{"id":4474,"date":"2015-07-12T23:18:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T22:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:00:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:00:59","slug":"british-army-platoon-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/07\/12\/british-army-platoon-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"British Army Platoon – Completed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I finally finished off my Empress British Infantry platoon. Its been one of my goals since starting to play wargames again to have a full platoon. Part of this is just down to having a project but the main reason was I want to be able to run full campaigns with them and have different models for every squad member. Mad? Yes. Cool for telling stories afterwards? Also Yes.<\/p>\n

So organisation, the platoon is comprised of a HQ section and three 8 man infantry sections. Thanks to additional figures, I have also added a weapons section and an engineering team. This lets me sub in additional soldiers when needed and also have special guys set aside for specific tasks.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, I present\u00a01st Platoon, C Coy, West Shiresdale Fusilers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The whole Platoon, based and painted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HQ Section<\/h3>\n
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Sarge, The Rupert, Links and one of the Old Boys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just prior to their deployment to\u00a0Tirzania, the Platoon received a new officer in command. The rest of the HQ section is solid old school veterans, with the current mortarman being an ex member of second section . (Also note the two downed pilots in the background, ready and waiting to be rescued again.)<\/p>\n

1st Section<\/h3>\n

\"2015-06-23<\/a>1st section is made up of a mixture of troops, mostly the ones involved with the brawling on a Friday down the bar. In the field, with their\u00a0GPMG, SAW and DMR, they are ideal as long range support. Note Lance Corpral Davision being “dyanmic” with his L85A2\/UGL.<\/p>\n

2nd Section<\/h3>\n
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“The Old Boys”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2nd Section bears the nickname of the Old Boys. In part a joke referencing to their age, the Old Boys are held in a position of honour. The previous officer used them as the close support team in the last deployment, ideal at both public relations and kicking in the doors when needed.<\/p>\n

3rd Section<\/h3>\n

\"2015-06-23<\/a>3rd section is the jack of all trades section. Mostly new faces after the last deployment, they are now looking to make their mark and earn a reputation for themselves. This is the section that is most often in the Warrior as the QRF when needed. This section can also act as a placeholder engineering team when the situation demands<\/p>\n

Weapons Section<\/h3>\n

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Company has assigned several specialists to assist the platoon in country. An additional medic is on hand, as are a trained Javelin team. Finally, a marksman has been requested to provide overwatch on certain missions.<\/p>\n

Engineering Team<\/h3>\n

\"2015-06-23<\/a>Due to the high probability of IEDs in country, the platoon has been assigned a dedicated team to help them find and defuse them. This comprises of two engineers, a search dog handler and a rifleman to provide support.<\/p>\n

.<\/h3>\n

In Skirmish Sangin\u00a0I run them as a mixture of average, veteran and (in the case of 2 Section’s NCO) elite soldier with body armour and a mix of weapons. They provide me a nice tool box to grab from when making smaller\u00a0patrols from<\/p>\n

All models are Empress miniatures avaliable from\u00a0http:\/\/www.empressminiatures.com\/userimages\/procart35.htm. Overall its a good range but I it can be a pain to make full sections (only two boxes have two riflemen, a MG (either SAW or the GPMG) and a grenadier). In addition special weapons like the GPMG and the Sharpshooter rifle have only one pose each. On the other hand, a nice range of alternative heads is an excellent addition.<\/p>\n

Next Project?<\/h3>\n

Well the first thing is to get the rest of my force all painted up. The Special Forces are\u00a0almost done (apart from a brand new set turning up soon) and then the next group to paint will be the insurgents so I can play both sides. There is also the small matter of finishing the Warrior sat on my desk but I need to repair my airbrush first.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Gripping Beast do a rather good range of British from the Falklands War and it would be a shame not to have the\u00a0West Shiresdale Fusilers through the ages…<\/p>\n

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So I finally finished off my Empress British Infantry platoon. Its been one of my goals since starting to play wargames again to have a full platoon. Part of this is just down to having a project but the main reason was I want to be able to run full campaigns with them and have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1093,903],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features","category-wargaming"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Michael Charge","author_link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/author\/chargedog\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Features<\/a>","Wargaming<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Features<\/span>","Wargaming<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 11 years ago","modified":"Updated 5 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 12\/07\/2015","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 12\/07\/2015 11:18 pm","modified":"Updated on 29\/10\/2021 3:00 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-1aa","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29389,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/08\/17\/cr-platoon-notes-rsaf-airmobile-platoon\/","url_meta":{"origin":4474,"position":0},"title":"CR Platoon Notes – RSAF Airmobile Platoon","author":"Michael Charge","date":"17\/08\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The following is a document that covers the layout of the RSAF Airmobile Platoon, the primary infantry force within the Republic of Shyluz Armed Forces The first president of the Republic of Shyluz had been a senior officer in the Tsarist Army, specifically in the airmobile infantry, taking part in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "ChargeReal"","block_context":{"text":"ChargeReal","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/chargereal-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24812,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/01\/10\/battle-report-operation-carronade-chain-of-command\/","url_meta":{"origin":4474,"position":1},"title":"Battle Report: Operation Carronade – Chain of Command","author":"Michael Charge","date":"10\/01\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Two years ago, the Dastardly Regular Opponent and myself were summoned North to the home of our Creative Regular opponent to take part in Operation Chisel, a scenario written by our host and featuring four platoons in total on the board. 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