OPFOR Battalions in Platoon-scale for review
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:31 am
Taking advantage of the recent GHQ sale I've been building some "generic" OPFOR battalions for use with a fictional background/setting. These two mech infantry battalions represent forces of two different fictional countries who model their TO&Es along "standard" former Soviet lines. The actual TO&Es are from FM 100-60 and have been translated here to my platoon-scale rules (each stand is about 2-4 squads / 20-40 men / 2-4 heavy or special weapons / 2-4 vehicles).
Some notes: the primary difference between the two (based on FM 100-60) is that a battalion-level ATGM platoon is "optional" with the IFV battalion while the APC battalion has an "optional" battalion-level recon platoon. In both cases I've assumed that the "optional" battalion-level assets are not present. Also, the IFV battalion does include organic ATGM platoons at company level while the APC company lacks such a seperate platoon so I've added their company-level ATGMs to one rifle platoon within each rifle company.
Finally, the MG3 Stands refer to the number of dice the stand rolls for small arms fire based on the number of platoon-level automatic weapons present (SAWs and GPMGs). In this case, the stands roll 3d6...ie this does not refer to the modern German MG3!
Based on FM 100-60 these OPFOR platoons only have 3x LMGs in each platoon. For point of reference Rifle Stands roll 2d6 (no platoon-level MGs), MG4 Stands roll 4d6 (~6 MGs) and MG5 Stands roll 5d6 (~9 MGs).
Any advice, comments, and (especially!) corrections would be very much appreciated!
Tim
OPFOR TRACKED IFV BATTALION (I'm using BMP-2)
1x Battalion CP Stand
1x BMP-2 Stand
1x or 2x Mortar Stands (82mm or 120mm)
1x or 2x Truck Stands
1x 30mm AGL Stand w/RPG
1x BMP-2 Stand
1x Rifle Stand w/Shoulder-Launched SAM
1x BMP-2 Stand
1x Recon MG3 Stand w/RPG
1x BMP-2 Stand
3x RIFLE COMPANIES EACH WITH:
1x Company CP Stand
1x BMP-2 Stand
3x MG3 Stands w/RPG
3x BMP-2 Stands
1x Rifle Stand w/ATGM (AT-4 SPIGOT)
1x BMP-2 Stand
OPFOR WHEELED APC BATTALION (I'm using Chinese WZ-551)
1x Battalion CP Stand
1x WZ-551 Stand
1x or 2x Mortar Stands (82mm or 120mm)
1x or 2x Truck Stands
1x 30mm AGL Stand w/RPG
1x WZ-551 Stand
1x Rifle Stand w/Shoulder-Launched SAM
1x WZ-551 Stand
1x Rifle Stand w/ATGM (AT-4 SPIGOT)
1x WZ-551 Stand
1x 73mm RcR Stand
1x WZ-551 Stand
3x RIFLE COMPANIES EACH WITH:
1x Company CP Stand
1x WZ-551 Stand
2x MG3 Stand w/RPG
2x WZ-551 Stands
1x MG3 Stand w/ATGM (AT-7 saxhorn)
1x WZ-551 Stand
Some notes: the primary difference between the two (based on FM 100-60) is that a battalion-level ATGM platoon is "optional" with the IFV battalion while the APC battalion has an "optional" battalion-level recon platoon. In both cases I've assumed that the "optional" battalion-level assets are not present. Also, the IFV battalion does include organic ATGM platoons at company level while the APC company lacks such a seperate platoon so I've added their company-level ATGMs to one rifle platoon within each rifle company.
Finally, the MG3 Stands refer to the number of dice the stand rolls for small arms fire based on the number of platoon-level automatic weapons present (SAWs and GPMGs). In this case, the stands roll 3d6...ie this does not refer to the modern German MG3!
Based on FM 100-60 these OPFOR platoons only have 3x LMGs in each platoon. For point of reference Rifle Stands roll 2d6 (no platoon-level MGs), MG4 Stands roll 4d6 (~6 MGs) and MG5 Stands roll 5d6 (~9 MGs).Any advice, comments, and (especially!) corrections would be very much appreciated!
Tim
OPFOR TRACKED IFV BATTALION (I'm using BMP-2)
1x Battalion CP Stand
1x BMP-2 Stand
1x or 2x Mortar Stands (82mm or 120mm)
1x or 2x Truck Stands
1x 30mm AGL Stand w/RPG
1x BMP-2 Stand
1x Rifle Stand w/Shoulder-Launched SAM
1x BMP-2 Stand
1x Recon MG3 Stand w/RPG
1x BMP-2 Stand
3x RIFLE COMPANIES EACH WITH:
1x Company CP Stand
1x BMP-2 Stand
3x MG3 Stands w/RPG
3x BMP-2 Stands
1x Rifle Stand w/ATGM (AT-4 SPIGOT)
1x BMP-2 Stand
OPFOR WHEELED APC BATTALION (I'm using Chinese WZ-551)
1x Battalion CP Stand
1x WZ-551 Stand
1x or 2x Mortar Stands (82mm or 120mm)
1x or 2x Truck Stands
1x 30mm AGL Stand w/RPG
1x WZ-551 Stand
1x Rifle Stand w/Shoulder-Launched SAM
1x WZ-551 Stand
1x Rifle Stand w/ATGM (AT-4 SPIGOT)
1x WZ-551 Stand
1x 73mm RcR Stand
1x WZ-551 Stand
3x RIFLE COMPANIES EACH WITH:
1x Company CP Stand
1x WZ-551 Stand
2x MG3 Stand w/RPG
2x WZ-551 Stands
1x MG3 Stand w/ATGM (AT-7 saxhorn)
1x WZ-551 Stand