Operation Mjölnir: US Infantry Battalion

US Infantry Battalion

For Operation Mjölnir, this US infantry battalion constitutes the majority of the US infantry strength. Since I expect these guys to do most of the heavy lifting I decided that they needed to be "Good" quality, since the jump from 5+ quality checks to 4+ quality checks is a very big deal.

The battalion is organized as follows:

• Base
• 1x M1 57mm ATG Platoon
• 1x Truck Platoon for ATG
• 2x Infantry MG Platoons
• 1x 81mm Mortar Platoon
• 3 Infantry Companies each with
• 3x Infantry Rifle Platoons
• 1x Infantry Weapons Platoon

17 Stands of the US Infantry Battalion

Compared to the German infantry battalion, this is a rather large formation with a total of 14 assorted infantry platoons and with excellent organic anti-tank capabilities in form of the 57mm ATG platoon and the bazookas that are scattered out among the battalion's platoons. The only area where I find the US infantry battalion lacking, is the battalion mortar assets which are a single 81mm Mortar Platoon. This rarely has much of an effect on battles and I must admit that I suffer from mortar envy when looking at the German or Russian 120mm Mortars. Hopefully this will not be a huge issue since I have plenty of artillery assigned to my task force.

These guys will be charged with taking and holding forests and towns, since they are the only formation I have that can sustain heavy casualties and still be effective. 

It is also worth taking into account that infantry casualties in the campaign are generally easier to recover from than vehicle casualties, which is another argument for letting these guys do most of the lifting. 

Stats

The following are stats for the Fistful of TOWs 3 rules, repeated here for convenience. Note the AI and AV (Anti Infantry and Anti Vehicle) modifiers are updated to include the bonus from "Good" quality. 

Infantry Battalion (Good Quality: 4+; Cohension: 6”)
Unit	Move	ROF	Rng	AI	Notes				Points
Rifle platoon	4	2 / 4	4	+2	AT-Rifle grenade/Bazooka				34
Weapons platoon	4	(3 / 4)	4	+2	AT-Rifle grenade/Bazooka				36
MG platoon	4	(2 / 4)	6	+2	AT-Rifle grenade/Bazooka				36
Unit/Equipment	Move	Armor	Pen	ROF	Rng	AI	AV	Notes	Points
81mm Mortar platoon	2x	s	-	-	-	-	-	Indirect/30	9
M1 57mm ATG	0x	s	7	3	8	-1	+1	Forward firing	31
Light truck	8w	s	-	-	-	-	-	Cap 1	3
AT-Rifle grenade	-	-	4h	1	C	-	+1		-
Bazooka	-	-	6h	1	2	-	+1		-