Horsa Mk I Glider
AIR LANDING COMPANY
{Standard Mission 1470 POINTS }
Forces As Listed
{Airborne Assault Mission 1825 POINTS}
Airborne Forces receive an additional 25% in assets
Used by this unit for Coup de Main training.
Replace Three Sniper Teams with Two PIAT Teams
Coup de Main
Company HQ, Pioneer, First, and Second Rifle Platoons carried by Horsa’s 1, 2, and 4
Company HQ 5 Stands 12 figs {215 points}
Company Command SMG Team
Second in Command SMG Team
Three Sniper Teams
First Air Landing Rifle Platoon 6 Stands 20 figs {170 points}
HQ Section
Command Rifle/MG Team
PIAT Team
Light Mortar Team
Rifle Squad
Two Rifle/MG Team
Scout Squad
Rifle/MG Team
Second Air Landing Rifle Platoon Platoon 8 Stands 28 figs {230 points}
HQ Section
Command Rifle/MG Team
PIAT Team
Light Mortar Team
Rifle Squad
Two Rifle/MG Team
Rifle Squad
Two Rifle/MG Team
Scout Squad
Rifle/MG Team
Air Landing Machine Gun Platoon 5 Stands 15 figs {160 points}
HQ Section
Command Rifle Team
MG Section
Two Vickers HMG Teams
MG Section
Two Vickers HMG Teams
Air Landing Mortar Platoon 4 Stands 11 figs {95 points}
HQ Section
Command Rifle Team
Mortar Section
Observer Rifle Team and Two 3” Mortars with three man crews
Air Landing Royal Engineer Platoon 7 Stands 27 Figs {255}
HQ Section
Command Pioneer Rifle/MG Team
Two Sapper Sections
Two Pioneer Rifle/MG Teams each
One Sapper Section
One Pioneer Rifle/MG Team and One Pioneer Flame-Thrower Team
Air Landing Heavy Anti-Tank Platoon 5 Stands 9 figs {155 points}
HQ Section
Command Rifle Team
Anti-Tank Section
Two 17 pdr gun with three man crew and two Cut-down 15 cwt truck
Normal Load for a Horsa was 28 men, during the Pegasus Bridge Coup de Main
each carried 30 men plus extra equipment to include an assault raft.
Horsa One: Company HQ and First Rifle Platoon [8 stands / 26 figs]
Horsa Two: Second Rifle Platoon [8 stands / 28 figs]
Horsa Three: Machine Gun and Mortar Platoons [9 stands / 26 figs]
Horsa Four: Royal Engineer Platoon [7 stands / 27 figs]
Standard Mission Plus One Sniper Team {1 Stand 2 figs} to Horsa’s 1, 3, and 4
Air Assault Mission Plus One PIAT Team {1 Stand 2 figs} to Horsa’s 1 and 3
Hamilcar One: 17 pdr gun with three man crew and Cut-down 15 cwt truck
Hamilcar Two: 17 pdr gun with three man crew and Cut-down 15 cwt truck
Commando Platoon Seven Stands 28 Figs {220 points}
HQ Section
Command Rifle/MG Team
Two Commando Squad
Two Rifle/MG Teams and One SMG Team each
UNOFFICIAL UNIT
Glider Pilot Regiment Detachment Three Stands 12 Figs {??? points}
Command Rifle Team [Hamilcar Pilots]
Two Rifle Teams [Horsa pilots]
Hamilcar Glider
VARIANT
Upon receiving my third Hamilcar Glider one option I plan to consider is to replace the Air Landing Heavy Anti-tank Platoon with a Troop of three Mk VII Tetrarch Light Airborne Tanks from the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment.
This is definitely a trade off of firepower for mobility. The 17 pdr is an excellent tank killer and can even give the TIGER a moment of pause. Like any towed weapon it does have the liabilities of deployment and set up.
The Tetrarch's 2pdr is not a major threat to the German Panzers. The Little John gun adapter improves the AP capability some at the expense of not being able to fire HE. Another consideration is to take one of the Close Support Tetrarchs with a 3" Howitzer.
Pegasus Bridge
Aircraft: wooden, hand made, and painted from JSM Warplanes
Four Horsa Mk I
Two Hamilcar
Three Typhoon
One Halifax Mk III
Miniatures Old Glory 15mm
British Paratroops
British Paratroops Support
British Airborne Jeeps
British Airborne 75mm Pack Howitzer
