... Yes I have. Been through the 2 volume After the Battle set. 4 pictures of US paras with SMG's no pic has more than one man with SMG. 6 pics of Brit paras...
attached is a little down load from the net on brit para - a battalion of 600men - has 300smgs on establishment to be issued as required. ! not none. The...
same search, looking at the British rifle company 1944 "In action, the gun group would lay suppressive fire to allow the riflemen to manoeuvre. As in other...
Australian Infantry Battalion (Tropical Scale), May 1944 Rifle Company Numbers in parenthesis indicate number of personnel assigned to role, number of...
Peter I don't think anoyone's denying that the British Army (or in this last case the Australian Army), or the Germans used SMGs. There may even have...
Sorry to move away from SMG's (very interesting, but play nice!) Just looking at PiTS again and thinking of adding some bits. I remember artillery confused me...
... Yes, it would be an unusual occurrence to find all the section NCOs operating together as a group just so they could use theri MP40s as a team! As you say,...
I never ever said thier was Smg Squads in the Brit army, I just siad we had them and they were used , in sufficiennt numbers to be allowed, - at 1 or two bases...
... You said it yourself to be issued as required. It seems clear to me that for Market garden at least SMG's weren't issued in any great numbers. I will check...
why not, the game is played in platoons not section , on a 1 man = 1figure basis , so 6smgs in a platoon is 2 bases, if we say 6 of 1 type of weapon is to...
... Because there is no evidence that they were grouped together to form 2 SMG teams. As you know the LMG group isn't composed of 2 or 3 men with LMG's, but...
... From: AE_res To: RFCM@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:01 PM Subject: [RFCM] Re: SMG groups in PBI ... You said it yourself to be issued...
John Merritt
john.a.merritt@...
Nov 19, 2009 2:34 pm
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... From: AE_res To: RFCM@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:01 PM Subject: [RFCM] Re: SMG groups in PBI ... You said it yourself to be issued...
John Merritt
john.a.merritt@...
Nov 19, 2009 2:35 pm
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Dear Peter Can you direct me to where you have downloaded the info from the net please. John Merritt ... From: John Merritt To: RFCM@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Interesting.....the british issue of six smg was copying the US model for standard infantry and airborne companies. Both armoured car regiment assault troops...
Peter's download from the internet that doesn't do it for you is Gary Kennedy's site. It is regarded as the best world war 2 tables of organisation for...
Thanks kev I don't see what the fuss is about, I just pointed out the lists are a bit suspect in certain ill defined areas, the fact brits had smgs and used...
Russian use of SMG units was very bloody for the Russians but their command felt that it was a price worth paying. When speaking about the "aggression" of...
To be fair aren't all lists generic by their very nature ? The rules include generic lists for all major nationalities and campaigns, including troops,...
ps on the thought of Martin sculpting new toys, it's my 50th birthday in a few months so I'm hoping there might be something new and shiny to put on my...
Many thanks for all of the response, i feel that i may have lobbed a large furry feline into a pack of pigeons but on the other hand it has been helpful, I am...
Is it necessary to be in the same square as casualties in order to roll to remove them? it might seem like a daft question but i'm not too certain. there is...
Peter it is easy to represent this. Make them Vets. This makes them tougher, aggressive etc, etc. The British army has always had a doctrine of preferring not...
Gentlemen,  As a 'returnee' to the wargaming fraternity I can categorically state that their is only one 'SMG' base in my PBI games. ME! A 'Simple Minded...
PBI's greatest strength is that it generally does represent the charactor of infantry platoons in combat very well. It even manages to keep the individual...
Joe, You will be delighted to know that Martin will sell you his carriers with the appropriate heads if you ask! I am currently doing West African recce...
Nah Kev, an even older rule of wargaming ‘if you’ve got nothing left to paint you evaporate!!!’ Still working on my Vickers light tanks and have a few of...
hi as no one els has replied and in dangerr of causing offence, answer is Yes , you can motivate trhe square, you ignore class as thier just markers so not...
Stewart, attached is my army list for both 650 and 800 pts. I will try and give Martin the cheque in the week when he comes to see Les but otherwise will...
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