Section d'infanterie/Chasseurs
"My centre is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking."
- – Ferdinand Foch
In Team Yankee
Now here's a confusing unit.
You've got enough stationary ROF to make a Soviet infantry general shit his pants, yet your own men are liable to do so first. The FAMAS combines volume of fire with range, and a full strength Section d'infantrie will turn PACT companies into bloody sieves before they can get close enough to fire back. However, French doctrine dictates a kind of hit & run method of engagement and your men will run away under any extended pressure. What anti-tank output you have is either negligible or increases unit costs, so besides a Milan or two that may or may not be there, these platoons are not terribly viable for AT duty.
Transport wise, you can take either the AMX-10P or the VAB depending on whether your formation is a Section de chasseurs or a Section d'infantrie respectively. The infantrie sections are cheaper and larger overall (at up to 7 FAMAS teams), but the chasseurs are backed by IFV autocannons and can take an extra Milan team if you so choose. Formation-wise, the infanterie are a bit more versatile, having the option for taking an AMX-30 platoon, a venerable AMX-10 RC platoon, or a dedicated Milan section.
IRL
| French Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | AMX-30 |
| Transports: | AMX-10P- VAB |
| Troops: | Section d'infanterie/Chasseurs - Milan Section Antichar |
| Artillery: | AMX Auf1 |
| Anti-Aircraft: | AMX-13 DCA - AMX Roland |
| Tank Hunters: | VAB Mephisto |
| Recon: | AMX-10 RC - AMX-10P VOA |
| Aircraft: | Gazelle HOT - Gazelle 20mm - Mirage 5 |