French forces for Rapid Fire

French Infantry Battalion 1930s (50 figures) (150 points)
Command 5 figures and 60mm mortar
Three 12 man infantry companies. Two men with rifle grenades.
Machine gun company 3 machineguns 1 can be AA mounted 9 figures
(36 LMGs, 36 rifle grenades, 16 machine guns, two 81mm mortar, three 60mm mortar, 37mm infantry gun)

French Infantry Battalion 1939-42 (44 figures) (131 points)

BHQ 5 figures 1 60mm mortar
Three infantry companies each of 9 figures.
Support company 12 figures 81mm mortar, 25mm AT gun, two MMGs.

Infantry companies were 190 men and a support company would comprise two 25mm AT guns, two 81mmm mortars, 16 MMGs divided in 4 lots of 4. (An alternative would be to add 2 men and an MG to each company and reduce the support company by 2 men and an MG. Total 48 men 149 pts.)

French Infantry Regiment 1940 (140 figures) (417 points)

Regimental command 2 figures
Three battalions as French infantry battalion, but replace 25mm AT gun with MMG in the second battalion for balance.
Combat support company 25mm AT gun 6 gunners

Total regiment support weapons would be 112 LMG, 48 HMG, 9Light mortar, 8 heavy mortar, 9 infantry AT gun. (Using alternative battalion add 49 points and 12 men, remove AT gun but do not replace with MMG.)(A second alternative is to remove 81mm mortars and 3 crew from the battalions fielding two mortars and 6 crew at regimental level. Reduce men by 3 and points by 21.)

Artillery Battalion 1940 (10 gunners) (140 points including FO element)
Three 75mm horse towed guns. (A battalion would be made up of 3 batteries each of 4 guns.)

Artillery Regiment 1940 (30 gunners) (360 points plus up to three FO at 20 points each)
3 battalions represented by nine 75mm guns (9 batteries totalling 36 75mm guns)
Each battery may have a FO element

Artillery Regiment 1940 (20 gunners) (360 points plus 20 each FO)
2 battalions:
Light battalion three 105mm horse towed howitzers
Heavy battalion three 155mm horse towed howitzers
Attach one or two FO elements

AT Battalion (14 gunners) (102 points)
Two 25mm AT guns 7 gunners
Two 47 mm AT guns 7 gunners
(An AT battalion would be made up of 5 batteries two batteries of 3 47mm and three batteries of 4 25mm)
Divisional antitank battalion attached to a Regiment.

Recce Battalion 1940 (25 figures) (85 points)
Command element 2 figures transport (attach to support company)
Bicycle company 8 figures
Motorised company 8 figures MMG truck
Combat support company 7 men MMG, 25mm AT gun, truck.

Command and 3 squadrons (Mounted, Motorcycles, and Weapons). Weapons squadron 4 25mm guns, 10MG and 24 LMG.

Engineer Company 1940 (6 figures) (17 points)
6 men truck

Pioneer company (6 figures) (27 points)
6 men truck plus (2 boats or 1 normal bridge section).

Motorised Infantry Battalion 1940 (45 figures) (171 points)
BHQ 4 figures plus 60mm mortar truck
Recce company 7 figures AMR 33 or 35
Bicycle company 8 figures
2 motorised company each of 8 figures in trucks
Combat support company 10 figures with 81mm mortar, 25mm AT gun, HMG 2 trucks
(In reality there would be two 60mm mortars per company)

Armoured Recce regiment 1940 (25/46 figures) (189 points)
RHQ platoon 2 figures vehicle
Armoured car battalion

  • 3 panhard 178 armoured cars
  • Biycle company 8 figures
    Armoured recce Battalion
  • Armoured company 4 AMR 35s (15pts each)
  • Bicycle infantry company 8 figures
  • Combat support company truck 7 men MMG and 25mm AT gun

    Infantry Division 1940 (525 figures) (2280 points)
    DHQ Company 6 figures
    3 Infantry regiments (as Infantry Regiment 1940)
    Artillery Regiment(as Artillery Regiment 75mm)(9 guns 3 FO)
    Artillery Regiment(as Artillery Regiment 105/155mm howitzer)(2 FO)
    2 Engineer company each of 6 figures
    AT battalion (as AT Battalion)
    Recce battalion (as 1940 Recce battalion)

    Optional
    Pioneer comany 6 man.
    2 signals company and medical group generally assumed to be part of HQ.

    Motorised Infantry Division 1940 (523(544) figures) (2304 points)
    Points need to be added for additional trucks
    As above, but using truck mounts and vehicle tows.
    Recce battalion replaced by armoured recce regiment

    Armour

    Renault Tank Company (4 vehicles)
    Company Command tank
    3 FT platoons

    Renault Battalion (Army level reserve) (13 vehicles)
    BHQ 1 command FT
    3 FT companies 4 vehicles per company

    Armoured Division
    DHQ
    Armoured Brigade of two regiments each of two battalions
    Engineer battalion (as Motorised Infantry)
    AT Battalion

  • Two 47mm AT guns
  • Two companies each of two 25mm AT guns
    Artillery Regiment of two battalions
  • Two 75mm guns
  • Two 105mm Howitzer
    Armoured Infantry Brigade
  • Infantry Regiment 3 motorised battalions
  • Recce Regiment of 2 battalions

    Armoured Infantry Brigade (158/176 figures)
    Infantry Regiment of three Motorised Infantry Battalions 140 figures (5 man command)
    Recce Regiment of two battalions each battalion as follows

  • Three Panhard A/Cs
  • Infantry company mounted on motorbikes 9 figures

    Armoured Regiment (15 vehicles)
    RHQ 1 tank
    Two battalions each split into three companies

  • Battalion HQ one H39, S35 or D2 as per companies
  • Tank company either two H39s, S35s or D2s.
    One battalion would be H39s the other either S35s or D2s

    Armoured Division Army Level Reserve
    DHQ
    Armoured Brigade of two H39 battalions (otherwise as Armoured Regiment) 15 vehicles
    Armoured Brigade of two battalions with Char B2s 12 vehicles
    Armoured Infantry Battalion
    Artillery Brigade of two battalions each with two 105mm howitzer and two 47mm AT guns

    A French infantry division in 1940 numbered 17,000 men and 500 officers. A french infantry Regiment numbered 3,000 men and 80 officers. A battalion comprised an HQ section, 3 rifle companies of 190 men and MG company.

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