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Since my local meta is 1780, I made up a quick list just to see if my thinking is on the right track with the British...

HQ:
Rifle Company HQ (2 Rifle/MG teams)

Combat Platoons:
3 Full Rifle Platoons (total of 18 Rifle/MG teams, 3 PIAT teams, and 3 Light Mortar teams)

Weapons Platoons:
Anti-Tank Platoon (4 OQF 6 pdr guns)

Brigade Support:
Full Machine Gun Platoon (4 Vickers)
Full Heavy Mortar Platoons (4 Heavy Mortars, the 4.2" ones)

Divisional Support:
2 Armored Platoons (total of 6 Shermans and 2 Fireflys)
Heavy AT Platoon (4 OQF 17 pdr guns)
Parachute Rifle Platoon (3 Squads, 2 Rifle/MG each alongside the command rifle/mg team. Also has a mortar and bazooka team)

Total comes out to 1775. My plan is to have the AT, Mortar, and MG platoons hold home areas supported by the US Paras, while the tanks work as an offensive element, and the Brit Infantry working alongside the tanks in "urban" areas, taking out AT guns, and as an overall offensive element all the while being able to pull back and help the Para's/Guns out when needed (that's why I have 3 platoons, to give me flexibility)

Never made a Brit list, or even an Infantry list honestly so let me know how things work hahaha

I realise that you have the paras already but I personally wouldn't use them and I think that the points would be better spent on some carriers and some 25 pounders.

Aside from that its a perfectly fine list.

I would also seriously suggest that you use the 51st Highland Div .pdf list (its on easy army) for cheap veteran troops. They are reluctant but the British Bulldog and the cautious, not stupid rules counteract most of the drawbacks.

Palindrome wrote:
I realise that you have the paras already but I personally wouldn't use them and I think that the points would be better spent on some carriers and some 25 pounders.

Aside from that its a perfectly fine list.

I would also seriously suggest that you use the 51st Highland Div .pdf list (its on easy army) for cheap veteran troops. They are reluctant but the British Bulldog and the cautious, not stupid rules counteract most of the drawbacks.

Carriers! That's what I forgot. I had points left over and im like "Hmm, I guess I could get the paras". I never added recon....ok thanks hahaha


I would use the 51st Highland, but I actually have some bad-blood in my family involving the 51st haha

Not the Seaforths I hope?

Palindrome wrote:
Not the Seaforths I hope?

Haha, nope. Camerons

Wasn't so much an issue with the division, it's just the guy was a jerk haha

 washout77 wrote:

Haha, nope. Camerons

Yeah, southerners are like that (not that Regiments have been recuited from specific geographical areas for year of course )

The Seaforth Highlanders were my Clan's regiment.

 washout77 wrote:
Since my local meta is 1780, I made up a quick list just to see if my thinking is on the right track with the British...

HQ:
Rifle Company HQ (2 Rifle/MG teams)

Combat Platoons:
3 Full Rifle Platoons (total of 18 Rifle/MG teams, 3 PIAT teams, and 3 Light Mortar teams)

Weapons Platoons:
Anti-Tank Platoon (4 OQF 6 pdr guns)

Brigade Support:
Full Machine Gun Platoon (4 Vickers)
Full Heavy Mortar Platoons (4 Heavy Mortars, the 4.2" ones)

Divisional Support:
2 Armored Platoons (total of 6 Shermans and 2 Fireflys)
Heavy AT Platoon (4 OQF 17 pdr guns)
Parachute Rifle Platoon (3 Squads, 2 Rifle/MG each alongside the command rifle/mg team. Also has a mortar and bazooka team)
Never made a Brit list, or even an Infantry list honestly so let me know how things work hahaha

I'd drop the heavy anti Tank personally, I've used 17pdrs, they're so static many people can avoid them, if you're playing defensive, the enemy has to come to you so 2 platoons of 6pdrs i've found to be more effective

I'd go for something like this (if i was doing brit infantry)
Reluctant Veteran 51st Highland Division British Late-War

Headquarters
Rifle Company HQ (51st)

Combat Platoons
Rifle Platoon (51st)
Cmd Rifle/MG team
PIAT team
Light Mortar team
6 Rifle/MG team
140
Rifle Platoon (51st)
Cmd Rifle/MG team
PIAT team
Light Mortar team
6 Rifle/MG team
140
Rifle Platoon (51st)
Cmd Rifle/MG team
PIAT team
Light Mortar team
6 Rifle/MG team
140

Weapons Platoons
Anti-tank Platoon (51st)
Cmd Rifle team
6 OQF 6 pdr gun
155

Brigade Support
Machine-gun Platoon (51st)
Cmd Rifle team
4 Vickers HMG

Heavy Mortar Platoon (51st)
Cmd Rifle team
Observer Rifle team
4 ML 4.2" Mortar

Divisional Support
Confident Trained
3 Churchill Crocodile 400
Confident Trained
3 Churchill Crocodile 400
Anti-tank Platoon, Royal Artillery (51st)
4 OQF 6 pdr gun
105
Company Points: 1755
www.EasyArmy.com Source document: Scots Divisions