Painting: Battlefront Romanian Heavy Machine Guns.

ZB-53. Photo from www.wikipedia.com

History: 
The 7.92mm ZB-53 was manufactured by the Czechoslovakian firm Zbrojovka Brno. The prototype was created and tested in 1936. It was a truly versatile weapon as it was mounted in both Czechoslovakian and British manufactured tanks and used in a variety of forms for infantry and Cavalry units.. In Britain it was made under the licence name Besa. Like many of it's contemporary manufactured machine guns, the ZB-53 was belt-fed, gas operated and air-cooled.

In early 1941, the Romanian army issued the 7.92mm Zb-53 to front line Romanian Machine Gun units. Infantry companies and Cavalry companies were issued with two machine gun platoons each.

Romanian Machine Gun on the Eastern Front. Photo from www.wikipedia.com.

Game Play:
There can be a place in all infantry companies for a high rate of fire weapon to stop infantry and cavalry charges. For most armies, this is MG or HMG teams. Equally it can be AA guns or vehicle machine guns. The Romanians can make special use of HMG as their national rule allows them to fire gun teams over infantry teams that also fired. A very useful rule as it can allow the HMGs to be deployed back from the front line in safety but still able to fully participate in the fire-fight.

Painting:
A friend of mine painted up two stands of HMGs and a commander. They are nicely painted albeit in a different style to mine. I have re-based them to maximise the chances of them matching my units.

I hope you enjoy!