I knew I wanted to do a late-war German Heer army, despite loving the various Fallshirmjager ranges out there. I really like the metal sculpts from Artizan Designs, but knew I wanted to use the Warlord plastic Grenadier models for my rank and file. I'd been playing Bolt Action since 1st edition with my Russians, but bought the Band of Brothers 2nd edition starter set mostly for the A5 rulebook, terrain and pin markers, but also for additional grenadiers and the SKDFZ 251/10 halftrack to get me started. My Soviets would now have an opponent to fight against!
Grenadier Squad 1
Led by an Obergetreiter/NCO armed with an SMG/MP40, another man (Gefreiter) armed similarly, an LMG/ MG42 team and 6 men with rifles (+2 panzerfausts), this is my default infantry squad composition. I love the multitude of options that the Grenadier set provides, and combined with other German plastic sprues, it allows for plenty of variations, particularly if you intend to field a lot of squads. As a side note, my NCOs are denoted by the red edge to their bases.
Some more of the same, but different... I think the NCO 'gesturing' arm is from an older Warlord German sprue, but cant be totally sure. I like the amount of kit that the Grenadier sprue holds, so you can load out each man with bread bags, canteens and whatever else they might need. I tried to add a helmet hanging from the webbing of any man wearing a cap, but you'll have to take my word on that one...
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