
Thea rborne player.wln
has g a i n e d
Movement Step.
ow re oves on
may IlO:W
in
Coup-de-
O la in in gp la w n s a r oo.td-w1oyed main. T h mo .che .ssarr ohhegameand will
),
mils
Assault rules.
GI
is J :O n g - ~ l { ,F e c I e I n v a si O ] l W h i l e
y.our
:.
abl
ana.cker places: th
l i [J _ k~ ! ) p
i(wltil
DEfENDER
Q.
he
selects
Direetion,
YOlt. musneize -all obJec:cive po,in~
itrg
T h e a t a ck e
ro
tu ur
hBiding- an
with noartack-
either
HO if
objecdve, The anack reinforcements ar on th w a y .
defeniler wins.
, a ir h om e " W : ;s a u l h a s fmlw.
Cakul~te your Viqrory Points usin th icto p t p a g ¢ : 1 9 5 ·o f t i J , . e : . F i a - m ; e s QfWat'ruleb'oo.k,
Polars T$J.-:
