_ INTELLIGENCE HANDBOOK ON SOVIET AND GERMAN INFANTRY FORCES Written By: Phil Yates Editors: Peter Simunovich, John-Paul Brisigoti Photography: Battlefront Stucio Phowgraphse Neo Ligary of New Zelen, Inne ‘War Museum, Bovingion Tank Museum, Austraan Wat Memonl, Roger key Private Colecton, NARA, Nationa! ‘Acchives Of Canada, wor sew2modelmaker.com ‘Stories: David Billinghurst. Art: Randy Elliott, Andrew Gorman, Warren Mahy Assistant Writers: Paul Goldstone, Richard Steer Proof Reader: Paul Beach, Ruston: Pauand Leonen aoe “Organis a m _eliteligence Handbook On Soviet Infantry Forces vn 35 Specia! Rales ‘Spocialist Troops. Soviet Ariliery Sovist Tanks. E> Soviet Aircraft <, Strelkovy Batalon .. “HQ Coaipit ‘Combat Compaiies.. ‘Weapons Companies. Storm Groups... 36 Divisional Support Companies 37 Gyardeyshiy Sirelkovy Betalon.. Street Fighting Rules... « Street Fighting Terrain, * Moving In Buildings Piatoon Command In Street Fig ‘Shooting At A Room in Street Fi es FE Q 2. 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Accopy of the rulebook for Flames Of War is necessary to fully use the contents of this book. All rights resorved, No part ofthis publieation may be & reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or tensmated, f 4g any form or by any means without the price weitten ‘permission ofthe publisher, nor be ochernise circulated sn any form of binding or cover other than that ia wine 4 is published and without a sivilar condition being Smposed! on the subsequent purchaser ISBN 0-9582536-0-9 © Copyrgh: Borlofton:Miniares Ln, 2004 Battlefront Miniatures Ltd DX Box, BX10668, Ancktand New Zealand ‘Flames OF War websive: Bi bups/wnw.FlamesOtWar.com08:00 June 22, 1941 Despite considerable German zctivity ‘on the border, Operation Barbarossa te German invasion caught the Soviet _ Union by surprise. Within weeks most of the RKK, the Workers and Peasants Red Army, hed been destroyed in jgentic encirclement battles. Another Uightoing victory forthe German Army, the Weirmack, seemed certain, ‘Hitler»he-German ieader, had not counted oa the stubbornness of the Soviet people. Sittin, the Sovietleader, immediately rebuilt the RKKA, * throwing divisions of resecvists into battle as fast.as they could muster. Despite losing 4.5 million soldiers, 20,000 tanks, and three-quarters of theit industrial production in six months, the _ REKA belé the Wehrmacht othe gates + of Moscow. General Winter As the German Army approached Moscow, they faced anew enemy they aicknamed ‘Genezal Winter’. The ‘weather deteriorated into the coldest ena Peto * STMLIWSRAD ‘winter in 50 yeers, It as so cold that engine oil froze solig’ and weapons jammed, unable to fire In these hellish conditions fresh Sovidt divisions from Siberia counterattacked, pushing the Germans back over 100 miles (159 km) in the first three months of 1942. The Summer Offensive The huriljeting deféats of 1941 and slories of German atocites awakened a fierce sense of fpairiotism and ‘vengeanse in de Rusfiea people, From factories in Stalingrad on the Volga and hastily setup ftctries beyond the Urals the Red Army was febuilt with new tanks and gunk. In May 1942 che Soviet leader, Stalin, ordered Soviet forces to take the offensive fom the Crimea in ‘fe south fo Leningrad in the north ‘The Germans had rebuilt their forces as well. Whoa the Sqviets etacked, the German aemy was ready and waiting, ‘They inficted temrible defeats om the inoxperienced Red Army. The German belief in the milizcy genius of Hitler was confirmed. “B2YA ARMIVA—Soviet ‘Army, Stalingrad, November 1902 Geneteit V1 Chasikery Meanwhile, Hitler had been pianning Fall Blau, Plan Blue, his master swategy ‘to win the war. His ermies would strike south to encircle and destroy Soviet armies, and seize the Caucasus cilfieds, Fall Blaw After defeating the Soviet Summer offensive, he Wehrmacht launched its own attack in June 1942, Speatheaded by two Panzer armies and the famed 6. Armes, the German 6! Army of some 300,000 men under General Paulus, they swept dhrough the Ukraine and southem Russia. Believing victory ‘was at han, Hite ordered part of his forces souti to subjugate the Caucasus, ‘while the other half was to take the city of Stalingrad om the Volge river. Not A Step Back! The Soviet defeats seemed about to tum inwo a rout when Stalin issued his famous Order 227—Not One Step Back 028 July 1942% This threatened drastic action against troops who retreated. ‘This had little immediate effect as 46. Armee tore apert the Soviet defences £ “Divisions Refiments Rominander EGC yo Guardeysaya Suellovaye Divizia 34,39, 2 ‘Gengral-mayor Al Rodietsev SBES: 3030 Gvaideystaya Stelkovaye Diviziya 10,4, 18 [Geera-meyor V G Zholuéer GEL ET” seve Cranteysiava Stelkovsye Divizia 0 e207 ‘Gergralemayor S Gutiew © [AT aba Stelkoveys Divi 18°81, 958 Podgelkovaik VPSakolov fs 95:46. Stelhoveya Divizia 90,161, 241 serebmayor VAGarishry gf Stekownja Diviziva 385,416, 8524 = § Scelkovaya Diviziva 344, 650, & 768 Gepent-mayort tLyudaikoy Hf &R Strelkovaya Diviziva 604, 683, & 685, . Gefioral-mayor FN Smekhotvorey” = Srekovaya Divi $63,894, 8893 Polkovnie $ P esnov Bh Suelkovsea Divi > 507,910, 913 __. Peluovnik Ga Atuasiov & Suelkovaya Divziya 13, (088, 1087 Poleovnik NF Bare Suetkovava Divialya Suelkovey Divialya NEVD 336, 347,351" 269,270, 271, 272, 282 Polovmik LN Gurtiey Diviziva Komisar Rogin Eo igada Matsko Pekloty : _-Rbilemik Taasov : EER i052 Bugada Opclhoniya Poliomic M SBamikov | g L1s-ye Brigada Opoicheniya _Potkovnik KM Andyusenko = TST, ‘Brigada Opolcheniya “Pollovnik 8 F Gorokev 3 Brigada Opstchenja ” a Mayor Dasor Balsda Opeisheniva Uncoove At Potcaynlk DNBaly ©. Fodor KS Udevicicako 260 & 202 Tk bus, 84 MR. bs 135.& 178 Tk bns, 139 MR bo -ye. Teakovy Brigada “Tankovy Brigada Diyiziya NKED = NEVD Rifle Division, Brigada Megs Pekoty. = Naval Infantry. ‘srisade, ‘Peed Guiioin ‘iti | Brigade, Takony Brigada > Tank Bieade, 624 ~ 62% “The'RKKA, the Workers, and Peasants Red Army, expanded from 177 rifle divisions at the start of the war to some 407 by 1943. > Tnathe meanwhile i hd los 151 side divisions ini enccelemene bates of 1941 and 1942, Aga resltit is almost impossible AE to stevery rifle civil et alone their hoi Instead ht sa ist of te cisions fighting a Stalingrad in November 1542 > apith Cho's 62:yemiva: The dire lack of experienced segior offcsis afer the early disastrs lod othe Red Anny dissolving = Fife comps. sand puitinghe tr Troops: -dirocty under the a easir‘on the Don River, and advanced on Saalingrad. For Hitter, tking Stalin's ity would signal. to the world the inevitability of German victory. In early September 1942 6, Armee spearheeds pashed into the outskirts of © Stalingrad, Stalin appointed @ tough ‘alented general, V I Cauikoy, to take * command of 62-ya Armiya, the Soviet €2r4 Army, of little more than 100,000 ‘men defending the city. We shall either ‘hold the city or die here,” Chuikov stated in response to Stalin’s Order 227, 1 Battle for the: City Centre’. 1a 14 September, Vou Paulas ordered , | his troops to clea the soutiin suburbs ‘aid the city centre. Despite bitter * résistance from city militia end NKVD, “tho Germans advanced, supported bY wave after wave of Stuke divebombers, Atthe last minute, the elite 138 Guards fle Division arrived, ferried actoss the Volga under fire, Throwing them- selves straight into bata, the Guards slowed the German advance. More Red “ Ammy divisions arrived and feroeioas battles raged for she railway station; the grain elovator, ond otter buildings ‘a 62.ya Armiya turned ito fortresses, ‘othe north, on Mamayé Kirgan hill, which overlooked Stalingrad, a desperate struggle aged. Cortcol of the summit changed hands 2s the two scm attacked and counter-attacked, ‘Aghting for control of the small hill After ten days of continuous bitter fighting, 6. armee cleared most of the city centre, 13° Guards Division, 14,000-strong before the battle, was reduced to no more than 3000 men (by. ‘the end of the battle, only 300 would remain), Bur the surviving Guards in ‘the soutiiem suburbs clung desperately’ 10a sliver of land on the banks 02 the Volga and could not be shifted: “For us thers is no land beyond the Volga!” was their ery. ~ Rattenktieg The ferocious street fighting in: Stalingrad camed the grim title of German strengths of excellent command and control andEE i ey ee 6. ARMEE—German Army, Stalingrad, Novemb; ON General der Pncornippen Friedrich Pais. Division “Regingnis; | Commander r 6 i at ‘Armeskorps ‘General der Tfanterie Kari Séeker ger Tnfanteriedivision. * 334, $3, & 5362" _Generallewtnant Freiherr Boeard von Gablenz = é, Infunriedivsion Tsio ish 134 |“ Generdinjor Heinrich Debot. ea Intapteradvision G72, 633,86 761 ”_, Genealsaor Ear von Denil : ‘Armeckorps General dee Arierie Walter Her Infantericdivisioa 260,261, 268 {© Genernlleumnant Hans-Heinrieli Sint von Armin Infanieradivision 178,208, £230“ Generalajor Cael Rodeaburg Panzerkorps _ General der Panzertruppen Hans Hube Panzetdivision 2Pz,64,879 ” Generalmajor Gintber Angern 5. Infanteviodijsion (mot) 3829 (Gensralmajor Helmuth Schlomer Infentesiod'vision {mon)_ 2.8 120 Oberst 1G Hans-Ado'f vor ArenstonfOyle niemtesiedivision | 267, 274,&276 — Generalleutasnt Georg Peiffer ~ General der Avtlleric Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach i9t,194.&217) “Gouetalleutnant Alexander von Hartmasn =~. 208,212, & 226° Ganeralmajor Richard von Seitwerin 515,517, & 518 , Oberst Ono Korfes 578,577, & 578 | _ Oberst Bernard Steinmnetz LES, S48, & 546 |. *Goneralmajor Erich Megas Q Pz, 21,26 | Gonecalmajor Amo von Lenski s 100. Jagervision Genecaliestant Werner Sanne & . . ‘bers Vikioe Pavicie b Afméctruppen oe . . £ 9; Falaivisen (ne, Gencisingor Wolfgang Bicker . Eg ow Paxzeniivsion Generar Fohasmes Basser cE We 1. Romanian Cwalyy Generotmajor Coasttin Bratescu - E22 wane = Army, Armeskorps =\Corps, Infanteriedivision = Infantey Division, Panzerdryiston = Armoured Division, 5 | Sasi a i ne as aa “OR Vic 6 Armee was cern the lnrgest Gomaan Army with four cores and twenty éivisioas, iF was still only kal cog ist “Abermaa wat cnachine, or the invasion af the Sgviet Union the GeAan Army feldodl 80 infty divisions in six armies, Two yey f ss for : fon: ane ee eae Serra HEERSGRUPPE’B~ AY (ARMY. GROUP B) Mitte November 1942". © & We 5 7 . WA soviet anh e & { wR ? e ‘\ German front Co EAL. : ACT eas &, | Angle \\. 5 . 3 RUMANIAN‘vecwhelming airpowersvere of Ue Gene oS infty seuped p seth ja ble ought oo. ‘Figifing raged for _encirclerient. Instead Hitler prot 7 ildings and relief and supplies delivered by ait The Luhwatfe pulverised Soviet woaiep othe este and Bed soldiers being ferced aezois the Volga October factoies, with dns divisions daring the day. At night Soviet Being reduced to a few hundred Shiusmovye Gruppy, Storm Groups survivors. By 29 Octber 62-ya Armia anmed wit knives, grenades nd sub- bad beradivem buco bridgebead Sr SDPO avy 5 dl = ‘ peration Sarum, Soviet Suthne gm rune oar he Vols aly 200s oop. eter sans “The telnperature ves dropping and the By Fanvary 1943, despite deep show, y first snow bad falles. Hitler had the RKKA was advancing on Ros ‘Hovitig reached the Volgnin the oantre promised the Getman people victory Further north, Soviet forces uést “of the city, 6 Armee set its sights on before winter, so on 11 November — through the stretched German defences: the fhocary district in the northenn part, shotherll-out offensive was launched at Voronedti and advanced to Kirt + af Stalingrad, dominated by three” by nine German divisions against the , at "gigantic factories and workers’ housing, factory bridgehead énd Memayev © “mee was stil tapped and now / Ga 27 September the two armies Kurgan. 62-ya Armiya resisted as ees San sisted @5 fuel. iler’s promise of supply from clashed head-on in the factory senior. tenaciousiy-as ever end-S. Armee was...4hon emer! ear pas “itler’s ordered a counterattack to relieve Stalingrad, Operation Winter’ Storm. This almost broke through t6°) ‘he trapped aumy, bot Stalin had a plan. “Aher a week’s hard fighting the wom out by sixty days of fighting in 2° = i -. Germans managed to gain a foothdld the city making progress slow, oe "8 i nuit fought fe 5 ‘nthe Stalingrad trator factory butthe gy eration Uranus. on 2 February 1943, 90,000 pitiful» Feel geealtelion, Abdietaile for Saingrad raged Sain survivors surrendered. Only 5.000, “ pliuned acounter- offensive codsoammed would ever see Germany again. ‘There was a Tull of 2 few days, and Usanus. Hitler's maniace! obsession then 6, Armee, sporod on by Hiler’s, wit aking she city hed left the lanks Sfaingrad- The Turning Point obsessive demands that the city be of 6, Armee badly exposed, held only 1 September 1942 Germany seenne ‘koa, launched another offeusive on by pooily-tquipped Hungarian, alien /nvinibls and fhe Soviet Union on the ! 14 October, The attack was of end Rommian allies. On 19 Novermber YETUe of defeat, Stalingrad, one ofthe unprecedented ferecity. Massive ait 1942, Imilfon men with 894 tanks ECS a9¢ most horific bales fa yack and arlery BonBardments Iuicheda surprise tack oveminning _MwTAN isin. was also pehaps the ‘med the factories into ahowificruass the Rumanians to the'north and south ™ost Ogee For the renner SPingia coponons nose ad 9 Sting, Oa Rovente the Heenan ng a8 pited meta. Soviet artillery on te, pincers ofthe Sovitmechanisedannies UBM gcoaviclon hat victory would” 7) / gest batk of the Volga responded in inet at Kelack, trapping 6 Armee ia _ *ventuslly come, Hiter’stepatation is “ind. Amidst this hell groups of | Stlingad. ier sehisod Von Banus’ 7 @"S@ geuus was in teers.‘The following sections describe the organisation and equipment of a Soviet Strelkovy Batalon and a German Grenadierkompanie, Sehnellschwadron, or Pionierkompanie in the mid-war period. They give you all the information ‘you need to lead the any of these units in your Flames Of War battles. ‘The first step in building your army is to decide which army you wish to fight for. The Soviet Army gives you the choice of a Stretkovy Batalon and its Guards and Militie variants, while the German Army gives you the choice of a Grenadierkompanie, a Schnelisehwadron, or a Pionierkompanie. Strelkovy Batalon ‘The basic building block ofthe Red Army is the Siretiony Batalon, the Rifle Battalion, The essence of this type of | forve is masses of infantry, far more infantry then ey other ary will ever fel. The infantry ere well supported by a complete raage of support weapons: machine-guns, mortars, anti-tank guns, tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft guns, and pioneers. Gvardeyskiy Strelkavy Batalon Ietae poor quality of the average Soviet soldier isa’t to ‘yourliking, you can field a Gvardeyskiy Sveikovy Baialon, ‘2 Guards Rifle Batalion, instead, Batalon Opolcheniya If oa the other hand, you want to field a battalion of worker's militia straight from the factories, a Butalon Opolcheniya, a Militia Battalion, is the thing for you. Grenadierkompanie Few units excel at infantry combet like the Grenadierkompanie, or Grenadie: Company. Its t00ps are well-trained veterans of many victorious campaigns. They operate with unparalleled flexibility as their long experience allows them to anticipate the commander's, orders, often before they are even issued. Schnellschwadron ‘The Sehnelischwadron, or Fast Squadron, is the mobile clement of the division, grouping the recon companies and the motorised anti-tank battalion. Bvery gun in the squadron is motorised. Nothing is horse-drawn. This is ‘your force if you like your infantry fast and light. Pionierkompanie ‘The Fionierkompanie, or Pioneer Coripany, is pat ofthe division's specialist asseult pioneer bation. These highly strained troops have fame-irowars end demolition charges ‘making thera ideal for street-fighting. Choosing Your Force Before fighting a bettle, you need to choose your force. ‘To make sure that you and your opponent choose Forces that will give a fair fight amd an interesting game, every unit has @ points value. Agree with your opponent on the ‘maximum points value tha! you may spend.on your armies. ‘The limit for a typical game is 1500 points. Now look through the Intelligence Briefing for the type of company that you have chosen. Select the platoons you Weat in your force ond subtract their points value from your total Continue und you have no mote points lett. Your force {s now complete and ready for batle. Onward to victory! preset Tah ‘The organisation charts descrise each platoon in the following pars: Unit Name: The title of the platoon and the number you can have in each company. If no mniber is given, there is no limit to the number of this type of platoon available. Organisation Diagram: Showing the composition and {intzmal organisation of the platoon, Platoon: A list ofthe basic platoon choices aveilable and the points cost of each, Options: Some platoons are shown with part of the diagram in grey. These ate not part of the basic price for the platoon, ‘but must be paid tor separately, Restrictions: In some cases there are adcitional restrictions ‘on the availability of weapons and how many platoons of | the same type your force may have, NAMING YOUR COMPANY: Bott the Soviet and German ermies numbered ther battalions ftom Ito I in each regiment (¢g. 1/200 Infantry Regitaen However, they numbered their companies differently, Whereas Soviet practice was to mumbet each type of compazy in its own sequence, German practice numbered every company in the regiment in the same sequence. To illustrate this, both smmies have 1", 2°4, and 3 Rifle Companies in I batialion, bur the Soviets havea I* Machine-gun and a I® Mectar Company, while the Germans have « 4t* Heavy Company. A Soviet I battalion has 4, 5, and 6 Rifle Companies aud 2™* Machine- gon and Mortar Companies, while the German equivalent has 5, 6, end 7 Ritle Companies and or 8" Hewvy Company. Tn both cases this allowed the battalion to be omitted andl the 6% Rifle Company of the second battalion to be referred to 2s 6.1200 Infantry Regisvent, I: was equally common to name a company for its commander, leaving out its designation altogether. in this wey a company commanded by Kapitan I V Pavlov might be simply called Company Pavlov. ©295. (HANOVER) INFANTERIEDIVIS! In the 1930°s, Germany only had 35 infantry divisions. As war approached each division provided a care t form one or mote divisions in a series of waves. As part of the 8b wave of this expansion in February 1940, 295. Infanteriedivision (the 295% Infeatry Division) formed in ‘Magdeburg, Hanover, under command of Generaimajor Herbest Geitner. Its components came fram parts of the Hanoverian 19,,31., and 71. iyfanteriedivisionen filled out with many new recruits, Later thet yee, while training in France, it was split itself to provide a cadre for 321, Infanteriedivision asthe axny grew to its full strength of more then 200 divisions forits biggest undertaking, the invasion of the Soviet Union, ‘The division was part of 1; Armeckorps (22 Comps) of 27, Armee (17% Army) in Hieeresgruppe Siid (Acmy Group South) daring the opening montis ofthe invasion. Itreached the Dniept River in September and Poltava in October after marching over 300 miles (500 kan) on foot, Novernber saw the caprare of lvanovskoye in the Do Basin, just as the first snows ofthe worst winter in 50 years set in. ‘The division fought throughout the bitter winter of 1941 under « new general, Generalmajor Karl Gimbel after Geitnes was severely wounded. In order to hold the town of Artemovsk witere the division was siationed, it took commend of 204. Infenterieregiment (204 infantry Regiment) stom 93, leichte Division (93% Light Division) Together, they held the line against heavy Soviet counter-attacks, and finally in April 1942, the division began rebuilding in preparation forthe summer offensive, Fal! Blaw (Case Blue) which would take them to the Volge River. For Fall Blau, the division joined Li. Armeckorps (51 Comps) of von Paulus” ill-fated 6, Armee (6 Army), once again under a new general, Generaimajor Rolf ‘Wuthmann, Tac division zeached Stalingrad in August after marching more than 200 miles (320 kan), onee again all on foot, On 14 September, the division launched its first mejor attack, capturing the Mamayev Kurgan, a burial mound dominating the city, breaking through to the Volga and splitting the Red Army in two. By 3 pm 295. infanteria- vision was the first to break through to the Volga in the contre of Stalingrad, The Red Amy launched desperate counterattacks, regaining a foothold on the Kurgen, The ‘battle raged on for two more months as the German Arty slowiy captured the factory areas. ‘When the Soviet offensive cut off 6, Armee on 23 November, 295, Infintertedivision (now under Generalmajor Dr Otto “Korfes) was holding the river bank south of the Factory area. By 28 December, ‘heavy casualties, the harsh winter and starvation rations had reduced the combat strength of the division to the point where it could no longer carry out offensive operations. It only hed one weak bation, and five womt-out batalions lef, along with 36 arllery pieces, seven anti-mn guns, a weak pionest Doattalion and no transport. Of the 21 divisions in the pocket, the only one still capable of attacking was 29. fnfenceriedivision (mot), and even itonly hac one strong battalion, ‘ive moderate-strength baralions, and taree weak battalions, 30 anillery pieces, and three anti-tank guns? During the assault on Stalingrad, four members of the Givision won the Ritertrexz, the Knight's Cross, Germany's highest decoration. They were: Hazgtmann Wilnelm Her (U517 LR), Haupimann Ernst Werner (IVS16. LR), Major Richard Henze (H/S18 LR.) and Oberfeldwwebel ‘Hermann Fleischer (2/517. LR.) ‘By the time the division surrendered on 31 January 1943, five more merabers had won the Ritterkrewz, including the division's commander. 295. Infanteriedivision was immediately reformed in Germany and spent the rest of the war garrisoning Norway. 295. Infanteriedivision, Inhrateriovegiment $36 (Isimry Regiment) 3250.men ‘nfanterieregiment 517 (Infantry Reghnent) 3950 men Infintcrioregisent 518 (Usdestry Regiment) 3250_men Arilleeregiment 295 (Arlery Regiment) 2500.men Ponzorigorabelong 298 (Tank-huaier Bu) 550 mca Picnierbautllon 295 -(PloneerBaxstion) 843 men Schaelfatslon {nt} 298 (Past Benalion) 62SmenCUCU SL Gis SHON A NaN a ‘The original 284-ya Sirethovaya Diviciva (284 Rifle Division) formed in Kharkov in July 1941, three woeks after the Germans crossed the border. A month later the division was at the front defending Kiev, Six weeks later in September, the division was destroyed in the massive encirclemon: of the entire Yugozapadnyy Front (South- ‘westem Front) around Kiev. ‘The rapid creation and destruction of 284-ya Strelkovaya Diviziya was not unusual in the disastrous days of 1941, "Nor was its resurrection in Tomsk, Siberia, three months later, This time the division was given three months to gather its personnel and equipment, train them, and forge ‘thom into a unit, 2 ridiculously short amount of time in rrormal circumstances, However, with the Germans atthe gates of Moscow and most of the army destroyed, these ‘were not normal times. ‘In April the division moved closer to the font as reserves, “The divisional commanders Podpoltovait (Lieutenant Colonel} N F Batyuk and Brigadiy Komivsar (Brigade Commissax) KT Zubkov continued receiving troops and equipment and ting their civision. In May they occupied a sector of the frontlines near Kastornoye near Voronez’ as partof 40-ya Armiya (40! Army) of the Bryansk Front, ‘ts Srst batle began on 1 July 1942 when the German ‘Acmy began Fol! Blay, the advance to Stalingrad and the oilfields with an attack on Voronezh, After cix days of hard fighting, the division finally withdrew to avoid being surrounded, The division suffered heavy losses, ad was withdrawa to Sverdlosk inthe Urals to rebuild once more. A month later, on 17 September 1942, 28¢.ya Swelkovaya Diviziva, now part of Chuikov’s 62-ya Armiva (6254 Army), was ferried across the Volga to defend the critical Mamayev Kurgat ‘ll, which dominated Stalingrad. German forces hed seized the summit of Mamayey Kurgan hill and were preparing for further offensives, ‘The sitation was desperate. As soon as Batyuk’s men arrived they were ordered to make a countersitack. Batyak, on receiving his orders, said ‘Comrade (Commander, Thave come to fight the Nazis, not to parade. Thave Siberians in my regiments.” For two days fighting raged for Mamayev Kurgan. Casualties were horrific, and the division was reduced to the size of batteion, The Germans were able o hold on to the summit, but its easter slopes remained stubbornly in the hands of ihe Siberians. Despite further fighting, fnoluding a big attack by the Germans on 11 November, the Siberians were to stay on Mamayey Kurgan until te ond of the battle, A week later, on 8 February, 1943, 284zya Sirelkovaya Diviziya was rewarded forts heroic defence and stuboomm counterattacks with the Order ofthe Red Banas, and on 1 March it became the 79-ya Gvardeyshiy Strelkovaya Diviziya, the 79 Guards Rifle Division. The division remained with Chuikov's Army (now the 8 Guards Acmay) for the remainder of the war. Later in 1943 it received the honorific ‘Zaporochye"for berating the city of Zaporozine, Then, in 1944 it was at the forefront of the offeasives into Polane. The Siberiaas ended their path to victory in Berlin. By May 1945, the division had received the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, and the Orders of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitskiy. Fourteen orders honoured the banners of its parts. Nineteen of fs soldiers were honoured with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. 1ts final title was 79.90 Tomsk-Zaporochskaya Gvardeyshiy ordena Lenina, Krasnognamyonnoy, ordena Suvorova i Bogdana Khmelnitskaya steikoveea diviziva 284-ya Strelkovaya Diviziya tothya Suvkovy Polk ile Regiment) 2597 mea ots.ya Smetkery Polk — RiffeRegimen) 2537 men 1tTeya Suckory Polk Rilo Regimen:) 2837 mes S203 Arileryakly Pot Cartllery Regiment} 1079 men ‘2ebye BatalonPulemets (MG Batalion) 251 men 284:ya Batalon Priyotankovyy (Amibtenk Bn) 221. en 284:yn Batson Saperny (Piocees Battalion) 180:men‘The final Gemmian assaults to drive the Soviets out of Stalingrad ‘began on 13 October 1942. By the end of the month they had captured the factories and pushed the Red Army back into a small kpockst onthe banks of the Volga. Yet still they held on with the “aid of massed artillery fire from tie cast bank. — Soviet reinforcements continued to stream across the Vola river fallowing the Red Army to launch counterattacks against the now- _ Sshmusted Germans, :Owe Motherland is experiencing hard days. We must stop, ond then to throw back and sraash the enemy regardless of cost The Germans are not so strong, as it seams to the panic-mongers. They strain ther last forces, To withstand their impact now, means to ensure our vietory in some months. Can we withstand the impact, and then throw back the enemy to the west? Yes we cam, because our factories and plants ix the rear are fine and ovr army receives ever more and more airplanes, tans, artillery and mortars Ibis time to finish retreating. Not one step back! Such should now be our matn slogan. It is necessary to defend each ‘posliion, each meter of our territory, up to the last drop of blood, taking each plot of Soviet land and defending tt as long cas possible, National Commissar for Defence fosif Stalin, Order 227, 28 July 1982. One year ago the grasping Fascists stabbed Mother Russia in the back. Aided by traitors and cowards they have penetrated deep into the Soviet Union. By throwing new forces to the front without regard to heavy losses, the ‘enemy has seized new regions, plundering and destroying. Only by winning this Great Patriatic War can the Soviet ‘Coion survive. There ean be no defeatist talk of retreat. Every man, woman, and child must work for the defeat of the Nazi horde. Forward to victory socialist workers! . ‘The Russiens have a saying that ‘quantity has a quality ail of ts own’ and quantity is certainly the appeal of the Red Army. ‘The Red Army is by far the biggest in the world. Its core {sits 400 rifle divisions. These formations may have been rushed into batle with litle training, but they ake up for itu sheer numbers. While other armies field companies, ‘the Red Army fields entire battalions. ‘Asa Red Army commander, you wll never be ousrabered bby your foes. You will swamp the enemy in ax unstoppeible it’s just a subtlety of a special kind—big guns and even bigger gans! “Your massed riflemen have the becking of whole battalions of artillery, as many mortars aad heavy machine-guns as ‘you could hope for, and companies of some of the world’s Dest tanks, the fast T-34 and the heavy KV-1! ‘Taare is truly nothing like leading en army so large that your opponent simply cannot comprehend stopping your Sstwamroller advance. That is the true joy of fielding a Siretkory Batalon, hhuman tide. Not that this means you can’t use subtlety, .The following rules reflect the unique nature of the Red Army during the critical years of 1942 and 1943. At this time the Red Army was desperately rebuilding its army after the disasters of 1941, and quantity was mutch more important than ‘qulty with trained and experienced officers being in extremely shors siiply. Centralised Control —————-—-————— ‘The Soviet economy and social systema emunsises centralised planning and control by the government. This applies to the samy as well, Soviet generais prefer their troops to strictly obey orders, rather than think for themselves, ‘To reflect this, the forces in this Intelligence Briefing are organised differently from other armies. For game purposes, 2 Soviet compeny is treated as a single platoon and a whole ‘betalion operates like most armies” companies. Wherever the rules talic about a platoon, read that as 2 Soviet company, Where the rules talk about a company, zead that as 2,Soviet bation, A Soviet coupany is led by a Platoon Command tear and operstes like a large platoon. A Soviet battalion is Jed by a Company Command team assisted by a 2iC Commend team, and operares as 2 large company. For example, whereas a German platoon must remain in command to move freely, an entire Soviet company ‘must be in command. Similarly, while the enemy shoots at a German platoon, they shoot at a Soviet company. Battalion Komissar ————-——_——__ As well as the Komissars assigned to specific companies, ‘your battalion has a senior Komissar responsible for the entire battalion. ‘The Battalion Komisser team in the Battalion HQ deploys at the same time as the battalion's Command team. The Battalion Komissar team can be deployed with any company in the battalion, or with che Company ‘Command team. Like the Company Commend team, the Battalion Komissar team ean join any company within 6°/15em atte stast of the Movement step taking over the duties of the company’s Komissar team. The company Komisser tear bas no effect as long as the Battalion Korissac teem is attached to the company. Komissat ———————— A Korissar is a Communist Party official who supervises ‘the soldiers during combat to make sure they display the proper level of entiusiasm in battle, A lack of heroism in t pawengee ore-dava, ATACAORT Airgeatt Weapon ‘Runge, “ROP Antitank’ Firepower Notes. Pesnomovk Bogs vida ty Boga Rockers "stem = 5 oe Gawon 87200 en Lis - Bombs 4"/i0em 4 Th P59Aiooa Bombe iden . . ‘Cannon 20cm 2 7 ot = é —4— oma INGIN BUILDINGS 5 take 4 Skil test vo avoid Bogging Dow as it pesses through ae INEANTRY::»: oo wl to avoid Bogging Down as it passes “Troops oa foot have litle difficulty moving in and around he iner’or of building is just as much of a hazard to a >uildings. ‘tank. Any vehicle moving entirely within a buildin, tests Tnfenity teams may only enter or exita room atte start of the building as Very Diffieult Going and most take a Skil their movement. They may only enter or exita room throug test to avoid Bogging Down at the stat of i's movement. gn opening, A team must be adjacent tothe opening.oF Soldly-built industrial buildings are suciontiy tough to Sejacentto ates hats adjecent ote opening to ener teppei tall vices exceptat ge enti pens ac exit the room. Beomuse gst rooms are less than 6”/5em geros, infantry can inéive Eaywhere ise the yoorsip a tira This mekes - movemest in most building slinpie.as you can Seely. rearange teams withoit meastring, “Infantry id multi-storey buildings may move through openings pox down by up tb avo floors at th stat of thelr movement. They must stir their movement jn the building, S SE a ee toes. ‘nthe game Movement Jor or opening counting as Difficult Going for Gun teams vee * . ‘Wheeled Gun (eams may not be taken up stairs. They mast ms The Double ‘timid a, remain on the ground floor. algings sre Rough Terrain. ‘oops cannot sorts of Fi ove Atte Double or hough bullies Seiten anole wetpar sen one tus oe Cavalry. crews) can freely enter of exit buildings and be taken up Cavalry and other mounted infantry cannot eater a building: stairs, : ‘They msst dismount frst, leaving their horses ou". “Depjoying Guns In Upper Floors Stormtroopers And Avanti ‘Allkongh guns eannot move upstairs, they ea be laboriously German teams raking a Stormtrooper move and Italian hauled up using block and tekle belore the geme begins. ‘iquits anaking an AveriG'Riove cau’ éater or BAT buildIMeS~ 7g Gui tex Bis Ue the above the ground-floor of a..s5e by Starting their Stonmmooper or Avanti movernent adjacent uilding, roll a dice after deployment for each twa floors: “19 8h opening, just like normal movement. (or part thereoD) it has been raised, Add the weapon's Fiepower rating o cach die if any modified die roll is less than 7, the gun proves ‘too heavy. The rope breaks and the gun smashes to the While most vehicles can only exter buildings through large ~ ground, wrecking i, The Gun team is not available for doors and other openings, tanks are quite capable ofsmasining " this game, but does xot count as destroyed. their way through wells. Otherwise, the ereW haul the gun into position, The Gun Only fully-tracked eneiosed armoured vehicles.can drive ‘cam can fire from its position, but eannot move during through normal buildings. External and interfor walls are the gee. rated as Very Difficult Going obstacles. The vehicle must Immobile guns cannot be deployed on woper floors { Man-hecdling small guns into building is fae easy, but “Ai takes a huge amount of work to geta bigger gun inside. an shoot st any team in the oom.a Field Of Fire Eeoond eit building ia e(ias prieemecrsi PROMS SA Sista ree eee “Working out which stams are under artillery bombardment only has one room, place a dobble sized template over remplates canbe tidky when buildings are involved. To Building so that all teams in the building and any under the’ =: simplify matters, the bombardment. is assumed to land either template’ ‘outside the building can be hit... 4 ‘outside or inside 2 building. Muttiple Storey Buildings Ifa templais placed on troops outside 2 building, also An artillery bombardment firing at a multipie storey building, © Gnehudes pan of a building, only troops adjacent to wall wil hit the room containing de target tezm and.any room. opebiigs insda the template can be bit. . ditectly above or below it, necessary, the gunmers will use “y Réther than using a template against troops in a building, . delayed-action fuses to hit targets deep in the building, but assume that the artillery bomsbardwsent hits one room of the _s’difficultto.get right. Troops in the collars are almost “completely safe'from all’but the heaviest artillery. _ Af troops being bombarded are in 2,room that 8 not on the .: Top floor, add +1 10 the score xéeded oa the Aftillery itepower table for cach flocr the rounds must penetrate “lone in-which the target team is and one | #24eh them 55 ‘chosei by the:shooting player. Ifthe building ~ : . PATA VM USn dat a slr LACE ee Tastes fighting situations ereraft mistake the target dent “and attack their own troops on 2 roll of | of 2, rater than fae normal 1 'Recogaising this risk, a player can elect to cancel their. _ground-atiack air suppor forthe restofche game at ig start of any tum before any dice are rolled. - Zo ce ‘fa building is a solid model, assume that there is only one STS ovenng brvoon roars, soon ong ean can fre defensive Fighting in buildings is dratal, With limited ields of fire sd very short ranges, shooting plays w very small part. 1 “comes down to suamachine-guns, hand grenaies, bayonets aad sharpened catching tools in close hand-to-hand Wig igh Sahin Every tezm in a room can fight any enemy teams in the 2 GBBT) Tom el a Only one team may fight through an opening unless it is Tn order td launch an assault into a room a platoon must wider than a stand width. Teams must break into a room to ve haste'at least onc teem in an adjucent room connected by an gain the space for more teams to fight, Once ¢ team has e ‘pening io the room being asseulted, or ouside the building broken into a room, another team may take its place at the and within 4”/10om of an opening into the room, opening and join in the fight. Charge into Contact - Breaking Into A Room “Ifthe defenders have'a team adjacent to an opening, the ‘ When fighting in buildings, itis vital to break into a room ‘assaulting teams cannot enter the room, but must figat if you want to olear it. The usual technique is a grenade -oroagh the opening...) * : trough the opecing, shen follow up with a submachine- [Fan opeittig'is undefended then the ossaulting teams entef "gun. “9 eee, “+. the room occupying empty spaces in the room. The assaulting Any team destroying ni gnewfiy team i an assault inside’ £2 steams may not pass through enemy teams to occupy space building may immediately advance to occupy the enemy’ gp, aban en hese ezuy spss yc 8 tapos soe Bom the opening. . me Assaulting Up Floors Defensive Fire 1tis very diffcalt to fight your way up 2 stairwell into the Defensive fire will usually be very limited by the lack of room above. The enemy merely need to drop grensdes, E2. openings for more thaa one or two teams to shoot, Unless wile you risk your own bouncing back dowa on you end Ed a opening is wider that ono bao, only oae tan: can fire _ are ikely to bo shot the instant you poke your head up. ues ‘through the opening. } Teams assaulting up through an opening between floors A. Ifthe defensive fire kills an attacking team, the assaulting aust re-roll successfal rolls to his. This saakes it very tricky to gain a foothold in an upstairs fl fire (and only ove team can fighe aogier dSEAS OH ena Vel ‘Troops in buildings often have nowhere to run to, and even if they do, staying where they are js often safer. Fleeing InBuildings ‘When i platoon fils a Motivation testo conteraitacic in an assault, its reams most lee or surrender. Teams in a room with enemy teams, whore the enemy hold all of the exits, surrender if their platoon flees. However, teams in aroom ‘thet does not contein any enemy teazas donot need to Hee, and well not surrender, even if the enemy hold all of the exts Tostead, they remain wheré they are andl the combet continues. . ‘The: ‘hat fled does not et to imeke any attacks in ‘the found that it fled, so play goes immediately to the opponents next counterattack, ifthe counteratacking player ‘wants to win the fight, they must cithcr break into the room, = or wipe the defenders out, . Re ‘Launching A Counterattack 7 Countcraitacking teams in a building move from one room {= to the next each time they counterattack. Troops moving to / Veounterattack can enter or exit the building through an " igjacent opening bafore moving as for normal movernent, Ae ___ The assault ends when there are no defending teams inany 27 fhe fooins occupied by the attecking platoon, in aly wos connected by opeaings to the attacking platoon.‘or outside the building and within "70am of ground ogy opening secupied by the attacking platoon, Consolidating tsams may stay {nthe same roora, move into an adjacent room (on the same or a different floc), or exit ‘he room through an opening and move 4”/10cm, _* Teams ontside @ building, may enter it as.part of their coniolodation moverseat if they ake adjacent to an opetine or 8 team adjacent t6 en opening in the same manner as normal movernent, - . ASSAULTING TANKS: op: A tank may not fire Defensive Fire if it is ia comtact with an assaulting_team thet starigd its assault movement in 2 “building. ‘The infantry sneale up and blind i with smoke ‘grenades, mu, or flour bombs before it is aware that iis ao, ‘STREET FIGHTING RULES *Stalingrad... was in flames and suddenly, like a silver ribbon, Lsaw the Volga, We all knew we had to get tuere—that's ‘ur goal, maybe the goal of tke whole war.. If was a-very impressive thing to be standing on the border of Asia and being able to say-—we're at the Volga! In spite of all the casualties, al the hardships, we had managed to attain this goal, this victory: The Volga! ft was within our grasp! —Leuinant Joachine Stempel ‘The German Wehrmachr has defeated the Boishevist horde in every battle, and will continue to do so. Only the endless masses they throw into every new battle have enabled them to continue the struggle for so long. ‘Our greatest enemy isn’t Marshal Stalin or General Chuikoy, itis General Winter with his bottomless mud and freezing snows. If we survive the winter, we wil finally destroy them come summer. They cannot withstand ws much longee. Victory will be ours. ‘A Grenadierkompanie isthe finest infantry force youean of destroying any tank on earth. Less extreme ore the StuG command. The tt00ps are all experienced veterans and and Stupa assault guns. Armoured as well as any teak, 2 their equipment is 6s good as it gets, Man for man they _these will wipe out anything holding up the Grenediers’ 4 can outmanoeuvre and outfight any otherarmy. Ofcourse, advance, i you'll always be outmumbared, but there’s nothing like The Grenadiers have plenty of towed guns, end aside from the satisfaction of facing an overwhelming horde... ané. the ubiquitous 3.7em PaK36 ‘doorknocker’ which is winning! shovring its age, these are all very deadly weapons. The ‘Your Grenadiers may be some of be best infantry evailable, Sem PeKC33 is an outstanding light anti-tanic gum, waile ‘bat their supporting weapons are outstanding, Theyiave .. the’7.Sem ‘the backing of some ofthe ost. :B ‘The following rules reflect the doctrine ond training that give the German Grenadiers their edge in battle. Mission Tactics Before battle, the whole unit is briefed on their mission and how it relates te the overall battle plan. Far from compromising security, this trust allows any soldier to take over when their superior is kited, IF the Command team of a German platoon is destroyed, another team may take over immediatly. 1Fthe Command seam is Tank team, rominate another Tonk team in the platoon as the new command tear, $fthe command ream i an Infantry tear either remove a surviving Infantry or Gun team from the platoon aud bring the command team back into play to replace it, or nominate 2 Tank team as the new Command. team. Kampfgruppe ‘The Kampfgruppe or battle group is an important part of German mailitary operations. Leaders at every level form, mission-specific task forces from any avzilable forces, At the start of the game, take up to half the tcams rom any Combat or Weapons platoon in the company snd attach them to the Company HQ platoon led by the 2iC Command tearn, Teams attached in this way cannot be detached to other platoons inthe eompecy. ‘The aitached terms count as part of the HQ platoon forall purposes including platoon and company marae. Any casualties sustained by the new Company HQ platoon do not affect the original plasoons thatthe ‘teams belonged to, Stormtroopers ‘German soldiers have inherited the Stormtrooper ethos from their fathers in the First World War. While other armies wait for orders, the Stormtroopers are raving abead to take their objective, ‘Any German platoon with 2 command teem may actempt a Stormtrooper move in its Assault step instead of lacnehing an assault. Roll ¢ Skill test for each platoon. + If the test is passed, the platoon may move another 4”71Gem. + Ifthe testis failed, the platoon cannot move any farther this tora All of the normal Movement rules apply. Platoons cannot make Stonntrooper moves if they moved at the doubie or are piimed down. Bogged down or bailed out vehicles cannot make Stormtrooper moves. Gun teams thet shot earlier in the turn cannot ‘make «Storm Trooper move.ight and gained great victories for te Patherland, bringing mora land under the rade of the Third ‘yo or thrée Gresadier Plafoons..- _. Weapons Blatoons availabte to a Grenadier komnpanis aze: ‘two Machine-gun Platoon, pol a Mortar Platoon, and © #8 at Assault Troop. : ‘Support Pletoons availzbls to ® Grenadier “Kompanie are: an lofanzxy Gun Platoon, + aScout Platoon, 2 +. aPioneer Platoon, ond “1 any Divisional Suppo Pletooas, ‘You may heve to Suppoit Platoons for each | Grenadier Platoon you field [nT 20 Commend sue CemparyConmens nas Po atari eae esa RES EtAO Gor BGA One-torse cart “mone aaa ee Gem SSE One-horse cart ith, from the deseris in Africa to the windswept nundra of Russi" Motivation And Expe ‘The German Army is well trined and hes hay viotorious campaigns behind it. The soldiers ‘axe Confident thet vietory lies inthe near Future, ‘8 Grovacierkompanie is rte as Confident Veteran, Ofstmedaille Winierschlackt tin Osten 194742 (Winter bettle in the Bast 1941/42) Armed with the experience of successive victories over the Boishevist hordes, the eontline commander leads his Grenadierkompanie to even greater feats, It is only a matter of time before the Soviet resistance is erushed and the East is added to the German Empire. Sei!CATT ees tr Semmand ite tar CN iit ferns team AMat6 ear init frit inanAG tear le MAG oar. Grenadiers are the core components of the Germ war machine, pesforming brave end heroic deeds for the Fatherland, Gorman Grenadiers are better trsined than any other army's soldiers. With their superior training, self-reliant Grenadiers perform the real work of the German Amy, assaulting and capzoring enemy positions, and holding these against counterattacks. ‘The Infanterieregiment has considerable engineering capability of its own and each battalion forms pionder platoon fiom its Grenadiers as needed. These infantry pioneers are called ‘white’ pioneezs becaluse they:wear the white piping of infantry rather thin the black piping of engineers. [your Grenidieckompanis bas thee Grenadier Platnons, you may upgréde the stnatlest Grenadier. Platoon'to 4 Battalion Pioneer Platoon for +15 points per squad: This converts the Cortmand. ‘team and every Rifle/MG team into Pioneer teams with the same armament, The Battalion. Pioneer Platoon may have.a horse-drawn Pioneer Supply Wagon for an additional +5 poinss. PCRS exen UL Co Leesan enca fetee @ voruilaoon ns Stee : oe en it parece : Se nico ametuer arte Dees enoee aire CG Gee Geet ete eee es ericne Acre aS Sate eacniy ect a eee: . ig Fanart eee one Laftwitfe Force 100 points (1500 poiats, 1500 points 11950 points 2000 pois 2600 pointsto 2 Machine-gun Platoons DRT OT command shstan ro CEN Fad. HMB team FRA HMG team CME COR ea ia ts ‘The Machine-gun Plaioons provide Sclmerpunks, a concentration of intense firepower, to support the Grenadiers advance. Their devastating fire keeps the enemy's heads down as the infantry attack. ‘The Mackine-gun Platoons also provide the main defensive fire against enemy counter attacks, As soon as an important objective is ‘ken they dig in to hold them agains all comers. Sugteem Toe CME as onsever team Ra Be Gem GABE Ono-horse van "norer daa ee Som GW34 Ono: borse cart momar (XRT crm nserver team Aaa Beeb Ber S86 Ona hese eon Raa ee fem GAM deotoree can (aS ntroffizier: Raa fom GW34 Gne-horse oar RE “tote: comers yy Rey Som G36 Gre: horse cart moron LS (aero ‘Mortar Platoors provide the Grenadierkompanie ‘with their own artillery to bombard the enemy Lines prior to an attack. While the enemy is looking heavenward the Grenadierkompanie ‘will crush them from the front. ‘The Mortar Platoon is equally useftl screening enemy strong points with smoke to neutralise thom wale the Grenadiers atack,ce ss ‘Gun Sections Infantry Gan Platoons provide the Grenadier- kompaztie with close-support artillery, taking cout targets such as gun positions, bunkers amd machine-gun nests with direct firs, ‘The 7.Som lelG18 guns are also effective at destroying enemy tanks should any stray towards the German lines. Oto 1 Scout Platoan = 2 Scout Squads Ba (eT [EIT a Command Observertsam SME toon ORT CONES 150m i618 gun ‘SemielG78 gun ee || 2 The heavy 15em sIG33 is not as handy: Versatile, but nothing beats it for shed 3s destructive power. Defences in butldings and. Letnant PETIT Connene Feletear Pa CIM Cr SI ‘The Scout Platoons are the eyes of the Genie anny, reoonnoitering in front ofthe Grenadiers? advance, protecting the emmy from unpleasant surprises. The scovts can also operate as an advance force, taking imporant objectives by stealth and holding the enemy bacie reinforcements arrive.commend Pioneer Skis team cua fit Pionaoc SMB tear 7 me . iit tenon eae : Pioneer SME eam Ge TT German infantry batalions often formed a MIP . ‘Stosstrupp oz Assault troop for specific tasks when assaulting fortified positions, ‘Asssautteam ‘Assouttteam ‘An Assault Troop is formed for a specific " Jas mission. Its composition changes from game = + tune she saul Sasso covet Assolttoam Asset eam the Assault Group. The Heavy Squads are 4 Lae tailored from the regiment's assets specifically. 4 Pe forthe task at hand. ‘There isn actual team calisd an Assault You mey remove one Ascault team per Heavy tes: Instead these can be any of the plone Pioneet team with aFlame- following types of teams: rin addition Pioneer SMG ream, : an Pioneer MG teas, ‘You must’ choose the composition of your aan Morac icam, Assault Troop for each gams before deployment tears ‘begins, Bem FaK38 sun, oe 3.7m PaR36 gua, ‘The Assault Troop is specifically formed Zor & 7 Sem lelGI8 gum. ‘particular task. You may aot take teains from “Your Assault Troop caasothave more than two he Assault Troop to form your Rampgnippe. ‘Assault teams of the same type.Cras “Tntesolfizier oT | You may field # Sch irre thik FfemG teary FifleMS vem ivisional reconnaissance battalion was the only mobile reserve available to the divistonal mavider, It was often grouped with the anti-tank battalion to form a Scenellbatsllon or Fast ion. This tough force acted as an advance guard ad a last-dlick reserve (ETT Command Se Xt 228 HO: Section CI a llschviadron ot Fest The fast-moving Schnellschwadron seizes uaa Gag aA ‘Pioneer Platoon. » All Weapons platoons taken mast be motorised. _ Support platoons avuildble to a Schnell mae adjectives before the enemy can renot. aidons ate ‘ind vse, fo ‘The division's three armoured cars operated with the Schnellbataillon,reserves wher: needed for particularly difficult missions, At Stalingrad the pioneers led the nak assault on the factories, facing the stffest oppesttion the German Army has yet faced. Despite:the’ adds, they took their objectives, pushing the Soviets back to the Volga. at “You thiy ficld a Pionierkompante or Pionee: ” Support Pstoons availabe to 2 Pionierkornpanie Comnpaiy costainiog: oe 5 5 S oa Company HO, and : : Att Command Proneer ile Paneer Rifeweam Rife team in i nn ale Foner Pioneer Pioneer Seon Aileen Aleta Atm TUK that are required to get the army to the feo The divisional pioneers clear minefields, itches and build woods and bridges. Taey al Jead assaults against particularly tough eneriss.CNT Assaui Tank CMTS Cea Oto 1 Assault Gun Platoon Lewinat ulna Command Sa Ke2shalitreck ‘orasseuk un HO: Section: CONE “eroizier ‘salt 6un ‘Asauit Gun eT Lene The StulG33B and Brummbar both mount hoavy 15em guns. Known as Stupa (short for ‘Sturmpanzer), they demolish the srongest Bolshevist fortifications with ease. Assault guns spearhead infty attecks. their effective guns smash Soviet tanks while their thick armour protects them from hana. Beutepanzer, booty of looted tanks, are tanks captured from the enemy and pressed into service egninst their original owners |Oto 1 Tank-hunter Platoon Command Res Sui tean eld car “Unteraffizier “Gaceroftzier: “enk Hunter Command SMigteam MIE fazem Pakss gun 270m PaKSB gun fe 70 tuck Kfe7o buck TST CM TERRA. Tom Pak3G gun oe knTomiee tanie guns and evecy division en addins battalion. Tae majority ofthe guns are light PaK36 anti-tank guns, which must rely 0 surprise at short range to kill tanks. Mo regiments also have # handful of heavier ‘ui capable of tackling eny Soviet tank \ } f G E :TT Commend Ke 18 Susteam _ fslécar 1H. Section Cm Imi RB AAR, TRB AR. Zen FekaB gun Tomek gue AM At Command ‘Steen i462 PET [MINT AMA tservrteem ser oF gus Horse-drawn imbor ROR Sem FB gun ‘The Grenadiers have very tittle in the way of anti-aircraft guns, jest ove company in the ati- tank battalion Fortunately, as infantry they ean Inide Gom sireraft much better than the tanks and balfstracks of the atmoured divisions. If the Red Air Force gets too troublesome though, the Eight Anti-aireraft Platoon will soon sce them off with its quick-friug guns. Every Grenadierdivision nas nine batteries of 10.Sem artillery. These pound the enemay line anead of the Grenadiers” aroks, smashing the BBolshevists' positions and keeping them pinned own. Once the objective is taken, de howitzers pound enemy counterattacks, smashing them before they begin, In ¢ crisis, the howitzers sick worthwhile anti-tank guns too.femmand —_Kie1S Siieran folder ‘88em Faks5 qua 84 7 (ati alrack “Antraircraft” Section The Luftwaffe are often called upon 0 pro heavy anti-tank support for the Grenaéi konmpanie, Their 8.8em FlaK36, or Aokt-Achié 38 the samme gun asin the Tiger heavy tank. No Sovie PT Command Kis 15 SMemam Feld car CS Pit Sie V halerack Sekt haitvack Bithaa Te German Nebelwerfer means Fog ee Sco MW21recketlouncher | | iSem fet rosketleuncher as it was intended for chemical warfare. However they are equally good firing high- ‘Sd Kfz 11 helftrack ‘S¢ Kiz 11 hall sea wn atte Die dee Sense at ean H slcy, malking the battery easy to lecate. 3 Kfe 1 halerach atedGerman Arsenal Pioneers: Assault Rifles: Grenadier scouts aad a few other lucky platoons were offen equipped with experimental MKb42 assoutrifles. The scouts ‘were ideal troops to test the guns capabilities in the field * before they were put into ness production. Assault Rifle teams have reage 8°/200m, ROF 3, Firopower 6, and Aati-tank 1. The team fizos at ts full ROF when moving. Flame-threwers ————————————————— Fleme-throwers are offensive weapons. They take time to prepare and cannot react fast wien. surprised, Flame-throwers cannot fire in defensive fire. Heavy Anti-aircraft Guns: Heavy anti-aircraft guns lik the 8.8em Flak gun have large ctews and fast reloading systems t allow them to keep up extraordinary rate of ie. An 8.8cm anti-aircragt gun can have ROF 3 for +10 points ifir is modeled with 8 or more crew, Light Guns ————______—_—____—- ‘The 8.8m RW43 anti-tank Launcher (nicknamed the Pilppchen or dolly) fires a powerful rocket, capable of ponetrating the toughest of tanks, This early Germen roclcet launcher works on the same principle as the American Bazooka, but asa wheeled carriage. 8.8orn RW43 (Pippchen) anti-tank launchers aro light ‘guns, They can be man-handied at a speed of 4”/10em per tum on Road ot Cross-country. Panzerknackers ——————_——_—_——— ‘The German infantry has found that their anti-tank rifles sre all but useless against many enemy tanks, The soldiers have had 10 think up other ways 10 knock out tanks, Panzerknackcers use heavy att-tank mines and petrol borrbs to knock out tanks at close quarters. ‘A Penzerknacker team hes an anti-tank rating of $ in ‘assaults agninstteoks, but otherwise operates as @ nermal SMG infantry tesan. Pioneers don'thave the stills of specialist tank-hunters, but they do have lots of demolition charges and other explosives Pioneer teztns have an Anti-tank rating of 4 in assaults against tanks Solf-defonce Anti-aircraft Guns Some vehicles cary machine-guns ora cannon that ean fire at airaft for their own defence. However these vehicles ‘are tho busy with ther primary tasks to protet other pletooms from aireraf. Setf-defence ant-sirertt guns can only shoot at atom that are atacking their own platoon, Small Guas Small anti-tank guns have a low profile and ere easily concealed, even in open terrain. ‘Small guas that are Entrenched (see page 47 of the Flames Of Wer rulebook) and neither moved nor shot in their turn, count as being Concealed and Gane To Ground, even if they are in the open. ‘Sem PaK38/97 and 7.5em PaK 40 anti-tank guns are both rated as small guns despite their calibre. These guns are based on the chassis of the Sem PaK38 and are almost as low-slung and easy to conceal, Stielgranate ‘The litle 3, om PaK gun eamed the nickname ‘the Army's Doorisocker’ because it just made an ineffective banging noise on the outside of well-armoured tans. The answer lies in the new Srielgranate (pronouxced shtee] gra-nah-tet) ammunition Itis a clumsy and shore-anged grenade placed over the murzzla like a rifle grenade, but it allows the 3.7em PaX36 gun to knock out any tank in existence, ‘A3.7em anti-tank gun with Stielgranate atnmiunition may either fre normal ammunition or Stielgranate ammunition. Bach time it shoots you must armounce ‘which type of ammunition the gun will be fring before rolling to bitHeavy Tank Tiger heavy tanks may be slow, but they have the power and weight to grind their way seross any terrain ‘Tiger tanks only move 8"/20em across road and cross country texan. fa Tiger tank becomes bogged down while attempting to eross Rough Terrain, roll agin. On a roll of 4 the ‘teak immediately trees itself and continues moving. Overloaded ‘The heavy armour and large guns of selpropelled guns like the Ferdinand and StulG33B seriously overoad their chassis ‘making them less manoeuvrable, Overloaded vehicles only move 8”/20em cross Road and Cross-country terrain, ‘When required to make a boggiag rol, an overloaded -hicle becomes Bogged Dowa on aroll of | ar?, rather than the usual 1. Schirzen. Schiirzen are the thin armoured plates that are welded to the sides of some Germen tanks. Schiirzen protects the vehicle from infantry anti-tank weapons, [ike anti-tank rifles and, ‘bazookas. ‘When a tank that is protected by Schtirzen is hit on the side armour by an Infantry team's shooting and Suis its Armour Save, roll a special 4+ Schiirzen save: + Ifthe save is successfil the Schtizzen protects the tank from the side shot. + Ifthe save is not successful the shot penetrated the side armour as normal. Unreliable. ‘The new heavy Tiger tanks and Ferdinand assault guns have ‘been rushed into service without sufficient time to iron out the problems. As a result they tend to break down when driven hard. ‘Tan unreliable tank attempts to move atthe double, roll adie. On a roll of 1, the tank falls vietim to a serious mechanical breakdown and does not move at all. A. broken down tank counts as Bogzed Down for the rest Weapons Carri German anti-tank gunners often used their gun tractor as a Waffentriger, or weapons cartier, by mounting the weapon ‘on the vehicle for greater mobility and 8 quicker response time. Aweapons carrier counts as a Tank team with the same characteristics as the Transport vehicte. _A.weapons carrier may be removed and repiaced with the towed version of the gun taking an entire turn (the team eznnot move, shoot, or assault this turn), and becomes a Gun team in the process. The Gun team is ready to shoot next tum, andthe transport is sent to the ese Flying Tank ——————————— Like the Soviet Skurmovik, the Hs129B is a heavily mmoured ground-etack sireraft, The armoured cockpit i so cramped that many of the flight instruments are mounted. on the engine nacelles! ‘When attempting to shoot down a Hs129B you rust re- roll sucessful Firepower rolls. + A successful re-roll shoots the aireraft down, +A failed re-roll means that the aircrafts heavy armour protected it, allowing itto press home its attack on aroll oF 3+ as normal.Team Range OF Anti-tank Firepower Weapons.and Notes . Rifle team Widen 12 6 Ker 8k ries, RefleMG tome Weridem 226 Kak fles and 11634 or MG mathine-gans. MG teams Weim 32 MG 34 or MG 42 machine-guns SMG team adem 3 1 5 MAO submechinergans Ascult Rifle team B7200n 3 1 © Mba? asst ies Light Monariam 167400 196 6 SemleGw36 light momar AniisackRifetcam —L6Yalem 24 & 782mm P2839 anti-tank ies. fMGtam = 260m 4 6 aMG3¢ or sMGA2 heavy machine gin ‘Observer tea exer stoor Statens —— canor toot. ——— > Moves a5. Gun team, ‘Adgitcnal Training and Equipment - Pioneer tears as infantry team Pioneers, ck Binkky eam—— "__Paszednaokos. 27iem 2 - 6 Fleme-theower. Cank: Canis. e ‘Armour . Name ‘Mobility _ Front Side Top Equipment and Notes Tanks : Panzer {II Lor M Fully-tacked 6 = 3 1__Long Sem tank gun, cox MG, bull MG, Panzer OLN Fully-tracked 5 31, 7.Sex asgault gun, co-ax MG, bull MG. Tiger 1B Fullytracked «9 «8-28, 8em mankegun, co-ax MG, hull MG, Heavy tank, Unreliable, Assault Guus SuGD ore Fully-tracked $3 1 7.Semassaxlt gus, AAMG. Sd Kfz 253 (Stu) MalBtacked 1 9 1 AAMG. SaGF . Fullytcked «5-3 1 7.Scmtankgun, AAMG. ‘SwGFi8 or G Fullyucked 7 3] 7.Sem tank gua, hull MG. ‘Saad Pullytrckeé 7 3 1. 10.Semassault howitzer, hull MG. “Assault tanks. ‘SulG33B Fully-tracked 7 4 © 1—_1Sem assault gun, hull MG, Overlosded, Fullytecked 9 5, 1 18cm assault gun, AMG, Overloaded. Halfweckeé 9 0 0 4.7emanti-tank gun, AA MG. Fully-tricked 0-00. °7.Sem anti-tank gun, AMG, Ovecloaded. Polly-tracked 1 00 7.Sem antitank gun, AAMG. Pilly-wacked. 1 <0 0 7,62em anti-tank gua, bull MG. © 10 0 7.Scm sntietaak gna, hull MG, 0 0° 0 “75cm auf-tenk gun, AA MG. 1 1 0 Long 8.8em anti-tank gua, AA MG. 188-2 “Long 88cm sati-séak gua, AA MG, Overloaded, Unreliable. Panzerwerter42 (Milter) WalCsracked 00 SSeznrocket launcher, AAMC, Antairerat - 8dK% 72.G,Tem): ‘Halfuacked + ++ 3. Tomantialeratt gue, Armored Cars: - - SdKi.721 (M6) or Whled =< AAMG #312225 Maco} Captured Armoured Car: - - BAO Wheeled’ 10” 1 Soviet Sem tank gus, eoex MG, ill MG, Unreliable. Deniolition: Carriers Armour Name Mobility, Front Side Top Antitank Firepover Gotiats ‘ion 8 «0 0 Sh 2a * he ics ani-ank ang dnd power ratings ze used againsangs adjacent to te demolition came when it explode second is used against all other teams within 2/Sem_ oe titVehicle MG AAMG 2om antisérereft gun 3.7om anti-airorat gun Soviet 4.Sem tani mun “4.Tem ani-tane gun Long Sem tank gun Sem asseuls goa, Sem wank gua 71Sem ancictank gush ‘Tezera aneamk gon Sem tak gua ‘Long 8.8em anti-tank gun 10.Sem assault howitner {Sem assault gun _ Gem rocket launcher Name “B8emRW43 (Pappcten) Son GW34 mora Voom sGW48 momar “Sem eIGL8 gon 15em s10233 eun ‘em HaK38 gon 5.7em PaK3s gon firing Stielgranate Sean PAKS gun 77 Sem PaK3897 gum 1c BaK@0 gon 17am PaK36() gun om FeK36,g0= 10.Sem leFHES howiteer {Sem NWal socket emcee reac 16"o0ees 24"/60em 32"/80cm, 24"V60em 24"/60em 24"/60em 24°%60er, 22"/80e8 32"/80 om 40°60 40100smm Aes, 2a"/60em 56"7240em, Range 1s" H40e 40°00 S6°P140em sti40gen 1s 40m 24/6 28600, 820m, 28"760c 2677600 32"/80em 32"/80en 40" Otem 26°¥60em 56ddem SOC TNs Range ROF —Antitanks Firepower Gin: Ceams ‘Weapous and Notes © ROFL ifotier weapons fre, 6 SelE-dofonce ant-airera®, cannot fire with min gon. $+ Antiairoa, Se Anti-airoraft * a @ pe y 3 ” u H 2 Smoke. a 2D Salt nockdatilleny, Smal ‘Weapos and Notes St Mampacked, Gum sbi, Seal! gum, Eitr gin, St Man-packed, Mortar, Smoke, Small gun, 2+ Morar, Smoke. 5+ Gun shield Ariry Sticke, Stall gon 1 Gunshicld, Arilery Smoke. S+ Gan shield, Tumiable, Anti-irerat, S+ Gun skleld. Small gon. $+ Stclgranae 4 Gisele, Small gun. 3+ Gunsheld, Small gun. 34. Gum shila, Small gun 5 Gansta 2% Gun shield, Tamtsble, Heevy amiirest umobile, 2+” Gunshield,Anifiery, Smoke Bt. Salvo rocetantlgry, Smoke. : ‘Arsnour Name Y—— Mobity Frome Side Top Equipment and Nétes ‘Trucks : ° oi BMW & Sidecar orkibetwagen Jeep = 1 passer. 2 Horh Rts 13 or Sep 1 passenger. Herch of Keupe Kéz70 tuck Wheeled 1 passenger Steyr KE 70 truck Wheeled passenger. Opa Bl 3-ton sack Wheeled 2 3 passengers Opel Bez Ke 68 radio tick." Wheeled" = - 1 passenger Gun Teactors RSO Fullysracked => 1 passenger SéRe IG) 7 Hatimckes <= 1 passenger, bec : SEE 1163 Halfrcked ~~ 1 passenger 2 SéKz7 (69 Choe 1 pessenget “Team Weapons Su Sie Bombs 59876 Sn. Gans FW190F Bombs Me1O9E Bombe Hs1298 Guns er Bombs Maleeackee Range ROI "0c, sem 4°/.oom, "dom 8%20em, "oom Aircratt -Antittank Firepower, Weapons and Notes 1 ss t ram 5+ lying tk 1 oe rT© ies have many varied types of tran, As well as he maay bildings there are hls and pas, squares, ecto, and of - course, houses. This char: provides an optional way to decide whi terran to place on the table, Divide the tele into 12°/30em squares. The players cake eas tp pick tivo adjacent squares (or any two squares ino adjacent pairs remaia) aud zo] 10 ee wha tein ey sould plaos init The exactaumber and dimensions ofthe Sates are upto the pave. Rol once for cack pe of seqiares, Basic Terrain : Whore there is no other terain, a city is treated as paved Road. The hard surface prevents troops from entrenching on roads. “The Mest Koygan is pethaps ina: Joe tateartitineuiey toate Soyins rises ip theese of Sting dominating ‘the ity around it ‘A steep menzsadebucil mound (at leas 12/802 dong) sises above the susrounding The bargan is Very Difficult Going. Its taller than tank or truck, Troops ean dig in on the furgan as norm 3tod Batka Like the steppes aroind i, Stalingrad is cat through by deep, step-sided gullies called Balas. A sicepsided gill (atleast 12°0emi loog) cits across the city. Conntct balks in adjacent souares. Balkes should meet the table edge at one ar both ends. [ The sides of « balka are Impassable to guns and ** ot veliles, The floor is Difficult Gaing. A batka must we a Very Difficuts Going vehicle access on each bank per square, plus one that is Difficult Going somewhere along ts length A balka ts deep enough 40 hide a vehicle in it Troops can dig ison the sides cand floor of the baika as norma. Sor6 Park Since industrial cites like Stalingrad ate, models of the socialist ideal, they have public spaces where the proud socialist workers cam gather to enjoy the ruts of their labour. ‘The arc is gassed with toes (or atleast their remains) and walkways. A pare is Basy Going, Troops in the park ean dig in v ‘Roll agai 1 Pethazs more important than frivolous huxuries like packs cities need squares where the glares of Sosa aa be displayed. ‘A large open paved area provides a suitable place for __ tallies and strolling lovers and 2 great backdrop for _ heroic satues. A square is treated as a large area of Road. 2103 - Boulevard + In the days before plentifil eleoteo Lighting, city: 7 buildings were usvally welssga0se to mainise he se of sunlight for lighting and warmth. A boulevard is © wide road with trees (or their ‘ains) Vining the sides and possibly the middle aswell. A boulevartis treated as @ Road with sparse lines of tees providing Concealment, But posing no obstacle, fomovement. 4t06 Rubble Anarea ofthe city bas been reduced to rubble by heavy bombing, Seaver aumerous ples ofrubbe roughout The area as « whole counts os Very Dificlt Going. | Rubble piles provide some concealment, and cout as bullet-proof eover tn infantry hiding behind thens. Es One ofthe etcing amo fig srSalinged was the factories. These huge complexes were fought over by entire divisions. —* A lange factory or a number of smaller industrial ‘buildings covers most ofthe area. Roads and rabbie cover the remainder ofthe aca Factories ae large buldings. See the Sieetfghting rules on page 5Ofor more details, Ieee eontes a ‘Large department stores, office or civic buildings, or apartment buldings occupy this res. Roads and rebble surround them. . Commercial buildings are multi-storey, large bualdings. Soe the Sieetfighiing rules on page 50 for more details. ‘Workers’ houses line the narrow streets of his part of ‘he city. The buildings may be single-storied ot rmalt- storied, but either way, they will be crowed togetter. Many ifnotall may be bumed-outwrécks aftr abeavy bombing aid, covering the streets with debris in their collapse leaving only the chirnreye standing Workers’ housing will usally be basic one-room-per-