Nimrod SPAA

2022-05-12T06:06:06Z

2607:FB90:38B7:E144:6AAF:77A6:2B27:A9C3: Created page with "The Nimrod SPAA, more accurately known as the 40M Nimrod, was a Hungarian "Tank Destroyer" and SPAA. It served throughout the war and is a unit available in Flames of War. ==..."

The Nimrod SPAA, more accurately known as the 40M Nimrod, was a Hungarian "Tank Destroyer" and SPAA. It served throughout the war and is a unit available in Flames of War.

==IRL==
The 40M was first developed as a licensed version of a Swedish SPAAG. It has a modified turret, and was equipped with yet another licensed version of the Bofors 40mmm autocannon.

Assuming you've read the [[T-34]] page, you know that this is completely inadequate weapon for AT warfare. As a result, the vehicle changed roles, becoming a dedicated AA vehicle that could shoot light armored targets in an emergency, like Half tracks or T-60s.

An interesting feature of the Nimrod was the inclusion of the "Kerngranate", a rocket propelled grenade that could be fired from the vehicle like Rifle Grenades on rifles.

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Hungarian Rifle Platoon

2022-05-12T05:39:07Z

2607:FB90:38B7:E144:6AAF:77A6:2B27:A9C3: /* IRL */

The Hungarian Rifle platoon is a unit available for Hungary in Flames of War. It represents the Hungarian troops who served on the Eastern front during Operation Barbarossa.

==IRL==
When people think of World War II, they usually think of the big five players: The United States, The British Empire, Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and Imperial Japan. However, fewer people are aware of or remember that Hungary, Romania, and Finland(Sorta. It's complicated) were also Axis allies in addition to Italy.

Hungarians were somewhat looked down upon by the Germans serving in the eastern front, who considered them somewhat cowardly and ineffective. It was in part due to Hungarians operating the flanks of the German Army at Stalingrad that led to the defeat of Von Paulus' 5th army.

Hungarian Infantry platoons typically had 33 men in them, with each squad armed with an SMG, an MG34 that they renamed, and what was probably a mixture of Mannlicher M1895s or FÉG 35M rifles. While the Hungarians were functionally armed with whatever the Germans or Italians felt like throwing at them, they did have a few unique weapons. As for the inevitable breakdown:

*The Solothorn was the best MG of the whole damn war. See the [[MG34 Platoon]] page for more info.

*The M1895 and 35M rifles were wholy inadequate for combat against Soviet troops, as they were chambered for 8mm ammo, a full mm smaller than what half the world was using as SMG ammo. While the 35m was rechambered to accept 7.92x57mm, this lead to logistics problems of haing to send several different types of Rifle ammo to the front. Even then the 35M was only 730m/s to the 98K's 760m/s. (For comparison, the Mosin shot at ~800m/s)

*The Danuvia M39/M43 family of SMGs were popular weapons that were at least comparable, if not outright superior to the MP40 due to using a slightly larger version of the 9mm cartridge from the previous war.

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