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Re: German Volksgrenadier Infantry Platoons
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Reply #15 on:
15 January 2020, 08:30:53 AM »
Hi Mark
I was thinking 28 Infantry Division if the same OOB could also be used for the Hurtgen Forest fighting (I appreciate that might not be practical because of casualties) or perhaps the 99 Infantry Division?
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steve_holmes_11
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Re: German Volksgrenadier Infantry Platoons
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15 January 2020, 09:48:06 AM »
A bit late to the party here, and unqualified to comment on the rules end of the question.
Bayonetstrength.uk is my go to for details of organisation.
http://www.bayonetstrength.uk/GermanArmy/GerInfBn/OrgGerInfBn-headerpg.htm
It looks as through the automatic armed platoons were called machinepistol platoons until November '44 when they were renamed sturm platoons.
This appears to be when the Assault Rifle appears on the paper strength.
I noticed that the MP / Sturm platoon has a single squad with an LMG (The other two are exclusively equipped with automatic personal weapons).
Within the rifle platoon, each squad has 2 assault rifles and an LMG, the remainder carry rifles.
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sultanbev
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Re: German Volksgrenadier Infantry Platoons
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15 January 2020, 10:06:09 AM »
Yep, came across the document
German Infantry Battalion organization 1938 to 1945
in my research, great detail. What it doesn't highlight enough though is that the original KTsN for Sept 1944 for VG companies didin't differentiate between SMG and MP44, simply calling them MP platoons - from a post on Axis History it is clear that this was sloppy book keeping at the time, and it was intended to be MP44 platoons all along. Hence the confusion initially between me saying they were most likely to be SMG armed platoons due to shortage of MP44, and Paul thinking they were definitely MP44 armed.
Turns out there was two KTsN for Volkgrenadier companies, the original from September with "MP platoons", which is the one I had picked up on years ago for my army lists; then there is the November KTsN which clearly states MP44 platoons. However we also know now that most units (2/3rd of them) had to replace them with rifles anyway due to shortages of MP44.
But the document
German Infantry Battalion organization 1938 to 1945
is superb. As well as organisational details, it lists ammo allocations for most infantry weapons and heavy weapons.
Interestingly late war, 20 rockets per Panzershreck,
36 panzerfausts per infantry company,
18 panzerfausts per HW company, so even your MMG teams and mortar crews can be given Panzerfaust upgrades.
IG37 infantry guns with 24 rounds of HEAT.
12cm mortars with no smoke ammo allocated.
20 rifle-anti tank grenades per launcher in VG Companies.
and so on.
Mark
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Re: German Volksgrenadier Infantry Platoons
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Thanks Steve, site bookmarked
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Re: German Volksgrenadier Infantry Platoons
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24 January 2020, 12:56:46 AM »
US 28th Infantry Division for the Ardennes:
(Hurtgen Forest will be a different list)
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/301397/BKCA45-American-28th-Infantry-Division-Ardennes-December-1944
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24 January 2020, 01:43:54 AM »
And the corresponding corps and army support list:
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/301402/BKCA46-American-8th-Corps-and-3rd-Army-Support-Ardennes-December-1944
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Re: German Volksgrenadier Infantry Platoons
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Next up the US 99th Infantry Division:
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/301612/BKCA47-American-99th-Infantry-Division-Ardennes-December-1944
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