Panzer Lehr Panzerspahkompanie
Panzer Lehr Panzerspahkompanie
Panzer Lehr Panzerspahkompanie
A copy of Villers-Bocage, The Battle For Villers-Bocage, Normandy, 12-16 June 1944 is needed to fully use this Intelligence Briefing.
The Panzersphwagen (armoured reconnaissance vehicle) is a fast, manoeuvrable, lightly armoured vehicle equipped
with a long range radio, great firepower for an armoured car and capable of crossing light terrain. They are the eyes of the
battalion, only fighting in self defence to complete their reconnaissance task. Using them as assault guns or tanks is foolish.
The armoured reconnaissance patrol shall not be more than 3 vehicles.
See much, but not be seen!
Panzeraufklrungs Abteilung gain, through reconnaissance and combat, information for the rest of the division. It is the
divisions quickest fighting force.
Any combat duties must be reinforced by the rest of the battalion; the battalion is then committed to the battle all
together.
Excerpt from Heinz Guderians war diary, October 1st 1944.
The Schwerer Panzersphkompanie (heavier armoured reconnaissance company) of the Panzeraufklrungs Abteilung was
organised with one Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma in the company HQ
and 8 patrols of 3 vehiclesthis composition was referred to
as the Type A organisation. But with just 101 of the Puma
variant of the Sd Kfz 234 chassis being produced, only two
Panzer divisions had enough of them to completely equip
the company.
The army divisions that adopted the Type A organisation
were: Panzer Lehr and 2. Panzerdivision, which received the
As well as fielding Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma armoured cars in this Panzer Lehr Panzersphkompanie and the Armoured Car Patrol
on page 34 of Villers-Bocage, you may replace the Armoured Car Patrol on page 32 of Festung Europa with the Panzersph
Patrol on page 2.
Schwerer Panzersphkompanie
(Mechanised Company)
A force based on an Schwerer Panzersphkompanie must
contain:
1 Company HQ, and
3 to 8 Panzersph Patrols.
Weapons Platoons available to an Schwerer
Panzersphkompanie are:
0 to 1 Armoured Cannon Platoon,
0 to 1 Armoured Light Anti-tank Gun Platoon,
0 to 1 Armoured Pioneer Platoon,
0 to 2 Aufklrungs Platoons, and
0 to 1 Heavy Armoured Car Platoon.
Support Platoons for a Schwerer Panzersphkompanie can
be:
0 to 1 Schwere SS-Panzer Platoon (p. 12), Panzer
Platoon (p. 23), Radio-control Tank Platoon
Headquarters
1 Company HQ
Hauptmann
Headquarters
Company HQ
Hauptmann
55 points
Panzersphkompanie
As vehicle losses mounted, the Panzeraufklrungs-LehrAbteilung began replacing Pumas with the other Sd Kfz
234 variants, the Sd Kfz 234/1 (2cm) and the Sd Kfz 234/3
(7.5cm).
Combat Platoons
3 to 8 Panzersph Patrols
Platoon
3 Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma armoured cars
2 Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma armoured cars
165 points
110 points
Command Sd Kfz 234 Puma
Panzersph Patrol
Weapon Platoons
0 to 1 Armoured Cannon Platoon
The Armoured Cannon Platoon is organised just like the Armoured Cannon Platoon on page 27 of Villers-Bocage.
0 to 2 Aufklrungs Platoon
The Aufklrungs Platoon is organised just like the Aufklrungs Platoon on page 33 of Villers-Bocage.
Support Platoons
0 to 1 Schwere SS-Panzer Platoon
The Schwere SS-Panzer Platoon is organised just like the Schwere SS-Panzer Platoon on page 12 of Villers-Bocage.
0 to 1 Panzer Platoon
The Panzer Platoon is organised just like the Panzer Platoon on page 23 of Villers-Bocage.
0 to 1 Tank-hunter Platoon
The Tank-hunter Platoon is organised just like the Tank-hunter Platoon on page 36 of Villers-Bocage.