Recent content by Tim Niesen

As far as the ammo question, I assume that this is captured Italian ammo from Sicily or North Africa. The key to the resistance by the seven Italian divisions in Rome...the Rome garrison would have been to supply them with at least small arms ammo. The supplies planned to be landed up the Tiber...

Well, the nun was a historical figure. She existed. She rallied the Italian civilians in the battle. I plan if she appears, and she cannnot be everywhere, is for her to increase the morale of those around her. She will not make those around her shoot better like a minus leader. Maybe she has a...

Oops, "increased civilian participation" The Italian ASL guru who I corresponded with about ten to twelve years ago stated that this likely would have been the main effect of the paratrooper drop. He also told me that there was a heroic Italian nun who rallied the population against the usurping...

Robin, This scenario is simply adding the planned drop of 1/3 of the 82nd Division to the existing scenario, and adding increased participation as a conseqence. The recent monograph by a writer named Conner mentioned supplies being landed up the Tiber River. We assume that these were to be...

The rules for ammo vehicles (E10) would seem to have little application for our issue with the replishment of small arms shortage.. It seems that trucks bringing in small arms and ammo for both civilians and regular elite Italian MMC would seem a logical SSR. I considered special ammo for...

Okay. Will look there. Thanks. Never saw the coute used in a scenario.

Okay. But can it be transported in a truck?

I noticed while breaking apart my new counter mix that there are four ammo cache counters included. I had never noticed them before. Do these represent stationary storage of ammo only? In a scenario design I am considering ammo being brought to the front by trucks. Can this counter represent...

I had a discussion of the issue of the new 537 with Don 1, who assured me that the German Army in basic training taught all recruits all aspects of FTs. He asserted that the issue was that they did not trust the regular army to use the weapon. They they were concerned about the weapon being more...

Because of the information about the ammo (the article does not say what Ammo, but it seems likely that the Ammo was captured Italian stocks from Sicily or North Africa.) Therefore, I am thinking of allowing the six Italian trucks, carrying the two reinforcement groups, one Italian 347s and the...

Robin, Good point. Tim

I noticed a recently printed article published in 2022, by a man named Conner, who concludes that the cancelation of the proposed drop of the 82nd into Rome saved the unit from certain destruction. The article notes that supplies were to be sent by sea up the Tiber River. Tim

Okay. Seems logical.

Thanks, folks. Now I think of 43 as the middle of the war. I suppose that these units were far more common in 1944 and 1945. I assume that after this unit ELRs (if that is a verb?), the resultant 436 unit can no longer use the FT in its possession? It would be interesting if the result 436 unit...

Okay, Time is relative. I usually think of late 1944 as late in WW2, but certainly June 1944 is relatively late. Klas explained the timing of the introduction of these units well. In the new paratrooper module, which German division do they represent? Tim