CREWS and TEAMS

These guys have been confusing me.

I've reverted to the idea that CREWS/TEAMS with an SW take the first hit, but CREWS with an SW are reduced to a TEAM. CREWS/TEAMS without SW are both KIA if they fail an MC, but needn't take the first hit.

I've decided to refigure my US PIR squads accordingly.

A 2 man 1-2-8 TEAM* mans the M1919A4 and ports the ammo.
A rifle group of 7 men is represented by a DEP 6-4-8
An SMG cadre of 3 men is represented by a 3-1-8

Each platoon is 2 of these squads plus a mortar squad of:-

2-2-8 + 60mm mortar and 4-4-8 plus 2 x ammo counters.

A Bazooka team 1-2-8 with BAZ rounds out the platoon.

There is a case for allowing 2 platoon leader SMC per platoon.

82nd Airborne platoons seem to have dropped into Normandy with about 2 BARs. 101st did not.

*Lt Winters' ad hoc force at Brecourt Manor have reinforced the MG TEAMS so use CREWS.

Each 12 man squad has a US# of 5.

Later squads using the M1919A6 delete the 1-2-8 TEAM and were often just a 6-4-8 or 8-4-8 rifle group plus M1919A6 and 2 BARs per squad. Far fewer smgs were used as the war wore on. The bipod M1919A6 was unpopular and many were reconfigured back to the M1919A4 format. In this case a team should replace one of the rifle cadres.