Challenge:Best 100pt 1939 Army build?


  • Here’s the problem, the next A&A game at our FLGS has to be a 1939 100pt army.
    I figure the majority of the armies will be German built around the veteran PZGFIV’s (2-3) maybe with an 88 thrown in or maybe a combined French/British army built around French armour and a Spitfire.
    Any ideas?

    Dave (who will be fielding a German army as my Brits have no access to French armour)

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    This I assume will be your “standard” army:

    1x SS Staumpfuhrer - 7
    4x SS Stormtroopers -28
    2x Elite Panzer IV Aus. D - 46
    1x 88mm Flak - 19


  • Aye if I had an 88 or extra stormtroopers  :-D I would gladly field them, this is what i think I will end up using

    1x Messerschmidt Bf109E
    2x Elite Panzer IV Ausf.D
    1x Sd Kfz222
    1x BMW R75
    1x Wermacht Expert Sniper
    1x SS-Hausturmfurrer
    1x SS Stormtrooper
    2x Blackshirts
    1x Brixa M35 45mm Mortar

    Dave

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    I think that the Japanese have potential, esp with a Zero. Nearly all of their units are 1939, the exceptions are a few tanks.

    You can use:
    Type 95 Ha-Go
    Type 89A Chi-Ro
    Type 97 Te-Ke Tankette

    Type 89 Mortar (you can hit the elite Panzers with these)
    SNLF Captain (use with the mortar)
    SNLF Fanatics
    SNLF Paratroopers
    Imperial Sergeant
    Arisaka Rifle
    Imperial Sniper
    Type 92 Machine-Gun Team

    Mitsubishi A6M Zero


  • Actually we tried this earlier in the week (no zero though) and the jap tanks died fast leaving the inf to be eaten up by the armour and inf combo. (different mix 3 Pzgf IV’s elite  no Bf109)


  • Anyone have a good 100pt 1939 army build for Russia?  Is that even possible?  :?

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    Russian 1939 build:

    5x PN37 Mortar - 55
    1x Red Army Forward Observer - 8
    1x Commissar - 5
    4x Soviet Grenadiers - 16
    4x Cossack Cavalrymen -16

    Assuming 15 unit limit build…

    In this build you might possibly get rid of 1 Grenadier and/or 1-2 Cossack Calvarymen for another spotter. Depends on the map… It is a harder one to build since your best Anti-Tank unit is the Mosin Nagant 1891/30 and that is Command Dependent…

    GG


  • AAR for the 1939 100pt force
    After all the replies I got I decided to switch and go with a mixed anglo-french force :-(

    1 Spitfire
    1 Char B
    1 Souma
    1 Bofor
    1 royal engineer
    1 observer
    1 bren gunner
    1 french officer
    2 Mas rifle men
    1 Liebel Grenadier
    1 tank obstical

    it was a small turnout (something about a soccer game)
    4 armies showed up
    2 German (built around the Pzgf IV elites)
    My sons French army (1 Char B, 1 Souma, 2 Renaults, 2 Bofor’s and misc. French inf.)
    And mine
    After the dust settled my son came in 1’st (winning all 3 games), the Germans came in 2’nd and 3’rd and my force came in last (being defeated by all 3 armies)

    Next time its 1940 and 100 pts

    Dave

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