The Australian Jungle Divisions infantry squads normally have 4 Owen guns, a Bren Gun and 5 rifles. From a gaming perspective I have found that I need a little bit more flexibility in my troop selections to balance points and to work within the tactics I have planned for the section.

In the Tank Platoon I have three Australian Infantry Squads, a Scout squad, and a Papuan infantry section. The Papuan unit is excellent for forward deployment and scouting and allows you to “push back” your opponents deployment. As such it is a waste of their skill to have them as a fire support unit towards the rear of your deployment.

The Jungle Division forces have 50% of the firepower tied up with short range. As such I have purchased an additional NCO with rifle and four riflemen for each section, giving me total flexibility.

They can also be combined into squads of ten if I need more sections for a larger scenario.

A section with ten rifles or with nine rifles and a Bren Gun increases their range to 24″ and makes them an excellent defensive unit.

With these done I now have only the Tank Platoon’s Engineers (12 figures) and the Papuan section (16 figures) to complete the project. Fortunately they are mostly finished and they shouldn’t take too long.