WWII Funop Interest check.
Autumn, 1941
Ukraine SSR
Heeresgruppe Süd has driven Deep into The Ukranian SSR and decimated Red Army formations around Kiev Before proceeding towards the Eastern Ukraine and the Don River. The Autumn mud has however slowed the advance significantly with tanks and their massive supply collumns unable to move forward any further. In an attempt to ensure that the Red Army cannot regroup in Peace several light armor recon units are sent ahead of the bogged down Panzer Divisions with orders to find and disrupt Red Army formations in any way possible until such a time as the Tanks can get moving again.
So there has been some talk lately about people wanting to do some WWII funops so I figured I would gauge interest at least.
What I have in mind have us playing as a recon squad in the Panzer-AufklärungsAbteilung 4 in the early stages of Operation Barbarossa. Spearheading the advance into Ukraine by Heeresgruppe Süd. Our tasking would consist of agressive recon with the goal of destroying Red Army recon units, raiding enemy forward supply dumps, airfields and just generally be a thorne in the side of larger enemy formations. To this end we would primarily be using light armored vehicles such as:
Sdkfz 222 Armored car
SdKfz 234/1/2/3/4
SdKfz 251 Halftracks
Mission would be squad sized initially but can ofcourse be expanded should interest prove high enough. players will be organized along the lines of the early war German Infantry Squad or "Gruppe"
Squad Leader: (MP40, 9x 32rnd Magazines, Binoculars, Radio)
Squad Machinegunner: (MG34, 4-6 ammo drums, 1x Luger P08/Walther P38)
Squad Assistant Machinegunner: (All the MG ammo you can carry, 1x Handgun of choice, Binoculars)
Ammunition Carrier: (Even more ammo, Kar98k, 8-10 clips)
Squad Medic: (As much Medical gear as feasable, 1x Handgun of choice)
Assistant Squad Leader: (Kar98k, 15-20 Clips, Bayonet, Binoculars)
Rifleman x4 (Kar98k, 20 Clips, 4xHandgrenades, Bayonet)
Vehicle crews would be dedicated to their role and join the Infantry Squad in the event that their vehicle is knocked out or runs out of fuel and/or ammunition. The Vehicles would be subordinate to the Squad Leader. This mission would run the 3dmrb modpack and then simply have the IFA3 mod on top of it for maximum simplicity. If you are interested in this kind of fun op, please post below to make your interest known and if we can get at least a squad and a vehicle for the first test run I will make a template available (read: Very kindly ask @MAJ Brueske to make one)
Roster of the willing
Gruppe 1
Squad Leader: Capt Whelan
Squad Machinegunner: Capt Hart
Squad Assistant Machinegunner: Cpl Seixeiro
Ammunition Carrier: LCpl Frase
Squad Medic: HN Speirs
Assistant Squad Leader: SSgt Hague
Rifleman 1: 2d Lt Netley
Rifleman 2: LCpl Wenner
Rifleman 3: Sgt Turk
Rifleman 4: OPEN
SdKfz 222
Commander: HMC (FMF) Kakta
Gunner: Sgt Mycka
Driver: OPEN
Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Pilot: MAJ Brueske
MOD REQUIRED:
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=660460283&insideModal=0&requirelogin=1