WWII
Finnish Armored Division

1944 Scandinavia

List FN6

by Mark Bevis

Armoured Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 2x Tanks, 2x T-26K
    1-2 Companies@
      CHQ: 1-2x T-26B or T-26S
      3 platoons@ 4-5x T-26B or T-26S

    1 Company:

      CHQ: 1-2x Tanks
      3 platoons@ 4-5x Tanks

Motorised Infantry Battalion (Provisional)

    Bttn HQ: 4 rifle sqds, 3 lorries
    3 Companies@
      CHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@ 4 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1 A/T Rifle, 2 lorries

    1 MG Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      3 platoons@ 3 MMG, 1 lorry

    1 Support Company:
      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      1 platoon: 3 SMG/engineer sqds, 3x A/T rifles, 3 trucks, 1 flamegun
      1 platoon: 4x 81mm M38 or 82mm M37 mortars, 2 trucks, radio truck
      1 platoon: 3x 5cm PAK38 or 7.5cm PAK40 A/T guns, 3 trucks

Divisional Assault Gun Battalion

    Bttn HQ: 3x StuG IIIG
    3 Light Companies@
      CHQ: 2x StuG IIIG
      3 platoons@ 5x StuG IIIG

2. Brigade Support

Armoured Brigade HQ: 2x Panzer IVG

Motorised Infantry Brigade HQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries with possibly:

    1 Battery: 6x 120mm M40 mortars, 6 trucks, radio truck, Assigned FC

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 AA Battery: 6x ITPSV (Swedish LVKV-40)

    1-2 Artillery Battalions@:

      BHQ: 6 rifle sqds, 4 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 10.5cm FH18 or M37/10, 4 lorries, radio van

    1 Artillery Battalion:

      BHQ: 8 rifle sqds, 6 lorries, Assigned FC
      3 batteries@ 4x 15cm sFH18 or 122mm M38, 4 lorries, radio van

4. Notes

    a) Radios are in all Panzer IV and StuG IIIs, other tank CHQs and other Battalion HQs.

    b) A/T rifle is PTRD41 or 20mm Lahti 39 or 20mm Solothurn. From March 1944 can replace A/T Rifle with Panzershreck 54.

    c) Infantry have any German A/T grenades and molotovs. From March 1944 can have Panzerfaust 30 and 60.

    d) The division has 1 Motorised Brigade probably of 3 battalions, and one Armoured Brigade of 2 battalions, with one StuG battalion at division level.

    e) Panzer IVG is later variant with 7.5cmL48 gun.

    f) No HEAT or APCR rounds available.

    g) T-26K is turretless command version of the Russian tank.

    Randomized Tank Type (D10):

      1-3: T-34/76C
      4: T-34/85
      5-6: Panzer IVG
      7: KV-1C & KV-1S
      8: T-26S M37
      9: T-70A
      10: ISU-152

    Dice per platoon.


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