GOLIATH UNITS OPERATIONAL USE ; April 42 onwards ORGANISATION ; Pioneerbattalion (mot) ZBV 600 'taifun': Panzerpioneer companies 811, 812 ,813, 814, 815 NUMBERS BUILT ; over 7,000 produced in 2 variants SPEED -10 to 12 km/h ARMOUR ; 5mm WEIGHT of demo charge - 60 to 100 kg Rapid Fire panzerpioneer company organisation : 1 Opel Blitz 4 Goliaths 2 crew each RAPID FIRE RULE AMENDMENT ; Remote controlled range 12 inches Effect ; 12 points table 5 Speed ; slow Vehicle class ;F (-1 to hit due it's small size) The Goliath must make contact with the target - pillbox etc. , use rules for demo charges page 24 for effects. A roll of 1 means its a dud. It can also be used against buildings use normal rules with effects at 12 points table 5. Also use to blast gaps in minefields - each Goliath will clear a minefield 4 inches square on a roll of 2 or more on a 1D6 It cannot be use against AFVs. BORGWARD IV OPERATIONAL USE ; May 42 - May 45 ORGANISATION ; Panzerkompanien Funklenk - 311, 312, 313, 314, Panzerabteilungen 301, 302. platoon - 1 tank command & 1 sdkfz 251 with crews and extra demo charges , 3 sections each with 1 tank controlling 3 borgwards NUMBERS BUILT ; about 1200 produced in 3 versions WEIGHT of demo charge - 500kg SPEED - 40 km/h ARMOUR - 10mm/20mm RAPID FIRE PANZERKOMPANIEN FUNKLENK - 1 command tank 1 SDKFZ 250/1 & 4 command figures 3 units each with 1 tank and 3 borgwards (tanks are Stug III up to Aug 1944 when replaced by Tiger I's) RULES; Remote controlled range 12 inches Effect ; 15 points table 5. Speed ; medium Vehicle class ; F The Borgward operates in a different manner to the Goliath the crewman must guide the vehicle to the target, then drop the charge, and guide the vehicle back - this can be done in one move - i.e. 6 inches and 6 inches. The charge must make contact with the target - pillbox, barbed wire, obstacle, etc., use rules for demo charges page 24 for effects, but with effects taking place with a 2 or more instead of the 3. Can also be used against buildings use normal rules with effects at 15 points table 5. A roll of 1 on a 1D6 means its a dud. Cannot be used against AFV's Back to Frontline Vol. 1 Iss. 3 Table of Contents Back to Frontline List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Rolfe Hedges This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com