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Mortar Platoon (GE755)

By: Battlefront Miniatures

Type: Miniatures Pack

Product Line: Flames of War - WWII - German - Infantry

Early

Last Stocked on 12/2/2023

Product Info

Title
Mortar Platoon (GE755)
Sub-category
Publish Year
2010
NKG Part #
2147440397
MFG. Part #
BFMGE755
Type
Miniatures Pack

Description

Most Schützen battalions have a weak machine-gun platoon in each company and a further company of two machine-gun platoons and a battery of six 8cm sGW34 schwere Granatwerfer heavy mortars.

However, some Panzer divisions have a full machine-gun platoon in each Schützenkompanie. These divisions place their mortar platoon in the battalion’s heavy company instead.

Regardless of where in the battalion the mortars are found, their role is the same—they give the Schützen heavy firepower at their beck and call. When the infantry run into machine-guns, the mortars pin them down or blind them with smoke as the infantry assaults.

In Flames Of War

The 8cm GW34 mortar can be used to pin down enemy infantry or cover an advance with a well placed smoke bombardment.