Although my late war Soviet tank company has all the meaty armoured units in it, I maintain a soft spot for the basic Soviet rifle company: the very definition of a solid, defensive force. This is also where I put any units that don't really fit with the tankies: Cossacks, partisans, even Guards heavy tanks. All the figures except the engineer flamethrowers and mine dogs are Battlefront, those two are from Peter Pig. Oh, and the aircraft come from Armaments in Miniature: proper 1:100 scale planes not itsy-bitsy smaller ones!

With seven platoons of infantry, one platoon of cavalry, nine MMGs, six medium mortars, six heavy mortars, and four Zis-3 guns, this is truly a force to be reckoned with. Add in the Guards Tank Company sneaked on at the bottom under Other Support and it really is a case of "come on, then, if you think you're hard enough!"