Battle of Crete Box Set

 The army representation ratio is 1:1.   So 1 man is 1 man and 1 gun or tank is 1 tank.  This gives an understrength Battalion per side with complimentary assets to fight battles on Crete in 1941.

GERMANS:

• 2x Fallschirmjäger Infantry Companies
• "Just Landed" Platoon
• Fallschirmjäger drop canisters and chutes
• 8 cm Fallschirmjäger Mortar Platoon
• PAK 36 Platoon
• 9x DFS 230 gliders

BRITISH:

• 2x Infantry Companies
• 3 Inch Mortar platoon
• 1x AALMG Platoon
• 1x Bofors Platoon
• 5x Light Tank Mk VIb Troop

SCENICS:

• 1x HAA Battery Emplacement
• 250g of Basing sand 2.00

RULES:

• Battalion Core Rule Book

GERMAN PACKS EXPLAINED:

Fallschirmjäger Infantry Company (Two companies per box set)

• G03 FJ Command strip x4
• G04 FJ Signals Strip x1
• G51 FJ Anti-tank Rifle strip x2
• G12 FJ Rifles strip x12
• G28 FJ Light Machinegun strip x12
• G34 FJ Medium Machinegun x6

"Just Landed" Platoon

• 9 Strips of G21 "Just landed" Fallschrimjaeger with 3 pistols and 1 MP40 in parachute harnesses.

• 9 Canisters with chutes, so your air-dropped Fallschirmjäger can arm up.

AALMG Platoon

• 4 strips of G37 anti-aircraft light Machineguns

8 cm GrW 34 Mortar Platoon

• 1x G03 Fallschirmjäger command strip
• 1x G04 Fallschirmjäger signals strip
• 4x G43 8 cm Mortars with crews

PAK 36 Platoon

• 1x G03 Fallschirmjäger command strip
• 1x G04 Fallschirmjäger signals strip
• 4x Fallschirmjäger Mortcycle sidecar combo
• 4x PAK 36 (deployed)

DFS 230 Glider geschwader

• 9x DFS 230 glider

BRITISH PACKS EXPLAINED:

All British figures are dressed suitable for the Mediterranean and middle east (MME), which means short sleeves and shorts.

British Empire Infantry Company (Two companies per box set)

• B01 Command Strip x4
• B02 Signals Strip x1
• B50 Boys Anti-Tank Rifle Strip x2
• B11 Rifle Strip x9
• B30 Light Machinegun 1 Strip x6
• B31 Light Machinegun 2 strip x3

3 Inch Mortar platoon

• 1x B01 British command strip
• 1x B02 British signals strip
• 4x B44 3-inch Mortars with crews

1x AALMG Platoon

• 4x strips of B70 anti-aircraft light Machineguns

Bofors Platoon

• 4x Bofors gun deployed
• 4x Universal Carrier

Light Tank Mk VIb Troop

• 5x Light tank Mk VIb