Escadron Cavalerie

(MECHANISED COMPANY)

A force based around a Escadron Cavalerie must • up to two Horse Artillery Batteries,
contain: • up to two Cavalry Division Anti-tank Platoons,
• A Company HQ, and • a Heavy Mortar Platoon,
• two or three Cavalry Platoons • an allied German Grenadier Platoon,
• an allied German Anti-tank Platoon,
Weapon Platoons available to a Escadron Cavalerie • and an allied German Motorised Artillery Battery.
are:
• up to two Machine-gun Platoons You may have two Support Platoons for each
• a Mortar Platoon Cavalry Platoon you field.
• an Anti-tank Platoon
Motivation and Skill
Support Platoons available to a Escadron Cavalerie The Romanian Cavalry had many of the best
are: recruits, often volunteers would join with their
• up to two Motorised Cavalry Platoons, own horse or motorcycle. An Escadron Cavalerie
• an Anti-aircraft Machine-gun Platoon, is rated as Elite.
• a Pioneer Platoon (Page 125 of Ostfront),

HEADQUARTERS
1 Company HQ
Capitan
Headquarters Capitan
Company HQ 35 points

Option
• Replace any or all Command Rifle/MG teams
with Command Vanator de Care Rifle/MG Comany Command 2iC Command
team for +5 points. Rifle/MG Team Rifle/MG Team
• Add 60mm Mortar teams to Company HQ for Company HQ
+20 points each.
• Mount all 60mm Mortar teams as Cavalry Locotenent Sergent
teams for +5 points per team. Mortar teams
cannot shoot while mounted. Cavalry Platoon

Sublocotenent 60mm mortar 60mm mortar

The Romanian cavalry is traditionally divided team team
into the Calarasi and Rosiori, but by WWII any Cavalry Platoon
organisational or training differences had Sublocotenent 60mm mortar 60mm mortar
disappeared. The 12 Rosiori and six Calarasi team team
Cavarly Platoon Light Mortar Section
regiments made up the six Cavalry Brigades
(later Divisions in March 1942) while the other Escadron Cavalerie
7 Calarasi Regiments provided the cavalry for
the Infantry and higher formations.
 COMBAT PLATOONS
2 to 3 Cavalry Platoons
Locotenent
Locotenent Sergent Platoon
HQ Section with:
Rifle/MG Team
3 Cavalry Squads 155 points
Command
2 Cavalry Squads 110 points
Rifle/MG Team
Rifle/MG Team Option
HQ Section Cavarly Squad • Replace Command Rifle team with a
Command Vanator de Care Rifle team for +5
Sergent Sergent points.

Rifle/MG Team Rifle/MG Team The Cavalry are the elite of Romanian army.
They are mobile, highly trained and motivated.
The Cavalry proved time and time again some
Rifle/MG Team Rifle/MG Team
Cavalry Squad Cavalary Squad of the toughest troops in the Romanian forces.
Cavalry Platoon

WEAPONS PLATOONS
0 to 2 Machine-gun Platoons
Locotenent
Locotenent Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Machine-gun Sections 125 points
Command Rifle team
1 Machine-gun Section 70 points
HQ Section

Sergent Sergent Option

• Mount all teams as Cavalry teams for +5 points
per Machine-gun Section. HMG teams cannot
HMG team HMG team HMG team HMG team
shoot while mounted.
Machine-gun Section Machine-gun Section
They move with the cavalry and dismounted to
Machine-gun Platoon fire their ZB53 heavy machine guns.

0 to 1 Mortar Platoon
Locotenent
Locotenent Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Mortar Sections 125 points
Command Observer
Rifle team Rifle team 1 Mortar Section 70 points
HQ Section
Option
Sergent Sergent • Add two Cavarly Limbers to each Mortar
Section for +5 points per Mortar Section and
mount rifle teams as Cavalry teams for +5
81.4mm mortar 81.4mm mortar 81.4mm mortar 81.4mm mortar
team team team team
Mortar Section Mortar Section The Mortar Platoons provide mobile artillery
Mortar Platoon support for a cavalry company. When limbered
they are able to keep up with the fast moving
cavalry and they dismount and delivery supporting
fire when they need to.
 0 to 1 Anti-tank Platoon
Sublocotenent
Platoon Sublocotenent
HQ Section with:
1 Anti-tank Section 55 points
Command Rifle team
Option HQ Section
• Add two Cavalry Limbers for +5 points and
mount command rifle team as Cavalry team Sergent
for +5 points.
TAC 45mm gun TAC 45mm gun
Anti-tank Section
Anti-tank Platoon

SUPPORT PLATOONS
0 to 2 Motorised Cavalry Platoons
Locotenent
Platoon Locotenent
HQ Section with:
3 Rifle Squads 130 points
Command Rifle team
2 Rifle Squads 95 points
HQ Section
Option Sergent Sergent
• Replace Command Rifle/MG team with
Command Vanator de Care Rifle/MG team for
+5 points. Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
• Add 1.5-ton trucks for no cost or add two
Motorcycle teams for +5 points per squad.
1.5 Ton Truck 1.5 Ton Truck
Rated as Elite Rifle Squad Rifle Squad

Sergent
In 1941 the Romanians started a plan to motorise
their cavalry. By 1942 the motorised cavalry
Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
brigades consisted of three cavalry regiments,
two of horse-mounted cavalry and one of
1.5 Ton Truck
motorised cavalry with trucks and motorcycles. Rifle Squad
Motorised Cavalry Platoon

0 to 1 Anti-aircraft Machine-gun Platoon

Locotenent
Platoon Locotenent
HQ Section with:
2 Anti-aircraft MG Sections 60 points Command Rifle team
1 Anti-aircraft MG Section 35 points HQ Section

Option Sergent Sergent

• Add one 3-ton truck per Anti-aircraft Section
for +5 points per truck.
Rated as Regular 13.2mm AA 13.2mm AA 13.2mm AA 13.2mm AA
Hotchkiss Hotchkiss Hotchkiss Hotchkiss

Anti-aircraft cover for cavalry is provided by the

3-ton truck 3-ton truck
divisional Anti-aircraft Company armed with the Anti-aircraft Section Anti-aircraft Section
13.2mm Hotchkiss model 1931 anti-aircraft Anti-aircraft Machine-gun Platoon
machine-gun. This AA machine-gun was mounted
on a seated tripod much like the Italian Breda.
 0 to 2 Horse Artillery Batteries
Locotenent
Locotenent Platoon
HQ Section with:
Command Rifle Staff team Cavarly Wagon Observer
2 Gun Sections 145 points
team Rifle team 1 Gun Section 85 points
HQ Section
Option
Sergent Sergent • Add Cavalry transport for no cost.
Rated as Elite
KF 75mm gun KF 75mm gun
A Horse Artillery Battery is Horse Artillery.
Cavalry limber Cavalry limber
The Romanian Horse Artillery were highly trained
specialists capable of rapid deployment, they will
KF 75mm gun KF 75mm gun
arrive at the scene of battle and get into firing
positions in a matter of minutes. Given a little
Cavalry limber Cavalry limber more time they can survey their positions and be
Gun Section Gun Section ready to fire barrages.
Artillery Battery

0 to 2 Cavalry Division Anti-tank Platoons

Sublocotenent
Sublocotenent Platoon
HQ Section with:
1 Anti-tank Section 70 points
Command Rifle team
HQ Section Option
• Add 1.5 Ton trucks for +10 points.
Sergent
• Upgrade all TAC 45mm (45mm obr 1937) guns
with TAC 938 75mm (7.5cm PaK 97/38) guns
TAC 45mm gun TAC 45mm gun for +20 points for the platoon.
Rated as Elite

1.5 Ton Truck 1.5 Ton Truck Cavalry Divisions use the captured Russian TAC
Anti-tank Section 45mm (45mm obr 1937) gun. Some units were
Cavalry Division Anti-tank Platoon supplied 75mm TAC 938 (7.5cm PaK 97/38).

0 to 1 Heavy Mortar Platoon

Locotenent
Locotenent Platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Mortar Sections 90 points
Command Observer
Rifle team team
Option
HQ Section • Add horse-drawn wagons at no cost.
Sergent Sergent Rated as Elite

The Cavalry Divisions were supplied with

120mm mortar Horse-drawn 120mm mortar Horse-drawn
captured Russian 120mm heavy mortars. A
team Wagon team Wagon company of six was formed and platoons could
give heavy support to attacks in need of a little
Mortar Section Mortar Section
stopping power.
Heavy Mortar Platoon
 Air Support
You may request Sporadic air support at a cost of +100 points. Sporadic Air Support will provide you
supporting Junkers Ju87 ground-attack aircraft.

Motivation and Skill

Support platoons are rated as Regular or Elite as indicated in each platoon.

Romanian Cavalry Arsenal

Gun Teams
Name Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Weapons and Notes
ZB53 HMG Man-packed 24”/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 2 while pinned down.
60mm Mortar team Man-packed 24”/60cm 2 1 3+ Can fire over friendly troops.
firing bombardments 32”/80cm - 1 6
81.4mm Mortar Manpacked 40”/100cm 0 2 6 Smoke Bombardment
120-PM-38 mortar team Light 56”/140cm - 3 3+ Smoke Bombardment
13.2mm AA Hotchkiss Light 16”/40cm 4 4 5+ Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
TAC 45mm (45mm obr 1937) gun Light 24”/60cm 3 7 4+ Gun shield.
TAC 938 75mm (7.5cm PaK 97/38) gun Medium 24”/60cm 2 10 3+ Gun shield.
KF 75mm (75/27) gun Heavy 24”/60cm 2 8 3+ Gun shield, Smoke.
firing Bombardments 64”/160cm - 3 6 Smaoke Bombardment.

Infantry Teams
Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Weapons and Notes
Rifle team 16”/40cm 1 2 6
Rifle/MG team 16”/40cm 2 2 6
SMG team 4”/10cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
Staff team cannot shoot Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
Additional Training and Equipment
Vanator de Care and Pioneer teams are Tank Assault 4.

Transport Teams
Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Trucks
BMW motorcycle and sidecar Jeep - - -
Steyr 1.5-ton truck Wheeled - - -
Opel 3-ton truck Wheeled - - -
Tractors
Horse-drawn limber Wagon - - -
Horse-drawn wagon Wagon - - -
Malaxa Half-tracked 1 0 0
Cavalry Limber Cavalry Wagon - - -
Cavalry Wagon Cavalry Wagon - - -

Aircraft
Team Weapons To Hit Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Junkers Ju87D Bombs 4+ 5 1+