Chain of Command Organisation Question?

[Shahbahraz]

I notice the German platoon is listed as Leader for each squad, plus two Panzerfausts. Is this two men with Panzerfausts, or as seems more likely, 2 Panzerfausts that may be used by men under his command?

Thanks

[Lardy Rich]

Shahbahraz, the latter.  His squad can produce them and use them whenever they want.  They do not need dedicated crew, although if a bloke is firing one then he clearly can't fire his own rifle.  Of course, once they are used they are gone. 

Rich

[Shahbahraz]

Thanks Rich..   just means I have a heap of figures based firing Panzerfausts that aren't really necessary.  And I have already converted my HaT Machine Gunners into a Panzerschreck crew. Oh well, six less figures to paint.. 

Really looking forward to giving these a good go. Not to mention the nostalgia of building some plastic kits, and painting 'toy soldiers', though the Caesar figures are a long way from the old Airfix figures of my childhood..



Still incomplete but progressing... 

[max]

Why don't you use the firing panzerfaust figures and exchange them with normal riflemen when the panzerfausts have been fired? That way nothing will go to waste.

[Shahbahraz]

As I understood it (probably wrongly) - the riflemen use their rifles till their Junior leader says, 'here, have a Panzerfaust Karl' - which is then immediately fired, and the soldier then reverts to a rifleman instantly. So at no time other than the instant of firing are they equipped with the Panzerfaust.

I may use them anyway, as they are nice figures, with a notional Panzerfaust but counting as a rifleman. Going mad painting Splintermuster and Sumpfmuster on 1/72 figures. Plus it is so hot, the paint is drying on the brush before I can transfer it to the figures.