Stinger Peloton

A Stinger squad. Note the rifleman tossing a grenade at his squadmate.

In Team Yankee

The Stinger is a dangerous anti-air weapon, used by Dutch MANPADS (man-portable air defence systems) teams to support PRTL (Gepard) platoons in the field.

Unlike Soviet Strelas or German Redeyes, Stingers are one of the few MANPADs with FP 4+: meaning that unlike the token offering of other nations, these units actually have a strong chance of killing aircraft when fired in numbers. It loses the mobility of the PRTL, but has the potential to dig in and, in some cases, can be deployed in their foxholes from the start of the game. They also have an 8" range advantage over the PRTL's 40" Radar 35mms.

For Dutch players, the PRTL would probably be your AA unit of choice given its cost efficiency and the fact that they are company level units rather than divisional support: you can bring several platoons of PRTLs to the field. In a single company however, the Stinger is a legitimate option if you need to get more anti-air but lack the points for a second company.

As with other infantry, expect these to survive plenty of fire unless focused on by the deadliest units of your enemy's army, like heavy artillery and Brutal MBTs. They might lack small arms for self-defence, but have 4+ assault if needed.

The Stinger Peloton comes in units of 2 or 3, at 3 or 5 points each.

IRL

The FIM-92 Stinger was introduced in 1981 as a direct upgrade to the Vietnam era FIM-43 Redeye. The stock of Redeyes were pawned off to the Afghan mujahideen to little effect. In 1985, America supplied the jihadis with the new hotness and Soviet helicopter kills increased dramatically.

Both systems were designed to give infantrymen something to shoot at aircraft that stood at least a chance of actually bringing the target down. While still useless against high speed jets and high altitude bombers, against helicopters and slow close air support aircraft the Stinger trades quite well, reportedly achieving a 79% kill rate in the Soviet-Afghan war.

The FIM-92 remains in use as of 2020, although the US and NATO have started making noises about wanting something newer.