assembling your

German Grenadierkompanie
Leutnant Unterofizier
O RO N
Gun shield

* This gun crew straddles

In Flames Of War, infantry and the left gun trail
StuG G assault-gun guns are formed into teams of
2-5 men, and live or die as a Command Panzerfaust SMG team
Gun

(3 hole small base)

Tank commander
team.
Machine-gun Closed tank hatch
The bases in Open Fire! have HQ section
holes in them, simply select Gun trail
a base with the same number
of holes as figures in the team
Open tank hatch
you are assembling and slot the Unterofizier
miniatures in.
Main Gun
GC GC GC* GC GC GC GC* GC
As a general rule, Command
teams have 3 figures on a
Gun Muzzle small base and Rifle/MG
Brake teams have either 4 or 5
figures on a medium base,
Hull top
as shown in their platoon 7.5cm PaK40 anti-tank gun 7.5cm PaK40 anti-tank gun
Drivers Plate
diagram.
Pak40 anti-tank guns go
Anti-tank Section Anti-tank Section
on the large bases. these
bases have extra holes in
them to give you more posing
Anti-tank gun platoon
variety, as well as plugs to fill the The easiest way to build your force is to cut the miniatures off the sprue and lay them You can also re-arrange the bases however you like by
spare holes. over their picture in the diagram to sort them out, then glue them on to their bases. swapping miniatures with the same codes between bases.
O = Officier N = NCO
Right Track RO = Radio Operator R = Rifleman
HAUPTMANN Unterofizier PF = Panzerfaust MG = Machine-gunner/loader
PS = Panzerschreck GC = Gun crew
O PF N O PF N PS PS PS PS

Leutnant
O PF N

Company Command 2iC Command Panzerfaust Panzerschreck team

Panzerfaust SMG team SMG team (4 hole medium base)
(3 hole small base) (3 hole small base)
Hull Bottom
Left Track
Anti-tank Section
Company HQ
Command Panzerfaust SMG team
Grenadierkompanie HQ (3 hole small base)

It does not matter

HQ section
which base you
Once you have use for each team,
assembled your as all of the bases Unterofizier Unterofizier Unterofizier
assault-guns, you has a unique hole
arangement. N R MG MG R N MG MG R R N MG MG R R
can customise
each tank with the When putting
figures onto small
optional stowage
or medium bases,
provided. they should face
one of the long
edges of the base. Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
(5 hole medium base) (5 hole medium base) (5 hole medium base)
The PaK40 anti-
R R R R R R R R R R R R
tank guns should
face the short edge
of their base.

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

(4 hole medium base) (4 hole medium base) (4 hole medium base)
Cut the pieces off the frame and remove any mould lines and excess
plastic using a file or modelling knife. Use Poly Cement or Superglue Grenadier Squad Grenadier Squad Grenadier Squad
to glue the pieces together.
Grenadier Platoon X2
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 assembling your Lieutenant Sergeant
British Armoured Squadron O RO N

Cut the pieces off the frame and remove any mould lines and excess plastic using a file or modelling knife. Use Poly Cement or Superglue to glue
the pieces together. Glue a magnet to the bottom of the Sherman Turret and the Sherman Hull Top to allow the turret tomove freely during the
game. You may find it useful to mark the magnets to ensure that they are attracted to each other once glued to the tank.
Command SMG team
(3 hole small base)

Sherman V tank HQ section

Prone MG assembly
Sherman Firefly tank
.50 cal Machine-gun
The main difference between the Sherman V Sergeant
Tank Commander and the Sherman Firefly is the turret, but they
(Choose 1 of the 3 options provided) N R R R N R R R
assemble the same way.
Closed hatch
Open hatch

Gun Mount
Firefly Turret
Main Gun Mantlet
Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
Sherman Turret (4 hole medium base) (4 hole medium base)

Gun Mount
R R MG MG R R MG
Main Gun
Unlike the Sherman V, the Firefly
Main Gun Mantlet
doesn’t have a hull machine-gun.
Magnet
Hull top
Main Gun
Magnet

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

(4 hole medium base) (4 hole medium base)

V1 motor air intake V1 motor Rifle Squad Rifle Squad

FWBX03-S01F
Hull Machine-gun V1 Flying bomb top
(Sherman V only)
Sergeant Corporal
Right Track N R R R
Hull Bottom
M M M M

V1 Flying bomb bottom

Rifle/MG team 60mm mortar team
(4 hole medium base) (4 hole medium base)

Once you have

V1 Flying Bomb R R MG
B B
Left Track
assembled your
tanks, you
can customise Rail section
each tank with Rifle/MG team Bazooka team
the optional End cap (4 hole medium base) (2 hole small base)

stowage Rifle Squad Mortar Squad

provided.
US Parachute Rifle Platoon
To make your US Parachute Rifle platoon simply
Tall
launcher legs cut miniatures off the frame and use the above
Rail section diagram to arrange them on their bases.
You can also arrange the bases however you like by
swapping miniatures with the same codes between
Medium Rail section bases.
Once you have assembled both the V1 and the launcher rails, you launcher legs
O = Officer
can glue the V1 to the launcher rails. RO = Radio Operator
You can place the V1 anywhere along the launcher rails to Short N = NCO
represent different stages of launch. launcher legs R = Rifleman
MG = Machine-gunner/loader
Launcher rails Base plate M
B
=
=
Mortar/Crewmen
Bazooka gunner/loader

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