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Hadnagy

Kerkpros Platoon

Szzados

Company CommandRifle team

HQ Section

Kerkpros Szzad

Szzados

2iC Command Rifleteam

Hadnagy

Kerkpros Platoon

HadnagyKerkpros Platoon

Ormester

50mm 39Mmortar

50mm 39Mmortar

Light Mortar Section

A force based around a Kerkpros Szzad

must contain:

A Company HQ, and

two to three Kerkpros Platoons

Weapon Platoons available to a KerkprosSzzad are:

a Bicycle Machine-gun Platoon, and

a Bicycle Mortar Platoon.

Support Platoons available to a Kerkpros

Szzad are:

a Reserve Anti-tank Platoon,

Corps Medium Howitzer Batteries,

Huszr Platoons,

Pusks Platoons,

a Divisional Light Anti-Aircraft Platoon, a Divisional Assault Pioneer Platoon,

Kerkpros Szzad

HEADQUARTERS

Headquarters

Company HQ 25 points

Option ReplaceeitherorbothCommandRieteamswithCommandPnclvadszRieteam for +5 points.

Add Light Mortar section for +30 points.

1 Company HQ

Each Hungarian Corps had a compliment of

Bicycletroops(2Companies)whofullledthe

reconnaissance role alongside the cavalry as well

as acting as an infantry reserve. These companies

of infantry also come with supporting platoons

of mortars and machine-guns. When acting as

reserve they could call on some of the Corps

assets to assist them in battle, Huszrs, medium

artillery, anti-aircraft and pioneers were availa-

ble to help the stop any Soviet breakthrough.

(INFANTRY COMPANY)

an allied German Grenadier Platoon,

an allied German Anti-tank Gun Platoon,

an allied German Tank-hunter Platoon,

an allied German Assault Gun Platoon, and

an allied German Motorised Artillery

Battery.

You may have two Support Platoons for each

KerkprosPlatoonyoueld.

Motivation and SkillThe men of the Kerkpros Szzad are some of

the longest serving soldiers of Hungarys army.

They are well trained and experienced soldiers.

A Kerkpros Szzad is rated as Confdent

Trained.

Hungarian Corps Reserve ForcesWith the onset of winter in October 1942 the 1st Armoured Field Division was withdrawn to the

front reserve covering both the Hungarian 2nd Army and the Italian 8th Army and immediate

reserve forces were organised from Divisional and Corps Bicycle Infantry (Kerkpros) and Huszr

companies.


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A Kerkpros Platoon is a Reconnaissance

Platoon.

Ormester

Scout Squad

Kerkpros Platoon

Hadnagy

Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team

Ormester

Scout Squad

Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team

Hadnagy

HQ

Command

Rifle/MG team

Ormester

Scout Squad

Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team

Bicycle Machine-gun Platoon

Hadnagy

Hadnagy

Command Rifle team

HQ Section

Ormester

Machine-gun SectionHMG team

Ormester

Machine-gun SectionHMG team

Hadnagy

Command Rifle team

HQ Section

Mortar Platoon

Hadnagy

Ormester

Mortar Section

Observer team

81mm 36/39Mmortar

81mm 36/39Mmortar

Cavalry limber

COMBAT PLATOONS

The Kerkpros Szakasz (Bicycle Platoon)

trained to used their bicycles to get to the battle,

but one there they engaged the enemy on foot

like any other infantry. During the winter of

1942-43 they were retrained as sky troops to

further increase their mobility in the harsh

Russian climate. They also used their skill and

mobility to spy-out the enemy positions.

Platoon

3 Scout Squads 140 points

2 Scout Squads 100 points

Option

ReplaceCommandRieteamwithaCommandPnclvadszRieteamfor+5

points.

2 to 3 Kerkpros Platoons

KERKPROS SzzAD

WEAPONS PLATOONS

The Bicycle Battalion also had a small Machine-

gun Platoon to support the Kerkpros Platoons

during large reconnaissance operations, giving

covering re and allowing the infanty to

disengage from larger enemy forces.

During their duty in reserve they are the only

machine-gun support available to the Bicycle

Battalions.

Platoon

HQ Section with:

2 Machine-gun Sections 60 points

0 to 1 Bicycle Machine-gun Platoon

0 to 1 Bicycle Mortar Platoon

The Mortars were part of the Bicycle Battalion

to give coveringre during recon duties, but

in late 1942 found themselves the only mortarsupport available to the Corps reserve troops.

Platoon

HQ Section with:

1 Mortar Section 60 points

Option

Add Cavalry Limber for +5 points.


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A Reserve Anti-tank Platoon is HorseArtillery and a Hussar Platoon.

Reserve Anti-tank Platoon

Hadnagy

HQ Section

Hadnagy

Command Rifle team

Ormester

Anti-tank Section

37mm 36M gun

Cavalry limber

Ormester

Anti-tank Section

37mm 36M gun

Cavalry limber

Fohadnagy

Corps Medium Howitzer Battery

Fohadnagy

CommandRifle team

Staff team Horse-drawn wagon

Hadnagy

Gun Section

ObserverRifle team

HQ Section

Alhadnagy

Gun Section

150mm 14/31M howitzer

Horse-drawn limber


Horse-drawn limber


Horse-drawn limber


Horse-drawn limber

SUPPORT PLATOONS

0 to 1 Reserve Anti-tank Platoon

Platoon

HQ Section with:

2 Anti-tank Sections 50 points

Option

Add Cavalry Limbers for +10 points.

Replace all 37mm 36M (3.7cm PaK36) gunswith 40mm 40M guns for +5 points, with50mm 38M (5cm PaK38) guns for +20

points, or with 75mm 97/38M (7.5cm PaK97/38) guns for +25 points.

The Germans delivered a number of modern

anti-tank guns to the Hungarians in 1942.

0 to 2 Corps Medium Howitzer Batteries

KERKPROS SzzAD

Platoon

HQ Section with:

2 Gun Sections 170 points

1 Gun Section 95 points

Option

Add Horse-drawn limbers at no cost points.

Replace Horse-drawn limbers with artillerytractors for +5 points per Gun Section andadd a 3-ton truck to the HQ section for +5

points.

The artillery of the Infantry Corps consisted

entirely of 149mm 14/35M Skoda Howitiz-

ers. These medium guns were used normally to

support the lighter artillery when a little extra

punch was required. With each Corps taking

charge of its own fronts reserves a few batter-

ies could be called on to support any counter-

attacks from the reserve forces.

0 to 1 Light Anti-aircraft Platoon

As page 95 of Ostfront.

0 to 1 Assault Pioneer Platoon


0 to 2 Huszr Platoons

See Huszr Szzad.

Pusks Platoons



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Hadnagy

Huszr Platoon

Szzados

Company CommandRifle team

HQ Section

Huszr Szzad

Szzados

2iC Command Rifleteam

Hadnagy

Huszr Platoon

Hadnagy

Huszr Platoon

Ormester

7/31M HMG

Machine-gun Section

7/31M HMG

A force based around a Huszr Szzad must

contain:

A Company HQ, and two to three Huszr Platoons

Weapon Platoons available to a Huszr Szzad

are:

a Huszr Gun Battery.

Support Platoons available to a Huszr Szzad

are:

an Reserve Anti-tank Platoon,

Corps Medium Howitzer Batteries,

Kerkpros Platoons,

Pusks Platoons,

a Divisional Light Anti-Aircraft Platoon,

a Divisional Assault Pioneer Platoon,

Huszr Szzad

HEADQUARTERS

Headquarters

Company HQ 35 points

Option ReplaceeitherorbothCommandRieteamswithCommandPnclvadszRieteam for +5 points.

Add Machine-gun Section for +40 points.7/31 HMG teams cannot shoot whilemounted.

1 Company HQ

Each Division and Corps had Huszrs availa-

ble for reconnaissance and reserve duties, and

in October 1942 these were pressed into reserve

support the Infantry Corps deployed along the

Don river.

A total of six Huszr Companies (two Battal-

ions) were available to each Corps.

(MECHANISED COMPANY)

an allied German Grenadier Platoon,

an allied German Anti-tank Gun Platoon,

an allied German Tank-hunter Platoon,

an allied German Assault Gun Platoon, and

an allied German Motorised Artillery

Battery.

You may have two Support Platoons for each

HuszrPlatoonyoueld.

Motivation and Skill

Huszrs are the famed light cavalry of

Hungary. Like many nations in the age of

modern warfare the Huszrs have adapted

toghtonfootasequallywellastheydo

on horse back. A Huszr Szzad is rated as

Confdent Trained.

A Company HQ is a Hussar Platoon.


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Huszr Platoon

Hadnagy

Ormester

Huszr Squad

Ormester

Huszr Squad

Trzsrmeste

Rie teamRie team

Rie team

Pusks

Hadnagy

HQ Section

Command

Rifle/MG team

Trzsrmester

Huszr Squad

Rifle/MG Team

Rifle/MG Team

Rifle/MG Team

Rifle/MG Team

Rifle/MG Team

Rifle/MG Team

Hadnagy

Gun Section

Hadnagy

HQ Section

Huszr Gun Battery

Hadnagy

Gun Section

Hadnagy

Command Rifle team Observer Rif le team

80mm 5/8M gun

Cavalry limber

80mm 5/8M gun

Cavalry limber

80mm 5/8M gun

Cavalry limber

80mm 5/8M gun

Cavalry limber

HUSzR SzzAD

COMBAT PLATOONS

Hungarys famed cavalry the Huszrs continued

theirnetraditiononintothewar,buttheyhave

retrained, and are now just as capable on foot

as they are on horseback. Now they are poised

ready to stop any Soviet breakthrough.

Platoon

HQ Section with:

3 Huszr Squads 175 points

2 Huszr Squads 125 points

Option

ReplaceCommandRieteamwithaCommandPnclvadszRieteamfor+5 points.

2 or 3 Huszr Platoons

WEAPONS PLATOONS

The Huszar gun Battery keeps pace with the

Huszars and isable todeploy and re with a

moments notice.

Armed with the same 80mm 5/8M gun as the

eldartillery,thisoldbutlightguniseasilyto

handle and can be towed rapidly behind a six-

horse cavalry limber.

Platoon

HQ Section with:

2 Gun Sections 145 points2 Gun Section 85 points

Option

Add Cavalry Limbers at no cost.

0 to 1 Huszr Gun Battery

A Huszr Gun Battery is Horse Artillery and

a Hussar Platoon.

A Huszr Platoon is a Hussar Platoon and

a Reconnaissance Platoon.

Huszr Platoons as Divisional Support

You can choice 0 to 1 Huszr Platoons as aSupport choice for a Pusks Szzad.


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