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    cen MID-WAR BRI ATT TS UG eR soy 1" Eighth Army Force . British Special Rules Parachute Company ......... Parachute Company HQ Parachute Platoon Parachute Mortar Platoon Parachute MMG Platoon. Airlanding 6 pdr Anti-tank Platoon Commandos 1942 to 1943... Commando Troop .. Commando Troop HQ Commando Section Commando MMG Section Commando Mortar Section SUppOrt UNS |. yecsertes veneer ese. 413 Ailanding Recce Platoon 75mm Airlanding Battery Painting British Airborne .. Basing Guide ...........0++ Wayne Tuncer Graphic Design: Victor Pesch Anant Writers Phil Yates, Jeff Key, Andy Parkes (Casey Davies, Ashleigh Heelam Miniatures Doign: Evan Allen, Tim Adcock, Will Jayne, Aleé Powognik iting: Aaroc Te Hira-Mathie, Miniaure James Brown, Jeremy Painter Internal Art: Warren May, Vincent Wai Web Su Patch Bowen, Luke Glover, Alexander Nebesky David Adlam, Adam Brooker, Tom Culpepper, Mark Godard, ‘Alan Graham, Ryan Jeffares, Luke Parsonage Atlantic Canadian Testers (Ry. The Gat All rights reserved. No pare of his pu © Copyright Battlefront Miniatures Led. 2019. ISBN: 9781988558165 Editors Peet Simunovich, John-Paul Brisigott Lance Mathew, Michael MeSwiney, Sullivan), 290 Bunker (Carl Bellati, 1c Gamers (Adam Brooker) tion maybe reproduced, stored any form or by any means without the prior written permision ofthe publsher, nor be otherwie circulated in ing or cover other than that in which tis published and without similar condition being impose on the subsequent purchase The maroon beret of the British ‘paras’ was first observed by German christened the ferocious paras as Rote Teufel—Red Devils. ops in North Africa and within months they had This distinctive headdress was officially introduced in 1942, at the direction of Major General ‘Boy’ Browning, and the Pegasus symbol became the emblem of British Airborne Forces ORIGINS In 1940 Winston Churchill instructed the British War Office to form an airborne corps. From there, events moved quickly. The Central Landing School was set up at Ringway, Manchester, by Army and RAF staff. Men of No. 2 Commando were selected for train g jumps wi wat on 13 July 1940. In February 1941, only nine months after its formation, the first airborne operation took place, when 38 men parachuted into Southern Italy to successfully destroy the Tragino Aquaducr. For the British airborne forces, 1941 was one of develop- ‘ment and expansion. 1 Parachute Brigade was formed in September, and shortly afterwards 1 Airlanding Brigade was added with four glider-borne airlanding batt In November 1941, General Brown 1g was appointed Commander Paratroops and Airborne Troops and the 1 Airborne Division was formed. In December, the Glider Pilot Regiment was established, as part of the Army Air Corps, to fly the Horsa and Hamilcar gliders. The I* Airborne Division continued to expand with the addition the new 2 Parachute Brigade, No. 38 Group of the Royal Air Force was created to provide transport and to work closely with the division. TUNISIAN AIRDROPS In September 1942, 1 Parachute Brigade was dispatched to Tunisia for its first taste of battle. However, the notion of parachute troops was very much a new idea at chs time, and as such the British commanders in the area were unsure as 0 best employ them. November 1942, the division made its first operation- al combat jumps. The 3" Parachute Battalion made the first drop in a successful assault at Bone airfield, while the 2 Parachute Battalion jumped against the enemy-held airfields near Depienne, 30 miles (40km) south of Tunis lly 2 Battalion found the airfield abandoned. The Allied column of armour scheduled to meet up with them never arrived, leaving them abandoned 50 miles (80km) ny lines. They were soon attacked and, heavily behind en outnumbered by German troops, managed to bartle their ‘way back to Allied lines in a series of ambushes and fire fights. HOLDING THE LINE During the winter of 1942, 1 Parachute Brigade fought several hard battles in the Tunisian hills, earning a reputa tion within the Army as first-class infantry. In February, the Germans launched a concerted effort, determined to break INVASION OF SICILY, JULY-AUGUST Eye through the Allied lines in Tunisia. Th brigade took up 4 position on the right of the Allied line and found itself facing a German division. Despite facing constant attacks the paras succeeded in holding the line The fighting in Tunisia finally ended with the Axis surrender in May 1943. 1 Parachute Brigade was joined by the rest of he 1* Airborne Division and preparations started for further airborne operations into Southern Europe Division was ereated using the veteran 3* Parachute Battalion, Meanwhile, back in the United Kingdom, the 6' SICILY On 10 Jul spearheaded Operation Husky, the Allie 1943, British and American airborne tro ‘mainly American C-4 known as Dakotas to British gliders took off from North Africa, The gliders were carrying towing American WACO and British Horsa Airlanding Brigade into its first battle. Their target was th nte Grande Bridge on the Eighth Army's road to Syracuse of the glide into the sea. Worse still, heavy anti-aircraft fire from friend and foe alike shot down many of the remaining gliders Lan Only ings were scattered and casualties were heavy. rs reached land, scattered over much of southern Sic nly two gliders landed within five miles (8km) of the Ponte Grande Bridge. The handful of men that reached the bridge lost it to a counterattack, but fortunately the 00k it Airlanding Brigade was withdrawn Eighth Army soon arrived and After this debacle rebuild and replace its horrendous losses. PRIMOSOLE BRIDGE Later during thei Brigade was ord asion of Sicily in July 1943, 1 Parachute co take Pr Bridge which spanned the Simeto River. This vital crossing needed to be captured or the British Eighth Army to march on Messina. On 13 July 1943, over a hundred transport aircraft carried 1,856 men of 1 Parachute Brigade into combat. However the air fleet became scattered due to the inexperienced crews: of the transport planes and intense anti-aircraft fire from both enemy and friendly troops. fll the troops that took off only 295 officers and men were dropped close enough to carry out the assault on Primosole Bridge. They immediately stormed the bridge and the small Italian garrison quickly surrendered. The paras then set to work di and awaited the Eighth Army’ arrival Licutenant-Colonel John Frost commanded 2" Parachute’ le Bridge and he German attempts to recapture it Battalion at Prim repulse several a job he would again famously repeat in the following year at Arnhem, nearly overrufl The paras secured the bridge, but they we by the German 4 Parachute Brigade who had air-dropped The Red Devils fought off s until they had exhausted most of their ammu- in the same area the next day. the Germa nition and they reluctantly conceded the bridge to form a tighter defensive line. The Germans then tried to climinate remaining paras, bur the Eighth Army arrived just in ne to help retake the bridge and thus the road to Messinay LANDING IN ITALY ing in Sicily ended on 1 August 1943 and the Allies Ai Italian port of Taranto, After the port was secured, the bull next operation m cruisers in the ome Division landed unopposed fr of the division was withdrawn to England to prepare for the Normand; Je remained in Italy, coming under arachute B the New Zealand Division as it fou northward BRITISH SUPPORT UNITS Details of the above Support Units can be found in Armoured Fist. ELE ee i: The following special rules are characteristic of British Airborne and Commando forces, reflecting their own style of equipment, tactics, and approach to battle. RED DEVILS The paras are all hand-picked volunteers. Years of hard training has made them some of the toughest troops on any battlefield. INFANTRY. AIRBORNE Airborne units were specially rained, equipped. and organised 10 conduct airborne operations. During missions that use the Airborne rules, Units in this formation will arrive by Parachute or Glider, as indicated on the Formation’s HQ Unit card. COMMANDOS small, hard-hitting ‘Commandos are fearless, but they are also strike forces, rs. Their job is to get in, strike hard, and get out. Prolonged combats simply delay their mission. ‘Commandos are MIND AND HEART The men trained at the Commando Base Tiuining Centre at Achnacarry Scotland, never forget ther instructors chant of ‘Its all in the mind and the beart as they scaled imponible cliff in full kit. Teams from a Unie wid Mind and Heart thar start their Movement Step adjacent to a cliff or mountain side (or another similar Impassable terrain feature) roll a Skill Test. If successful, the Team may move using Terrain Dash across the terrain, POR ANTLTANK PLATOON Pr ARTILLERY MIKE TARGET The Royal Artillery have learned the value of concentrating their anillery fire. Different orders indicate the size of the bombard- iment. A Mike target order cals for the fire of a full regiment of aarillery, with 24 guns When a Sporting Team successfully Ranges In an Artillery Unit with Mike Target, they may immediately roll to Range = In another Artillery Unit. If successful, the second Artillery Uni is treated as Ranging In on the same attempt as the frst. | HURRICANE BOFORS, uGHT AR Roop TANK'BUSTING FLIGHT | ANREANRNG Se, FIGHTER BOMBE {ALLIED SUPPOR WILDCARD ? PARACHUTE COMPANY bill PARACHUTE COMPANY HQ oh — — aa Gx Bren Gun & SMLE rifle team Ix Bren Gun, SMLE rifle &2inch mortarteam = SEEING 4x Bren Gun & SMLE rifle team Ix Bren Gun, SMLE rifle & Z-inch mortar team OPTIONS * Add a Boys anti-tank rifle team for +1 point of a PIAT anti-tank team for +2 points “TSE ne eam feing ch mortar nmi re Sow ie The Unit Leader is one of the Bren Gun & SMLE |_| P&T aetitakteum 5+ | Avedon tong rifle teams, and is mounted on a small base (sce page 15, Bop nttank rte + | anni Siting Parachute platoons are well equipped to deal with the difficult mission The igh sled men of che paramopers EE jeu oun apt enc tars and to kaek ot pty are trained and organised to fight as lite light infantry who parachute into the combac _‘ificult enemy positions They also have a light me sinoalita cake” chide objective wih. speed end ar, useful for blinding enemy machine-guns, preparing the way 0 assault the platoon precision before digging in to hold off enemy counterattacks until reinforcements arrive ________ PARACHUTE COMPANY |! SMLE RIFLE: Most paras are armed with the .303-calibre IAT: In Sicily the paras have been issued with PIAT Short Magazine Lec-Enfield (SMLE, aka. ‘Smelly’, (Projector, Infantry, Anti-tank) anti-tank weapons instead a reliable and accurate weapon, although relativel ys anti-tank rifles, This weapon is more compact than slow firing the long Boys AT rifle and packs more punch, but with a BREN GUN: ‘The parachute platoon’s main firepower | educed range comes from its three accurate and reliable .303-calibre | 24NCH MORTAR: The paras carry a 2-inch mortar to 1s that would delay the advance Bren light machine-guns. Each para carries four spare | blind enemy machine-g eee for his = . _ in two ste pots oP ASSAULT 4+: ‘The crews of the Boys anti-tank rifle or his webbing gear. Using the Bren Gun as a base of fire, | PIAT anti-tank weapon are not as well equipped as the they manoeuvre closer to the enemy, then use their rifle : ike riflemen for hand-to-hand combat, so they hit on a score fire to cover the Bren Gun as it advances. fhe sather tean3) ia manne BOYS ANTI-TANK RIFLE: ‘The slow-firing .55-calibre bolt-action Boys anti-tank rifle is too cumbersome to use easily on the move, It is best fited prone, using its bipod, oan (oes roa MMG team Gans = oon mons Airborne companies by their very nature are 4x 6 pdr gun 2x 6 pdr gun lightly armed. Jerry’s panzers have the ability to make a meal of the toughest troops, so the paras need anti-tank assets with them on th and in action immediately. ‘This is the 6 pdr-armed aitlanding anti-tank platoon comes to the fore During the Sicily landings, only the 2" So hire Regiment’s anti-tank its planne FEATURES ARMOUR PENETRATION: The 6 pd solid armour-piercing rounds can punch d armour of all but the heaviest German panzers. GUN SHIELD: until the perfect time to fire, dl bulletproof gun shield gives the gun crew some welcome protection though. SPECIAL RULES FORWARD FIRING: ‘The trail docs nor allow the 6 par gun to traverse quickly to track tar moving to its sides, NO HE: Although a high-explosive shell has been designed for the 6 pdr, Britain’s limited production re are being concentrated on crucial arma piercing rounds, and the limited supply of HE is reserved for the Churchill tanks. + ars oti. Dieu ne Combat a) Ria ‘COMMANDO. SECTION Raids ‘COMMANDO. SECTION. COMMANDOS 194 1943 Afier the withdrawal of all British units from mainland Europe after Dunkirk, Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered raiding units of ‘Commandos to take the fight back to the German enemy in occupied Europe with ‘butcher and bolt’ raid Th French and Norwegian coasts, Commandos conducted many small raids along the but their most successful on Chariot by No. 2 Commando, which France, forcing the giant battleship Tirpite to return to Germany for repairs action was Operat wrecked the dry dock at St. Nazaire The Commandos further distinguished themselves at Dieppe in August 1942, where No. 3 and No. 4 Commandos were the only units to successfully complete ks. heir assignments, despite initial seth Later that year, No. 1 and No. 6 Commandos were in the vanguard of the Operation Torch landings in French North Africa on 8 November, 1942. The Commandos fought their way to within miles of Tunis before being turned back by ¢ newly arrived 10° Panzer Division. The next big action by the Commandos in the Mediterranean was Operation Husky, the liberation of Sicily on 10 July 1943. There No. 3 Com Royal Marine Commandos led the Canadian nando, No. 40 (forty’) and No. 41 (‘four British invasion force ashore. No. 3 Commando was then assigned to take the Ponte dei Malati bridge ahead of 50" (Northumbrian) Division who would then go on to relieve 1 Parachute Brigade dropping on Primosole brid on Catania. The Commandos initially key to the adva ks forced them off the ed, No. 3 and No. 40 (RM) Commandos then took part in Operation Baytown, the Eighth Army's landings on the toe succeeded, but German counte

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