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with two individually sculpted Stützpunkt Nests, one 5cm PaK38 gun with crew and one 2cm FlaK38 gun with crew.
German strongpoints were formed along the Egyptian-Libyan frontier to slow British counter-offensives launched from Egypt. At Halfaya Pass their Luftwaffe 8.8cm Flak36 guns made light work of the then undefeated British Matilda tanks. Each Stützpunkt was based around a key fortified position held by entrenched infantry supported by machine-guns, anti-tank guns and the devastating Luftwaffe 88s. Lurking behind the strongpoints are artillery and mobile reserves of panzers and motorised infantry.
The objective of a Stützpunkt defence was to provide effective fire to wear down the enemy before launching a counterattack, usually with supporting armoured troops. A Stützpunkt position was organised in depth which meant the positions were able to hold and provide fire even when the enemy had pushed into it. The depth also allowed the fire to be poured on to the enemy’s flank if they broke through the position.
When the British attacked the Libya frontier during Operation Battleaxe they faced four Stützpunkt positions. The Stützpunkt positions did their job and blunted the British assaults around Halfaya Pass and the German panzers counterattacked.
The Stützpunkt 2cm Nest in Flames of War
Mobility: Immobile
2cm gun
Range: 16”/40cm
Rate of Fire: 4
Anti-tank: 5
Firepower: 5+
Flak nest, Anti-aircraft
The Stützpunkt 5cm Nest in Flames of War
Mobility: Immobile
5cm gun
Range: 24”/60cm
Rate of Fire: 3
Anti-tank: 9
Firepower: 4+
A Stützpunkt Platoon is a Fortified Platoon, see page 170 of Hellfire and Back for the rules regarding Fortified platoons.
The role of the Stützpunkt 2cm Nest is to keep away any pesky enemy aircraft that might be overhead. In a pinch, the 2cm FlaK38 can also be used to devastating effect against ground targets such as opposing infantry teams or soft skinned vehicles.
In the early days of the North Africa campaign there were only a handful of the new 5cm PaK38 anti-tank guns available. Those units not lucky enough to be equipped with the 5cm PaK38 remained armed with the 3.7cm PaK36 or Türklopfer (Doorknocker) as it was known.
The 5cm PaK38 has the punch (Anti-tank 9) to pose a serious threat to even the British Matilda II and Valentine II tanks. While it lacks the long range of 8.8cm FlaK36, the dreaded '88'; it makes up in rate of fire (ROF 3). |
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