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Weapons & Anti-Tank Platoons

By: Battlefront Miniatures

Type: Miniatures Box Set

Product Line: Flames of War - Vietnam - Army of the Republic of Vietnam - Box Sets & Miscellaneous

32 figures

MSRP old price: $27.00


Product Info

Title
Weapons & Anti-Tank Platoons
Sub-category
Publish Year
2013
Dimensions
3.5x5.5x1.5"
NKG Part #
2147522106
MFG. Part #
BFMVAR706
Type
Miniatures Box Set
Material
Metal
Age Range
14 Years and Up

Description

The Army of the Republic of Vietnam retains the older style of organization with its machine-guns, bazookas, and light mortars grouped into a company weapons platoon rather than being part of the rifle platoons.

The new M20 Super Bazooka is an updated 3.5-inch (89mm) version of the original 60mm Bazooka used in the Second World War. The increase in caliber gives it a significant increase in punch.

With just half the number of M79 grenade launchers and a third the number of machine-guns of an American company, the light mortars are an important component in the company’s firepower. They provide both a light artillery capability and operate as heavy grenade launchers to knock out VC machine-gun positions.

While originally conceived as an anti-tank weapon, the light-weight M18 57mm recoilless gun is more useful as a light infantry gun. Light enough to be carried by its crew, the M18 can be carried into the densest jungle or across flooded paddy fields, ready to knock out dug-in VC machine-gun teams and bunkers.

Includes:

  • two Command M16 Rifle teams
  • one Mortar Section with two M2 60mm mortars & crew
  • one Machine-gun Section with two M60 LMG teams
  • one Anti-tank Section with two M20 Super Bazooka teams
  • one Anti-tank Platoon with two Anti-tank Sections each with two M18 57mm recoilless teams
  • two Small three-hole bases, six Small two-hole bases & four Medium four-hole bases