The standard Platoon of US Parachute Infantry, as it was used during ‘Operation Torch’, ‘Operation Husky’ and after the landing on the Italian mainland too.
They belonged to the 82nd Airborne Division and were organised into two squads which would only change with ‘Operation Market Garden’ (from then on, they switched to 3 squads per platoon)
I have included the option to play them as Elite, even if the first missions were not brilliant, especially during ‘Operation Torch’ as most of the paratroopers were simply captured by the Vichy French and some even by the Spanish in Spanish Marocco (they were released just months later).
This changed completely with ‘Husky’, where the paratroopers, although mostly scattered and fighting in small groups, fought hard battles against the Axis forces.
The list itself matches that of the US Parachute Infantry from the rulebook, but the options are adapted to the time period and the mediterranean theatre of operations of course.
For the complete list just click on the picture of the list above.
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