Hellfire and Back - British - Commonwealth Rifle (South Africa)

Commonwealth Rifle (South Africa)		Morale	Points	Platoons

Headquarters

Compulsory Commonwealth Rifle Company HQ (South African) (p.139)	CinC Rifle, 2iC Rifle	CT	25
- Sticky Bombs	None Equip all Rifle with Sticky Bombs

Combat

Compulsory Commonwealth Rifle Platoon (South African) (p.139)	None Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, Anti-tank Rifle, 4x Rifle/MG Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, Anti-tank Rifle, 6x Rifle/MG	CT
- Sticky Bombs	None Equip all Rifle/MG with Sticky Bombs

Compulsory Commonwealth Rifle Platoon (South African) (p.139)	None Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, Anti-tank Rifle, 4x Rifle/MG Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, Anti-tank Rifle, 6x Rifle/MG	CT
- Sticky Bombs	None Equip all Rifle/MG with Sticky Bombs

Commonwealth Rifle Platoon (South African) (p.139)	None Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, Anti-tank Rifle, 4x Rifle/MG Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, Anti-tank Rifle, 6x Rifle/MG	CT
- Sticky Bombs	None Equip all Rifle/MG with Sticky Bombs

Weapons

Commonwealth Carrier Platoon (South African) (p.140)	None Command Universal Carrier, 2x Universal Carrier 2x Command Universal Carrier, 4x Universal Carrier 3x Command Universal Carrier, 6x Universal Carrier	CT
- Boys ATR	None Equip Carrier with Boys Anti-tank Rifle instead of Hull MG (only 1 per Command Carrier maximum) 2x Equip Carrier with Boys Anti-tank Rifle instead of Hull MG (only 1 per Command Carrier maximum) 3x Equip Carrier with Boys Anti-tank Rifle instead of Hull MG (only 1 per Command Carrier maximum)
- MG	None Equip with additional hull mounted MG 2x Equip with additional hull mounted MG 3x Equip with additional hull mounted MG 4x Equip with additional hull mounted MG 5x Equip with additional hull mounted MG 6x Equip with additional hull mounted MG 7x Equip with additional hull mounted MG 8x Equip with additional hull mounted MG 9x Equip with additional hull mounted MG

Commonwealth Mortar Platoon (South African) (p.140)	None Command Rifle, Observer Rifle, 4x ML 3” mortar	CT
- Trucks	None 15-cwt truck, 15-cwt truck per mortar

Brigade Support

Commonwealth Machine-gun Platoon (South African) (p.141)	None Command Rifle, 4x Vickers HMG	CT
- Trucks	None 15-cwt truck, 15-cwt truck per HMG

Commonwealth Machine-gun Platoon (South African) (p.141)	None Command Rifle, 4x Vickers HMG	CT
- Trucks	None 15-cwt truck, 15-cwt truck per HMG

Transport Section (South African) (p.152)

None Command 3-ton lorry, 3-ton lorry Command 3-ton lorry, 3x 3-ton lorry Command 3-ton lorry, 5x 3-ton lorry Command 3-ton lorry, 7x 3-ton lorry

CT

Support

Matilda Tank Platoon (p.129)

None Command Matilda II, Matilda II Command Matilda II, 2x Matilda II

CT

Matilda Tank Platoon (p.129)

None Command Matilda II, Matilda II Command Matilda II, 2x Matilda II

CT

Portee Anti-tank Platoon, Royal Artillery (South African) (p.148)

None Command Rifle, 15-cwt truck, 2x 2 pdr portee Command Rifle, 15-cwt truck, 4x 2 pdr portee

CT

Portee Anti-tank Platoon, Royal Artillery (South African) (p.148)

None Command Rifle, 15-cwt truck, 2x 2 pdr portee Command Rifle, 15-cwt truck, 4x 2 pdr portee

CT

Commonwealth Rifle Platoon (South African) (p.139)	None Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, Anti-tank Rifle, 4x Rifle/MG Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, Anti-tank Rifle, 6x Rifle/MG	CT
- Sticky Bombs	None Equip all Rifle/MG with Sticky Bombs

Field Battery, Royal Artillery (South African) (p.151)	None Staff, Command Rifle, Observer Rifle, 15-cwt truck, 4x OQF 25 pdr gun Staff, 2x Command Rifle, 2x Observer Rifle, 2x 15-cwt truck, 8x OQF 25 pdr gun	CT
- Transport	None 15-cwt truck per Command Rifle, 4x Quad tractor 15-cwt truck per Command Rifle, 8x Quad tractor
- Transport	None Replace 15-cwt truck with OP Carrier (must Replace all 15-cwt truck) 2x Replace 15-cwt truck with OP Carrier (must Replace all 15-cwt truck) 3x Replace 15-cwt truck with OP Carrier (must Replace all 15-cwt truck)

Light Anti-aircraft Platoon, Royal Artillery (South African) (p.149)	None Command Rifle, 2x Bofors 40mm gun Command Rifle, 3x Bofors 40mm gun Command Rifle, 4x Bofors 40mm gun	CT
- Transport	None 15-cwt truck, Morris AA tractor per gun

Air Support (p.152)

None Hurricane II

British Tank Teams

Name	Mobility	Front	Side	Top	Notes
Weapon	Range	ROF	AT	Firepower
Infantry Tanks
Matilda II	Slow Tank	7	6	2	Co-ax MG, Unreliable.
OQF 2 pdr gun	24”/60cm	3	7	4+	No HE.
Self-propelled Anti-tank
2 pdr portee	Wheeled	-	-	-	AA MG, Gun shield, Tip and Run.
OQF 2 pdr gun	24”/60cm	3	7	4+	No HE, Portee.
Reconnaissance
Universal Carrier	Half-tracked	0	0	0	Hull MG, Recce.
With Boys anti-tank rifle	16”/40cm	2	4	5+	Hull mounted
With .5” MG	16”/40cm	3	4	5+	Hull mounted
Vehicle Machine-guns
Vehicle MG	16”/40cm	3	2	6	ROF 1 if other weapons fire.

British Infantry Teams

Team	Range	ROF	AntiTank	Firepower	Notes
Rifle	16”/40cm	1	2	6
Rifle/MG	16”/40cm	2	2	6
Light Mortar	16”/40cm	1	1	4+	Smoke, Can fire over friendly teams.
Anti-tank Rifle	16”/40cm	1	4	5+	Tank assault 3.
Staff	16”/40cm	1	2	6	Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
Additional Training and Equipment
Sticky Bombs are rated as Improvised Tank Assault 3.

British Gun Teams

Weapon	Mobility	Range	ROF	AntiTank	Firepower	Notes
Machine-guns
Vickers HMG	Man-packed	24”/60cm	6	2	6	ROF 3 when pinned down or moving.
Firing Bombardments		40”/100cm	-	-	-
Mortars
ML 3” mortar	Man-packed	24”/60cm	2	2	3	Smoke, Minimum range 8”/20cm.
Firing Bombardments		32”/80cm	-	2	6	Smoke bombardment.
Anti-aircraft Guns
Bofors 40mm gun	Immobile	24”/60cm	4	6	4+	Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
Artillery
OQF 25 pdr gun	Heavy	24”/60cm	2	9	3+	Gun shield, Smoke, Turntable.
Firing Bombardments		80”/200cm	-	4	5+	Smoke bombardment.

British Transport Teams

Name	Mobility	Front	Side	Top	Notes
Trucks
CMP 15-cwt truck	Wheeled	-	-	-
3-ton lorry	Wheeled	-	-	-
Quad tractor	Wheeled	-	-	-
Morris AA tractor	Wheeled	-	-	-
Armoured Carriers
OP Carrier	Half-tracked	0	0	0

British Aircraft

Aircraft	Weapon	To Hit	AT	Firepower	Notes
Hurricane II	-	-	-	-	Fighter Interception only