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General Category => Other Games => Historical Wargaming => Topic started by: Timberwolfd on October 10, 2016, 10:10:18 AM

Title: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: Timberwolfd on October 10, 2016, 10:10:18 AM

Proposed Iwo Jim landing force via easy army

Vet. Captain +2 veteran rifleman 151 points

Alpha Squad Veteran 198 points
NCO +11 riflemen
3x BAR
3x pistol
Anti-tank grenades

Bravo Squad Veteran 211 points
NCO +12 riflemen
3x BAR
3x pistol
Anti-tank grenades

Regular medium mortar team 50 points

Veteran sniper team with SMGs 71 points

Veteran jeep with HMG 50 points

Veteran M4A1 Sherman with MMG and no fire 269 points

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: serrate on October 10, 2016, 10:24:01 AM

Woooo, look at all those BARs!  (^_^)b

Vet forces are so expensive, running into the same issues with Airborne. It's hard to get those order dice numbers up. Nice list.

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: Ice on October 10, 2016, 10:53:55 AM

can you actually do nco plus 12 ? I thought it was capped at 12 men total including nco

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: Riegien on October 10, 2016, 11:07:45 AM

Cool!  Only issue I see straight off is that you have a Captain as a officer.  You'd need to take an LT(first or second), and then you'd have a captain visiting the platoon as an additional HQ squad, same as taking a medic or forward observer.

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: serrate on October 10, 2016, 11:18:42 AM

Quote from: Ice on October 10, 2016, 10:53:55 AM

can you actually do nco plus 12 ? I thought it was capped at 12 men total including nco

US Marine Squad (Early War) - 8 max
US Marine Squad (Mid-/Late-War) - 13 max

That's in the USA book, EasyArmy confirms.

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: Ice on October 10, 2016, 11:35:06 AM

well ill be those resourceful marines

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: phlop on October 10, 2016, 12:31:14 PM

I like the force and will agree with Brian, the vets are expensive.

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: Timberwolfd on October 10, 2016, 10:57:09 PM

Quote from: Riegien on October 10, 2016, 11:07:45 AM

Cool!  Only issue I see straight off is that you have a Captain as a officer.  You'd need to take an LT(first or second), and then you'd have a captain visiting the platoon as an additional HQ squad, same as taking a medic or forward observer.

Okay, vet lt it is. If I have to take both, rather than this being a rump company command, then I'll go lt and soak the points elsewhere.

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: Timberwolfd on October 11, 2016, 02:29:40 AM

Revised force

Vet. 2nd lt. +2 veteran rifleman 65 points

Alpha Squad Veteran 212 points
NCO +12 riflemen
3x BAR
2x pistol
Anti-tank grenades

Bravo Squad Veteran 212 points
NCO +12 riflemen
3x BAR
2x pistol
Anti-tank grenades

Regular medium mortar team 50 points

Veteran sniper team with SMGs 71 points

Regular 75mm M20 recoilless 45 points

Veteran jeep with HMG pintle 50 points

Veteran M4A1 Sherman with MMG pintle and no fire 269 points

Title: Re: Marine Force Iwo Jima
Post by: Timberwolfd on October 13, 2016, 01:38:38 PM

Alternative force makeup:

1 vet lt. +2 vet meat shields 91 points

4 squads Veteran 120 points
NCO +6 riflemen
3x BAR
Antitank grenades

Medium mortar team regular + spotter 60 points

Jeep +MMG regular 40 points

Light howitzer +gun shield regular 50 points

M4A1 Sherman, pintle HMG, no fire 279 points