Anti-tank Platoon (SP) - Flames of War

BritishField Battery, Royal ArtilleryPlatoonHQ Troop with:Two Gun Troops with a total of:8 OQF 25 pdr 250 pointsOne Gun Troop with:4 OQF 25 pdr 145 points2 OQF 25 pdr 85 pointsHQ Troop with:Two Gun Troops with a total of:8 OQF 25 pdr 325 pointsOne Gun Troop with:4 OQF 25 pdr 185 points2 OQF 25 pdr 105 pointsSergeantMajorMajorHQ TroopLieutenantLieutenantHQ SectionSergeantDivisional SupportOptions• Add 15 cwt trucks and Quad tractors for +5 pointsper Gun Troop.• Replace the HQ Troop jeep with a White scout carfor +5 points.• Replace any or all Observer Rifle teams and theirOP Carriers with Observer Sherman OP tanks for+10 points per tank.Observer Sherman OP tanks cannot launch assaults.Although a Field Battery, Royal Artillery is a single Supportchoice, each Gun Troop operates as a separate platoon withits own Command team. The HQ Troop Command teamand Staff team are Independent teams. If the HQ TroopCommand team joins a Gun Troop, it becomes the PlatoonCommand team.The OQF 25 pdr field gun is a reliable, accurate, welldesignedand much-liked gun. With a well trained crewcapable of firing 12 rounds a minute, it’s little wonder thatthe Germans in Normandy believe that the 25 pounders are‘automatic’ and ‘belt-fed’!Your division has three field regiments, each of three batteriesof eight guns, giving the division 72 guns, nearly twice asmany as most other armies. Each battery is ‘married’ up toan infantry battalion, so the infantry can always expect rapidfire support from the gunners.GUN SectionSergeantGUN TroopLieutenantLieutenantHQ SectionGUN SectionSergeantBritish artillery places quick response to fire orders at thetop of the list. Getting rounds on the ground in the rightplace is more important than pin-point precision. By itselfa battery can rain down a devastating barrage on any enemyformation in sight of the highly-trained forward observers.If the observing officer thinks the target warrants it, they canorder a Mike Target. The whole field regiment then fires withall twenty-four guns as quickly as possible. Initially, only theobserver’s own battery fires, but minutes later, the others joinin to create utter devastation.GUN SectionGUN TroopGUN SectionField Battery, Royal ArtilleryNo British officer in his right mind should even considerfighting a battle without plenty of field artillery in support.11