FarkonGnome's Battles: Schützen Platoon (Afrika)

The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. First sent as a holding force to shore up the Italian defense of their African colonies, the formation fought on in Africa, under various appellations, from March 1941 until its surrender in May 1943. The term "Afrika Korps" is actually pseudo-German, deriving from an incomplete German title, which was in any case written as a single word. The German term referred solely to the initial formation, the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK), which formed part of the Axis command of the German and Italian forces in North Africa. However, the name stuck, with both news media and Allied soldiers, as the name for all subsequent German units in North Africa. The reputation of the Afrika Korps is closely associated with that of its original commander, Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel.

I've started getting interested in creating a DAK based army recently, and decided to go with 15. Panzer Infantry Company (from North Africa, page 26). It has a nice selection of infantry, AT and tank assets (although they are a gimped version of the Stuart), as well as rockets. While not intended to be a powerhouse list, I built it more for fun based on some conversations I've had with friends.

Up first, is one of the Schützen Platoons I need for this force. It was fun to paint up, and I tried a new basing technique then I've previously used. While they are not 100% complete - I'm waiting for my arid grass tufts to arrive in the mail, and then I'll put the squad label on them - I thought I'd share them with you all.

Squad 1