[WWII][3E] 25-point Allied riflemen

[copeab]

All characters copyright 2010 by Brandon Cope

These are raw-to-green riflemen (p.W71, 72) ready to plug in as replacements for combat losses. While each is designed for a specific nation, with minor alterations they can be changed to other countries. Note that they are based on a 50 point template.
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Joe the American Rifleman
Setting: WWII

ST 11 [10]; DX 11 [10]; IQ 10 [0]; HT 11 [10]

Advantages: Fit [5]; Hard To Kill +2 [10]

Disadvantages: Bully [-10]; Edgy [-5]; Extremely Hazardous Duty [-20]; Fanaticism (Patriotism) [-15]

Skills: Armoury (Small Arms)-9 [1]; Brawling-12 [2]; Camouflage-10 [1]; Carpentry-10 [1]; Climbing-10 [1]; Driving (Automobile)-10 [1]; Electronics Operation (Communication)-9 [1]; Engineer (Combat)-8 [1]; First Aid-10 [1]; Fast Talk-9 [1]; Gunner (Machinegun)-11 [1]; Gunner (Mortar)-11 [1]; Guns (Light Auto)-12 [1]; Guns (Rifle)-13 [2]; Hiking-10 [1]; Jumping-10 [1/2]; Knife-11 [1]; Mechanic (Automobile)-9 [1]; NBC Warfare-8 [1/2]; Orienteering-9 [1]; Scrounging-10 [1]; Soldier-10 [2]; Spear-10 [1]; Stealth-10 [1]; Streetwise-9 [1]; Survival (Woodlands)-9 [1]; Throwing-9 [1]; Traps-9 [1]

Gear: M-1 Garand rifle, twelve clips, two Mk. II grenades, bayonet, uniform (see p.W:DF33 for more on what equipment American soldiers carried)
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Joe the British Rifleman
Setting: WWII

ST 11 [10]; DX 11 [10]; IQ 10 [0]; HT 11 [10]

Advantages: Danger Sense [15]

Disadvantages: Code of Honor (Enlisted man's) [-10]; Extremely Hazardous Duty [-20]; Gullibility [-10]; Poverty (Struggling) [-10]

Skills: Armoury (Small Arms)-9 [1]; Bicycling-11 [1]; Brawling-12 [2]; Camouflage-10 [1]; Carpentry-12 [2]; Climbing-10 [1]; Demolition-9 [1]; Electronics Operation (Communications)-9 [1]; First Aid-10 [1]; Fortune Telling-9 [1]; Gambling-9 [1]; Gunner (Machinegun)-10 [1]; Guns (Light Auto)-11 [1]; Guns (Rifle)-12 [2]; Hiking-10 [1]; Jumping-10 [1/2]; Knife-11 [1]; NBC Warfare-8 [1/2]; Orienteering-9 [1]; Scrounging-10 [1]; Soldier-10 [2]; Spear-10 [1]; Stealth-10 [1]; Survival (Desert)-10 [2]; Throwing-9 [1]; Traps-9 [1]

Gear: Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifle, twenty clips, two Mills bombs, bayonet, uniform (see p.W:AKM59 for more on what equipment British soldiers carried)
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Joe the French Rifleman
Setting: WWII

ST 11 [10]; DX 11 [10]; IQ 11 [10]; HT 11 [10]

Advantages: Fit [5]; No Hangover [5]

Disadvantages: Compulsive Behavior (Binge Drinking) [-10]; Extremely Hazardous Duty [-20]; Poverty (Struggling [-10]; Status -1 [5]; Truthfulness [-5]

Skills: Armoury (Small Arms)-10 [1]; Brawling-12 [2]; Camouflage-11 [1]; Climbing-10 [1]; Engineer (Combat)-9 [1]; First Aid-11 [1]; Flower Arranging-11 [1]; Gunner (Machinegun)-10 [1/2]; Guns (Rifle)-13 [2]; Hiking-10 [1]; Juggling-10 [1/2]; Jumping-10 [1/2]; Knife-11 [1]; Literature (Guy de Maupassant)-14/8 [1]; NBC Warfare-9 [1/2]; Orienteering-10 [1]; Poetry-10 [1]; Scrounging-11 [1]; Soldier-10 [1]; Spear-10 [1]; Stealth-10 [1]; Survival (Woodlands)-10 [1]; Swimming-11 [1]; Throwing-9 [1]; Traps-10 [1]

Gear: MAS Modele 36 rifle, twelve clips, two Df Modele 37 grenades, bayonet, uniform (see p.W:RH37 for more on what equipment French soldiers carried)
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Joe the Russian Rifleman
Setting: WWII

ST 11 [10]; DX 11 [10]; IQ 10 [0]; HT 11 [10]

Advantages: Fearlessness +2 [4]; Fit [5]; Rapid Healing [5]

Disadvantages: Extremely Hazardous Duty [-20]; No Sense Of Humor [-10]; Poverty (Poor) [-15]; Semi-Literacy [-5]

Skills: Armoury (Small Arms)-9 [1]; Brawling-11 [1]; Camouflage-12 [4]; Climbing-10 [1]; Demolition-9 [1]; Engineer (Combat)-8 [1]; First Aid-10 [1]; Gardening-12 [4]; Gunner (Machinegun)-11 [1]; Guns (Light auto)-12 [1]; Guns (Rifle)-12 [1]; Hiking-10 [1]; Jumping-10 [1/2]; NBC Warfare-8 [1/2]; Scrounging-10 [1]; Soldier-10 [2]; Spear-10 [1]; Stealth-12 [4]; Survival (Urban)-10 [2]; Throwing-9 [1]; Traps-9 [1]

Gear: PPSh-41 SMG, three drums, two F-1 grenades, large knife, uniform (see p.W:RT39 for more on what equipment Russian soldiers carried)

[Michele]

I think it's worth mentioning that the template for the standard Rifleman (p. W72) requires 50 points. This is not to say that these soldiers aren't realistic, quite the contrary; it's only to stress that they are green indeed.

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Michele

I think it's worth mentioning that the template for the standard Rifleman (p. W72) requires 50 points. This is not to say that these soldiers aren't realistic, quite the contrary; it's only to stress that they are green indeed.

At Soldier -10, some of their supporting military skills seem a bit high. For people who came into the military already knowing how to shoot, I could see that, but are all of those five characters people who came into military training as good shots?

[Michele]

Originally Posted by Icelander

At Soldier -10, some of their supporting military skills seem a bit high. For people who came into the military already knowing how to shoot, I could see that, but are all of those five characters people who came into military training as good shots?

Soldier is M/A, Guns is P/E and has a +1 bonus for their IQ. So most of those scores aren't unbelievably too high after basic training.

That said... let's see.
Iosif the Russian might well be a hunter with those high levels in Camouflage and Stealth, but has no Tracking and he'd need to switch Survival (type). Joseph the Frenchman might also be a hunter, though he also misses Tracking he's better with Traps and has Survival (Woodlands).

[copeab]

Originally Posted by Icelander

At Soldier -10, some of their supporting military skills seem a bit high. For people who came into the military already knowing how to shoot, I could see that, but are all of those five characters people who came into military training as good shots?

Apart from what Michele said, WWII was really the end of the myth of the rifleman, especially in the US, which stressed long-range marksmanship for the average rifleman.

For late-war (1944-45) replacements it could be argued that skills would be lower for several nations as training was rushed.