Hunt Tanks With Some Hefty Flames Of War German Armour
April 14, 2021 by brennon
Battlefront Miniatures has a few new releases for those diving into World War II wargaming and taking on the Bagration German range. The focus for the first half of April is on Tank-hunters and there are three different sets for you to choose from for Flames Of War.
Hetzer Tank-hunter Platoon // Flames Of War
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The first set of releases is this Hetzer Tank-hunter Platoon. These vehicles were often used in a support capacity but oftentimes they were called to mount counterattacks. They would normally be sent en-mass to push an enemy attack back and cripple enemy armour.
Next up, we have the Hornisse Tank-hunter Platoon.
Hornisse Tank-hunter Platoon // Flames Of War
Built out of the Panzer IV hull, this was an easy-to-maintain vehicle for the German army. It was also utterly devastating when arrayed against their Soviet foes. It was covered in 30mm of armour on the front but only 10mm as part of its superstructure. So, it was very good when getting stuck into the enemy but watch out if they are able to flank you! It also has mounted machine guns for anti-air defence too.
Finishing things off for these Tank-hunter vehicles we have the Elefant Tank-hunter Platoon.
Elefant Tank-hunter Platoon // Flames Of War
The Elefant is as big and burly as its name would suggest. It boasted 20mm of front armour, 80mm of side armour and 30mm on top. So, this is a tough nut to crack. There was very little that could shift these vehicles and that makes them perfect for busting open Allied tanks.
Lastly, we also have an Escort Platoon that is going to be running into battle alongside these vehicles...
Escort Platoon // Flames Of War
Want to make sure you keep an eye on your guns and keep them safe from ambush? Well, now you can follow in the footsteps of the 189. Sturmgeschützabteilung who would ride and escort their assault guns into battle. They would also often fight away from their assigned vehicles with assault rifles like the StG44. Oh, I do like an StG44.
This is an ace little set for taking out Soviet armour so maybe take a look!
"There was very little that could shift these vehicles and that makes them perfect for busting open Allied tanks..."
Now…. who’s going to pronounce these news on the weekender? 8)
I bet John or oriskany would like to but Warren will steal the thunder?
Ooh the German big white? green elephant of the panzer force’s shame they never had the force’s for all the escort unit’s for the AT sections the other tanks look great.
Nice to see a plastic model of the White Elefant. I will need to see the stats, but I hope they are realistically useless 🙂
in real life, almost useless but in Flames of War, it has a niche and if used properly, can be formidable ( able to deny literally 1/2 the battlefield if positioned properly and have a line of infantry dug in. You have to consider it as a mobile Pak Front, is it worth the cost or just take a few guns and that command card. Depends on your enemy. I’ve seen them taken out fairly quickly and also end up taking out literally all armor and winning the battle by themselves. Protected by AA guns, even more formidable since you… Read more »
In theory the elephant was great as a mobile bunker/tank killer but the engine an gearbox were to small (like many of the late panzers) and had little to no anti personal defence hence the troop support.
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Plus they rushed to get them to the front without snagging out faults
We have the same issues in Team Yankee. The T-80 was useless but has super stats in the game.