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Machine-Gun Platoon (Airmobile)

By: Battlefront Miniatures

Type: Miniatures Pack

Product Line: Flames of War - Vietnam - United States - Box Sets & Miscellaneous

15 figures

Last Stocked on 3/27/2020

Product Info

Title
Machine-Gun Platoon (Airmobile)
Sub-category
Publish Year
2013
Dimensions
4x5x1"
NKG Part #
2147523231
MFG. Part #
BFMVUS708
Type
Miniatures Pack

Description

The M60 evolved as a result of the US Army's desire to replace the aging Browning series of machine-guns in favor of a general purpose machine-gun in a similar vein to the MG42 used by the Germans during World War Two.

1/7th Cavalry’s support weapons were reorganized into a new D Company as the battalion prepared to depart for Vietnam. The scout platoon was reorganized as an extra rifle platoon, while the anti-tank platoon left its M40 106mm recoilless guns back in the States, picking up M60 machine-guns instead. When the anti-tank platoon landed on LZ X-Ray, they were able to hold the exposed flank with the extra firepower of their machine-guns.

Contents:

  • one Command M16 team
  • two Machine-gun Squads each with two M60 LMG teams
  • one Small three-hole base & four Medium four-hole bases