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so with the release of the Berlin book decided to try and write up a list.

HQ (heer) (60)

Volkssturm Platoon (100)
- LMG

Volkssturm Platoon (100)
- LMG

Hitlerjugend Platoon (85)

Volkssturm Machine-gun (65)

Volkssturm Mortar Platoon (70)

Volkssturm Infantry Gun Platoon (40)

Assault Gun Platoon (390)
4 StuG G (Late)

Anti-Tank Platoon (220)
4 PaK40 (7.5cm) with 2 3-Ton trucks

Rocket Launcher Battery (105)
3 15cm NW41

Luftwaffe Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon (65)
3 3.7cm FlaK43

Luftwaffe Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon (115)
2 8.8cm FlaK36 with Extra Crew

Fortifications (300)
3 Street Barricades
2 Minefields
2 Sections Barbed Wire
Panzer IV Turret

Total 1750

the Hitlerjugend, Anti-Tank and Assault gun platoons are my reserve. everything else starts dug in on the table. I have a good mix of Anti-Tank/Air and some artillery. the militia should be in good enough numbers to take the first assault then my reserves can batter through and take an objective. any advise or ideas (other then drop the Vulkssturm as the idea is to be a Volkssturm Kompanie with some remnants)

Against is-2 /usa armour/germany heavy you need better/more at guns. Also attacking against a fortied company. Night attack british para can be a problem as well as spearhead gremany/usa armour. just a few ideas around that you might have a problem with

against the armour lists the move and fire panzerfausts especially if i can ambush with them should be good against them. as for night attack para's well i'll die for the father land!

I've been trying to unlock the list since the book first fell into my lap. I think you can do well in mobile battles and defensive missions, but fair fights are tough!

You can deal with Brits easily by smoking observers (same observer needed for mike target - so you stop artillery nastyness) and you can't be assaulted by enemy tanks due to your Fausts, but can be shot to bits!

I would be tempted to drop the StuG's and light AA for some panzer 4/70

made a little change and swapped a PaK40 and the HitlerJugend's rifles for a third Volkssturm platoon. so at 12 platoons but only 6 of them count for splitting for reserves. also since i have fortifications i am a fortified company.

HQ (heer) (60)

Volkssturm Platoon (100)
- LMG

Volkssturm Platoon (100)
- LMG

Volkssturm Platoon (100)
- LMG

Volkssturm Machine-gun (65)

Volkssturm Mortar Platoon (70)

Volkssturm Infantry Gun Platoon (40)

Assault Gun Platoon (390)
4 StuG G (Late)

Anti-Tank Platoon (170)
3 PaK40 (7.5cm) with 3 3-Ton trucks

Hitlerjugend Platoon (85)

Rocket Launcher Battery (105)
3 15cm NW41

Luftwaffe Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon (65)
3 3.7cm FlaK43

Luftwaffe Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon (115)
2 8.8cm FlaK36 with Extra Crew

Fortifications (280)
2 Street Barricades
2 Minefields
3 Sections Barbed Wire
Panzer IV Turret

Total 1750

Anyone know if there will be actual HJ figs (as opposed to using regular Heer figures?

yeah there releasing Hitlerjugend, and all the Volkssturm support weapons. not sure how soon.

EDIT :-
been doing some thinking about the Volkssturm platoons model wise and thought about mixing in a great war infantry platoon plus some other spare figures to make them feel even more desperate defender. maybe even sneak some allied troops in to see if people notice them. would people mind if i use the WW1 LMG's for the Volksstrum?

Well the Volkssturm used in the war... along with WW1 vintage mausers... even issued Czech helmets too.

 brochtree wrote:
yeah there releasing Hitlerjugend, and all the Volkssturm support weapons. not sure how soon.

EDIT :-
been doing some thinking about the Volkssturm platoons model wise and thought about mixing in a great war infantry platoon plus some other spare figures to make them feel even more desperate defender. maybe even sneak some allied troops in to see if people notice them. would people mind if i use the WW1 LMG's for the Volksstrum?

The vast majority of people probably won't even notice that you used WW1 LMGs for Volkssturm unless you point it out, and I'm certain that those that do notice wouldn't mind. As Big P said, they were using anything they could get their hands on, including WW1 gear.

yeah that's the kind of impression i want to give these guys, they are defending there home. there the Germans home guard. I have some ideas for some of the Heer equipment but going to keep that under my hat in case it doesn't work.

Might be worth looking at the Peter Pig guys too then if you really want to mix stuff up - I was going to use them for Battlegroup, but am just holding off to see what the FoW figs look like - as I also want a squad of HJ tank hunters.