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Armored Rifle Company Armored Rifle Company Confident Trained USA Late-War Mechanised Company Platoon Qty Unit Points Headquarters Armored Rifle Company HQ - p.18 2 Cmd Carbine team 40 1 Jeep with AA MG 1 M3 half-track with .50 cal AA MG 1 Bazooka team Combat Platoons Armored Rifle Platoon - p.19 1 Cmd Rifle team 225 5 Bazooka team 5 Rifle team 2 M3 half-track with .50 cal AA MG 3 M3 half-track with AA MG 1 M2 60mm mortar 2 M1919 LMG team Armored Rifle Platoon - p.19 1 Cmd Rifle team 225 5 Bazooka team 5 Rifle team 2 M3 half-track with .50 cal AA MG 3 M3 half-track with AA MG 1 M2 60mm mortar 2 M1919 LMG team Armored Rifle Platoon - p.19 1 Cmd Rifle team 225 5 Bazooka team 5 Rifle team 2 M3 half-track with .50 cal AA MG 3 M3 half-track with AA MG 1 M2 60mm mortar 2 M1919 LMG team Weapons Platoons Armored Machine-gun Platoon - p.21 1 Cmd Carbine team 150 3 M3 half-track with .50 cal AA MG 4 M1917 HMG team 2 Bazooka team Armored Mortar Platoon - p.16 1 Cmd Carbine team 100 1 M2 half-track with .50 cal AA MG 3 M4 81mm MMC with .50 cal AA MG Armored Assault Gun Platoon - p.21 3 M8 Scott HMC 120 Divisional Support Tank Platoon - p.15 5 M4A1 Sherman 345 Cavalry Recon Platoon - p.26 2 M8 armored car 140 2 Mortar Jeep 2 Recon Jeep Armored Field Artillery Battery - p.28 1 Cmd Carbine team 180 1 M2 half-track with AA MG 1 Staff team 1 M2 half-track with .50 cal AA MG 1 M4 Sherman OP 3 M7 Priest HMC Company Points: 1750 www.EasyArmy.com Source document: Flames of War v3 Forces Arsenal Tank Teams Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Tanks M4A1 Sherman Standard Tank 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, .50 cal AA MG. M3 75mm gun 32"/80cm 2 10 3+ Smoke, Stabiliser. Support Weapons M8 Scott HMC Light Tank 3 2 0 .50 cal AA MG. M1A1 75mm howitzer 16"/40cm 2 6 3+ Smoke. Firing bombardments 64"/160cm - 3 6+ M4 81mm MMC with .50 cal AA MG Half-tracked 1 0 0 .50 cal AA MG. M1 81mm mortar 24"/60cm 2 2 3+ Hull mounted, Minimum range 8"/20cm, Portee, Smoke. Firing bombardments 40"/100cm - 2 6+ Smoke bombardment. Artillery M4, M4A1 Sherman OP Standard Tank 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, .50 cal AA MG. M3 75mm gun 32"/80cm 1 10 3+ Smoke. M7 Priest HMC Standard Tank 1 0 0 .50 cal AA MG. M2A1 105mm howitzer 24"/60cm 1 9 2+ Breakthrough gun, Hull mounted, Smoke. Firing bombardments 72"/180cm - 4 4+ Smoke Bombardment. Armoured Cars M8 armored car Wheeled 1 0 0 Coax MG, .50 cal AA MG, Recce. M6 37mm gun 24"/60cm 2 7 4+ Reconnaissance Mortar Jeep Jeep - - - Recce. M2 60mm mortar 24"/60cm 2 1 3+ Hull mounted, Portee, Can fire over friendly troops, 8" minimum range. Firing bombardments 32"/80cm - 1 6+ Recon Jeep Jeep - - - AA MG. Gun Teams Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes M1917 HMG team Man-packed 24"/60cm 6 2 6+ ROF 3 when pinned down or moving. M1919 LMG team Man-packed 16"/40cm 5 2 6+ ROF 2 when pinned down or moving. M2 60mm mortar Man-packed 24"/60cm 2 1 3+ Minimum range 8"/20cm, Can fire over friendly troops. Firing bombardments 32"/80cm - 1 6+ Infantry Teams Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes Bazooka team 8"/20cm 1 10 5+ Tank assault 4. Carbine team 8"/20cm 1 1 6+ Automatic rifles. Rifle team 16"/40cm 1 2 6+ Automatic rifles. Staff team 16"/40cm 1 2 6+ Automatic rifles, Moves as a Heavy Gun team. Transport Teams Vehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes Trucks Jeep Jeep - - - Optional Passenger-fired AA MG or .50 cal AA MG. Armoured Personnel Carriers M2 or M3 half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Optional Passenger-fired AA MG or .50 cal AA MG. Vehicle Machine-guns Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Vehicle MG 16"/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 if other weapons fire. .50 cal Vehicle MG 16"/40cm 3 4 5+ ROF 1 if other weapons fire. Special Rules Armored Machine-gun Platoon - p.21 Armored Machine-gun Platoons may make Combat Attachments to Combat Platoons (see page 260 of the rulebook). Armored Rifle Platoon - p.19 In Flames of War any US Infantry team carried as a Passenger in a Transport team may Dismount in the Movement Step with the vehicle's Passenger-fired .50 cal AA MG or AA MG (see Dismounting Machine-guns on page 237 of the Flames of War rulebook). Up to two US HMG or LMG teams carried as Passengers in a half-track can fit their machine-guns to the sides of the vehicle, converting them to side-mounted AA MG's (see Mounting HMG's and LMG's on page 237 of the Flames of War rulebook). Cavalry Recon Platoon - p.26 Cavalry Recon Patrols of a Cavalry Recon Platoon operate as separate platoons, each with their own command team. Cavalry Recon Platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons (see pages 193 to 195 of the rulebook)..
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