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Prior to 1968 the Czechoslovak People’s CZECHOSLOVAK 1ST ARMY Division was finally forced to withdraw
Army (ČSLA) had a good reputation In the early hours of 4 August towards Bad Windsheim and Ansbach.
among Warsaw Pact forces and was one 1985 the Soviet Central Group of However, by 10 August as the 1st Army
of the only Warsaw Pact nations to not Forces in Czechoslovakia and the 1st and pushed beyond Nürnberg towards
have Soviet forces stationed on its soil. 4th Czechoslovak Armies advanced Ansbach they ran into the counterat-
In 1968 the Czech government initi- into West Germany. While the Soviet tacking forces from the US 1st Infantry
ated a number of liberalising reforms Central Group of Forces crossed Division moving towards Nürnberg
introducing partial decentralisation around Cheb, either south through from the southwest, bringing their for-
of the economy and democratisation. Waldsassen or westwards through ward momentum to an end.
The Soviets reacted badly, fearing the Schirnding where river valleys and good Further west French forces had begun to
reforms might weaken the position of road networks provided access through arrive in the sector, with Czechoslovak
the Communist Bloc in any confron- the hilly terrain leading down to the reconnaissance forces reporting the
tation with NATO and the West. The Danube Plain of Southern Bavaria and withdrawal of US forces and their
Soviets, along with Bulgaria, Hungary, eventually Munich. Early on 4 August replacement with French units. Lead ele-
and Poland, invaded Czechoslovakia the Czechoslovak 1st Army moved ments of the 9th Tank Division ran into
on the night of 20/21 August 1968. across the border and pushed towards a French tank force near Dittenheim on
The net result of the invasion was a the West German town of Cham. Some 10 August, with both forces engaging in
forced change in the Czechoslovakian elements pushed north towards Welden a running battle before they both broke
leadership to a more traditional hard- to link up with Soviet forces advancing off and withdrew.
line communist regime, and the estab- from Cheb, while others pushed on The following day saw a protracted fight
lishment of a permanent Soviet force towards Nürnberg. for the town of Weissenburg in Bayern.
stationed in the country, the Soviet
US cavalry, taking advantage of the French armoured infantry attacked into
Central Group of Forces.
dense terrain, conducting a mobile the town and were met with stubborn
Following the Warsaw Pact intervention defence, disrupting the advance of resistance from Czechoslovak motorised
in 1968, the introduction of new tech- the Czechoslovak forces. The US cav- riflemen. The Czechoslovaks held the
nology slowed and the Czechoslovakian alry forced some lead elements of the town until the early hours of 12 August,
military stagnated to some extent. advancing Czechoslovak divisions to before withdrawing towards defensive
Despite this the Czechoslovakian arms divert their direction of advance, while lines established around Neumarkt in
industry continued to flourish with others were brought to a temporary der Oberfalz.
many indigenous designs seeing service halt. The US cavalry would then with- The French continued to push
with the Czechoslovak forces as well draw, fading into the trees to take up towards Nürnberg and Neumarkt as
as with Poland. The OT-64 filled the new positions further west. This game the Czechoslovaks began to go on
role of the Soviet BTR-60 as an eight- of cat and mouse with the cavalry to a more defensive footing in the
wheeled armoured personnel carrier, delayed the advance through 5, 6 and 1st Army’s sector.
while they also made their own wheeled 7 August as the Czechoslovak 1st Army
self-propelled artillery including the pushed towards Nürnberg from the
DANA 152mm howitzer and the southeast.
RM-70 rocket launcher, rather than use
On 8 August hard fighting broke-
the Soviet types. All of the army’s small
out on the approaches to Nürnberg.
arms needs were filled by local designs.
Defensive strongpoints and local coun-
By the 1980s the Czechoslovaks began terattacks all along the army’s front
manufacturing the T-72M export ver-
sion of the Soviet T-72 tank, already
slowed the Czechoslovak advance to a
grind. Some Czechoslovak units briefly WES T
having plenty of experience producing entered Nürnberg in the evening, and GER MA NY
the T-55. Many export customers pre- fighting devolved into savage close
ferred the Czechoslovak T-72Ms over quarters battle among the suburban Heidelberg
the Soviet version for its better build houses, as infantry elements of the
quality. They also made BMP-1 and US 1st Armored Division stubbornly 1ST INFANTRY
BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles for held their ground. The battle lasted
DIVISION
both their own forces and export. throughout the evening before the
Of the approximately 201,000 per- Czechoslovaks were able to push out
sonnel on active duty in the ČSLA though the town of Feucht and the
in 1985, about 145,000 served in the surrounding woodland to the southeast
army. The majority of the army's sol- of city in the early hours of 9 August. 2ND 3e DIVISION
BLINDÉE
FRENCH
diers, about 100,000, were recruited The 1st Tank Division and CORPS
through conscription, with compulsory 19 Motorised Rifle Division of the
th Stuttgart
military service of 24 months for all 1st Army launched another vigorous
males between 18 and 27. assault on Nürnberg on 9 August. With 15e DIVISION
D’INFANTERIE
the rest of the 1st Army flanking to the
south of the city, the US 1st Armored
CZECHOSLOVAK 4TH ARMY 3rd Motorised Rifle Division on the army’s However, to the north the Autobahn
Meanwhile, to the south, the 4 Army th flank began to encounter mechanised bridge proved a much tougher prospect
had crossed the West German border on units of West German 1. Gebirgsdivision. to put out of action and a steady flow of
4 August at the town of Železná Ruda The slow grind through the Bayerischer lighter armoured vehicles began push-
towards Regen and immediately pushed Wald lasted through 5 and 6 August, ing across the Danube.
for the cities of Regensberg and Straubing with the West Germans taking every With the Danube crossings secured the
on the Danube River. They encountered opportunity to delay the Czechoslovak 4th Army pushed further into Bavaria,
a well-organised resistance conducted advance. However, weight of numbers and on 8 August fighting escalated
by the forward reconnaissance ele- made the West German flanks vulnera- on the approaches to Ingolstadt.
ments of 4. Panzergrenadierdivision and ble and after giving stiff resistance, they The 4th Tank Division, followed by
10. Panzerdivision of the West German were eventually forced to withdraw 2nd Motorised Rifle Division, pushed
2. Korps, who, though spread thinly, after each encounter. around Regensburg and advanced along
were well-prepared to fight a delay- By 7 August the 4th Army had pushed the southern bank of the Danube from
ing defence. through the Bayerischer Wald and Wiesent encountering West German
At Regen the lead elements of the began approaching the Danube River. forces engaging in delaying actions. The
4th Tank Division struck ambushing Attacks were made on the crossings at 13th Tank Division and 15th Motorised
units of 4. Panzergrenadierdivision, with Deggendorf, Bogen, and Wiesent. The Rifle Division pushed from Bogen,
their missile armed tank-hunters taking 4th Tank Division clashed heavily with while the 3rd Motorised Rifle Division
a toll on the leading tanks. Through 10. Panzerdivision at Wiesent, where trickled across from Deggendorf as
the rolling hills, densely scattered with the Germans launched a number of the division’s tank units waited for the
farms, woods and other concealing armoured counterattacks against the other bridges to be made usable.
terrain, the West Germans delayed Czechoslovak attacks towards the river, The advance and fighting placed a
the Czechoslovak advance as they but it was not enough to prevent the heavy load on supply and logistics.
worked their way through the wooded 4th Reconnaissance Battalion from Replacements were few and far between
hill country of the Bayerischer Wald seizing the Autobahn bridge and scat- and Czechoslovak momentum slowed
(Bavarian Forest). tering a small group of West German as NATO resistance further stiffened,
The following Czechoslovak divisions engineers attempting to prepare it for French units had began to reinforce the
pushed around to the north and south of demolition. West Germans. However, by 10 August
Regen, through Patersdorf and Rinchnach. The crossing at Bogen was also taken, additional Soviet and Warsaw Pact
The weight of the advance eventually but the West Germans successfully dam- forces began to arrive after the Soviet
forced 4. Panzergrenadierdivision to pull aged the three bridges at Deggendorf, Southern Group of Forces that had
back to a line running between Roding in leaving the Czechoslovak engineers sev- pushed through Austria began advanc-
the north and Bischofsmais in the south. eral days of repair work ahead of them. ing into southern Germany.
South of Bischofsmais, the Czechoslovak
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1. GEBIRGS
DIVISION
1
Munich
Podplukovník Jan Hajek watched as the tanks of his command advanced before him. They had crossed the
border just an hour ago in darkness, and as dawn peaked over the horizon his battalion’s advance had remained
relatively unmolested so far. Podplukovník Hajek had stressed to his commanders to keep alert, the hill country
of the Czechoslovak-West Germany border was scattered with woods, farms and villages, and would provide
the US forces ahead of them with numerous ambush opportunities.
As he watched the first line of his T-72 tanks push across the thin belt of farmland toward the hills on the other
side of the little valley, he noticed a flash off to the left. Suddenly, one of his lead tanks erupted in flames as its
forward momentum spluttered to a halt. The tanks of the company all immediately swung their turrets in the
direction of the threat.
A second flash was followed by another of Hajek's T-72s exploding, lighting up the early morning like a roman
candle as its ammunition cooked off. The rest of that flank’s tank company quickly responded sending a volley
of 125mm rounds in the direction of the shots at the edge of a wood on the other side of the valley. Soon the
wood edge was lit up with explosions as a number of rounds hit enemy vehicles.
Hajek looked from the other side of the valley as a number of enemy vehicles burned on the far side of the valley.
“Let’s get moving,” he ordered, satisfied that the immediate threat had been eliminated, and keen to keep
moving westwards. He began issuing orders to his subordinates and soon the Battalion was advancing once
again.
The Czechoslovak People’s Army (ČSLA) had five tank divi- As Warsaw Pact strategy shifted from one of massive retal-
sions (1st, 4th, 9th, 13th & 16th) and five motorised rifle divi- iation to one of limited nuclear warfare, the Czechoslovak
sions (2nd, 3rd, 15th, 19th & 20th). These were grouped into two military was assigned a specific role to play in the event of
Czechoslovak Armies (1st & 4th) and the Soviet 28th Corps war with the West, to tie down NATO forces in the southern
(which included the 20th Motorised Rifle Division). The part of West Germany. Defensive war plans were to see them
Czechoslovaks also provided most of the troops for the initially take a defensive stance, before taking part in coun-
Warsaw Pact Central Front (including an airborne regiment terattacks into Southern West Germany. A more offensive
and an artillery division). The Soviets provided one or two plan would involve the 1st and 4th Czechoslovak Armies push-
motor rifle divisions for each of the two Czechoslovak armies, ing into Southern West Germany, engaging US and West
as well as a heavy artillery brigade and an attack helicopter German forces to hold them in place while Warsaw Pact forces
regiment for the Central Front. advancing from East Germany and through Austria penetrat-
ed NATO lines north and south of the Czechoslovak border.
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1. TANKOVÁ DIVIZE
‘1 TANK DIVISION’
ST
OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
Attached from
T-55AM2 2. Motostřelecká Divize
TANK
BATTALION
TCZ109
2ND
1STBATTALION,
ARTILLERY 1ST RECONNAISSANCE 11TH HELICOPTER REGIMENT, 216TH ANTI-TANK
23RDREGIMENT
ARTILLERY BATTALION 1ST ATTACK SQUADRON REGIMENT
OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
5TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT
MISSILE REGIMENT
3
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
1x T-72M 2 POINT 15 8 2
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
OR OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
BMP-2
MOTOR RIFLE 2S1 CARNATION
COMPANY ARTILLERY
TCZ106
BATTERY
TCZ116
4
Podporučík Karel Tomasek called his driver to a halt and his T-72M slowly slid to a rest on the soft ground a few
centimetres behind the farm wall.
“Nicely done Pavel,” Tomasek praised his driver. With the T-72M’s 125mm poking across the wall Tomasek
scanned the distant trees for movement and other tell tale signs of the enemy. His gunner, Rotmistr Jan Radecki,
had already loaded the main gun with an anti-tank round and was on the lookout.
A glint off to the right caught Tomasek’s eye.
“Target, 2 o’clock, 1500 metres, Fire, Fire!” ordered Tomasek.
Radecki quickly swung the turret around and sighted the enemy tank in the tree line near the intersection of
two secondary roads. An anti-tank round was quickly sent towards the target and a second round was cycled
through the autoloader and into the gun.
The first round struck nearby, sending clods of dirt into the air a few metres from the front of the enemy tank.
The second flew true, Radecki wasn’t going to miss again, and a burst of light greeted Tomasek through his
vision block, which was followed by the sight of enemy crew clambering out of the turret and seeking cover in
the trees.
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
Along with Poland, Czechoslovakia also manufactures the T-72M export model Crew: 3 - commander, gunner, driver
of the Soviet T-72 main battle tank. The T-72M shares many of the features of Weight: 41 tonnes
the Soviet produced T-72A, but lacks the more advanced featured of the original Length: 9.50m (31’’ 2”)
BDD composite turret armour. However, later Czech built models (T-72M1) Width: 3.50m (11’ 6”)
have incorporated similar features, and add rubber and steel bazooka skirts to Height: 2.20m (7’ 3”)
provide additional protection from HEAT anti-tank weapons.
Weapons: 125mm 2A46 gun
12.7mm NVST MG
The T-72M mounts the same powerful 125mm 2A46 gun as the Soviet model, 7.62mm PKT MG
but the Czechs don't have access to the most recent anti-tank rounds. The weapon Armour: Composite 24cm RHA equivalent,
system is further enhanced by a laser rangefinder, an electro-hydraulic gun stabi- 42cm against HEAT
liser, and a TPN-1-49-23 night vision gunsight. Speed: 60 km/h (37 mph)
Engine: V-12 diesel 582 kW (780 hp)
Range: 700 km (430 miles)
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LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
1x T-55AM2 1 POINT 14 9 2
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
OR OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
T-55AM2
TANK COMPANY ZSU-23-4 SHILKA SA-13 GOPHER
TCZ110 AA PLATOON SAM PLATOON
TCZ120 TCZ121
OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
SA-9 GASKIN
2S1 CARNATION SAM PLATOON
ARTILLERY TCZ122
BATTERY
TCZ116
6
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
7
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
BMP-1
MOTOR RIFLE 2S1 CARNATION SPANDREL
COMPANY ARTILLERY ANTI-TANK
TCZ104 BATTERY PLATOON
TCZ116 TCZ115
OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
SA-9 GASKIN
SAM PLATOON
TCZ122
8
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
2x Vz. 59 LMG team Vz. 58 assault rifle team 8”/20CM 3 3 1 6 Pinned ROF 1
9x BMP-1 (TCZ105) 10 POINTS or RPG-75 anti-tank 8”/20CM • W1EAPONS1CARD 14
• 5+ HEAT, Slow Firing
RPG-7 anti-tank team 12”/30CM 1 1 COURAGE
17 4+ 5+Assault 6, HEAT,SKILL 4+
Slow Firing
4x Vz. 58 assault rifle team Vz. 59 LMG team 16”/40CM 7 4 MORALE 4+ Assault 6, Heavy
2 6 ASSAULT
Weapon 6
with RPG-75 anti-tank RALLY 5+ COUNTERATTACK 5+
The Czechoslovakians have a long and proud SA-7 Grail AA missile team 48”/120CM 3 - - 5+
Assault 6, Guided AA,
Heavy Weapon
history of weapons manufacturing, including
the production of small arms. Rather than use
The main details for the BMP LIDOVÁ
Motor RifleARMÁDA
Companies are on cards TCZ104 and TCZ106.
Soviet designs like many of the Warsaw Pact
nations, the Czechs produce their own assault BMP-1
BMP-1TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
rifles, RPGs and light machine-guns. Though • TANK ATTACHMENT • AMPHIBIOUS • INFRA-RED (IR) • PASSENGERS 2 •
the Vz. 58 assault rifle (7,62 mm samopal vzor COURAGE 5+ SKILL 4+
58 or 7.62mm submachine-gun model 1958) MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 5+ COUNTERATTACK 5+
looks similar to the Soviet AK-47 or AKM, it
is mechanically very different. It is based on a IS HIT ON 3+
short-stroke gas piston design and shares no FRONT SIDE TOP
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LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
• INFANTRY UNIT •
BMP-2 MOTOR RIFLE COMPANY COURAGE 5+ SKILL 4+
10x Vz. 58 assault rifle team MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 5+
with RPG-75 anti-tank RALLY 5+ COUNTERATTACK 5+
2x Vz. 59 LMG team Vz. 58 assault rifle team 8”/20CM 3 3 1 6 Pinned ROF 1
or RPG-75 anti-tank 8”/20CM • W1EAPONS1CARD 14
• 5+ HEAT, Slow Firing
9x BMP-2 (TCZ107) 13 POINTS
RPG-7 anti-tank team 12”/30CM 1 1 COURAGE
17 4+ 5+Assault 6, HEAT,SKILL 4+
Slow Firing
4x Vz. 58 assault rifle team MORALE 4+ Assault 6, Heavy
ASSAULT
Weapon 6
Vz. 59 LMG team 16”/40CM 7 4 2 6
RALLY 5+ COUNTERATTACK 5+
with RPG-75 anti-tank
3x RPG-7 anti-tank team WEAPONS CARD
Weapons data for the AGS-17 grenade launcher and
SA-7 Grail AA missile are onIScard
HIT TCZ108.
ON INFANTRY SAVE
4x BMP-2 (TCZ107) 7 POINTS The BMP-2 Motor Rifle Company is a flexible 3+ unit with a wide3+variety
OPTIONS of weapons
TACTICAL from TERRAIN
assault riflesCROSS
DASH to automatic
COUNTRY DASH grenade launchers. CROSS
ROAD DASH It has an
• Add AGS-17 grenade launcher team & additional
8”/20CM card, [TCZ108], CM
8”/20 with the data for
12”/30 CM its heavy support
12”/30 CM weapons.
AUTO
BMP-2 for +2 points. ROF ANTI- FIRE-
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
• Add SA-7 Grail AA missile team & BMP-2
for +2 points. AGS-17 grenade launcher
team 16”/40CM 9 3 3 6 Assault 6, Heavy Weapon
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LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
routes of advance and weaknesses in enemy 73mm 2A28 gun 16”/40CM 1 1 12 3+ HEAT
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
14.5mm MG 20”/50CM 3 2 5 5+
7.62mm MG 16”/40CM 1 1 2 6
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LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
WHEELED MOTORWHEELED
RIFLE BATTALION
MOTOR
BATTALION
RIFLE
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
WHEELED BRDM-2
MOTOR RIFLE SPANDREL SCOUT PLATOON
COMPANY ANTI-TANK TCZ119
TCZ112
PLATOON
TCZ115
OR
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
SA-9 GASKIN
2S1 CARNATION SAM PLATOON
ARTILLERY TCZ122
BATTERY
TCZ116
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LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
• INFANTRY UNIT •
WHEELED MOTOR RIFLE COMPANY COURAGE 5+ SKILL 4+
10x Vz. 58 assault rifle team MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 5+
with RPG-75 anti-tank RALLY 5+ COUNTERATTACK 5+
• Add up to 2 AT-4 Spigot missile teams, each AT-4 Spigot missile 8”/20CM - 3 - 19 3+
Assault 6, Guided, HEAT,
with a BTR-60 or OT-64, for +2 points 40”/100CM Heavy Weapon
each. SA-7 Grail AA missile team 48”/120CM 3 - - 5+
Assault 6, Guided AA,
Heavy Weapon
• Add SA-7 Grail AA missile team &
BTR-60 or OT-64 for +1 point. The main details for the Wheeled Motor Rifle Company are on card TCZ112.
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
The motor riflemen mounted in wheeled
transport are armed with Vz. 58 assault rifles,
BTR-60
BTR-60TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
the wheeled motor riflemen are also armed with 10”/25CM 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 36”/90CM 4+
AT-4 Spigot man-portable anti-tank guided WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
missile systems. 14.5mm MG 20”/50CM 3 2 5 5+
The standard wheeled armoured personnel 7.62mm MG 16”/40CM 1 1 2 6
carrier of the Czechoslovakian People's Army
is the locally designed and produced OT-64.
The OT-64 SKOT (Czech acronym for Střední LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
Kolový Obrněný Transportér - medium wheeled OT-64
OT-64TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
armoured transporter) is an amphibious, 8x8
• TANK ATTACHMENT • AMPHIBIOUS • PASSENGERS 2 •
wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed
COURAGE 5+ SKILL 4+
jointly by Poland and Czechoslovakia. Most MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 6
vehicles have been upgraded to the OT-64A, REMOUNT 5+ COUNTERATTACK 6
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LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
engaging both air and ground targets. 23mm 2A7 AA gun 20”/50CM 6 4 6 5+ Dedicated AA, Radar
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
SA-13 Gopher
tor) with better mobility. AA missile 56”/140CM 2 - - 4+ Guided AA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
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LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
single shot or automatic fire. The breech of 152mm gun-howitzer 96”/240CM ARTILLERY 4 2+ Autoloader, Smoke Bombardment
the howitzer is designed so the autoloader can or Direct fire 24”/60CM 1 - 14 1+ Brutal, Smoke
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
Its tracked chassis makes it an idea support 122mm 2A31 howitzer 88”/220CM ARTILLERY 4 3+ Smoke Bombardment
weapon for tank and motor rifle battalions. or Direct fire 24”/60CM 1 1 21 2+ Brutal, HEAT, Slow Firing, Smoke
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LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
3x RM-70 5 POINTS
IS HIT ON 3+
FRONT SIDE TOP
The RM-70 (Czech: raketomet vzor 1970) mul- 1 1 0
tiple rocket launcher is the Czechoslovakian
People's Army version of the Soviet BM-21 TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
The RM-70 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle pro- RM-70 rocket launcher 96”/240CM SALVO 3 4+ Smoke Bombardment
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
SPANDREL ANTI-TANKSPANDREL
PLATOON ANTI-TANK PLATOON — LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
• TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS • INFRA-RED (IR) •
SPANDREL ANTI-TANK PLATOON COURAGE 5+ SKILL 4+
3x Spandrel 2 POINTS MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 6
REMOUNT 5+ COUNTERATTACK 6
2x Spandrel 1 POINT
IS HIT ON 3+
FRONT SIDE TOP
The 9P148 Konkurs (Contest, or Spandrel
as its missile is designated by NATO) is a 1 0 0
light mobile armoured vehicle mounting five
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
excellent wire-guided 9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 10”/25CM 10”/25CM 18”/45CM 44”/110CM 4+
Spandrel) anti-tank missiles. The 9P148 vehicle
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
is based on the the BRDM-2 scout car, giving WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
the anti-tank missile carrier good cross-country AT-5 Spandrel missile 8”/20CM– 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
48”/120CM
and road speed.
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2nd Attack Squadron. The third Mi-24D Hind Crew: 2 – pilot, gunner
squadron was the 2nd Attack Squadron of the 51st Helicopter Regiment, stationed in Prostějov. Weight: 12 tonnes
The Czechoslovaks operated with aggressive Soviet tactics, closing with the enemy, firing Length: 17.50m (57’ 5”)
Rotor: 17.3m (56’ 7”)
all the way with their four-barrelled 12.7mm YakB Gatling guns and UB-32 57mm rocket
Armour: Stops 12.7mm rounds
pods, or AT-6 Spiral (Shturm) anti-tank guided missiles. The Mi-24 can also transport a small Speed: 335 km/h (208 mph)
number of troops, giving Czechoslovak commanders great flexibility.
LIDOVÁ ARMÁDA
Helicopter Squadron (TCZ123) to take an Mi-24 Vz. 58 assault rifle team 8”/20CM 3 3 1 6 Pinned ROF 1
Hind Assault Landing Company. or RPG-75 anti-tank 8”/20CM 1 1 14 5+ HEAT, Slow Firing
RPG-7 anti-tank team 12”/30CM 1 1 17 4+ Assault 6, HEAT, Slow Firing
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tudes. Its six ready-to-fire missiles are tracked 10”/25CM 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 36”/90CM 5+
by a radio-command guiding system and can WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
engage aircraft from 2 to 9 kilometres at alti-
tudes of between 50 and 5000 metres. SA-8 Gecko AA missile 72”/180CM 3 - - 3+ Guided AA
RED BANNER
Kh-25 8”/20CM–
able to sustain multiple hits and still bring air-ground missile 28”/70CM - 1 27 2+ Brutal, Guided, HEAT
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Basing Czechoslovakian Infantry
Formation Commander
Vz. 58 assault rifle team Vz. 58 assault rifle team with RPG-75 anti-tank
Base the Commander on a small base Base an Vz. 58 assault rifle team on a medium base. Teams contains four riflemen
with a radio operator and rifleman. armed with Vz. 58 assault rifles and RPG-75 anti-tank weapons.
Unit Leaders replace the wo riflemen with an officer and radio operator.
Some players like to mark their Unit Leaders with a small piece of terrain on the base
or a dot of paint on the back of the stand for easy identification.
Fuselage
Worn Canvas
(362)
Camouflage
Chieftain Green
(348)
Battlefield Brown
(324)
DPM Sand
(363)
Worn Canvas
(362)
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TWBX01
CONTAINS:
3x DANA 152mm SP Howitzers
TWBX02
CONTAINS:
3x RM-70 Rocket Launchers
TWBX03
CONTAINS:
4x OT-64 Transports
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Czechoslovakian forces use the Soviet & East German codes on the following pages
in addition to the Warsaw Pact codes shown on the previous page.
POTECKNOV'S BEARS
TSUAB1
ARMY DEAL
Potecknov’s Bears contains all the
models you need to start building
a T-72 Tank Battalion, including;
• 1x Team Yankee
Complete Rules
A5 Mini Version,
• 5x Plastic T-72 tanks,
• 2x Plastic Mi-24 Hind
assault helicopters,
• 2x Decal Sheets, and
• 6x Soviet Unit Cards.
TWP950
The Czechoslovakian Decal pack gives you all the markings you
need to turn your Soviet vechicles into Czechoslovakian vehicles.
Each decal pack contains enough markings for over 100
vehicles and 4 Mi-24 Hinds.
Czechoslovakian Decals
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TEBX03
CONTAINS:
5x Plastic T-55AM2 Tanks
1x Plastic Tank Commander Sprue
2x Decal Sheets
2x Unit Cards
T-55AM2 Panzer Company (Plastic)
TSBX01
CONTAINS:
5x Plastic T-72 Tanks
1x Plastic Tank Commander Sprue
1x Decal Sheet
3x Unit Cards
T-72 Tankovy Company (Plastic)
TSBX04
CONTAINS:
2x Plastic Mi-24 Hind Helicopters
2x Plastic Flight Stands
8x Rare-earth Magnets
1x Decal Sheet
3x Unit Cards
Mi-24 Hind Helicopter Company (Plastic)
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TSBX14
CONTAINS:
5x Plastic BTR-60 Transports
1x Plastic Tank Commander Sprue
1x Decal Sheet
5x Unit Cards
TSBX02
CONTAINS:
5x Plastic BMP-1 or BMP-2 Transports
1x Plastic Tank Commander Sprue
1x Decal Sheet
5x Unit Cards
BMP-1 or BMP-2 Company (Plastic)
TSBX18
CONTAINS:
1x Formation Command Team
10x AK-74 Teams
9x RPG-7 Anti-tank Teams
2x PKM LMG teams
1x Gremlin AA Missile Team
9x Unit Cards
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TSBX09 TSBX07
CONTAINS:
2x SU-25 Frogfoot Aircraft
2x Plastic Flight Stands CONTAINS:
4x Rare-earth Magnets 3x 2S1 Gvozdika (‘Carnation’)
1x Decal Sheet 122mm Self-propelled Howitzers
1x Unit Card 1x Unit Card
TSBX16
CONTAINS:
2x SA-8 Gecko SAM Vehicles
1x Unit Card
TSBX05 TSBX06
CONTAINS: CONTAINS:
2x ZSU-23-4 Shilka 2x SA-13 Gopher
Anti-aircraft tanks SAM tanks
1x Unit Card 1x Unit Card
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TSBX10
CONTAINS:
4x BRDM-2 Vehicles
3x Unit Cards
TSBX11 TSBX12
CONTAINS: CONTAINS:
3x Spandrel Vehicles 4x Gaskin
2x Unit Cards SAM Vehicles
2x Unit Cards
TSU703
CONTAINS:
4x AK-74 Teams
4x RPG-7 Anti-tank Teams
4x Unit Cards
TSU706
CONTAINS:
1x AGS-17 Grenade Iauncher Teams
2x AT-4 Spigot Missile Teams
2x Unit Cards
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