Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118

 

Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118


For the upcoming 750pt Combat Patrol, Bolt Action Tournament I have painted up a force of using the German Anti-Partisan Eastern Front list. They will represent a platoon from the Schuzmannschaft Battalion 118 which was a Schutzmannschaft auxiliary police battalion (Schuma). The core of the Schutzmannschaft battalion 118 consisted of Ukrainian nationalists from Bukovina in Western Ukraine. While an auxiliary police force would most likely never be equipped with SdKfz 222 armored cars or 251/1 half-tracks, I figured for the purposes of a propaganda film they might temporarily be. As such I have included a videographer to film Battalion 118 in action to show how well equipped even the auxiliary police are and that the Communists Partisans have no chance. 
Additionally I build a 2x2 display board specifically for this Tournament and modeled it to look like it could be anywhere in the Ukraine countryside.

Platoon Roster:
Command
   -Second Lieutenant + 1 infantry
1st Infantry Squad
   -NCO w/ submachine gun
   -6 infantry w/ rifles
   -1 infantry w/ light machine gun
2nd Infantry Squad
   -NCO w/ submachine gun
   -5 infantry w/ rifles
   -1 infantry w/ light machine gun
3rd Infantry Squad
   -NCO w/ submachine gun
   -5 infantry w/ rifles
   -1 infantry w/ light machine gun
1 SdKfz 222 Light Armroured Car
3x SdKfz 251/1 half-tracks
1 Kubelwagen
















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