Belgium Aam
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Historical Background

The Belgian Army could muster 22 divisions, which contained 1,338 artillery pieces but just 10 AMC 35 tanks. However, the Belgian combat vehicles included 200 T-13 tank hunters. These had an excellent 47 mm antitank gun plus a coax FN30 machine gun in a turret. The Belgians also possessed 42 T-15s. They were called armoured cars but were actually fully tracked tanks with a 13.2 mm turret machine gun. The standard Belgian anti-tank gun was the 47 mm FRC, towed either by trucks or by fully tracked armoured Utilitie B-tractors. One report states that a round from a 47 mm gun went straight through a Sd kfz 231 and penetrated the armour of the Panzer IV behind it. These Belgian guns were better than the 25 mm and 37 mm guns of respectively the French and the Germans.

The Belgians began mobilisation on 25 August 1939 and by May 1940 mounted a field army of 18 infantry divisions, two divisions of partly motorised Chasseurs Ardennais and two motorised cavalry divisions, a force totaling some 600,000 men. Belgian reserves may have been able to field 900,000 men. The army lacked armour and anti-aircraft guns.

Strategies

Nationality Bonus

Belgium never had any specified single nationality bonus as it was introduced too late in the game's life.

Units represented in Axis and Allies Miniature

Vehicle - Tank Destroyer:

Soldier - Commander:

Soldier:

Available formations

Unfortunately, no formation is available for this country.

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