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COMBAT COMMAND PLATOON-COMPANY LEVEL COMBAT, FRANCE 1944 Coovrisht©1972, Simulations Pleations inc. GENERAL COURSE OF PLAY “Tha 26" by 22° map shows 9 tylel a ‘ort Pree, with tra which ‘movement end combat (ew Tevran Etc Chor, Aberegorl gd hasbeen Sermons ‘ver ta map to ana the Payers to deer ‘movement pston, on {ints One Player Is the Unltd Sate Player who coawols he Unite Sats units Whi the ‘ther Players the German Payer wiacontol Unsere nis weapons ("atacks" apn {the Unit ofthe Eramy Payer, anata ‘Sestroy ba any Enemy nis as pose fe ‘rma Rest Tae, and gin cringe froohi objectves, whl minimiing rinaty fears, and denying te Enemy his peogaphie peti, ‘THE PLAYING PIECES The square, ciecut pieces (hereafter called Unt repretntpistson, battery ond comp ‘soem ozone of sr sete type lea, oiler, nfany armor ete). The umbors and aymbok repczet at units ‘biter with repost to combat ond movernant Typical Unit = ne Se AP 2 exams | $00? pects Se) al ye, m8 vr ~, Betws 7 omignntion Y Moverent Brent iowanes DEFINITIONOF TERMS. ‘Auch Strength the basic otfensve power ofa ‘rit aes Corba Defense Strength ithabascdelersivepowe of Ponttse Combed Range Allowanes Ie the maximum numberof esagone tough whieh anit may projet ‘tank Stren tres weapons Movamant Allowanes is he basic maximum fumver of reagore whieh a unit may move n ‘one Wovernent Phase, Weapon Catgory refer to the type of shal via oun fies (ae Weapons Etectivenass Gant ‘Stacking Pont / Sie Symbol: the novizona Stores lost dlecty unde 8 unit's Attack Stengin iniente the sine of tha nit and the ‘umbtr ofStackingPoine whieh the uit iA tingle sla indeates & one Stacking Point | Dlstaonsized unt A double sash iclates © {eo Stacking Pol / conoanyslzed volt. A CSreany i away two Stacking Points and ‘ltoon fs away ace Stacing Pol, without ‘rcapion Soe Stocking Rules 1.0. Number: An ar ‘umber seul in kein assign identity ket mesite unit UNIT CLASSSYSTEM CLASS tu: US. Truck units {CLASS 4b: German Frocks LASS tn German Wagons CLASS Tas Ail othr uns wit Movement Allowance grater than “one tLe. all oter ‘eticleunta CLASS 2 lfuntawitn Movement Allonsnot or ene en, CLASS a ot sero he Infantry. engineers, ard Obs units witha Movenent Atlowance ‘snot propelled urs Noe: Al class 1 uns are ready entiabe, Since they al hove shovates ofthe viele xcept inthe cas of some of he Tengeroarles tants, Cla 2 nit use the ‘Sond batt mary arpniationayméle Stas Su octal wetponsyo0, UNIT IDE NTIFICATION TABLE “Tha foloming is 9 breakout of al the various ‘vor of cou tre supplied inthe gure. The urbe of counters aallb of ach toe hese treed of eh iin, U.S.UNITS (CLASS 18 Veit “euek Company (2) Truck Platoon 6) (ta 14 Vaca (Armor [Ma "Sherman"*Tank Company 1) Mat “Sherman” Tonk atoon 6) M49 "Shrman"Tan Paton (2) Ms Ligne Tank Platoon 2) 42 Sat Proptes b8rmm Hetzer Patoon (3) Yercreynows” emerad Cartoon (2) ‘Tank Destroyer Patoon (1) m Destroyer oon (2) 1M28“chate” Tank Patoon 1) 1126 Pershing” Tak Platoon (1) M6 Tank Desuoye toon (1) Mat 106mm Ast Howie (1) meses Set Propet antiaircraft (1) 3 Htfack Company (2) M3 Hottrack Paton 7) jat| Fase ic 8 — sarc — stb ocon en on — en a me — cenwan unis anaes — — ees a roe ners "Bomb Tan comeany (1) Pakotw "Pant" Tank Platoon (e) ekofw vt ge Tank Patoon (1) ‘146 11 Assuit Gun Camgany (1) ‘tvG 1 Asult Gun Pltoon (31 “Wee sre ‘Sot ropaogAritery Barery (1) saxte 24/1 Sircrad Car Poon 0) (CLASS 2intanery BEF) tntrey comoany ts) 3 | ntenury matcon(te) BEr| supmcninenn bers] ofan Comoany (1) Submachinequn Infantry Patoon (6) AB] nance Macon tere Section (1) (CLASS Towed Artery Pit ‘81mm Mortar Poon (2) 212) ommMorarrroon(t) 8f2] mm ans-tenk Gun Beto) PEE] eammani-tenk Gun Getery (1) RH ‘20mm F LAK Battery (3) a) | Ovain Marks (10) For ws by Both Paya: Gi) vce 1) ome at (came Tum Marker (3) TYPES OF UNITS (x infantry —LHowiczor BE Armonas mL Ftd Actor ‘tamer mT Ensines A ane-tonk Gun Q otverer Dsante srcrte Gun / ‘hao Machine Gun J ore GAME CHARTS AND TABLES ‘Vio ul sds ee provide to simplify an ‘laate eran pre functions. Those othe Combet Rexits Table, te Tarain effects (Ghart, theWenpons Eftectienas Cher srdthe Soanaio Charts: Each of tas carte fy twine where they are rast, NECESSARY EQUIPMENT NOT suFPLieD WITHTHE GAME In order 12 play Combat Command, Payee ‘must suply thet own ce. Die ean uaaly be ‘uchased in "STO cant" sores Or can be ‘Scaverged fom eldgomes, SEQUENCE OF PLAY: The Game Turn Combat Command is payed in tums. Each of ‘ose Game Tura is compos of two Player: Tuma, Exch PhyerTwen fe composed of Tee ‘asc Phases during which specie gure sctons re prformed. In one Scaario, be US. Peyer stn eitonl Prasein is layer Tern calod ‘ho Aistree Phase OUTLINE OF ACOMPLETE GAME-TURK: 1 Fest Peyer-Turn AL Otferaive Fire Pham: the Fist Plyor Socster his unite 9 OMerane Fie atch Offense Fireatakswrareraveoraby anein Sry order tat tho Fie Pyer dene, Comet Se exacted from the Second Playas ie Immesitly ae thoy os Unt whieh fen ths Pas may not ove mPhase". nor ay ‘oy attack nPrase"C "0. ©. Movamant Pha First Playray moves fom or none of his unis 9 he ders, sy Section, up to thi Movrnant Allowance, oraisen wih the uae of Movement. Use ‘amch fred in Pasa "A may not ba move ‘The Second Payer may onecvto Fie tacks inst Fat Poyerunitahicn erm ove ‘Sicond Player Zanes of Conv ea Zones ot Contr) and make Medi Clow Assaults oo ‘Gow Assur. ©. Overrun Phau: First Paver may execute ‘Gwerom otack opine Eramy unite, Loe ae ‘xvoctdirmeditayothey o2cu ©. Clom Amautt Pram: Fist Player axecu Sy Cle Asault tacks and loss ar nae {ed rom the Sacord Paya suitsimedisly Al Strike Phase: only the US, Paver aan fr Site Phase, and he hes t ony inthe ‘Scenario whieh calle for it. The US. Player ‘Socates and asivs al lr trices, and Tomes ‘re exrocted from Second Prayers units inne. Sil asthe occur F.Detenie Fir Phas: the Second Player may biicent hie unite to Oetorsive Fire stacks sino the Fist Payers uni. Ataske ae fescved one by one an loss oe exveted from she Flat Ployers-units Immodialy 56 they accu, NOTE" even though tthe Secon Prayer who takes all the sion i thls Pras, ‘overtly, the Phas sl cones 19 be parton ist Player Turn 2 Second Pyar Turn “The Second Payer rapeat Pras "A though "(ingle ow units to make Offensive Five ‘tacks, move, exenut Overune and Close ‘Renu, tod he utes Dafenav Fie atthe hana of he iat Plyer 3. nalete the pustge of one compete Gare Turn by moveg the GarveTurn marker onthe {ine record ale Note wats Playersuntewhichnave tea nthe Defense Fire Phase may immediatly be ied ‘nin In the following Offensive Fite Phase. Rote th thedaterminationofwhols theirs Prayer” sod who she" SeconaPaye rade In the Sour being stayed, The US. Payers tot always the "Fie Payee Segue of Pray might sem ainda Gama Lavgth: Alga ae ten Game Turn bn duration At the and of tear shase o h ‘tenth Game-Turm, Payers detrnine the ge winner according to the Vetary Condon: Shon in ihe Scorriobeingpayed. PREPARING TOPLAY “Toke he Map st ana fot itback siete long the mucin folds caer to make te fiat Pisce tans smooth toi to, Mayers ray ‘wish to phy tobe the mepsract © the tle “sng lees of mastng tap to prevent thems ‘om siting during Dey. Friars yourait ‘iola before punching ou be diseut sate. Keep tha uns soprsted by color and tbe ‘Store themiolabledervopes when notin use, ‘his greatly facitates ature gore setups Fad treugh the ules aucky and ten pay 2 {1a oane, tering back to them as neces Do not try tomemorize the rl et the gue ‘wach them to you a You play. Dot take any tthe rules for granted, a you wl ind many ‘oman ferences In the Bay of Combat ‘Command 2 compared to that of tar tacts oes, Payer dione gre méchanie which ray ‘zom svanoe at Te, eapeily when compared ‘with otter Senulation games, Thay shouts ke Inmind wo base fete tat ecu doesnot regreant an indvigeal man, ing armored “ict or gu, but rather groupe! tes type Bio, ech hax saute 780 meta, Thus i berfectlyfemibietategch igecoulhave uns Also unit are so sal n relation tote tern ‘encompassed by 0 sage hax, tat tere MOVEMENT Ganarat Rate: Boring 2 Peyers Movement Ph, the Payer ‘Saas. Each unit mayo ved 3 rany hese 2 deired within ts hte offs Movement Bioware, te Terain Effects Char, and te Procedare Move each unit individual. acing the sth of mover rough the evapora MOVEMENT EXAMPLE ‘Tee numbers in the hexagon indent the rembar of Mowrrent Points wich te unit ‘ust xpend in order to onter tat hex (AY Movement i seuatd in warms of hens (gone, Each unit expends one or more Movement Points ots total Novem (poi! Allowance for mach hex antes, San the ovement ‘ection of the Tain Effects Chart fora fu istot thee Steen “nt corm” (6) in any giv Moverant Pras of 2 Pye. ‘Turn te Player may ove all somo, orone of hls nis. Mevorent i wt recite it Slways voluntary. (exception San Corbat Renu Explanation "Retrest. () Units ore moves individually. in any rection or conbinaton of ection, A unit tray be moved os many ors few hese the ‘ming Player dere, long its Movement [ilowanoe Is sow excneded In single Mane: ‘ment Phase, Unused Mowrrent Point, how tmer, may not be accumulate com Pras 0. Pave "or ransored from vnitsounit- Each unit must finish movement before movng othr unt (0) No Enemy movement i permits ding 1 Player's Moveront Phase () Any nits which nove fd io the pre: tsaing Bhase the OMensve Fie Patel mey fot be moved during the ensuing Moveront (F) In any given Movement Phase, a randy tls love 09 Enemy units Zone at Conte they may be atacked (see Zone of Cental (6) Enemy unit end Friendly units may ‘cecopy the sum hex simutanaouy unice ‘many other smlation gamen, Thay tay 30 ‘move hough ech ote (8) Friendly units ey pats trough or onto ‘ter Panay units a Tong othe Steking Tt is raver oxcoded (me Stacking) by the omnes Stacking Point of the Hatona'y snd moving unis (0 Unita form int companies rpatoons tary time during the Movement Phase Stating and Unit Breakdown). (0) Road Movement ‘wo ‘pes of ros ae tobe found on the aire "ep Primary ris. en Secondary road. Unita moving an fends may do soa he FRoxd. Moverant Rete, Only Clas 1 units (wotisas) may use the Road Movernnt Fats (ibe Tern Ettects Chr Units may oly se the Road Moverent Rae I ey ar etaiog the Road hex through ® Rand hexaide. If trering’@” Road hex Hough & nono Tnsige, th uni must Day he ful entry cost (ofthe her torn se Nox Being entered Clas 1 Unie may not ontar Rad exes ‘ontalning other las unite ond sti be ‘onder to be Yaveting st the Road Move trent fate Inlet the presence of ner (ahile nit intetherEramy. or Frendy) ete he ond, and sch hex may ony Be Greed ‘at Be nonosd movant rate 8 ‘icate by the over tran in that hoe. The pretence Of Wrecks sto nagats the food ins Ci na novia uh Wands xan tray only do 30 on toute aed may oly move tn uch roads atthe ood Movement atm 19 ‘ther words, there can aver be more than one ios unt fr wreck) on a gen Woods ond ‘hex exaot when the hex i partly Woods ‘rd parily Clear Tern. Otr cat of Units rot fects by ti imiation, (4) Trangporting Unite Clos 2 ana'3 nie infty. engineers end ‘ontatprapelied gure) may be wanaported by Chas teh unit, n oder to Inreme ‘aie meity. The Clas + nit ala the {Manaport unit, while te worspores Class 2 oF Sune called the pamanger unit To ym bolze theta unit b being wansoortd, pact Secty under the wanspert uni). Pamanger Unt mey net move independent in any Movernent Pe thet they were Picked up ‘arid, oF dropped thy tay funtion i all tthe oes ghmes of 2 Gare Turn fey are fot pasengs le, In the web Sing ‘The following wots are uted Inthe trensoort {ote wit he partcularposongar uns 1) Clas 18a Truck units ana track {cine Ta units ray tansport any Class 2273 nts pase 2) Clase 1 (Wagon) unit may ontytransort {ios 3 (Non sepraatied gun ni 3) Only Geman nonietivace Cas 14 units tank aul guns, we) mat Worse and thew rite may only wanspot lam 2 inf ‘ey and. enpier) une, US. non halveck Css Units mey never rnapor any unis Transport unit utter 8 movement penalty for ‘cing fi. being the wansoort tune: onan dropping i. ending tha tansoor ‘unction)panerget unit. To pickup Clos 2 ‘manger unit Gnfontviengineaa. the tant for unit mum exoend an aditiona he Movement Pos: to drop a Cas 2 paseaer Units the vansbart must expand an adie thee Moversat Pains. To pickup a Cas 3 Unt. the tanmort unt must expand an ‘Stone three Moverant Plats: to feo Ch 3 nit, te ranaort unt mustexpend at ‘ational two Movant Points The costs Sophy no mater whet type the wansbort units ‘niy the Cas of he pasenger unit mattrs TO io ub aunt to tarspart unt marten or [ove tol the se heres thepasenger sun tay not be erepped tthe wanapor oni ae fot have the regiitenumber of Movarent Points to expend No actus! movement onthe hawegon pattern ig acsomined By the ad ‘onal costs oF plcking up or dapsing the ‘Basanger unit i simply posed under, or ut ‘romonder theranort uni Transoor units may only cary nits of the ‘ame siz o tarseher, be exon in Stack ing Poin, Ths one Staking Pot tronmort unit may only eary one. Stacking Point Baserger unt To cary tao Stacking Pont Sit Lor two! one Stoking Point una, 8 Prayer would_taod one two-stacking Point ‘eanesort unit Obsonver unit Iwith 2570 Stocking Pol) may be vansoored by any Soprooriat unit without sflacing the tne Bort unit's capcity to earring ether unite In Sa os pet ei aoe Movement Point cart to pickp or drop-off Pesargor units suter ¢ number of imps: Inonts while being cated They. may not stack nor may they spot or cbse orn a Imaniner be used to ae other oni ana Pasenger units being wareorted by Cass 15 4b, Te or hatrec unite fone ther Defers ‘Stren whi Senge If tha Transport nit i detroyed, a ‘te paserger uns are so exroved the ‘eansoort unt Rar lost Ite Movement liam nce due fo 3 combat result of dspra or Fevea, the psanger unite may not be o> fed unt te whises regain thir Movement Allowance. When a tenaport vie i pars, is basen are not diner Garman units being transported by_ no heck Css 18 unis frm asc a. ‘with other wersport unit he anspor Unt 6 dewoyed, 40 are the ecenger unis ‘Also, the same procedure for wanspor ite ‘ipered or reves appli. In thi type of transport the pamanger nits ray be tacos oar from the vane, Each poser unit ‘etonds with 9 Deora Strength of one, Thats ‘nt stil may nox elk, 0% or obo “Transoort unit are nave iit by the act of tranmorting tay ae sble to attack and Sony afectd by the adele! cot for cking up or e90ing units. (U Unita ate moved individually, and each Uniti be maved comin before another Uni a mowed, Thus a Poy may not move 8 ‘nit gary. move sacond unit and hen finan the fn volts movement. The & wry Import, since sucking Tmitont are “nce during movement, Once a Paver het Sines moving 8 ni, oy not be mone’ gan the same Movernan Phau, ‘SUMMARY OF MOVEMENT POINT COSTS FOR TRANSPORT UNITSPICKING UP [AND DROPPING PASSENGERS ‘Typsct Pnger Pick Up rop-or cms? ‘ 3 cm 3 a 2 COMBAT ana Rate: ‘There afe Tour modes of Combat: Fre Com tat Ovarun Combat, Clase Amault Comba, hd Ar Srke Combat. Air Strike Combat xpd in sparat rescton a8 ent ‘id inal ofthe Sonaron Proced Determine type of ata, making adjustments fo Attack Stenger necemary for Woupens Ettctvenes, Terrain tfecs. condition ef etening uit (pared or no) and tyoet ‘Attack, Total up. the edused Attack Strengths) ofthe stacking units, and co fare the tol Atak Stengh to se tot Defensa ‘Sirength ofthe unit under attack State the comparisn of he two Svengihs os robabity rato, simplified down’ to the Feast whole numer onthe Combet Rests ‘Tobie. Examote: 28°10 for 29 (0 1 would be Smits 9821 ode on tho Combat este “Tebla, Rol the ce, nd rad the rest onthe bprooiste line, under the comouted od. ‘poly each rest Inmadicly, Bator gong ‘onto rece ony further sombet, came: TAY Every stacking unit stacking the same Setening units, ed using the mime moe of Stack, mat combine thar Attace Strength hte one Combiied Attack’ Stenath baore retina two carn, You my ot (encspton. Zone of Conta}, caus A ong 0) (©) A unic may never divide ie ioavisul [tack Sangin among dierent target, nor sov'a unt ver Uw te Attack Strenath ore {fan once during 2 Friendly layer Turn (©) las 3 units of» non AP Weapon Category Inay Wile th Pack Svarath ering ony Bhee: certs tripled Attack. Strength tid the fing units removed fom the ‘SomeWap nd considered elimina "They have exceed theremin, (01 During the cours of « Frenay Player: Turn.a gen Eromy uni cout eonetoby be stacked os many four times, once Sing ‘ie Oferive Fie Pho, again. ring. th Cverran Pha, spon during te Coen Assault Phase and lasiy during the Air Seite Prose (suming, of course, that Ale Stiker e's ‘alle, or thet the ples unit he survived ‘he preceding tea attacks, Remember, Now er that Frenaly units may neve parties in more than ove ett during the entre Frinaly Payer Turn 1. FIRE COMBAT (a) Fire Combet takes plese dig he Otfen- tho Fite Phas, te Moverent Pas, ond the Deterle ire Pas, The Player whos Turn it Is ies his weapon during the Otforve Firs Pras. uring Ne Movarant Phas, ay of he ‘nie which leo an Enamy-contvoed ex tray be fied at bythe contvaing Enemy un (eo Zono of Convall During the Deters Fre Phase, the Enemy Player may fa his 12) The folloing 2 the mar toms t0 be ‘oneldered won onecting Fie Atak FRenge Farge Allonence of te fring Units and ha diane othe wrt hex. Ghgory of Weaponthor. are then tase ‘senoon ctegre Armor Pacing (AP), Fh Exetecbe (ie, ond Rapid Fre (AF), Tes tego: actualy esrb the te of the ting fred. Bo not confuse Weapon Category sith Target Typ Taree Tyee a t0o bate types of Carpet: Armored. Targets (los 1d vert ‘ra Non armored Targets (i al! ther Unis, Itetudng wueks and wagons. Do not conte ToroetType, with Weopon. Category — lure, eerie unite an Armored Vani os not cesar san thats weapon Tes Armor Proriog smmunison. (se Weepods Elective am Chor for 8 fle exclasation af Weapon: {o"Target lotions). [loeking Terain-o Line of Sight, Cae fend Condition of Targetthe wrrain in the target, fox andthe saw of the torget unit(s Shepard or normal. Attack Stangth ve. Deter Strang fina ‘Sjamd Combet Oaas n'a gen fe attack {tor Tern Erfocs and Weapons EHectwe- ‘tas have al ben taken into consideration, (c) Thar ao two techniques of re which can ‘be used in Fire Combats Bieta" end Indvact Fc. All it whieh have an Attack ‘Srength ma use ict fie, wie oly nit with 2 Range Aowance of "7" or higher moy ‘enact Fire Foran explanation of 8 inaect ire echinc, sm Cs (2) Dheet Fire i Motsiectory,lreot.ight fire ‘egnnst argos which canbe ecty beard by tha Un fra at them. Unis troy use Dlrct Fro agit ares which ave In thesarpe hex as hemes orca ty umber of poxes dstant upto 8 maximum of ‘be hes or ute the limit ofthe ig unit's Reng Allonance, whichever if LESS, Unite imoy ever ise the, Direc Fie tcnnigen at ‘anger of rater than sh exes, oven I 58 Units Range Allowance gente than sh ‘he target Pox (es Vf ene wore moving ul butcompetlycseparding rein effect). (0 Lina of Sight / Line of Fite (LOS / LOFY In order to fre at 8 ven target Ron Arcing Payer must ‘beable tof 3 fereciy straight line encestrcted by train from the comer ofthe box containing his ng ait tothe canter of the target he yerE ‘ous uses srsightados (such ae 8 ler or Fit erdboard) In order to deinanta the Ue GF Sight Linc one can ony rest Hie against ‘tr tion orm can “aoe the terms “Line ofSight" and “Cine of Fe” areigerial on ‘a eu nerehangab) {o) Otsrating Tern and Covering Terrain ‘Thre te tree typeof Obstting Terrain hin itecrgt e cine of Sigh a tery 1. Town Hoowy hersides — the heaved ack hese found en some Tow Pewee. 2. Woods hexsides — any nexaide wich is \inaly 0 PARTIALLY const By the woods 2. HiLret hexsides — when a alti on 2 Witerst hex, Lise of Sight ray be traced from ft orf ito long a6 the Line of Sight doe not past traugh mare then one Hires feo, When unite are on oppose ses 9 Hhiterert nexsige and neler unl ls ataly inv Hitcrest hen, tin the Line of Sit ‘Someon thom i cnucted by the Hillerst ocaiie, Note that the only sides of 2 i (rent hee wich be actly considered tobe ‘illrest” xsl” or” those hoxsies tcninat which the denser edge of the slope ‘Siosh gutts exeeuy. The loa see of Fiteret nex do NOT obstnetfr, nor 96 ‘ey considered ia any way tobe ata higher ‘eel than ordinary tran, The ony henson fmol superimposed on he rg he rain (Riera stopemoets aloe cect) always ‘Shara fe atte Town Pao hex), ‘Seca there ang us Hirst hex on ether [Sono thus pariculor slopes 36> Fire ie never obscted by units (iner Enemy or friely). Payers may tac ine cof ght Into or throug any ond all ype of covering erin. ‘Tore ae wo tos cf coveieg wal: Woods hover and Tonnheses Friendly units ay not fie a Every unin covering terrain oven tough in all respects et ine of Sigh is ‘Gea ‘ures there se Freely uit inthe target hex. See Spotting, Case Unit nich ein Covering train tay tie ot of toch {rain uring hat har Lie of Sa fenot Sturoctad by ony of the. tree types of ‘tucting hex sis mantones previo (0) Dado the Line Sih Ub, the aaighedge from she cantar of the fing hex tothe cone of the target ex. tiny point long the salt cope pases {rough obstructing twain, tan the Line of Sight Blocked ond. det fra may nor aake place. Mt the suaght edge poses exactly Seough the “corr” ofa hex th interes ton of a ockea hex side and en unblocked how sae, then consizr the Line of Fire to be ‘betuctod, 1 the stright eps pases exactly ‘trough the length af bockad hex side, en consider ‘the Line of Sight to be blocked. All ‘Sigs cates shout be dele in ovr of the defending unit Payers should Kas in ‘min tha spt of telus wen a stro. {ng to represent three ciansinal effect In (i nice Fr nd Obearere Unit witha Aonge Allonance of “7° or gostr have te capably of ung the i Sect Five whos, Inet Fre cannot bo ‘Satta by terein land there tro a0 trace 9 Line of Sight forthe fing unt. In ‘rer tae Initect Fire Upon 9 ven tt few, tat hex must be under dmvation by 8 Friendly: Obserer unit. The. server unit must be able to trace a Line of Sight to he {Srget Rex (under the exact soe estore tcing 8 Line of Sight for Diet Fire put ‘ome ffect, the Oar is weapon Biect Fe unit with 8 maximo rong st ‘baeration of sx hexes). The Observer unit tray be in the sam hex ae the Tere. The brane may obirve for Improved Positions Direct and indirect Fite may be concentrated Upon tm same target lathe sare phase, oF long asthe requerent or bot types re tre met forthe respective nit. Targets In Covering terms stl be spotted even then fring Idiwy. altough the Oberver Unit st nea nota the spot the target ‘may be spotted fore bere by another Frinaty une Wren 9 unit tes using he Indiect Fire toohnigue, I Attack Senge HALVED. This halving Ie Inston to any other onsdeaton tfecing he Attack Strength of uni Units may exseut nace Five attacks agit targets whi ae aacent tem or which eat any poi within hai range () Artckingstackad Target hos. ‘Wen defening nis are sacks together in ier trgee hex, hay may be singled out sod tacked at indvdual unite or they toy be ‘tacked in small gfouns of unite athe entire Stock May be stacked at onar [combining thee Detenss Stengel. As long ano tet Git i attacad more tan once na given Fre ‘ase [Ottendve oe Defensive) and ae fong st no unit fies more than once Ins given Five hac, the teger units In 8 gen hex may be [tacked in any combination the fing Player ‘haoae within te allowing rereitons: 1 Target unten Covering Taran (Woods oF Tonea) must be combinad aod ticked at 8 whole Oeterse Svengih. I tere are any Srmored units iam Tal inroch» stack, then ‘ho whole stack Ie ‘vend at an Arh 2. When target units ae not In Covering “Taran, toy my only be lume together by {urge tye Ue, Armored or now-Armered) at ‘tela iniuly. Mined target typos ma ‘tbe cenbined int single tet, (8) Spotting Target in Covering Tern. When attempting to use Direct ire upon, oF (bse, targets Ie Covering Terrain (Woods oF ‘Town hove) © Frenly uote mus bein ie sarees asthe tage nor to “spot” ‘The “spotter” may be wy typeof Friendly unit a fang an rma uncle) tut the transport wehiete may sng unt Fw fis In. and may Ia? parciate in ‘Rocks spine the unite ie 16 sting or taint units n oer hese, The spots ast ected by Frienaly te, whether Dire or Indiect. The act of spotting 8 target does net rave the stacker of ony of te obsructng tects of blocking train hex side, The spot Sing effect art only os lng # thre 8 Frienaly unit In the wrget hex dos not ‘erst even though the trot ws may have ‘omained In place a the spotng unit lit amd or witha The eeching Meyer must Sas “ona” to, hie fll number when Stacking unit in Covering Teri. 2. OVERRUN COMBAT {Gr Overun atks ae exacuted during the Overrun Pen, Only Gas 1 unis are capable of raking Overrun sues, Speci exception ‘Gorman Wena and US. Muni may mot pariat in Overrun etch (0) roeadar: the Overunning units must be In the sme hex athe nit which ve tobe rerun. They may have begun the Payer ‘Tomin tat hex or sey may hve moved to it'during te Neoverant Phase All of he Enamy unitesn the hex rust be eat 8 one combined, Belrse"Svength. Do. not ake Weapons eMectieass nto account simly ante printed ‘Alteck Strength) of ne Grerrunning unite. Cals the combst ods (nd then ae ther by one elu fog 2 to To gecomer “910 1°), Roll the Gis and iret "2" from the dlenumber lag. ‘iocol of "2" rade to "01. Exct ome from thedefnding unit (c) Alt ype of Enemy unite may be rerun, (Overun atack# may only be execute in hae fern or Cle tara / Road hese (a) Unis may not atack inthe Overrun Prose Wey purtclootad In Fre Combat ing te Gans Fre Pras in hat Payer-Tum, Hal {feck [AF] unit moy not parting in Over ‘on attaee if onohalt or more than oneal ‘F the Enemy Defense Sorang®y n'a Pees Somposnd oF nonhalfvack mote wes (iow 1a (o) As many a sx Frindty Stocking Ponts of las Td unis may parelgete In a pon Seen aac (1) Unis may not move a the Rand Movement Fae in the Pye Tern in whi ty bar pre In an Overrun stack, Overruning units ray be carrying pester vole or my tae Unloaded pasorger Uns In the hex ich ‘ey ee Overrsning 2. CLOSE ASSAULT COMBAT (sh Close Amnult tacks are exéevtnd during the Clon Ault Paseo Player-Turn, Only hss 2 unis may execute Clow Assault sacks. All yous of Efemy UNIS tray be ‘tuscan the Close Asst math, (@) Procedure: Units partiostng ina Close ‘Renta runt be inte tare Deka Enemy uns whish ae the cbjct of the Stock) The Close Aucauling unite may have ‘egun shar Player-Tur in tot haw oF thay ‘may have bean moved thee Suving tbe Move- ‘ment Phase Do not take Weapons EMtectve ‘ast into scour simply sete printed ‘AstockStrongin of the Close Assulting uns ose Astulting units must ack al of te Enemy unite in the hex weting Sem 36 3 ombined Detens Song reortess of To fet toe. If any of tw partatng Fiend ‘nits oe Eniners, he combat eds oe ed by ane alum fas In Overund. autos the fell the da end subtract 2" trom the ‘he umber Exact loses Wom the Enemy (e) Close Amauts may be made a say ype ot tora, Torin etacts sre taken ito secaunt, Ella any adons! meme to th Stackers da rll dus 10 the Hate of the ‘Setonding unis. (4) Cas 2 units may be dvered toa hx, for furooses of Close Anau, by tonseoring ‘hice uit. They must, however, have been ‘roppd rig the Mewemant Pras. {o)_Unite whieh have participated in Fire Comat during tha Oforsive Fire Prate ray not partipae in Clow Assaults Inthe sme Prayer Turn 1) Moited Cows Amutt: Ourng the Enemy Moverant Pose, Frenly Clot 2 unis may fondest Modified ‘Cow Aasultsapanst Enemy unit which move Into thal hex Moaiied Close Asis are exesuted exact ‘normal Close Asal excopt tht fare fo mbeacion of "2" from the Gierall (e Engineer ode Sonus dose apo). In 8 gen Enemy Movement Pras, everytime 9a! Enorny unit ener fe Rex Friendly Cle 2 lunts may conduct » Modified Clom Assit {they Tue, however, attace ll fhe Enemy Lnts in The hx, ven toe wh they ray hve alreay Close Assaulted during an ear burt of the some Pm). Ths opportunity "0 |itack Ish adton tothe fire atack wach ‘may ba made opint the Enemy uni orf leaves te cuter Zana of Contra Yo enter th WEAPONS EFFECTIVENESS (See charton map) Gane le Certain nds of weapons are more (or fs) sftectve vine feed tears Ypar Of oes “Tara are tres ctmorios of wanpons(itaren {letedby the ya rojactiobeing fra). Rapid ie (AP): Macrine gun and ub mechine funsotdsnot ula. emo ereing (APi: High velocity sels ‘Secily deed for ue aut mor” High Expoave (HE): Loner veloelty shat sthch ely primary onbiet and repmenaton {ortho etfectivenas “There are wo base types of gets: Armored Trg: All CasIa vehi Tanks, ‘Raut Guns Hla, ete) Nonarmored Targets Ail otber units inudng ‘Wocks wagons infty. guns ee) 1 is important, that Ptyers make 2 car Separation in thet minds between the vow of tarot a unit and the catspory of wenn that the unit Ties Don't confuse the two Jost Soca unt happens to fe AP wesoors ‘Aemered forge When firing 8 given unit, determine the ‘Tarpertvoe end the Weapons Catgory of the stocking nit. Cont the Weapons Etec ficauon of toa unit's Arsck Stength Any Modifiation of» unit's tac Stengh do ‘Wespans fectnenes isin etion ta medi (A Wenconsetectnenss i ony then ito secount uring Fite Combet. Fre Combat (Secu rig the Ofer Fire Pe the overt Peso the OetensiveFirePhose \Weopors Efectnanes anak aen nto secount sper corating Sw Ast Owner (8) warover 9 unit hae an od-ountbered Range Allowance, oop the faction when computing “hat range For example, 2 US, [ae (APY unit hae 9 Rong Alomance of "5 af range forts unt woul be "2A uni tnth 8RangeAllonanen any "woul have {ote int same ex arth trtln cde obo ‘onset half ang or at” (C) Tre US, inforry units whieh oe cated “Aemots inet not Armor a ferstes of thse partic inary unis Jax, ‘wp in mind sole ule fl wis it frcept wagons ood wack, ate Armored Tags Sta the ony Armored Tages in he gome ‘hos Cae vehicles (0) When Enemy unis ae stackas together in ‘Towne or Woo, the enire sack must be Ireand oon combined Defense Strength. I ny of a Enemy unis In such a sack 6 Removed Targets (Class td), thon the one {aac strata sft wor a Armored Target ‘This i the ony cas in which Novetmored nit tbe este an Armored Tage SAMPLE ATTACK (Direct Fire) Oe g ye Re Daring tho Offensive Fire Phe of the US. Playerrum, (Pitt Gare Turn the US. Phy roan to tre into» paral Woods hes Containing tree German unis end one US. tries "The Garman” una: sack Pratoon, an Infanty Peto oi and a inp Timm Anti Tank Gun Sete." UST ie me woos hx with ha Cetmone fans tant Moon. The US nts ube she Woods wien he ben alosted fino iBa Gemone se! an MEY platon at © hk Tonge 2 0am Howitanr Gary at 2 ex Tange, ord an Nea Tank toon at 2 hex Taran. Tarin Conaderetions ance the Gar tron unis arn Covering Terrain they mort roti. "The MS platoon fun Tis tmauroment Alb, snc be art rn Comer ing Terran, fume backed oe ‘ombinedDetenseSeangh (tun rey not ering out orem Add" wo the US Sienuron aun to Woods, Stat ot Tage he Ym arian Gun Batoon ts sigrso, {or sne Tt dows not consti alt or rors than ait ofthe total torgetOstese Stren, the age coriered 0 be normal ure banach The infontryPtoon ean rowed Poston (aupin, and sie all the {Geman unis re beng ached os oe rau, ‘he ent stack benefits fom the dupin moter had “Ito the US denamar ‘Ween Etectienas: snes oe of he unt isan Amore Tort ithe Horst) and the tron Covering Tern, to ane tog "Conacares tobe on eid target Pe eSvamnon is portspatigin teat be wl ‘8 te sorting. ring te thn al range FevAtac Strength i dobied (to "8°. The Ma Tans Poon ot rater hon Ral range fo is arack Srengh normal C13") The 7 ison HE wenpon Ting Upon on Ariores {Sree at grter ten alt rogn Ta acc Svenah i hale Ito "61 Since te 105mm Howitzer Betoy tts thn hl range, ‘Arack Suengtn reine normal 8°) Tot US aruckSuengm oa" a 8 otal Geran Geers Sanath of "14"""30 to 8 Soir to? tot" Tota dienumnber Seaton te "2, The Rent thw US Payer ‘ole te dis sowing 9° {Bt Boater "A rut hana ect upon th din Cas Zune uns he. Gse 3 unt to oe

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