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Hi there guys,

Recently I have been playing a lot with a Schwere Panzer list, however I am wanting to play with a more infantry based force. I will try and give my thoughts behind my choices at the end of the list

Compulsory Grenadier Company HQ - 90
1x CinC Panzerfaust SMG, 1x 2iC Panzerfaust SMG
- 1x Panzerschreck

Compulsory Grenadier Platoon - 165
1x Command Panzerfaust SMG, 6x Rifle/MG

Compulsory Grenadier Platoon - 165
1x Command Panzerfaust SMG, 6x Rifle/MG

Grenadier Platoon (Third Platoon) - 230
1x Command Pioneer Panzerfaust SMG , 6x Pioneer Rifle/MG
1x Pioneer Supply wagon

Grenadier Machine-gun Platoon - 135
1 x Command SMG, 4x MG34 HMG

Grenadier Anti-tank Gun Platoon - 155
1x Command SMG, 3x 7.5cm PaK40

StuG Platoon - 285
1x Command StuG G, 2x StuG G

Artillery Battery - 155
1x Command SMG, 1x Staff, 1x Observer Rifle, 3x 10.5cm IeFH18 gun

Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon - 120
1x Command Armoured Sd Kfz 10/5 (2cm) Half-track, 2x Armoured Sd Kfz 10/5 (2cm) Half-track

1500 Points, 8 Platoons

I decided that since I have a relatively solid 'core' with the Grenadiers HQ and compulsory plattons I would increase my infantry strength with a 3rd platoon (making them Pioneers) However at the moment I am undecided whether I should take a full platoon of 9 bases and not take the 3rd platoon?

I needed something that could pin down an assult since my infantry stands are not going to achieve a lot with shooting so plugged for two sections of HMG.

Air seems to be making a rather regular appearance in games at the moment so I have decided that I would take SdKfz 7/2 (3.7cm) armoured half-tracks, mianly due to the versitility as it can provide a secondary anti infantry role if no aircraft are on the table (will be suprising) at a sinch they can also threaten the flanks of tanks.

PaK40's and leFH18's, i play a fair few russian lists so I really want as much AT fire as I can possibly fit in the list, unfortunately I can only afford 3 of each so hope that I don't lose two stands making them ineffective.

StuG platoon is in the list to provide me with some mobility although I am considering dropping them in favour of soem Panzer IV's

Thoughts and opinions welcomed.

Not saying that I'm right and you are wrong, but German Artillery is pretty weak. I'd replace the leFH18's with the equivalent NW41's.
The rest of your list is damn close to what I'm going with after I get my Open Fire finished.

The only issue with doing that however is that I don't own any NW41's as I tend to run a 4 gun Battery of leFH18's in my Schwere Panzer list but it does free up about 50 points that I could use to upgrade the Poneers to a full platoon, although still will not be able to afford a Goliath and Supply Truck

That's a pretty compelling reason to run the leFH18's :-)
I do hear (repeatedly) that the NW41's are very effective for their points. It's also nice that they count as ranging in the first time, even if it takes 3 tries.

It's not really that German artillery is weak, it's just they don't get fancy extra rules like the Allies do.

Personally I'd flesh out your combat platoons, switch big guns for NW41, possibly drop the HMG platoon an top up the StuG platoon.