Operation Mjölnir: US Parachute Infantry Battalion

US Parachute Infantry Battalion

This is the final part of the US core force for Operation Mjölnir. The paratroopers don't carry any of the heavy equipment of the regular Infantry Battalion, lacking the ATG platoon and even skipped the AT-grenades that the regular infantrymen have. The companies are smaller and the battalion assets have been cut to the bare essentials with the MG support being two teams, rather than the usual full MG platoons. The difference is subtle but important, with the MG team having only a range of 4" rather than the usual 6" of the MG platoon.

• Base
• 2x Parachute MG Teams
• 1x 81mm Mortar Platoon
• 3 Parachute Infantry Companies each with
• 3x Parachute Infantry Platoons

The 10 Platoons and 2 Teams of the Parachute Infantry Battalion

I chose this battalion to round out my force. I don't expect much from these guys since they are an extremely light formation with nothing fancy going on in terms of equipment or stats and I went for "Average" quality, meaning these guys have only a 33% chance of staying in the fight when making quality rolls. It's pretty ahistorical to bring "Average" paratroopers to the table, but the low cost meant these guys rounded out my force perfectly in terms of points. I expect to use these guys mostly in a defensive role due to their brittle nature.

Stats

Again, FFT3 stats repeated here for convenience.

Parachute Infantry Battalion (Average Quality: 5+; Cohesion: 4”)
Unit	Move	ROF	Rng	AI	Notes				Points
Rifle platoon	4	2 / 4	4	+1	Improvised/Bazooka				27
MG team	4	2 / 4	4	+1	Improvised/Bazooka				27
Unit/Equipment	Move	Armor	Pen	ROF	Rng	AI	AV	Notes	Points
81mm Mortar platoon	2x	s	-	-	-	-	-	Indirect/30	7
Improvised	-	-	2he	1	C	-	+0		-
Bazooka	-	-	6h	1	2	-	+0		-