155mm Artillery Support - Flames of War

Field Artillery Battery (155 Gun SP)
Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Gun Sections 285 points
1 Gun Section 155 points
Observer
Carbine team
Option
• Add ¾-ton trucks at no cost.
You may not field a Field Artillery Battery (155 Gun SP)
unless you are also fielding an Armored Field Artillery Battery
or a Field Artillery Battery with at least as many guns.
The Field Artillery Batteries (155 Gun SP) operating with
9 th and 83 rd Infantry, and 6 th Armored Divisions were from
the 174 th and 987 th Field Artillery Battery (155 Gun SP)
VII Corps. As such they are rated as Confident Trained.
To field the Field Artillery Battery (155 Gun SP) with the
Confident Veteran 9th Infantry Division 2 Gun Sections
cost 220 points and 1 Gun Section costs 120 points.
However, the platoon remains Confident Trained.
Field Artillery Batteries (155 Gun SP) may not be deployed
in Ambush.
The M12 155mm Gun Motor Carriages were rare beasts,
as only 100 of the vehicles were ever built. The fact that
they were made available for Operation Cobra shows their
importance to Allied Headquarters.
M12 155mm GMC
M12 155mm GMC
M12 155mm GMC
M12 155mm GMC
Field Artillery Battery (155 Gun SP)
As well as the 2 nd and 3 rd Armored Divisions three other
divisions were also supported by M12 155mm GMC armed
Field Artillery. The 6 th Armored Division was backed by
the 174 th Field Artillery Battalion, as was the 83 rd Infantry
Division. The 9 th Infantry Division was supported by the
987 th Field Artillery Battalion’s M12 155mm GMC’s.
Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower
Self-propelled Artillery
M12 155mm GMC Fully-tracked 0 0 0 Awkward layout.
M1918M1 155mm gun 24”/60cm 1 13 1+ Hull mounted, Bunker buster.
Firing bombardments 104”/260cm - 5 2+
Gun Teams
Arsenal
Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
M1 155mm howitzer Immobile 24”/60cm 1 10 1+ Bunker buster, Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 88”/220cm - 5 2+ Smoke bombardment.
Infantry Teams
Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Carbine team 8”/20cm 1 1 6 Automatic rifles.
Staff team cannot shoot Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
Transport Teams
Armour
Vehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Jeep Jeep - - - Optional Passenger-fired AA MG or .50 cal AA MG.
Dodge 3 / 4
-ton or GMC 2 1 / 2
-ton truck Wheeled - - -
M5 high-speed tractor Fully-tracked - - - .50 cal AA MG.