Grab Your Panther Tanks & Get Ready For German D-Day
September 6, 2019 by brennon
Battlefront Miniatures have begun the release of models for the Germans in Late World War II with a big ol' band of Panther Tanks, ready to start holding the line against the Allied invasion.
Clad in heavy armour and with big guns mounted on top, the Panther Tank was a dangerous foe for the Allies to come up against. They were used by the Germans as a battering ram, smashing through the enemy line towards the objective before being retrieved in order to let others finish the job.
Mounted Guns
As well as the release of the Panther Tank Platoon there's also the Armoured Flamethrower Platoon.
Emulating the old blitzkrieg technique that the Germans used during the early portion of the war these mounted flamethrowers would have been good at clearing enemy infantry from their dug-in positions. No-one wants to get burnt. As soon as they were ousted it's time for the Panzergrenadiers to get stuck in.
Lastly for this week, we have the Grille 15cm Gun Platoon.
Mounted on old tank chassis, the Grille 15mm Gun Platoon was a good mobile gun platform used by the Panzergrenadiers which could easily crack an enemy stronghold. Once you've punched a hole in a building your troops could then pour through as the dust settles.
Are you tempted to pick up some of these new options for your German force?
Let us know in the comments below...
"Are you tempted to pick up some of these new options for your German force?"
Those are nice additions.
Well I technically have them all…..but
Just going to leave that hanging there
A great spearhead for a Kursk or Arden armoured units.
Glad to see the releases continuing.
Grille’s and flamethrower’s…I think a bbq is coming…..Roasted cat anyone?
Panthers and Tigers BOOM Points done!
I will need those Panthers to my new German force. Started a new German force based of the recent starter set. The old army were painted in a grey color scheme, but this time Im going for a dunkelgelb with airbrushed red/brown and green camo pattern (like the box art). Should have started a project because it has been a lot of fun and my limited airbrushing skills have been slightly improved I think. Im not quite sure on what artillery to go with though. I know I need some 81mm mortars just because, but uncertain on the heavy side.… Read more »
@ojenserud never too late to start a project, there is a great wee FoW Hobby League community growing in the Project System and the more the merrier!
Good point! I will do that then! I have a few projects that I have been planing on start a project log on but never gotten around to it. I believe I have a few pictures from the process this far. And the army is far from finished:)
it depends on how you want to play, I personally love the Wespe because it is a more mobile 10,5 howitzer but nebelwerfers are awesome for clearing infantry (you got the starter set so should have some) but that is my opinion
Sound good to me, as I allready have 3 Nebelwerfers a mobile artillery as an alternative might be the way to go. Any thoughts on 10,5 vs 15cm artillery?