The Art Of Tank Warfare - Chris Keeling

Machinegun Team
Type: Infantry HS Weaponry: M2HB
Availability: Jan 42 – May 45 Secondary Weaponry: M1 rifle, hand grenades
Playability: AI only Ammunition: 600 (SMG) 600 (HMG)
Target Size: Very small Smoke: None
The US Army machinegun team consisted of a half-squad. These were normally combined into a section of
two or three teams. The team was responsible for manning a single Browning M2HB .50 heavy machinegun.
This weapon was very powerful for a machinegun, and was capable of knocking out light vehicles at over 1,000
meters. The soldiers were also armed with the M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle, a .30 caliber rifle with an 8round
internal magazine fed through the top by stripper clips. All of the soldiers carried the Mark II
“pineapple” hand grenades.
Options: None.
Bazooka Team
Type: Infantry HS Weaponry: Bazooka M1
Availability: Jan 42 – May 45 Secondary Weaponry: M1 rifle, hand grenades
Playability: AI only Ammunition: 600 (Rifle) 10 (Bazooka)
Target Size: Very small Smoke: None
The US Army Bazooka team consisted of a half-squad. These were normally combined into a section of two
teams. The team was responsible for manning a single M1 2.36” Bazooka rocket launcher. This weapon was
capable of knocking out some enemy tanks at about 100 meters using a HEAT round derived from the M9A1
antitank rifle grenade. The soldiers were also armed with the M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle, a .30 caliber rifle
with an 8-round internal magazine fed through the top by stripper clips. All of the soldiers carried the Mark
II “pineapple” hand grenades.
Options: None.
BAR Team
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Type: Infantry HS Weaponry: M1 Garand
Availability: Jan 42 – May 45 Secondary Weaponry: BAR, Hand grenades
Playability: AI only Ammunition: 600 (Rifle) 600 (LMG)
Target Size: Very small Smoke: Yes
The US Army infantry squad consisted of two half-squads, normally a regular infantry half-squad and a BAR
team. The soldiers were armed primarily with the M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle, a .30 caliber rifle with an
8-round internal magazine fed through the top by stripper clips. The BAR gunner carried the .30 Browning
Automatic Rifle, a heavy rifle which used 20-round detachable box magazines and included a built-in bipod
(although this was often removed in the field). All of the soldiers carried the Mark II “pineapple” hand
grenades, as well as extra ammunition for the BAR.
Options: None.