WWII Ostfront: 500pts German Grenadiers Part 2

As I mentioned in part one of this post, I'll cover my German force in greater detail, section by section. Today, I'll start out with the command:

 First up: my officer. He was originally sold with the Armies of Germany book as Otto Skorzeny, but here he's re-purposed as a standard officer, armed with an MP40.

He's painted in a standard German uniform, with 'oak leaf' camouflage trousers. These took a good while to get right, but I'm happy with the effect. His helmet also turned out well, just the right amount of sheen to the black. A Germanic rune was painted on the front, their letter 't', called Tyr, the god of war.

His aide, along with several of my other Germans, is not up to my usual standards of painting, I started this force quite some time ago, and the force has an uneven quality to portions of it.

He has on a Zeltbahn poncho painted with a Heer splinter camouflage - these doubled as tent-halves as well. The splinter, here, is a simple three tone pattern, a base of Vallejo Khaki with V. German Camouflage Medium Green and Army Painter Chocolate Brown added over it. Now I add a second, darker green in light, irregular streaks over areas of the poncho, which is accurate, although not very noticeable.

Lastly, a medic, to try and keep my men alive a little longer. He's all decked out in a white helmet and tunic to avoid being mistaken as a regular soldier, although this was more of a liability on the Eastern Front, where neither side was above taking potshots at the other's medical troops. It was, however, a much more satisfying paint job!

With that second bag, he's a full Sanitater, usually assigned at company, rather than platoon level, but at this late stage of the war he's been called to serve at a lower level, or he's just a platoon-level Krankentrager who happened up on a Sanitater bag.

That's all of my command, next up, I'll start on an infantry squad.

See part 1 of this post here.

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WWII Ostfront: 500pts German Grenadiers Part 1

I finally finished a playable Bolt Action force, 500pts of late-war German Grenadiers. They are based around the Operation Spring Awakening selector from the Armies of Germany supplement. This allows for plenty of Veterans, with good equipment, including StG 44's, Panzerfausts, good armor, and IR sights; and the opportunity to field alongside Hungarians, facing both Soviets and Romanians! I like the good variety offered by this list, in addition to the historical background.

Spring 1945- the Thousand-year Reich lies in ruins, and the Germans are on the verge of losing their last allies, the Hungarians, besieged in their capital of Budapest. Hitler orders what will be Germany's last strategic offensive of the war- Operation Frühlingserwache, Spring Awakening. Its immediate goal is to liberate Budapest, keeping Hungary in the war. They made good progress at first, but they hadn't counted on line after line of Soviet defenses, or the muddy spring thaw...


Here's my actual list for this force:

Command:

Veteran 1st lieutenant with aide - 103pts

(The observer on right is to use in scenarios, the medic at higher point values)

Infantry:

Squad A: five veteran men, two AR, one SMG, two Panzerfaust - 88pts

Squad B: five veteran men, three AR - 80pts

Squad C: five veteran men, LMG, AR - 90pts

Support:

Regular Flamethrower Team - 50pts

Regular SdKfz 251/1 'Hanomag' halftrack- 89pts

I've gone for an offensive force, with good mobility and close firepower. The Hanomag can transport two squads and the flamethrower forward, while the LMG squad provides ranged support. It'll need a good bit of cover to work well, city fighting being ideal, but it should be fun to run.

I'll detail each element; command, infantry, and support in more detail in future posts.

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