Flames of War: Paratroopers at Arnhem

Before I can do anything with a Paintbrush I first have to decide;

A) What Nation I want to do

B) What Type of Force I want to do

C) What Minis I will use

A) British. For D-Day and beyond the Soviet and USA tend to have a lot of stuff already out there and the German’s at this point in the war aren’t really my thing.

I’m a fan of Light Vehicles and Infantry and the German list SS Kampfgruppe Graebner in “Bridge by Bridge” was very tempting with it’s infantry in trucks and very limited light armour but eventually the British won out.

B) I prefer Infantry and light Vehicles as a rule. I really enjoy tanks but when I put units on the table I’m an infantry guy. So when I looked at British Infantry units Post D-Day the Paras were a perfect fit.

C) Unfortunately Battlefront do not sell British Paras anymore so I looked elsewhere and found these at Plastic Soldier Company.

I Picked up two boxes of Infantry and a Box of Heavy Weapons and to finish the force I’ll need Two Mortars and Four 6 Pounders so I’ll have to pick up another box in the next few months.

So what is the List? Using all the updates on building a V3 List for V4 I came up with this

Airlanding Company (Page 38 of “Market Garden”) – 1980 Points

Airlanding Company HQ
Two SMG Bases and Two PIAT Bases

Airlanding Platoon
Five Rifle/SMG Bases, a PIAT Base and a Light Mortar Base

Airlanding Platoon
Five Rifle/SMG Bases, a PIAT Base and a Light Mortar Base

Airlanding Platoon
Five Rifle/SMG Bases, a PIAT Base and a Light Mortar Base

Airlanding Platoon
Five Rifle/SMG Bases, a PIAT Base and a Light Mortar Base

Airlanding Machine Gun Platoon
Four Vickers Bases

Airlanding Mortar Platoon
Six 3 Inch Mortar Bases

Airlanding Anti Tank Platoon
Four Six Pounder Bases

Airlanding Anti Tank Platoon
Four Six Pounder Bases

Airborne Recon Platoon
Eight Jeeps that can be Deployed as Dismounted Infantry which Mine will be

Glider Pilot Platoon (I did not know these existed)
Six Bases