"Rules where one stand = one squad" Topic

What rules use one stand = one squad, so 3 stands = 1 platoon?

I know about Crossfire, Fistful of TOWs and Fireball Forward

Battlefront by Rich Hasenauer is at this scale, IIRC. I think the new Iron Cross rules are as well.

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Panzer Grenadier by F Brown

That's how I play IABSM. I use 15mm scale minis and Flames of War bases as follows:

8-man infantry squad: Medium base with 4 figures
10-man infantry squad: Medium base with 5 figures
Heavy weapon (ATG, mortar, MMG etc.): Medium base with 3-5 figures (whatever is approriate)
Small team (sniper, bazooka, independent LMG etc.): Small base with 2 figures
Tank-hunter section: Small base with 3 figures
Big Man Officer: Small base with 3 figures (representing an HQ section with messengers, medics, 2iC etc.)
Big Man NCO: Small base with 2 figures (one the NCO, the other a messenger etc.)

One squad per stand looks amazing on the table, especially in 15mm scale. I really don't know why more people don't do this. It leaves the battlefield looking uncrowded, which I like, and it is just easier to tell what is going on. A nice bonus is that in IABSM, the ground scale is such that a 15mm scale figure is twice as big as the soldier it represents, meaning a base with 4 figures has the same footprint as a squad with 8 soldiers.

If you're wondering why I distinguish between officer and NCO Big Men, it is because a formation (like a platoon or troop) rarely has more than two Big Men, so it's handy to be able to quickly distinguish between them on the table. Plus, in the version I play (v2), they are often quite different… NCO big men are rare, but when you do have them, they are usually much better leaders than officers!

The various versions of Command Descion and Crossfire are also at this scale. Although CD has 4 stands per platoon, 3 regular stands and a command/weapons stand with the platoon 50mm mortar, Bazooka etc. Both CD and Crossfire use 2-3 figures per stand.

Crossfire only requires that all bases conform to a consistent size, the number of miniatures can vary, although three on a base is probably the most common. I play in 20mm and base three figures on a 40mmx40mm base. I've played in 15mm with squads on 30x30 bases. It all works fine.

Command Decision stands are each a platoon – not a squad.
FFT3 is also platoons but you can squint and say they are squads.

Schwere Kompanie has squad stands.

Battlegroup Panzer Grenadier (D. Brown)
Infantry platoon is 1 cmd stand and 3 squads.

Battlefront WW2 (www.fireandfury.com); an excellent set of rules.
Units are not organised in platoons though; the company is the maneuver unit. Usually a command stand, 9-12 infantry stands, plus support weapons.

Squad Leader in Miniature is also one stand = 1 squad

Firefly

Cambrai to Sinai(!).

FiveCore Company Commander.

Regarding Battlefront WWII, please notice that while one infantry stand equals a squad, a support weapon stand or tank model equals 2 or 3 weapons/tanks.

There are some good boardgames at this scale too. Lock n Load Tactical is my favorite, and Advanced Squad Leader (if you have nothing else to do with your life). Although I do have some 15mm and 28mm WW2 minis, it's just so much easier to pull a boardgame off the shelf and set up one of the scenarios. No wondering where did I put those PzIVs that I painted up a while back, or where is my box of fences and stone walls.

I played ASL as a kid before it went off the deep end.

These days for me it's all about the social aspect and spectacle. Board games leave me completely uninspired to play, though I have used them for rules ideas, scenarios, etc.

"Regarding Battlefront WWII, please notice that while one infantry stand equals a squad, a support weapon stand or tank model equals 2 or 3 weapons/tanks."

And in Crossfire each support weapon supposedly represents 2-3 tubes too. Which never made a great deal of sense to me tbh.

Company Command by Nordic Weasel is at this scale. You might also want to check out Hammer of Democracy, which should be done soon, here is Ivan's Indigogo page: link

@ Extra Crispy – you sent me a PM about some rules, it will not let me reply to you for some reason.

Sorry to hijack the thread, just wanted you to know I wasn't ignoring you.

EDIT – Bill told me you have your setting to not accept PMs which might be the reason.

> I played ASL as a kid before it went off the deep end.

ASL STARTED off the deep end. Do you mean Squad Leader and ditched ASL?

Looks like Two hour Wargames has a set
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Nuts Big Battles Company size.

My Combat Action Command rules can be played with 1 Base equals 1 squad and 1 tank equals 1 tank (not a squad or section) just a single AFV. Cheers!

Rapid Fire, has 8 figures per company.