German

Later War Germans

~1943-45~

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The beginnings of a later war German force. 

The half-tracks in the Panzergrenadier Schwerer Zug come from Forged in Battle. They are considerably shorter than the Plastic Soldier Company half-tracks, which is a little annoying whichever manufacturer has scaled their model correctly, but paint up very nicely and, of course, have a base as part of the model which saves a lot of time and bother.

Although up to now I have tended to buy Battlefront tank models, with this force I have expanded into using other manufacturers. The Panzer IVs and Panthers are plastic models from Plastic Soldier Company, and three out of four of the SdKfz 7/1s are from Forged in Battle. The reason?  Simple:  expense. I can field five tanks from PSC for at least half the cost of the Battlefront models: worth it when you're buying tanks by the Zug even if in principle you prefer metal to plastic!

Panzergrenadiers

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3rd Platoon

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Schwerer Zug: SdKfz 251/17

Artillery & Anti-Tank Guns

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Armour

Company HQ

(1 x Panther A)

1st Zug

(4 x Panzer IIIN)

2nd Zug

(5 x Panzer IVH)

3rd Zug

(5 x Panther A)

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Company HQ

(1 x later Tiger I)

1st Zug

(3 x early Tiger I)

2nd Zug

(3 x Tiger II)

Support Units

Heavy Scout Cars

(3 x SdKfz 234/2 Puma)

Tank Destroyers

(6 x StuG IIIG)

StuG Support

(SdKfz 252 & SdKfz 253)

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Tank Hunters

(3 x Marder III)

Tank Hunters

(3 x Jagdpanther)

Tank Hunters

(3 x Hetzer)

Light SP Artillery

(2 x Wespe)

Medium SP Artillery

(2 x Hummel)

Anti-Aircraft 1

(4 x SdKfz 7/1)

Support

(Bergpanther ARV)