US 2nd Infantry Division

The 2nd Infantry Division was first formed in September 1917 months in winter warfare. In 1943 the division was sent to
during World War One. It was unique in that it comprised England to prepare for the invasion of France.
of both Army and Marine regiments. During the war it had
The division, under the command of Major General Walter
two Marine commanders, the only time in American military
Robertson, landed on Omaha Beach on 7 June (D+1) 1944
history that a Marine commanded an Army division. They
and immediately set to work securing the beach, mopping
fought bravely at the battles of Belleau Wood and Château-
up German resistance, and liberating the town of Trévières
Thierry helping to break the four-year long stalemate. They
before moving inland.
went on to participate in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive,
which helped bring the war to an end in late 1918.
Saint-Lô
It was during World War One that the division received its The division took up the position in the front line between
insignia, an Indian’s head on a white star. The symbol came the US 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions as the US Army
from one of the division’s a truck drivers who had painted pushed out from the beach. With the beachhead secure,
it on his truck. From there is was adopted as the divisional the division turned inland and fought through the bloody
symbol and remains as the 2nd “Indianheads” Infantry battles in northern Normandy’s hedgerows.
Division’s insignia to this day.
In the American sector, the battles took the US V Corps to
Between the wars the division remained active, stationed in the city of Saint-Lô. This city was important because it was
Texas. The division was used as a test bed for new innova- positioned on a critical road and railroad hub. It also had two
tions in warfare. They led the other American divisions in bridges over the Vire River. If Saint-Lô could be captured,
anti-tank tactics and air mobile concepts and became the the Americans could break out of the bloody hedgerows and
first American division to be reorganised with the modern into the open ground beyond. The 1st, 2nd, and 29th Infantry
‘triangular’ formation with three separate regiments, giving Divisions led the way.
them greater flexibility on the battlefield.
The Indianheads were tasked with capturing the vital
The division tested their special training in the Louisiana Hill 192, the highest elevation in the Saint-Lô area. The
Manoeuvres, a giant full-scale wargame played US Army in Germans were using it to observe American targets for their
August-September 1941. As a member of the “Blue Army” artillery. Several attempts had been made to secure the hill,
the 2nd Infantry Division performed well, helping their side but the Indianheads were pushed back each time.
to victory.
Finally on 11 July, Colonel Ralph Zwicker’s 38th Infantry
After the Louisiana Manoeuvres, the division was transferred Regiment assaulted the hill backed by two Sherman medium
to the state of Winsconsin where the division trained for four tank companies, one Stuart light tank company, and some
engineers.


The 2nd Infantry Division’s artillery opened up on the hill, said, “I knew you were coming but I couldn’t do anything.
thrashing the defenders hapless enough not to be in their I could see no one to shoot. The first American soldier I saw
foxholes with over 45 tons of high explosives. When the dust was the one who captured me!”
settled the first of the Indianheads charged into the assault.
With the fall of Hill 154, German resistance on the penin-
German mortars opened up and took a toll on the American
sula fell apart. The Indianheads then set up Task Force X
soldiers and the attack stalled. The Shermans went to work
(later known as Ivory X), an artillery group consisting of 57
pounding the hillside relentlessly as the American infantry
.50 cal machine-guns, 12 tank destroyers, and eight 40mm
bounced back into action.
anti-aircraft guns. From their positions Ivory X was able to
The fight for the hill continued to be tough. At one location, hit the Germans from behind. They kept up a hail of fire
named “Kraut Corner”, German paratroopers fired on the supporting the Indianheads during the assaults on Brest
Americans from an elaborate system of concealed dugouts and itself.
tunnels. Frustrated by these crafty defenders, the Indianheads
called up Sherman tanks fitted with bulldozer blades and Hill 105
simply buried the Germans—soldiers, weapons, and all—and On September 1 the 23rd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd In-
then moved on to Hill 192. Very few, prisoners were taken at fantry Division attacked Hill 105. Capturing this hill was
Kraut Corner, such was the intensity of the fight. the key to folding the German defences on the outside the
The 2nd Infantry Division pushed through the defenders and city. Companies A and C of the 5th Rangers Battalion were
reached the hill’s summit around noon. They had achieved attached to help them with this task.
success through close cooperation between tanks, infantry, The Indianheads and the Rangers assaulted with the help
engineers, and artillery. of Ivory X which pelted the defenders from behind with
With Hill 192 secure, the 2nd Infantry Division settled into .50 calibre ammunition. The Americans poured around and
the defensive along with the rest of the V Corps until 26 July. over the top, capturing the important hill.
The American breakout during Operation Cobra propelled
them across northern France. The Indianheads crossed the City Fighting
Vire River and liberated Tinchebray on 15 August 1944. With Hill 105 captured, the 2nd advanced to the city itself.
After the battles around Saint-Lô, the 2nd and 29th Infantry The journey was painfully slow, as the Germans had seeded
Division were transferred west to Brittany as a part of the the approaches with thousands of mines and booby traps,
newly formed VIII Corps. Their job was to capture the deep including rigged naval shells and torpedoes. Amongst these
water port of Brest in what would become a very difficult the Germans had machine-gun emplacements, but the ever-
and bloody fight. resourceful Indianheads called upon M12 155mm self-pro-
pelled guns to blast them apart at close range.
Brittany When the Indianheads reached the city they fought street-
During the breakout of Operation Cobra, two American by-street eliminating each German strongpoint one by one.
armoured divisions crashed into Brittany and raced for the The advance was slow, but progress was being made, until
seaport of Brest. The US VIII Corps was then organised to the Indianheads hit the city wall on 16 September.
tackle the city itself with three infantry divisions: the 29th
from the north, the 8th in the centre and the 2nd in the The Wall
east. The Indianheads were also tasked with clearing out the Brest’s city wall was built in medieval days. It was 35 feet
Daoulas Peninsula to the south. (11m) tall and 60 feet (18m) wide in some places, making
it impervious to artillery fire. The Germans had also cleared
Task Force B everything in front of the wall out to 300 yards, giving them
The Daoulas Peninsula struck out into the ocean just south excellent fields of fire.
of Brest and contained high ground overlooking the city, The ancient wall frustrated the Indianheads until a patrol
which made it a prized objective for American artillery. The found a neglected part of the wall that was only eight feet
Germans also realised this and heavily fortified the area. (2.4m) tall and only a foot (30cm) thick. The Indianheads
The 2nd Infantry Division assembled Task Force B to capture blasted through and got behind the last of the German
the peninsula. The force was built around the 38th Infantry lines.
Regiment with support from a company of Sherman tanks, a Soon the Indianheads met up with their comrades from the
company of tank destroyers, three battalions of artillery, and 29th Infantry Division and the two pressed home the attack.
Task Force A, a cavalry and tank destroyer unit. After sporadic fighting the Germans finally ran up the white
On 22 August Task Force B moved to hit its first objective, flag. General Robertson accepted the surrender of Fortress
the heavily fortified Hill 154. The Indianheads used the Brest on 18 September 1944, only 39 days after Hitler had
tactics they had learned in the hedgerows of Normandy. The demanded the city resist for three months.
men crawled flat on their stomachs slowly and deliberately The 2nd Infantry Division left Brittany as an extremely well
toward the bunkers using each and every bush and rock to organised and highly professional unit. During the battle, the
conceal their movement. Suddenly, they leapt up overran the Indianheads had suffered 2,314 casualties, but captured over
German bunkers with flamethrowers and hand grenades. The 13,000 prisoners, nearly half of the total taken at Brest.
surprise was so complete that one German taken prisoner


 2nd Indianhead Division Special Rules
A Rifle Company from the 2nd Indianhead Infantry Division Winter Training
uses all of the normal US special rules found on pages 157-
The Indianheads received winter training in Sparta,
161 of the Flames Of War rulebook as well as the following
Winsconsin. They trained intensely for four-months during
special rules.
the freezing winter conditions and blizzards of the American
upper-Midwest.
While playing under winter conditions, 2nd Infantry
Division Infantry and Man-packed Gun teams treat deep
snow as Cross-country Terrain instead of Difficult Going
(see page 244 of the rulebook), allowing them to move At
the Double across deep snow covered terrain.

The 2nd Infantry Division adopted the

Indianhead and star during World War I.


 Tank Special Rules
Tank Telephones Hedgerow Cutters
Telephone boxes were welded to the back of tanks to help Hedgerow cutters were remarkably simple. Just a few
improve infantry-tank coordination in combat. This helped lengths of steel welded on the bow of a tank allowed it to
tanks find difficult targets in the dense terrain of northern tear out a section of Bocage hedgerow. Hedgerow cutters
France. were simultaneously invented by several units, but Technical
Sergeant Curtis G Culin is the most famous. Tanks fitted
If a Sherman or Stuart tank and an adjacent Infantry team
with the cutters are appropriately known as ‘Rhinos’.
did not move in the Movement Step and are not Pinned
Down, the Infantry team can point out targets for the tank When a tank fitted with a hedgerow cutter attempts to cross
instead of shooting. a Bocage Hedgerow, it successfully crosses on a roll of 2+
rather than a Skill Test. If it fails, the tank Bogs Down on
The Infantry team pointing out targets for the tank counts
the hedgerow as normal.
as a Recce Platoon using the Eyes and Ears rule (page 149
of the rulebook) to reveal a Gone to Ground enemy team If it crosses successfully, then any other Fully-tracked Tank
for that tank. If other tanks in the platoon fire, they must teams adjacent to the hedgerow can follow it through on a
either have their own Infantry team pointing out the target, roll of 2+ instead of a Skill Test as well.
or continue to treat the target as Gone to Ground.

Ivory X Special Rules

Harassing Bombardment Ivory X Staff team
Over the course of the battle Ivory X peppered the city with Ivory X coordinated all of its fire through its own staff team,
over a half million .50 caliber bullets! which was in turn linked to the 2nd Infantry Division’s artil-
lery network.
Once a spotting team has Ranged In on an Aiming Point, you
may choose to have it call for a Harassing Bombardment. If your force includes at least one Anti-aircraft Artillery
Platoon, you may purchase an Ivory X Staff team for
A Harassing Bombardment consolidates the fire from all
+25 points.
platoons linked to the Ivory X Staff team. (Adding a four-
gun battery to the initial four-gun battery will result in an An Ivory X Staff team has all the capabilities of a Staff
eight-gun battery bombardment) Team plus the Maintaining the Link and the Harassing
Bombardment special rules.
All of the platoons designated to fire a Harassing
Bombardment fire a single Artillery Bombardment as
if they were a single artillery battery. Count up the total Linking to Ivory X
number of weapons firing the bombardment. If the number Anti-aircraft and tank destroyer platoons linked up with the
of weapons firing is: Ivory X staff team to coordinate fire on enemy targets.
• Six to Eight, then use a double-width artillery template Anti-aircraft Artillery Platoons and Towed Tank Destroyer
(12’/30cm wide by 6”/15cm deep) giving no re-rolls to Platoons may begin the game linked to the Ivory X Staff
hit. team by deploying their platoon’s Command team within
Command Distance of the Ivory X Staff team at the start
• Nine or more, then use a double-width Artillery Template of the game.
and re-roll all failed to hit rolls.
If you choose to fire a Harassing Bombardment you may not Maintaining the Link
fire a Time On Target Bombardment (see page 161 of the It took a fair amount of time to establish the links and sight
rulebook). the guns, so once set up the guns and tanks of Ivory X were
A Harassing Bombardment uses the worst Firepower and not to move unless absolutely necessary.
lowest Anti-tank rating of all the types of weapons involved If any of the gun or tank teams in the above platoons have
(see page 133 of the rulebook) moved, the platoon is no longer linked to the Ivory X Staff
team and cannot use the Harassing Bombardment for the
rest of the game.
Digging In or rotating in place does not break the link to
the Ivory X Staff team.

Since the Ivory X Staff Team is s special team coordinating

the task force’s artillery file, we recommend that you use the
Forward Direction Center model (UBX23).


 Rifle Company
2nd ‘Indianhead’ Infantry Division
(Infantry Company)
Headquarters

Company HQ You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each
box shaded grey.

Company HQ
6

DivisionAL Support Platoons

Combat Platoons

Weapons Platoons

Infantry Machine-Guns
Armour Artillery

Rifle Platoon Machine-gun Platoon

7
6

Tank Platoon

10

15
Field Artillery Battery
Infantry Machine-Guns
Chemical Mortar

16
Armour Platoon
Armored Field Artillery

16
Battery
Rifle Platoon Machine-gun Platoon
7
6

Heavy Anti-aircraft

18
Artillery Platoon
Tank Destroyer

11
Infantry Artillery Platoon
Towed Tank Destroyer Artillery

11
Platoon

Rifle Platoon Mortar Platoon

8
6

Transport

15
Field Artillery Battery
Machine-guns & Anti-tank
Artillery Field Artillery Battery

15
(155mm)
12

Truck Section
Armored Field Artillery

17
Anti-tank Platoon (155mm Gun SP)
8

Weapons Platoon
7

Bunker Buster Platoon

17
Infantry (155mm Gun SP)
Infantry

Anti-Aircraft

Ranger Company
13

Ammunition & Pioneer

9

Platoon Engineer Combat

12

Platoon Anti-aircraft Artillery

18

Platoon
Reconnaissance
Regimental Support Platoons

Anti-tanK Anti-Aircraft

Cavalry Recon Platoon

14
8

Anti-tank Platoon Anti-aircraft Artillery

18

Platoon
Artillery
Reconnaissance
Aircraft

Field Artillery Battery

15

Intelligence &
10

19

Recon Platoon Air Support

Artillery
AOP
9

Cannon Platoon
19

Air Observation Post


 Motivation and Skill
Reluctant Conscript
The 2nd “Indianhead” Division has been selected often to experiment with new assault
Confident Trained
techniques and tactics. Now the time has finally arrived to put these experiments into
action in Normandy and Brittany. Fearless Veteran

A Rifle Company from the 2nd Infantry Division is rated as Confident Trained. 2nd “Indianhead”
Infantry Division

Headquarters

Company HQ
Headquarters
Company HQ 15 points

Options
Company Command 2iC Command Bazooka Bazooka
• Replace all Carbine teams with SMG teams for Carbine team Carbine team team team
+10 points per Carbine team. Company HQ
• Add Bazooka teams for +15 points per team.
Rifle Company HQ
• Add up to three Sniper teams for +50 points per
team.

Combat Platoons

Rifle Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

3 Rifle Squads 155 points

2 Rifle Squads 110 points Command Bazooka
Rifle team team
Option
• Replace all Rifle teams with SMG teams for +5 points
per Rifle Squad. Sergeant Sergeant

You may replace up to one Rifle team or SMG team per Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team
platoon with a Flame-thrower team at the start of the game
before deployment. Rifle team Rifle team
Rifle Squad Rifle Squad
The 2nd Infantry Division’s soldiers were among the best
in the US Army. They have trained with a wide variety of Sergeant
equipment including flame-throwers, Thompson subma-
chine-guns and demolitions. These came in handy in the
Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team
hedgerows of Normandy and will serve well in Brittany too.
Rifle Squad
rifle platoon

The Indianheads & Their Submachine-guns

The 2nd Infantry Division received a number of The Indianheads also received a limited supply of ex-
Thompson submachine-guns as an experiment to test perimental fully automatic M1 carbines. The feedback
their worth in city fighting. The submachine-guns was mixed as some reports indicated they were inac-
were given out to companies which were free to use curate and didn’t have enough firepower. Clever field
them as they saw fit. Some companies equipped all of modifications included extending the magazine from
their rifle platoons with Thompsons, while others were 15 rounds to 30 and installing a compensator to help
a bit more conservative and issued them in conjunc- curb the gun’s tendency to pull up when firing, im-
tion with the more powerful rifles. proving its accuracy.


 Weapons Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

Mortar Section and

2 Machine-gun Sections 120 points Command Jeep with
1 Machine-gun Section 90 points Carbine team .50 cal AA MG

Option
• Add Jeep with .50 cal AA MG for +5 points. Sergeant Sergeant

M2 60mm mortar M1919 LMG

A Weapons Platoon may make Combat Attachments to
Combat Platoons. M2 60mm M2 60mm M1919 LMG
mortar mortar
machine-gun
The 60mm mortars of the weapons platoon are excellent Mortar Section Section
tools to knock out improvised bunkers and dug in troops Corporal
with their high-explosive rounds.
Alternatively, you can group them together and fire bom- M1919 LMG
bardments to shatter enemy troops caught in the open.
The platoon’s light machine guns are an essential asset to give M1919 LMG
your rifle platoons additional firepower and support. machine-gun
Section

Weapons platoon

Weapons Platoons

Machine-gun Platoon
Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 MG Sections 100 points
1 MG Section 50 points

Options
• Add Bazooka teams for +15 points per team.
• Add Jeep with .50 cal AA MG for +5 points.
• Add Jeeps with trailers for +5 points for the platoon.

For every army the machine gun represents the pinnacle of

infantry killing firepower. Of course this means that guns,
mortars, and artillery are going to be shooting at them. So
careful employment of your heavy machine-guns is impor-
tant if they are going to last. When defending put them
just behind the forward line of your own troops where they
can sweep the ground in front of your position and stop
the enemy formations. In the attack use them on a flank,
advancing into cover within range of enemy infantry and A Machine-gun Platoon may make Combat Attachments
opening up to keep the enemy’s heads down while your own to Combat Platoons.
infantry assaults to clear the objective.


 Mortar Platoon
Platoon
HQ Section with:
3 Mortar Sections 120 points
2 Mortar Sections 85 points
1 Mortar Section 45 points

Options
• Add Bazooka teams for +15 points per team.
• Add Jeep with .50 cal AA MG for +5 points.
• Add Jeeps with trailers for +5 points for the platoon.

American mortars provide quick accurate fire for your

infantry teams. While they don’t have their own observer,
each platoon leader and the company commander has
been trained to call for fire and has some of the finest
communications gear available to do it with. This gives you
greater flexibility when calling for fire than any other nation’s
army.

Anti-tank Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

3 Gun Sections 70 points

2 Gun Sections 45 points
Command Jeep with
Carbine team .50 cal AA MG
Options
• Add Bazooka teams for +15 points per team.
• Add Jeep and DUKW trucks for +5 points for the Sergeant Sergeant
platoon.
• Replace all DUKW trucks with 1 ½-ton trucks at no M1 57mm gun Bazooka team M1 57mm gun Bazooka team
cost.

Anti-tank guns provide the infantry with a way to stop those

pesky tanks from assaulting your troops. You can field both
Gun Section Gun Section
the battalion anti-tank platoon and one of the regimental
platoons in support of your company. Sergeant

Unlike the tank destroyers with their longer range, your

57mm guns are for point defence of vulnerable areas. Dig
them in behind terrain so the enemy can’t shoot them. Wait M1 57mm gun Bazooka team
for the enemy to drive into your kill zone where you can get Gun Section
point blank range flank shots into the advancing armour. Anti-tank platoon
With their high rate of fire your 57mm guns will keep enemy
tanks away from your infantry.


 Ammunition & Pioneer Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

3 A&P Squads 125 points

2 A&P Squads 90 points Command Pioneer Bazooka Bazooka Pioneer Supply
Rifle team team team 3
/4-ton truck
Option
• Add Bazooka teams for +15 points per team.
Corporal Corporal Corporal
• Add Pioneer Supply truck for +25 points.

The Ammunition & Pioneer Platoon blasts away the enemy’s Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team
fortifications, allowing your rifle platoons to flood in and
capture the objective. Alternatively, they are excellent tank- Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team
hunters, with two bazookas and enough explosives to open A&P Squad A&P Squad A&P Squad
enemy tanks like tin cans!
Ammunition & Pioneer platoon

Regimental Support Platoons

Cannon Platoon
Platoon Captain
HQ Section with: Captain

3 Gun Sections 155 points

2 Gun Sections 105 points Command Jeep Observer Jeep
Carbine team Carbine team
1 Gun Section 55 points

Options
Lieutenant Lieutenant
• Add Jeeps and DUKW trucks for +5 points for the
platoon.
• Replace all DUKW trucks with 1½-ton trucks at no M3 105mm light howitzer M3 105mm light howitzer
cost.

The cannon platoon is equipped with light 105mm

howitzers. These guns offer the infantry quick artillery to
support assaults by firing large smoke screens to mask the
assaulting troops. The guns are not meant to sustain long M3 105mm light howitzer M3 105mm light howitzer
artillery strikes like their divisional counterparts, but instead
to pin down the enemy and lend quick and decisive firepower
to the attacking infantry.

Gun Section Gun Section

Lieutenant

M3 105mm light howitzer M3 105mm light howitzer

Gun Section

Cannon platoon

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 Intelligence & Recon Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

3 I&R Squads 85 points

2 I&R Squads 65 points
Command Jeep with
Rifle team .50 cal AA MG
Option
• Arm any or all unarmed Jeeps with an AA MG for
+5 points per Jeep. Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant

Intelligence & Recon Platoons are Reconnaissance

Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team
Platoons.

A good commander knows that it is foolhardy to go into Jeep Jeep Jeep

a battle blind so he will always have a small contingent of I&R Squad I&R Squad I&R Squad
scouts to lay the brickwork for the forthcoming attack.
Intelligence & Recon platoon

Corps & Divisional Support Platoons

VIII Corps was organised to carry out the liberation of Brittany. It included many of the
Reluctant Conscript
fresh troops from Normandy and were well equipped with heavy weapons to accomplish their
mission. Confident Trained
Fearless Veteran
Support platoons are rated Confident Trained.

Tank Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
5 M4 or M4A1 Sherman 345 points Lieutenant
4 M4 or M4A1 Sherman 275 points
3 M4 or M4A1 Sherman 205 points
• Fit up to half of the platoon’s tanks with Hedgerow Command Tank
Cutters for +5 points for the platoon.
• Equip one M4 or M4A1 Sherman tank with a dozer Sergeant Sergeant
blade making it a Bulldozer for +5 points.
5 M5A1 Stuart 235 points
4 M5A1 Stuart 190 points Tank Tank
3 M5A1 Stuart 145 points
• Fit up to half of the platoon’s tanks with Hedgerow
Cutters for +5 points for the platoon. Tank Tank
Tank Section Tank Section
The Indianhead Division has had a lot of opportunities Tank Platoon
to work closely with their tank support since the bloody
hedgerow fighting around St. Lô.
Sherman and Stuart tanks in an Independent Tank Platoon
use the Tank Telephones and Hedgerow Cutters special rules
found on page 4.

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 Tank Destroyer Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

2 Tank Destroyer Sections 320 points

1 Tank Destroyer Section 165 points Command Jeep with
Carbine team .50 cal AA MG
Option
• Fit up to half of the platoon’s tank destroyers with
Hedgerow Cutters for +5 points for the platoon. Sergeant Sergeant

Tank Destroyer Platoons use the US Tank Destroyers special Carbine team M20 utility Carbine team M20 utility
rules on page 157 in the Flames Of War rulebook.

Tank Destroyer were critical in the Brittany campaign, offering M18 Hellcat M18 Hellcat
their guns to blind bunkers and blast infantry positions.

M18 Hellcat M18 Hellcat

Tank destroyer Tank destroyer
Section Section

Tank destroyer Platoon

Towed Tank Destroyer Platoon

Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

2 Tank Destroyer Sections 200 points

1 Tank Destroyer Section 105 points Command Jeep with
Carbine team .50 cal AA MG
Options
• Add up to one Bazooka team per gun for +15 points
per team. Sergeant Sergeant

• Add M3 Half-tracks to the platoon for +5 points.

Carbine team Jeep with Carbine team Jeep with
AA MG AA MG
Towed Tank Destroyer Platoons that do not begin the game
linked to Ivory X use the US Tank Destroyers special rules
on page 157 in the Flames Of War rulebook. M5 3” gun M5 3” gun

Towed Tank Destroyer Platoons that begin the game linked

to Ivory X do not use the US Tank Destroyers special M3 half-track with M3 half-track with
rules. .50 cal AA MG .50 cal AA MG

Ivory X Support M5 3” gun M5 3” gun

Ivory X was supported by the guns of 12 tank destroyers.
A Tank Destroyer Platoon can only fire a bombardment
M3 half-track with M3 half-track with
using the Harassing Bombardment special rule. .50 cal AA MG .50 cal AA MG

Tank Destroyer doctrine called for some of the Tank Destroyer Bazooka Bazooka Bazooka Bazooka
battalions to be converted to towed 3” anti-tank guns. These team team team team
are much easier to conceal than a self-propelled gun and pack Tank destroyer Tank destroyer
Section Section
a mean punch.
Towed Tank destroyer Platoon
On one occasion a company from the 612th (Towed) Tank
Destroyer Battalion was called upon to put down harassing
fire as a part of Ivory X, however ammunition shortages pre-
vented them from launching full-scale bombardments.

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 Truck Section
Platoon Corporal
HQ Squad with: Corporal

8 DUKW trucks 30 points

6 DUKW trucks 25 points
4 DUKW trucks 20 points Command
2 DUKW trucks 15 points HQ Squad

Options Tech 5 Tech 5

• Replace all DUKW trucks with 2½-ton trucks for

-5 points for the platoon.
• Arm up to two DUKW or 2½-ton trucks with .50 cal
AA MG for +10 points per truck.

Transports
A Transport Section follows the rules for Transport Platoons Truck Squad Truck Squad
found on pages 29, 119, and 194 of the Flames Of War Tech 5
rulebook.

With the front lines expanding from the beachhead, the

need to get the troops forward and into the fight becomes
critical. The famous ‘Deuce and a Half ’ (2½-ton) trucks line Truck Squad
the roads delivering men, ammunition, and supplies to the
Truck Section
front lines.

Engineer Combat Platoon

Platoon
HQ Section and
Weapons Squad with:
2 Operating Squads 155 points
1 Operating Squad 115 points M4 Sherman Dozer
No Operating Squads 80 points

Options
• Add M3 37mm gun for +15 points.
• Replace the M3 37mm gun with a Bazooka team at
no cost.
• Add Bazooka teams for +15 points per team.
• Add Pioneer Supply 2½-ton truck for +25 points.
• Add a Bulldozer for +5 points, a turretless M4
Sherman dozer for +10 points, or an M4 Sherman
tank fitted with a dozer blade for +70 points.
• Arm up to two 2½-ton trucks with .50cal AA MG for
+10 points per truck.

You may replace all Pioneer HMG teams with Pioneer Rifle
teams at the start of the game before deployment.

The engineers helped keep the way open for supplies to reach
the front as well as remaining on hand to take down a dif-
ficult bunker with explosives.
Engineer Combat Platoon

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 Ranger Company
Company Captain
2 Ranger Platoons 270 points Captain
1 Ranger Platoon 135 points Captain

Options
• Upgrade the Command Rifle/MG team to a Command M2 60mm
Rifle/MG team mortar
Command SMG team at no cost.
• Add M2 60mm mortars to all platoons for +20 points
per mortar. Sergeant Sergeant

At the start of the game before deployment you may make Rifle/MG Rifle/MG Rifle/MG Rifle/MG
any or all of the following changes to each Ranger Platoon team team team team
at no additional cost:
• Replace up to one Rifle/MG team with a Bazooka team. Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
• Replace up to one Rifle/MG team with a Pioneer Rifle Ranger Section Ranger Section
team. Ranger platoon
• Replace all Rifle/MG teams with Rifle teams. Lieutenant
• Replace all M2 60mm mortars with M1 81mm mortars. Lieutenant
At the start of the game before deployment you may
group both of a company’s mortars into one of its Ranger
Command M2 60mm
Platoons. Rifle/MG team mortar

Ranger Platoons separate as separate platoons, each with

Sergeant Sergeant
their own command team. Although its component Ranger
platoons operate as separate platoons for all other purposes,
a Ranger Company deploys all at the same time as a single Rifle/MG Rifle/MG Rifle/MG Rifle/MG
platoon. For Example, this means that you treat the entire team team team team
Ranger Company as a single platoon when calculating the
number of platoons held in Ambush or Reserve. Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
Ranger Section Ranger Section

The Rangers are well Ranger platoon

motivated and tough Reluctant Conscript
ranger Company
volunteers. Confident Trained
The Rangers joined the Indianhead division once the other
A Ranger Battalion Fearless Veteran
flank was secure. They lent their expertise in clearing bunkers
is rated Fearless and leading assaults.
Trained. Rangers

Ranger Special Rules

No Obstacle Too Tough Rangers Lead The Way
Rangers are trained in climbing cliffs and other seemingly While the infantry practised speed marching, the rangers
impassable obstacles allowing them to go anywhere. took it a step further. They speed marched through the
toughest terrain they could find!
Ranger Infantry and Man-packed Gun teams are
Mountaineers. Ranger Infantry teams may move At the Double (using the
Truscott Trot) through Difficult Going.

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 Cavalry Recon Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
3 Cavalry Recon Patrols 210 points Lieutenant
2 Cavalry Recon Patrols 140 points
1 Cavalry Recon Patrol 70 points
Command Mortar Jeep Recon Jeep
M8 armored car
Cavalry Recon Patrol
Cavalry Recon Patrols are Reconnaissance Platoons.
Sergeant Sergeant
Your corps will provide excellent reconnaissance using its
Cavalry group. These troops will scout ahead of your force,
identifying possible ambushes and concealed troops.
Command M8 armored car Command M8 armored car
Dismount
Recon Jeep Recon Jeep
Before deployment you may choose to dismount your
Cavalry Recon Platoon. If you do this, all of the Cavalry
Recon Patrols operate as a single infantry platoon. Designate Mortar Jeep Mortar Jeep
any one of the teams as the Platoon Command team. The Cavalry Recon Cavalry Recon
platoon remains a Reconnaissance Platoon. Patrol Patrol

If you choose to dismount, the entire platoon must dismount Cavalry Recon platoon
and send its vehicles to the rear. Replace all of the vehicles
in each Cavalry Recon Patrol with any two of the following Cavalry Recon Patrols may operate as separate platoons,
teams for each Patrol: each with their own Command team. Although its patrols
count as separate platoons for all other purposes, a Task
• Carbine teams
Force Cavalry Recon Platoon doing this deploys all at the
• .50 cal MG teams same time as a single platoon.
• M1919 LMG teams
For example, the entire Cavalry Recon Platoon would be
• up to one Bazooka team per Cavalry Recon Patrol. treated as a single platoon when calculating the number of
• up to one M2 60mm mortar team per Cavalry Recon Patrol. platoons held in Ambush or Reserve.

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 Field Artillery Battery
Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Gun Sections 140 points
1 Gun Section 75 points Observer
Carbine team
Option
• Add ¾-ton and 2½‑ton trucks to the battery for
+5 points.

The M2A1 howitzer has proven itself time and again through-
out North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and now in Normandy. The
M2A1 105mm howitzer M2A1 105mm howitzer
Field Artillery batteries are well-trained to deliver massed
firepower on top of the German positions with devastating
result.
Their accurate barrages keep the enemy pinned down and
soften them up for the assaulting infantry. Use them to
prepare the way for your assault or to break up enemy attacks
M2A1 105mm howitzer M2A1 105mm howitzer
before they hit your line. Your riflemen should be able to
mop up what ever is left!

Field Artillery Battery

Field Artillery Battery (155mm)

Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Gun Sections 210 points
1 Gun Section 110 points Observer
Carbine team
Option
• Add ¾-ton trucks and M5 high-speed tractors to the
battery for +5 points.

You may not field a Field Artillery Battery equipped with

M1 155mm howitzers unless you are also fielding a Field
Artillery Battery with at least as many M2A1 105mm M1 155mm howitzer M1 155mm howitzer
howitzers.

Field Artillery Batteries (155mm) may not be deployed in

M5 high-speed tractor M5 high-speed tractor
Ambush.

The heavy M1 155mm howitzer is an extremely powerful gun.

Its shells will dig out even the most determined defender and M1 155mm howitzer M1 155mm howitzer
leave their fortifications a tangled mess of wire and mud.
The heavy bombardment of 155mm shells is also quite deadly
against enemy tank formations. Their very presence on the
M5 high-speed tractor M5 high-speed tractor
battlefield will force tank platoons to spread out, making it
much easier to amush them with your anti-tank guns.
Field Artillery Battery (155mm)

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 Chemical Mortar Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

2 Mortar Sections 120 points

1 Mortar Section 70 points Command Jeep with Observer
Carbine team .50 cal AA MG Carbine team
Options
• Add Bazooka teams for +15 points per team.
Sergeant Sergeant
• Add Jeep with .50 cal AA MG for +5 points.
• Add Jeeps with trailers to the platoon for +5 points.
4.2” chemical mortar 4.2” chemical mortar
The chemical mortar platoon provides US forces with the
quick and accurate fire support of a mortar combined with 4.2” chemical mortar 4.2” chemical mortar
the explosive payload of large-calibre artillery. Able to blast
dug in troops and guns from the cover of trenches, the large
mortars add tremendously to the volume of fire supporting Jeep with trailer Jeep with trailer
Bazooka Bazooka
your troops. team team
Jeep with trailer Jeep with trailer
With their short range, the mortars must be placed close to
Mortar Section Mortar Section
the enemy, so position them behind cover to keep them safe
from direct fire. Their only real disadvantage over normal Chemical Mortar platoon
artillery is their lack of a fire control centre and plenti-
ful ammunition supply. This limits them to short, sharp
bombardments.

Armored Field Artillery Battery

Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Gun Sections 300 points
1 Gun Section 170 points

Options
• Add Jeep and M2 Half-tack to the battery for
+5 points.
• Replace Jeep with an unarmed M2 half-track for
+5 points.
• Arm unarmed Jeep or M2 half-track with an AA MG
for +5 points per vehicle.

Observer Sherman OP tanks cannot launch assaults.

D-Day planners felt the invading infantry needed immedi-

ate fire support while coming ashore and artillery that could
move forward across the shingle bank at the top of the beach
without engineering support. To meet this need the planners
gave armoured field artillery batteries to the infantry for the
landings. In a pinch they could be used as assault guns by
firing directly at bunkers blocking the beach exits.
Armored Field Artillery Battery

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 Corps Field Artillery Battery (155mm Gun SP)
Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Gun Sections 280 points
1 Gun Section 150 points Observer
Carbine team

Option
• Add ¾-ton trucks at no cost.

You may not field a Corps Field Artillery Battery (155 Gun
SP) unless you are also fielding a Field Artillery Battery, an
Armored Field Artillery Battery, a Field Artillery Battery,
or a Armored Field Artillery Battery with at least three
guns. M12 155mm GMC M12 155mm GMC

Corps Field Artillery Batteries (155 Gun SP) may not be

deployed in Ambush. M12 155mm GMC M12 155mm GMC

Corps Field Artillery Battery

(155mm Gun SP)

Bunker Buster Platoon (155mm Gun SP)

Platoon
2 M12 155mm GMC 130 points

A Bunker Buster Platoon (155 Gun SP) may not be

deployed in Ambush. Command M12 155mm GMC M12 155mm GMC
assault gun assault gun
The 174th Field Artillery battalion (155 Gun SP) broke off Bunker buster platoon
some of their M12 155mm GMC guns and sent them to (155mm Gun SP)
support the 29th Infantry Division in knocking out German
bunkers. Some German fortifications were so tough that
the M12 crews had to position their vehicles at point blank
ranges in order to blow them up.

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 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Artillery Platoon
Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

2 M1 90mm guns 130 points

1 M1 90mm gun 65 points Command Carbine team Jeep

Options
• Model 90mm Anti-aircraft gun with eight or more crew Sergeant Sergeant
and increase their ROF to 3 for +10 points per gun.
• Add a Jeep and M5 high-speed tractors for +5 points
for the platoon. M1 90mm gun M1 90mm gun

Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery Platoons may not be deployed

in Ambush. M5 high-speed tractor M5 high-speed tractor
Anti-aircraft Anti-aircraft
VIII Corps set up a pair of 90mm anti-aircraft guns on the Section Section
tip of the Daoulas Peninsula and began pounding the city
Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery platoon
from afar. Unfortunately, its flat trajectory meant it had to
be deployed in view of the German artillery, which promptly
opened fire in retaliation. The guns were eventually with-
drawn and placed back in the main line as normal AA guns.

Anti-aircraft Artillery Platoon

Platoon Lieutenant
HQ Section with: Lieutenant

2 M1 Bofors & 2 M2 .50 cal AA 105 points

1 M1 Bofors & 1 M2 .50 cal AA 55 points Command Jeep
Carbine team
2 M1 Bofors & 2 M49 quad .50 cal AA 120 points
1 M1 Bofors & 1 M49 quad .50 cal AA 60 points
Sergeant Sergeant
Option
• Add Jeep and 2½-ton trucks for +5 points for the
platoon.
Anti-aircraft gun Anti-aircraft gun

Ivory X provided the Indianhead Division with plenty of

firepower in the form of .50 cal and 40mm anti-aircraft guns. M1 Bofors gun M1 Bofors gun
Their harassing fire helped keep the Germans from moving
freely through the outskirts and hills of Brest, allowing the
Indianheads to easily move in and outflank the enemy.
2 ½-ton truck 2 ½-ton truck
M49 Quad .50 cal in Bombardment
The high rate of fire from a M49 Quad .50 cal could put
twice as many rounds in the air as a single .50 cal. 2 ½-ton truck 2 ½-ton truck

Each M49 quad .50 cal AA gun counts as two weapons Automatic Automatic
Weapons Section Weapons Section
when firing a bombardment.
Anti-aircraft Artillery Platoon

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 Air Support
Priority Air Support Flight Lieutenant
P-47 Thunderbolt 190 points Flight Lieutenant

Limited Air Support

P-47 Thunderbolt 150 points Aircraft

Having swept the Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, from

the skies, the Allied Air Forces have exposed the German Aircraft Aircraft
Army to their fighter-bombers. The ability to hit and destroy Flight
targets anywhere on the battlefield with near impunity has
Air Support
made air support an expected and welcome addition to de-
feating German ground forces.

Air Observation Post

AOP Flight Lieutenant
L4 Grasshopper AOP 25 points Flight Lieutenant

Liaison Aircraft
The L4 Grasshopper liaison aircraft flew low over the front L4 Grasshopper AOP
lines looking for the enemy and reporting their positions. AOP
Although slow compared to fighter aircraft, they are still fast
enough to get from one part of the battlefield to another. Air Observation Post

Air Observation Post

L4 Grasshopper aircraft use many of the aircraft rules. The main role of the L4 Grasshopper liaison aircraft is artil-
However, one of the primary differences is that the L4 lery observation. Here it uses its mobility to find targets and
Grasshopper starts the game on the table and remains there avoid enemy anti-aircraft fire.
for the rest of the game until it is shot down or chased off, at
which point it is permanently removed from the game. The L4 Grasshopper carries no weapons and cannot make
In the Starting Step of each turn, you reposition your L4 attacks by itself. Instead an L4 Grasshopper aircraft counts
Grasshopper anywhere on the table (even within 16”/40cm as an Observer team that can act as the Spotting team for
of friendly troops) when you would position any other any artillery platoon that has a Staff team.
aircraft. If your opponent has air support, they can roll Treat it as an Observer team on the ground (although the
for Fighter Interception as usual and use this to attempt model sits just above the table) when determining what it
to shoot your L4 Grasshopper down instead of intercepting can see, as the Grasshopper flies low attempting to avoid
Ground Attack Aircraft. enemy fighter interception and cannot see over terrain.

Anti-aircraft Fire The L4 Grasshopper does benefit from its height by allowing
it to re-roll the third attempt to range in if it failed on that
The Grasshopper pilots relied on being inconspicuous to
attempt.
survive in their defenceless light aircraft. Sometimes it
worked, and sometimes it didn’t.

The opposing player can fire anti-aircraft fire at your L4

Grasshopper at the end of the Shooting Step, after all other
shooting is complete, but just before aircraft make their
attacks, just as they can at any other aircraft. This is con-
ducted just like firing at Ground-attack Aircraft, including
the limits on anti-aircraft guns ability to see over terrain.
A team firing anti-aircraft fire must choose between firing
at the L4 Grasshopper or at Ground-attack Aircraft. A
single team cannot shoot at both in the same turn.
Since the L4 Grasshopper isn’t actually attacking anything,
Self-defence Anti-aircraft Weapons cannot shoot at it.

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 US ARSENAL
Tank Teams
Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower

Tanks
M5A1 Stuart Fully-tracked 4 2 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, AA MG, Light tank.
M6 37mm gun 24”/60cm 2 7 4+ Stabiliser.
M4, M4A1, or M4A3 Sherman Fully-tracked 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, .50 cal AA MG.
M3 75mm gun 32”/80cm 2 10 3+ Smoke, Stabiliser.
M4 or M4A Sherman dozer Fully-tracked 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, .50 cal AA MG, Bulldozer.
M3 75mm gun 32”/80cm 2 10 3+ Smoke, Stabiliser.

Tank Destroyers
M18 Hellcat GMC Fully-tracked 2 0 0 .50 cal AA MG, Light tank.
M1 76mm gun 32”/80cm 2 12 3+

Artillery
M7 Priest HMC Fully-tracked 1 0 0 .50 cal AA MG.
M2A1 105mm howitzer 24”/60cm 1 9 2+ Hull mounted, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 72”/180cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
M12 155mm GMC Fully-tracked 0 0 0 Awkward layout.
M1918M1 155mm gun 24”/60cm 1 13 1+ Hull mounted, Bunker buster.
Firing bombardments 104”/260cm - 5 2+
M4, M4A1, M4A3 Sherman OP Fully-tracked 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, .50 cal AA MG.
M3 75mm gun 32”/80cm 1 10 3+ Smoke.

Reconnaissance
M8 armored car Wheeled 1 0 0 Co-ax MG, .50 cal AA MG.
M6 37mm gun 24”/60cm 2 7 4+
Recon Jeep Jeep - - - AA MG.
Mortar Jeep Jeep - - -
M2 60mm mortar 24”/60cm 2 1 3+ Hull mounted, Portee, Can fire over friendly troops.
Firing Bombardments 32”/80cm - 1 6

Vehicle Machine-guns
Vehicle MG 16”/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 if other weapons fire.
.50 cal Vehicle MG 16”/40cm 3 4 5+ ROF 1 if other weapons fire.

Infantry Teams
Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Carbine team 8”/20cm 1 1 6 Automatic rifles.
Rifle team 16”/40cm 1 2 6 Automatic rifles.
Rifle/MG team 16”/40cm 2 2 6
SMG team 4”/10cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
Bazooka team 8”/20cm 1 10 5+ Tank assault 4.
Flame-thrower team 4”/10cm 2 - 6 Flame-thrower.
Staff team cannot shoot Moves as a Heavy Gun team.

Additional Training and Equipment

Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 3.

Aircraft
Aircraft Weapon To Hit Anti-tank Firepower Notes
P-47 Thunderbolt MG 2+ 6 5+
Bombs 4+ 5 1+

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 Gun Teams
Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
M2 .50 cal MG Man-packed 16”/40cm 3 4 5+
M1919 LMG team Man-packed 16”/40cm 5 2 6 ROF 2 when pinned down.
M1917 HMG team Man-packed 24”/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 2 when pinned down.
M2 60mm mortar Man-packed 24”/60cm 2 1 3+ Can fire over friendly troops.
Firing bombardments 32”/80cm - 1 6
M1 81mm mortar Man-packed 40”/100cm - 2 6 Smoke bombardment.
4.2in Chemical mortar Light 48”/120cm - 3 4+ Smoke bombardment.
M2 .50 cal AA gun Heavy 16”/40cm 4 4 5+ Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
Firing bombardments 40”/100cm - - -
M49 quad .50 cal AA gun Heavy 16”/40cm 6 4 5+ Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
Firing bombardments 40”/100cm - - -
M1 Bofors gun Immobile 24”/60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
Firing bombardments 48”/120cm - - -
M1 90mm gun Immobile 40”/100cm 2 13 3+ Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
M3 37mm gun Light 24”/60cm 3 7 4+ Gun shield.
M1 57mm gun Medium 24”/60cm 3 10 4+ Gun shield, No HE.
M5 3in gun Immobile 32”/80cm 2 12 3+ Gun shield.
Firing bombardments 64”/160cm - - -
M3 105mm light howitzer Heavy 16”/40cm 1 7 2+ Smoke.
Firing bombardments 56”/140cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
M2A1 105mm howitzer Immobile 24”/60cm 1 9 2+ Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 72”/180cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
M1 155mm howitzer Immobile 24”/60cm 1 10 1+ Bunker buster, Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 88”/220cm - 5 2+ Smoke bombardment.

Additional Special Rules

M1919 LMG teams and M2 60mm mortar teams may use the US special rule Truscott Trot as if they were Infantry teams.

Transport Teams
Armour
Vehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower

Trucks
Jeep Jeep - - - Optional Passenger-fired AA MG or .50 cal AA MG.
Dodge ¾-ton or GMC 2 ½-ton truck Wheeled - - -
DUKW truck Wheeled - - - Optional Passenger-fired .50 cal AA MG, Amphibious.
M5 high-speed tractor Fully-tracked - - - .50 cal AA MG.

Armoured Personnel Carriers

M2 or M3 half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Optional Passenger-fired AA MG or .50 cal AA MG.
M20 utility Jeep 1 0 0 Passenger-fired .50 cal AA MG.

Recovery and Engineer Vehicles

Turretless M4 Sherman dozer Fully-tracked 6 4 0 Bulldozer.
Bulldozer Fully-tracked - - - Bulldozer, Very Slow..
Pioneer Supply Truck Wheeled - - -

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