DRON A QU S ECCE R RMOURED A recce squadron recce ArmouredAirborne IRBORNE A AIRBORNE ARMOURED DRON RECCE SQUADRON A (MECHANISED COMPANY) QU HEADQUARTERS You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each S box shaded grey. 3 ECCE HEADQUARTERS R SUPPORT PLATOONS ARMOUR MACHINE-GUNS ARMOUR ANTI-TANK 3 4 8 6 RMOURED COMBAT PLATOONS PLATOONS COMBAT WEAPONS PLATOONS PLATOONS WEAPONS 8 RECONNAISSANCE ARTILLERY A ARTILLERY ARMOUR 3 4 7 8 10 RECONNAISSANCE INFANTRY IRBORNE A RECONNAISSANCE ARTILLERY 3 5 RECONNAISSANCE 9 11 INFANTRY AIRCRAFT 3 6 12 5 AOP 9 INFANTRY 12 6 5 MOTIVATION AND SKILL RELUCTANT CONSCRIPT th The 6 Airborne Armoured Recce Regiment was an experienced unit, having performed well CONFIDENT TRAINED in the invasion of France in June 1944. An Airborne Armoured Recce Squadron is rated DRON FEARLESS VETERAN Fearless Veteran. A HEADQUARTERS QU S AIRBORNE ARMOURED RECCE Major SQUADRON HQ Major EADQUARTERS H ECCE 2 White Scout Car (Recce) 70 points Company Command 2iC Command R White scout car (Recce) White scout car (Recce) Company HQ The teams of an Airborne Armoured Recce Squadron HQ Airborne Armoured Recce Squadron HQ are Recce teams. COMBAT PLATOONS AIRBORNE ARMOURED RECCE RMOURED PLATooN A PLATooN 4 Cromwell IV 420 points Command Tank Tank 3 Cromwell IV 315 points 2 Cromwell IV 210 points 4 Locust 160 points IRBORNE 3 Locust 120 points A 2 Locust 80 points Tank Tank The regiment replaced its old Tetrarch light tanks with the Airborne Armoured Recce Platoon new air-transportable M22 Locust tank. A handful of these landed and went into action. However, when the regiment’s seaborne leg caught up with the division, the Locusts were traded for the more powerful Cromwell tank. AIRBORNE RECCE PLATooN Subaltern PLATooN Subaltern Corporal 2 Universal Carriers and 2 Dingo 140 points 1 Universal Carrier and 1 Dingo 70 points Command Universal Universal Carrier with Carrier with extra AAMG extra AAMG HQ recce carrier recce carrier An Airborne Recce Platoon is a Reconnaissance Platoon. Sergeant Lance Corporal The squadrons’ airborne recce platoons provided the division with its reconnaissance element. Reorganised with universal carriers and Dingo scout cars, the platoon could easily out- Daimler Dingo Daimler Dingo manoeuvre the enemy and collect information. Scout Car Scout Car Airbourne recce Platoon WEAPONS PLATOONS AIRBORNE RECCE MACHINE-GUN DRON Subaltern PLATooN A PLATooN QU 4 Vickers MMG Carriers 170 points Command Vickers Vickers MMG Carrier MMG Carrier 2 Vickers MMG Carriers 85 points S The regiment also had a strong support element with MMG Vickers MMG Carrier Vickers MMG Carrier Carriers. This unit was in high demand by troops across the Machine-gun Machine-gun ECCE whole division. Unlike normal MMG carriers, these fought Section Section with their Vickers machine-guns permanently mounted to Airborne Recce Machine-gun Platoon R the carrier and acted more like self-propelled machine-gun tank. Their services were rendered to all sorts of combat elements within the 6th Airborne Division. AIRBORNE RECCE MORTAR PLATooN PLATooN RMOURED HQ Section with: A 4 ML 4.2” 170 points 2 ML 4.2” 90 points OPTION • Add Jeeps and Jeep and Trailer transports for +5 points for the platoon. ML 4.2” mortar ML 4.2” mortar ML 4.2” mortar ML 4.2” mortar IRBORNE A Like the regiment’s MMG carriers, the unit’s mortar platoon Jeep and trailer Jeep and trailer was in high demand. Armed with powerful ML 4.2” heavy mortars and landed with the Locust light tanks, the battery Jeep and trailer Jeep and trailer was in a good position to help out anyone who needed a hand. Airborne recce Mortar Platoon AIRBORNE ASSAULT PLATooN PLATooN HQ Section with: DRON A 4 Assault Squads 155 points Command White scout car (Recce) 3 Assault Squads 125 points QU 2 Assault Squads 95 points S The Command White Scout Car (Recce) of an Airborne Assault Platoon is a Recce team. Motorcycle Pioneer Rifle team Motorcycle Pioneer Rifle team ECCE Assault Squad Assault Squad R The Motorcycle Pioneer Rifle teams of an Airborne Assault Platoon use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance and Solo Motorcycles rules on pages 196 and 197 of the rulebook. Like recce regiments from other British infantry divisions, the 6th Airborne Armoured Recce Regiment has a small ‘blitz’ troop of motorised infantry to support the unit. Sometimes Motorcycle Pioneer Rifle team Motorcycle Pioneer Rifle team this means performing additional recce work using light mo- Assault Squad Assault Squad torcycles and sometimes dismounting to remove a roadblock. Airborne Assault Platoon RMOURED A DIVISIONAL SUPPORT PLATOONS AIRLANDING PLATooN PLATooN HQ Section and Scout Squad with: IRBORNE 2 Rifle Squads 220 points A 1 Rifle Squad 160 points OPTION • Replace Command Rifle/MG team with a Command Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. Gliderborne troops offered the division the ability to deliver a lot of troops in a concentrated area. This concept was spectacularly demonstrated by the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire (2nd Oxs & Bucks) Regiment when they captured Pegasus Bridge in Normandy. These elite troops went into action again during Varsity, landing under fire in the operation’s toughest landing zone. PARACHUTE PLATooN PLATooN HQ Section with: DRON A 3 Rifle Squads 230 points 240 points 2 Rifle Squads 170 points 180 points QU corporal corporal corporal OPTION S • Replace Command Rifle/MG team with a Command Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Operation Varsity was the division’s second combat jump, ECCE following the D-Day landings. British and Canadian para- Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team R chute battalions were landed opposite the Rhine to secure the region ahead of the main Plunder crossings. Unlike Normandy and Market Garden, the air drops were done after the main assault was launched and efforts to resupply CANADIAN SPECIAL RULES were sent in straight away to ensure success. A Canadian Parachute Platoon (marked ) uses all of the The battles were tough and costly, but the paras succeeded British special rules, except for British Bulldog. They also in their mission and then led the British advance across use the Assault Troops and Woodsmen special rules listed Northern Germany. on page 12. RMOURED A AIRLANDING ANTI-TANK PLATooN, RoyAL ARTILLERY PLATooN HQ Section with: 4 OQF 17 pdr (late) 330 points IRBORNE 3 OQF 17 pdr (late) 250 points A 2 OQF 17 pdr (late) 165 points 4 OQF 6 pdr (late) 160 points 3 OQF 6 pdr (late) 120 points Anti-tank gun Anti-tank gun 2 OQF 6 pdr (late) 80 points Transport Transport OPTION • Add cut-down 15 cwt trucks to tow 17 pdr (late) guns or Jeep transports to tow 6 pdr (late) guns for +5 Anti-tank gun Anti-tank gun points for the platoon. The divisional anti-tank guns were essential for setting up Transport Transport successful defence positions. However, the paras also found the 6pdrs useful as infantry guns, knocking out German Airlanding Anti-tank Platoon, strongpoints in buildings and dug-in positions. Royal artillery The heavier 17pdr guns were flown in by heavy Hamilcar gliders and used to deter enemy armoured counterattacks. AIRLANDING LIGHT BATTERY, Major RoyAL ARTILLERY Major PLATooN DRON A HQ Troop with: Two Gun Troops with a total of: HQ Troop QU 8 M1A1 75mm 250 points Captain S One Gun Troop with: Captain 4 M1A1 75mm 150 points 2 M1A1 75mm 90 points ECCE OPTION R • Add Jeeps for +5 points per Gun Troop. HQ Section Sergeant Sergeant 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 page 248 of the rulebook). RMOURED The Royal Artillery’s Airlanding Light Batteries supported A both airborne divisions with dedication, despite their light weapons. The M1A1 75mm pack howitzer was capable of being broken down into small parachutable loads, but in this case they were loaded into gliders with a jeep tow vehicle. That way they could land together and get into action much GUN Section GUN Section faster to support the paras with high-explosive and smoke GUN Troop bombardments. IRBORNE Captain A Captain HQ Section Sergeant Sergeant GUN Section GUN Section GUN Troop AIRLANDING light Battery, Royal Artillery CORPS SUPPORT DRON MOTIVATION AND SKILL RELUCTANT CONSCRIPT A The British Army has a vast amount of experience built up after several years of battle. They CONFIDENT TRAINED are prepared and willing to put the last effort in to finally crush their enemy. Unless otherwise QU FEARLESS VETERAN noted, Corps Support platoons are rated Confident Veteran. S GUARDS TANK PLATooN PLATooN ECCE 2 Churchill VI and R 1 Churchill IV 305 points Command Churchill VI OPTIONS • Upgrade any or all Churchill IV or VI tanks with applique armour increasing the Front armour rating to 9 for +10 points per tank. • Replace up to one Churchill VI tank with a Churchill VII tank for +55 points. Churchill VI Churchill IV (late) RMOURED Infantry tanks are attached to infantry divisions to provide A direct armoured support for infantry assaults. They can Guards Tank Platoon include up-armoured Churchill Mk VII models that lead GUARDS SPECIAL RULES the way against enemy resistance. The 75mm guns of the Churchills are effective against enemy machine gun nests. A Guards Tank Platoon uses all of the British special rules, as well as the Unflappable special rule found on page 13. IRBORNE ANTI-TANK PLATooN (SP), A RoyAL ARTILLERY PLATooN 4 M10C 17 pdr SP 370 points 2 M10C 17 pdr SP 185 points Command M10C 17 pdr (SP) M10C 17 pdr (SP) Part of the Guards Tank Brigade’s task force included a battery of M10C 17 pdr SP guns.