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Warlord Games Bolt Action: US Airborne Support Group (1943-44)
Warlord Games Bolt Action: US Airborne Support Group (1943-44)
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Scale 1:56/28mm. Assembly and painting required. Glue and paint not included. Contents: 11 metal infantry miniatures.
American forces started the war with no experience of combat and often with minimal training. Once exposed to the realities of warfare both officers and men learned quickly. However, the constant demand for troops meant that relatiely inexperienced offers could still find themselves leading men into action even at the end of the war. Both in Europe and in the Pacific, experience and promotion came very quickly. Medic The field medic presents the most likely to provide serious care to wounded soldiers and helps lightly wounded soldiers return to fitness as quickly as possible. Junior medical staff such as stretcher bearers could accompany field medical personnel. Medical officers were not always armed but practice, a pistol was often carried for self-defence. Medium machine gun The Americans were equipped with an excellent medium machine gun: the Browning M1919A4 .30 caliber. Due to its weight (32 lbs), it was always used with a tripod. It had a rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute and an effective range of over 1,000 metres. Paratroopers could carry the M1919A6 – Browning .30 caliber version. A machine gun fitted with a lightened barrel, stock and bipod. Bazooka The American bazooka was first used in North Africa and on Tarawa in November 1942. The first version (M1A1) had two grips and a wooden support. By 1943 a new version was released that no longer had the front grip, but had an improved electric firing system. The final version was longer (1.55 m) and improved from 200-250 yards to 300 yards. The M6 HEAT rocket could easily penetrate 76 mm of armour at 30°, or 110 mm at 90°. Light Mortar (M2) The mortar was the most commonly available type of support weapon. The paratroopers and rangers had one mortar per platoon.
American forces started the war with no experience of combat and often with minimal training. Once exposed to the realities of warfare both officers and men learned quickly. However, the constant demand for troops meant that relatiely inexperienced offers could still find themselves leading men into action even at the end of the war. Both in Europe and in the Pacific, experience and promotion came very quickly. Medic The field medic presents the most likely to provide serious care to wounded soldiers and helps lightly wounded soldiers return to fitness as quickly as possible. Junior medical staff such as stretcher bearers could accompany field medical personnel. Medical officers were not always armed but practice, a pistol was often carried for self-defence. Medium machine gun The Americans were equipped with an excellent medium machine gun: the Browning M1919A4 .30 caliber. Due to its weight (32 lbs), it was always used with a tripod. It had a rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute and an effective range of over 1,000 metres. Paratroopers could carry the M1919A6 – Browning .30 caliber version. A machine gun fitted with a lightened barrel, stock and bipod. Bazooka The American bazooka was first used in North Africa and on Tarawa in November 1942. The first version (M1A1) had two grips and a wooden support. By 1943 a new version was released that no longer had the front grip, but had an improved electric firing system. The final version was longer (1.55 m) and improved from 200-250 yards to 300 yards. The M6 HEAT rocket could easily penetrate 76 mm of armour at 30°, or 110 mm at 90°. Light Mortar (M2) The mortar was the most commonly available type of support weapon. The paratroopers and rangers had one mortar per platoon.
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