Gebirgsjäger Platoon (with Company HQ)

SKU: BF-GE832
GTIN: 9420020217362
Category: Wehrmacht

with three Jäger Squads, one HQ section with Panzerknacker / Panzerfaust upgrades

15,76 €

incl. 19% VAT , plus

Old price: 17,50 €

Not in stock - long delivery time
Delivery time: 22 Workdays (Other countries)

Description

Gebirgsjäger Platoon
(GE832)
with three Jäger Squads, one HQ section with Panzerknacker / Panzerfaust upgrades.

The Gebirgsjäger or mountain troops were light infantry trained for mountain warfare. Due to the terrain they operated in, the traditional support available to the regular infantrymen of the German Army such as heavy artillery or tanks were not available to the Gebirgsjäger.
The men who made up at typical Gebirgsjäger unit were expected to carry all their personal kit and weapons, usually much more than what would be carried by regular infantrymen. On top of this, they were expected to scale sheer cliffs and mountains while doing so.
As the war progressed and Germany’s fortunes on the battlefield begun to turn, the Gebirgsjäger were often called upon to perform the jobs of the regular infantrymen on the frontline lines; often far from the mountainous environments where they performed best. Whatever the situation the men of the Gebirgsjäger divisions faced, they performed gallantly in the face of adversity due to their high levels of morale and the belief in the leadership of their commanding officers.

Gebirgsjäger Platoons are Mountaineers. Some infantry like the Gebirgsjäger are trained as mountaineers and are able to scale terrain that is impassable to normal infantry.
Mountaineers treat steep hillsides as normal Cross-country going and mountains as Difficult Going. Mountaineers can cross impassable cliffs and similar obstacles by making a skill test. See page 46 of the main rulebook for more details.

Although part of the Heer (Army), Gebirgsjäger fought as part of both Heer and Luftwaffe (Air Force) divisions like 1. Fallschirmjägerdivision during the Cassino campaign.
Gebirgsjäger are not classed as Allied Platoons when fighting as part of a Fallschirmjägerkompanie at Cassino.

The Gebirgsjäger Platoon blister can be used in Early, Mid and Late war.
During the Cassino campaign, 1. Fallschirmjägerdivision took command of the mountain troops of 100. Gebirgsjägerregiment (100th Mountain Rifle Regiment, pronounced ger-beerrgs jai-gerr ray-gi-ment) holding the left flank atop the Cassino masiff.
German mountain troops proved crucial in mountain fighting throughout Europe. Their expertise served them well in battles against Goums born and bred in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Indians trained in battle against the Afghans in the mountainous Hindu Kush.

5. Gebirgsdivision in Italy
This blister is ideal if you want to field a Gebirgsjäger force in Flames Of War.

15mm, metal
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