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Desert Rats Armoured Squadron W DESERT RATS ARMOURED SQUADRON W. DOUBLE RECCE RELUCTANT VETERAN TANK COMPANY POINTS 1750 PLATOON QTY UNIT POINTS HEADQUARTERS Desert Rats Armoured Squadron HQ (7th) p.81 2 Cromwell IV 170 COMBAT PLATOONS Desert Rats Armoured Platoon (7th) p.81 3 Cromwell IV 375 1 Challenger (early) Desert Rats Armoured Platoon (7th) p.81 3 Cromwell IV 360 1 Firefly VC Desert Rats Armoured Platoon (7th) p.81 3 Cromwell IV 360 1 Firefly VC WEAPONS PLATOONS Armoured Recce Regimental Recce Platoon (7th) p.84 3 Stuart V 130 SUPPORT PLATOONS Armoured Car Platoon (11th) p.114 1 Daimler I with Littlejohn adaptor and AA MG 110 CONFIDENT VETERAN 1 Sawn Off Daimler with PIAT 1 Daimler Dingo Field Battery (SP), Royal Artillery (7th) p.121 2 Cmd Rifle team 220 1 Staff team 1 Sherman OP 4 Sexton Air Observation Post p.161 1 Auster AOP 25 Overlord book ‑ British Late‑War ARSENAL TANK TEAMS Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower LIGHT TANKS Stuart V or VI Light Tank 4 2 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG. M5 37mm gun 24"/60cm 2 7 4+ MEDIUM TANKS Cromwell IV Light Tank 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Tow hook. OQF 75mm gun 32"/80cm 2 10 3+ Semi-indirect fire, Smoke. Firefly VC Standard Tank 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Tow hook. OQF 17 pdr gun 32"/80cm 2 14 3+ No HE, Semi-indirect fire. INFANTRY TANKS Challenger (early) Light Tank 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Overloaded, Protected ammo, Tow hook. OQF 17 pdr gun 32"/80cm 3 14 3+ No HE, Semi-indirect fire. SELF‐PROPELLED GUNS Sexton Standard Tank 1 0 0 AA MG. OQF 25 pdr gun 24"/60cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted, Smoke. Firing bombardments 80"/200cm - 4 5+ Smoke bombardment. Sherman OP Standard Tank 6 4 1 Hull MG. RECONNAISSANCE Daimler Dingo Jeep 1 0 0 AA MG, Recce. ARMOURED CARS Sawn Off Daimler with PIAT Jeep 1 0 0 AA MG, Recce. With PIAT anti-tank projector 8"/20cm 1 10 5+ Hull mounted. Daimler I with Littlejohn adaptor Wheeled 1 0 0 Co-ax MG, AA MG, Recce. and AA MG With Littlejohn adaptor 24"/60cm 2 9 5+ No HE. INFANTRY TEAMS Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes Rifle team 16"/40cm 1 2 6+ Staff team 16"/40cm 1 2 6+ Moves as a Heavy Gun team. VEHICLE MACHINE‐GUNS Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Vehicle MG 16"/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 if other weapons fire. SPECIAL RULES Armoured Car Platoon (11th) ‑ p.114 Armoured Car Platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons. Armoured Recce Regimental Recce Platoon (7th) ‑ p.84 Armoured Recce Regimental Recce platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons. Desert Rats Armoured Platoon (7th) ‑ p.81 You may only field Challenger tanks in up to half of your Desert Rats Armoured Platoons, and only as part of a Desert Rats Armoured Squadron Desert Rats Armoured Squadron HQ (7th) ‑ p.81 A platoon from the 7th Armoured Division that did not fail any Saves in the previous enemy Shooting Step, may re‑roll any failed attempts to Rally Pinned Down platoons or Remount Bailed Out vehicles. Field Battery (SP), Royal Artillery (7th) ‑ p.121 Although a Field Battery (SP), Royal Artillery is a single Support choice, each Gun Troop operates as a separate platoon with its own Command team. The Command team and Staff team of the HQ Troop must be attached to a Gun Troop from its battery at the start of the game before deployment, see the British Artillery special rules on page 248 of the rulebook..
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