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Romanian Army Artillery (RBX02)
Contains one Puscasi Anti-Tank Company, one
Heavy Anti-Tank Company and one Artillery Battery
After joining the Allies in 1944, the Romanian military found itself short on
tanks but with an over-abundance of artillery. Supporting the Puscasi Batalions
with Skoda 100mm salvoes and engaging the Hungarian and German armour with
Resita 75mm and Schneider 47mm guns, the Romanian Army Artillery made even the
least trained soldiers a force to be reckoned with.
Puscasi Anti-Tank Company
The light anti-tank guns provide the infantry with a level of protection from
German and Hungarian light and medium tanks. Positioned well, their fire can
halt Axis tank assaults.
The Romanians used a variety of anti-tank guns throughout the war. The divisions
fighting in late 1944 were issued whatever was available, this platoon is armed
with TAC 47mm French Schneider anti-tank guns..
Heavy Anti-Tank Company
In 1944 each division’s artillery had a battery of anti-tank guns equipped with
TAC 43 Reşiţa 75mm anti-tank guns. This modern weapon combined aspects of the
German PaK40 and the Soviet ZIS-3 anti-tank guns to create an
effective weapon capable of destroying most enemy tanks.
The Reşiţa 75mm gun came out of experiments with the M1936 Vickers/Reşiţa 75mm
anti-aircraft gun. In the end the carriage and weight of the anti-aircraft gun
proved too big an obstacle to continue with this as an anti-tank weapon. The
Reşiţa factory went about designing a dedicated heavy anti-tank gun. It was also
decided to make it a multi-purpose weapon doubling as a field gun like the
Soviet 76.2mm ZIS-3 gun. The final weapon combined the design of the ZIS-3
carriage, muzzle break, recoil and firing mechanism, with the barrel, rifling
and cartridge chamber of the Vickers/Reşiţa and the projectile chamber of the
PaK40..
Artillery Battalion with One Battery
After the losses during the Stalingrad campaign the infantry divisions’
artillery was reduced to two two-battalion regiments in 1944. The Romanians
re-equipped the Artillery Regiments with 100mm howitzers, but large numbers of
75mm guns remained in service in 1944. Initially plans also included 150mm guns
for the divisions, but these larger weapons remained in independent units at
corps level and were never issued to the divisions.
Included in RBX02:
Heavy Anti-Tank Battery
• 1x Command team
• 2x TAC 43 Resita 75mm guns
Puscasi Anti-Tank Company
• 1x Command team
• 3x TAC 47mm Schneider guns
Artillery Battalion
• 1x Command team
• 1x Staff team
• 1x Observer team
• 4x Skoda 100mm howitzers
An RBX02 box will give you the core of of the support you will need for a
formidable Romanian infantry battalion for either Mid or Late-war.
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