Sicily 1943 Fallschirmjager v US Army

Started by scotsgrey, 27 June 2025, 12:30:11 PM

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scotsgrey


Ive only played four solo games so far, hopely getting to grips with the rules. Playing the games as a campaign page 71. I initially tried a battle at 1000pt v 1500pt battle but this took too long.  Here are my revised lists after 5 battles
 
Fallschirmjager, Sicily  Hasty Defence   
CO CV9         120
HQ CV9          90
4 Fallschirmjager   280
4 Sniper ability    20
Panzerschreck       50
2 Support MG      100
81mm Mortars       75
2 unmarked Minefields    60
                               795
Ive been playing with plenty of cover on the table, the Fallschirmjager can use villages, rocky hills, walls so didn't take any trenches or gun pits. The minefields have been devastating when in the right position, in the Counter Attack I dropped the mines and added
4 Fallschirmjager   280
4 Sniper ability    20
2 PanzerSchreck           100
2 Recce Platoon      120
                   1195

US Infantry, Sicily, 45th Division Thunderbirds, Assault List
CO CV9         120
2x HQ CV7       60
2 Recce Jeeps            80
FAO CV8               45
3 Off table 105           135
6 HE assets            60
3 Platoons      150
3 Conscripts Platoon    90
3 Bazooka M1a1            90
2 Support MG       80
2 81mm Mortars           150
1 M10                   135
         1195
I been steadily thickening up the artillery support by dropping the number of infantry bazookas
US infantry, Sicily, Hasty Defence
CO CV9         120
HQ CV7          30
FAO CV8               45
Off table 105       45
3 Platoons           150
3 Conscripts            90
3 Bazooka M1a1           90
Support MG            40
81mm Mortars            75
2 Gunpits            20
5 Trenches            25
2 marked minefields      40                              
                    800

It would be helpful to know if Im making any obvious errors in my list building :o

sultanbev

Quote from: scotsgrey on 27 June 2025, 12:30:11 PMIt would be helpful to know if Im making any obvious errors in my list building

There would be no Panzershrecks in Sicily, the first models were issued for trials in October 1943.
The standard infantry anti-tank weapon in July 1943 would still be the PzB39 anti-tank rifle, or it's conversion into the GrB39 firing HEAT rifle anti-tank grenades. Not sure if the latter is in the BKC lists?

scotsgrey

Yes I see that now in the army list notes not available until 10/43+, AT rifle is listed  :)