{"product_id":"german-heer-support-group-hq-mortar-mmg","title":"German Heer Support Group (HQ, Mortar \u0026 MMG)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 x German Heer HQ\u003cbr\u003e\n1 x German Heer Medium Machine Gun Team\u003cbr\u003e\n1 x German Hear Medium Mortar Team\u003cbr\u003e\nGerman Heer HQ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman officers were capable and often experienced leaders. Junior officers were trained to undertake the role of their own immediate superiors, enabling them to use their initiative to take control of situations when necessary. An officer unit consists of the man himself and can include up to two other men acting as his immediate attendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman Heer Medium Machine Gun Team\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Germans were equipped with two excellent machine guns in the MG34 and rapid-firing MG42 - known to Allied troops as 'Hitler's Buzz Saw' because of its distinctive noise, or 'Spandau'. Unlike other armies, the Germans used the same machine gun both as a squad weapon from its bipod and as a tripod-mounted support weapon. The tripod mount provided a much more stable firing platform and made it easier to keep up a sustained fire using a belt feed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman Hear Medium Mortar Team\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe standard German medium mortar of the war was the 80mm Granatwerfer 34. It was a very effective and accurate weapon that could provide longer range, on-call fire support. It had a maximum range of 2,400 metres and could maintain a rate of fire of 15-20 rounds per minute. It was carried by its crew in three pieces: base plate, tube and bipod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56049749000570,"sku":"ZWAG-402212006","price":23.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/German-Heer-Support-Group-HQ-Mortar-MMG.jpg?v=1760983328","url":"https:\/\/zatu.com\/en-au\/products\/german-heer-support-group-hq-mortar-mmg","provider":"Zatu Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}