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THE W O R L D A T W A R
In Flames Of War, you take on the role of a field commander manoeuvring your troops across the battlefields of Wo:
Уаг II. This classic period of warfare is brought to life in your own game room. Hammer and Sickle allows you to fielc the
German and Soviet forces that fought during the Operation Bagration breakthrough in June and July 1944. You'll also
need the Flames Of War rulebook, which contains all the rules and national characteristics that you need to fight miniar
World War II battles.
WHY COLLECT A FORCE FROM HOW T O BUILD A FORCE

HAMMER AND SICKLE? In Flames Of War games you will command a company 1
several platoons. Each company includes:
Hammer and Sickle brings Flames Of War players into the
bitter fighting of the Eastern Front. The battles around Minsk Company Headquarters - The company headqua
were some of the most desperate and hard fought battles of platoon is required—without it you have no command! Whe
the war. you choose your force the first thing you should purchase i
Soviet generals will now have access to the Tankovy hordes your points is your company headquarters platoon.
of the Red Army. Entire battalions of T-34/85 medium Combat Platoons - At least two combat platoons are usua
tanks backed up by ISU-122 assault guns are now yours to required. These platoons make up the core of your fore
command. The new foreign equipped guards units in the form These platoons are the backbone of your force.
of the Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Batalon are also entering the Weapons Platoons - Weapons platoons come from your ov
fray. Affectionately referred to as Emcha by the Soviet troops battalion or regiment. Although they are optional they offei
the M4A2 Sherman medium tanks proved to be a valuable your company excellent support, such as heavy machine-guns,
asset in the Soviet commander's arsenal. mortars and anti-tank weapons.
The German generals will be commanding the stubborn Support Platoons - Support platoons are sent to your
Kampfgruppen of the blocking companies whose task it was company by the division or corps. These platoons give you
to slow down the Red tide and buy their commanders time to extra support in many forms, ranging from tanks to artillery.
Id a strong defence on the Polish border. These blocking
d pioneer companies are supported by the fearsome Tiger PLATOONS
:ompanies of505. Schwere PanzerabteilungasiA the Panzers of Each platoon diagram indicates the required teams that you
and 12. Panzerdivisionen. Using improvised defences and need to make that unit a combat-worthy force. The troop:
ome deadly tank-hunters the Kampfgruppen made the Red that are black in each diagram must be included. Those troop:
Army pay dearly for every square inch of soil it gained. in grey are optional troops that add additional men, sped;
weapons and equipment to the platoon.
HOW THIS BATTLE B O O K WORKS
The Intelligence Briefings in this book give you the choices of SPECIAL RULES
five Soviet and three German companies based on historical In Flames OfWar, there are many special rules that give players
examples that fought on the Eastern Front in June 1944. the flavour of playing each individual nation. The special rules
reflect the sort of training and equipment the soldiers of each
Each Army is made up of platoons, each platoon has an
nation used, as well as the fighting spirit of the men.
associated points cost based upon its size and the additional
options that you select for them. You and your opponent
should select your forces to an agreed points value.
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Written by: Ken Camel, Wayne Turner Photography: Battlefront Studio
Editors: Peter Simunovich, John-Paul Brisigotti Web Support: Michael Haught
'roof Readers: Paul Beach, Russell Briant, John Hutton, Playtest Groups: The Regiment (Simon McBeth), Sydney
Gary Martin, Phil Yates, Kyran Henry Syndicate (Richard Chambers), KRCC (Anthony Beaver)
Graphic Design: Casey Davies, Dion Holswich Auckland City Guard (Chris Townley)
Miniatures Design: Evan Allen Photographs: National Library of New Zealand,
Cover and Internal Art: Vincent Wai Imperial War Museum, Bovington Tank Museum,
Miniatures Painting: James Brown, Jeremy Painter, Australian War Memorial, Roger Key Private Collection,
Blake Coster, Matt Parkes NARA, National Archives Of Canada,
Terrain Modelling: Battlefront Studio, Jason Buyaki Ceris-Normandie.com, US Army Signal Corps
CONTENTS
The Hammer and The Sickle 2 Painting Foreign Vehicles 43
The Soviet Exploitation 8 Panzer Tactics 46
The Tip of the Sickle 10 German Special Rules 49
Soviet Special Rules 11 Kampfgruppen 50
Motostrelkovy Batalon 12 Feldwebel Ludwig Windgruber 52
Rota Razvedki 18 General Der Panzertruppen Von Saucken... 53
Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Batalon 22 Sperrverband 54
Tankovy Batalon 26 Ersatz Pionierkompanie 58
Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Batalon 28 Schwere Panzerkompanie 60
Kapitan V I Nevsky 32 Panzerdivision Support 64
Brigade Komissar M A Dedov 33 Tank-hunters 67
Corps Support 34 Luftwaffe Support 68
Soviet Arsenal 41 German Arsenal 70
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THE НДММЕЯ Ж THE SICKLE
THE CAPTURE OF MINSK A N D BYELORUSSIA
Though the Soviet 1944 Summer offensive, Operation
Bagration, was but a week old, the German Festerplatz BAGRATION FORCE DISPOSITIONS
(Fortress) cities had fallen one by one. First Vitebsk, then JUNE 1944
Orsha, now Mogilev and Bobruisk had all been assaulted, INFANTRY
surrounded and engulfed by the Soviet juggernaut.
i f * German Infantry: 800,000
The final prize in Byelorussia was Minsk, the capital and
main transportation hub. Two massive Soviet spearheads had 11111111
broken through the German lines and became the Hammer ^ Soviet Infantry: 2,300,000
and Sickle of a grand pincer threatening to completely
annihilate the German Armee Gruppe Mitte (Army Group * * * * m * * * * *кnnn
Centre).
As June ended with the western Allies still slowly expanding
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their bridgehead in Normandy, the Soviets had reclaimed AIRCRAFT
nearly 400 kilometres (240 miles) of eastern Byelorussia, S^S German Aircraft: 850
with their two spearheads now racing to encircle Minsk.
HAMMER & SICKLE

^ Soviet Aircraft: 5,300
Led by the Oslikovskiy Cavalry-Mechanised Group, the
Soviet 5ya Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Armiya (5th Guards Tank
Army) struck as the Hammer or northern spearhead.
Advancing rapidly through the marshes of Byelorussia
they found themselves knocking on Borizov, Minsk's
northern door. Here in a town just east of Minsk they
threatened to both encircle and destroy the German 4. Armee
(4th Army).
The Red Army's 1-y Mechanizirovanniy Korpus (1st Mech-

anized Corps) formed the leading edge of the Sickle. TANKS
Threatening Minsk from the south, the Soviet advance sliced German Tanks: 750
just above the Pripyat Marshes hoping to cut off Minsk from
the southwest. They harried the retreating German 9. Armee
from the ashes of Bobruisk, on to Slutsk, and then finally to
Baranovichi. Q Soviet Tanks: 4,000
GERMAN RESPONSE
With the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) vastly outnumbered
and Soviet partisans destroying their supply routes, a German
counterattack against the Soviet offensive in the summer of
1944 was slow to develop.
The 5. Panzerdivision and 12. Panzerdivision (5th and
12,h Armoured Divisions) along with 505. Schwere ^
Panzerabteilung (505th Heavy Tank Battalion) were the Д р
first German mobile reserves committed to block the two
Soviet spearheads. The 5- Panzerdivision and 505. Schwere
Panzerabteilung supported the remnants of the 4. Armee
facing the Hammer in the north. 12. Panzerdivision
supported the remains of the 9. Armee against the scythe's
swing in the south.
In the end, neither German group could stop the • l i

inevitable and Minsk fell on 3 July. However, within these
first defensive efforts the patterns of Germany's tactical
defence were developed. These initial efforts provided the —
tactics and obstacles to eventually slow and ultimately
stop Operation Bagration at the gates of Warsaw after
relinquishing a total of 660 kilometres (415 miles) of
territory back to the yoke of Communism.
THE Ш 1 Е Т flDV/MCE, JUHE 19UU
5 TH ARMY
0SLIK0VSK1Y CAVALRY
MECH GROUP
VITEBSK
5TH GUARDS
TANK ARMY
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KORPS
MOLODECHNO ORSHA 31ST ARMY
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KAMPFGRUPPE 4™ ARMY See Stalin's ChisLiwhtfor details of
V O N SAUCKEN the battle mr Orsha.
5. PANZERDIVISION
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BARANOVICHI 9™ ARMY
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12. PANZERDIVISION
BOBRUISK
SLUTSK
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PLIEV CAVALRY
MECH GROUP
(See page 51 for a details) • 2 Panzergrenadier divisions
5. Panzerdivision (Reserve) 12. Panzerdivision (Reserve)
0 Miles 20 40 , 60 80 100 120
0 Kilometres 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

SSVIET ЕХРЬЙ1Ш15И FORCES
MECHANISED CORPS TANK CORPS
Soviet mechanised and tank corps are the equivalent to other Tank corps followed behind the cavalry and mechanised
I? nations' armoured divisions, with the mechanised corps corps smashing enemy rear area defences, disrupting the
being infantry heavy and tank corps being armour heavy. enemy reserves and attacking behind enemy lines. Tank
corps contain three tank brigades, a motorised brigade,
Mechanised corps make the initial thrust through broken
and supporting regiments and battalions of mortars, rocket
enemy lines, taking key objectives and destroying any
launchers, reconnaissance, sappers, anti-tank, anti-aircraft
' withdrawing forces. Mechanised corps are made up of three
and assault guns.
mechanised brigades, a tank brigade, and supporting units
of mortars, rocket launchers, reconnaissance, sappers, anti- Each tank brigade had three tank battalions, a motor rifle
tank, anti-aircraft and assault guns. battalion, an armoured car platoon, and an anti-aircraft
machine-gun company. A full-strength tank corps has
| Each mechanised brigade is a combined arms force
208 tanks, 42 assault guns, 270 trucks, 241 other vehicles,
В containing motorised rifle battalions, a tank regiment,
174 guns and mortars, 8 BM-13 rocket launchers, and
( j mortars, artillery, anti-aircraft, reconnaissance, sappers and
11,788 men.
trucks. The 3rd Guards Mechanised Corps had 196 tanks,
42 assault guns, 99 armoured cars and half-tracks, 200
motorcycles, 1556 trucks, 41 76mm guns, 12 85mm guns,
8 BM-13 rocket
F r o m t h e s e u n i q u e c o r p s y o u w i l l find a v a r i e t y o f Flames Of War f o r c e o p t i o n s .
M O T O S T R E L K O V Y B A T A L O N (PAGE 12) GVARDEYSKIY T A N K O V Y B A T A L O N (PAGE 22)

Both mechanised and tank corps have a large comple- The battalions of the 3rd Guards Tank Corps and 29th Tank
ment of motor rifle battalions. Having been equipped Corps are fully equipped with the new T-34/85 obr 1943
before Operation Bagration, they are all armed with PPSh medium tank. They are supported by a selection of heavy
submachine-guns. They get access to an excellent selection of tanks, anti-tank, reconnaissance, assault guns, infantry and
armour, anti-tank, reconnaissance, assault guns and artillery artillery support.
support. They can be Guards or Red Army.
T A N K O V Y B A T A L O N (PAGE 26)
R O T A RAZVEDKI (PAGEIS) The battalions of the regular Red Army 1st Mechanised
The reconnaissance troops of each corps' motorcycle Corps are armed with older T-34/76 obr 1942 tanks. With
battalion provide the lead elements in the exploitation. Their a few new T-34/85 obr 1943 tanks delivered especially for
well-equipped Razvedki Platoon has plenty of firepower and Bagration. They are supported by heavy tanks, anti-tank,
is tactically more flexible than most Soviet units. They have reconnaissance, assault guns, infantry and artillery.
plenty of support, including their own company of tanks.
INOMAROCHNIKIY
T A N K O V Y B A T A L O N (PAGE 28)
The battalions of the 3rd Guards Mechanised Corps use
American and British Lend-lease Sherman and Valentine
tanks. Support is provided by heavy tanks, anti-tank,
reconnaissance, assault guns, infantry and artillery.
лИИИЭ
At first the Germans threw together whatever units that Using the remnants of infantry divisions, with the best
remained to try and slow the Soviet advance. They quickly veterans remaining, adding fresh reserve formations and
formed Sperrverband (blocking forces pronounced shperr finally bolstering a Kampfgruppe with the fresh Panzer
fer-bandt) from the remnants of beaten divisions. battalions and Panzergrenadiers of the armoured divisions,
the Germans built strong enough forces to weather the Soviet
The Sperrverbandvrzre. German Kampfgruppen (battle groups)
storm. Adding the Tiger tanks of the 505. Panzerabteilung
using Sicherungs (security units), Walkure (light replacement
further enhanced the German defence.
infantry regiments), Ersatz Engineers (rear area support), and
whatever remaining veterans they could muster. These ad hoc Using veteran engineers with their ability to blow bridges,
formations were thrown into the maelstrom of Bagration in a build quick defences, and destroy Soviet tanks in close
desperate attempt to hold back the Soviet army. combat, provided the needed time to hold up the Red
advance. This allowed the medium and heavy panzers to
Many lesser formations were simply devoured by the Soviet
team up with their Panzergrenadiers and counterattack pen-
colossus but those supported by the 5. Panzerdivision or /А
etrating Soviet formations. !:r
12. Panzerdivision would provide a road map for successful
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defensive tactics.
To stop the rampaging Soviets the Germans can fiela some new and unique compariics on the Flames of War battlefield.
S P E R R V E R B A N D (PAGE 54) PANZERDIVISION, PANZERJAGER &

The first is the Sperrverband. By organising your remaining LUFTWAFFE S U P P O R T
veterans and supporting them with the best troops you have All your companies can receive support from either
available, you will have the time you need to dig in, prepare 5. Panzerdivision or 12. Panzerdivision. These are front- line
a solid defence, and halt those Soviet tank hordes in their German armoured divisions with all the latest weapons from
tracks. Berlin. (Page 64)
E R S A T Z P I O N I E R K O M P A N I E (PAGE 58) And if these two Panzer divisions can not help you then
If you see the need for more fortifications and engineering in maybe the independent Panzerjdger Abteilung (Tank-hunter
your defence then try the Ersatz Pioniere (Reserve Pioneers). Battalion) can. Some new Hetzers and PaK40 auf RSO may
They provide the manpower and expertise you need to assist you in destroying those nasty Soviet tanks. (Page 67)
solidly hold the line until you can counterattack with your Finally, the Luftwaffe is also available to round out your
Panzers. defence. A few Hsl29 Panzerknacker aircraft, a couple or
four extra 88 guns, or two or three FlaK Nests may be just
S C H W E R E P A N Z E R K O M P A N I E (PAGE 60)
the thing to beat off the Red Horde and have them running
And if the thought of holding in place is not your forte, then back to Uncle Joe. (Page 68)
try the heavy tanks of 505. Schwere Panzerabteilung. Their
Tiger tanks provide the power to engage and destroy even They're all here waiting for you to litter your table top
the most tank heavy Soviet battalions. strewn with the carcasses of burning red steel whether they
be Lend-lease Sherman or Soviet-made T-34/85 tanks.
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THE TIP SF THE SICKLE
A Forward Detachment (Pered Otradin Russian) is a combined By 1943 the Soviets were able to break through the German lines,
arms force that is used as the leading tip of an advancing but rapid German reinforcement and air interdiction slowed
Soviet mobile force. It operates by reconnaissance in force, the penetrations and prevented them reaching objectives.
travelling ahead of a larger formation to discover an enemy's However, by the beginning of Operation Bagration the super-
defensive weaknesses and strengths by attacking them. When iority of the Soviet air force and the availability of American
the defence proves strong they attempt to find another route, transports neutralized the German advantage. Close coopera-
but when it proves weak they force their way through. Once tion between the assault troops and mobile troops allowed the
through an enemy's defensive line they attack the enemy Soviets to coordinate the offensive for maximum effort.
rear areas, disrupting and weakening their defence for the
following main force. FINAL V I N D I C A T I O N
The cavalry-mechanised groups used during Operation
THE BEGINNING
Bagration were themselves giant Forward Detachments. These
The Forward Detachment concept began with the successful
cavalry and mechanised corps were the first Soviet formations
use of light infantry and ski troops during the 1941 Moscow
to break through the holes created in the German lines by the
counter-offensive. The offensive proved that a highly mobile
Shock infantry armies. Once through, they raced ahead of
force could penetrate behind enemy lines.
the rest of the Soviet forces, preparing the way, seizing river
Further development occurred during the German advance on
crossings and forming bridgeheads for the following tank and
Stalingrad. With the addition of tank support the new forward
infantry corps.
detachments were able to slow the enemy advance. However,
constant air attacks, poor supply, and outdated tank designs If a Forward Detachment meets stiff German resistance, the
proved no match for the German Panzer forces. Despite these infantry, supported by an anti-tank battalion, would dig in
problems, even creating minimal delay suggested that a strong to hold against the inevitable German counterattack. The
mobile force moving swiftly through a hole in the enemy lines, Forward Detachment would then move around the hardpoint
with specific objectives and rapidly following heavy support, to continue the advance, with mechanised or tank forces
could achieve something more substantial. trailing them. Later, infantry forces would arrive to complete
the destruction of the defensive hardpoint.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT Forward Detachments came in all sizes, but by 1944 they
After Stalingrad the Soviets tried to avoid enemy aircraft by were all combined arms formations, containing infantry,
moving at night. This improved success, but operations still tanks, guns or assault guns, and engineers. Maskirovka still
moved too slowly to reach objectives. Next rifle companies were played an important part. Leading elements of the Forward
motorised, with additional tank support and armoured recon- Detachment used captured German equipment to deceive the
naissance troops. Maskirovka (deception) was used by moving Germans. The Forward Detachments kept the momentum
at night with headlights on. The Germans were sometimes of the advance by securing deep objectives by surprise and
deceived into thinking the Forward Detachment was returning hindering German attempts to establish new defensive lines.
German troops, giving the Soviets an element of surprise.
F O R W A R D DETACHMENTS LEADING OFFENSIVE EXPLOITATION
PHASE T w o
Forward _ „ _
Detachment Follow-on Force
шяш&ШЯ Forward d e t a c h m e n t penetrates

Forward d e t a c h m e n t attacks defence a n d f o l l o w i n g forces
improvised defence. exploit t h r o u g h g a p .
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F o r w a r d d e t a c h m e n t moves
a r o u n d e n e m y strong point.
Follow-on forces divert to follow.
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If the f o r w a r d d e t a c h m e n t i-
meets strong defence it w i l l Following i n f a n t r y forces
leave a covering force a n d arrive to clear strong point
t r y a n o t h e r axis.
SSVIET SPECIAL flULES
F O R W A R D DETACHMENT DECOY
A forward detachment works ahead of the main force, Forward elements of the Soviet forces use captured equip-
surprising the enemy, finding weak spots, and penetrating ment and specialist troops in captured uniforms to fool the
the defensive line for following Soviet troops. Germans. These troops lead the advance into the German
positions and rely on the enemy not immediately identifying
I Players commanding any Soviet Battalion (Flames Of War them to penetrate through the lines. They then create havoc
Company) is this book may infiltrate their Decoy Tank to disrupt the defence before the main force hits.
Company or Spetsnaz Platoon whenever they are attacking I
I an enemy in Prepared Positions and have the first turn. i A Spetsnaz Platoon or Decoy Tank Company must be ~m
| identified before the enemy can shoot at it or assault it. j
I A Decoy Tank Company or Spetsnaz Platoon may infiltrate These units start the game unidentified.
with a single unit, deployed within Command Distance of |
If a Spetsnaz Platoon or Decoy Tank Company shoots or j
I them, from the following list:
launches an assault, they are immediately identified by all |
• Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Company I enemy platoons.
• Tankovy Company
• Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Company In order to identify a Spetsnaz Platoon or Decoy Tank j
• Light Tankovy Company Company, an enemy platoon must attempt to shoot at it or 1
• Motostrelkovy Company, 1 select it as the target for an artillery bombardment. Before I
• Tank Rider Company rolling to hit with the shooting platoon, roll a Skill Testfor j
• Motostrelkovy Submachine-gun Company the platoon.
• Light Armoured Car Platoon • If they pass the Skill Test, they identify the Soviet platoon
• Razvedki Platoon or company and shoot at it as normal. The Soviet unit is I
If the infiltrated company is a type of Tankovy Company £ now identified to all enemy platoons.
и ithout Tankodesantniki, they can also carry a Tank-rider 1 • If they fail, they do not identify the unit, but may shoot at |
I Company as passengers. other Soviet units instead.
•'• hen other teams make Reconnaissance Deployment moves, | Aircraft cannot choose an unidentified team as the target
the Forward Detachment teams may move up to l6"/40cm. % of an air strike.
Tljis is instead of their normal movement distance and \ Enemy reconnaissance teams automatically identify a J
:hey cannot Move at the Double. They use all the normal ; л Spetsnaz Platoon or Decoy Tank Company if they are j
movement rules for terrain (including those for obstacles and within 8 "/20cm when they attempt to shoot at them.
I fortifications). If they end this movement within 8"/20cm of j
an enemy team, or within l6"/40cm of an enemy team and I • Sometimes your Decoy teams will be facing enemy other j
not in Concealing Terrain or out of Line of Sight, they are I than the Germans. On these occasions the Decoy Platoon
automatically detected. retains all the Decoy Special Rules as it is assumed that |
Soviets are using their new enemy's captured vehicles.
If the infiltrating troops are not automatically detected, roll | I However, you can still model your decoy troops as, and j
a die: use the characteristics o f , the historically-correct captured 3
• On a roll of2+, they have infiltrated undetected. German equipment.
• On a roll of 1, they are detected.
EXPLOITATION FORCES
1 * the infiltrators are detected, the infiltrating player gives
The tank and mechanised corps are the spearhead of the
the first turn to their opponent. Soviet breakthrough.
VOLLEY FIRE The following forces are always the attacker in missions
using the Defensive Battle special rule.
When the advancing Soviet army came across a German
; ::ong point, assault guns and artillery batteries stopped to • Tankovy Batalon, • Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Batalon,
blast it using a massive centralised volley. • Motostrelkovy Batalon, • Inomarochnikiy Tankovy
• Rota Razvedki
SU-76M, ISU-122 assault guns, and 76mm ZIS-3,57mm \
ZIS-2 and 45mm obr 1942 guns that did not move in the p H E A V Y BREAKTHROUGH G U N
Movement Step may reroll failed rolls To Hit when shooting The IS-2 heavy tanks and the ISU-122 heavy assault guns
their main guns at teams up to 16'/40cm away. Volley Fire j blasted the enemy gun positions into oblivion, leaving little
does not apply when firing Artillery Bombardments. chance to escape their fury!
Infantry, Gun teams and Unarmoured vehicles auto-

matically fail their saves when hit by the main gun of an
IS-2 heavy tank, or ISU-122 assault gun. A Firepower Test
, may still be required to destroy the target team as normal.
МёШТЯЕШУ: ЬДТДЬЗИ
MOTOR RIFLE BATTALION
(MECHANISED C O M P A N Y )
Your force must be either Guards or Red Army. Whichever you choose,
BATTALION H Q you may only use units and options marked with the appropriate
GUARDS RED ARMY symbol.
A Motostrelkovy Battalion must field a Battalion HQ and at least two Motostreikovy Companies.
It may also field one of each of the remaining Combat Companies, Weapons Companies, and
Support Companies from each box shown (Armoured, Infantry, etc.).
INFANTRY MORTAR COMPANY ARMOURED

Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Company
Tankovy Company
Motorised Mortar
Company Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Company
INFANTRY HEAVY MORTAR

COMPANY ARMOURED
Guards Heavy Tank Company
Heavy Mortar
Company
INFANTRY ARMOURED Guards Heavy Assault
SUBMACHINE-GUN Gun Company
COMPANY Assault Gun Company
Tank Killer Company

Motostrelkovy Sub-
machine-gun Company
MACHINE-GUN
ARMOURED
COMPANY Assault Gun Company
TRANSPORTER
PLATOON Tank Killer Company
Motostrelkovy
Machine-gun Company Tank Destruction Company
MORTAR COMPANY Transporter Platoon

ANTI-TANK
ARTILLERY BATTALION Tank Destruction Company
Motorised
Mortar Company
Motostrelkovy RECON
Artillery Battalion
ANTI-TANK COMPANY
RAZVEDKI PLATOON
Motorised
Anti-tank Company
ROCKET ARTILLERY
Guards Rocket Mortar Battalion
Razvedki Platoon
ARMOURED CAR
PLATOON ARMOURED ANTI-AIRCRAFT
Anti-aircraft Company
Light Armoured Car

Gvardeyskiy Tankovy
Company
AIR SUPPORT
Tankovy Company Priority Air Support
SAPPER COMPANY
Ught Tankovy
Company с Limited Air Support
Sapper Company
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M O T I V A T I O N A N D SKILL
I
I Guards have been awarded the Guards title in recognition of bravery and excellence in battle. A Motostrelkovy Batalon of the
. be Red Artny is well versed in the art of war after many victories. A Motostrelkovy Batalon of the 1" Mechanised Corps are
Red Army troops rated Confident Trained.
HEADQUARTERS
BATTALION HQ
HEADQUARTERS
Battalion HQ 35 points
Add Anti-aircraft Platoon equipped with DShK
AA MG on trucks for +60 points, or with ZSU M l 7
M G M C self-propelled guns for +80 points.
Battalion HQ 30 points
Add Anti-aircraft Platoon equipped with DShK
AA MG on trucks for +55 points, or with ZSU M17
MGMC self-propelled guns for +75 points.
Motostrelkovy Batalon (or motor rifle battalion,

f r.z unced mo-to-stryel-ko-vy ba-ta-lon) support the
' and clear pockets bypassed by the tankers. I |
MOTOSTRELKOVY BATALON H Q
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COMBAT COMPANIES
MOTOSTRELKOVY C O M P A N Y
COMPANY
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HQ Section with:
Command Maksim HMG Maksim HMG
3 Motor Rifle Platoons 4 1 0 points SMG team
2 Motor Rifle Platoons 280 points —jfrHfrHMS^ — i -
1 Motor Rifle Platoon 145 points
— ч ш £ ш ъ
HQ Section with:
3 Motor Rifle Platoons 340 points
SMG team
2 Motor Rifle Platoons
1 Motor Rifle Platoon
230 points
120 points ^ m
SMG team
nm SMG team
OPTIONS
• Add Komissar team for+15 points.
л т
SMG team
КШ SMG team
Add Maksim HMG teams for +25 points per team.
•: otostrelkovy are armed with submachine-guns and are

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: ed as an assault force. These ingenious Soviet light
:. rapid fire weapons are ideal for closing with the
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Fire support from an array of Soviet weapons pin
cists in their positions, hindering them from respond-
: : the rapid advance of the motostrelkovy. Once close the
elkovy spray the enemy with hot lead before assaulting
racists and ejecting them from their positions!
LOTOSTRELKOVY M A C H I N E - G U N C O M P A N Y
COMPANY
HQ Section with:
Command Rifle team
3 Machine-gun Platoons 245 points -ИИИАИИИ-
2 Machine-gun Platoons 170 points
1 Machine-gun Platoon 95 points « в -
HQ Section with: Maksim HMG Maksim HMG

3 Machine-gun Platoons 220 points
^ 2 Machine-gun Platoons 150 points Maksim HMG Maksim HMG Maksim HMG Maksim HMG
1 Machine-gun Platoon 80 points

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ч ш В
The Maksim machine-gun has served the Red Army well
тЫАА -feftftA тЫАА
and continues to do so in support of the motostrelkovy. Maksim HMG Maksim HMG Maksim HMG
L The Maksim is one of the many superior Soviet support
MACHINE-GUN PLATOON
weapons available to cover the advance of the motostrelkovy
companies. They can lay down a wall of lead guaranteed MACHINE-GUN COMPANY
to force any enemy to lay low until it is too late and the
motostrelkovy are among them.
MOTORISED MORTAR COMPANY ш ш я т ^

- e a -
COMPANY
HQ Section with:
Command Rifle team
2 Mortar Platoons 125 points
sr 1 Mortar Platoon 70 points
Щ З Б & Н » - ш ш ш т
HQ Section with:
"Ы 82-BM-41 82-BM-41
1 Mortar Platoon 60 points mortar mortar
OPTIONS
82-BM-41 82-BM-41
• Add Observer Rifle team for +15 points. mortar mortar
Iл
• Add trucks for +5 points for the Company. ''ЩаЩ
82-BM-41 82-BM-41
t The ingenious design of the 82-BM-41 mortars provide mortar mortar
; both the tankovy and motostrelkovy battalions with addi- ^ ш з ш м Е э а - J
tional support fire during attacks. The mortars rain down a MOTORISED MORTAR C O M P A N Y
constant barrage of high explosive and fragmentation bombs
on fascist positions.
IOTORISED A N T I - T A N K C O M P A N Y
- ч п г а к —
COMPANY
H Q Section with:
Г Command Rifle team
2 Anti-tank Platoons 110 points
й 1 Anti-tank Platoon 65 points
-НИИ^ЕКД—. — ч Ё т к ш а
• Replace all 45mm obr 1942 guns with 57mm ZIS-2
guns for +40 points per platoon.
45mm obr 1942 gun 45mm obr 1942 gun
H Q Section with:
Truck Truck
1 Anti-tank Platoon 55 points
-
• Replace all 45mm obr 1942 guns with 57mm ZIS-2 45mm obr 1942 gun 45mm obr 1942 gun
guns for +35 points per platoon.
OPTIONS
Truck Truck
• Replace trucks with Lend-lease M2 or M 3 half-tracks
И Ш Ш З И Е В А
for +5 points per Anti-tank Platoon.
MOTORISED ANTI-TANK C O M P A N Y
• Arm any or all M 2 or M3 half-tracks with an .50 cal
AA MG for +5 points per half-track. Some units have the deadly 57mm ZIS-2 anti-tank gun. This
superior example of the worker's industry can destroy any
Remember to use the Volley Fire special rule when firing
tank the Fascists dare to enter the battle with.
at teams within 16"/40cm while stationary.
While the tanks go forward the anti-tank gun crews lie in
- 5 mm obr 1942 anti-tank gun has served the Red Army wait for the predictable German counterattack. When the
ind continues to rain death on the invaders. A marvel of Germans move forward to attack our tanks, the anti-tank ik
industry, this little gun can be used to destroy tanks, gunners let fly with a hail of fire knocking out the fascist
ist
: out guns, and kill infantry. tanks as they expose their side armour while attacking our
ur
tanks. Faced with this superior firepower, the Germans will
withdraw to conserve their dwindling stock of tanks.
WEAPONS COMPANIES
1EAVY M O R T A R C O M P A N Y
- и я а ш Н
COMPANY
HQ Section with: Ш к к
Command Rifle team Observer Rifle tear
3 Mortar Platoons 205 points И Я Д !
1 Mortar Platoon 85 points
H Q Section with:
1 Mortar Platoon 70 points 120-PM-38 Truck
mortar
OPTIONS ^-ЩЩЗШШЕВЕШ-1 ^ ч ш г з а я г а ! -
• Add Observer Rifle team for +15 points. В В
Add trucks for +5 points for the Company.
Ы ь к
120-PM-38 120-PM-38 Truck
makes mortars ideal for working with the mobile mortar mortar
of the exploitation forces is their light weight and - ш ш ш я ш & я ш -
of movement. The rapid advances of tankovy and
HEAVY MORTAR C O M P A N Y
tostrelkovy battalions make it difficult for the big guns of
^r:illery to keep up. Soviet industry solved this problem with the ease of a lighter mortar and has the firepower of
:ле creation of the impeccable 120mm mortar. The a field gun. The fascists cannot rely on trenches to protect
3ut hard hitting, 120-PM-38 mortar can be deployed them from the might of Soviet military power!
Г • f ** - г-
MOTOSTRELKOVY ШШШл
SUBMACHINE-GUN C O M P A N Y ч ш з а -
COMPANY
Command
HQ Section with: SMG team
3 Submachine-gun Platoons 4 1 0 points -ЩЩШММ-

•pPl 2 Submachine-gun Platoons 280 points
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1 Submachine-gun Platoon 145 points
HQ Section with: SMG team SMG team
^
3 Submachine-gun Platoons
2 Submachine-gun Platoons
340 points
230 points
urn SMG team
nmSMG team
OPTION
1 Submachine-gun Platoon 120 points SMG team SMG team
SMG team
кшSMG team
• Add Komissar team for +15 points. ilM

SMG team
SMG team
SMG team
SMG team SMG team SMG team
The submachine-gun is the ideal weapon for assault infantry.
It is easy to use, light, and compact making it ideal for ИММ ^ — •
infantry who will be clambering on and off tanks and other щшт Ш
vehicles. The motostrelkovy submachine-gunners provide
additional infantry to reinforce attacks for the motostrelkovy
SMG team SMG team SMG team
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companies, ensuring the Fascists will be crushed.
SMG team SMG team SMG team SMG team

SUBMACHINE-GUN PLATOON
SUBMACHINE-GUN C O M P A N Y
TRANSPORTER PLATOON J H L
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COMPANY
HQ Section with:
Command Truck Truck
4 Truck Squads 30 points
3 Truck Squads 25 points
2 Truck Squads 20 points Truck Truck
1 Truck Squad 15 points
OPTION
Replace all trucks with Ford GPA Amphibious Jeeps
for +5 points for the Platoon.
Truck Truck
The key to the success of the Soviet exploitation forces is

their rapid mobility and the use of trucks to move important Truck Truck Truck Truck
elements of the forces. While much of the infantry bravely
ride on the back of the tanks, Soviet and Lend-lease trucks ^ЩШШШШШ!^ « М Ш К К
are available for companies who require them.
ЧЕШПАМ-
A Transporter Platoon follows the rules for Transport
Platoons in the rulebook.
Truck Truck
A Transporter Platoon is rated as Confident Trained.

Truck Truck Truck Truck
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TRANSPORTER P L A T O O N
. * *«.
M O T O S T R E L K O V Y ARTILLERY B A T T A L I O N
COMPANY
H Q Section with:
Command Staff team M3A1 armoured
6 Gun Platoons 305 points Rifle team Rifle team transporter
4 Gun Platoons 245 points
H Q Section with:

2 Gun Platoons 130 points M3A1 armoured transporter M3A1 armoured transporter
OPTIONS
• Add Observer Rifle team for +15 points.
• Add lend lease M 2 or M3 half-tracks for +5 points
per Gun Platoon. M3A1 armoured transporter M3A1 armoured transporter
• Arm any or all M 2 or M3 half-tracks with an .50 cal

AA MG for +5 points per Gun Platoon.
v .it teams within 16"!40cm while stationary.
76mmZIS-3 field gun
AT. important aspect to the success in battle of the Soviet
exploitation forces is the gun line. While the mobile forces
M 3 A 1 armoured transporter M 3 A 1 a r m o u r e d transporter
engage the enemy, the guns support the attack and provide a
defensive line in case of a cowardly Fascist counterattack.
The "6mm ZIS-3 field gun may not have the hitting power
j < :' :he larger guns of the other Soviet forces, but they only
have to keep the Fascists' heads down while the motostrelkovy M3A1 armoured transporter M3A1 armoured transporter
—
t ir.d tanks advance on the enemy positions. They can also be
| p ushed up to the enemy positions and fire over open sights
^ t: drive the enemy from their positions. Few can stand fire-
I г ower of this magnitude!
76mm ZIS-3 field gun 76mm ZIS-3 field gun
M3A1 armoured transporter M3A1 armoured transporter
76mm ZIS-3 field gun 76mm ZIS-3 field gun

L-isnsBBisga-J i — ц щ ц ц ж а -
M O T O R I S E D ARTILLERY B A T T A L I O N
ЯЙТД hpzvedki
RECONNAISSANCE COMPANY
(MECHANISED COMPANY)
COMPANY HQ
A Rota Razvedki must field a Company HQ and two Razvedki Platoons. It may also field one
Company HQ
of each of the Weapons Companies and Support Companies from each box shown (Armoured,
Infantry, etc.).
•
NFANTRY MOTOSTRELKOVY ARMOURED
Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Company jjj^
COMPANY
Tankovy Company ^^
Razvedki Platoon Ш Ш Inomarochnikiy Tankovy C o m p a n y ^

Motostrelkovy Company
Assault Gun Company Jj^
INFANTRY
ARMOURED
Assault Gun Company Jj^
Razvedki Platoon
Tank Killer Company Jj^
INFANTRY
MORTAR COMPANY
Razvedki Mortar
Company INFANTRY
Sapper Company
ANTI-TANK COMPANY
Razvedki Anti-tank RECON

Spetsnaz Platoon
Company
Decoy Tank Company
R O C K E T ARTILLERY
Guards Rocket Mortar
Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Battalion
Company
Tankovy Company
Light Tankovy ARTILLERY
Company Heavy Mortar Company
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V
AIR SUPPORT
Priority Air Support
Limited Air Support

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M O T I V A T I O N AND SKILL
~ - ::out companies of tank and mechanised corps are hand-pickedfrom the best troops available. A Rota Razvedki is rated as
Fearless Trained.
HEADQUARTERS
Company HQ 45 points
Company Command 2iC Command
Rifle team Rifle team
OPTIONS
• Add Komissar team and Armoured Transporter for
+25 points. M3A1 armoured M3A1 armoured irmourec
transporter transporter
• Replace AA MG on any or all M3A1 armoured
transporters with 0.5" AA MG s for +5 points per
vehicle.
Л dd .Anti-aircraft Platoon equipped with DShK AA
MG on trucks for +60 points, or with ZSU M17
Anti-aircraf
gun
: : mbat troops of a Rota Razvedki (reconnaissance
my - pronounced ro-ta raz-ved-ki) are fast and deadly,
ner mounted in Soviet armoured cars, captured, or
- , - s d equipment, recon infantry will find and exploit
- : le in the enemy's defences. The Battalion HQ of a Rota Razvedki is not subject to the
Centralised Control and Hen and Chicks special rules.
I
COMBAT PLATOONS
RAZVEDKI P L A T O O N ш т я т Ц
ч ш п ш а
PLATOON
H Q Section with:
Command M3A1 armoured
4 Rifle Squads 230 points Rifle/MG team transporter
180 points Щ М 1
i - i l ^ Rifle Squads
2 Rifle Squads 130 points
- I S M S E ® -
OPTIONS
• Replace all Rifle/MG teams with SMG teams at no Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
cost.
• Replace AA MG on any or all M3A1 armoured
transporters with 0.5" AA MG's for +5 points per
•JIJItoilM»! — m u i t o i i H . » —
vehicle.
• Replace all M3A1 armoured transporters with ш ш ё ш ъ - -"ЕШЕШЁ-
turredess BA-10M or captured Sd Kfz 251 armoured
transporters at no cost.
Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
• Replace all M3A1 armoured transporters with
one Universal Carrier armoured transporter per
Rifle/MG team for +5 points per Rifle Squad. M3A1 armoured transporter M3A1 armoured transporter
"" • J l d l t o l M *
The razvedchiki are often leading the way as the Soviet RAZVEDKI P L A T O O N
exploitation forces drive through breached defences and
chase down the fleeing Fascist forces. Razvedki Platoons are not subject to the Centralised Control
With a myriad of weapons that includes rifles, machine-guns, and Hen and Chicks special rules.
submachine-guns, and flame-throwers, they ride into battle
" mounted in armoured transporters.
You may replace up to one Rifle/MG or SMG team with a Flamej
thrower team at the start of the game before deployment.
WEAPONS PLATOONS
LIGHT A R M O U R E D C A R P L A T O O N | M M
— щ ш ш ш -
PLATOON
7 BA-64 170 points
6 BA-64 150 points Command Armoured Car
5 BA-64 130 points ««•yiyiiws

4 BA-64 110 points
3 BA-64 85 points
OPTION
Armoured Car Armoured Car
• Replace the AA MG on up to two armoured cars
with a hull-mounted PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle at no
cost.
Armoured Car Armoured Car Armoured Car Armoured Car
The armoured car platoon of the rota razvedki is armed with т я ж и ; » » ИДЗДВДШдЖ
тамВДмЯ И а Ш
BA-64 armoured cars. These seven BA-64 armoured cars
provide the reconnaissance of the advance. Often the enemy L I G H T A R M O U R E D CAR P L A T O O N
will reveal themselves by destroying one armoured car,
A Light Armoured Car Platoon is a Reconnaissance
allowing the rest to retreat and inform the following force
Platoon.
of the enemy's location. An assault force is quickly organised
I and the Fascists will soon regret revealing their position!
Light Armoured Car Platoons are not subject to the
Centralised Control and Hen and Chicks special rules.
AZVEDKI M O R T A R C O M P A N Y
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COMPANY
HQ Section with:
Command Rifle team bserver Rifle team
- 1 Mortar Platoon 70 points
Q ^ B
OPTIONS
• Add trucks at +5 points for the Company.
82-BM-41 82-BM-41
рЯцр
Add Observer Rifle team for +15 points. mortar mortar
• not just forests and towns that delay our mobile forces, ÂA,
82-BM-41 82-BM-41
ilso nests of anti-tank guns and machine-guns. This is mortar mortar
i ч here the mortar company comes in.
the fascist anti-tank guns have been found by our 82-BM-41 82-BM-41
mortar mortar
armoured car crews, the mortars can quickly bring
such overwhelming fire that no German can survive ^-ИПЗЗШЗИЕЗИ
under it. Then send in the tanks and infantry to wipe RAZVEDKI M O R T A R C O M P A N Y
I out.
FEDKI ANTI-TANK C O M P A N Y
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COMPANY
HQ Section with:
Command Rifle team
1 1 Anti-tank Platoon 70 points
-iii'iijiiaiia—, И Й ^ Ш —
OPTIONS
'^^ÂTA^^, АЧА,
• Replace trucks with lend lease M2 or M3 half-tracks 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun
for +5 points per Anti-tank Platoon.
• Arm any or all M2 or M3 half-tracks with an .50 cal
AA MG for +5 points per half-track. Truck Truck

76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun
- teams within l6"/40cm while stationary.
Terence, the guns of the heavy anti-tank company are

Truck Truck
;ed to create a fire trap which the enemy are lured into
г razvedchiki. Then, at the critical moment, the guns ^ШШШШШШ
i devastating volley into the enemy's flanks, crushing
::: Attack. When attacking, the mobility of the guns
them to come into action on the flanks of our bold The 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank guns of a Razvedki Anti-tank
liki, keeping enemy counterattacks at bay, before | Company cannot fire Artillery
ring up to exploit their victory.
ЗУДЯОЕНШН ТДИШН ьдтдыи
GUARDS TANK BATTALION
BATTALION H Q
Your force may only include units and options marked with the Guards symbol.
GUARDS
A Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Batalon mustfield a Battalion HQ and two Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Companies.
Battalion HQ It may also field one of each of the Weapons Companies and Support Companies from each box
shown (Armoured, Infantry, etc.).
ARMOURED ANTI-TANK COMPANY ARMOURED
Motorised Anti-tank
Company
Gvardeyskiy Tankovy
Company ARMOURED Guards Heavy Assault
TANK RIDER Gun Company
COMPANY
ARMOURED Assault Gun Company
Tank Killer Company

Tank Rider Company
Company ARMOURED
MORTAR COMPANY Assault Gun Company
Tank Killer Company
Motorised Mortar Tank Destruction Company

Company
ANTI-TANK
Tank Destruction Company
ARTILLERY
Heavy Mortar Company
INFANTRY
ROCKET ARTILLERY
Guards Rocket
Mortar Battalion
INFANTRY
Razvedki Platoon
ANTI-AIRCRAFT Sapper Company
Anti-aircraft Company
RECONNAISSANCE
Light Armoured Car Platoon
AIR SUPPORT
Decoy Tank Company
Limited Air Support
:heir heroic fighting in 1942 and 1943 the tank corps of the 5th Guards Tank Army have been awarded the Soviet Unions
est honours. A Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Batalon of the 3rd Guards Tank Corps or 29'' Tank Corps are Guards rated Fearless
Trained.
TTALION H Q л м л ш ш и т
Ш П И - л
HEADQUARTERS
T - 3 4 / 8 5 obr 1 9 4 3 75 points
OPTIONS Company Command

Anti-aircraft gun
T-34/85 obr 1943
• Add Anti-aircraft Platoon equipped with DShK AA
— и н г а —
Anti-aircraft gun
• Upgrade T-34/85 obr 1943 tank to have a Cupola
for +5 points.
• Mount a Tankodesantniki SMG team on the
Company Command tank for +15 points. Anti-aircraft gun
i.-.emy front line has been smashed by our glorious шиш,.1

nrades from the infantry shock armies. Our Gvardeyskiy GVARDEYSKIY T A N K O V Y B A T A L O N H Q
(A : B.ualon (Guard Tank Battalion - pronounced,
We will not give the fascist dogs one moment of respite as we
' - - • e-vsk-iy tan-ko-vy ba-ta-lon) of the 3-y Gvardeyskiy
push further westwards to our ultimate goal of Berlin!
: Korpus (3rd Guards Tank Corps) must now take up
_--den and complete the destruction of the fascist armies. We have many new tricks up our sleeves. We can fool the
• ill : : our exploitation Tankovy battalions are guards, but stupid Fascists with our decoy troops, and smash his infantry
- Таn kovy Krasnoznamenniy Korpus (29th Tank Corps) and tank forces with our battalions equipped with the mighty
. : awarded the Order of the Red Banner (Krasnogo T-34/85 tank. Our submachine-gun armed tank riders will
i—cni) and fight like guards with fierce determination. It make short work of the trembling German press-ganged
re ie to push through the broken defences and advance masses, the brutal scum who oppressed the free peoples of
:-;r.:nd enemy lines. We will then harass and destroy the Soviet Union.
ШШШШШ Ш Ш ' Й
COMBAT COMPANIES
GVARDEYSKIY T A N K O V Y C O M P A N Y KAP1TAN
KAPITAN
COMPANY
10 T-34/85 obr 1943 625 points
9 T-34/85 obr 1943 585 points Command T-34/85 obr 1943
8 T-34/85 obr 1943 540 points H Q SECTION
7 T-34/85 obr 1943 495 points
6 T-34/85 obr 1943 440 points LEYTENANT S B
5 T-34/85 obr 1943 385 points
T-34/85 obr 1943

TANKOVY PLATOON
LEYTENANT
GVARDEYSKIY TANKOVY COMPANY

Dimensions Performance
W e i g h t : 70,5441bs/32,000kg M a x level road speed: 33mph/53km/h
L e n g t h : 26'8'V 8 . 1 5 m M i n turning diameter: 24'1177.6m
Width: 9'1073m Trench crossing: 98"/2.5m
Height: 8'11'72.72m M a x i m u m vertical obstacle: 2 8 7 7 1 c m
M a x i m u m fording depth: 54"/1,37m
Armour & Armament M a x i m u m c l i m b i n g grade: 3 5 %
T - 3 4 / 8 5 OBR 1 9 4 3 A r m o u r : 2 0 - 4 5 m m (turret front 9 0 m m )
D e s i g n a t i o n : T-34/85 obr 1943 M a i n Gun: 8 5 m m D - 5 T tank gun C r e w : Four or Five
H u l l construction: Welded A r m o u r Penetration: Commander/gunner in turret
Engine: Diesel 12-cyl. model V-2. 135mm at 200m, 110mm at 1000m (Gunner often added to turret)
500hp Secondary Armament: Loader in turret
2x 7 . 6 2 m m D T machine guns Driver in left hull front
Hull machine-gunner in right hull front
WEAPONS COMPANIES
TANK-RIDER C O M P A N Y
COMPANY
-чша-
H Q Section with:
Command
3 Tank-rider Platoons 365 points SMG team
2 Tank-rider Platoons 250 points

1 Tank-rider Platoon 135 points
- » W ' r
H Q Section with:
3 Tank-rider Platoons 310 points
SMG team
nm SMG team SMG team
a m
SMG team
2 Tank-rider Platoons
1 Tank-rider Platoon
210 points
110 points
SMG team
m* SMG team
ч ш
SMG team
m
SMG team
i
OPTIONS
m i m i
• Add Komissar team for+15 points. SMG team SMG team SMG team SMG team
• Add Maksim HMG team for +25 points per team. ш ш ш ш ш ь ЧНШЕЕЖЕЕЯа
a ШA
The tank-rider infantry of a tank brigade's infantry
battalion work in close co-operation with their tanker
comrades. They protect the tanks from infantry and anti-tank SMG team SMG team
guns by showering them with bullets, making short work of
cowardly Fascist resistance. Keep them close to the tanks and 1ГШ> ^ Й Щ
SMG team SMG team SMG team SMG team
rely on the superior firepower of the tanks' main guns to
ЩЕШШЕШЗШЕЕ»
smash the enemy before going in to clear out the trenches.
- ъ щ ш ш ш т
ШВШВж
ТДИШУ bflTflLSH
TANK BATTALION
(TANK COMPANY)
BATTALION H Q Your force may only include units and options marked with the Red Army symbol.
OL
RED A R M Y
Z
О
о
A Tankovy Batalon must field a Battalion HQ and two Tankovy Companies. It may also field one
3 of each of the remaining Combat Companies, Weapons Companies, and Support Companies from
Xi Battalion HQ
each box shown (Armoured, Infantry, etc.).
ARMOURED
и Motorised Mortar
g I Company
ARMOURED Guards Heavy Assault
21 A N T I - T A N K C O M P A N Y Gun Company
Assault Gun Company
Motorised Anti-tank Vfr Tank Killer Company

Company
T A N K RIDER ARMOURED
Assault Gun Company
COMPANY
Tank Killer Company jj^
Tank Rider Company п

ANTI-TANK
Tank Destruction
ion Company
INFANTRY
R O C K E T ARTILLERY INFANTRY
Razvedki Platoon
Ш
Guards Rocket V&
Mortar Battalion Jb M m * Sapper Company
ЯЯ
RECONNAISSANCE
ANTI-AIRCRAFT Light Armoured Car Platoon ^^
Anti-aircraft Company Spetsnaz Platoon
Decoy Tank Company ^^
AIR S U P P O R T
& ARTILLERY
j^^ШЬш^Ь Limited Air Support

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ж
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The Red Army is well versed in the art ofwar after many victories. A Tankovy Batalon of the 1st Mechanised Corps are Red Army
troops and are rated Confident Trained.
HEADQUARTERS
BATTALION H Q
.......
HEADQUARTERS
H T-34 obr 1942 55 points
OPTIONS
• Replace T-34 obr 1942 tankwith T-34/85 obr 1943
tank for +15 points.
• Upgrade T-34 obr 1942 or T-34/85 obr 1943 tank
to have a cupola for +5 points.
• Add Anti-aircraft Platoon equipped with DShK AA
- a s
MGMC self-propelled guns for +75 points. Anti-aircraft gun
• Mount a Tankodesantniki SMG team on the I

Company Command tank for +15 points.
TANKOVY BATALON H Q
The 1-y Mechanizirovanniy Korpus (1st Mechanised Corps) This wall of Soviet steel will crush the Fascists and their
benefits from an older organization for its tanks, each trenches will quickly become their graves!
battalion has three tankovy companies instead of two.
COMBAT COMPANIES
TANKOVY COMPANY _ s i
i
COMPANY
10 T-34 obr 1942 415 points
9 T-34 obr 1942 390 points Command T-34 obr 1942
8 T-34 obr 1942 360 points
- ш щ ш т -
Д 7 T-34 obr 1942 330 points
6 T-34 obr 1942 300 points Ч Ш Й » s I—ТЯКННА^
5 T-34 obr 1942 265 points
OPTIONS
T-34obr1942
• Replace up to five T-34 obr 1942 tanks with Т-34/8 5
obr 1943 tanks for +15 points per tank.
• Upgrade all T 3 4 obr 1942 and T34/85 obr 1943 S
T-34obr1942
tanks to have a Cupola for +10 points for the
company.
• Mount Tankodesantniki SMG teams on all tanks for
+ 15 points per tank. T-34 T-34 obr 1942
^ ш ш ш ш т
Not all tankovy companies have been fully equipped with Ш
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the new tank. The 1-y Mechanizirovanniy Korpus tank
battalions are still armed with a mix of old and new T-34
tanks. However, the reliable T-34/76 tank is all we will need
to crush the remnants of fascist resistance. The Germans m
T-34 obr 1942 T-34 obr 1942 T-34 obr 1942
hastily organised blocking forces will be quickly ploughed
into the ground.
1И5НШСНИ К1У ТДИШУ ьдтдыи
LEND-LEASE T A N K B A T T A L I O N
(TANK COMPANY)
g Your force may only include units and options marked with the Guards symbol.
GUARDS
A Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Battalion must field a Battalion HQ and two Inomarochnikiy Tankovy
Companies. It may also field one of each of the remaining Combat Companies, Weapons Companies,
and Support Companies from each box shown (Armoured, Infantry, etc.).
ARMOURED MORTAR COMPANY ARMOURED

Motorised Mortar
Company
< Inomarochnikiy Tankovy
[ Company ARMOURED Guards Heavy Assault
Gun Company
U F ARMOURED Assault Gun Company
Tank Killer Company
(With SU-85 Assault-guns)
Inomarochnikiy Tankovy
Company TANK RIDER ARMOURED
Assault Gun Company
COMPANY
ARMOURED (With SU-85 Assault-guns)
Tank Rider Company Tank Destruction Company
Light Tankovy ANTI-TANK

Company
Tank Destruction Company
INFANTRY
INFANTRY
ROCKET ARTILLERY Razvedki Platoon
Guards Rocket
Mortar Battalion Sapper Company
RECONNAISSANCE
ANTI-AIRCRAFT Light Armoured Car Platoon
Anti-aircraft Company Spetsnaz Platoon
Decoy Tank Company
AIR SUPPORT
Priority Air Support ARTILLERY
Limited Air Support
MOTIVATION AND SKILL
Afier many heroic deeds during the operation to encircle the Germans at Stalingrad the 3rd Guards Mechanised Corps was awarded
the Guards title. A Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Batalon of the 3rd Guards Mechanised Corps is rated Fearless Trained.
HEADQUARTERS
BATTALION HQ
HEADQUARTERS
М4 (M4A2 Sherman) 60 points
Company Command
Arm M4 tank with .50 caJ AA MG for +5 points.
M 4 ( M 4 A 2 Sherman)
Add Anti-aircraft Platoon equipped with DShK AA
MG on trucks for +60 points, or with ZSU M l 7
M G M C self-propelled guns for +80 points.
Mount a Tankodesantniki SMG team on the
Company Command tank for +15 points.
f Many Guards units have the honour of being armed with A n t i - a i r c r a f t gun
Г . no >:arochnikiy (foreign — pronounced, in-o-ma-roch-nik-iy)
f : ir.ks, the 3-y Gvardeyskiy Mechanizirovanniy Korpus
3 Guards Mechanised Corps) among them. After months INOMAROCHNIKIY TANKOVY BATALON H Q
с r intensive training we Emcha tankers (Lend-lease M 4
As a battalion commander of a tankovy batalon it is your role
Sherman tank — pronounced, Em-cha, because a 4 looks
i:ke the Russian letter 4—chd) are ready to play our part in to drive deep behind the enemy lines and take key objectives
crushing the Fascist dogs. A new offensive is under way and before the Fascists can reorganise their defences. Use your
the 3-y Gvardeyskiy Mechanizirovanniy Korpus is relying on Emcha tanks to smash enemy positions once you get close,
rank brigade to plough through the broken defences of with fire support provided by the Valentina (Lend-lease
die Germans, destroyed by the initial shock assaults leading British Valentine tank) of the light tankovy company, anti-
£e way for the mechanised brigades to follow. tank guns, assault guns and artillery. Lead your forces with a
decoy tank or Spetsnaz platoon and fool the gullible enemy
into letting you past their first line of defences.
INOMAROCHNIKIY TANKOVY C O M P A N Y
I COMPANY
10 M4 (M4A2 Sherman) 480 points
Command M4 (M4A2 Sherman)
8 M4 (M4A2 Sherman) 4 1 0 points
ti 7 M4 (M4A2 Sherman) 375 points
6 M4 (M4A2 Sherman) 340 points - Ш И В Ш И Е
• Arm any or all M4 tanks with .50 cal A A M G for+5
points per tank. M4 (М4А2 Sherman) М4(М4А2 Sherman)
OPTION
М4(М4А2 Sherman) М4 (М4А2 Sherman)
+ 15 points per tank.
The American Emcha is very different from the Soviet built

T-34 tank. It is higher and not as wide, but the Emchisti like М4(М4А2 Sherman) М4(М4А2 Sherman)
it for its reliability and spacious interior.
^ ш ш ш ш в ш ^ B H H k J
Comrades! To get the best out of this American beast we шшшшшш
must hunt the German tanks. First we set our Emcha dogs
amongst the enemy and threaten his flank armour. The
Fascists will become confused, unable to concentrate their
fire. Use these dogs to draw out the Fascist wolf, who will be M4(M4A2 Sherman) M 4 I M 4 A 2 Sherman) M4 (M4A2 Sherman)
forced to manoeuvre to fire on their Soviet tormenters. Next -ШШШШШк
the hunters arrive, more Emcha or Valentina tanks, and they INOMAROCHNIKIY TANKOVY COMPANY
kill the exposed wolf while he has manoeuvred to take on the
dogs. This, comrades, is how we hunt the Fascist wolf.
nmm*
M 4 'EMCHA' YS T-34/76
W e i g h t : 70,2001bs/31,800kg M a x level r o a d speed: 30mph/48km/h
Length: 19'5"/5.92m M i n t u r n i n g diameter: 6 2 7 1 9 m
Width: 8 7 7 2 . 6 2 m Trench crossing: 9 0 ' 7 2 . 3 m
Height: 972.74m M a x i m u m vertical obstacle: 2 4 7 6 1 c m
M a x i m u m f o r d i n g depth: 4 0 7 1 m
Armour: 19-5 8mm
M4A2 SHERMAN M a i n Gun: 7 5 m m M 3 gun Crew: Five
A r m o u r Penetration: C o m m a n d e r in right turret rear
(EMCHA)
108mm at 200m, 8 0 m m at 1000m Gunner in right turret front
Designation: M4A2
Secondary Armament: Loader in left turret rear
H u l l construction: Welded
1 x .50 cal. Browning M 2 HB machine Driver in left hull front
' Engine: Diesel G M 6046, 4 l 0 h p
gun, 2 x .30 Browning M 1 9 1 9 A 5 Assistant driver in right hull front
machine guns
W e i g h t : 68,1191Ы/30,900kg M a x level road speed: 33mph/53km/h
Length: 2 Г 1 0 7 6 . 6 8 m M i n t u r n i n g d i a m e t e r : 24' 11 '77.6m
Width: 9'1073m Trench crossing: ! 1 6 7 2 . 9 5 m ***»
Height: 8 7 2 . 4 5 m M a x i m u m vertical obstacle: 2 8 7 7 1 c m
iK- -;4- M a x i m u m fording depth: 5 4 7 1 . 3 7 m
T - 3 4 / 7 6 OBR 1 9 4 2 Armour: 20-45mm
D e s i g n a t i o n : T-34 obr 1942 M a i n Gun: 7 6 . 2 m m F-34 tank gun Crew: Four
H u l l construction: Welded A r m o u r Penetration: Commander/gunner in turret
Engine: Diesel 12-cyl. model V-2, 8 0 m m at 200m, 5 8 m m at 1000m Loader in turret
500hp Secondary Armament: Driver in left hull front
2x 7 . 6 2 m m D T machine guns Hull machine-gunner in right hull front
Comrades! Let us compare the American Emcha Height
with our own T-34/76. Some Emcha tankers have reported the Sherman
The Gun ungainly due to its high centre of gravity.
The gun of the American Sherman and our T-34/76 Remember comrades, if driving sideways along a
are equally good against soft targets. Enemy slope it can sometimes roll over. The T-34 is not
infantry and guns tremble before them. However, as tall, with a lower centre of gravity, and is less
the American 75mm M3 gun, like the British 6 pdr in likely to roll sideways on steep slopes.
the Valentine, is superior against armoured targets. Turning
A tribute to the American worker! However, it does The American Emcha turns by using both differen-
not compare to the 85mm in the new T-34/85. tials, and can only turn around by moving forward
Reliability or backwards and holding one track stationary.
On the other hand our T-34 has a superior neutral
Unlike our workers who must work with the threat steer capability. Simply put, the driver can cause
of the Fascists at their door, the American workers one track to go forward and the other backward
take their time to build their tanks. Because of turning the tank around on its axis.
this the Emcha is reliable and has few mechanical
In the Snow
breakdowns.
During recent icy conditions the Emcha has had
Climbing less grip than the T-34 due to its rubber track
The 6-speed gearbox of the Emcha gives it great pads, but clever field improvisation has been used.
climbing abilities. The gears are relatively close Cleats have been fitted in the field, which quickly
together, allowing it to climb a gradient of up to resolved this problem. American factory repre-
60%. In comparison the simple 4-speed gearbox sentatives have been informed.
of the T-34 was built for speed; it doesn't handle
steep slopes well.
1941 found the 18-year-old Viktor Ivanovich Nevsky
studying. At the outbreak of war he immediately tried to
volunteer at the military commissariat, but was turned down
and told to return to his studies. A month later he returned
and added two years to his age. He was sent to study at the
1st Gorki Automobile and Motorcycle Academy.
In August 1942 the Academy became the 1!t Gorki Armour
Academy. Nevsky excelled and made a name for himself by
mastering the tank's main gun on the move. Nevsky was
also outstanding in all his other practical and theoretical
exams. He passed the tank course with an excellent mark
and was commissioned as a Leytenant in April 1943. In May
he was sent to the front with a reserve tank regiment.
His replacement company of T-34 tanks was incorporated into
the 35th Guards Tank Brigade, 3rd Guard Mechanised Corps.
The corps was committed to the Kursk battles in August 1943
and Nevsky saw his first combat.
Nevsky did well, destroying two enemy vehicles, but the bat-
talion's casualties were high. Four days later Nevsky lost his
first tank after it took two hits and caught fire. Nevsky had
lasted much longer than many of his fellow academy gradu-
ates. Only eight of 57 graduates survived the battle. Nevsky's At first Nevsky's new crew were unsure of him, they were all
battalion commander was pleased with his performance and much older than he was. They had seen young commanders
recommended him for the title of'Guardsman', an honour come and go. However, after demonstrating his confident
that was well earned. command, knowledge, and skill they soon came to respect
him. During the battles on the Dnepr he proved himself
His corps pushed to the Dnepr River in late 1943. There
time and time again. He was soon commanding a platoon,
t he was appointed the liaison officer to the brigade staff, but
and then a company with a promotion to Kapitan.
in October Nevsky was back in a tank, replacing a fallen
comrade as a tank commander. However, Nevsky had In 1944 his corps received Lend-lease M4 and Valentina
benefited immensely from his time with the brigade staff, tanks. Nevsky was promoted to command his battalion and
learning to read maps, and learning how tank companies, he set about learning all that he could about his new foreign
battalions and brigades function together, things most tanks. Nevsky was about to lead his new tanks into one of
tankers have little knowledge of. the Red Armies greatest victories...
CHARACTERISTICS
Kapitan V I Nevsky is a Warrior and a Company Command RESPECT OF THE MEN

Tank team rated as Fearless Veteran. When a new commander takes over his welcome is not
Nevsky may join any Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Batalon always warm, but Kapitan V I Nevsky quickly earned the
(Lend-lease Tank Battalion) and replaces the Company respect and loyalty of his men with his knowledge, skills and
charisma.
Command M4A2 Sherman tank in the Battalion H Q for an
additional +50 points. Kapitan VI Nevsky's tank and any platoon (Soviet companyj
he is currently leading always pass Motivation Tests on a roll f
SERVED ON THE STAFF of2+.
Kapitan V I Nevsky has served on the staff and has a better
appreciation of the tactical goals and the role of the battalion BATTLE TESTED
within them. Nevsky's experience also gives him a good feel for the battle-
field and his tactical knowledge puts him in good stead.
I After all deployment, but before the game begins, Kapitan
VI Nevsky may move himself and one Combat Company The Hen and Chicks special rule does not apply to Nevsky. If
within 6"/15cm of him, that is not already part of a he joins a platoon (Soviet company), the rest of the platoon
Forward Detachment, up to their normal distance in any still obey the Hen and Chicks special rule, but ignore all 1
direction within their deployment area. This movement may movement by Nevsky.
not be At the Double and may not take any team outside the
deployment area.
Mikhail Andrevich Dedov volunteered to fight in 1939.
Because of his membership in the Communist Party, he
was appointed Komissar in an infantry regiment and fought
during the Winter War with Finland.
After his experiences in the harsh winter fighting against the
tenacious Finns, he decided the way of the future was the
tank and applied for transfer to a tank unit. Not having any
training in tanks, and owing his transfer to his political con-
nections only, he set about absorbing all he could from his
new comrades of the 29th Tank Corps. As a Politruk he didn't
get his own tank, but he soon used his position to ride into
battle with the rest of the tankers.
Because of his willingness to get into the thick of things

with the other tankers, he soon earned the respect of both
the soldiers and commanders. Even though from 1943 the
position of Komissar no longer answered to the Communist
Party, Komissar Dedov retained the respect and influence he
had earned from commanders and tankers.
Dedov went into battle with his tankovy company in the
battle of Prokhorovka during the battle for Kursk in 1943.
His leadership and motivational abilities were soon recog-
nised and he was promoted to Batalon Komissar. However,
this did not halt his love for the action of the front line and
he continued to commandeer tanks to take part in the action.
Many a tank commander was left making his own way to the
rear after Komissar Dedov had paid a visit.
The 29th Tank Corps was committed to battle during the
fighting for Kharkov and then joined the advance on the In May the corps finally went into reserve to refit for
Dnepr River in the second half of 1943. Once again Dedov Operation Bagration. The corps was entirely re-equipped
was right in amongst the action, keeping the men in the fight with the new T-34/85 obr 1943 tank. This up-armed
and ensuring the commanders kept their cool. Dedov and version of their tried and tested T-34 gave the Soviet tankers
his unit fought into 1944, liberating Znamensk, fighting in the firepower needed to engage the German tanks at longer
the Kirovograd operation and exploiting the Korsun Pocket ranges. Dedov used his political contacts to ensure that his
in February. The 29th Tank Corps received The Order of the unit was refitted quickly and efficiently and had them back
Red Banner for its actions at Kirovograd, and at the same in the line in record time.
time Dedov was promoted to Brigada Komissar.
CHARACTERISTICS
Add Brigada Komissar M A Dedov to a Gvardeyskiy Tankovy COMRADES FORWARD!

Company or Tankovy Company for +40 points.
The Komissar is there to inspire, though sometimes it is at
Brigada Komissar M A Dedov is a Warrior. He takes over gun point.
a tank from a Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Company or Tankovy
Company at the beginning of the game before deployment. ; Any Soviet company entirely equipped with Tank teams
M A Dedov is an Independent team and is rated Fearless I joined by Brigada Komissar M A Dedov may re-roll any
Veteran. j Motivation Tests it and its members are required to make.
—*= — -
When leading a platoon (Soviet company) with other types of
Y O U OVER THERE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO j teams in it, Brigada Komissar M A Dedov uses the Komissar
DEFEAT THE FASCISTS? I special rules on page 180 of the rulebook. However, if you
Senior commissars will often take charge of a unit if they j roll a 1 for the new Motivation Test the platoon (Soviet
think it is not doing its part to defeat the Germans. Often I Company) does not destroy Brigada Komissar M A Dedov,
they will appoint new commanders in the field. J he instead becomes Bailed Out as he retreats back into his
tank turret away from the angry soldiers.
Brigada Komissar M A Dedov acts as a 2iC Command
team and follows all the rules for 2iC Command teams in
the rulebook.
m m suppmt
Guards Corps Support Platoons are rated Fearless
Trained.
Red Army Corps Support Platoons are rated Confident
Trained.
LEYTENANT
LEYTENANT
f: I1-2M Tip 3M Shturmovik 290 points

IL-2 Shturmovik
1 x 11-2 Shturmovik 270 points
LIMITED AIR SUPPORT

IL-2 Shturmovik IL-2 Shturmovik
i - I1-2M Hp 3M Shturmovik 225 points
I "V FLIGHT
11-2 Shturmovik 200 points
h FLIGHT
GUARDS HEAVY TANK COMPANY

•an
1CAPITAb1
4 H I -
COMPANY
5 IS-2 obr 1943 780 points
4 IS-2 obr 1943 625 points
3 IS-2 obr 1943 470 points Company Command IS-2
OPTIONS
• Arm any or all IS-2 tanks with .50 cal AA MG for ш а ш ш ш ЩГШША
+5 points per tank.
+ 15 points per team.
IS-2 tanks benefit from the Heavy Breakthrough Gun IS-2 IS-2
special rule.
With such a high proportion of officers in the company,

Guards Heavy Tank Companies use more sophisticated IS-2 IS-2
tactics than most Soviet troops. They are not affected by the
Hen and Chicks special rule.
GUARDS HEAVY TANK COMPANY
Guards Heavy Tank Companies are Guard troops. As such
they are always rated Fearless Trained.
TURRET-REAR MACHINE-GUN
The machine-gun mounted in the back of the turret is If they pass the reroll, the assaulting team gets past the
perfect for discouraging boarders in an assault. machine-gun to hit the tank and the tank must make an
Armour Save as normal.
A Turret-Rear Machine-gun may not shoot. Its function is
purely defensive. If they fail the reroll, the machine-gunner managed to
keep the infantry at bay and protect the tank, and the
Any team assaulting a vehicle armed with a turret-rear MG, that
enemy team fails to score a hit.
is not Bailed Out, must reroll any successful Skill test to hit.
GUARDS HEAVY ASSAULT GUN C O M P A N Y
-тадиа-
COMPANY
j 5 ISU-122 625 points
^ 4 ISU-122 500 points
Command ISU-122
3 ISU-122 375 points
OPTIONS
• Arm any or all ISU-122 assault guns with .50 cal AA
MG for +5 points per tank.
• Mount Tankodesantniki SMG teams on all assault
guns for +15 points per team. ISU-122 ISU-122
ISU-122 assault guns benefit from the Heavy

Breakthrough Gun special rule.
Remember to use the Volley Fire special rule when firing ISU-122 ISU-122
at teams within 16"!40cm while stationary. L E E S B H S B I I
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Guards Heavy Assault Gun Companies use more sophisti- GUARDS HEAVY ASSAULT G U N C O M P A N Y
cated tactics than most Soviet troops. They are not affected
by the Hen and Chicks special rule. This awesome beast can destroy fascist tanks and bunkers
with ease. The Germans think they are safe in their defensive
Guards Heavy Assault Gun Companies are Guard troops.
line, but the ISU-122 will soon shatter their illusions.
As such they are always rated Fearless Trained.
The crews of the ISU-122 are highly skilled guardsmen.
The heavy artillery cannot keep pace with the rapid advances Their high motivation and superior battle experience
of the mighty Soviet tank and mechanised corps. Instead, make them some of the best troops in the Red Army. The
direct fire heavy gun support comes from the Guards Heavy 5th Guards Tank Army has the 376 th Guards Heavy Assault
Assault Gun companies. Superior Soviet industrial know- Gun Regiment at its disposal and the 1st Mechanised Corps
how has created the powerful ISU-122 heavy assault gun. can call on the 347 th Guards Heavy Assault Gun Regiment.
ASSAULT GUN C O M P A N Y Ш№\П\\
COMPANY
5 SU-76M 215 points
Щ 4 SU-76M 170 points Command SU-76M
3SU-76M 130 points П2Щ ШЯ
5 SU-76M 190 points
- Ш А В Й »
4SU-76M 150 points
3 SU-76M 115 points
SU-76M SU-76M
OPTION
• Mount Tankodesantniki SMG teams on all assault
guns for +15 points per team.
SU-76M SU-76M
jft at teams within 16'/40cm while stationary. RUfJIllifrillgfc •m-HIIMttllSfc
ШВЕйШИГ ЖУВЙЗПШ
'Ihe SU-76M assault guns of the assault gun companies are ASSAULT G U N C O M P A N Y
a vital part of any tank or mechanised corps. The Red Army
assault gunners are always close by to provide support and
covering fire for the assault forces.
T A N K KILLER C O M P A N Y
COMPANY
5 SU-85 310 points
^ 4 SU-85 250 points Command Assault gun
3 SU-85 190 points
5 M10 255 points

l " 4 M10 205 points
3M10 155 points
5 SLJ-85 275 points Assault gun
* 4 SU-85 220 points

3 SU-85 165 points
Assault gun Assault gun
OPTION •машист
• Mount Tankodesantniki SMG teams on all assault , Й Ш Ш Ш Г
guns for +15 points per team. TANK KILLER C O M P A N Y
; Some assault gun companies are armed with dedicated tank The 29th Tank Corps' 1223"1 SU Regiment is unusual in being
killers like the SU-85, which can penetrate almost any tank one of two such regiments to be armed with the American::
the Fascists have. Through intelligent Soviet engineering they Lend-lease M10 tank destroyer. The M10 has the excellent
share many of the components of the T-34 tanks, making 3-inch gun and the added advantage of a turret.
r h e m e a s v rn m a i n t a i n in
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••
T A N K DESTRUCTION C O M P A N Y
—ЩШШЪ—
COMPANY
H Q Section with: A M
Command Rifle team
2 Anti-tank Platoons 130 points ш я ш я ш т
is 1 Anti-tank Platoon 70 points f — i
-ЩЩШША—v
Replace all 76mm ZIS-3 guns and trucks with
85mm obr 1939 guns and Stalinets tractors for 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun
+40 points per platoon.
H Q Section with:
Truck Truck
1 Anti-tank Platoon 65 points 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun
• Replace all 76mm ZIS-3 guns and trucks with

85mm obr 1939 guns and Stalinets tractors for
Truck Truck
+30 points per platoon.
^шътямыяят ^ШШШЕШёЗ^
OPTIONS TANK DESTRUCTION C O M P A N Y
• Model 85mm obr 1939 guns with eight or more
"There are few more powerful or deadly weapons in the
crew and increase their ROF to 3 for +20 points per
struggle against tanks than the guns of the tank destruction
platoon.
companies. They also provide direct fire support against
• Replace trucks with Lend-lease M2 or M3 half-tracks enemy infantry and guns, a role that has become more
for +5 points per Anti-tank Platoon. important as the Red Army goes on the offensive. There are
• Arm any or all M2 or M3 half-tracks with an .50 cal two regiments in each corps, one armed with 76mm ZIS-3 j
AA MG for +5 points per half-track. anti-tank guns and the other armed with heavy 85mm obr
Remember to use the Volley Fire special rule when firing 1939 guns.
76mm ZIS-3 guns at teams within l6"/40cm while
The 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank guns of a Tank Destruction
stationary.
Company cannot fire Artillery Bombardments.
sjiissife
SAPPER C O M P A N Y
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COMPANY
HQ Section with:
Command id
3 Sapper Platoons 300 points Rifle team
m
2 Sapper Platoons 2 1 0 points
as
1 Sapper Platoon 110 points
-ЩПП^ШШ-
HQ Section with:
3 Sapper Platoons 255 points Pioneer Pioneer
^ 2 Sapper Platoons 175 points Rifle team Rifle team
1 Sapper Platoon 95 points

Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer
OPTION Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team
• Add Pioneer Supply truck for +25 points.
Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer
j The industrious Soviet sapper is a credit to the social- Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team
ist worker. The sappers of the exploitation forces excel at ^-ЦЩШШВЕВШ-J
'destroying fascist emplacements and clearing enemy mine-
j j fields. They can also expertly knock out tanks with powerful
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explosive charges.
When working alongside the avtomatchiki (submachine- Pioneer Rifle team
gunners) of the tankovy and motostrelkovy forces they make
an ideal assault force.
Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer
Pioneer Pioneer
Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team Rifle team
-ШШРШЯк-
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ANTI-AIRCRAFT C O M P A N Y
— а в а -
лМ
COMPANY
HQ Section with:
Command Rifle team
3 Anti-aircraft Platoons 165 points
2 Anti-aircraft Platoons 115 points
1 Anti-aircraft Platoon 65 points « з м
HQ Section with:
3 Anti-aircraft Platoons 145 points 37mm obr 1939 gun
^ 2 Anti-aircraft Platoons 100 points
1 Anti-aircraft Platoon 55 points
Truck
II
OPTION
Add trucks at +5 points for the Company. 37mm obr 1939 gun
Despite the Red Air Force's domination of the skies over

: the front, the occasional devious Fascist dog gets through Truck
to attack Red Army ground forces. Waiting for him are the
dedicated men of the anti-aircraft company and their 37mm шва 1 HI—
obr 1939 guns. A wall of projectiles will rise up from the
ground to drive the Fascist from the skies!
• mm B B 1
37mm obr 1939 gun 37mm obr 1939 gun
Truck
GUARDS ROCKET M O R T A R BATTALION ш ш т ш т .
-4
COMPANY
- 1 3 — - --.CTa-
HQ Section with: кк
Command Observer
4 Rocket Mortar Platoons 2 1 0 points Rifle team Rifle team
i ii ^ Rocket Mortar Platoons 135 points
2 Rocket Mortar Platoons 85 points
Truck
OPTIONS lebaios]
• Model BM-13 Katyusha rocket launchers with five
or more crew and count each rocket launcher as two
weapons when firing a bombardment for +10 points
per Rocket Mortar Platoon. -щшп&ш»
lit
• Add Anti-aircraft Platoon for +40 points.
• Replace all DShK AA MG in trucks with two 37mm
obr 1939 guns towed by trucks for +10 points for BM-13 Katyu
Katyusha BM-13 Katyusha
the platoon.
A Guards Rocket Mortar Battalion is rated as Fearless BM-13 Katyusha BM-13 Katyusha
—два '
Trained.
DEVASTATING BOMBARDMENT
ШШШШ
The reliable Katyusha rocket launchers are ready to signal the ЩНЙ5m —•WMihmkA—
beginning of the offensive. Very little can withstand the fury
of a full Katyusha battery!
An Artillery Bombardment fired by nine or more weapons% BM-13 Katyu
Ш
Katyusha BM-13 Katyusha
uses a double-width Artillery Template to determine which
j^teiftMft
teams can be hit and rerolls failed To Hit rolls.
An Artillery Bombardment fired by fourteen or more
BM-13 Katyusha BM-13 Katyusha
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weapons uses a template 12"/30cm square to determine — 1
which teams are hit and rerolls failed To Hit rolls.
GUARDS ROCKET MORTAR BATTALION
SPETSNAZ P L A T O O N
ШЗЗЗЛЕЛ-
COMPANY
HQ Section with:
Command SMG team Captured half-track
' 2 Spetsnaz Squads 180 points
1'^ 1 Spetsnaz Squad 110 points
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Soviet special forces are well versed in the arts of deception,
stealth, infiltration, and reconnaissance. The Spetsnaz (short SMG team
m
SMG team
i *m
SMG team
a
SMG team
m
for special purpose—pronounced, spets-naz), as masters of
their art, often go into battle in captured German half-tracks
and German uniforms to deceive the enemy and allow them
Captured half-track Captured half-track
to infiltrate behind enemy lines.
^ШШЗШЯШ
A Spetsnaz Platoon uses the Forward Detachment and SPETSNAZ PLATOON
Decoy special rules.
A Spetsnaz Platoon is a Reconnaissance Platoon.
Spetsnaz Platoon are an exception to the Centralised
Control and Hen and Chicks special rules. They operate as
normal platoon. A Spetsnaz Platoon is rated as Fearless Veteran.
ECOY TANK C O M P A N Y
COMPANY
3 Captured Panzer IV H 165 points
2 Captured Panzer IV H 1 1 0 points Command Captured tank
• Replace any or all captured Panzer IV H tanks with
captured StuG G assault guns at no cost, or captured
Panther A tanks for +45 points per tank.
• Replace one Panzer IV H tank with a captured
Tiger I E tank for +55 points.
Captured German tanks are Unreliable and their main Captured tank
guns only have ROF1. See the Soviet Arsenal on page 41.
&ШШШШ ШШШМШШ
W i t h our decoy tank company we turn Germany's own DECOY T A N K O V Y C O M P A N Y
weapons against them. We will use the Germans' own Panzer
tanks to lead our advancing forces. We must use theses tanks A Decoy Tank Company is rated as Confident Trained.
wisely as we have only limited captured ammunition. As
they see the familiar shapes of their own tanks they will relax A Decoy Tank Company uses the Forward Detachment and
their guard and by the time they realise their mistake it will Decoy special rules.
be too late. Our tanks are close enough to quickly overrun
the German positions aud move on to our next objective.
SOVIET Ш Е M l
TANK TEAMS
Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower
LIGHT TANKS
I Mark VIII (Valentine VIII) Fully-tracked 6 4 1 Protected ammo, Slow tank.
OQF 6 pdr gun 24'760cm 2 10 4+
MEDIUM TANKS
j T-34 obr 1942 Fully-tracked 6 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Fast tank, Limited vision, Wide-tracks, i
76mm F-34 gun 32780cm 2 9 3+
T-34/85 obr 1943 Fully-tracked 7 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Limited vision.
85mm D-5Tgun 32" 180cm 2 12 5+
M4 (M4A2 Sherman) Fully-tracked 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG.
M3 75mm gun 32780cm 2 10 3+
HEAVY TANKS
1 IS-2 Fully-tracked 10 8 2 Co-ax MG, Turret-rear MG, Slow tank.
122mm D-25Tgun 32780cm 1 15 2+
CAPTURED GERMAN TANKS

: Panzer IV H Fully-tracked 6 3 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schiirzen, Unreliable.
7.5cm KwK40 gun 32780cm 1 11 3+
StuG III G Fully-tracked 7 3 1 Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schiirzen, Unreliable.
7.5cm StuK40 gun 32780cm 1 11 Hull mounted.
Tiger I E Fully-tracked 9 8 2 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Slow tank,
Wide tracks, Unreliable.
8.8cm KwK36 gun 407100cm 1 13 3+ Slow traverse.
Panther D or A Fully-tracked 10 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Wide tracks, Unreliable.
7.5cm KwK42 gun 32780cm 1 14 3+
ASSAULT GUNS
i SU-76M Fully-tracked 3 1 0 Wide-tracks.
76mm ZIS-3 32780cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted.
M-10 Fully-tracked 4 2 0 .50 cal AA MG.
M7 3in gun 32780cm 2 12 3+ Slow traverse.
| SU-85 Fully-tracked 5 5 1
85mm D-5S 32780cm 2 12 3+ Hull mounted.
ISU-122 Fully-tracked 9 Ш 7 2 Slow tank.
122mm D-25S 32780cm 1 15 2+ Hull mounted.
ARMOURED CARS
BA-64 Jeep 0 0 0 AAMG.
With PTRD anti-tank rifle 16740cm 2 5+
ROCKET LAUNCHERS
; BM-13 Katyusha Wheeled - -
BM-13-16 rocket launcher 647160cm - 2 4+ Rocket launcher.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE-GUNS
I DShK AA MG on truck Wheeled - - - Awkward layout.
DShKAA MG 16740cm 4 4 5+ Anti-aircraft, Portee.
ZSU M17 MGMC (quad .50 cal) Half-tracked l о 0 Awkward layout.

M45 quad .50 calMG 16"/40cm 6 4 5+ Anti-aircraft.
VEHICLE MACHINE-GUNS
Vehicle MG l6"/40cm 6 ROF I if other weapons fire.
.50 cal Vehicle MG 16740cm 5+ ROF 1 if other weapons fire.
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Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes

Maksim HMG Man-packed 24760cm 6 2 6 ROF 2 when pinned down.
:82-BM-4l mortar Man-packed 407100cm - 2 6
[120-PM-38 mortar Light 567140cm - 3 3+
DShK AA MG Man-packed 16740cm 4 4 5+ Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
37mm obr 1939 gun Immobile 24760cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft, Turntable.
45mm obr 1942 gun Light 24760cm 8 4+ Gun shield.
H I
1 57mm ZIS-2 gun Heavy 32780cm 3 11 4+ Gun shield.
: 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun Heavy 32780cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield.
[ 76mm ZIS-3 field gun Heavy 32780cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield.
Firing bombardments 807200cm 3 6
85mm obr 1939 gun Immobile 32780cm 2 12 3+ Heavy anti-aircraft, Turntable.
INFANTRY TEAMS
Ieam Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Weapons and Notes
I Rifle team 16740cm 1 2 6
|Rifle/MG team 16740cm 2 8 В Н Н В Щ 6
[SMG team 4710cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
IFlame-thrower team 4710cm 4 M M 6 Flame-thrower.
1 Komissar team 4710cm 1 1 6
Srali team ЩШШШШ cannot shoot Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EQIJIPMENT

"Pioneer teams are Tank Assault 4.
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TRANSPORT TEAMS
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Armour
Vehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
TRUCKS
I Ford GPA Amphibious Jeep Jeep Amphibious
ZIS-5 3-ton, ZIS-б 4-ton, Dodge %-ton,
or Studebekker 21/2-ton truck Wheeled
TRACTORS
I Stalinets Fully-tracked Slow tank.
ARMOURED TRANSPORTERS
M3A1 armoured transporter Jeep Passenger-fired AA MG.
BA-1OM converted armoured transporter Jeep Passenger-fired MG.
! Captured Sd Kfz 250 or 251 half-track Half-tracked Passenger-fired MG.
KUniversal Carrier Half-tracked Passenger-fired MG.
AIRCRAFT
Aircraft Weapon To Hit Anti-tank Firepower Notes
111-2 Shturmovik Cannon 3+ 9 5+ Flying tank.

Bombs 4+ 5 1+
1 Rockets 3+ 6 3+
. I1-2M Tip 3M Shturmovik Cannon 3+ 12 4+ Flying tank.
:
Bombs 4+ 5 1+
Ш. Rockets 3+ 6 3+
TRUCKS
j As the war progressed, both the German and Soviet Armies used every vehicle
they could find to get their soldiers to the front line, often resorting to captured
• vehicles to transport their troops.
Whenever a platoon has trucks, feel free to model it with either Soviet ZIS-5 ,
3-ton, ZIS-6 4-ton, Dodge 3A-ton, Studebekker 2V2-ton, Horch, Krupp or Steyr
Kjz 70 trucks or Opel Blitz 3-ton trucks. Captured Russian ZIS-5 3-ton truck
BRITISH LEND-LEASE VEHICLES
All Soviet vehicles were factory-painted dark green, best re- Lend-lease vehicles were not usually repainted, so use the
created using Russian Green (894) highlighted with Luftwaffe same colours used by the source nation. All Valentines and
Camo Green (823). A well-painted Soviet tank army looks Universal Carriers would have been shipped before the British
great, but all that green can be monotonous. Lend-lease Army made the change from Service Colour to Olive Drab in
vehicles give you a chance to add some variety to your force. preparation for Normandy, so paint them Khaki Grey (880).
AMERICAN LEND-LEASE VEHICLES
Paint all American-produced tanks and transports Brown Violet Russian numbering systems were varied and poorly docu-
(887). There was no consistent official marking scheme, but red mented, so feel free to use whatever numbering style suits
stars were commonly applied for identification purposes. your taste.
CAPTURED GERMAN VEHICLES
Captured equipment presents a perfect opportunity to Plentiful stars and slogans, in either red or white, were very
broaden your research, modelling and painting skills. Some common. Partially repainted vehicles, with a mix of dark
historical photographs do exist, for ideas and inspiration, but green and German three-colour camouflage, are particularly
feel free to let your imagination run wild. Some vehicles may eye-catching. For a Decoy Tank Company, simply painting
have been resprayed, but more would have received makeshift over the German markings or using an unaltered German
repainting in the field, using whatever paint was available. vehicle is also perfectly acceptable.
General Der Panzertruppen Von Saucken directs his Panzers to the front line.
" -
while RSO auf P a K 4 0 tank-hunters ambush and slow down the enemy advance.
...giving the infantry time to prepare their
ДЦШШ' ""•••»" •
German Panzertruppen know their Panzers are at their best
when attacking, no matter the situation. Even when forced
• Mass firepower as one force at the point of attack.
to defend, they argue that their Panzers should be used for
counterattack and not rendered immobile by tying them to • Co-ordinate movement to enhance survivability.
static positions. 'Fire and Manoeuvre' is their creed. • Half the company should be firing while the remainder
are manoeuvring.
A Panzer company's mobility provides the constant pressure
required to force the enemy out of the initiative and make These two combined features, Fire and Manoeuvre, make
them react to the panzers' actions. panzers an effective offensive weapon.
P A N Z E R S IN A T T A C K
When attacking, armour has three goals: HASTY ATTACK

• Concentrate firepower at the point of the attack to The second scenario is the Hasty Attack. This is best initi-
destroy the enemy piecemeal. Hit them hard directing ated from the Keil, or V-formation, and is designed to take
your weapons at the enemy's lead element. Reduce them advantage of a fluid situation. In this attack the platoons of
one by one, eliminating the greatest threat first. a company are mutually supporting, covering each other as
they advance towards the objective. Again, concentrating fire
• Eliminate their combat support by targeting rear areas.
on the point of attack while manoeuvring to advantage is the
• Minimize their command and control by keeping con- key to success.
stant pressure on their forces.
DELIBERATE A T T A C K
MEETING ENGAGEMENT
Successful panzer companies anticipate three types of attacks. The final scenario is the Deliberate Attack. This is a pre-
The first attack is the Meeting Engagement. The company planned attack against a prepared defence. Picking the best
will most likely be in march formation when this attack lines of approach based upon terrain while identifying the
occurs. Upon sighting the enemy, the lead tank immediately location of enemy hard-points is essential for success.
fires while the rest of the formation manoeuvres for advan- Co-ordination increases your chances of success immensely.
tage. This assures the maximum amount of enemy loss while Make sure you have pioneers to clear obstacles and barriers,
maintaining surprise. It also keeps your momentum going adequate combat support in the form of artillery and smoke,
while keeping the enemy under fire. If terrain and circum- and where possible integrate your attack with supporting
stance are not to your advantage then those manoeuvring can infantry.
reach safety while the enemy is still under fire. The lead can
then move to safety while the others cover him. The execution of these operations with well-trained troops is
the final piece of this puzzle.
DELIBERATE A T T A C K
Coordinate
your support,
infantry, and
panzers.
P A N Z E R S IN D E F E N C E
Though not the ideal use of your Panzers, there will be times give you the initial surprise needed to take the initiative away
when they must be used for defence. In this case, there are from the attacker and prepare them for your counterattack.
a few rules of thumb to insure your Panzers are not simply
If you must place your Panzers in support of a defensive line,
treated by the infantry as mobile pillboxes.
make sure you do not place them in the open. Look for con-
First of all, hold at least a third of your Panzers in reserve to cealing terrain to protect these high-value assets. Ultimately,
make sure you have an adequate counterattack force. That is if you can place your Panzers hull down with your thick
the real value of Panzers in defence. Secondly, make sure you front armour facing the enemy attack, while leaving an open
have good intelligence. Knowing where the enemy is attack- movement route to new positions, then you have maximized
ing and using the terrain to your advantage will give you the the defensive protection for your Panzers. Remember, though,
edge. If you can channel the enemy's movement into unfa- you are ultimately trying to seize the initiative from the enemy
vourable terrain, then placing your Panzers in ambush will by launching a devastating counterattack led by your reserves."
Panzer platoon in
concealing terrain
Reserves able to
counterattack
Ш Panzer platoon hull
down behind hill with
escape route in case
wherever needed they get flanked
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P A N Z E R S IN COUNTERATTACK
Your reserves have three missions they must be prepared to Once this is achieved, hold the key terrain while preserving
accomplish. The immediate priority is to counter enemy your combat strength. The goal is to achieve local superiority
assaults and interdict enemy elements that have broken at a key point of attack that will force the enemy back onto
through your lines. Next, make sure you block any threat- the defence. This will stop his advance while securing your
ened areas and reinforce or relieve those troops holding own force for future offensive actions.
fighting positions. Once these priorities are assured then you
Panzers are the striking force of the army. Use them wisely
should conduct your planned counterattack.
in breaking through the enemy's lines and targeting their
Preparation for the counterattack may include blocking the combat support, logistics, and high-value but thin-skinned
enemy's advance, wearing down his forces, and delaying any units.
reinforcement to his efforts.
BLOCK COUNTERATTACK
ШШШт тШжтШ
Block, Strike,
and Prevent.
Mechanised infantry is the Panzer's best friend. Close surprise. Rapidly advancing through lightly defended
co-ordination with these mobile units will see them accom- held areas where observation and fields of fire are limited is
plish several vital missions for your advancing Panzers. They an excellent task for your armoured infantry. Another good
are particularly adept at attacking and eliminating enemy assignment for them is to take and hold terrain sectors that
4 anti-tank guns and safeguarding your Panzers from attack by lack clear fields of observation and are difficult to negotiate
j ' enemy tank hunters. They can also clear out, occupy, and hold for your Panzers.
; terrain gained by your Panzers, allowing you to, rapidly exploit
Their mobility is their asset. But do not unleash them too
the success you have achieved with your breakthrough.
early, such that they are unavailable when your Panzers have
r" Panzergrenadiers have a number of missions. The first is broken through and need protection in their advance to the
to overcome defiles, obstacles and barriers with speed and enemy's rear area.
FOLLOW M A I N ASSAULT
Panzergrenadiers
exploit breach
Panzers create and attack rear
a breach in the area units.
enemy defences.
PANZERJAGER SUPPORT
Panzerjdger (tank-hunters) were used to support infantry In early 1944, the 7.5cm PaK40 auf RSO made its debut
in lieu of tanks, and were neither designed nor capable of on the Eastern Front. 743. Armee Panzerjdger Abteilung,
effective offensive operations. To make them effective the 744. Armee Panzerjdger Abteilung, and 118. Panzerjdger
Germans developed specific tank-hunter tactics. With these Abteilung all received this new variant in time for Operation
tactics the tank-hunters became ideal units for blocking Bagration. These mobile PaK40 guns supported the German
I Soviet armoured thrusts. defence of Mogilev, Bobruisk and Pinsk.
Tank-hunters were held in reserve until the enemy's main In late July the 743. Armee Panzerjdger Abteilung was
armour attack became evident. Once the enemy tanks reconstituted with the new German Wunder-Wajfen (wonder
appeared, then the Panzerjdger would rush forward to pre- weapons), the Hetzer. Its heavy armour and the low silhouette
determined firing positions. From these hidden positions had been lacking in the Marder and Hornisse. However, the
they would wait in ambush until enemy tanks came within new machine's nose-heaviness caused some initial concerns
800 yards. Then the Panzerjdger would fire its deadly shots, amongst experienced tank-hunters. They feared it would
quickly retreating or repositioning to avoid retaliatory fire. prove difficult to use their tried and true tactics in the
Their thin armour made co-ordinated attacks and rapid marshes and mud of Byelorussia. The Hetzer offered a fix
movement critical for survival. to their previous vulnerability of a high silhouette and thin
armour.
Tank identification was also important. Experienced tank
hunters knew to concentrate their initial shots on the newer A total of 2584 Hetzer tank-hunters were built during the
Soviet heavy tanks and up-gunned T-34/85 tanks. Taking war. Their purpose was to equip the Panzerjdgerabteilungen
out these dangerous weapons first further enhanced their (tank destroyer battalions) of the infantry divisions, giving
own survivability. them some limited mobile anti-armour capability.
For the daunting task of slowing down the Soviet tank and mechanised advance forces the Germans rely on the prowess
of their pioneers and tank-hunters, while the strength of the FlaK Nest punishes the Soviet air force and infantry.
PIONEERS & SPERRVERBAND VETERAN TANK-HUNTERS
PANZERKNACKER BADGE M A N O E U V R E & FIRE

Experienced pioneers have already earned their Panzerknacker Experienced tank-hunters would prepare firing and
Abzeichen (Tank-killer Badge) and are prepared for assault- movement routes within concealing terrain to maximize .
: ing Soviet armour by gathering extra anti-tank mines. their effectiveness against advancing enemy armour.
ЩШ^М* - - 'HXlftllilrll ilrt^w^^teatoaâsa^^^
All Pioneer teams in platoons from a Sperrverband or a Veteran Tank-hunter Platoons may prepare alternate firing ; V
• Ersatz Pionierkompanie have Tank Assault 5- positions. At the start of the game choose a single piece of f/
Concealing Area Terrain or Linear Obstacle that provides f
ANTI-TANK SUPPORT concealment.
With additional engineering materials the regimental Ersatz The selected terrain feature must be at least partially within
pioneers could hastily build anti-tank defences. your deployment area.
j When deploying fortifications using the Pioneer Supply As long as the whole platoon remains Concealed within or
j Vehicles rule (see page 215 of the rulebook), the Company behind the selected terrain feature, they may shoot using Й.
7/Q of an Ersatz Pionierkompanie may, instead of placing their full ROF when they move as if they had not moved. If
• Minefields or Barbed Wire, use both of their Pioneer Supply the platoon leaves the selected terrain feature, or is no longer
I Maultier half-tracks to place one Anti-tank Obstacle. Concealed from enemy teams other than aircraft, they lose l.
the benefit of the Manoeuvre & Fire special rule for the
remainder of the game.
A Sperrverband has the most experienced infantry remaining

in the division. It is equipped with the greatest amount of S H O O T AND S C O O T
firepower they can muster. To buy time for the rest of the Experienced tank-hunters knew survival required them to
division to retreat, each member of the Sperrverband realizes retreat immediately after shooting and their tactics reflected
their time is up and are resigned to their Fate. this necessity.
The Company HQ, and all Sperr and Sperr Pionier Platoons Veteran Tank-hunter Platoons Stormtrooper on a roll of2+. 1
from a Sperrverband are considered Fearless when taking
Motivation Tests to launch an assault against Armoured
>. Tank tea?ns or to conduct a Coimterattack.
FLAK NESTS
You must place FlaK Nests in your deployment area before any
objectives are placed. FlaK Nests follow the rules for Bunkers
(page 210 in the rulebook) in all respects, except FlaK Nests:
• have a 360 degree field of fire.
• cannot be placed within 8 "120cm of another bunker or
FlaK Nest.
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KAMPFGRUPPE
A Kampfgruppe (battle group) was an ad-hoc combined During Operation Bagration. the Germans employed these
arms formation, usually employing a combination of tanks, combined armed formations to stymy the rapid advance of,;
infantry, anti-tank and artillery elements. It was generally Soviet forces. For the first few weeks ot July 1944, these for-
| organised for a particular task or operation. mations formed the backbone of the German defences.
A Kampfgruppe was usually named after its commanding The Kampfgruppen formed during Operation Bagration
officer or its parent division. The battle group could range in were built around infantry and security divisions, and even
, size from a corps to a company , but the most common was headquarters units that survived the initial Soviet onslaught.
an Abteilung (battalion) sized formation. These were then reinforced by the 5~" and 12lh Panzer
Divisions brought up from reserve. • ш
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SPERRVERBAND KAMPFGRUPPEN w
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KAMPFGRUPPE LINDIG, SPERRVERBAND BERGEN, SPERRVERBAND MEINECKE,
K A M P F G R U P P E BERCKEN, K A M P F G R U P P E V O N V O R M A N N , ш
Щ
M'i; K A M P F G R U P P E BIRKEL, PANZERGRUPPE H O P P E

The 9. Armee Sperrverbande (Blocking Forces) consisted of Additional Kampfgruppen were formed to block the routes
Kampfgruppen from theXXXXl and LV. Armeekorps. Primarily into Minsk using regiments from 9. Armee Weapons School
ш - constituted from the remnants of the forward Infantry and 390. Feldausbildungs (field replacement) Division. This
Divisions, these Sperrverbande were supported by a varied replacement unit was made from veteran leaders of field
selection of troops and vehicles. units, returning wounded and new recruits. They fought like
demons possessed.
w These included the retreating mobile assets of the infantry
divisions, independent anti-tank battalions and Luftwaffe Another Sperrverband Kampfgruppe known as Panzergruppe
Flak battalions. Eventually the Kampfgruppen were supported Hoppe was formed in the area occupied by 3. Panzerarmee.
by elements of the newly arrived 12. Panzerdivision, as well It contained units from 252. Infanteriedivision (infantry),
as by retreating elements of 20. Panzerdivision after the fall 391. Sicherungsdivision (Security), a battalion of StuG assault
of Bobruisk. guns, and an independent battalion of Hornisse tank-hunters.
KAMPFGRUPPE V O N SAUCKEN
K A M P F G R U P P E LENDIL, KAMPFGRUPPE M E T Z ,
K A M P F G R U P P E I, KAMPFGRUPPE II, KAMPFGRUPPE III
General der Panzertruppen Dietrich von Saucken had gained All told, he created five separate Kampfgruppen, mixing
the reputation as a field commander who could stop any the assets of 5. Panzerdivision with various other units to
Soviet offensive. When Generalfeldmarschall Model took over take the brunt of Soviet armour. His Kampfgruppen took
Army Group centre, General von Saucken was immediately enormous casualties. However, they inflicted many more and
tasked to develop a mobile counterattacking force. ultimately allowed the remaining divisions of 4. Armee to
escape the closing pincers of the ever-advancing Soviet forward
Taking over the reserve forces available to keep the bridges
detachments. Kampfgruppe von Saucken later became the
over the Berezina River and the railroad to Minsk open, von
XXXIX Panzer Korps.
Saucken built Kampfgruppen to meet the oncoming spear-
heads of the Soviet mechanised and armoured corps.
SICHERUNGS AND WALKURE
Until reserve infantry divisions could be brought up to The Walkure or German homeguard infantry battalions
form Sperrverbande, the Germans utilized their Sicherungs were brought up to form Sperrverband Kampfgruppen. These
(Security) Divisions as stopgap forces. Although lacking the infantry regiments had their full complement of soldiers
options of a German infantry division, small but had never faced combat. Both the Sicherungs and
were organized from these as emergency Walkure Company lists and their stories are available on the
Flames of War web site at www.FlamesOfWar.com. o'*»*/
vina River
KAMPFGRUPPE V O N SAUCKEN KAMPFGRUPPEN

Kampfgruppe Metz Kampfgruppe Lendil K a m p f g r u p p e II
( W a l k i i r e or S i c h e r u n g s ) ( W a l k i i r e or S i c h e r u n g s ) (13. P a n z e r g r e n a d i e r r e g i m e n t , 5. P D )
170. Infantry Division 170. Infantry Division 13. Panzergrenadier Regiment
14. Infantry Division 731. Panzerjager Battalion 89. Panzerpionier Battalion
299. Infantry Division 221. Sicherungs Division elements of 31. Panzerregiment
31. Polizei Battalion
Kampfgruppe I K a m p f g r u p p e III
221. Sicherungs Division
(14. P a n z e r g r e n a d i e r r e g i m e n t , 5 . P D ) (31. Panzerregiment, 5. P D )
18. FlaK Battalion
II 14. Panzergrenadier Regiment 1 1 4 . Panzergrenadier Regiment
5. Ersatz Pionierabteilung 505. Schwere Panzerabteilung
elements of 31. Panzer Regiment elements of 31. Panzer Regiment
elements of 85. Pionierabteilung
Panzergruppe Hoppe
(Sperrverband/Sicherungs)
252. Infantry Division
391. Sicherungs Division
Sturmgeschutz Battery
Panzerjager C o m p a n y (Hornisse)
Sperrverband Meinecke
(Sperrverband)
60. Panzergrenadier Division
5. Panzergrenadier Regiment, 12. PD
S p e r r v e r b a n d Bergen
(Sperrverband or S i c h e r u n g s )
390 Feldausbildungs H Q
791. Sicherungs Battalion
915. Sicherungs Battalion
2/603. Sicherungs Regiment
3/22. Artillerie Regiment
I E 12. PANZERDIVISION
K a m p f g r u p p e von V o r m a n n
(Sperrverband)
Kampfgruppe Lindig K a m p f g r u p p e von Bercken

K a m p f g r u p p e Birkel
(Sperrverband) (Sperrverband)
(Sperrverband)
9. Armee Weapons School 102. Infantry Division
3 9 0 Feldausbildungs Division 35. Infantry Division
9. Armee Weapons Schc 12. Panzerdivision incl. 129. Infantry Division
1/25 Panzergrenadier Regiment
(armoured)
Born in Oppeln, Upper Silesia in 1922, Windgruber
Joined the Wehrmacht in 1940 just before the invasion of
France. He was initially assigned to a rifle company of the
84th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division. Ludwig
received his baptism under fire in Flanders when the
84th Regiment marched through Belgium on its way around
the Maginot Line as part of 16. Armee.
It was here, around the towns of Verdun and Metz that Ludwig
began to show his leadership abilities, helping his fellow
.' soldiers tie down the French divisions in the Maginot Line
while the rest of the German forces marched on. With the fall
of Paris and the capitulation of France, Ludwig found himself
polishing his newly acquired Obergrenadier pip and witnessing
f . the Fiihrer's acceptance of the French surrender. For the next
' six months the 84th regiment did garrison duty in France.
In December 1940 the division was sent to Poland. As a
veteran of Bryansk, Vyazma, and the bitter battle around
Moscow, Obergrenadier Windgruber earned his first medals
for courage and wounds. During the battle of Moscow
in 1941 he was wounded by shrapnel and sent back to
Germany to recover. Prior to returning to the division
he earned his black epaulettes at the Pioneer Training
Battalion. When he was ready to return to the front he had
found that his old regiment had been transferred to the
102nd Infantry Division, and subsequently Windgruber
found himself in the 2. Kompanie of the 102nd Pioneer
Battalion now wearing the black epaulettes of a Pioneer.
HE
For the next two years Windgruber fought across the
| steppes and marshes of Russia and the Ukraine. Through
attrition, good fortune and veteran instinct, Feldwebel
I Windgruber found himself, at the age of 22, the Alter Hase
• (Old Hare, a seasoned and crafty survivor) of 2. Kompanie.
His combat experience was known throughout the battalion
and any officer wishing to succeed would first seek out the
> Alter Griiber (Old Digger) before attempting any combat
patrols. Windgruber's ability to lead an attack and assault The Iron Cross ana Panzerknacker badge on his uniform told
Russian tanks was legend within the division. but a small part of the close combat he had survived.
CHARACTERISTICS
Windgruber replaces the 2iC in a Sperrverband company for +30 points. He is a Pioneer SMG team with Panzerfaust rated
Confident Veteran.
GREEN HELL ( G R U N HOLLE) O L D HARE (ALTER H A S E )

.Grim Holle, literally Green Hell, referred to the constant close Feldwebel Windgruber was an 'Old Hare' who could inspire
combat in the green fields of Russia. Feldwebel Windgruber his troops to attack when the odds favoured the opponent.
learned his lessons well instilling the ferocity needed to turn This can destroy your enemy's will to fight and disrupt their
back Soviet attacks while keeping his men alive to fight plans before they can execute them. Feldwebel Windgruber's
again. leadership enabled him to take the fight to the enemy before
they could overrun the defences.
I All teams from a Sperr or Sperr Pionier Platoon led by
L .Feldwebel Windgruber hit on 2+ in assaults. When joining a Sperr or Sperr Pionier Platoon, Feldwebel 1
Windgruber may launch a Assault from 6"!15cm away j
from the enemy moving up to 6"/15cm when Charging into I
Contact or Counterattacking. The rest of his platoon still j
move 4"/10cm, often meaning that they don't get into the \
. fight until the platoon Counterattacks.
ж ж
In 1910 at the age of eighteen, Dietrich von Saucken entered

the Imperial Army as an officer cadet. After two years he
was appointed Leutnant serving as a cavalry officer of the
'Kaiser Wilhelm Г Cavalry Regiment. Wounded seven times
in the First World War von Saucken rose to the rank of
Rittmeister (Captain). He remained with the army between
the wars as a tactics teacher at the Hannover War School,
achieving the rank of Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
in 2. Reiterregiment (2nd Cavalry Regiment) of the
1 Cavalry Brigade.
st
Oberst von Saucken led 2. Reiterregiment throughout the

fighting in Poland and France. In November 1940 he
was posted to 4. Schiitzenbrigade (4th Rifle Brigade) of 4th
Panzer Division until he took command of the division in
December 1941. Promoted to Generalmajor{Major General)
on 1 January 1942, von Saucken was severely wounded the
next day. He returned to duty as commander of the Cavalry
School in August 1942.
After promotion to Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) in
1943, von Saucken returned to the front to command the
4th Panzer Division once again. For the next year, von
Saucken's division distinguished itself in a number of decisive
engagements, culminating with the battle ofKovel. Becoming
known as a defensive and counterattack specialist, after halting
numerous Red Army offensives, von Saucken gained the Oak
Leaves and Swords to his Knight's Cross.
Von Saucken's mobile counterattack expertise was once In early 1945 when the Vistula front collapsed, von Saucken
again called upon during the Soviet summer offensive of once more successfully smashed his way through the Russian
1944. He led Kampfgruppe von Saucken against Marshal lines and led his corps, consisting of the Grossdeutschland
Rotmistrov's 5th Guards Tank Army. Though casualties were and Hermann Goring divisions, back to the Oder and safety.
high, and while stopping the overwhelming force of the His last command was at the head of 2. Armee in Poland.
Soviet advance proved impossible, von Saucken's blocking
Dietrich von Saucken received the Diamonds for his Knights
actions allowed many German units to escape westward,
Cross on May 8, 1945, the last day of the war. When finally
avoiding annihilation or capture.
surrounded he refused a flight to safety and stayed with his
An aristocratic officer, the monocle-wearing General troops, sending his wounded on the plane instead. After
von Saucken came from Prussian nobility and had surrendering, the Soviets sentenced him to 25 years of J B
little time for the Nazis political agenda. He was one of imprisonment and sent him to a Siberian work camp. Von
the few high-ranking members of the Wehrmacht who Saucken was returned to Germany in 1955 and settled in
was neither intimidated by Hitler's intense ravings nor Munich. He passed away in 1980 at the age of 88.
; hypnotized by the charisma of the Ftihrer.
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CHARACTERISTICS
General der Panzertruppen von Saucken is mounted in a Sd Kfz 250 half-track. He is a Warrior and a Higher Command SMG
team rated as Fearless Veteran. Von Saucken may join a German company for +65 points.
PANZERS M A R C H C O U N T E R A T T A C K EXPERT
Von Saucken's keen tactical abilities and strong leadership Von Saucken was repeatedly called upon by Der Fiihrer to .
skills provided his forces the opportunities to provide decisive prevent Soviet breakthroughs with thrown together forces.
force when needed to stop Soviet spearheads. Time and Von Saucken's proven ability to organize and launch mobile
again, across the Eastern Front, von Saucken's units managed counterattack became his forte, having demonstrated his
to apply the right force at the right point in meeting Soviet tactical skill many times on the Eastern Front.
advancing formations.
Allplatoons within Command Distance of von Saucken may
Each turn von Saucken may re-roll one die rolled to receive reroll any failed Skill Tests to make Stormtrooper moves.
Reserves for his company.
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ЙАШ
^perrtoerbanb
BLOCKING FORCE
(INFANTRY C O M P A N Y )
COMPANY HQ
A Sperrverband must field a Company HQ, a Sperr Pionier Platoon, and one Sperr Platoon. It may also
m field one of each of the remaining Combat Platoons, Weapons Platoons, and Support Platoons
from each box shown (Armoured, Infantry, etc.).
Company HQ
INFANTRY Z MORTAR PLATOON ARMOURED

Panzer IV H Platoon Ж
* m Assault Gun Platoon !
Sperr Pionier Platoon Z Sperr Mortar Platoon
О 1
Veteran Tank-hunter Platoon t
a.
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INFANTRY > ANTI-TANK
GUN PLATOON ARMOURED
Panzer IV H Platoon
Veteran Tank-hunter Platoon

Sperr Platoon Sperr Anti-tank
Gun Platoon
Panzergrenadier Platoon
INFANTRY INFANTRY GUN Panzerpionier Platoon
ААП PLATOON
INFANTRY
Sperr Platoon Sperr Infantry
Gun Platoon rt—_ Panzergrenadier Platoon *
Г Panzerpionier Platoon
SPERRVERBAND
lb halt an enemy advance take your best men and equipment ARTILLERY
Motorised Artillery Battery
•f and block their lead elements.
General der Infanterie, Kurt Tippelkirch
That's exactly what the Germans did in facing Soviet
i Armoured Artillery Battery
Self-Propelled
Infantry Gun Platoon
breakthroughs. They hastily created an elite blocking force to
enable the rest of the division to fall back to more defensible
ЩР1
• positions. These heroes formed the Sperrverband. ANTI-AIRCRAFT Armoured Anti-aircraft
Gun Platoon m
• A Sperrverband was a special company created with the
Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon
best men and equipment the infantry could muster. These
f [TVTT
experienced veterans knew what needed to be done, and Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon
equipped themselves well. Their mission to stop the
advancing Soviet army bought time for their division to
escape encirclement. ANTI-AIRCRAFT
Until the arrival of the 12. Panzerdivision and later the Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon
l 4. Panzerdivision, the Sperrverband fought the Red Horde
± Т Е . П Д П ^ ^ Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon ^
alone, for the relentless Soviet offensive had forced 9. Armee
to retreat without artillery and most of the towed weapons.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT v®,
Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon ^
A Sperrverband usually included a detachment of the
: division's pioneers together with their veteran officers, ^ e ^ J k i k i k , FlaK Nest К
: NCO's, and remaining front line troops. The men selected
I: for this task were generally hardened veterans with proven
.; combat experience and exceptional survival skills. AIR SUPPORT
Sporadic Air Support
They recruited additional support from the arriving Panzer
divisions as well as the retreating II Flakkorps (2nd Flak
Corps). The flak batteries provided much needed anti-air
and anti-tank support for this critical mission.
The Sperrverband are rearguard forces organized around the remaining battalion veterans with the grim task of holding while
the rest of the division escapes. A Sperrverband is rated as Reluctant Veteran.
HEADQUARTERS
COMPANY HQ ШВ1В1
I—шшзшшш-
HEADQUARTERS
UK
Company Command Panzerschreckteam
OPTIONS SMG team
• Replace either or both Command SMG teams with Ък

Command Panzerfaust SMG teams for +10 points 2iC Command Panzerschreckteam
per team. SMG team
ЧЕЕЗШШшт
• Add up to one sniper team for +50 points. — ш м у м т ч и *
• Add Anti-tank Section with up to two Panzerschreck SPERRVERBAND H Q
teams for +20 points per team.
The Company HQ, and all Sperr Platoons and Sperr Pionier
In an attempt to halt the rapid advance of Soviet mechanised Platoons from a Sperrverband are considered Fearless when
forces, German infantry divisions would select the best forces taking Motivation Tests to launch an assault against Armoured
available to form Sperrverband (or blocking company). Tank teams or to conduct a Counterattack.
COMBAT PLATOONS
SPERR PIONIER P L A T O O N
PLATOON
HQ Section with
3 Pioneer Squads 175 points
OPTIONS
• Replace Command Pioneer Rifle/MG team with a
Command Pioneer Panzerfaust SMG team for
+ 10 points.
• Add Pioneer Supply Maultier half-track for
+30 points.
• Add Schwimmwagen amphibious jeep and Maultier
half-tracks to the platoon at no cost.
Maultier Maultier
^ - ш ш т и а - J 1
You may replace up to one Pioneer Rifle/MG per Pioneer
Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start of the game Ш Я » ч
before deployment.
*НН
PANZERKNACKER BADGE Pioneer Pioneer Maultier
Rifle/MG team
Experienced pioneers have already earned their Panzerknacker ч шRifle/MG
в а team
ш а
Abzeichen (Tank-killer Badge) and are prepared for assaulting SPERR PIONIER P L A T O O N
Soviet armour by gathering extra anti-tank mines.
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iMHMm
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i mgVH>n. ni ч «г -p - ft, f.i .1 л The pioneer platoon of a Sperrverband constituted the
All Pioneer teams in a Sperr Pionier Platoon have Tank elite of the divisional pioneer assets. These experienced
' Assault 5- combat engineers outfitted themselves with everything their
extensive combat knowledge and dwindling supply support
would allow.
т ш т ж
SPERR P L A T O O N ШШШ
-ИШПША-
PLATOON
HQ Section with m
Command
2 Sperr Squads 95 points Rifle/MG team
OPTIONS E Щ яШЛ
• Replace Command Rifle/MG team with Command
- ч ш ш ш т
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.
• Replace all Rifle/MG teams with MG teams for n m
+30 points for the platoon. Rifle/MG team
• Add up to two MG42 HMG teams for +25 points Rifle/MG team
per team. Rifle/MG team
- ш ш ш т Rifle/MG team
The infantry of the Sperrverband provide the firepower — щ з н н ш ш а -
to deal with assaulting Soviet infantry. They too were the -щешшш
finest the German infantry battalions had left and were
I
трккк
MG42HMG
т*ккк
MG42HMG
1
experienced and savvy enough to upgrade their weapons if
the opportunity presented itself. ЧШШШШШШ^
ШВШШЯ
WEAPONS PLATOONS
• " j
SPERR M O R T A R P L A T O O N • W i i W Z i i
4 И Ш Ш 5 1 —
PLATOON
HQ Section with m
Command SMG team
2 Mortar Sections 115 points
з а н з т
1 Mortar Section 65 points
OPTION — а д ш з а н э ш а -
Replace all 8cm GW34 mortars with 12cm sGW43 kk kk

mortars carried by a 3-ton truck or RSO tractor for Observer Rifle team Observer Rifle team
+30 points per Mortar Section
8cm GW34 8cm GW34 8cm GW34 8cm GW34
Providing critical bombardment and smoke in support of the mortar mortar mortar mortar
Sperrverband platoons will prove the difference in holding off ^ - И Ш Е Е Ж З » — 1 ^-ЩЩЩШяШШ-^
the enemy's assault, allowing the Sperrverband to fight on. SPERR MORTAR PLATOON
~ с
i
SPERR A N T I - T A N K G U N P L A T O O N
PLATOON
HQ Section with
2 Anti-tank Gun Sections 175 points Command SMG team
1 Anti-tank Gun Section 95 points
OPTION ш ш н ш а а ш а » — -
• Add 3-ton trucks and Kfz 15 field car for +5 points
for the platoon. 7.5cm PaK40 7.5cm PaK40
Any and all available anti-tank support was welcome in a

Sperrverband. The 7.5cm PaK40 will break the back of any 3-ton truck 3-ton truck
tank assault if proper tactics and surprise can be effected.
Place your anti-tank assets in good cover behind your front 7.5cm PaK40 7.5cm PaK40
lines, then spring your attack when the tanks close to overrun
your position. Your concentrated fire will stop the assault in
its tracks. 3-ton truck 3-ton truck
M i l l B B i l M
SPERR ANTI-TANK GUN PLATOON
SPERR INFANTRY G U N P L A T O O N
we&tfi s PLATOON
Ш ш HQ Section with
Command SMG team Observer Rifle team
2 Infantry Gun Sections 60 points
-15ЕЕВйЕ21
OPTIONS
• Replace both 7.5cm IeIG18 guns with 15cm sIG33 —таю&ЕЁа m a m s m
guns for +65 points.
• Add RSO tractors for +5 points for the platoon. 7.5cm lelG18 gun 7.5cm lelGl8 gun
Infantry guns bolster the last-ditch defence of the Sperrver-

band. Providing the smoke needed to launch a final assault RSO tractor RSO tractor
pinning enemy infantry before they attack places these
guns in a critical support role.
SPERR INFANTRY GUN PLATOON
SPERRVERBAND SUPPORT PLATOON
ASSAULT GUN PLATOON
PLATOON
3 StuG G or StuG IV 220 points
2 StuG G or StuG IV 150 points
Command Assault Gun
OPTION
• Replace one or all StuG G assault guns with StuH42
assault guns for +5 points per assault gun
You have the honour of supporting the Sperrverband in their

defence of the Fatherland. We are all counting on you. Do not
Assault Gun Assault Gun
fail them.
— General der Infanterie H. Jordan, Kommandant 9. Armee, ^ ишннава- ш щ и а
WjllalEJIli ИИ i|ii|H
July 1944
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Crsatj ponierfcotnpanie
RESERVE PIONEER C O M P A N Y
(INFANTRY C O M P A N Y )
COMPANY HQ
An Ersatz Pionierkompanie must field a Company HQ, and two Ersatz Pionier Platoons. It may also
field one of each of the remaining Combat Platoons and Support Platoons from each box shown
(Armoured, infantry, etc.).
Company HQ
ARMOURED
Schwere Panzer Platoon
Panzer Platoon
ARMOURED
INFANTRY Panzer Platoon
Veteran Tank-hunter Platoon

* m
Ersatz Pionier Platoon
Panzerpionier Platoon
INFANTRY
TANK HUNTER
Veteran Tank Hunter Platoon
Ersatz Pionier Platoon Tank Hunter Platoon

* я ^ ^
INFANTRY
ERSATZ PIONIERKOMPANIE Panzergrenadier Platoon
If you meet the 5• Panzerdivision do not engage, go around. Panzerpionier Platoon

— Soviet order, f u l y 1944
To build a defence against the inevitable begin with a solid
ARTILLERY
foundation. Use the asset that can take the first attack and Motorised Artillery Battery
return destruction with zeal. If your target is tanks begin with
Armoured Artillery Battery
pioneers. Add additional anti-tank support, throw in some
armour, anti-air, and a mobile reserve. Set up an ambush and Self-Propelled
Infantry Gun Platoon
you have a plan for success.
General der Panzertruppen von Saucken
ANTI-AIRCRAFT Armoured Anti-aircraft ^
These thoughts guided von Saucken's defence against Gun Platoon ^
advancing Soviet mechanised and tank formations. Using Vfio
reserve engineers, he held bridgeheads and forced Soviet
forward detachments to find new routes to the west.
Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon
Solidly forming a defensive position is the job of the pioneer.
He used the bridge and road builders, the experts at removing
ANTI-AIRCRAFT v<y„
obstacles, to create obstacles. He supplied them with extra Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon у
materials enhancing their ingenuity for invention.
- * - « H t ^ t Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon ^
He added support platoons to include retreating Luftwaffe
V Flak battalions and outside divisional support from the
5. Panzerdivision and the 505. Schwere Panzerabteilung to ANTI-AIRCRAFT у5Ь
increase the ability of pioneers to abruptly halt even the
Light Anti-aircraft GunPlatoon
most energetic Soviet attack.
And he used his Panzers as a mobile counterattacking force FlaK Nest Ц
the firepower to not only stop the offensive but
AIR SUPPORT
it as well.
И* ШЯ '* P A ? *
пятас Л г I ШЩ ' т > J :•: _
Юг
An Ersatz Pionierkompanie could build hasty fortifications but lacked combat experience. Nevertheless they knew they
must stop the Soviet spearheads and fought well. An Ersatz Pionierkompanie is rated as Confident Trained.
-rrri
S H
HEADQUARTERS
COMPANY HQ J B B L .
и н ш и ш а - f « h
HEADQUARTERS
ТРЙАА
Company HQ 35 points m MG42HMG
Company Command Pioni
OPTIONS SMG team Tpkkk
MG42HMG
• Replace either or both Command SMG teams гаи®
with Command Panzerfaust SMG teams for 2iC Command Pioneer Supply
+ 10 points per team. SMG team Maultier
a j
• Add up to two Pioneer Supply Maultier half-tracks — ш ш ж л п . ъ
for +25 points per half-track. ERSATZ PIONIERKOMPANIE H Q
• Add a Machine-gun Section with up to two MG42
HMG teams for +25 points per team. When deploying fortifications using the Pioneer Supply
Vehicles rule (see page 215 of the rulebook), the Company
The Ersatz Pionierkompanie or substitute company
HQ of an Ersatz Pionierkompanie may, instead of placing
(pronounced er-zats pi-o-neer kom-pan-ee) possessed a full
Minefields or Barbed Wire, use both of their Pioneer Supply
complement of manpower. However they were limited in
Maultier half-tracks to place one Anti-tank Obstacle.
the amount of firepower they could bring to bear, and their
experience was behind the lines building roads and bridges.
COMBAT PLATOONS
ERSATZ PIONIER P L A T O O N
- Щ Ш Ш Е 1 -
PLATOON
HQ Section with m
3 Pioneer Squads 210 points Command Pioneer Pioneer Supply
2 Pioneer Squads 150 points Rifle team Maultier
Ц H
ft/. OPTIONS
• Replace Command Pioneer Rifle team with a - Ш Ш Й Й Ю -
Command Pioneer Panzerfaust SMG team for
+ 10 points. Trttt1
Pioneer Rifle/MG team
• Equip one Pioneer team with a Goliath demolition
carrier in addition to its normal equipment for
+30 points. Pioneer Rifle/MG team
• Add Pioneer
+25 points.
Supply Maultier half-track for Tt*H1
^-ШВШШВЕ1 Pioneer Rifle/MG team

' — Н Е Ш ш г ш а
You may replace up to one Pioneer Rifle/MG team per Ю Н
Pioneer Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start of
the game before deployment. Т Й m и т л
Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer
Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
PANZERKNACKER BADGE ш ш ш м л т л ^
Experienced pioneers have already earned their Panzerknacker
Abzeichen (Tank-killer badge) and prepare for assaulting
Soviet armour by gathering extra anti-tank mines.
HgKVkiWfc .....
All Pioneer teams in a Ersatz Pionier Platoon have Tank
Assault 5.
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r
j.
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4 L i •
Jk№ere|)an?erkompanie ^
HEAVY TANK C O M P A N Y
(TANK C O M P A N Y )
COMPANY H Q
A Schwere Panzerkompanie must field a Company HQ and at least two Schwere Panzer Platoons. It may
also field any one of each of the Weapons Platoons and Support Platoons from each box shown
(Armoured, Infantry, etc.).
<
X I Company HQ
PIONEER P L A T O O N ARMOURED
Panzer Platoon
* m
Schwere Panzer Pioneer ^
Platoon
INFANTRY
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
PLATOON
Panzerpionier Platoon
ARTILLERY
Motorised Artillery Battery
Armoured Artillery Battery
TANK HUNTER
Veteran Tank Hunter Platoon
Tank Hunter Platoon
Schwere Panzer Platoon

ANTI-AIRCRAFT
Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon ^
FlaK Nest ^
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
Jfcsjt*^ Light Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon
AIR SUPPORT
5 0 5 . SCHWERE PANZERABTEILUNG
A company of Tigers would do wonders for morale.
• Feldwebel Windgruber, 102. Infanteriedivision.
Though there were never enough to go around, the Tiger The offensive never materialised, so after a few skirmishes
battalions proved themselves a serious problem for Soviet around the small Ukrainian villages the battalion found itself
forward units. Kill ratios of three or four to one were relocated west towards the Polish border to refit. Here the
common for Tiger units across the Eastern Front. Even a battalion was brought back up to full strength and by the
platoon of four could hold the enemy at bay or stop an 17th of June sported 51 new Tiger I heavy tanks.
enemy column.
On 24 June, the battalion joined Kampfgruppe von Saucken
The 505- Schwere Panzerabteilung spent the Winter and and 5. Panzerdivision. Deploying on 26 June under air attack,
Spring of 1943-44 on the Eastern Front countering small the battalion fought continuously for the next eight days
Soviet incursions into the German lines. In early April it destroying nearly 130 Soviet tanks. However, by 5 July this
found itself in Orsha preparing for deployment south of constant combat reduced the 505- Schwere Panzerabteilung
Pinsk to face a suspected Soviet offensive into the Ukraine. to only 15 operational Tiger tanks.
The 505. Schwere Panzerabteilung was attached to the 5. Panzerdivision in defence of Byelorussia during the summer of
1944. A Schwere Panzerkompanie of the 505- Schwere Panzerabteilung is rated as Confident Veteran.
HEADQUARTERS
COMPANY HQ
HEADQUARTERS
OPTIONS
Company Command Tiger I E
• Add a 2iC Command Tiger I E for 215 points. Bergepanther recovery vehicle
• Add a Bergepanther recovery vehicle for +15 points.
2iC Command Tiger I E

The Company Command Tiger IE tank always has two Tiger
Ace Skills (see page 168 of the rulebook) Roll 2 dice and any
roll of a 6 (or£) allows you to choose your Tiger Ace skill. SCHWERE PANZERKOMPANIE H Q
A Schwere Panzerkompanie (heavy tank company—pro- Their firepower can wreak havoc way beyond their numbers.
nounced shvair-rer pant-serr kom-pan-ee) can easily spoil the They excel in either an offensive or defensive role. And though
plans of even the most confident enemy tank commander. slow, can turn the tide in their favour in any tank battle.
COMBAT PLATOONS
S C H W E R E PANZER P L A T O O N
PLATOON
4 Tiger I E 860 points
3 Tiger I E 645 points
2 Tiger I E 430 points Command Tiger I E
Unleashing your Tigers upon the enemy will certainly

cause their commander great concern. His armour losses
will swiftly mount and his battle plan will suffer immediate
reassessment.
Whether counterattacking alone or in support of your other
units, the Tigers can carry the battle to the enemy and reverse
the fortunes of war.
Remember to rollfor your Tiger Ace Skills before each game.
SCHWERE PANZER P L A T O O N
WEAPONS PLATOONS
S C H W E R E PANZER PIONEER P L A T O O N
PLATOON
HQ Section with
Command Pioneer Schwimmwagen
3 Pioneer Squads 145 points MG team
2 Pioneer Squads 110 points ЯИ.ШшИ.Нк
OPTION
• Replace all Maultier trucks with Sd Kb. 251/7
(Pioneer) half-tracks for +15 points per half-track.
Pionier platoons assigned to support Tigers are trained

to quickly remove obstacles that hinder their advance.
Additionally their assistance prevents enemy infantry from
bothering your Tigers.
The equipment and specialist training afforded to these
Pioneer MG Opel Maultier
troops more then makes up for their lesser numbers and with team
the ability to both attack and defend they make an excellent ^-шйшшлыт
support platoon for your Tiger tanks.
SCHWERE PANZER PIONIER P L A T O O N
S C H W E R E PANZER
ANTI-AIRCRAFT G U N PLATOON
PLATOON
3 Anti-aircraft Sections 135 points
Command
2 Anti-aircraft Sections 90 points Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
OPTION
• Upgrade to armoured half-tracks with Front, Side
and Top armour rating of 0 for +10 points per
half-track.
Keeping enemy fighters from harassing your Tigers can be a

full time job. Just make sure your anti-aircraft guns are far Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm) Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
enough away from enemy armour not to become easy targets
yet close enough to cover your Tigers.
Ш г ' • J B H
SCHWERE PANZER ANTI-AIRCRAFT G U N P L A T O O N
S C H W E R E PANZER S C O U T P L A T O O N
PLATOON
H Q Section with m м
Command MG team Motorcycle and sidecar with MG
3 Scout Squads 160 points
2 Scout Squads 120 points ПРЯМИ
1 Scout Squad 80 points
•дщдвйвавшз
OPTION
Л A
• Replace the Command MG team with a Command MGteam Motorcycle and MGteam Motorcycle
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. sidecar with MG sidecar with
W ' j f W ' !
Their job is to prevent an ambush of your Tigers from enemy
— ч ш Ш ш ш ъ —
tank hunters. Protect your heavies and they will protect you
from any armoured threat. A
MGteam Motorcycle and
Motorised Scout Platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons. sidecar with MG
^ — щ ш Е ш т —
SCHWERE PANZER SCOUT P L A T O O N
S C H W E R E PANZER
ARMOURED SCOUT PLATOON
PLATOON m
Command MG team Sd Kfz 251/1С half-track
H Q Section with m [613
4 Scout Squads 220 points -VISiiM^MM -ЩИШВШ0Ю
OPTION MGteam Sd Kfz251/1C MGteam Sd Kfz251/1С

half-track half-track
• Replace the Command MG team with a Command
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. ^ — Щ В З З Ш S E E » — Н Ш А —
Armoured Scout Platoons may use the Mounted Assault

special rule. i ч Ш
MGteam Sd Kfz251/1С MGteam Sd Kfz251/1С
Armoured scouts will protect your Tigers, keep enemy half-track half-track
^ —
infantry at bay, and allow you to exploit a hole in the enemy's ^ — Щ Ш К 1 -
defence no matter the terrain. Use terrain cover to advance
- ш ш & м я ъ -
but don't get too far away from your Tigers just in case the
er^nmgets nasty.
MGteam Sd Kfz 251/1С MGteam Sd Kfz251/1C
half-track half-track
^ - Ш П - « з а п Е й ш а —
SCHWERE PANZER A R M O U
fan?erbitogion Support
, The 5. Panzerdivision with its 505. Schwere Panzerabteilung, and the 12. Panzerdivision provided the support for the
blocking forces and Kampfgruppen used to slow the 1944 Soviet offensive in Byelorussia. Panzerdivision Support platoons
from the 5. Panzerdivision, 12. Panzerdivision, and the 505. Schwere Panzerabteilung are rated C o n f i d e n t Veteran.
PANZER P L A T O O N ШШЕШ.
ННрВ&ШЫ^..!^
- Щ Ш Е И 5 В -
PANZER IV H PLATOON
5 Panzer IV H 475 points
Command tank
PANTHER PLATOON 4 1 ш п ш ш ш
5 Panther A 940 points
As the divisional counterattack reserve your Panzers must

be ready to advance and destroy any enemy formations that Tank Tank
make it through your defences.
^ - ш ш ш ш т ^—ШШШШЕП
PANZERGRENADIER P L A T O O N LEUTNANT OR OBERFELDWEBEL

L E U T N A N T O R OBERFELDWEBEL
PLATOON
H Q Section with m
3 Panzergrenadier Squads 205 points Command MG team Kfz 15 field car
2 Panzergrenadier Squads 145 points
OPTIONS
—тонАимм
• Replace the Command MG team with a Command
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.
MGteam MGteam MGteam MGteam
• Replace the Kfz 15 field car with an Sd Kfz 251/1
or Sd Kfz 251/10 half-track for +25 points and all
Kfz 70 trucks with Sd/Kfz 251/1 half-tracks for
Kfz 70 truck Kfz 70 truck
+ 15 points per squad.
П В Ш Ш П Г
Й Use your Panzergrenadiers to strike at a key point in the
щцвнякйа^ШИ
enemy's advance causing confusion, dismay, and defeat. Do
not squander this valuable offensive resource.
Panzergrenadier Platoons mounted in half-tracks may use MG team Kfz 70 truck

the Mounted Assault special rule. PANZERGRENADIER S Q U A D
PANZERGRENADIER P L A T O O N
PANZERPIONIER P L A T O O N
PLATOON
HQ Section with m
3 Pioneer Squads 195 points Command Pioneer Kfz 15 field car loneer oupui
Rifle/MG team 3-ton truck
OPTIONS
Replace the Command Pioneer Rifle/MG team — Ч Ш Ш & Й П А ^ г—шюшдлшпт—-.
with a Command Pioneer Panzerfaust SMG team
а Ш ъ Ш
for +10 points. Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer
Replace the Kfc 15 field car with an Sd Kfz 251/1 Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
half-track for +20 points and all Kfz 70 trucks with
Sd Kfz 251/7 half-tracks for +30 points per squad.
If you replace the Kfz 15 field car and Kfz 70 trucks Kfz 70 truck Kfz 70 truck
with half-tracks, you may add an additional Sd Kfz ^-ШШШЕШ ^-щавшншша—i

251/7 half-track to each squad for +5 points per ШЦШАШЦЦ*
half-track.
Replace any or all Sd Kfz 251/7 half-tracks with
Pioneer Pioneer Kfz 70 truck
Sd Kfz 251/1 (Stuka) half-tracks for +35 points per Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team
half-track. мьимдмияа
Add a Pioneer Supply Truck for +25 points or PANZERPIONIER P L A T O O N
Pioneer Supply Maultier half-track for +30 points.
Mobile pioneers can assault to reverse an enemy's advance.
They can also rapidly plug a hole in the defence or advance
You may replace up to one Pioneer Rifle/MG team per through the lines into the enemy's rear.
Pioneer Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start of
the game before deployment. Panzerpionier Platoons mounted in half-tracks may use the j
Mounted Assault special rule.
M O T O R I S E D ARTILLERY BATTERY МШШШ1

—ЧЗШШШШ—
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PLATOON
HQ Section with:
2 Gun Sections 220 points
Ш
Command eld car Staff tear
team
SMG team
1 Gun Section 125 points
OPTIONS 4ШИ&1 s r a
• Add Kfz 15 field car, Kfz 68 radio truck and
Sd Kfz 11 half-tracks at no cost. Observer Rifle team Kiibelwagen Observer Rifle team Kiibelwagen
• Replace all 10.5cm leFH18 howitzers and Sd Kfz 11
half-tracks with 15cm sFH 18 howitzers and Sd Kfz 7
10.5cm leFH18 10.5cm leFH18
half-tracks for +60 points per Gun Section.
• Replace all Kiibelwagen jeeps with Sd Kfz 250 half-
tracks for +5 points per half-track. Sd Kfz 11 half-track Sd Kfz
• Replace any or all Observer Rifle teams and their
Kiibelwagen jeep with Observer Panzer II OP tanks
for +10 points per tank. 10.5cm leFH18 10.5cm leFHI8
Observer Panzer II OP tanks cannot launch assaults. Sd Kfz 11 half-track

— Ы Ш Ш Я Ш А - —I«14gHfrHMg|-
Divisional towed artillery is an effective and cost efficient
means of supporting your defence. The 10.5cm gun can M O T O R I S E D ARTILLERY BATTERY
deliver a high volume of fire with the ability to destroy the
toughest enemy targets. Motorised Artillery Batteries equipped with 15cm sFH18
howitzers may not be deployed in Ambush.
VETERAN TANK-HUNTER PLATOON
PLATOON
4 7.5cm PaK40 aufRSO 245 points
3 7.5cm PaK40 aufRSO 185 points Command Tank-hunter
2 7.5cm PaK40 aufRSO 125 points
4 Hetzer 355 points — l i J i n A d H i a - л

3 Hetzer 265 points
2 Hetzer 175 points
A Veteran Tank-hunter Platoon benefits from the Shoot Tank-hunter Tank-hunter
and Scoot, and Manoeuvre and Fire special rules.
> ЗЙУГЕУД I IJBSUDBBLJ
—ШШЕЗЗЗШШа—N
TANK-HUNTER PLATOON
PLATOON
Tank-hunter
4 Marder III M 265 points
3 Marder III M 200 points ЩЕаяшЭи
2 Marder III M 135 points TANK-HUNTER P L A T O O N
• Replace all Marder III M with Marder III H for
+5 points for the platoon. S H O O T AND SCOOT:
4 Hornisse 495 points Veteran Tank-hunter Platoons Stormtrooper on a roll of2+.
3 Hornisse 370 points
2 Hornisse 245 points
Veteran Tank-hunter Platoons and Tank-hunter platoons
are rated Confident Veteran.
M A N O E U V R E A N D FIRE The selected terrain feature must be at least partially within

your deployment area.
Experienced tank-hunters would prepare firing and
movement routes within concealing terrain to maximize As long as the whole platoon remains Concealed within or
their effectiveness against advancing enemy armour. behind the selected terrain feature, they may shoot using
their full ROF when they move as i f they had not moved. If
Veteran Tank-hunter Platoons may prepare alternate firing the platoon leaves the selected terrain feature, or is no longer
positions. At the start of the game choose a single piece of Concealed from enemy teams other than aircraft, they lose
Concealing Area Terrain or Linear Obstacle that provides the benefit of the Manoeuvre & Fire special rule for the
concealment. remainder of the game.
EA TERRAIN LINEAR T E R R A I N
Tank-hunters may move freely Tank-hunters can use
within the area terrain and fire Manoeuvre & Fire by
at their full rate of fire. remaining behind and
right up against a Linear
If any Tank-hunter from the Obstacle
platoon leaves the selected
terrain feature, the platoon
loses the benefit of the
Manoeuvre & Fire special rule. Linear Obstacles that are
not continuous prevent
Manoeuvre & Fire
llufttoaffe Support
II Flak Korps is well-trained in anti-aircraft work but has little to no expertise in ground combat. They are •erately trying
to keep behind the rapidly disintegrating German front line, but keep finding themselves in the thick of the \ As such they
are rated as Reluctant Trained.
AIR SUPPORT шшш

ш я ш
SPORADIC AIR SUPPORT
Hs 129B 115 points
Hs129B3 115 points
Ju 87D S t u b 100 points Hs 129
Ju 87G Stuka 100 points
The Hs 129 was a formidable ground-artack aircraft

nicknamed the Panzerknacker by the Luftwaffe. Armed Hs 129 Hs 129
with the 7.5cm main gun from the Panzer IV tank, the
Hs 129B3 was able to knock out any tank in the world.
HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT G U N PLATOON Я Л М

-пшзша .
PLATOON
HQ Section with
Command SMG team Kfz 15 field car
2 Anti-aircraft Sections 125 points
1 Anti-aircraft Section 65 points
ansmak 'лчл^-. л т ш к з ш я
I OPTION
• Model 8.8cm FlaK36 guns with eight or more crew
and increase their ROF to 3 for +10 points per gun. Ш
8cm FlaК36 gun 8.8cm FlaK36 gun
Flak battalions of the Luftwaffe have supported the defensive
operations since the beginning of the war. Though not your
primary operation you can, when called upon, bring the Sd Kfz 7 (St) half-track Sd Kfz 7 (8t) half-track
power of the 8.8cm gun to bear.
HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN PLATOON
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LIGHT A N T I - A I R C R A F T G U N P L A T O O N I M M W -
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%
WM
V/гЛпЖН
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PLATOON
HQ Section with:
3 Anti aircraft sections 75 points Command SMG team
2 Anti aircraft sections 55 points US
OPTIONS -ЩШШшЙЁЁ!—- -lllS^d^JJbllJ:!

• Add Kfz 15 field car and 3-ton trucks for +5 points
for the platoon.
3.7cm FlaK43 gun 3.7cm FlaK43 gun
• Replace all trucks with RSO tractors at no cost.
«шЛШШ:
Fielding anti-aircraft guns protect your soft rear-area assets
3-ton truck 3-ton truck
from enemy fighter bombers. Providing this point defence is
best accomplished when your guns are in fortified positions.
This also affords some protection against enemy reconnais-
О Ё Ш Ш вша 1
sance and infantry platoons. The high rate of fire of anti-
aircraft guns effectively clears the skies of aircraft or brings
much needed support to your dwindling infantry when
fighting advancing enemy formations. 3.7cm FlaK43 gun
—ЩШШШШ35ШШ-
LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT G U N P L A T O O N
FLAK NEST H L
— Ш Ш М - щ д д в з з д в в а
PLATOON
3 Flak Nests 135 points
2 Flak Nests 90 points FlaK nest bunker FlaK nest bunker
In a particularly ingenious idea to quickly protect their anti- — ч ш л г м й — -ЧШШ&—

aircraft assets while still providing direct support for their — т а ш н в ш в ш а — ^
infantry, the Germans would place 2cm quad anti-aircraft
guns on the roofs, attics, or the top floors of buildings.
FlaK nest bunker
This tactic allowed the guns to fire at Soviet aircraft as well as
— щ а н а н а а
providing direct firepower against assaulting infantry.
1 M M 1
By sand bagging and fortifying the house, the Flak Nest was
protected against all but heavy calibre high explosives. Flak Nests follow the rules for Flak Nests on page 49.
The Germans generally built their FlaK Nests in abandoned buildings, filling up the areas below and around the Flak
Nest with rubble to prevent collapse, increase survivability and to limit entry. FlaK Nests are therefore open bunkers and
not buildings and cannot be entered by any team.
You can either model your Flak Nest on the ground or on a single story building. In both cases it has a base size equal to
* an Artillery base. If it is destroyed it becomes a destroyed bunker and is Impassable terrain.
as
TANK TEAMS
Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
TANKS
j Panzer IV H Fully-tracked 6 3 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schiirzen.
t 7.5cm Ku>K40 gun 32180cm 2 11 3+
? ' Panther A Fully-tracked 10 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Wide tracks
. 7.5cm KwK42 gun 32"/80cm 2 14 3+
j Tiger I E Fully-tracked 9 8 2 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Slow tank, Wide tracks.
| 8.8cm KwK36 gun 40"/100cm 2 13 3+ Slow traverse.
ASSAULT GUNS
StuG G or StuG IV Fully-tracked 1 3 1 Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schiirzen.
j 7.5cm StuK40 gun 32"/80cm 2 11 3+ Hull mounted.
• StuH42 Fully-tracked 7 3 1 Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schiirzen.
10.5cm StuH42 gun 32"/80cm 2 10 2+ Hull mounted, Smoke.
INFANTRY G U N S ( S P )
Grille (15cm sIG) H Fully-tracked 2 1 0 AA MG.
15cm slG33 gun 16"/40cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Hull mounted.
Firing bombardments 56"/140cm - 4 2+
' Grille (15cm sIG) К Fully-tracked 0 0 0 AAMG.
15cm sIG33 gun 16"/40cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Hull mounted.
Firing bombardments 56"/l40cm - 4 2+
TANK-HUNTERS
! PaK40 auf RSO Fully-tracked 0 0 0 Slow tank
1 7.5cm PaK40 gun 32 '/80cm 2 12 3+ Hull mounted.
Hetzer Fully-tracked 7 2 1 Hull MG, Overloaded
I;.-" : 7.5cm PaK39 gun 32 "/80cm 2 и 3+ Hull mounted.
, Marder III H Fully-tracked 0 0 Hull MG
L 7.5cm PaK40 gun 32 '/80cm 2 12 3+ Hull mounted.
Marder III M Fully-tracked 0 0 0 AAMG
ij 7.5cm PaK40 gun 32'/80cm 2 12 3+ Hidl mounted.
Hornisse Fully-tracked 1 1 0 AA MG, Protected ammo.
L 8.8cm PaK43 gun 40"/100cm 2 16 3+ Hidl mounted.
ARTILLERY ( S P )
! Wespe Fully-tracked 1 1 0 AA MG, Protected ammo.
j 10.5cm leFH18 boivitzer 24760cm 1 10 2+ Hull mounted, Smoke.
L Firing bombardments 72"/180cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
Hummel Fully-tracked 1 1 0 AA MG, Protected ammo.
15cm sFH18 howitzer 24" 160cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Hull mounted, Smoke.
fc Firing bombardments 807200cm - 5 2+ Smoke bombardment.
j Panzer II OP Fully-tracked 3 1 1 Co-ax MG, Protected ammo.
i 2cm KwK38 gun 16'/40cm 3 5 5+
j£ Panzer III OP Fully-tracked 5 3 1 Hull MG.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ( S P )
j Sd Kb 7/1 (Quad 2cm) Half-tracked . - -
L 2cm FlaK38 (V) gun 16''/40cm 6 5 5+ Anti-aircraft.

о Mobelwagen (3.7cm) Fully-tracked 0 0 0
3.7cm FlaK43 gun 24760cm 4 6 m- Anti-aircraft.
VEHICLE M A C H I N E - G U N S
L Vehicle MG 16740cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 if other weapons fire.
GUN TEAMS
Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower

MG42 HMG Man-packed 24'760cm 6 2 б ROF 2 when pinned down.
8cm GW34 mortar Man-packed 407100cm - 2 6 Smoke bombardment.
12cm sGW43 mortar Light 567140cm - 3 3+
7.5cm leIG 18 gun Light 16740cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 487120cm - 3 6
15cm sIG33 gun 16740cm Bunker buster, Gun shield.
Firing bombardments 567140cm
2cm FlaK38 gun 16740cm Anti-aircraft, Gun shield, Turntable.
3.7cm FlaK43 Immobile 24760cm Anti-aircraft, Gun shield, Turntable.
7.5cm PaK40 Medium 32780cm Gun shield.
8.8cm FlaK36 gun Immobile 407100cm 2 Gun shield, Heavy anti-aircraft, Turntable.
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer Immobile 24760cm Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 727180cm Smoke bombardment.
15cm sFH18 howitzer Immobile 24760cm Bunker buster, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 807200cm Smoke bombardment.
INFANTRY TEAMS
lower Notes
Rifle team 16740cm
Rifle/MG team 16740cm
MG team 16740cm
SMG team 4710cm full KOr when moving.
Panzerschreck Team 8720cm Tank Assault 5.
Flame-thrower team 4710cm Flame-thrower.
Staff team cannot shoot Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT

Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4.
Panzerfaust 4710cm Tank Assault 6, Cannot shoot in the Shooting Step if moved in the
Movement Step.
BUNKERS
lower
Flak Nest 16740cm

TRANSPORT TEAMS
Armour
Vehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
TRUCKS
BMW motorcycle & sidecar
or Kiibelwagen jeep Jeep Optional Passenger-fired hull MG.
Schwimmwagen jeep Jeep Amphibious, Passenger-fired hull MG.
Horch, Krupp, or Steyr Kfz 70 truck Wheeled

Opel Blitz 3-ton truck Wheeled
k Opel Maultier Half-tracked

Opel Kfz 68 radio truck Wheeled
RSO Fully-tracked Slow tank.
Horse-drawn wagon Wagon
TRACTORS
SdKfel0(lt),SdKfell(3t),
or Sd Kfz 7 (8t) half-track Half-tracked
Horse-drawn limber Wagon
Sd Kb 9 (18t) half-track Half-tracked Recovery vehicle.
Bergepanther recovery vehicle Fully-tracked AA MG, Wide Tracks, Recovery vehicle.
A R M O U R E D PERSONNEL CARRIERS
Sd Kfz 250 half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.
Sd Kb 251/1 half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.

Sd Kfz 251/1 (2.8cm) half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Passenger-fired AA MG.
2.8cm sPzB41 16"/40cm 2 7 5+ Hull mounted, No HE.
Sd Kfz 251/10 (3.7cm) half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Passenger-fired AA MG.
3.7cm РаКЗб I6"l40cm 2 6 4+ Hull mounted.
Sd Kfz 251/7 (Pioneer) half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG, Assault bridge.
Sd Kfz 251/1 (Stuka) half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.

28cm sW40 Rocket Launcher 401100cm - 3 Hull mounted, Stuka zu Fuss.
AIRCRAFT
Aircraft Weapon To Hit Anti-tank Firepower Notes

Hs 129B Cannon 2+ 9 4+ Flying Tank
Hs 129B3 Cannon 4+ 15 3+ Flying Tank, No HE
MG 3+ 6 5+
Ju 87D Stuka Bombs 4+ 5 1+
Ju 87G Stuka Cannon 3+ 11 4+
As the Soviet offensive in Operation Bagration continued The key to stopping an enemy advance was placing various
through Byelorussia, the Germans designed their blocking weapons, such as anti-tank guns, FlaK emplacements and
forces to prevent advance along likely routes to the west. machine-guns in a defensive position with overlapping fields
Ш
of fire (see below). Minefields and wire were deployed to
Though set up in a hedgehog fashion, these blocking forces funnel the enemy troops into these well-prepared gun posi-
were not mutually supporting. The positions were laid out for tions. Then, when the enemy was most vulnerable, concen-
ill-round defence, but would concentrate the bulk of their trated firepower from the whole blocking force was brutally
firepower on the enemy's main approach route. brought to bear on the beleaguered enemy troops.
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Blocking
Blocking
Force
Force
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A copy of the rule book for Flames Of War is necessary to use the contents of this book.
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The Red Army smashed the German Army Group INSIDE YOU WILL FIND
Centre's front line in Operation Bagration. Now
The history of the battles that sealed the fate of
their relentless westward advance across Byelorussia
Festerplatz Minsk.
threatens Minsk, the capital of Byelorussia.
From Orsha in the north the 5th Guards Tank Army History of the Soviet exploitation forces.
swings south. Its hammer blows smash every German
Options to field Soviet Motostrelkovy Batalon,
attempt to slow its advance.
Rota Razvedki, Gvardeyskiy Tankovy, Tankovy and
The 1st Mechanized Corps cuts up from the south to Inomarochnikiy Tankovy battalions. These forces
meet them. Scything through Bobruisk, its sickle cut are loaded with submachine-guns, lend-lease war
sweeps north. Both pincers will meet at Minsk. machines, and devious decoys.
As the crisis unfolds, Berlin sends Generalfeldmarschall
Model to stop the Soviet advance. Every available Decoy and Forward Detachment history, tactics
soldier is thrown into the battle in improvised blocking and special rules.
forces. History and use of Kampfgruppen and using a
The 5th and 12th Panzer Divisions race to the front. Sperrverband to halt the Red advance.
I Their battlegroups head straight to the front as they
arrive, reinforcing the blocking groups where the need Options to field 505. Schwere Panzerabteilung
is greatest. augmented with the 5. and 12. Panzer divisions.
These powerful armoured forces clash on the New tactics and techniques for tank-hunters,
approaches to Minsk in the largest tank battles of the Luftwaffe heavy anti-aircraft; guns and FlaK nests.
Byelorussian Campaign.
Pit German Warriors General der Panzertruppen
von Saucken and Feldwebel Windgruber against
'The initiative is now in our hands, and the e f f o r t s of
the Soviets' Kapitan V I Nevsky and Brigada
Hitler's loose and rusty machine cannot check the Red
Komissar M A Dedov.
Army's onslaught.'
—Iosef Stalin on the 24th Anniversary of the Red Army Tactics and tips for counterattacks.
Inspirational colour photos.
adeinNewZealand- ш Ш
Product Code FW209
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WHY COLLECT A FORCE FROM HOW T O BUILD A FORCE

The Hammer and The Sickle 2 Painting Foreign Vehicles 43

The Soviet Exploitation 8 Panzer Tactics 46

The Tip of the Sickle 10 German Special Rules 49

Soviet Special Rules 11 Kampfgruppen 50

Motostrelkovy Batalon 12 Feldwebel Ludwig Windgruber 52

Rota Razvedki 18 General Der Panzertruppen Von Saucken... 53

Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Batalon 22 Sperrverband 54

Tankovy Batalon 26 Ersatz Pionierkompanie 58

Inomarochnikiy Tankovy Batalon 28 Schwere Panzerkompanie 60

Kapitan V I Nevsky 32 Panzerdivision Support 64

Brigade Komissar M A Dedov 33 Tank-hunters 67

Corps Support 34 Luftwaffe Support 68

Soviet Arsenal 41 German Arsenal 70

© Copyright Batdefront Miniatures Ltd., 2009. ISBN: 978-0-9582943-6-2

HAMMER & SICKLE

The Red Army's 1-y Mechanizirovanniy Korpus (1st Mech-

In the end, neither German group could stop the • l i

(See page 51 for a details) • 2 Panzergrenadier divisions

5. Panzerdivision (Reserve) 12. Panzerdivision (Reserve)

0 Miles 20 40 , 60 80 100 120

0 Kilometres 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

F r o m t h e s e u n i q u e c o r p s y o u w i l l find a v a r i e t y o f Flames Of War f o r c e o p t i o n s .

M O T O S T R E L K O V Y B A T A L O N (PAGE 12) GVARDEYSKIY T A N K O V Y B A T A L O N (PAGE 22)

S P E R R V E R B A N D (PAGE 54) PANZERDIVISION, PANZERJAGER &

Lend-lease assault guns rip through the German Panzer forces.

F O R W A R D DETACHMENTS LEADING OFFENSIVE EXPLOITATION

шяш&ШЯ Forward d e t a c h m e n t penetrates

Infantry, Gun teams and Unarmoured vehicles auto-

INFANTRY MORTAR COMPANY ARMOURED

INFANTRY HEAVY MORTAR

Tank Killer Company

MORTAR COMPANY Transporter Platoon

Light Armoured Car

Motostrelkovy Batalon (or motor rifle battalion,

•: otostrelkovy are armed with submachine-guns and are

HQ Section with: Maksim HMG Maksim HMG

1 Machine-gun Platoon 80 points

MOTORISED MORTAR COMPANY ш ш я т ^

3 Submachine-gun Platoons 4 1 0 points -ЩЩШММ-

HQ Section with: SMG team SMG team

• Add Komissar team for +15 points. ilM

SMG team SMG team SMG team SMG team

1 Truck Squad 15 points

The key to the success of the Soviet exploitation forces is

A Transporter Platoon is rated as Confident Trained.

6 Gun Platoons 275 points

• Arm any or all M 2 or M3 half-tracks with an .50 cal

M3A1 armoured transporter M3A1 armoured transporter

76mm ZIS-3 field gun 76mm ZIS-3 field gun

M3A1 armoured transporter M3A1 armoured transporter

Razvedki Platoon Ш Ш Inomarochnikiy Tankovy C o m p a n y ^

Razvedki Anti-tank RECON

Limited Air Support

5 BA-64 130 points ««•yiyiiws

Remember to use the Volley Fire special rule when firing

Terence, the guns of the heavy anti-tank company are

ARMOURED ANTI-TANK COMPANY ARMOURED

Tank Killer Company

Tank Killer Company

Motorised Mortar Tank Destruction Company