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Well. I've just ordered 3 of the new Open Fire box sets, and wanted to get some feedback on the lists I've made to use the models and have to add as little as possible to make them halfways decent

First up is a D-Day era list, specifically a Canadian Armored Squadron. Please note this is probably the list I'm most unsure about, as I've never played a 'pure' tank list. However, it only needs 4 other tanks added to what comes in the box sets which is a definite bonus

Armored Squadron HQ - 3 Sherman V and Sherman recovery vehicle - 210

Armored Platoon w. 3 Sherman V and Sherman Firefly - 290
Armored Platoon w. 3 Sherman V and Sherman Firefly - 290
Armored Platoon w. 3 Sherman V and Sherman Firefly - 290
Armored Platoon w. 3 Sherman V and Sherman Firefly - 290

Canadian Recce Patrol w. 3 Stuart VI - 130
Total 1500pts

Second is a Hells Highway American Paratrooper force.

Parachute Rifle Company HQ - 2 SMG Teams, 3 zooks - 120

Parachute Rifle Platoon w. 9 Rifle/MG teams, zook,mortar - 350
Parachute Rifle Platoon w. 9 Rifle/MG teams, zook,mortar - 350

Parachute MG Platoon w. 8 LMG Teams - 200
Airborne Engineer Platoon w. handcart, zooks, smg team - 310
Airborne AT Gun Platoon w. 4 57mm guns and jeeps - 160
Total 1490pts

Next up is a StuG Batterie out of Grey Wolf. I wasn't overly sure about the StuH ones, so I left them out

Batterie HQ - 1 StuG G - 95

StuG Platoon w. 3 StuG G - 285
StuG Platoon w. 3 StuG G - 285

Begleit Platoon w. 3 squads - 310
Tank hunter Platoon w. 3 Hornisse - 310
Sturm Scout Platoon w. 2 Scout Squads - 180
Total 1505pts

I couldn't quite decide which book to run the Grenadiers out of, so any advice on which ones are good, as well as general advice for all the lists are appreciated

Wow. So about $250.00 worth of boxsets giving you three full forces.

Nice.

I mean there are little bits to add. For the most part though the super expensive parts (tanks) are dealt with

I play canadian armoured list from TT, it needs a little support to work well IMHO.

I think dropping down the three platoons of shermans and adding in some air support, or MC10's for extra tank killing is a must!

I also find some anti air is useful these days too!

Need support. Got it. That said though, I don't want to spend a massive amount on this. It's more of a decent budget build if anything. In the future though I had planned on adding in a platoon of Wolverines, so I think that should cover me

Here is one 1750 from the 11th armoured div PDF.

Armoured HQ.
2 sherman V(CiC with 50 cal, 2ic with dozer blade.)

3 Armoured platoons.
Sherman V with 50 cal AA.
Sherman V
Sherman VC.

Scout troop .
3 carriers with aditional 50 cal MG .

Allied American parachute rifle platoon.
HQ team
6 rifle MG teams
60mm mortar team.
Bazooka team

AA platoon.
Command team with Jeep.
3 SP Bofors .

Air support
Priority Typhoon.

2 OF boxes gives you everything (if you dont mind scratch buiding the dozer blade for 2ic.)
Apart from 3 universal; cariers, the Sp bofors platoon and the Typhoon air support.