The armies we use

  WWII

In WWII we game in three different scales, the more traditional 20 mm and 6 mm and the newer 15 mm scale. For all scales we use either Rapid Fire rules or Abteilung II by Peter Pig. The Models and figures are based accordingly (so far as they are).

20 mm armies

British

1 weak armoured brigade (North Africa)
1 armoured brigade + supporting arms (western Europe 1944-45)
1 para battalion (western Europe 1944-45)
1 battalion Royal Marine Commando
1 SMG company Royal Marine Commando

American

1 armoured brigade + supporting arms (western Europe 1944-45)
1 Marines battalion (western Europe 1944-45)

some landing crafts (western Europe 1944-45 or pacific 1943-45) (also suitable for British use)

German

1 infantry battalion (1940-45)
1 Handschar battalion (1943-45)
1 self propelled A/T company Hetzer (1944)
1 self propelled A/T company Marder (1944)
1 tank company Pz38t (1940)
2 tank companies Pz IV (1943-45)
1 recce company SdKfz 234 (1944)
1 transport company

Italian

3 infantry battalions (1940-43)
1 battalion black skirts
1 company engineers
1 mounted recce company
1 artillery battery
1 light tank company L6

French

1 infantry battalion (1940)
2 tank companies (1940)

Russian

2 tank battalions
1 infantry battalion
2 infantry companies + supporting arms

Japanese

1 infantry battalion + supporting arms
1 medium tank company
+ transport
+ small aircraft detachment

6 mm armies

A not jet finished project concerns the landing at Safi/Morocco in WWII in 6 mm scale:

Vichy French

1 battalion Foreign Legion
1 battalion Moroccan infantry
1 squadron of tanks
1 battery of 75 mm field artillery

15 mm armies

Japanese

1 battalion of infantry + supporting arms
1 battery of 75 mm infantry guns (horse drawn)
1 troop of 37 mm A/T (horse drawn)
1 squadron of tanks

U.S. Marines

1 battalion of infantry
2 squadrons of Sherman tanks