SS-Panzergrenadier Company (GBX18)

SS-Panzergrenadier Company (GBX18) SS-Panzergrenadierkompanie with Company HQ, 2 SS-Panzergrenadier Platoons, 1 SS-Heavy Platoon, and 1 Light SS-Anti-tank gun Platoon. The SS-Panzergrenadiers are the elite infantry of the German war machine. Despite constant fighting against the Allies on both the Eastern and Western Fronts, the veteran soldiers of the SS remain fearless in their pursuit of victory. The SS-Panzer divisions will hold the line when lesser units would run, fighting to the last man.

Included: • 6x Command teams with 4x Panzerfaust options • 3x Sniper teams • 2x Panzerschreck teams • 12x MG teams • 2x Optional Panzerfaust SMG teams • 4x HMG teams • 3x 7.5cm PaK 40 guns Total of 114 miniatures, 3 guns and 4 HMGs. The box cover contains a typo and reads 126 miniatures, but this should be 114 miniatures. No transport vehicles are supplied with this box set. This gives you the choice of whether you’d like to field it as a Gepanzerte Panzergrenadierkompanie with Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks or a Panzergrenadierkompanie with trucks.

In Flames Of War The new Battle Book Cobra has all the rules and Intelligence Briefings for Fielding SS forces in Normandy. The following two lists are examples of core companies that can be may from GBX18 once you have selected your company type based on your preferred transport option.

Gepanzerte SS-Panzergrenadierkompanie Transports Required Company HQ Replace both Command SMG teams with Command Panzerfaust SMG teams Add Anti-tank section with two Panzerschreck teams 3 Sd Kfz 251/1 D (GE241) 95 points 20 points 85 points Combat Platoons Gepanzerte SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon 3 SS-Panzergrenadier Squads Replace Command MG team with Command Panzerfaust SMG team Replace one MG team with Panzerfaust SMG team 4 Sd Kfz 251/1 D (GE241) 320 points 10 points 10 points Gepanzerte SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon 3 SS-Panzergrenadier Squads Replace Command MG team with Command Panzerfaust SMG team Replace one MG team with Panzerfaust SMG team 4 Sd Kfz 251/1 D (GE241) 320 points 10 points 10 points Armoured SS-Heavy Platoon 2 Machine-gun Sections 3 Sd Kfz 251/1 D (GE241) 225 points Weapons Platoon Armoured SS-Anti-tank Gun Platoon 3 Anti-tank Gun Sections 4 Sd Kfz 251/1 D (GE241) 235 points Total 18 Sd Kfz 251/1 D (GE241) 1340 points

SS-Panzergrenadierkompanie Transports Required Company HQ 50 points Replace both Command SMG teams with Command Panzerfaust SMG teams Add Anti-tank section with two Panzerschreck teams 2 Kfz 15 Field Cars (GE413) and 1 Motorcycle and sidecar (GE400) 50 points 20 points   60points Combat Platoons SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon 3 SS-Panzergrenadier Squads Replace Command MG team with Command Panzerfaust SMG team Replace one MG team with Panzerfaust SMG team 3 optional trucks (GE431, SU422, or IT430) 240 points 10 points 10 points SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon 3 SS-Panzergrenadier Squads Replace Command MG team with Command Panzerfaust SMG team Replace one MG team with Panzerfaust SMG team 3 optional trucks (GE431, SU422, or IT430) 240 points 10 points 10 points SS-Heavy Platoon 2 Machine-gun Sections 1 Kfz 15 field car (GE413) and 2 3-ton trucks (GE431) 155 points Weapons Platoon Light SS-Anti-tank Gun Platoon 3 Anti-tank Gun Sections 3 3-ton trucks (GE431) 185 points Total 990 points

The SS-Panzergrenadierkompanie can also take up to three Sniper teams for 50 points each. Designed by Evan Allen Painted by Jeremy Painter and James Brown