WW2 – More Germans

I treated myself to the Band of Brothers starter set and I am slowly working through the figures.

To day I bring you the German Grenadiers from the Band of Brothers set. I will then look at how these enhance the lists I can make using my existing figures and these new additions.

So first up the German Grenadiers – I built 3 LMG teams to provide extra firepower for my German Sentries from 02 Hundred Hours.

LMG Team 1

LMG Team 2

LMG Team 3

An extra Officer/NCO and NCO/Observer/Spotter

And 4 more Rifle Men

So starting with just the German figures from 02 Hundred hours, my free sprue of Panzer Lehr and these extra 12 this gives me the following available

• The 6 metal characters
  • 1 scientist – who could be either allied or German
  • 1 Commandant with pistol
  • 1 Gestapo Officer with pistol
  • 1 wounded officer with SMG
  • 1 Sleepy Sentry with rifle
  • 1 female adjutant with rifle.
• 5 Sentries with gas masks – 2 with SMG and 3 with rifles
• 6 Feldgendarmes (Military Police) – 4 with rifle 2 with SMG
• 18 – German Sentries – 12 with Rifles 5 with SMG 1 with LMG
• 2 officer/nco with pistol
• 4 – 2 man LMG teams
• 1 officer with SMG
• 1 Spotter/nco with rifle
• 4 German Riflemen.
• 3 German Infantry with SMG

This gives me a 928 point list – with 5 Herr infantry squads – 3 with LMGs and 2 Waffen-SS squads 1 with an LMG, as before this could be further increased by giving any or all squads Anti-Tank grenades as well. The list is still missing any form of support troops and equipment.

So if we have a look at the 3d Printed Germans I also have, this gives me the following to include

• 1 MMG team
• 1 Medium Mortar Team
• 1 Light Mortar team
• 1 Panzerschreck team
• 1 AT Rifle Team
• 1 Pak-36/40 at gun
• 2 infantry with Panzerfausts
• 1 Sniper team
• An extra Medic
• An extra Forward Observer
• and an Extra NCO
• Also a squad of 4 Riflemen, 1 NCO and 2 StG44’s

Equipment wise these are much more mid/late war. We now have nearly 1200 points – by adding the medium mortar + spotter (Extra FO), 1 extra man in the medic team, 1 AT rifle, 1 MMG, 1 Pak 36 and 6 more infantry.

Lets see what type of list we get if we jump forward to 1943/44 Defence of Italy – we can now include the Panzerschreck, the Sniper team, upgrade the PAK36 to a PAK38, Include the STG44’s and Panzerfausts. I have chosen to take 4 Heer Grenadier Squads and 1 Veteran Heer Grenadier Squad, this gives me 1313 pts which of course could be increased by giving the Heer Grenadier Squads anti tank grenades. I will also have a Sdkfz 251/9 (once I have built it and painted it) from the Band of Brothers starter set, which ups the Points to 1,469.

I am looking at getting a box of the German Infantry (winter) to enable me to field a more Late war force, and I have a box of the Wargames Atlantic Partisans which I am considering building to be Volkstrum. Once these are done I’ll share them with you.

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