USA 1:1 1987 TASK FORCE
HQ Element: 2 MBT, 2 M3, 2 HUMMV w/Stinger AAGW, 1 FISTV
Armor Company: 14 MBT (2 in HQ; 4 in each of 3 plts)
Mech Company: 13 M2 or M113 sqds, 13 LMG, 9 Dragon ATGW (1 Mw or M113, 11 sqd, 1 LMC in HQ 4 M2 or M112, 4 sqds, 3 Dragon, 4 LMB in each of 3 plts)
Mortar Platoon: 1 M577, 2 HUMMV, 2 MOP, 4 M125
Antitank Platoon: 4 M901
*M3s here, as they're externally very similar to Mw...
NOTE: R1, R2, etc, - models beyond those needed, eg: remainders
The basic battlegroup (actually a pair of company teams with some HQ elements), selecting one of each set of options, will cost the gamer approximately $63.45. Buying all of the options doesn't necessarily build a bigger unit -- it merely provides swaps to vary the makeup of the force. If you were to build this force using only CinC models (except for the infantry - due to their quality and durability, I recommend exclusive use of ROS infantry), the cost of the basic force would be $57.45 (this is prior to CinC's mail-order discounts). If ROS miniatures were exclusively used, the basic force cost would be $38.20.
US 1:5 1987 TASKFORCE
HQ Element: 1 MBT, 1 M577, 1 M3
Tank Battalion: 14 MBT, 1 M3, 1 HUMV/StingerAAGW, 1 M125, 1 AVLB, 1 M88 (3 MBT in each of 4 cos, all else in HQ)
Mech Battalion: 13 M2 or M113, 3 M901 ITV, 1 HUMMV/Stinger AAGW, 1 M125, 1 M3, 1 M577, 12 plts inf (3 M2 or M113 in each of 4 cos, 3 M901 in ITV co., all else in HQ)
Cavalry Squadron: 2 M1, 2 M3
ADA Company: 2 M163 VADS, 1 HUMMV/Stinger AAGW, 1 M730 Chaparral
DS Artillery Battalion: 2 M109A2, 1 M577
Engineer Company: 1 M577, 1 M728 CV, 2 M113, 3 plts, 1 AVLB
This multi-battalion Taskforce will cost approximately $84.50. Adding in all ofthe swaps will, in this case, give the basics of another taskforce. Substituting CinC where possible, the figure drops to $78.25 (pre-discount, of course), while substituting ROS will drop the price to $63.75.
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