Fortress Europe

Germany and
Occupied Territories
Countries in association
with Germany
Allied Countries
Neutral Countries
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CONTENTS
Grenadier Company................................™"50 Churchill Guards Heavy Tank Regiment _.90
Fortress Europe-----------------------------------2
Grenadier Company HQ.................................51 Churchill Guards Heavy Tank Regiment HQ. 91
1943— The Tide Turns..................................... 2
Grenadier Platoon.............................................51 Churchill Guards Heavy Tank Company......91
1944— To the Borders of Germany.................4
sMG34 Machine-gun Platoon......................... 52 T-34 Hero Tank Battalion----------------------92
1945— The End of the Third Reich................. 7
3.7cm Tank-hunter Platoon..............................52 Hero T-34 Tank Battalion HQ.......................92
What is Fortress Europe---------------------- 8
5cm Tank-hunter Platoon................................. 52 Hero T-34 Tank Company...............................93
8cm Mortar Platoon........................................... 53 Hero T-70 Tank Company...............................93
7.5cm Gun Platoon............................................ 53 Hero Valentine Tank Company........................93
US Force Diagram------------------------------- 14
15cm Gun Platoon............................................. 53 Hero Motor Rifle Battalion------------------ 94
Why Play Americans.......................................... 15
German Support Units------------------------ 54 Hero Motor Rifle Battalion HQ......................95
US Special Rules--------------------------------- 15
Ferdinand Tank-hunter Platoon.......................54 Hero Motor Rifle Company..............................95
M4 Sherman Tank Company---------------- 16 Hornisse Tank-hunter Platoon......................... 54 Hero SMG Company.........................................95
M4 Sherman Tank Company HQ...................17 Maksim Machine-gun Company................... 96
Marder Tank-tank Platoon................................55
M4 Sherman Tank Platoon............................... 17 82mm Mortar Company..................................96
7.5cm Tank-hunter Platoon..............................55
MS Stuart Tank Company--------------------18 8.8cm (Early) Tank-hunter Platoon................ 55 120mm Mortar Company.................................96
M5 Stuart Tank Company HQ........................ 19 Brummbar Assault Tank Platoon.....................56 PTRD Anti-tank Company............................. 97
M5 Stuart Tank Platoon................................... 19 Wespe Artillery Battery..................................... 56 45mm Anti-tank Company...............................97
Ml 0 Tank Destroyer Company-------------20 Hummel Artillery Battery.................................56 76mm Anti-tank Company...............................97
MIO Tank Destroyer Company HQ...............20 10.5cm Artillery Battery................................... 57 Hero Rifle Battalion---------------------------- 98
M10 Tank Destroyer Platoon.........................21 15cm Nebelwerfer Battery................................57 Hero Rifle Battahon HQ.................................. 99
Armoured Recon Patrol....................................21 Panzer II OP Observation Post........................ 57 Hero Rifle Company..........................................99
Armoured Rifle Company...........™™...™.22 Luchs Scout Troop............................................. 58 Scout Platoon......................................................99
Armoured Rifle Company HQ........................23 Sd Kfe 221 & 222 Light Scout Troop............. 58 T-34 Tank Battalion---------------------------- 100
Armoured Rifle Platoon.................................... 23 Sd Klz 231 Heavy Scout Troop........................ 58 T-34 Tank Battalion HQ................................ 100
Armoured M1917 Machine-gun Platoon......24 Sd Kfe 10/4 Light AA Platoon......................... 59 T-34 Tank Company........................................101
Armoured 37mm Anti-tank Platoon..............24 Sd Kfe 7/1 Quad AA Platoon........................... 59 T-70 Tank Company........................................ 101
M3 Half-track....................................................24 8.8cm Heavy AA Platoon.................................. 59 Valentine Tank Company................................101
Armoured 81mm Mortar Platoon..................25 Ju 87 Stuka Dive Bomber Flight......................60 M3 Lee Tank Battalion----------------------- 102
T30 75mm Assault Gun Platoon................... 25 Ju 87 Stuka Tank-hunter Flight.......................60 M3 Lee Tank Battalion HQ............................103
Rifle Company----------------------------------- 26 Hs-129 Battle Flight........................................ 60 M3 Lee Tank Company.................................. 103
Rifle Company HQ...........................................27 M3 Stuart Tank Company..............................103
Rifle Platoon...................................................... 27
BRITISH
Motor Rifle Battalion------------------------- 104
M1917 Machine-gun Platoon........................ 27 British Force Diagram-------------------------66
Motor Rifle Battalion HQ..............................105
Mortar Platoon...................................................28 British Special Rules---------------------------67 Motor Rifle Company......................................105
37mm Anti-tank Platoon................................28 Sherman Armoured Squadron...—........68 SMG Company.................................................105
US Support Units------------------------------- 29 Sherman Armoured Squadron HQ................69 Maksim Machine-gun Company...................106
105mm Field Artillery Battery.......................29 Sherman Armoured Troop.............................. 69 82mm Mortar Company................................. 106
M7 Priest Artillery Battery.............................. 29 Firefly.................................................................. 120mm Mortar Company............................... 106
M4 Sherman OP Observation Post................29 Churchill Italy Armoured Squadron —70 PTRD Anti-tank Company............................107
T28E1 37mm AAA Platoon..............................30 Italy Churchill Armoured Squadron HQ......71 45mm Anti-tank Company.............................107
P40 Warhawk Fighter Flight............................ 30 Italy Churchill Armoured Troop......................71 76mm Anti-tank Company.............................107
Stuart Recce Troop............................................. 71 Rifle Battalion------------------------------------ 108
Rifle Company------------------------------------72 Rifle Battalion HQ........................................... 109
German Force Diagram......—.........—...36 Rifle Company HQ............................................73 Rifle Company..................................................109
German Special Rules------------------------- 39 Rifle Platoon....................................................... 73 Scout Platoon.................................................... 109
Tiger Tank Company--------------------------- 40 3-lnch Mortar Platoon...................................... 73 Reconnaissance Company...........-™..... 110
Tiger Tank Company HQ................................40 Motor Company--------------------------------- 74 Reconnaissance Company HQ...................... HI
Tiger Tank Platoon............................................40 Motor Company HQ........................................ 75 Armoured Reconnaissance Platoon............... Ill
Panther Tank Company-----------------------41 Motor Platoon....................................................75 M3 Scout...........................................................Ill
Panther Tank Company HQ........................... 41 Universal Carrier Patrol..................................... 75 Sd Kfe 251 half-track.......................................HI
Panther Tank Platoon....................................... 41 Vickers Machine-gun Platoon.......................... 76 Reconnaissance Platoon.................................. 112
Panzer III 8. IV Mixed Tank Company—42 3-inch Mortar Section........................................76 BA-10 Armoured Car Platoon....................... H2
Panzer 111 & IV Mixed Tank Company HQ... 43 6 pdr Anti-tank Platoon.................................... 76 Soviet Support Units................................ 113
Panzer IV Mixed Tank Platoon........................43 British Support Units--------------------------77 KV-8 Flame-tank Company............................113
Panzer III Mixed Tank Platoon........................44 Priest Field Troop............................................... 77 OT-34 Flame-tank Company......................... 113
Flammpanzer III Flame Tank Platoon..............44 25 pdr Field Troop............................................. 77 SU-76 Light SP Battery.................................. 114
StuG Assault Gun Company---------------- 45 Sherman OP Observation Post........................77 SU-122 Medium SP Battery...........................H4
StuG Assault Gun Company HQ................... 45 MIO Anti-tank Platoon..................................... 78 SU-152 Heavy SP Battery............................... H4
StuG Assault Gun Platoon................................45 Bofors Light AA Troop..................................... 78 SU-85 Tank-killer Battery............................. H5
Panzergrenadier Company------------------ 46 Daimler Armoured Car Troop......................... 78 Light Tank-killer Company..............................115
Panzergrenadier Company HQ........................47 Kittyhawk Fighter-bomber Flight................... 78 Heavy Tank-killer Company............................115
Sd Kfz 251 half-track.........................................47 Katyusha Guards Rocket Battery................. 116
Panzergrenadier Platoon...................................47 76nim Artillery Battery....................................116
Armoured sMG34 Machine-gun Platoon.....48 Soviet Force Diagram..........—..........—.84 122mm Artillery Battery................................. 116
Armoured 8cm Mortar Platoon.......................48 Soviet Special Rules--------------------------- 87 DShK AA MG Anti-aircraft Platoon............. 117
8cm Mortar Section...........................................48 KV-ls Guards Heavy Tank Regiment—88 IL-2 Shturmovik Assault Company............... 117
Armoured 7.5cm Gun Platoon.........................49 KV-ls Guards Heavy Tank Regiment HQ.....89 Basing Guides......—...................—....™.. 118
Grille 15cm Gun Platoon..................................49 KV-ls Guards Heavy Tank Company........... 89 Catalogue------------------------------------------- 120
Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon.................. 49 KV-1 Guards Heavy Tank Company..............89
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WORLD WAR II
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1943 begins with the German Sixth Army besieged within the Axis forces who fight valiantly to stave off defeat. Raw US tank
bloody crucible of Stalingrad. The head of the Luftwaffe, Field crews suffer a reversal in their first encounter with the veterans
Marshal Goring, assures Hitler that the trapped Germans can of the Afrikakorps at Kasserine Pass. Through this baptism of
be supplied from the air, but his assurances prove to be empty fire they learn quickly and develop into excellent soldiers. In
bombast. On 31 January, with his army frozen and starving. May, the Allied forces break through the defensive perimeter
Colonel General Paulus has no alternative but to surrender. guarding Tunis, capturing the last bastion of Axis power in
Of the 250,000 German troops that had entered Stalingrad, North Africa on 12 May. The Allies take 252,000 German
just 91,000 are taken into Russian captivity. and Italian prisoners.
The Soviet army follows up its success with a punishing offen To restore the situation on the Eastern Front, the German
sive, driving the Wehrmacht hack and retaking lost territory. High Command launches Operation Citadel on 5 July, a
The cities of Kursk, Kharkov and Rostov are wrested from massive armoured counteroffensive in the area of Kursk.
the invaders in February. Despite Manstein’s ‘backhand blow’ Anticipating just such an action, the Red Army has time to
retaking Kharkov, the tide has turned on the Eastern Front. heavily fortify their positions, and the German armoured
Once the winter mud dries out in North Africa, British and thrust is blunted by these defences.
US forces resume their drive into Tunisia, closing in on the
- I? May
26 March Avis forces surrender
IG February - 1^ March Operafion Superchariê 111 in Tunisia, yielding over
19-25 February 22 March SrifisK assaulf an^ 7 May 252,OOOprisoners
TKiVc^ Raffle of ii^har'kov: Allied forces
â'fflc of Ifasserine Pass: Cermans oufflank Marefh Line in 7l>e war in Africa is over'
Soviet's copf’ore o'fy, bo'f arc capfure Tunis
Rrsf major US baffle euacuafe ^zhev Tunisia
co^ off lojirii^ four armies
aiâinsf fKe Cermans Salienf
G April
Januar ^25 March-7 April 5 Jwly — I Aoqujf.
Srif ish forces
Cerman Siiffk Arm^ ôfflc of 01 Cueffarl breakfKrough Operafion Cifadell fbe lasf c
vSfalingrad surrender! Paffon^s famed viefory Cerman defences
I 90,000 Cermans are' Cerman offensive af lûrsk is sfi
Tunisia af k/adi Akarif Soviefs who fhen counferaf
L capfured
JANUARY
The Allies push on to mainland Italy—supposedly ‘the soft
On 12 July, in a titanic clash of armour, Soviet tank corps meet
underbelly of Europe’—landing at Salerno on 9 September.
the panzer divisions head on near the town of Ptokhorovka,
The new Italian Government surrenders but the German
bringing the German attack to a standstill. Although casualties
forces occupy Italy and fight on against the invaders. The
are heavy on both sides, only the Soviets have the manpower
Allied troops make slow headway against such determined
to replace them. Three years of heavy fighting is beginning
resistance. Their advance finally grinds to a halt before the for
to tell on the resources of the Getmari nation. Once again,
midable German defences of the Gustav Line, which stretches
the Red Army follows up victory with a devastating counter
offensive, reclaiming yet more territory from the invaders, and across the Italian Peninsula.
la the Pacific, the combined British and US fleets now domi
crossing the Dnieper River before the year is out.
nate the ocean. The jungles and beaches of the Solomons and
With Africa now in their hands, the Allies go on the offen
New Guinea are turned into battlefields as the Allies drive the
sive in the Mediterranean once more, seeking an early end
Japanese back island by island. Emperor Hirohito of Japan
to the war that has ravaged Europe for three years. On
describes his country’s situation as truly grave.
10 July, British and US Forces invade Sicily in Operation
Husky. Spearheading the landing are British and American By the end of 1943 the Axis alliance is crumbling. Italy has
paratroopers but the airborne assaults prove a costly disaster. defected to the Allied cause and Japan and Germany are
The amphibious assault proves more successful, with the two buckling under intensifying pressure. German morale remains
pronged offensive that follows clearing the island of Axis forces high, however, with a strong belief in Hitler’s propaganda that
within six weeks. The Allies have gained a stepping stone into new ‘secret weapons’ will soon turn the tide of war in their
Southern Europe. Growing weary of an unpopular war, the favour once more.
Italian people overthrow and arrest Mussolini.
, 2 Ocfober - 22 December
~l Auqotf - 2 Ocfobcr 15 Aoqotf - 22 Sepfember : "He of lêv
Sovie'f'S push Cermans back across
20—December |
Second Raffle of Smolensk; Onepr Offensive; Soviefs sccui'e s. ^
Cerman fhretxf fo Moscow \ crossings over fKe Dnepr kiver / Dnepr kiver anc^ fake têv Raffle of Orfona;
removed ^ Canac^tans fake cify
12-1^ Oefober wifh heavy losses.
3 Sepfewber ,
___ ^9 July — \~1 Aoqojfi
Operafion Avalanche; Raffle of 6enino \
Operafton Husky; Alliet^ lanc^mq af Salerno. Polish froops affempf fo pierce fhe
Allied invasion of Sicily Ifaly surrencêrs Panfher-K/ofan Line
Ihe German High Command are still confident of their abili
ty to ultimately prevail. They brace to hold back the encroach
ing Soviet tide in the East. In the West they prepare to deal
a crippling blow to the expected Allied invasion of France,
before then turning their foil attentions to smashing Soviet
resistance once and for. all.
But the Soviet offensive rolls on. The siege of Leningrad is
lifted after 900 days. Without pause the Red Army drives the
Germans back everywhere, from the Baltic States in the North
to the Crimea in the South.
In Italy, German paratroopers mount an incredible defence
of the town and ancient monastery at Cassino, repelling wave
after wave of attacking Allied troops. Unable to break the
defenders of the Gustav Line, the Allies decide to go around it.
On 22 January a combined US and British amphibious force
lands at Anzio, just south of Rome, catching the Getmans
off-Euard. Field Marshal Kesselring rushes forces to the area
in time to stop the ponderous Allied advance. The Germans
counterattack, but with naval support the Allied troops are
able to cling to their beachhead. Months of bitter fighting
follow as the conflict descends to a stalemate. The Allies are
unable to break out of Anzio until the Gustav Line falls in
May, forcing the Germans to withdraw. Rome is captured by |
? the Allies on 4 June, but this triumph will be quickly over- ►*0 .
■ shadowed by events in Westetn Europe.

Meanwhile, the Japanese forces in Burma invade India but in
April their offensive grinds to a halt at Kohima and Imphal.
By October Allied counterattacks have killed half of the otig-
\ inal 60,000 men of the attacking Japanese Fifteenth Army.
* Back in Europe, after months of planning, on 6 June
D-Day—the Allies invade Normandy, France. Operation
Ovetlord is the latgest amphibious assault in history. U ,
British, Canadian, and French forces land from ^he storin-
tossed English Channel onto five beaches, code named Utah,
Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Thanks to an ingenious decep
tion plan the German defenders manning Hitler’s Atlantic
Wall’ ate taken by surprise. In bloody combat, particular y at
. Omaha, the invaders fight their way off the beaches, ImHng
' up with US and British paratroopers who had assaulted inland ■
by air on the ptevious night.
As the buildup of men and materiel in the Allied beach
head continues apace. General Omar Bradley’s US First
Arfoy captures the wrecked pprt of Cherbourg on 30 June.
The Allies capture St. L6 and Caen in some of the hardest
fighting of the war. Then, at the end of July, Bradleys men
20-29 Auûsf
lassy—t^sbinev Opera'^ton. 25 December
Sooiefs destroy Cerman Sieiê of SodapesF
forces in Rowanta- ôwanta ('7-24- lepfenhef beijins 100 <âys ofN.
swifcKes sides 25 AoqOjft
Operaflon Market Ca.fden: intense fiqhtin^ \
25 Jdy ?-24- Aoqosf Alli« libcra+e Failed attenpt +o cross the
Operation Opcrafions Tofalize
Paris Rhine at Arnhem 25 December - I6 January
Cobr'a*. US forces and Tracfablel 4- Sepfember lâttle of the ôlqe:
breakoof frow 30,000 Cerman 9 Oc+ober — After beincj caught flat-footec^ by
Nornartdy Fintanci siqns
■froops cap■ûred in arnis+ice wl+K ? A/ovei>tbcr Cerman surprise offensive, US forces
■fbe ralaise Pockef defeaF Cerman attack through the
\ / Sovie'f Unton Canacîans clear the Schelc^t
estuary of Cermans ant^ Ariênnes aimed at Antwerp
Joly \ I Atjqus+ — open port of Antwerp
Opercxfion I October ^ Sepfewber
Coodwooc^l H/arsaw Uprising'. Allies liberafe , 10-29 Oefober
; ^riftsb capfore Poles rise op acjamsf Brussels /
nw âen Sattle of Oebrecen:
Cermans, bof fail
doe 'I’o lack of Sooie"#"
sopporf
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Hungary sfoppec^ by
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I finally punch a hole in the German lines in Operation Coâ.

Begun in the depths of winter, the offensive'seekTto emulate
J After two months of bitter fighting amongst the hedgerows
the success enjoyed in the same area four years previously.
I of Normandy, the Allied armour finally rolls into open coun-
The panzer spearhead initially catches the US Army flat-foot
‘ try. 50,000 retreating Germans are now cut off in the Falaise
ed. Their initial advances promise the same spectacular success
pocket by the advancing Allies. Their capture delivers a
as their 1940 campaign. Yet on this occasion it is a vastly more
massive blow to the rapidly-deteriorating German military.
experienced opponent the Germans face. US paratroopers
On the Eastern Front, things fare little better for Germany. The
hold firm at the pivotal town of Bastogne. In the face of
Soviet command launches its summer offensive. Operation
incteasing opposition and suffering a shortage of fuel for the
Bagration, on 22 June. Masterfully executed, the operation
powerful panzers, the German advance grinds to a halt.
drives a wedge into the German Army Group Centre, leaving
In the Pacific, the US Marines continue to regain control of
them in disarray. While the Germans are still reeling from the
the Pacific islands one by one. Driven by desperation, the
punch, the Soviets follow up with a flurry of blows, shattering
the German centre, ripping a hole in the defensive line, and Japanese begin Kamikaze suicide attacks against the US Navy.
In October, US forces under General MacArthur land in the
costing the German Army 350,000 men.
Philippines. In a daringly-conceived attack the remnants of
British and American forces pursue the retreating Germans
Japans once mighty fleet strike at the American amphibious
towards the German border. The newly-promoted Field
force on 24 October in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the great
Marshal Montgomery launches the daring Operation Market
est naval battle in history. After three days of manoeuvring
Garden, a two-part plan to seize the bridges across the Lower
and fighting the Japanese are defeated, losing four carriers
Rhine River around Arnhem with a massive airborne landing,
and three battleships, including the mighty Musashi. As the
and an armoured strike force advancing 100 km (64 miles) to
Americans draw ever nearer, the US Army Air Force steps up
relieve them. Bloodied and dazed, the Germans are not yet
bombing operations against industrial targets on the mainland
finished. Through a miracle of reorganisation, the shattered
of Japan, further hampering Japanese military efforts.
German armies are rebuilt and brace once more against the
The defeat of the Axis powers is now only a matter of time, but
Allied onslaught, halting advances in both the East and West
refusing to concede defeat, they cling on into what will be the
within sight of the German border.
last year of the war.
In a last throw of the dice, the Germans launch a surprise
armoured attack westward through the Ardennes forest.
2-1? April
1-21 April Soviefs capfure
7—26 March ^rifisK and US forces S/ienna iG April — 5
I—17 January Srffish and US forces cross s desfroy Cerman forces
He m ne info Cermany ■/Oder—êrlin Offensive:
I Operafion \ in fhe Kuhr Pockef.
f Red Army sfrikes for 2? April - 2 Ma
iCermans make fkree
6af+le of Berlin:
Ifailec^ affempfs fo
14 January - 5 March Soviefs capfure Berlin (
relieve ûdcxpe^'h Id—(7 April savage sfreef fiqhfi
of ■fhe ^hinelan^'.
Allies aes'hfoy Cerman forces
Raffle of Seeloiv Heii^hfs:
/ 2 Hay Cermans affempf fo sfop J
wesf of fhe Rhine Operafion fronfal drive on S^rlin
Crapeshof:
, 6-l7 March lilies break fhe
12 January - ^loi-on Offensive: lofhie Line and
^ “^2r€vruc^ry âsf Cerman offensive, ?0 April
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German uncondifional surren<
fake fhe Po
Visfula”Oder Offensive: ^fH^pf fo half Red Army nifler commifs
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JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL
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The Red Army batdes its way across the German border. The long island-hopping campaign of the US Marines comes
Seeking revenge for the suffering inflicted on the Soviet to an end with the 1 April attack on Okinawa. While the
peoples at the hands of the German invaders, they inflict a Japanese defenders fight a ferocious land battle against the
harsh punishment upon the German populace. British and Marines, Kamikaze pilots attack the ships of the invasion fleet,
US forces advancing from the West cross the Rhine river and sinking 36. Although ultimately victorious, the Marines suffer
enter Germany. almost 40,000 casualties and the Japanese 107,000, making
Okinawa the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War.
On 30 April, as the Allied noose closes from all sides on the
capital of Berlin, Adolf Hitler takes his own life in his bunker. With the threat from the west neutralised, the Red Army
Within a week the German army has laid down its arms on turns its attention to the east and declares war on Japan.
all fronts, unconditionally surrendering and thus ending the As preparations are being made for Allied ground forces to
war in Europe. invade the Japanese mainland, on 6 and 9 August the US
The Allied offensive in Burma picks up speed. More than Army Air Force drops the first ever atomic bombs on the
100,000 Japanese are killed in this final drive, which recaptures Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The incredible
Rangoon on 2 May. Burma is now firmly back in Allied hands. destruction caused shatters the will of the Japanese Empire to
resist. On 15 August Japan surrenders. The war in the Pacific
In the Pacific, the US Marines begin an amphibious assault
on the island of Iwo Jima on 19 February. Their bloody has ended.
victory gains a new, closer, air base from which to strike at After six long years of bitter struggle, the Second World War
Japan’s cities. is finally over.
I April 21 June , j q A 4-
Opercifion /cetr,- ^ ^
US forces take lapanese ômbs *oppeci
of OlcincLa Japanese of,es of
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WHAT IS FORTRESS EUROPE^
Fortress Europe is the first of many Flames Of War army books
the period come out. Because your Mid War tanks have gone
for the Late War period covering the fighting in Europe and
from super tanks to run-of-the-mill, you might need to switch
Western Russia in 1944 and 1945. It is a great starting point
to smaller points-level games while you build up your force.
for players new to the period and those moving from the Mid
War period of 1942 and 1943. Experienced Mid War players will also notice that some models
from those books are not in Fortress Europe. That’s because
Because Fortress Europe covers the big four nations: the
they had become obsolete by the end of the Mid War period
Americans, the British, the Germans, and the Soviet Union, it
and were no longer in service in 1944. If your force falls into
gives you a taste of the very different flavour of each army and
this category, this book is an opportunity to explore a totally
an easy way to try them all out.
new force.
The forces in the book cover the troops fighting in late 1943 and
Old hands to the Late War period can to use Fortress Europe
early 1944. These are an interesting mix of older equipment
to bring their old forces up to date. As the Late War books
that is in the process of being phased out, such as the Panzer III
will take you through a journey from D-Day to the fall of
or T-70, and the latest gear like the Panther, SU-85, and the
Berlin, not every item of Late War equipment is available yet.
up-gunned T-34/85.
As books are released, they will introduce new tanks and troops
If you are already playing Flames OfWar With, a Mid War force, that appeared in the period covered by the book. Some exam
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then Fortress Europe gives you the opportunity to migrate your ples would be the upgunned M4 Sherman (76mm) and the
force across to the new period. One thing you’ll notice is the
Cromwell tank which will appear in the American and British
change in the points between the periods. While their char
D-Day books.
acteristics haven’t changed, their points values have dropped.
If your force isn’t covered yet, you may still be able to field it
Whereas in Mid War, your M4 Shermans and late-model until the book that covers it comes out. An American force
Panzer IV tanks are high-value powerful medium tanks and the with some of the wide variety of M4 Shermans that arrived in
Panther and Tiger are the latest and greatest heavy tanks, in the
VI Late War period the M4 Sherman and the Panzer IV are the
late 1944 can use the basic M4 Sherman Tank Company for
the moment, treating them all as basic M4 Shermans. As books
</l basic models and the Panther is just a good medium tank. Even
introduce additional varieties, they can add sophistication to
UJ the much-vaunted Tiger tank has become vulnerable to the their force.
greater number of powerful anti-tank guns. The high-points
No matter what your background. Fortress Europe is the place
value slots that the Tiger and Panther occupied in Mid War
to begin the Late War journey.
will be filled by even bigger and nastier tanks as new books for
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WHO ARE THE AMERICANS
en all this stuffyouve heard about America not wanting to fight - wanting to stay out ofthe war, is a lot ofhorse dung. Americans
traditionally love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble
s ooter, thefastest runner, big league ballplayers, the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser Americans
play to win all the time. I wouldn’t give a hoot in hellfor a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost and
never will lose a war, because the very thought oflosing is hateful to Americans. ’
—General George S Patton.
' Welcome boys. Good to see y’all. mistakes of the Europeans an’ came up also got plenty of radios, at all levels of
I ve got a lot on my plate and some with a plan to modernize our woefully command, meanin’ we’ve got a versatil
damned gala with the govetnor tonight neglected army. Down Louisiana way in ity on the battlefield that the Germans
so 111 keep this brief. Sit up straight 1940 these fellas organized maneuvers can’t hope to match, an’ our allies can
when I’m talking to you son. You’re in that pioneered the armoured tactics only dream of
. the army now! we’re using to smash the Nazis.
Now I’m figurin’ most of you boys have
Y know, it was just a few short years Nowadays we’ve got an army 91 divi grown up around a car in the garage
ago, hack in ‘39, that the United States sions strong—all of ’em motorized. tinkerin’ with engines and mechanical
Army amounted to no more’n 174,000 Maybe the Russkies have got more, but devices. I’ll bet you’re all handy when
soldiers—all of’em volunteers. It’s hard all of ours are at full strength, some it comes to fixin’ stuff An’ what’s more
to believe now, but that’s all we had thing no other fightin’ nation has been besides, here in the good of US of A
. when the War in Europe got started. able to achieve. we also value a little thing called free-
A paltry nine infantry divisions an’ a
The US Army fights as a combined
couple of cavalry ones. We had guns left
arms force of tanks, infantry and artil
over from the First War, an’ no motor
lery—an’ I do mean combined. Every
ized transport for the GIs.
infantry division has a battalion of
But there’n that tiny army were tanks attached. We’ve got artillery, an’
some great leaders. Yessiree, men like lots of it, at every level. It’s kept well
Generals Eisenhower, Bradley and supplied so it can fire day and night.
Patton would forge the US Army into Its said the US artillery fires more
the greatest fightin’ force the world rounds in a day’n most German units
has ever seen. They learnt from the can fire in a whole campaign. We’ve
V,
sfc:
dom, an’ no doubt you boys are used ‘em. For each guy on the front line just in time for the landings in North
to thinkin’ for yerself. That’s why your there are at least four guys to support Africa. An’ we didn’t stop there, with all
average Joe’ll make such a good soldier, you. Count yourselves lucky. No other of our industries in full swing American
he can think on his feet and adapt to army can boast of such a tooth-to-tail tanks have been provided under the
changin’ situations. ratio, by golly. Lend-Lease deal to the armies of all of
You boys are GI’s now. That stands You’ve probably heard that our tanks our allies.
for ‘Government Issue’—the letters are famous for their fancy engineerin’ If you think our tank forces are
stamped on all of your gear. The only and easy maintenance. Shoot, them impressive you should see our artillery.
thing the Government doesn’t issue you scientists have even come up with a The ‘Red Legs’ are top dog in the US
is a wife! new-fangled gyro-stabilization device Army, earning for themselves another
that lets our tanks fire accurately while moniker ‘The King of Battle’. No one,
Every soldier goes to war carrying a
rifle, an’ here it is—the Ml Garand. on the move. An’ move they do, on and I mean no one, not the Limeys
tracks so tough a tank can go for hun nor the Russkies can match ’em for
Ain’t she a beauty! Now this ain’t
nothin’ like the squirrel rifle yer dreds of miles ’fore they need replacing. laying down heavy and accurate bom
used to back home. This baby’s semi Even when they do need a little bit of bardments. We’ve got all our big guns
automatic, an’ with eight rounds up work, the quartermaster troops can fix tied together by Fire Direction Centers
the spout you can do a lot of very ’em up in no time flat and get ’em back that’ll open up quickly when a request
quick shootin’. Backing you up’ll be into the battle quicker’n you can say comes in. Fleck, German commanders
machine guns an’ mortars, an’ lots of jack lightnin’. even reckon that the greatest threat to
Oh, an’ by the way, forget about any their ability to conduct operations is
rumors you boys may’ve heard regardin’ an American Lieutenant with a radio
our tanks being prone to catchin’ fire. ’cos time and time again Nazi counter
That’s a load of baloney! attacks falter under the curtain of steel
rained down by the Red Legs.
None of our mighty fine tanks even
existed in 1940. But thanks to our Anyhows, that’s enough gabbin’ from
industrial might they were ready for me, time fer you boys to get trainin’.
combat in strength by the end of ’42, Boy-oh-boy, I almost feel sorry for them
poor Krauts seeing as they’ve gotta face
us! We’re gonna kick their asses all the
KNOW YOUR TANKS
M4 SHERMAN
The M4 Sherman’s hull was welded, giving it square sides. The M4A1 Sherman
Crew (5): Commander, gunner, loader,
was essentmlly the same tank however its hull was cast out of a single piece of
steel and therefore has a rounded appearance. driver, hull JJ& gunner
Weight- 30 tonnes
Length; 5.84m ag’ 2”)
Width; 2.62m (8’ 7”)
Height 2.97m (9’ 0”)
Weapons; 75mm Gun M3
.50-cal M2 Browning MG
Sx .30-cal Browning MG
Armour: 30-76mm
Speed- 35 km/h (22 mph)
Engine; Continental E975
300kW (400 hp)
MS STUART
The M5A1 Stuart is the latest in a line of fast and agile light
tanks used for Crew (4); Commander/loader, gunner,
scouting and probing the enemy, as well as using its mobility
to outflank the driver, hull MG gunner
enemy and exploit gaps in their lines.
Weight 15B -tonnes
Length; 4.84m a5’ 10.5”)
Width; 2.3m (7’ 6”)
Height; 2.57m (8’ 5”)
3x .30-eal Browning MG
Armour S5-51mm
Speed 58 km/h (36 mph)
Engine; Twin Cadillac Series 42
16 cylinder
220kW (296 hp)
M10 TANK DESTROYER

The M10 tank destroyer, officially known as the Ml0 3-inch Gun Motor
Crew (i Commander, gunner, loader,
Carnage (GMC) mounts a 3-inch gun originally designed for anti-aircraft
use on a modified M4 Sherman hull. It epitomises US tank destroyer design- driver, assis-tant driver
Weigh- S9 -tonnes
similar to a tank, but with less all-round armour protection and an open-
Lengt] 6.83m (22’ 5”)
topped turret. ^ Width; 3.05m ao’ 0”)
Heighi E89m (9’ 6”)
Weapoi 3-inch Gun M7
.50-cal M2 Browning MG
Armou] 10-60mm
Speed; 40 km/h (26 mph)
Engine GM 6046
280 kW (375 hp)
’■A ^ ‘
The US Army used a simple naming convention to assign model numbers to its equipment. The first type of a piece of
equipment (say a medium tank) was designated Ml. If a new design replaced the old one, it would be called M2, and a third
design M3 and so on. If changes were made to a design, a suffix was added, so the M4A1 medium tank was the first variant
of the fourth design.
M3 HALF-TRACK
A tracked assembly was added to the armoured car in place of its rear wheels, Crew (1); Driver
to improve its off-road performance, creating an all-purpose armoured Weight; 9 tonnes
gun tractor and infantry carrier. The M3 half-track is the workhorse of the Length; 6I7m (20’ 3”)
armoured divisions, with over 50,000 produced. Width; L96m (6’ 5”)
Height; 2B6m (7’ 5”)
Weapons; .50 cal 5i2 Browning 555
or .30 cal 551919 A4 555
Armour 6 - 13mm
Engine; White 160AX 6-cylinder
110 kW a47 hp) 'iJ
^
- k.tlj
'
'll
M3A1 ARMOURED CAR
With a high power-to-weight ratio, the M3A1 armoured car is fast and agile. Crew iZ}. Commander,
It is employed by reconnaissance troops, whose job of scouting out the enemy gunner, driver
relies more on speed and mobility than the firepower of its three machine-guns. Weight; 4 tonnes
Length; 5.6m as’ 6”)
Width; 2m (6’ 8”)
Height; 2m (6’ 7”)
Weapons; .50 cal 512 Browning 5IS,
2x .30 cal 5il919A4 5SS
Armour; 6 - 13mm
Engine; Hercules JXD 6-cylinder
82 kW aiO hp)
■■■
M7 PRIEST
Mounting a 105mm howitzer in an armoured body based on the M3 Lee
chassis, the M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage, nicknamed the Priest, is the US
Army’s most numerous self-propelled artillery piece, with over 4000 built by
the end of the war.
AMERICAN FORCE
Your Force must contain at least one Formation,
and may contain as many Formations as you like.
TANK
FORMATIONS INFANTRY
FORMATIONS
M4 SHERMAN M10 TANK DESTROYER

Mil* P
TANK COMPANY
LU100 COMPANY
LU104
ARMOURED
RIFLECOMPANY
LU108 I
.
MS STUART
TANK COMPANY RIFLE
LU102 COMPANY
LUI15
US SUPPORT UNITS
You may field one Support Unit from each box.
„ ARMOURED ARMOURED
RECON PATROL M7 PRIEST M7 PRIEST
RECON PATROL ARTILLERY BATTERY
I.U106
LU106 ARTILLERY BATTERY
LU121
LU121________
105mm FIELD 105MM FIELD
ARTILLERY BATTERY ARTILLERY BATTERY
LU120
LU120
FORMATION SUPPORT ALLIED SUPPORT

You may field compulsory You may field one compulsory
Combat Units (with Unit from a British Formation
a black box) from as Support and one British
US Formations as Formation as an Allied
Support Units. Formation.
WHY PLAY AMERICANS
The US Army is a well equipped, flexible force, that can take
Most Americans are rated Confident,
on anything your opponents throw at you. CONFIDENT 4+
Trained, and Aggressive.
The M4 Sherman tank is the backbone of American tank for
This gives them a points value that allows you
mations. It is a solid medium tank that can take on all but the TRAINED 4+
to easily field largeforces, giving you a lot of
heaviest tanks. The Stabiliser rule gives the M4 Sherman the tacticalfiexibility.
ability to stay mobile without losing any rate of fire, unlike AGGRESSIVE 3+
the tanks of other nations.
The Ml Os are trained to hunt enemy tanks
If the M4 Sherman doesn’t have the punch you are looking giving them a Careful rating and the Seek,
CONFIDENT 4+
SP Gun |-
for, then check out the MIO Tank Destroyers, which have Strike, and Destroy rule. Counterattack ®
deadly 3-inch guns that can rip through the toughest tanks. Being dedicated tank destroyers, and open SKILL
topped, they are less likely to hang around

TRAINED 4+
There is no infantry formation better equipped than the US
armoured rifle company. It is a small army unto itself as each in assaults. Thatjob is better performed by
SPGun
Assault
JlJ
platoon has six rifle teams, two light machine guns, a mortar, infantry or real tanks.
CAREFUL 4+
and five Bazookas. If all that was not enough, they can also
have up to five half-tracks, each equipped a machine gun,
The Americans are there to get thejob done
including two with deadly .50 cals. This unit excels at both and their infantry have a better Tially rating,
Blood 'n Guts
mobile attacks and static defence, making it one of the most meaning no matter bow hard they are Rally 3+
flexible units in Flames Of War. pounded by the enemy, they will usually get
up and keep going.
AMERICAN SPECIAL RULES

The following special rules are characteristic of USforces,
reflecting their own style ofequipment, tactics, and INFANTRY
approach to battle.
MG TRANSPORT
M1917 HMG or M1919 LMG teams may fire while Mounted
TANKS as a Passenger in an M3 half-track, using the optional
Passenger MG weapons line. When the Team Dismounts 1
BLOOD 'N GUTS from the transport, it takes its machine-gun with it.
Tanks with Blood ’n Guts have better Last Stand ratings.
Machine-gunners mount their weapons on the vehicle's armouredi
Infantry and Guns with Blood ’n Guts have better
sides and blaze away as it carries them forward. : ‘IfI
Rally ratings.
OBSERVER
What American soldiers lack in experience, they make up for in
The Unit Leader of a Unit with the Observer special rule can
fighting spirit. The enemy can’t keep them down for long.
spot for any friendly Artillery Unit. j
COMPONENT Plentiful radios let every infantry officer request artillery fire. .(?
A Component of a Unit always uses the same ratings as the
rest of its Unit, so has no ratings on its card. UNIT TRANSPORT
The Unit Leader of the Transport Attachment must end the |
The jeep is used by a ivide variety ofunits with different ratings.
Movement Step within 6”/15cm of the Unit Leader of its
STABILISER Passenger Unit while on table. If it cannot do this, then thek:
Instead of having a teduced Moving ROF, weapons with Transport Attachment must be Sent to the Rear. si
Stabiliser suffer a +1 penalty to hit if the shooting Tank
American halftracks were a part of the armoured rifle platoon,;
Moved in the Movement Step.
andfought alongside their infantry.
The main gun mounts of US tanks arefitted with gyrostahilisers,
which keep the gun level while the tank is moving. While this
clever mechanism lets the gunner fire faster and more accurately, ARTILLERY
shooting on the move is nevertheless still difficult.
TIME ON TARGET
SEEK, STRIKE, AND DESTROY If an Artillery Unit with Time on Target ranges in on the first i
A Unit with Seek, Strike, and Destroy may attempt a Shoot attempt, any Infantry or Gun Teams hit by the Bombardment i
and Scoot Movement Order after succeeding in a Blitz Move must re-roll successful Saves. J
Movement Order earlier in the same turn.
US artillery has developed sophisticated fire-control techniques^
Tank destroyer doctrine is about ambushing enemy tank attacks and are able to quickly calculate trajectories andflight times'fof
from concealed positions, hitting them hard and fast with each shell with tremendous accuracy. With every shell landing^^
devastating effect, then retreating before the enemy can retaliate. the same time without warning, the enemy has no time to reacti
M4 SHERMAN TANK COMPANY TANK FORMATION - ^ ■
You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box
You may also field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
US tank companies are designed for mobile warfare. Once the infantry has broken through the enemy defences, its fast and
reliable tanks rush through the gap. Once in the enemy rear, they create havoc as they race for their objectives. They are well
equipped for this role having their own armoured assault guns and mortars for artillery support
M4 SHERMAN TANK COMPANY HQ
2x M4 Sherman (75 mm) 7 POINTS
The M4 Medium Tank—best known by the

nickname ‘Shetman’ given to it by the British—
is the most famous American tank. It is operated
in large numbers by the US and their allies across
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI FIRE
NOTES
all theatres. Over the course of the war there HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 M4 Sherman (75mm) 28770cm 2 2 10 3+ Smoke. Stabiliser
were numerous variants, changing the engine
1 M4 Sherman (.50 cal MG)
20750cm 3 2 4 5+ Self-defer}ce AA
and suspension, adding more armour and bigger
1 M4 Sherman (MGs) 16740cm 2 2 2 6
guns, but all with the same tall, solid shape.
M4 SHERMAN TANK PLATOON
The M4A1 model, recognisable by its distinctive [ 10725cm 12730cm 18745cm | 20750cm 3+ §
rounded single-piece cast upper hull, was the WEAPON RANGE
ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
first Sherman variant to enter combat with the 1 M4 Sherman (75mm)
28770cm 2 2 10 3+ Smoke, Stabiliser 1
US armoured forces. Like all M4 Sherman tanks, 1 M4 Sherman (.50 cal MG)
20750cm 3 2 4 5+ Self-defence AA 1
it mounts a 75mm gun and has good mobility.
I M4 Sherman (MGs) 16740cm 2 2 2 6 1
M5 STUART TANK COMPANY TANK FORMATION
You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box
T30 75MM ASSAULT

GUN PLATOON ^
LU114
You may field a Combat Unit from a black box

as a Support Unit for another Formation.
Although the MS Stuart light tank still performs the traditional cavalry role against infantry quite well, its function has
evolved since the landings in North Africa two years ago. While retaining its ability to scout on the flanks and move rapidly to
exploit breakthroughs, it uses its manoeuvrability and speed to counteract its lack offirepower.
M5 STUART TANK COMPANY HQ

• TANK FORMATION •
AGGRESSIVE 3+!
2x M5 Stuart (37tnm) 4 POINTS
Some commanders have used the light tanks'

speed to charge, acting as a distraction while
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
the medium tanks follow up. Facing the choice
12'730cm 14735cm 24760cm 28770cm
between engaging the light tanks threatening to
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
overrun your position and the more dangerous HALTED MOVING TANK POINER
M5 Stuart {37mm) 24760cm

FIFIFF
LU
mediums behind, many German commanders
have stumbled. Others send the light tanks in a MS Stuart (MGs) 16740cm
flanking manoeuvre to draw the enemy’s forces
away as he scurries to protect now vulnerable
artillery, transport and anti-aircraft positions.
MS STUART TANK PLATOON

A 10 POINTS
5x M5 Stuart (37mm)
4x M5 Stuart (37mm) 8 POINTS
‘Stuart’, after the famous American Civil War

cavalry commander, and the name caught on
with US troops as well.
MS Stuart (37mm)
MS Stuart (MGs)
24'V60cm
1 6'V40cm
FIFIF
LiJUF
M. I m I m t,
M10 TANK DESTROYER COMPANY TANK FORMATION
You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for another Formation.
1939 and 1940 These new units were designed to deal with the German Blitzkrieg head on, deploying highly mobile self-
propelled anti-tank guns that could be moved quickly to counter any enemy armoured thrust wherever it appeared.
M10 TANK DESTROYER COMPANY HQ

M10 TANK DESTROYER PLATOON
4x MIO (3-inch) 16 POINTS

2x MIO (3-inch) TpoTnts
The most potent weapons the US Army has

for dealing with enemy tanks is the MIO tank
destroyer, officially named the MIO 3-inch Gun ROF ANTI FIRE
rn
WEAPON RANGE TANK POWER NOTES
HALTED MOVING
Motor Carriage. It has one job: to stalk and Ftul No HE 1
1 M10(3-lnch) 36790cm
M
destroy enemy tanks, breaking up the focused

armoured attacks for which the German panzer
divisions have become famous.
1 MIO (.50cal MG)
20750cm
UJ U
Self-defence AA 1
ARMOURED RECON PATROL

(S’, M3A1 ARMOURED CAR
ARMOURED RECON PATROL
• TANK UNIT • SCOUT • SPEARHEAD •
2x M3A1 armoured car CAREFUL At-
lx Jeep (MG) {LUi07)

lx Jeep (60mm) (LU107) 4 POINTS
Each armoured recon platoon has two patrols of

TOP ^
four vehicles each. The US Army likes its recon
naissance units to pack a punch. The M3A1 TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
armoured car carries three machine-guns—one 8"/20cm 8'720cm 14735cm 36790cm 5+

.50-calibre (12.7mm) and two .30 calibre
(7.62 mm)—mounted on a sliding rail around
M3A1 (.50 cal MG) 20750cm 3 2 4 5+ Self-defence AA
the top of the passenger compartment. Before it
M3A1 (MGs) 16740cm 2 2 2 6
speeds back to report on enemy positions, it is
more than capable of mowing down any enemy
infantry caught in the open.
Along with the armoured cars, each patrol
includes two of the famous general-purpose light
utilities vehicles known as the Jeep. Officially
named the ‘Truck, 14-ton 4x4, Command
Reconnaissance’, the Willy’s Jeep is capable of
carrying men and light loads almost anywhere.
Its four-wheel drive allows it to climb mountain
passes and traverse deep mud, sand or snow. TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
while its lOOkm/h (60mph) top speed makes it 1 12730cm 1 12730cm 20750cm IT 487120 cm
J___ ■;
even better on roads. WEAPON RANGE
ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES
1 Self-defence AA
One Jeep is fitted with a .30-calibre machine- 1 Jeep (MG) 16740cm 3 3
Mln
gun, while the other carries a 60mm mortar. 1 Jeep (60mm mortar) 32780cm ARTILLERY
u L- HP
ARMOURED RIFLE COMPANY INFANTRY FORMATION
HEADQUARTERS
ARMOURED RIFLE
COMPANY HQ
MH
ARMOURED ARMOURED
RIFLE PLATOON ARMOURED
RIFLE PLATOON RIFLE PLATOON
LU109
ARMOURED ARMOURED
M1917 MACHINE-! ARMOURED T30 75mm ASSAULT
37mm ANTI-TANK 81mm MORTAR
PLATOON PLATOON GUN PLATOON
Luno PLATOON LU114
LU113
You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for another Formation
Along with the tank companies, the armoured rifle companies are the backbone of the US armoured divisions. They hold and
secure the gains made by the tanks, if the tanks get held up by opposition they can't bull through, the armoured riflemen
dismount and clear the way. Their mobility allows them to pick their fights and outflank the enemy.
ARMOURED RIFLE COMPANY HQ

INFANTRY FORMATION • HQ TRANSPORT •
AGGRESSIVE 3+
2x Thompson SMG team

lx M3 half-track
(.50 cal MG) (LU112) 3 POINTS
2x Thompson SMG team
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
2x Jeep (MG) (luio?) 3 POINTS 1 8"/20cm I 8720cm 1 14735cm I 14735cm I AUTO 1
WEAPON RANGE ROE ANTI FIRE
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
There is never enough infantry in the armoured
1 Thompson SMG team 1 3 1 3 1 1
divisions to go around, so support from armoured
rifle companies is always in high demand.
ARMOURED RIFLE PLATOON
6x Ml Garand rifle team

5x Ml Bazooka team
2xM1919LMG
lx 60mm mortar
2x M3 half-track
(.50 cal MG) (Lun2)
3x M3 half-track WEAPON RANGE
ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
(.30 cal MG) (LU112) 15 POINTS Ml Garand rifle team
M1919 LMG team

16740cm
16740cm
1
5
1
2
2
2
6
6 Assault 5-^, Heavy Weapon

1
1
M1 Bazooka team 8"/20cm 1 1 10 5+ Assault 5+, Stow Firing 1
4x Ml Bazooka team
2x M1919 LMG 60mm mortar 32780cm 1 4+ Assault 5+, Heavy Weapon ■
lx 60mm mortar
2x M3 half-track Armoured rifle platoons have more weaponry available to them than
(.50 cal MG) (LU112) any other infantry in the world, with semi-automatic rifles, .30-calibre
2x M3 half-track light machine-guns, bazookas and a 60mm mortar. With this much
(.30 cal MG) (LU112) 12 POINTS firepower and mobility, the platoon is amply equipped for both offensive
and defensive operations. On the attack, the riflemen assault while the
The Unit I.eader is one ofthe Ml Garand rifle teams,
and is mounted on a small base (see page 118). covering fire of the half-tracks’ machine-guns keep the enemies’ heads
down. In defence, their light machine-guns and mortar allow them to
dominate the terrain around them.
. . _ armoured
M1917 MACHINE-GUN PLATOON
4x M1917 HMG
2x M3 half-track
(.50 cal MG) (LU112) 4 POINTS
4xMl917HMG 3 POINTS
While riding in their M3 half-track, the crew

of the M1917 heavy machine-gun can fire their
weapon from inside the vehicle while on the I
move. ^
ARMOURED
37MM ANTI-TANK PLATOON
AGGRESSIVE 3+
4x 37mm gun
4x M3 half-track
(.50 cal MG) aun2) 8 POINTS
4x 37mm gun 6 POINTS
TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRV DASH ROAD DASH
3x 37mm gun 4710cm I 4710cm | 6715cm | 8720cm
5+
3x M3 half-track
(.50 cal MG) (LU112) 6 POINTS """ ... ROF
halted MOVING
anti-
if
fire-
TANK POWER
3x 37mm gun
2x 37mm gun
4 POINTS I 37mm gun 24760cm 7 4+
Towed behind their M3 half-tracks, the light 37mm anti-tank guns can
Forward Firing
3
2x M3 half-track keep pace with the armoured rifles, always close at hand to add their
(.50 cal MG) (LU112) 4 POINTS firepower to an attack or bolster the defensive line when enemy tanks
2x 37mm gun come to call.
3 POINTS
M3 HALF-TRACK
Transport Attachment to:

Armoured Rifle Company HQ(luio8),
or Armoured Rifle Platoon (luio9),
or Armoured
M1917 Machine-gun Platoon (tuiio),
or Armoured
37mm Anti-tank Platoon (luiii)
Even though the ‘blitz doughs’ have nicknamed

it the purple heart box’, the M3 half-track is a
versatile and resilient machine. Its body offers
all-around protection, including an armoured
shutter over the radiator and a bulletproof
windscreen.
The ring-mount mount lets its .30-calibre or
.50-cal machine-gun fire in any direction.
ARMOURED
81 MM MORTAR PLATOON
3x M4 (81mm mortar) 2 POINTS 1

SIDES.
REAR 0
The M4 MMC (Mortar Motor Carriage) carries SPGun TOP ^|0
Assault
an 81mm mortar in a specially-modified half
TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
track, with a reinforced floor that allows the
1 10725cm I 10725cm 16740cm 32780cm 4+ 1
weapon to fire from inside the
ROF ANTI FIRE
vehicle. This means they’re WEAPON RANGE NOTES
rn
always on hand to give indirect 1 M4 (81 mm mortar) 407100cm ARTILLERY Rear Firing, Smoke Bombardment 1
rn
fire support the instant it is 1 M4 (.50 cal MG) 3 1 2 Self-defence AA 1
20750cm
needed.
T30 75MM ASSAULT GUN PLATOON
3x T30 (75mm) 3 POINTS

2x T30 (75mm) 2 POINTS
The T30 HMC (Howitzer Motor Carriage) is a

simple but effective weapon, consisting of an M1
75mm pack howitzer mounted on an M3 half
WEAPON ROF ANTI FIRE
track. The T30 can be found in the armouted RANGE
Forward Firing,
battalions' and armoured rifle battalions' assault T30(75mm) 647160cm ARTILLERY 2 4+ Smoke Bombardment
gun platoons, as well as the infantry regiments'

cannon company.
or Direct Fire
T30 (.50 cal MG)

20750cm
20750cm
rn 6
4
3+
5+
Forward Firing, Smoke
Self-defence AA
RIFLE COMPANYINFANTRY FORMATION
The Cl's of the rifle companies are at the bottom of the military pecking order, but in the end it is they who do the most
fighting and win the most battles. Without the humble Cl, the war would have been lost a long time ago.
RIFLE COMPANY HQ
• INFANTRY FORMATION •
2x Thompson SMG team 2 POINTS
Even in this modern, mechanised war, the

infantry remain the backbone of the US Army CROSS
CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
__ they don’t win battles on their own, but no i 8'720cm 8'720cm 14735cm 1 14735cm AUTO
war is won without them. The ‘doughboys’ are
ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES
WEAPON RANGE TANK POWER
not yet battle-hardened, but they are no slouches HALTED MOVING
1
either. Their lack of combat experience is partly
overcome by their long and rigorous training.
I ThomosonSMG team 4'710cm 3 3 1 1 6 fiOF 1
J
RIFLE PLATOON
lOx Ml Garand rifle team

lx Ml Bazooka team 8 POINTS

CROSS COUNTRY DASH
lx Ml Bazooka team 6 POINTS AUTO
8'720cm 14'735cm
ROF ANTI FIRE

OPTIONS WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
NOTES
• Add one M1 Bazooka team for +1 point. Ml Garand rifle team 16740cm 1 2 6
• Add up to two M1919 LMG for Ml Bazooka team 8720cm 10 5+ Assault 5+, Slow Firing
OPTIONAL 2 6 Assault 5+, Heavy Weapon

+ 1 point per team. 16740cm
LLi
M1919LMG
OPTIONAL 2 6 Assauit 5+, Heavy Weapon
• Add one M1917 HMG for+2 points. M1917HMG 24760cm
The Unit Leader is one ofthe Ml Garand rifle teams,

and is mounted on a small base (see page 118).
M1917 MACHINE-GUN PLATOON
4xM1917 HMG 3 POINTS
In addition to the three rifle companies, the

battalion includes a weapons company consisting
of two machine-gun platoons and a mortar
platoon. The machine-gun platoons are the
core of the battalion's defensive firepower. The
M1917 heavy machine-guns have the range and
rate of fire to stop enemy infantry attacks cold.
MORTAR PLATOON
• INFANTRY UNIT • HEAVY WEAPON
6x 81mtn mortar 6 POINTS

4x 81mm mortar 4 POINTS
671 5cm 8720cm 1 AUTO
Mortars fire in a high arc, dropping a high-
explosive bomb down onto the enemy's WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI FIRE
rr
positions. Rifle companies can call on the 1 81mm mortar 407100cm ARTILLERY 4+ 1
U _I 1
Smoke bombardment
support of two types of mortar—three 60mm 1 60mm mortar 32780cm ARTILLERY 4+

mortars from their own weapons platoon, as well _________
as a share of the other six 81mm mortars of the

battalion's weapons company.
37MM ANTI-TANK PLATOON

CONFIDENT 4+
4x 37mm gun 6 POINTS 1 SKILL
3x 37mm gun 4 POINTS 1 i TRAINED 4+

H Gun
2x 37mm gun 3 POINTS H Assault
The M3 37mm gun was the US Army's first TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
dedicated anti-tank gun. Its small armour-
piercing round is not much of a threat to the
1 4710cm
WEAPON
4710cm
RANGE
6715cm
ROF
z:
ANTI FIRE
8720cm
t:
NOTES
5+ ■
1
tough front armour of the German panzers, but HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
7
it can still be deadly from the side, especially at
■■Hi
close range. Between the battalion's anti-tank
platoon and the regiment's anti-tank company,
there are plenty to go around.
SUPPORT UNITS
105MM FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY
■ GUN UNIT • GUN SHIELD ■ LARGE GUN
• TIME ON TARGET •
4x 105nim howitzer 10 POINTS

2x 105mm howitzer 5 POINTS
The massed firepower produced by their artillery

makes the US Army one of the most powerful TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
1 - 1
in the world. Their shells smash counterattacks 2'75cm 4710cm 4710cm I 6 1
before they even get started and destroy enemy ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
defensive positions ahead of infantry attacks. I 105mm howitzer
1 or Direct Fire
727180cm
24"/60cm
ARTILLERY
1 1
R Forward Firing, Smoke
Bombardment
Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing,
Smoke
1
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I
1
M7 PRIEST ARTILLERY BATTERY

TANK UNIT • TIME ON TARGET
SUPPORTUNITS
6x M7 Priest (105mm) 16 POINTS
3x M7 Priest (105mm) 8 POINTS
The US Army is the only force in the world

that can field entirely mechanised armoured
10725cm 12730cm 18745cm 20750cm
divisions. Even the artillery is fully equipped
ROF ANTI FIRE
with M7 Priest HMC self-propelled guns. The WEAPON RANGE
armoured artillery have the mobility to keep up M7 Priest (105mm) 727180cm ARTILLERY 3 3+
Forward Firing, Smoke H
Bombardment M
with the tanks and, with their armour, don’t have
to dig in so they get into battle faster.
or Direct Fire
M7 Priest (.50 cal MG)

24760cm
20750cm
rnrn
IB
9
4
2+
5-I-
Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing, 1
Smoke
Self-defence AA
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M4 SHERMAN OP OBSERVATION POST

T28E1 37MM AAA PLATOON
• UNARMOURED TANK UNIT •
AGGRESSIVE 3+
4x T28E1 (37mm & .50 cal) 6 POINTS

4+
2x T28E1 (37mm & .50 cal) 3 POINTS
I The T28E1 CGMC (Combination Gun Motor

Carriage) is an experimental design to give the TACTICAl TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD 0
armored divisions mobile anti-aircraft support. 10725cm 10725cm 16740cm I 32780cm 4+

It features a 37mm Ml anti-aircraft gun and range ANTI- FIRE-
two Browning .50-calibre machine-guns, on a I T28E1 (37mm&.50cal) 20750cm 4+ Dedicated M
rotating platform, mounted on an M3 half-track
chassis.
P-40 WARHAWK FIGHTER FLIGHT
2x P-40 Warhawk 6 POINTS
Having swept the Luftwaffe, the German Air

Force, from the skies, the Allied air forces
have exposed the German Army to their fight
er-bombers. The ability to hit and destroy targets
anywhere on the battlefield with near impunity
has made air support an expected and welcome
addition to defeating German ground forces.
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WHO ARE THE GERMANS
f The modern army commander mustfree himselffrom routine methods and show a comprehensive grip oftechnical matters, for he must
be in a position continually to adapt his ideas of warfare to the facts andpossibilities ofthe moment.
—Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel
You may be seated. The reviled Treaty attempted to limit nothing can stand. As soldiers of the
, What excellent specimens of Aryan the strength of the German armed mighty Getman Wehrmacht, each of
t manhood I see before me here today. forces. This proud martial nation was you will have to carry your part of the
No doubt you are all eager to begin expected to make do with an army of attack. What part you shall be given we
your training so I shall not keep you only 100,000 men. Ha! But they could shall see, but remember — each part is
1
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long. It is my custom to provide a little not hold us down for long. Little did the vital to the whole.
talk to all our new recruits. smug French and British suspect that
Like a bolt from the heavens, the
the German army under the inspired
Have you seen the latest issue of Signals Fallschirmjager, our daring para
' Yes? Good, well perhaps you noticed, command of General von Seeckt,
troopers, drop from the sky upon the
. under the piece on ‘Victory in the would begin training for the new age
unsuspecting enemy. They capture key
of mechanised warfare in secret. I can
East’, this excellent editorial. If you will defensive positions behind the front
recall our first manoeuvres — conduct
permit me: line that could threaten our attack and
ed using cars with cardboard cut-outs as
‘Like a phoenix ascendant, Germany seize important bridges to speed the
tanks, and wooden barrels as anti-tank
has risen once again from the false advance of our unstoppable Panzers.
guns. Yes, you may well laugh but such
defeat contrived by our traitorous lead Next, the panzergrenadiers, our hard-
exercises displayed the ingenuity and
ers in the Fitst World War. The Treaty fighting mounted infantry, launch
determination of the German soldier.
of Versailles was foisted upon an unde their attack supported by the excellent
feated army and a nation willing to Our indignant Fiihrer soon tore up
guns of the German artillery — the
do anything to achieve victory. Under the Treaty and rearmament began in
envy of the world for their marvellous
the glorious leadership of our beloved earnest. Our rapidly expanding defence
engineering.
Fiihrer, Germany is reclaiming its right force — the Wehrmacht — under the
ful place at the head of nations.’ guidance of such visionary command
ers as Guderian and Nehring, pio
We must all be willing to do anything,
neered a new type of warfare, one that
anything to have the Fatherland rule
would shock the world — Blitzkrieg
the world!
— lightning war.
So today. I’d like to expand upon this
You men will quickly come to appre
editorial for you, the newest men to be
ciate the effectiveness of this revolu
given the honour of wearing the uni
tionary method of attack before which
form of a German soldier.
..“IH': ii
Simultaneously, our dreaded dive- the ever-widening breach in the enemy

bomber — the Stuka — comes lines to exploit the shock and disorder
screaming from the sky to unleash spread by the marauding Panzers.
its deadly load upon the disinte Our guileless enemies have no answer
grating enemy defences. to this devastating combined arms
The ill-prepared enemy cannot attack. They cannot hope to match
hope to resist such a concentra the skill and initiative of the German
tion of strength and inevitably a soldier on the battlefield.
breach is torn in the front line. Let me gaze into the eyes of the men
Now, the signal is given and the our beloved Fiihrer has chosen to
Panzer divisions roll forward. These restore Greater Germany to pre-emi
mighty machines, yet another example nence in Europe.
of the superiority of German engineer Do you have the spirit necessary? The
ing, are the armoured spearhead of the will to crush underfoot the weak and
Wehrmacht. The tanks smash through corrupt democracies that rot while
the shattered defenders. They drive Bolsheviks scheme to enslave the
deep into the enemy rear, the speed peoples of Europe. All who oppose us
of their advance spreading confusion must be eliminated! There is no room
and panic. The enemy command is for traitors to the cause. We are the
paralysed. saviours of a new Europe united under
Back at the shattered front line, the our banners, champions of a new age.
grenadiers, men inured to hardship by You lucky men will partake in this glo
the rigours of the march, move forward rious crusade, like your ancestors the
to relieve their mounted brethren. Teutonic Knights who swept through
While the ‘hard as bone’ grenadiers roll the eastern lands. Onward for the
up the remnants of the enemy front line, Fatherland and the ‘Thousand Year
the panzergrenadiers leap aboard their Reich’!
famous half-tracks. They push through
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KNOW YOUR PANZERS
PANZER III (LATE 5CM)
By the summer of 1943, the Panzer III had a long and proven battle record. Crew {5}. Commander, gunner, loader,
The tank was starting to show its age, hut was uparmoured to bring it driver, hull MG gunner
up to date. % Weight;
Length;
22.70 tonnes
6.41m (21’)
Width; 2.95m (9’ 8”)
Height; 2.50m (8’ 2”)
Weapons; 5cm KwK39 L/60 gun
2x MG34 7.92mm MG
Armour: 30 - 70mm
Engine: Maybach HL 120 TRM
220 kW (300 hp)
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PANZER III (LATE 7.5CM)

The 7.5cm gun version of the Panzer III proved an able support weapon, so it Crew (5); Commander, gunner, loader,
was also updated and given side-skirts to deal with Soviet anti-tank rifles. driver, hull MG gunner
Weight; 23.00 tonnes
Length; 5.52m a8’ 1”)
Width; 2.95m (9’ 8”)
Height; 2.50m (8’ 2”)
Weapons; 7.5cm KwK37 L/24 gun
2x MG34 7.92mm MG
Armour: 30 - 50mm
(+20mm on driver’s plate)
Engine; Maybach HL 120 TRM
220 kW (300 hp)
PANZER IV (LATE 7.5CM)

Like the Panzer III, the Panzer IV also received more frontal armour and side-skirts. Crew (5); Commander, gunner, loader,
They were also upgunned with a longer, more powerful gun, increasing its driver, hull MG gunner
anti-tank capability. Weight 25.00 tonnes
Length; 7.02m (23’)
Width; a88m (9’ 5”)
Height; 2.68m (8’ 10”)
Weapons; 7.5cm KwK40 V48 gun
sr: Armour;
Speed;
2x MG34 7.92mm MG
50-80mm
38 km/h (23 mph)
Engine; Maybach HL 120 TRM
220 kW (300 hp)
PANTHER
German tank designers learned the lessons from the Eastern Front and used the Crew (5); Commander, gunner, loader,
strengths of the Soviet ^34, such as sloped armour and larger road wheels, to driver, hull MG gunner
produce the Panther, one of the most deadly tanks on the battlefield. Weight; 4:5.00 tonnes
Length 8.86m (29’)
Width; 3.40m 01’ 2”)
Height 2.95m (9’ 8”)
2x MG34 7.92mm MG
Armour 60 - 100mm
Engine; Maybach HL 230 P30
515 kW (690 hp)
TIGER
The first Tiger heavy tanks arrived on the Eastern Front in 1942 and gave the Crew {5}. Commander, gunner, loader,
Germans a near invincible weapon to tear open any Soviet tank. driver, hull M5 gunner
Weight; 57.00 tonnes
length; 8.45m (27’ 9”)
Width; 3.70m 02’ 2”)
Height 2.93m (9’ 7”)
2x 5£G34 7.92mm MG
Armour; 80 - 100mm
Engine; Maybach HI 210 F45
480 kW (650 hp)
FERDINAND
The Ferdinand was the heaviest tank on the battlefields of 1944. At 65 tonnes, Crew (6); Commander, gunner,
the beast was armed with the new, super-powerful two loaders, driver, radio op
Weight 65.00 tonnes
8.8cm PaK43 gun and protected by an
length; 814m (26’ 8”)
unprecedented 200mm of
Width; 3.38m ai’ 2”)
frontal armour. 2.97m (9’ 8”) ;-
Height
Weapons; a8cm PaK43 1/71 gun " "
Armour; 100 - 2(X)mm
Engine; 2x Maybach HI 120 TRM
440 kW (600 hp)
BRUMMBAR
The Brummbar was an effective Sturmpanzer, or assault tank, armed with a Crew (5); Commander, gunner,
powerful 15cm assault howitzer and 100mm of frontal armour. loader, driver, radio op
Weight 2820 tonnes
length; 5.92m 19’ 5”)
Width; 2.84m (9’ 4”)
Height a52m (8’ 2”)
Weapons; 15cm StuH43 1/12 howitze:
Armour; 80 - 100mm
Engine; Maybach HI 120 TRM
220 kW (300 hp)
STUG (7.5cm) and STUH (10.5CM)

StuG assault guns had a low profile so that they could lurk in hiding and hit Crew (4); Commander, gunner, '^
the enemy in deadly ambush. Like the Panzer IV, the late model of StuG assault loader, driver 1
guns are uparmoured and upgunned to deal with Soviet medium tanks. Weight; 23.9 tonnes 3
length; 6.85m (22’ 6”) 1
Width; 295m (9’ 8”) S
Height 2.16m (7’ 1”) /J
Weapons; 71cm StuK40 1/48 gun, or
10.5cm StuH42 1/28 howitzer
lx MG34 7.92mm MG
Armour; 50 - 80mm
Speed; 40 km/h (25 mph) „
Engine; Maybach HI 120 TRM
220 kW (300 hp) 9
GERMAN FORCE
Your Force must contain at least one Formation, and may contain as many Formations as you like.
GERMAN SUPPORT UNITS

RECONNAISSANCE RECONNAISSANCE
MARDER 5cm tank-hunter so KFZ 221 & 222

TANK-HUNTER PLATOON, SO KFZ 221 & 222
PLATOON LIGHT SCOUT TROOP LIGHT SCOUT TROOP
LG124
HORNISSE 7.5cm tank-hunter SO KFZ 231

TANK-HUNTER PLATOON, SD KFZ 231
PLATOON HEAVY SCOUT TROOP HEAVY SCOUT TROOP
LGM1__________ LG141
8.8cm(EARLY) LUCHS LUCHS

TANK-HUNTER PLATOON, SCOUT TROOP SCOUT TROOP
LG139 LG139
LG108
10.5cm 10.5cm 15cm NEBELWERFER JU 87 STUKA
ARTILLERY BATTERY ARTILLERY BATTERY BATTERY DIVE BOMBER FLIGHT,
LG136 _______________ LG 136_________ ________________ LG145_________
WESPE HUMMEL JU 87 STUKA (3.7CM1

ARTILLERY BATTERY ARTILLERY BATTERY TANK-HUNTER FLIGHT .
LG135 ________________ LG146___________
HS 129
BATTLE FLIGHT
LG147
FORMATION SUPPORT
You may field compulsory
Combat Units (with
a black box) from
German Formations as
Support Units.
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WHY PLAY GERMANS
The Germans are a visually striking army that has some of the
best tanks and troops in any force. They are experienced vet With afew exceptions, the Germans
erans in a class above all those they fight. Being an elite force, are Confident, Veteran, and Careful. CONFIDENT 4+
ThirdReich — .
you will have to make the best of your small force against This ideal mix ofstats is mixed in with Last Stand
Protected Ammo ij.
r/i‘ I often overwhelming odds, although the skill and advanced their special rule, Third Reich, that Remount “
technology of your troops will balance the scales. give them a better Last Stand of3-t,
VETERAN 3+
One of the tools you have to get the most out of your limited meaning that they willfight on even if
they take a pounding.
resources is the Stormtrooper special rule. This special rule
allows your units to perform a second Movement Order if
your first Movement order was a success, giving your army The Tiger companies have the best of MOTIVATION
lots of tactical choices. Combining Movement Orders can be the best tankers. Their Tiger Ace special 1 CONFIDENT
Tiger Ace
4+1
incredibly powerful, for example Blitz and Shoot and Scoot rule gives them an impressive Last Last Stand 2+
Tiger Ace
will give your army amazing movement, letting you make Stand of2+, meaning that your tanks Remount 2+
stationary shots while minimising return fire. will almost certainly stay in thefight.
The German army has a large variety of units available, and Should a shot get past their impressive
each unit tends to have a precise roll to fill. They have access armour and they bail out oftheir tank,
to the best tanks in the game. If you want a few tanks that their 2+ Remount means that they are
are really hard to kill, then look no further than the Tiger and almost guaranteed to get back in.
Panther Tank companies. These heavy hitters have enough
armour to deflect most shots and enough firepower to destroy
The German armoured
even the toughest enemy tanks.
infantryfoughtfrom the back t<«l'?Tir>lhHIEg
If you want to field a lot of cheap tanks, check out the Ope/1 Transport
6■
oftheir halftracks, effectively Counterattack
Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks. The German Mixed Tank adding a lot ofcheap tanks
Open Transport
Remount 5+
MOUNTED
Company lets you mix and match all the German tanks, let ASSAULT
to yourforce. German half
ting you field a bit of everything in a single formation. 1 OR 2
tracks increase their Assault PASSENGERS
Tailor your force even further with the divisional support and Counter-Assault ratings
assets, where you get access to everything from cheap Marder while carrying infantry.
tank-hunters to the mighty Ferdinand, which is almost unkill-
able. You also have some great artillery options, from the
humble 10.5cm howitzer through to the 15cm Nebelwerfer
rocket launcher that fires a massive salvo that blankets large
areas with explosives.
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GERMAN SPECIAL RULES
Thefollowing special rules are characteristic of German TIGER ACE
forces, reflecting their own style ofequipment, tactics, and Tiger Aces have a better Last Stand rating and a significantly.
approach to battle. better Remount rating.
Tiger crews were hand picked as the best of the best. They had '
STORMTROOPERS
confidence in themselves and their machines, and fought on
A Unit may attempt a second Movement Order after suc
when the odds against them appeared insurmountable.
ceeding in its first Movement Order. The second Movement
Order must be different from the first.
Stormtrooper tactics learned during the First World War empha INFANTRY
sised the importance of initiative and decisive action. This focus
carried over to training and combat in the Second World War. MOUNTED ASSAULT
This Team has Assault 4+ and Counterattack 4+ with one
THIRD REICH Passenger and Assault 3+ and Counterattack 4+ with two or
three Passengers. This is shown on the Sd Kft 251 Transport |
Troops of the Third Reich have a better Last Stand rating.
unit card as an additional motivation and skill column. rJ
German soldiers believe in themselves and are confident of
victory, so take heavy casualties in their stride. German armoured half-track tactics calledfor bold assaults usingfi
their vehicles to push aside the enemy where possible.
PANZERS PANZERFAUST — LIMITED 1

Each time this Unit shoots, one of its Teams may shoot as a ’
BAZOOKA SKIRTS Panzerfaust rather than its usual weapons.
A Tank Team with Bazooka Skirts increases its Side armour to
Each time this Unit rolls To Hit in an assault, one of its Teams
5 against weapons with Firepower 5+ or 6.
may attack with a Panzerfaust rather than its usual weapons.
The Germans fitted their tanks with bazooka skirts to protect
The Panzerfaust was a one-shot anti-tank weapon, ideal for
them from light anti-tank weapons.
self-defence against tanks. Infantry issued with Panzerfaust used
them sparingly, keeping some in reservefor the next tank attack, i
FLAME TANK
Flame tanks cannot Charge Into Contact and have an Assault UNIT TRANSPORT
rating of 5+.
The Unit Leader of the Transport Attachment must end
Flame tanks burn the opposition out oftheir entrenchments, but the Movement Step within 6”/15cm of the Unit Leader of
prefer to let the better-equipped regular tanks finish the job. its Passenger Unit while on table. If it cannot do this, then
the Transport Attachment must be Sent to the Rear (see
FLAME-THROWER page 45 of the rulebook).
Infantry, Gun, and Unarmoured Tank Teams re-roll suc German halftracks were a part ofthe platoon in every way. The
cessful Saves when hit by a Flame-thrower and the Unit is troops lived out ofthe back oftheir transports and guarded them,
automatically Pinned Down. Armoured Tank Teams use their against enemy attack.
Top armour for Armour Saves when hit by a Flame-thrower.
Flame-throwers may shoot in Defensive Fire. However, while
a Unit that is Hit by a Flame-thrower is Pinned Down, this ARTILLERY
does not automatically stop the assault. The defender still
SALVO
needs to score five (or eight) hits to stop the assault as normal.
Weapons with a ROF of‘salvo’ are Artillery weapons and fire
Flame-throwers spew a stream of burning fuel, making them Artillery Bombardments, but use a 10”/25cm square Salvo
terrijying and lethal weapons. Template rather than the normal 6”/15cm Artillery Template.
A Salvo Template may not be placed within 6”/15cm of a
HEAT friendly Team.
A Team’s Armour rating is not increased by +1 if it is more
A battery oj 15cm Nebelwerfer rocket launchers fires dozens of
than 16”/40cm away when hit by HEAT weapons.
rockets in a matter ofseconds, saturating a large target area with
When a HEAT warhead explodes, itforms a jet ofmetal that can explosions.
punch through a tank’s armour. Since it doesn’t rely on velocity, it
is equally effective at any range.
AIRCRAFT
PROTECTED AMMO
Tanks with Protected Ammo have a better Remount rating. FLYING TANK
German tanks stored their ammunition in armoured bins. This Flying Tanks have a worse Is Hit On rating, but a better Save, i
gave tank crews considerable confidence in their tanks. The Hs-129 protected the pilot with thick armour making
very difficult to shoot down, but also slow and unmanoeuvrablA
TIGER TANK COMPANY TANK FORMATION
kj.
Tiger! No other word caused more angst among Allied soldiers and stiffened the spine of German soldiers. Enemy infantry
panicked at the word, and their tankers simply ran away. Such were the capabilities of this fearsome tank that soon every
German Panzer became a Tiger.
TIGER TANK COMPANY HQ
2x Tiger (8.8cm)
24 POINTS
1 lx Tiger (8.8cm) 12 POINTS
The Tiger I E heavy tank was the most feated

German tank of the war—its reputation for death
and destruction proven in every attack. To kill a
TACTICAL
10725cm
TERRAIN DASH
12730cm
CROSS COUNTRY DASH
18745cm
ROAD DASH
20750cm 2+
ROF ANTI FIRE
nnm
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
Tiger I E heavy tank in combat would be a feat of HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 Tiger (8.8cm)
407100cm 2
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valour worthy of a medal.
1 Tiger (MGs)
4
TACTICAL_____________ TERRAIM DASH CROSS COUNTRY PASH »OAD DASH CROSS

Tiger heavy tanks were built to destroy Soviet 1 10725cm I 12730cm | 18745cm I 20750cm 2+ I
tanks. Armed with a powerful 8.8cm main gun
and protected by thick armour all around, the
1 WEAPON RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
1 Tiger (8.8cm)
Tiger was an unstoppable force on the battlefield. 1 Tiger (MGs) 407100cm 14 1
16740cm
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PANTHER TANK COMPANY TANK FORMATION
You may aiso field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
You may fieid a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for another Formation.
Cerman doctrine requires tanks to be used as a concentrated strike force at the decisive point. Massed tanks attacking across
good ground are almost impossible to stop, especially if they are powerful Panthers.
2x Panther (7.5cm)
lx Panther (7.5cm)
The Panther has thick sloped hull front armour TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
and a well armoured turret. However, to keep 10725cm 14735cm I 20750cm | 24760cm
its weight down, its side armour is not as thick. ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
German tactical doctrine for the use of the
nni 1
u
1 Panther (7.5cm) 407100cm
Panther thus emphasised the importance of flank 1
1 Panther (MGs) 16740cm
protection.
PANTHER TANK PLATOON

TANK UNIT • STORMTROOPERS •
I CAREFUL
FRONT A
5x Panther (7.5cm) 55 POINTS
The Panther is armed with the 7.5cm Rheinmetall

KwK42 (L/70) gun. This gun was longer and ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
more powerful than the gun found in the Panzer 1 Panther (7.5cm)
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407100cm 14
IV medium tank, allowing it to deal with even
1 Panther (MGs) 16740cm
the heaviest Allied tank.
PANZER III & IV MIXED
TANK FORMATION
TANK COMPANY
German Panzertruppen (armoured or tank troops) know their panzers are at their best when attacking, no matter the
situation. Even when forced to defend, they argue that their panzers should be used for counterattack and not rendered
immobile by tying them to static positions. 'Fire and Manoeuvre' is their creed.
PANZER III & IV

MIXED TANK COMPANY HQ
2x Panzer IV (7.5cm) iipoir^

2x Panzer III (5cm) TPOIN^
lx Panzer IV (7.5cm)
lx Panzer III (5cm) 9 POINTS TACTICAL_____________TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY OASH ROAD DASH CROSS
1 10725cm I 12730cm | 18745cm | ■ 20750cm Tt 1

Ideally, the panzer divisions were meant to
NOTES
have two battalions of Panthers and one with HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Panzer IV tanks. While the tankers waited

Panzer IV (7.5cm) 32780cm 2 1 11 3+ 1
for the production lines to catch up with this Panzer III (5cm) 28770cm 2 1 9 4+ 1
demand, the units had to make do with older,
but uparmoured. Panzer Ills and the newer
Panzer III or IV(MGs) 16740cm 4 4 2 6
1
models of Panzer IV.
PANZER IV MIXED TANK PLATOON
5x Panzer IV (7.5cm) 28POIN^

4x Panzer IV (7.5cm)
3x Panzer IV (7.5cm) iôInts
OPTIONS
• Replace up to one Panzer IV (7.5cm)
NOTES
with Panzer III (7.5cm) for -1 point. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 Panzer IV (7.5cm)
32780cm 2 1
1 11 3+
1 Panzer III (7.5cm)
1 HEAT 1
24760cm 2 9 3+
The Panzer IV is an old design now, but still 1 Panzer III or IV (MGs)
16740cm 4 4 2 6
a match for any Allied tank with its good _____________________________________
armour and excellent 7.5cm KwK40 gun.

Panzer commanders must utilise cover and
concealment at all times to keep their edge in
battle. Manoeuvre and fire helps them to outwit
the enemy’s best-laid plans.
5x Panzer III (5cm)
4x Panzer III (5cm)
3x Panzer III (5cm)
OPTIONS
• Replace up to one Panzer III (5cm)
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES 1
with Panzer III (7.5cm) for +I point. 1 Panzer III (5cm)
28770cm 2 1 9 4+
• Replace up to two Panzer III (5cm) 1 Panzer III (7.5cm)
24760cm 2 1 9 3+ HEAT
with Panzer IV (7.5cm) for +2 points 1 Panzer IV (7.5cm)
32780cm 2 1 11 3+
each. 1 Panzer III or IV (MGs)
16740cm 4 4 2 6
The even-older Panzer III can struggle against Always outnumbered, the Germans must use every single panzer wisely to
the latest enemy tanks, but is still an effective strike hard and fast where they are least expected.
weapon when used carefully.
7x Flammpanzer III 28 POINTS

nn
Vi
Ftammpanzer III
4710cm AUTO Flame-thrower
LLJu
(Flame-thrower)
Originally built to fight in Stalingrad, the [ Flammpanzer 1(1 (MGs) 16740cm 6
Flammpanzer III was designed to be an urban
fighting machine. The Flame tank was built
on a Panzer III chassis replacing its 5-cm KwK
39 and ammo storage with a l4-mm Flame
thrower system with a 150-cm-long barrel and
two 510 litre fuel tanks.
STUG ASSAULT GUN COMPANY TANK FORMATION
Every well-equipped German infantry division had a battalion of assault guns. The assault gun battalion follows the
grenadiers' assaults, taking out stubborn enemy resistance with their 7.5cm main guns.
STUG ASSAULT CUN COMPANY HQ
2x StuG (7.5 cm) 11 POINTS

lx StuG (7.5cm) ^ÔINTS
The assault gun battalions of the grenadier and

panzergrenadier divisions were called upon to I 10725cm I 12730cm | 18745cm | 20750cm | 4+ 1
support defensive and offensive actions in Italy, ROP ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
rn
France and on the Eastern Front. Always in 1 StuG (7.5cm)
32780cm Forward Firing I
u u
action, they always seemed to show up whenever
*
1 StuG (MG)
16740cm
the Allies threatened to make a breakthrough.
STUG ASSAULT GUN PLATOON
4x StuG (7.5cm) 23POIN^

3x StuG (7.5 cm) TTPoTm?
2x StuG (7.5 cm) 11 POINTS
2x StuG (7.5cm)
lx StuH (10.5cm) 16 POINTS
As tank production capacity is stretched to the

limit, the StuG (short for Sturmgeschutz, or
assault gun) assumes an increasingly important
role. Most infantry attacks can count on the
support of an assault gun platoon from their
anti-tank battalion.
PANZERGRENADIER COMPANY INFANTRY FORMATION
GRILLE
15CM GUN PLATOON
15cm gun
PLATOON
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
5cm TANK-HUNTER SO KFZ 10/4

PLATOON LIGHT AA PLATOON
7.5cm tank-hunter
PLATOON
The armoured Panzergrenadier Company are the elite of the mechanised infantry. Instead of trucks they are
equipped with armoured Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks giving them the mobility and armour to accompany the tanks into
the fighting.
PANZERGRE NlADIER COMPANY HQ

• INFANTRY FORMATION • STORMTROOPERS •
... ^ mm
2x MP40 SMG team
lx SdKfe251 (MG)
half-track (LG112) 3 POINTS
2x MP40 SMG team 2 POINTS TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
■ 8720cm 8720cm 12730cm 12730cm I AUTO
OPTIONS WEAPON RANGE

ROF ANTI FIRE
Nons
• Equip MP40 SMG teams with
Panzerfaust anti-tank for +2 points.
1 MP40 SMG team
■ OPTIONAL
1 Panzerfaust anti-tank
4710cm
4710cm
lj
3
li
rnN Pinned ROF 1
Limited 1, Slow Firing

1
SD KFZ 251 HALF-TRACK
Transport Attachment to:

Panzergrenadier Company HQ(LG111),
or Panzergrenadier Platoon (LG113),
or Armoured sMG34
Machine-gun Platoon (LG114)
The Sd Kfe 251 half-track served its passengers WEAPON RANGE

ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER
NOTES
MR
admirably during Germany's early blitzkrieg 1 SdKfz251 (MGs) Self-defence AA
16740cm 6
campaigns in 1941. Their armour allows them
to support the tanks with infantry assault power.
1 Sd Kfz 251 (3.7cm)
24760cm
mR 4+ Forward Firing
7x MG34 team
lx Sd Kfz 251 (3.7cm) half-track (lgii2)
3xSdKfe251 (MG)
half-track (lgii2) 12 POINTS
5x MG34 team
lx Sd Kfz 251 (3.7cm) half-track (lgii2)
2x Sd Kfe 251 (MG)
half-track (LG112) 9 POINTS 16740cm 3 2 2 6
I OPTIONAL
Panzerfaust anti-tank 4710cm 1 1 12 5+ Limited 1, Slow Firing
7x MG34 team 9 POINTS I OPTIONAL
2.8cm anti-tank rifle 20750cm 2 1 7 5+ Assault 4+, Heavy Weapon, No HE
5x MG34 team 7 POINTS
OPTIONS Panzergrenadier units had a large amount of light machine-guns, giving

• Equip MG34 teams with Panzerfaust their platoons a very high rate of fire. The troops used this firepower to
anti-tank for +2 points. suppress the enemy to help them successfully assault an objective.
• Add one 2.8cm anti-tank rifle for
+2 points.
The Unit Leader is one of the MG34 teams, and is
mounted on a small base (see page 118).
ARMOURED
SMG34 MACHINE-GUN PLATOON
• INFANTRY UNIT • HEAVY WEW»ON •
•STORMTROOPERS* CAREFUL 4+ j
CONFIDENT 4+
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4x sMG34 HMG
2x SdKfe251 (MG) Heavy Weapon m ,
Assault
Half-track (Lent) 7 POINTS
2x sMG34 HMG
lx SdKfe251 (MG) AUTO
Half-track (IG112) 4 POINTS
oAMre ROf *NTI- fire-
4x sMG34 HMG 6 POINTS 24"/60cm 6 2 6
2x sMG34 HMG 3 POINTS
In defence, heavy machine-guns were essential Similarly, on the attack, heavy machine-guns established a base of fire to
for holding the ground captured by the infantry, keep the enemies' heads down while the infantry charged in.
relying on their immense rate of fire to see off
enemy infantry counterattacks.
ARMOURED
8CM MORTAR SECTION
•STORMTROOPERS*
CONFIDENT CAREFUL 4+]
6 POINTS
FRONT m 1
4x Sd Kfe 251 (8cm)
Tpoints
2x SdKfe251 (8cm)
TOP -0-
The Sd Kfe 251/2 half-tracks from the heavy TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
weapons platoon carried a 8cm mortar in the 1 10725cm I I0725CIVI 1 1 6'740cm 28770cm I 3+
passenger compartment to support the infantry
ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES
WEAPON RANGE
with fast, accurate artillery fire. The half-track HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 SdKfz251 (8cm) Forward Firmg,
407100cm ARTILLERY 1 4+
could carry the weapon and ammunition togeth Smoke Bombardment
er to be ready and able to provide support for the

1 SdKfz251 (MG)
16740cm 3 3 2 6 Self-defence AA
I
panzergrenadiers.
6xSdKfe251 (7.5cm)
4x Sd Kfz 251 (7.5cm)
2xSdKfe251 (7.5cm)
TACTICftl___________ TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
The Sd Kfz 251/9 was a new model of half-track 1 10725cm I 10725cm F 16740cm T 28770cm
that carried a 7.5cm infantry gun. This small ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
battery of guns functioned a lot like the towed
infantry guns found with the motorised panzer-
grenadiers. The half-track's armoured protection
1 Sd Kfz 251 (7.5ciin)
1 5dKfz251 (MG)
24760cm 2 1
3
9
H
m
Forward Firing, HEAT
Forward Firing
1
1
meant that it could get close to the action to

knock out threats to the infantry, using high-ex-
plosive shells with pinpoint accuracy
Unlike the lighter 7.5cm infantry gun, the 15cm

howitzer couldn't be mounted aboard a Sd Kfz
251 half-track, so instead the Germans exper
10725cm 12730cm 16740cm 18745cm
imented with using several different out-dated
ROF ANTI FIRE
tank chassis. By 1943, the result was the Grille WEAPON RANGE
1 Grille (15cm)
(Cricket) self-propelled 15cm gun. This gave the 567140cm ARTILLERY 3 2+ Forward Firing
panzergrenadiers their own high-calibre, mobile

guns to shatter enemy strongholds.
■ or Direct Fire
1 Grille (MG)
16740cm
16740cm
rnrn 7
2
AUTO Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing
ARMOURED
FLAME-THROWER PLATOON
MOTIVATION_______ • TANK UNIT • FLAME TANK • IS HIT ON
• STORMTROOPERS"
RELUCTANT 5+ VREFUL l
I 6x Sd Kfz 251 (Flame) 12 POINTS

4x Sd Kfz 251 (Flame) 8 POINTS
2x Sd Kfz 251 (Flame) 4 POINTS TOP ^

A bullet in the fuel tanks of a flame-thtower 10725cm 10725cm 16740cm 28770cm
could ignite and destroy the weapon and the sol ROF
WEAPON RANGE ANTI FIRE
NOTES
diers nearby. The solution was to mount them in HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
a bullet-proof armoured half-track. Furthermore,

the large passenger compartment could support
multiple flame-throwers and carry larger fuel
■ 5d Kfz 251 (Flame)
1 (Flame-throwers)
1 Sd Kfz 251 (Flame) (MG)
4710cm
16740cm
rn Lj AUTd Flame-thrower
Forward Firing
1
I
tanks. Armoured flame-throwers quickly became

essential for successful infantry assaults.
GRENADIER COMPANY INFANTRY FORMATION
\ 7.5CM GUN ] I 15CM GUN ]

PLATOON ^ PLATOON A
[ LG126 Am 1 1.0127
A Grenadier Company is the finest infantry force you can command. The troops are all experienced veterans and are backed
by the best weapons that the German army can provide, from StuG assault guns to the feared Tiger. Your Grenadier Company
will never be out-gunned or out-classed.
GRENADIER COMPANY HQ
Ttn
2x MP40 SMG team 2 POINTS
OPTIONS
• Equip MP40 SMG teams with
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSSCOUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
Panzerfaust anti-tank for +2 points.
■ 8"/20cm 1 8720cm 1 12730cm I 12730cm AUTO ■
ROF
The grenadiers hold the bulk of the front line HALTED MOVING
to allow the armoured forces freedom to strike

)
MP40 SMG team 471OCM 3 3 1 .6 Pinned ROF 1
where needed.
I OPTIONAL
Panzerfaust anti-tank 4710cm 1 1 12 5+ Limited h Slow Firing
GRENADIER PLATOON
7x MG34 and K98 rifle team 7 POINTS

5x MG34 and K98 rifle team 5 POINTS
OPTIONS
• Equip MG34 and K98 rifle teams with WEAPON RANGE
ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
Panzerfaust anti-tank for +2 points. MG34 & K98 rifle team 16740cm 2 1 2 0
• Add up to two sMG34 HMG teams for OPTIONAL
Panzerfaust anti-tank 4710cm 1 1 12 5+ Limited 1. Slow Firing
+2 points each. OPTIONAL

SMG34HMG 24760cm 6 2 2 6 Assault 4+, Heavy Weapon
• Add one 2.8cm anti-tank rifle for OPTIONAL

2.8cm anti-tank rifle 20750cm 2 1 7 5+ Assault 4+, Heavy Weapon, No HE
+2 points or up to two Panzerschreck OPTIONAL

Panzerschreck 8720cm 1 1 11 5+ Assault 4+, Slow Firing
anti-tank
anti-tank teams for +2 points each.
The Unit Leader is one ofthe MG34 and K98
Rifle teams, and is mounted on a small base (see Grenadiers had some of the most difficult missions in the war, whether
page 118). it was sitting in a frost-bitten trench or crawling through the ruins of
Stalingrad. They were well equipped to do their job, with additional heavy
machine-guns, anti-tank rifles, and more.
SMG34 MACHINE-GUN PLATOON
Ir. infantry unit • heavy wem>on •
• STORMTROOPERS • rCAREFUL 4+ i
CONFIDENT 4+
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VETERAN 3+1
The heavy machine-guns of the MG platoon are

essential for setting up a base of fire to support
an infantry assault or destroy a Soviet human
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
wave attack. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
3.7cm tank-hunter PLATOON

r CAREFUL 4*1
4x 3.7cm gun
with Stielgranate 8 POINTS Gun jf.
3x 3.7cm gun Assault
with Stielgranate 6 POINTS

2x 3.7cm gun TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
with Stielgranate 4 POINTS 4710cm 4710cm 6715cm 8720cm 3+

RANGE NOTES
rnn
The 3.7cm PaK36 anti-tank gun served with dis 1 3.7cm gun
u
24760cm 2 4+ Forward Firing 1
tinction in the early campaigns of the war. With

the new Stielgranate (stick grenade) ammunition,
they are just as lethal as the much heavier guns.
1 or Firing Stielgranate
10725cm 1
U 5+ Forward Firing, Slow Firing ■
5CM TANK-HUNTER PLATOON
The 5cm PaK38 anti-tank guns were relatively TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
light, huilt low to the ground, and packed a 1 4710cm

1 4"/1 OcM 1 6715cm I 8720cm I 3+ m
punch, giving the Panzergrenadier troops much ROF ANTI
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
needed anti-tank support. 1 5cm gun j
28770cm 2 1 9 4-I- Forward Firing
8CM MORTAR PLATOON Infantry unit • heavy weapon •
CAREFUL ^
SKILL___________
6x 8cm mortar 9 POINTS VETERAN 3+1
4x 8cm mortar
2x 8cm mortar
6 POINTS
3 POINTS
C
German mortars were an essential support 1 4710cm 1 4710cm 1 6715cm 1 8720cm \ AUTO ■
weapon. They were set up close to where the ROF ANTh FIRE-
HALTED MOVING
infantry was operating so that they could put
J
1 1 4+ 1 Smoke Bombardment
pressure on the enemy, either hitting enemy
assaults or preparing an objective for an assault.
4x 7.5cm infantry gun 12 POINTS

2x 7.5cm infantry gun 6 POINTS
The 7.5cm infantry gun was a relatively light

TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH
weapon that could keep pace with the infantry 1 4710cm I 4'71 OcM 6715cm 8"/20cm I 3+
■1
and support them by putting high-explosive ROF ANTI FIRE

WEAPON RANGE NOTES
shells into enemy nests and strongpoints.
Mr7
1 7.5cm infantry gun 487120cm ARTILLERY Forward Firing
1 Or Direct Fire
16740cm
2 1 1 Forward Firing, Smoke
J
15CMGUN PLATOON
■ GUN UNIT . GUN SHIELD • LARGE GUN ■
2x 15cm infantry gun 8 POINTS
The sIG33 15cm gun offered super-heavy fire

.-1- » .1 -
power to the infantry. A single shell from one of
these guns could easily pulverise a foxhole, level
a building, or shatter a bunker.
WEAPON RANGE
ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES
1 15cm infantry gun 567140cm ARTILLERY 3 2+ Forward Firing 1
1 Or Direct Fire 1 1 1 AUTO Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing 1

16740cm 7
SUPPORT UNITS
FERDINAND TANK-HUNTER PLATOON
_ MOTIVATION • TANK UNIT • STORMTROOPERS
RELUCTANT 5+
4x Ferdinand (S.Scm) 52 POINTS

3x Ferdinand (8.8cm) 39 POINTS
2x Ferdinand (8.8cm) 26 POINTS
lx Ferdinand (8.8cm) 13 POINTS
The 8.8cm Pak43 is a powerful gun that can

knock out pretty much any Allied tank in ser-
vice. This combined with its armour gives the
5 Ferdinand dominance of the battlefield.
'k • ^ ' I'l -1 ^ F ‘ 4 f -
'’rL
.fl c •• I I i
. . .
HORNISSE TANK-HUNTER PLATOON

CAREFUL ^
TOP ^
MARDER TANK-HUNTER PLATOON
MOTIVATION • TANK UNIT • STORMTROOPERS • IS HIT ON
CONFIDENT^ I careful" 4* i
SPGun m
Counterattack ®
4x Marder (7.62cm) 17 POINTS

10725cm 12730cm 18745cm 20750cm
■ ■ .

1rnLiJ
■ Marder (7.62cm) 32780cm 2 3+ Forward Firing 1
I Marder (MG) 16740cm 3

3
6 Forward Firing 1
■■■■ ■■■■
7.5CM TANK-HUNTER PLATOON

•GUN UNIT'GUN SHUEID
4x 7.5cm gun 15 POINTS

2x 7.5cm gun 7 POINTS 1 -...
TAaiCAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

No anti-tank gun earned its reputation more than
the venerable 7.5cm PaK40. These guns started to ROF ANTI- FIRE-
arrive in large numbers on the front by the start _
12 3+ Forward Firing
of 1944, and were beginning to outnumber the &
5cm guns in divisional tank-hunter companies.
8.8CM (EARLY) TANK-HUNTER PLATOON

GUN UNIT • GUN SHIj|LD • CARGE GUN •

The new 8.8cm PaK43 gun was a tremendously 1 275cm 1 4710cm I 4710cm I
powerful gun, capable of destroying any tank on ROF ANTI-

WEAPON RANGE
the battlefield. The early version was mounted in
the same trail as the 10.5cm howitzers, making --_J
them very heavy and harder to conceal compared
to the other PaK guns.
BRUMMBAR ASSAULT TANK PLATOON
• WNK unit • BAZOOKA SKliyS
• STORMTROOPERS
CONFIDENT 4+
SP Gun |P ,
Counterattack
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4x Bmmmbar (15cm) 26 POINTS
SKILL
3x Bmmmbar (15cm) 20 POINTS VETERAN 3+

SPGun
2x Brummbar (15cm) 13 POINTS Assault
- ......

217. Sturmpanzerabteilung (217“'’ Assault Tank 10725cm 12730cm 18745cm 20750cm 4+ I
Battalion) was unique in Normandy as the only ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
unit equipped with Brummbar (Grizzly Bear)
assault tanks.
I Brummbar(15cm)
I or Direct Fire
567140cm
16740cm
ARTILLERY
R 2+ Forward Firing
AUTO Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing

1
1
WESPE ARTILLERY BATTERY
6x Wespe (10.5cm) igpoir^

"sToTI^
3x Wespe (10.5cm)
mg
The Wespe (Wasp) self-propelled howitzer first

saw action at Kursk in 1943. Based on the 1 10725cm I 12730cm | 18'745cm | 20750cm | 3+ |
reliable Panzer II chassis, the vehicle proved ROF ANTI FIRE
1 WEAPON RANGE
well suited for supporting armoured units. Its 1 Wespe {10.5cm) Forward Firing, ■
727180cm ARTILLERY 3 3+ Smoke Bombardrrtent ■
weapon was the standard 10.5cm leFHlS how 1 or Direct Fire Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing, I
24760cm 1 1 9 2+ Smoke ■
itzer, which provided excellent artillery firepower
. to the panzer divisions they supported.
1 Wespe (MG)
16740cm
3 1
2 2 6
I
HUMMEL ARTILLERY BATTERY
6x Hummel (15cm) 24POIjm

3x Hummel (15cm) iSToTrTr?
Curiously, the Hummel (Bumblebee) entered
service ahead of the Wespe and also saw extensive
use at Kursk. Built on the Panzer IV chassis, the ROF ANTI- FIRE
HALTED MOVING
Hummel mounted a powerful 15 cm howitzer
Hummel (15cm) 807200cm ARTILLERY 3 2+ Forward Firing 1
that gave excellent service in support of panzer
attacks.
or Direct Fire
Hummel (MG)
1 6"/40cm
1 6'740cm
rnrn
U
11
2
AUTO Brutal, Forward Firing
6
■
I
10.5CM ARTILLERY BATTERY
4x 10.5cm howitzer 14POirm

2x 10.5cm howitzer ^ToirTr?
The 10.5cm leFHlS light field howitzer's main
mission was to support German attacks and [ - I 2'75cm I 4710cm | 4710cm | 6 j
to shatter enemy counterattacks before they ROF ANTI FIRE

WEAPON RANGE NOTES
reached their objective. They also provided a 1 10.5cm howitzer Forward Firing, S
727180cm ARTILLERY Smoke Bombardment n
base of fire in a last-ditch line of defence. 1 or Direct Fire Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing, 9
24'760cm 1 1
Smoke n
15CM NEBELWERFER BATTERY
6x 15cm Nebelwerfer
3x 15cm Nebelwerfer
The six-barrelled 15cm Nebelwerfer rocket

launcher terrified Allied soldiers, delivering six |
screaming rockets per launcher and scattering
rockets each packed with 31.8 kg (70 lb) of _
high-explosives across a wide area. L
LUCHS SCOUT TROOP
•TANK UNIT'SCOUT' IS HIT ON
RELUCTANT 5+ • SPEARHEAD • STORMTROOPERS •
MFUL“î
3x Luchs (2cin) 5 POINTS
The Panzer II Luchs (Lynx) was a great departure

from other Panzer II tank designs. The hull was
modified and the road wheels were enlarged to 12730cm 14735cm 24760cm 28770cm
give it exceptional speed through terrain. The
Luchs was ideal for scouting ahead of panzer HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
1 Luchs (2cm} 1
units, being able to go into and through the same 20750cm 3
sort of terrain that the tanks were operating in.

1 Luchs (MG)
16740cm 3
LiJuill _________________________________
SD KFZ 221 & 222 LIGHT SCOUT TROOP
2x Sd Kh. 222 (2cm)

lx Sd Kfe 221 (MG) 3 POINTS
OPTIONS
• Replace the Sd Kfz 221 (MG) with
Sd Kfz 221 (2.8cm) at no cost.
ROF ANTI FIRE
Note: The SdKjz 221 (2.8cm) does not have an MG. WEAPON RANGE
1 Sd Kfz 222 (2cm)
20"/50cm 3 2 5 5+ Self-defence AA 1
1 Sd Kfz 221 & 222 (MG)
The Sd Kfz 221 and 222 armoured cars were able 16740cm 3 2 6 Self-defence AA 1
to use their mobility to scout out the enemy and

find and secure river crossings for the panzers.
1 OPTIONAL
1 Sd Kfz 221 (2.8cm) 20750cm
LJ 1 7
d Forward Firing, No HE, Slow Firing 1
SD KFZ 231 HEAVY SCOUT TROOP
407100cm 4+

1 Sd Kfz 231 (2cm) 1
20750cm 3 2 5 5+
1 Sd Kfz 231 (MG)
16740cm 3 3 2 6
_________________________________
SD KFZ 10/4 LIGHT AA PLATOON
The Sd Kfz 10/4 half-track's 20mm anti-aircraft TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
gun protected German tanks and infantry. Their 1 10725cm
high-rate of fire put up a wall of lead that stopped
12730cm 18745cm
ROF
32780cm
ANTI' FIRE- MnTPC

4+
m
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER woits
anything from the 11-2 Sturmovik flying tank to a
determined Soviet infantry assault.
1 Sd Kfz 10/4 (2cm} 20750cm 3 2 5 5+ Dedicated M
SD KFZ 7/1 QUAD AA PLATOON

MOTIVATION^ • UNARMOURED TANK UNIT •
• STORMTROOPERS •
CONFIDENT 4+
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3x Sd Kfe 7/1 (2cm quad) 6 POINTS

2x Sd Kfe 7/1 (2cm quad) 4 POINTS
The Sd Kfz 7/1 half-track was armed with TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
quadruple-mounted 20mm anti-aircraft guns, 8"/20cm 10725cm 14735cm 24760cm
giving each vehicle a tremendous rate of fire of RANGE anti-
WEAPON KANbE halted MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
1800 rounds per minute. With that much fire in 1 Sd Kfz 7/1 (2cm quad) 20750cm 5 3 I 5 [ 5+ 1 Dedicated AA
the sky, Soviet aircraft had a very difficult time
attacking panzer spearheads.
8.8CM HEAVY AA PLATOON

MOTIVATION
CONFIDENT 4+
rftHA
4x 8.8cm AA gun 12 POINTS
2x 8.8cm AA gun 6 POINTS
The legacy of the famously versatile 8.8cm FlaK36 TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
anti-aircraft gun on the Eastern Front began with 1 - 275cm 4710cm t: 4710cm 6 ■:
its ability to deal with the heaviest Soviet tanks, ROF ANTI FIRE
HALTED MOVING
such as the KV-1.
r 8.8cm AA gun 407100cm 2 1
1 14
1 3+ I Self-defence AA
A
Dnit«
2x Ju 87 Stuka 8 POINTS 3+
The Luftwaffe's dive bombers led every German

offensive in the East. Their lethally accurate dive TERRAIN DASH . XOSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
bombing prepared the way for the incoming ■ UNLIMITED- AUTO
assault. Using bombs, Stukas could hit a variety of
targets to remove obstacles ahead of the advance.
500kg bombs 6715cm ARTILLERY 2+ Bombs
J
JU 87 STUKA (3.7CM) TANK-HUNTER FLIGHT
MOTIVATION
CONFIDENT 4+ AIRCRAR 5+
2x Ju 87 Stuka (3.7cm) 9 POINTS
In 1943, the Germans saw the need for a flying

tank-killer aircraft. The new G-model of the ! TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
sturdy Ju-87 Stuka mounted a pair of 3.7cm 1
■
..... ...
UINLIIVII 1 CU 1 AUTO ■
guns under the wings. The plane could fly low ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
under the defenders' anti-aircraft umbrella and HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 1
1 Ju 87 Stuka (3.7cm) 1 8720cm 1 - 1 2
9
hit tanks in their vulnerable side armour.
Bnit*
2x Hs 129 (3cm) 6 POINTS 2+
The Hs 129 went into action in early 1942 as the

first dedicated ground-attack aircraft. The pilot TERRAIN DASH CROSSCOUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
was protected by an armoured 'bathtub' to keep UNLIMITED
them safe during their low-level attack tuns. This ROF ANTI. FIRE-
rugged aircraft served all across the Eastern Front. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
si 29 (3cm) 8720cm 3 7 5+
I
WHO ARE THE BRITISH
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may he, we shallfight on the beaches, we shallfight on the landing grounds, we shall
fight in the fields and in the streets, we shallfight in the hills, we shall never surrender. ’
—Prime Minister Winston S Churchill
From across the world, you have come tradition, dating back to the Civil War. honoured the bravery and daring of its
to fight for King and Country. Your Each Regiment draws on the manpower proud infantry regiments. Truly, they do
bravery will echo across the ages as did of a county to maintain its strength — not fail or falter; they do not weaken or
that of yout ancestors at Agincourt and you at the back, pay attention! The tire—the British infantry is indomitable!
Waterloo. The weapons may be different regiments breed a fierce loyalty amongst The backbone of the infantry are the
but, by jove, the determination and their men. Normally, one battalion is Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs)
bravery of this generation will prove the kept at home forming while the other is — long-serving professional soldiers. It
equal of any other in the history of the deployed overseas. Of course in is said that the British NCO believes in
Empire. Rule Britannia! desperate times like these, every man is only three things - discipline, discipline,
needed at the front. I know you chaps and discipline, as I’m sure you’ll all soon
Now listen up chaps, we all know that
are just itching to get at the Nazi swine. discover.
no upstart Hun and his goose-stepping
Don’t worry. You’ll soon get your
cronies can challenge the might of the The infantry’s job is made easier by the
chance!
British Empire. Ahh...what a glorious first-class suppott available to them, not
empire it is—stretching from the shores Now tradition plays a big part, but the the least of which is from the Royal
of the mother country, across the British Army of today is at the leading Artillery. The artillery chappies are very
grasslands of South Africa and the jewel edge of modern mechanised warfare. clever indeed and have come up with
that is India, to the South Sea colonies We’ve finally got rid of the old fuddy- many innovative ways to blast the
of Australia and New Zealand, and on duddies who thought we’d be refighting stuffing out of the Hun. The German
to the vast wilderness of Canada. The the Great War in trenches. Things have soldier is well aware that if he wants to
sun never sets on the British Empire. moved on. We’ve got the equipment get at the British soldier he must first
and the tactics to give Jerry another survive a frightful snotting from the
You lucky young chaps are about to
damn good thrashing! British guns. Jerry never gets one
become a patt of the British Army, so let
me tell you a thing or two about the without the other.
Unlike many armies, who tend to go on
proud regiments you are about to join. about the exploits of their cavalry and Of course, old Jerry likes to make quite
The Regimental system is an ancient artillery, the British Army has always
( a fuss over his Panzers! But the tank is a
British invention and we’ve got just the
sort to send those Panzers packing. Our
No doubt you chaps have heard of the
tanks are organised into squadrons —
bold exploits of our Commandos — ha- The British Army has been fighting and
originally they were horse-mounted
ha, Adolph certainly has! It was these winning wars for hundreds of years. In
cavalry squadrons, you see. In fact, the
fellows who first took the war back to that time, we’ve taken the best that our
armoured squadrons still have a slight
Germany on the continent with their foes have thrown at us and the army has
tendency to think like cavalry, and had a
daring raids. And now they continue to always come out on top. What more
deplorable penchant for launching a
be a thorn in the side of the Huns. proof is needed of the superior character
frontal assault on well-defended enemy
and training of the British soldier? None
positions at the drop of a hat. ‘Into the Let’s not forget the invaluable service
I say! And Jerry is beginning to
Valley of Death rode the six hundred...’ rendered by troops from the nations of
rediscover the lesson we gave him in the
and all that! 100 years ago it may have the British Empire too — Canadian,
First World War — that the British
worked, but not today. So the tank Indian, Australian, New Zealand and
Army will not give an inch to some
chaps have had to learn to add a dash of South African fellows for the most part.
ghastly upstart Hun who thinks he can
cunning to go with their evident We’ve also got troops from countries
carve himself an empire in Europe.
bravery. The scoreboard is looking a lot overrun by the Nazis who are thirsting
more even these days and the Hun is for revenge, like the Poles, French and
not too happy about the pasting he’s Czechs. These chaps may do things a
KNOW YOUR TANKS
CHURCHILL
Although its suspension looks antiquated, it does a remarkable job of spreading Crew (5); Commander, gunner, loader,
the vehicle's weight and maintaining traction on any surface, allowing it to go driver, hull MG gunner
almost anywhere. The Churchill III mounts a long-barrelled 6 pdr anti-tank Weight 391 tonnes
Length; 7.44m (24’ 5”)
gun firing high-explosive shells as well as armour piercing rounds.
Width; 325m ao’ 8”)
Height 2.49m (8’ 2”)
Weapons; OQE 6 pounder
2x 7.92mm Besa MG
Armour; 51-69mm
Engine; Bedford 12-cylinder petrol
261 kW (350 hp)
SHERMAN V
A variety of different Shermans were used by British and Commonwealth Crew (5); Commander, gunner, loader,
forces, but the most common was the Sherman V (or M4A4 to use its US driver, hull MG gunner
designation). Armed with a good 75mm gun and well-armoured it was liked Weight 30 tonnes
Length; 5.92m a9’ 5”)
by its British crewmen.
Width; 2.62m (8’ ?’)
Height 2.74m (9’ 0”)
2x .30-cal Browning MG
Armour; 30-76mm
Engine; Chrysler A57 multihank
30-cylinder petrol
276kW (370 hp)
FIREFLY
1 Crew (4); Commander, gunner,
targets, so use it to support the Sherman V tanks. loader, driver
Weight 35.3 tonnes
Length; 7.77m (25’ 6”)
Width; 2.62m (8’ 7”)
Height; 2.74m (9’ 0”)
Weapons; OQE 17-pounder (76.2 mm) gun
lx i50-cal Browning MG
Armour; 30-89mm
Engine; Chrysler A57 multibank
30-cylinder petrol
276kW (370 hp)
If
^£6
M10
The American-built MIO self-propelled anti-tank gun gave the British anti Crew (5); Commander, gimner,
tank regiments a mobile gun to support their towed guns. They progressively driver, assistant driver
upgunned their Ml Os with their own 17 pdr to increase their punch. assistant driver
Weight 89 tonnes
Length: 6.83m (22’ 5”1
Width; 3.05m ao’ 0”)
Height 8.89m (9’ 6”)
Weapons; 3Tnch Gun M7
or QP 17 pdr Gun
.50-cal M2 Browning
Armour: lOeOmm
Engine; GM 6046, 280 kW (375
STUART
The British used the American Stuart light tank in the reconnaissance role. Crew (4); Commander/Toader, gunne;
Initially they used the M3 Stuart in North Africa, but by the time of the driver, hull MG gunner
Normandy landings British units were using both the Stuart V (M3A3) and Weight 15B tonnes
Stuart VI (M5A1). Length; 4.84m as’ 10.5”)
Width; 2B3m (7’ 6”)
Height; 2.56m (8’ 5”)
3x .30-cal Browning MG
Armour; 9.5-63.5 mm
Engine; Twin Cadillac Series 42
164 kW (220 hp)
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UNIVERSAL CARRIER
This versatile little vehicle could be found throughout the British army, Crew (3); Commander, gunner, driver
scouting ahead of the infantry or delivering mobilelmachine-gun support Weight 32 tonnes
wherever it was ilkeded. Length; 3.65m 02’ 0”)
Width; a06m (6’ 9”) T;
Height L57m (5’ 2”)
Weapons; .303 Bren light MG
Armour 4-lOmm
Engine; Pord V8 60 kW (80 hp) 'i
1
DAIMLER ARMOURED CAR

The Daimler armoured car combined the punch of a light tank with excellent Crew (3); Commander/loader,
speed and cross-country performance. It became the standard British armoured gunner, driver
car, replacing almost every other type. Weight 7.6 tonnes
Length; 4.00m (13’ 1")
Width; 2.46m (8’ 1”)
Height 8J36m (7’ 5”)
Weapons; QP 2 pdr (40mm) gun
7.92mm Besa MG
Armour 16mm
Engine; Daimler 6-cyl 4.1 litre
70 kW (95 hp)
BRITISH FORCE
Your Force must contain at least one Formation,
and may contain as many Formations as you like.
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TANK
FORMATIONS
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ARMOURED
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BRITISH SUPPORT UNITS

RECONNAISSANCE RECONNAISSANCE
UNIVERSAL CARRIER
iliai
UNIVERSAL CARRIER 25 PDR 25 PDR
PATROL PATROL FIELD TROOP FIELD TROOP
CAR TROOP
3
DAIMLER ARMOURED DAIMLER ARMOURED
CAR TROOP
PRIEST
FIELD TROOP
LB116
PRIEST
FIELD TROOP
ARTILLERY
25 PDR
FIELD TROOP
PRIEST
FIELD TROOP
ALLIED SUPPORT FORMATION SUPPORT

You may field one You may field compulsory
compulsory Unit from a Combat Units (with
US Formation as Support a black box) from
and one US Formation as British Formations as
an Allied Formation. Support Units.
WHY PLAY BRITISH
The British Army has learnt a lot from its time fighting in the
Desert, Tunisia, and now in Sicily and Italy. They have some With a few exceptions, the British are
Confident, Trained and Careful. This is a
of the best assault troops in Flames Of War, mixed with a
great combination ofratings that lets them
great range of tanks, meaning that you have a force that can
both play well on the table, and gives them TRAINED A*
really take on all comers. the numbers to keep up with some ofthe
The workhorse of the British armoured forces is the venerable larger armies. CAREFUL 4+
75mm armed Sherman tank. After encountering the new
generation of German heavy tanks, the British developed the
Along with much better armour than
Sherman Firefly, replacing the 75mm gun with a 17pdr gun. the Sherman, the Churchill has a better
Infantry Tank
Typical platoons mix Shermans and Fireflies together ro make remount, should the occasional shot bail Counterattack 3+
cheap, versatile platoons that are capable of handling most them out. The better Counterattack means
Protected Ammo
Remount 3+
situations. they will stick around in assaults longer.
Some situations require a bit more armour. The Churchill
Like the Churchills, British infantry
maybe slower rhan the Sherman, but its heavier armour CONFIDENT 4+
arefearless in assaults, giving them a
means it can take heavier hits. Churchills are ideally paired better chance oftaking their objectives.
Bulldog
Counterattack
,
with infantry, where their lack of speed is nor a problem. Combined with being deadly in assaults, SKILL
British infantry are assault experts. They have a bonus in both British infantry are definitely still 'Queen TRAINED 4+
Deadly Jli
their Assault and Counterattack ratings, making them hit ofthe Battlefield'. Assault
hard in assault combat and hardly ever run away. On top of
this, in the right situation, British Rifle companies can launch
night attacks—giving them much needed cover as they rush
towards their objectives.
BRITISH SPECIAL RULES

Jhefollowing special rules are characteristic ofBritish forces, reflecting
their own style ofequipment, tactics, and approach to battle.
TANKS BULLDOG 4
Troops with Bulldog have a better Counterattack rating. ‘1
INFANTRY TANK British mfiintry are extremely tenacious. They don't like to quit a
Infantry Tanks have a better Counterattack rating. fight once their blood is up, and once they have fought to capture '■
The infantry tanks have thick armour. Their crews are trained to ground, they won't willingly give it up.
lead the infantry into and through the enemy defences, and know
that they have little to fear from either infantry or guns. DEADLY
Deadly troops have a better Assault rating.
INFANTRY Long-range fire can be very deadly, but often the decisive actions
is an old-fashioned bayonet charge. British infantry don’t shy-^
away from a hand-to-handfight. Their training includes ample^.
NIGHT ATTACK bayonet drill, and they have a plentifid supply ofhand grenades.
If a Force with Night Attack is the attacker in a mission where
the defender has Minefields, the player may attack at night.
If they do so. Night Fighting rules (see page 113 of the rule- ARTILLERY
book) are in effect at the start of the game.
British Units from Formations with Night Attack can move MIKE TARGET
freely from the start of the game. Friendly Units from When a Spotting Team successfully Ranges In an Artillery
other Formations or Support may not move out of their Unit with Mike Target, they may immediately roll to Range >
Deployment Area until morning breaks. In another Artillery Unit. If successful, the additional Artillery .
The desert lacked natural cover, so British infantry developed Unit is treated as Ranging In on the same attempt as the first.'l
techniques for attacking under cover ofdarkness. This took a lot The Royal Artillery have learned the value ofconcentrating their <
ofplanning, so was only useful when the enemy was defending artillery fire. Different orders indicate the size of the bombard- \
fixed positions. ment. A ‘Mike target’ order calls for the fire ofa full regiment of"'
artillery, with 24 guns.
« I « I « >!&
SHERMAN ARMOURED SQUADRON TANK FORMATION
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SHERMAN
ARMOURED
SQUADRON HQ
SHERMAN SHERMAN SHERMAN

ARMOURED TROOP ARMOURED TROOP ARMOURED TROOP
Lei02 LB102
IS' STUART
RECCE PATROL
LB106
STUART
RECCE PATROL
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The American-built Sherman tank has been supplied to the British Army in large numbers, becoming the standard tank by
1944. Recognising that the standard 75mm gun is becoming outdated, the British modified some Sherman tanks to become
Fireflies mounting a powerful 17 pdr gun. As production ofFireflies has increased, each troop has gained one, with the 75mm
guns being retained for their greater effectiveness against infantry and anti-tank guns.
SHERMAN ARMOURED SQUADRON HQ
4x Sherman (75mm) i6POirm

3x Sherman (75mm)
2x Sherman (75mm) 8 POINTS
Most British armoured squadrons (as they 1 10725cm I 12'730cm | 18'V45cm | 20750cm | 3+ f
call their tank companies) are equipped with [ WEAPON
RANGE ROF ANTI FIRE
Sherman tanks. Combining good mobility with
medium armour and a good all-round gun, the
Sherman is an effective all-purpose battle tank.
1 Sherman (75mm)
1 Sherman (MGs)
28770cm
16740cm
LU
1
4
10
2
m Smoke
1
1
SHERMAN ARMOURED TROOP

|o SHERMAN ARMOURED TROOP
3x Sherman (75mm)
lx Firefly (17 pdr) (LBIoj) iTPOir^
2x Sherman (75mm)
lx Firefly (17 pdr) (LB103)
3x Sherman (75mm) 12 POINTS

Sherman armoured troops (as they call their tank 1 10725cm 1 12730cm 1 18745cm I 1 3+
20750cm ■
platoons) combine the general-purpose Sherman
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE-
NOTES
tank with the Firefly specialist anti-tank variant. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
I Sherman (75mm) 28770cm 2 10 3+
This allows them to operate as infantry support,
Sherman (MGs) 16740cm 4 4 2 6
sitting back at long range giving fire support,
and in the breakout role, leading the advance to
overrun any opposition.
The Firefly is armed with the 17 pdr anti-tank

gun which is ideal for taking out the big German
tanks. The Firefly will keep the enemy tanks
occupied as your Sherman tanks rush around
the flank to finish them off. As the Firefly lacks
an explosive shell to knock out enemy anti-tank
guns, and has fewer machine-guns, that role goes
to the Shermans.
RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE-

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I Firefly (17 pdr) 36"/90cm No HE
Firefly (MG)
CHURCHILL
ITALY ARMOURED SQUADRON TANK FORMATION
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The Churchill infantry tank is designed to move at a walking pace ahead of the infantry, knocking out enemy machine-guns
as they advance, secure behind its heavy armour. Unlike many countries that parcel out their infantry-support tanks in
penny packets, a British infantry division can expect a full brigade of 180 of these powerful tanks attached to it in support
of its attacks!
ITALY
CHURCHILL ARMOURED SQUADRON HQ
3x Churchill (6 pdr) 12 POINTS

lx Churchill (6 pdr) 4 POINTS
The heavily-armoured Churchill tanks work close 1 8"/20 I

cm 10725cm 14735cm 14735cm ^ I
---------- ■ ............ 1
ly with the infantry, escorting them forward and WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI FIRE.
LLjLJn□
providing direct fire support in order to get them
Churchill IV (6 pdr) 28770cm 1
onto the objective. --------------------------------------------------------- 1
Churchill IV (MGs) 16740cm
ITALY
CHURCHILL ARMOURED TROOP
The years of training in partnership with the infan

try have shaped the Churchill Armoured squadron
into a formidable combined arms force. Armed
with the improved super-high velocity anti-tank
WEAPON ROF ANTI. FIRE.
ammunition, the Churchill tanks pose a real threat HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
to German medium tank companies.

Churchill IV (6 pdr) 28770cm
[T-n77Pi
I Churchill IV (MGs)
LidIdd
STUART RECCE PATROL
4x Stuart (37mm) 8 POINTS

3x Stuart (37mm) 6 POINTS
The American-built Stuart light tank gives

British armoured regiments their own scouting 1 12730cm I 14735cm | 24760cm | 28770cm | 3+ §
capability. It's well-enough armed and armoured ROF

WEAPON RANGE ANTI- FIRE
NOTES
to deal with light opposition, and fast enough to HALTED MOVING
n PI
TANK POWER
■ Stuart (37mm) 24"/60cm Overworked ■

avoid anything bigger. 1 Stuart (MGs)
1 6'740cm
LdLdIdd Self-defence AA ■
RIFLE COMPANY INFANTRY FORMATION
HEADQUARTERS
RIFLE 1
[COMPANY HQ ^
LB107
ARTILLERY WEAPONS
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MORTAR PLATOON jd PLATOON
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RECON
UNIVERSAL CARRIER UNIVERSAL CARRIER 1 \ UNIVERSAL CARRIER 1

PATROL PATROL
LB112
jd 1
PATROL
LE1I2
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Rifle companies are the mainstay of the British Army. Whether digging in and holding ground or launching attacks to break
through the enemy defences and open the way for the armoured divisions, the infantry are there when they are needed.
• INFANTRY UNIT •
mi \mEa
Bulldog ^.
Counterattack
7x Bren Gun & SMLE rifle team 3+

TRAINED 4-I-
lx FIAT anti-tank team Deadly ^.
lx 2-inch mortar team 10 POINTS Assault
5x Bren Gun & SMLE rifle team

lx FIAT anti-tank team
8720cm 8"/20cm 12730cm 12730cm AUTO
lx 2-inch mortar team 8 POINTS
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
The Unit Leader is one of the Bren Gun & SMLE Bren Gun &
16740cm 2 1 2 6
SMLE rifle team
rifle teams, and is mounted on a small base (see
PIAT anti-tank 8720cm 1 1 10 5+ Assault 4+, Slow Firing
page 118). Assault 4+, Overhead Fire,
2-inch mortar 16740cm 1 1 2 4+ Slow Firing, Smoke
The rifle platoon is deadly in close combat,

holding on to their position with a bulldog-like
determination. At range, they have their rifles
and Bren light machine-guns, a light mortar,
and a nasty little anti-tank weapon in form of
the PLAT (Projector Infantry Anti-tank).
3-INCH MORTAR PLATOON

• INFANTRY UNIT • HEAVY WEAPON
AW
6x 3-inch mortar spoir^
4x 3-inch mortar Ô^S
2x 3-inch mortar ôlrTrs
....... '
The new ML 3” Mark II mortar is a big 1 4710cm 1 4710cm 6715cm t: 8'720cm AUTO ■
improvement over the old Mark I. Its increased ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
range allows it to match the German weapons
and cover a greater area.
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1 1 4+ j Smoke Bombardment mJ
MOTOR COMPANY INFANTRY FORMATION
HEADQUARTERS
MOTOR
COMPANY HQ
LB110
UNIVERSAL CARRIER 1
PATROL jd
LB112
WEAPONS ARTILLERY
[ VICKERS MACHINE-GUN 1 f 3-INCH ]

[
PLATOON
LB113
j4 1
MORTAR SECTION
LB114
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British armoured regiments are expected to operate independently during the exploitation and pursuit phases ofa battle. As
such, they can't wait for the infantry to catch up if they need to clear a defended town or wood on their route of advance.
That's why they have a motor company close to hand. Then, when the tanks lagerfor the night, or a counterattack is expected,
the motor company digs in giving the tanks a solid base on which to manoeuvre the next day.
MOTOR COMPANY HQ
2x Sten SMG team 2 POINTS
A motor company is essentially a motorised

rifle company, just with fewer men and more
weapons to make it easier to get forward over
crowded roads. Their transports are unarmed,
so are usually left safely out of the way during
battles.
MOTOR PLATOON
4x Bren Gun team

mi
lx PLAT anti-tank team
3x Bren Gun team

lx PLAT anti-tank team
ROF ANTI FIRE
HALTED MOVING
The Unit Leader is one ofthe Bren Gun teams,
and is mounted on a small hose (see page 118).
Bren Gun team
PIAT anti-tank
16740cm
8720cm
3
1
2
1
2
10
6
5+ Assault 4+, Slow Firing

1
1
Assault 4+, Overhead Fire, 1

2-inch mortar 16740cm 1 1 2 4+ Slow Firina, Smoke ■
UNIVERSAL CARRIER PATROL
3x Universal Carrier (MG) 2 POINTS
OPTIONS
• Arm any or all Universal Carrier (MG)
with Boys AT rifle for +1 point.
The carrier platoon gives the motor company it's
m H
ROF ANTI FIRE
HALTED MOVING
own scouting force to locate the enemy, protect
□□
I Universal Carrier (MG) 16740cm Forward Firing
I
its flanks, or find sneaky routes forward that the ■
OPTIONAL
Boys AT rifle
20750cm Forward Firing, Slow Firing
enemy hasn't guarded.

Carriers might look like miniature tanks and are
good at beating up infantry, but they are lightly
armed and armoured, so they don't get too bold
when facing real tanks.
VICKERS MACHINE-GUN PLATOON
■ INFANTRY UNIT • HEAVY WEAPON •
[ CAMFUL 41-
4x Vickers MMG 4 POINTS

2x Vickers MMG 2 POINTS
The Vickers MMGs (Medium Machine-Guns)

of give the motor company a solid base of 8"/20cm 8720cm 12730cm 12730cm AUTO
fire. They are excellent at cutting down enemy
WEAPON ROF ANTI. FIRE
RANGE
infantry attacks, or softening up enemy defences HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
before the infantry launch their own assault.

1 Vickers MMG
1 Firing Bombardment
24760cm
487120cm
6 2
MM
1
3-INCH MORTAR SECTION

»INFANTRY UNIT • HEAVY WEAPON •
2x 3-inch mortar 3 POINTS

EZilMZKI]
Heavy Weapon » , 3+
Assault
as its own attillery. These give it the ability to

deal with enemy machine-guns from long range, TACTICAL
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TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
J
without having to expose themselves.
1 4710cm 1 4710cm 6715cm t: 8720cm 1 3+
■
ROF ANTI FIRE-
J
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
1 4-(- 1 Smoke Bombardment
6 PDR ANTI-TANK PLATOON

• GUN UNIT • GUN SHIELD •
4x 6 pdr gun 12 POINTS


1 275cm 1 2"/5cm 1 4710cm
□r 4710cm I 5+ J
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER "OTES
11 1 4+ 1 Forward Firing
The 6 pdr anti-tank gun is small enough to easily
conceal in a defensive position, making it ideal
«1 ••
i'‘9 § 11 IK •f for making tanks think twice about assaulting
1• m , British infantry. With the latest anti-tank
ammunition, even the biggest German panzers
think twice before coming too close.
SUPPORT UNITS
PRIEST FIELD TROOP
TANK UNIT • MIKE TARGET •
4x Priest (105mm) 16 POINTS

2x Priest (105mm) 8 POINTS
The American M7 self-propelled 105mm howit

zer gained the nickname 'Priest' in British setvice I 10725cm 12730cm 18745cm 20750cm 3+
-------- - -----
from the pulpit-like machine-gun mounting. ROF ANTI FIRE
Built on the chassis of the Grant tank, the Priest HALTED MOVING
Forward Firing, Smoke H
Priest (105mm) 727180cm ARTILLERY 3 3+ H
gave the armoured divisions a mobile artillery Bombardment
piece able to keep up with its tanks during

cross-country moves.
or Direct Fire
Priest (.50 cal MG)

24760cm
20750cm
rnrn 9
4
2+
5+
Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing,
Smoke
Self-defence M
■
■
B
25 PDR FIELD TROOP

The versatile 25-pounder entered service just TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
before the war began, and remains the main t 275cm 4710cm | 4710cm |
British field gun. Its main ammunition is an ROF ANTI FIRE
11.5kg (251b) 87.6mm high-explosive shell, HALTED MOVING
1 25 pdr gun 80"/200cm ARTILLERY Smoke Bombardment B
with smoke and solid armour-piercing rounds
Hi
rn
1 or Direct Fire 24760cm 2 1 Smoke B
also available.
SHERMAN OP OBSERVATION POST

Scout u
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lx Sherman OP 1 POINT
You must field a Priest Field Troop (LB116) or a 25 pdr
Field Troop (LB117) before you can field a Sherman OP.

The 25 pdrs can accurately send shells 12km I 10725cm I 12730cm | 18745cm | 20750cm 3 + ■
(7.5 miles) but they are blind without a forward
RANGE HALTED^MOVING TANK POWER
observation post to direct the bombardment.
To keep up with the armoured units, the FOO
(Forward Observation Officer) and his team
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have their own tank, even if it only has a dummy
75mm gun to make room for their maps.
M10 SP ANTI-TANK PLATOON
4x MIO (17 pdr) 18 POINTS

2x MIO (17 pdr) TpoTnts

I 10'725cm I 14735cm [ 18745cm 20750cm 3+
ROF ANTI FIRE

WEAPON RANGE NOTES
The American MIO provided the British with an HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
MIO {17 pdr) No HE ■

effective mobile anti-tank gun, especially when 36790cm 2 1 14 3-1-
No HE 1
MIO (3-inch) 36790cm 2 1 12 3-h
they fitted it with their own deadly 17 pdr gun.
MIO (.50 cal MG) 20750cm 3 2 4 5-h Self-defence AA 1
BOFORS LIGHT AA TROOP
6x Bofors 40mm AA gun spoirm

3x Bofors 40mm AA gun TpoTnt?
The quick-firing Bofors guns can be relied on to

drive away the harassing Axis aircraft before they
have a chance to do too much harm.
I 40mm AA gun 24"/60cm 3 2 7 4+ Dedicated AA

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DAIMLER ARMOURED CAR TROOP
2x Daimler (2 pdr)
lx Dingo 2 POINTS
lx Daimler (2 pdr)
lx Daimler (Littlejohn)
lx Dingo 3 POINTS
ROF ANTI FIRE

WEAPON RANGE NOTES
Armoured cars played a similar role to the light HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Daimler (2 pdr) 24760cm

cavalry regiments of old. In pursuits, they led the 2 1 7 4-t Overworked ■
Daimler (Littlejohn) 24760cm No HE, Overworked 1

chase, harassing the retreating enemy. In retreats, 2 1 8 A+
they were the rearguard. Daimler & Dingo (MG) 16740cm 3 3 2 6

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KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER FLIGHT
In British service, the lend-lease American P-40

fighter was known as the 'Kittyhawk'. In Italy, the
Desett Air Force used them as fighter-bombers,
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diving on their targets, dropping 500 lb bombs
1 WEAPON ROF ANTI FIRE
RANGE NOTES
with deadly precision. Should the opportunity HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 500 lb bombs Bombs
present itself, their six .50 cal machine-guns were 6715cm ARTILLERY 2+ ■
l1 1
1 .SOcalMGs
deadly when strafing troops caught in the open. 8"/20cm 3 5-I-
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WHO ARE THE SOVIETS

Comrades! Our forces are numberless. The arrogant enemy will soon learn this to his cost. Side by side with the Red Army, many
thousands of workers, collective farmers and intellectuals are rising to fight the enemy aggressor. The masses of the people will rise up
in their millions.
—losefStalin
^ Comrade soldiers! Today we fight the war is not yet won. It is your duty, resistance of the enemy, nor any selfish
I for the very survival of International your honour, and your glory, to lead thoughts regarding personal survival.
J; Communism and for the soul of the us to victory. Yesterday you worked in Indeed, the life of the individual is
' Motherland. The long struggle for the the factories of the Urals, in the fields meaningless when set against the sur
freedom of the workers and peasants of Kazakstan, and in the icy wastes vival of Mother Russia and the glorious
‘ continues as the RKKA, our glorious of Siberia. Today you are soldiers. Communist system.
Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, Tomorrow you will fight.
You will not fight alone. The entire
. smashes the fascist hordes, annihilating
Some of you are riflemen, the lifeblood might of the Red Army will fight with
them where they stand and pursuing
of the Red Army. Like the Volga in you. Our tankists will lead the way, our
1 them to the viper’s nest from whence
spring, you will be irresistible. As you artillerists will flatten the enemy defenc
they came!
march unflinchingly into the fire of es ahead of you, while our Shturmoviki
It was only the treason of the old Tsarist the fascist vipers and defeat them, pound them from the air.
01 officers, and the cowardice of the men your blood will wash away the stain
Others of you are those tankists. Your
Uji •'they led, that opened the door letting left by the fascist beast on our beloved
tanks are more than a match for any
the Hitlerites invade our beloved home Motherland.
puny fascist panzer. The workers of
land. Their backstab cost the people of
Brave comrades! Always remember that the Soviet Union have sweated blood
the Soviet Union dearly, bringing the
the very future of workers throughout to bring you these machines. Do not
' enemy to the very gates of Moscow and
the world depends on you. Do not waste their effort.
Stalingrad, and the Soviet Union to the
falter in your steps. Do not fear treason.
brink of defeat. With many of our factories overrun
Your comrade komissar stands ready
by the Hitlerites, the world thought
■ Fortunately, our beloved leader. Comrade to eliminate traitors the moment they
we were doomed. They did not count
. Stalin, purged the traitors and, with his show themselves. Do your duty as a
on the resilience of the Soviet worker.
‘Not One Step Back’ order, put steel in hero selflessly. Do not hesitate. Do not
Racing the advancing panzers, they dis
the backbone of the army. allow yourself even one step back!
UJ Comrade soldiers! Despite the unbend Nothing must be allowed to get in
mantled their factories and rebuilt them
in the Urals. Standing in the snow, they
K?. ing steel of Comrade Stalin’s leadership, the way of victory—neither the futile built tanks before they built factories.
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or even houses to live in. Workers toil And let us not forget the artillerists. Comrade soldiers! We are ridding the
twenty-four hours a day to produce the
advanced weaponry conceived by our
Their powerful guns are the ‘Red God
of War’. Their numberless guns will
soil of the Rodina of the Nazi pesti
lence. Through your selfless sacrifice
md
brilliant Soviet engineers. blast a path into the Hitlerite lines we will prevail over the low cunning ^lUI
Tomorrow when you fight, you must for you. Our Soviet system is simple, of the fascist generals and their arro if*r
remember all you have learned in your direct, and effective. We do not waste gant hordes.
training. Destroy the Fascists. Let not precious ammunition throwing shells at Tomorrow we march to victory.
one survive, and if your tank is hit, do the enemy like a Tsar scattering roubles Tomorrow we fight. Tomorrow the*
not hesitate, fight on. Strike back and at a festival. We mass our guns where Fascists die. Tomorrow will be a glori i-'- f
destroy the gun that shot you. Do not they are needed, where they can see the ous day for the Motherland!
abandon your tank while it can still enemy, where they can make every shot
Each day brings us closer to ultimate
fight. Push deep into the enemy posi count. Nothing can stand up to a full
victory comrades. Yes, the day will
tions and do not stop while you have artillery battalion! Nothing will stop
come when our soldiers parade Hitler
breath, fuel, and ammunition. you achieving victory!
himself in chains across Red Square! ?
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KNOW YOUR TANKS
T-34
The T-34 had thick, well-sloped armour, high Crew (4): Commander/gunner, loader,
speed, and a 76mm gun. The later models driver, hull MG gunner
improved the tank further by giving the Weight; 30 tonnes
commander a cupola, making it easier Length; 6J0m (20’)
Width; 3.00m (9’ 10”)
to see the battlefield and coordinate
Height; 2.65m (8’ 8”)
the crew's actions.
Weapons; 76mm P-34 gun
2x 7.62mm DT MG
Armour: 45-60mm
Engine: V2-34 Diesel
450 kW (600 hp)
T-34/85
The new T-34/85 tank was the result of superior Soviet industry. It had more Crew {5>. Commander, gunner, loader,
armour than the older T-34 model and a powerful 85mm gun that no fascist driver, hull MG gunner
tank could hope to stand against. Weight; 32 tonnes
Length; 815m (26’ 8”)
Width: 3m (9’ 10”)
Height; 2.72m (8’ 11”)
Weapons: 85mm D-5T tank gun
2x 7.62mm DT MG
Armour: 45-75mm
Engine; V2-34 Diesel
450 kW (600 hp)
KV-1
When it was introduced, the KV-1 heavy tank had the thickest armour of Crew (5); Commander, gunner, loader
any tank in the world, but it was too slow and had a poorly laid out turret, driver, hull MG gunner
limiting its fighting ability. Weight; 48.0 tonnes
Length; 6.70m (21’ 11”)
Width; 325m (9’ 11”)
Height 2.75m (9’)
Weapons; 76mm 2IS-5 gun
3x 7.62mm DT MG
Armour: 75-120mm
; *<*> Speed; 29 km/h (18 mph)
Engine; V2-K Diesel
450 kW (600 hp)
KVIs
The heavy KV-l was too slow for combined operations with the faster T-34, Crew (5): Commander, gunner, loader
so the Red Army developed a faster skorostnoy ('high-speed') version, that driver, hull MG gunner
was more reliable and effective in combat. Weight; 42.5 tonnes
Length; 6.70m (21’ 11”)
Width; 325m (9’ 11”)
Height; 2.75m (9’)
Weapons; 76mm ZIS-5 gun
3x 7.62mm DT MG
Armour: 6(>-82mm
Engine; V2-K Diesel
450 kW (600 hp)
SU-85 '"i!
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The SU-85 self-propelled gun mounted a powerful 85mm gun on a T-34 Crew (4); Commander, gunner,
chassis, creating a powerful and mobile tank destroyer. loader, driver
Weight; 29.6 tonnes
Length; 825m (26’ 9”)
Width; 3.00m (9’ 10”)
Height ^45m (8’)
Weapons; 85mm D-5S gun 4
Armour; 45-75mm
'ft
Engine; Diesel 12-cyl V-2 ■4
373 kW (500 hp)

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T-70
The T-70 light tank was amazingly powerful for such a compact design. Crew (2}. Commander/gunner, driver
Despite its small size, it mounted a 45mm gun and had 45mm of armour, Weight: ,10 tonnes
although its two-man crew have to do all the work of Length; 4.42m (14’ 6")
Width; 2.47m (8’ 1”)
the bigger crew found in other tanks.
Height ^08m (6’ 10”)
Weapons; 45mm 20-K gun
7.62mm DT 15(}
Armour; 15-45mm
Engine; Tandem (jA2-203 Petrol
63 kW (85 hp)
CHURCHILL
The British shipped over 300 Churchill infantry-support tanks to the Red Crew (5): Commander, gunner, loader
Army as part of the lend-lease program. With thick armour and a good anti driver, hull MG gunner
tank gun, they were useful heavy tanks. Weight 38.5 tonnes
Length; 7.44m (24’ 5”)
Width; 355m ao’ 8”)
Height 2.49m (8’ 2”)
Weapons; QP 6 pdr (57mm) gun
2x 7.92mm Besa MG
Armour: 76-89mm
Engine; Bedford 12-cyl Petrol ’
260 kW (350 hp)
VALENTINE III & VIII

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Britain's biggest lend-lease contribution came in the form of 1800 Crew (4); Commander, gunner,
Valentine tanks. The British designed them as heavy tanks, but by Soviet loader, driver
standards, they were well-armoured and reliable, albeit slow, light tanks. Later Weight; 17.3 tonnes
Length; 5.42m 27’ 9”)
models replaced the 2pdr gun and machine-gun with a larger 6pdr gun.
Width; 2.63m (8’ 8”)
Height 2.27m (7’ 6”)
Weapons; QF 2 pdr (40mm) gun
7.92mm Besa MG
Armour: 50-65mm
Speed; 24 km/h 25 mph)
Engine; AEC 6-cyl Diesel
98 kW 231 hp)
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SOVIET FORCE
Your Force must contain at least one Formation, and may contain as many Formations as you like.
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GUARDS HERO
FORMATIONS FORMATIONS
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A.
HEAVY TANK
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KV-1S GUARDS
LS100
A A
REGIMENT
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HERO T-34
TANK BATTALION
LS105
jd
J
_aSM_ HERO MOTOR RIFLE J
BATTALION
LS109
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CHURCHILL GUARDS HERO RIFLE J
HEAVY TANK REGIMENT>4 BATTALION A
LS103
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SOVIET SUPPORT UNITS

KV-8
FLAME-TANK COMPANY
OT-34
FLAME-TANK COMPANY
CONSCRIPT RECONNAISSANCE
FORMATIONS FORMATIONS
WHY PLAY SOVIETS
The Soviet army is forged from the strength and will of its
people. When the Germans invaded in 1941, it was the Soviet unitsfall into three categories: Guards, Fleroes
people's army that rose up and fought with a fierce determi that have survived a few battles, andfresh Conscripts.
nation not to be conquered by the Germans.
Guards are elite tankers. These tankers AKMOUR
j In Flames of War, a Soviet force reflects that pure strength

of will. You can outnumber your opponent with hordes of
crew KVand Churchill tanks, which
are some ofthe heaviest tanks the Soviet
FRONT A
B
poorly-trained infantry and entire battalions of tanks charg Union has to offer. \l\
ing headlong across the battlefield, leaving your opponent TOP ^
Their heavy armour ensures they make
wondering if he has enough ammunition to withstand the
it into assaults, and once they get there,
sheer numbers they face. Alternatively, you can field the
their improved assault rating makes
KincniKS
Turret-Rear MG —.
hard-bitten heroes that survived these charges, now fighting Assault >5^
with skill and the same iron will. them unstoppable!
The mainstay of the Red Army is the T-34. This rugged Hero battalions are survivorsfrom
medium tank is fast, has a decent gun and amour, making it previous battles. While they havefewer
the ideal tank to take into most situations. As German Tigers tanks than fresh battalions, their crews SKILL
TRAINED 4+
and Panthers started arriving on the battlefield, the T-34 was have learnedfrom their comrades'
upgraded to mount an 85 mm gun in a new, larger turret. This mistakes.
Crafty
Tactics 3+1
gives it the ability to tackle these heavy tanks head on, and
the dedicated commander makes the tank shoot better while Conscript battalions have rushed
R.L^]|.lLHgg
on the move. through their training and are best Hot One Step ^ .
Last Stand
The KV-ls guards heavy tanks provide the Red Army with used as a blunt instrument. However
elite heavily-armoured tanks that can race around the bat they are more likely to hang around
tlefield at high speed. They can keep up with the fast pace of than their Hero counterparts once they
start taking casualties.
Soviet operations, while being well-protected against a wide
variety of weapons.
Like the tanks, infantry
On top of their own tanks, the Soviets also received a lot battalions have options for both
of tanks, such as the American M3 Lee and Stuart and the Conscript and Hero battalions.
British Churchill and Valentine, from their allies through the
Komissars accompany their troops For the Motherland
2+
Lend Lease program. These tanks were vital, equipping Soviet
into battle and 'encourage' their
armies until they could get their own production lines up
comrades to commit acts ofvalour in the name of the
and running. The Lend Lease tanks increase your options,
motherland, increasing their motivation (marked^ on
making it easier to pick the perfect combination for your
the Unit Card).
playing style.
SOVIET SPECIAL RULES
Thefollowing special rules are characteristic ofSoviet
forces, reflecting their own style ofequipment, tactics, INFANTRY
and approach to battle.
FOR THE MOTHERLAND
NOT ONE STEP BACK Infantry with For the Motherland have a better Assault rating.
Units with Not One Step Back have a better Last Stand rating. Soviet infantry fight bitterly in hand-to-hand combat, seeking to
free their beloved Motherlandfrom the enemy.
In the Red Army, it is a crime to retreat and tankers who aban
don a tank that isn’t burningface severe consequences.
KOMISSAR
FLAME-THROWER While their Komissar team is In Command, a Unit has a
Infantry, Gun, and Unarmoured Tank Teams re-roll suc better Motivation, as shown in the Komissar column (marked
on the Unit Card.
cessful Saves when hit by a Flame-thrower, and the Unit is
automatically Pinned Down. Armoured Tank Teams use their Traitors, deserters, and other anti-Soviet elements had no place
Top armour for Armour Saves when hit by a Flame-thrower. in the Red Army. Political education combined with draconian^,
punishments ensured that every Soviet soldier did their duty. ' |
Flame-throwers may shoot in Defensive Fire. However, while
a Unit that is Hit by a Flame-thrower is Pinned Down, this
does not automatically stop the assault. The defender still
UNIT TRANSPORT
needs to score five (or eight) hits as normal to stop the assault. The Unit Leader of the Transport Attachment must end
the Movement Step within 6’7l5cm of the Unit Leader of
Flame-throwers spew a stream of burning fuel, making them
its Passenger Unit while on table. If it cannot do this, then
terrifying and lethal weapons.
the Transport Attachment must be Sent to the Rear (see
page 45 of the rulebook).
TANKS A reconnaissance platoon’s transports keep close to their infantry^
element to provide supporting fire and to be ready to mount up,
CRAFTY and move at a moment’s notice. 4
Crafty Tanks have better Tactics ratings.
Having survived many battles, the survivmg heroes have learned URRAH
a trick or two. Units with Urrah may move 6’7l5cm (instead of 4’7l0cm) ’
when Charging into Contact. i
FLAMMABLE Thrown into battle with little training and orders to win or die,^
Flammable Tanks have worse Motivation and Assault ratings.
Soviet soldiers shouted ‘Urrah’ then ran headlong at the enemy to '
Sitting next to a tank offlame-thrower fuel tends to make one
minimise the inevitable heavy casualties.
cautious about getting too close to enemy tank hunters.
HEAVY TANK ARTILLERY

Heavy Tanks have a better Counterattack rating.
KV tanks have heavy armour and know that they have little to SALVO
fearfrom either infantry or guns. Weapons with a ROF of‘salvo’ are Artillery weapons and fire
Artillery Bombardments, but use a 10”/25cm square Salvo
TURRET-REAR MG Template rather than the normal 6”/15cm Artillery Template.
Tanks with a Turret-Rear MG have a better Assault rating. A Salvo Template may not be placed within 6”/15cm of a
KV taiiks have a machine-gun at the rear oftheir turret to prevent friendly Team. ”
the enemy boarding the tank in assaults. This allows them to get Salvo rocket launchers like the Katyusha were generally ^
in close and crush the enemy under their tracks with impunity. inaccurate, substituting volume of fire over a large area for-ff
pinpoint accuracy. As such, they cannot be used too close to ,
friendly troops.
AIRCRAFT
FLYING TANK
Flying Tanks have a worse Is Hit On rating, but a better Save.
The IL-2 Shturmovik protected the pilot and the engine in on^
armoured ‘bathtub’ making it very diflicult to shoot down, hut i
also slow and unmanoeuvrable. |
The KV-ls heavy tank blends heavy armour and speed together for a well rounded tank. Mixing in the slower, heaver KV-1
gives the Soviet heavy tank regiments the flexibility it needs to be aggressive and defensive depending on the situation.
KV-1S GUARDS HEAVY TANK REGIMENT HQ
The guards breakthrough heavy tank regiments

were elite units. As such, they had significantly
more officers and NCOs than junior ranks —
every tank was commanded by an officer ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
(instead of the one officer per three tanks in
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1 KV-ls (76mm) 1
24760cm
normal units). This allowed these regiments to
operate with greater efficiency than regular tank
formations.
1 KV-ls(MGs)
16740cm
LJLJ
KV-1S GUARDS HEAVY TANK COMPANY
5x KV-ls (76mm) 2opoirm

4x KV-ls (76mm)
3x KV-ls (76mm) iôIrJrs
The KV-ls combined the benefits of heavy I 10725cm I 14"/35cm 20750cm | 24760cm | 2+ j
armour and a big gun with greater speed than WEAPON RANGE
ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES
any German tank. Depending on the opposition, 1 KV-ls (76tnm) 1
u
24'760cm 1 3-t
they could either just plough through the enemy 1 KV-ls (MGs)
16740cm 4 6
defences, or manoeuvre to seek a weak spot.
KV-1 GUARDS HEAVY TANK COMPANY
5x KV-1 (76mm) 20POINTS

4x KV-1 (76mm)
3x KV-1 (76mm)
While the KV-ls was the standard equipment

for guards breakthrough heavy tank regiments,
some repaired earlier model KV-1 tanks arrived
as replacements during the Stalingrad battles.
CHURCHILL
ITALY ARMOURED SQUADRON TANK FORMATION
CHURCHILL
GUARDS HEAVY TANK REGIMENT HQ
lx Churchill (6 pdr) 3 POINTS
The reliability of the British-made Churchill

tank kept it in action long after its heyday at
Kursk. They fought in the Leningrad battles 10'725cm
until totally worn out late in 1944. As supplies of ROF ANTI FIRE
n Mm
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
Churchill tanks ran low, casualties were replaced HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
with new KV-ls tanks to keep the heavy tank 1 Churchill (6 pdr) 28770cm 1 No HE 1
regiments in combat. 1 Churchill (MGs) 16740cm 4
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CHURCHILL
GUARDS HEAVY TANK COMPANY
HERO T-34 TANK BATTALION TANK FORMATION
INFANTRY ARTILLERY
HERO J f 82MM MORTAR J

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SMG COMPANY jd COMPANY jd
LStll ,^3 1 LS113 ,^3
In the heat of battle you learn fairly quickly or die. The battle-hardened takers of the surviving tank battalions are few, but
their skill more then makes up for it. These tankers have seen true combat, faced their fears and are still standing.
HERO
T-34 TANK BATTALION HQ
lx T-34 (76mm) 3 POINTS

These battle-hardened soldiers, survivors of the

fighting since the Battle of Kursk, may not look 1 12'730cm I 16740cm | 24'760cm 28770cm ^ 1
like much, but they have something most Soviet 1 WEAPON ROF ANTI FIRE
RANGE NOTES
tankers don't — first hand knowledge of how to HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
survive a fight. These Soviet heroes have learned

a valuable lesson, one that will keep their battal
T-34 (76mm)
T-34 (85mm)
24760cm
28770cm
2
2
’ 9
12
3-t
3-e
Overworked I
1
ion fighting until reinforcements arrive. T-34(MGs) 16740cm 4 2 6
1
HERO
T-34 TANK COMPANY
CONFIDENT~4tn
4x T-34 (76mm) 12 POINTS
3x T-34 (76mm)
2x T-34 (76mm) WEAPON RANGE

ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
2x T-34 (85mm) 16 POINTS 1 T-34 (76mm) 24760cm Overworked 1
2 1 9 3-t
1
1 T-34 (85mm)
2x T-34 (76mm) 28770cm 2 1 12 3-1-
lx T-34 (85mm) 11 POINTS § T-34 (MGs) 16740cm 4 4 2 6

1
lx T-34 (76mm)
2x T-34 (85mm) The T-34 is a tough tank that can take a licking and keep on fighting. A
13 POINTS
tank is only as good as its crew. These tankers have seen enough burning
T-34 tanks to learn their lesson well — either become the best damn
tanker ever or be destroyed, it's as simple as that!
HERO
T-70 TANK COMPANY
•TANK UNIT-
FRONT 4
2
TOP ^ 1
The Soviets produced the T-70 tank quickly and
cheaply. The tank itself is lightly armoured, and TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
its 45mm gun is starting to be outclassed by the 10725cm 12730cm 18745cm 20750cm 4-I-
latest German tanks. Despite this the heroes that ROF ANTI- FIRE-
rnnmM
have survived continue to prove that sometimes
skill and a strong will can overcome any short
comings of a tank.
T-70 (45 mm)
T-70 (MG)
20750cm
16740cm
m Overworked
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HERO
VALENTINE TANK COMPANY
FRONT A
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3x Valentine (2 pdr) 5 POINTS Crafty
Tactics \
2x Valentine (2 pdr) TOP ^

lx Valentine (6 pdr) 6 POINTS
The sturdy British Valentine tank proved itself 8"/20cm 10725cm 14735cm 16740cm
a reliable light tank. The 6 pdr variant provided WEAPON RANGE

ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
anti-tank support, while the 2 pdr variant gave it 1 Valentine (2 pdr) 24760cm 2 1 7 4-I-
No HE 1
a more reliable anti-infantry tank. 1 Valentine (MG)
■ Valentine (6 pdr)
16740cm
28770cm
3
2
3
1
2
10
6
4+ No HE, No MG, Overworked

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HERO MOTOR RIFLE BATTALION INFANTRY FORMATION
HEADQUARTERS
HERO
MOTOR RIFLE
BATTALION HQ
HERO HERO
MOTOR RIFLE MOTOR RIFLE
COMPANY COMPANY
HERO MAKSIM MACHINE-GUN

SMG COMPANY COMPANY ji
120MM MORTAR 82mm mortar 45MM ANTI-TANK 76MM ANTI-TANK

COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY
82mm mortar
COMPANY
ANTI-AIRCRAFT
r|^
DSHK AA MG
ANTI-AIRCRAFT PUTOON
% A L
After a few days offierce fighting, the motor rifle battalions are worn down to a hard core. Learning quickly in the intense
cauldron of combat, their tactics improve and they grab the best weaponry in the battalion to increase their firepower.
2x PPSh SMG team 2 POINTS For the Motherland

Assault
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3+
Starting with a higher proportion of officers

and NCOs and more automatic weapons than a TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
normal rifle regiment, the surviving heroes com
bined long-range firepower and close-in assault
1 8720cm 1
8"/20cm 1 12730cm
□I 12730cm AUTO ■
RANGE NOTES
capability with the tactical skill to make them HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
really count. 1
• INFANTRY UNIT • KOMISSAR •
lOx DP MG team For the Motherland . i

Assault I
lx Komissar team 12 POINTS
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7x DP MG team
lx Komissar team 8 POINTS TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
8720cm 8720cm 12730cm 12730cm AUTO

OPTIONS ROF ANTI- FIRE-
• Add up to two PTRD anti-tank rifle
DP MG team 16740cm
□7
2
teams for +1 point each. OPTIONAL
24760cm 6 2 Assault 4+, Heavy Weapon
Maksim HMG
• Add up to two Maksim HMG teams I OPTIONAL
1 6'740cm 4 5 Assault 4+, Heavy Weapon, No HE
for +1 point each. PTRD anti-tank rifle
The Unit Leader is one ofthe DP MG teams. It

and the Komissar team are mounted on a small Survival imparts its own sort of knowledge. Just living though a battle
base (see page 118). hardens even the greenest of troops, giving them years of training in just
The Komissar team shoots as a DP MG team. a few hours of conflict. Heroes are those who have made it through this
crucible and have come out the other side.
HERO SMG COMPANY

• INFANTRY UNIT • KOMISSAR •
7x PPSh SMG team ir the Motherland 3+

Assault Infarjtry
5x PPSh SMG team

8720cm 8720cm 12730cm 12730cm

AUTO
OPTIONS
• Add one Flame-thrower team for
+2 points.
The Unit Leader is one ofthe PPSh SMG teams.
It and the Komissar team are mounted on a small
The sub-machine gun is already a deadly close assault weapon. Putting it |
base (see page 118).
into the hands of Soviet heroes creates some of the most deadly assault 5
The Komissar team shoots as a PPSh SMG team. troops in the world. '
MAKSIM MACHINE-GUN COMPANY
• INFANTRY UNIT • HEAVY WEAPON •
9x Maksim HMG 6 POINTS

6x Maksim HMG 4POIN7^
%
3x Maksim HMG TToITTr?
The tanks could not be everywhere, so a com 1 8720cm 1 8'720cm i 12730cm t: 1 AUTO ■
12730cm
pany of reliable Maksim heavy machine-gun
ROF ANTI FIRE
sgave the battalion the capability to hold ground WEAPON RANGE
against infantry attacks, or to pin down the

enemy ahead of their own attacks.
1 Maksim HMG
24''/60cm 6 2 { 2 6
J
82MM MORTAR COMPANY
■
The battalion’s 82mm BM-41 mortar was well 1
suited to the Red Army’s requirements. It was
8"/20cm 1 8720cm 12730cm IT 12730cm AUTO
ROF ANTI FIRE

light and cheap, and required little training to WEAPON RANGE
operate if they were placed where the crew could

see the target for themselves.
1 82mm mortar 1 407100cm ARTILLERY 1
□

The brigade’s 120mm PM-38 mortars reflect the
Red Army’s love of ever-bigger guns. This mortar
1 4"/l OcM 1 4710cm 6715cm IT 8"/20cm J___?+_ ■
ROF ANTI FIRE

WEAPON
packs the punch of a field howitzer, while still RANGE
1 120mm mortar
567140cm Liihhi^
J
^L—
being cheap and simple enough for infantrymen 2
to use.
6x PTRD anti-tank rifle
3x PTRD anti-tank rifle
The Red Army used massed PTRD anti-tank

TfRRAINOASK CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
rifles to protect their infantry from tanks. While 8720cm I 12'730cm | 12730cm |
8"/20cm AUTO
one anti-tank rifle might not be particularly
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
deadly, a dozen or more can be very effective, HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
exploiting their speed and mobility to get flank

shots in a way that larger anti-tank guns cannot.
I PTRD anti-tank rifle 16"/40cm 5+ No HE
J
45MM ANTI-TANK COMPANY
•GUN UNIT-GUN SHIELD"
4x 45nim gun 6 POINTS

The 45mm gun was the standard Soviet anti

tank weapon, with each motor rifle battalion
6715cm 6715cm 8720cm 10725cm 3+
fielding a small company of them. These small,
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
lightweight guns keep enemy medium tanks HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
from assaulting the infantry and pick off unwary

tanks that expose their flanks.
45mm gun 24760cm 8 4+ Forward Firing
]
76MM ANTI-TANK COMPANY
•GUN UNIT "GUN SHIELD"

Motor rifle brigades fielded the 76mm gun as

a combined direct-fire artillery and anti-tank
4710cm 4710cm 6715cm 8720cm 4+
weapon. While not as mobile as the 45mm guns,
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
the 76mm had the penetration and firepower HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
to deal with a wide range of targets, and the 24"/60cm 3+ Forward Firing
mobility to accompany the infantry in attacks.
9 r.
HERO RIFLE BATTALION INFANTRY FORMATION
HEADQUARTERS
HERO RIFLE
BATTALION HQ
1
HERO
RIFLE COMPANY
11 HERO
RIFLE COMPANY
LS119
1 HERO
RIFLE COMPANY
1
HERO
SMG COMPANY
11 MAKSIM MACHINE-GUN
COMPANY
RECONNAISSANCE
82mm mortar
COMPANY
1 120MM MORTAR
COMPANY □ SCOUT
PLATOON
1
V
Having learned the cost ofheadlong charges and the value ofkeeping their troops alive, experienced battalion commanders
allow their troops more latitude in how they fight. The survivors of the battalion's first battles go on to fight a long and
heroic struggle, placing a greater emphasis on the eventual victory of the Soviet Union than victory at any cost today.
HERO RIFLE BATTALION HQ

AGGRESSIVE 3+
2x PPSh SMG team 2 POINTS 3+
After a few days of battle, rifle battalions would

be reduced to the strength of a weak company.
While this reduced their theoretical combat 8'720cm 8"/20cm 12730cm 12730cm AUTO
power, the survivors were hardened by their
experience in the furnace of battle, and had
learned how to fight and stay alive.
> INFANTRY UNIT • KOMISSAR •
SAVE
lOx DP MG and M1891 rifle team Infantry 3+

7x DP MG and Ml891 rifle team 8"/20cm 8"/20cm 12730cm AUTO

ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
DPMG&
OPTIONS M1891 rifle team
16740cm 1 1 2 6
• Add up to two PTRD anti-tank rifle OPTIONAL

Maksim HMG 24760cm 6 2 2 6 Assault S+, Heavy Weapon

PTRD anti-tank rifle 16740cm 4 2 5 5+ Assault 5+, Heavy Weapon, No HE
• Add up to two Maksim HMG teams OPTIONAL

50mm mortar 16740cm 3 2 2 4+ Assault 5+, Heavy Weapon,
Overhead Fire
for +1 point each. OPTIONAL
4"/l OcM 4 4 2
Flame-thrower, Heavy Weapon,
AUTO Pinned ROF 2
Flame-thrower team
• Add one 50mm mortar team for +1 point.
• Add one Flame-thrower team for No longer as reckless as they were, the handful of survivors quickly
+2 points. learned the benefits of taking cover rather than just charging straight in.
The Unit Leader is one ofthe DP MG and
However, the aggressive Soviet tactics remained their hallmark.
MI891 rifle teams. It and the Komissar team are When their division was rebuilt and their battalion filled out with
mounted on a small base (see page 118). hundreds of new replacements, enthusiastic new officers would soon get
The Komissar team shoots as a DP MG and the majority killed, and it would be up to the same old handful of heroes
Ml 891 rifle team. to keep the war going until the next time.
SCOUT PLATOON
9x PPSh SMG team 13 POINTS


The Unit Leader is one of the PPSh SMG teams
12730cm 12730cm
and is mounted on a small base (see page 118).
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
I PPSh SMG team 16 Pinned ROF I

T-34 TANK BATTALION TANK FORMATION
SMG
COMPANY
HERO
SMG COMPANY
82MM MORTAR
COMPANY
1
For sheer brute force, nothing beats a T-34 tank battalion. This is really a heavy-metal force with twenty or even thirty good
tanks. Of course, when fielding such a large force coordination is difficult, so you have to keep your tactics simple. Keep the
enemy in sight and blow them away with massed firepower or overwhelm them in close-range combat!
T-34 TANK BATTALION HQ
lx T-34 (76mm) 3POIN^

lx T-34 (85mm)
The T-34 was the most-produced tank of the

Second World War, serving from the German ■ 12730cm 16740cm 24760cm 28770cm 2+ I
invasion in 1941 to the end in Berlin in 1945. ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
TANK POWER
In 1944, the latest models had an 85mm gun 1 T-34 (76mm)
HALTED MOVING
24760cm 2 1 9 3-t Overworked

mounted in a new larger turret with a cupola for 1 T-34 (85mm) 28"/70cm 2 1 12 3-t
the commander. These improvements made it
1 T-34(IVIGs) 16740cm 4 4 2 6
possible for the commander to coordinate with
the gunner and driver in combat to get the best
out of the new weapon.
T-34 TANK COMPANY
lOxT-34 (76miii) 30POIN^

9x T-34 (76mm)
8x T-34 (76mm)
7x T-34 (76mm)
6x T-34 (76mm)
5x T-34 (76mm) 15 POINTS WEAPON RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
1 T-34 (76mm) 24760cm 2 1 9 3-H Overworked 1

1
OPTIONS 1 T-34 (85mm) 28770cm 2 1 12 3+
• Replace up to half T-34 (76mm) with 1 T-34 (MGs) 16740cm 4 4 2 6
T-34 (85mm) for +2 points each.
The T-34 was produced in enormous numbers 1943, light tanks were essential to keep tank brigades at full strength.
(over 15,000 in 1943 alone, more than the entire While many of these older mixed light and medium tank formations still
production of German Panzer III and IV tanks exist, the newer formations are made up entirely of T-34 medium tanks.
combined). Despite this, they were being lost As the newT-34/85 is issued, their combat power goes up even further.
almost as fast as they were being made, and until
T-70 TANK COMPANY
7x T-70 (45mm) 7POINT5

6x T-70 (45mm)
5x T-70 (45mm)
4x T-70 (45mm) TpoTnts
I 20750cm | 4+ j
The T-70 light tank used automobile engines ROF ANTI FIRE
rnrnn
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
(two per tank!) and easily-manufactured com 1 T-70 (45mm) I
UJ
20750cm 4+ Overworked
ponents to create a tank that didn't need a 1 T-70 (MG)
_____________ _______________________ 1
16740cm 6
heavy-machinery factory to build. Despite its

small size and cheap price, it still packed a useful
45mm gun.
VALENTINE TANK COMPANY
7x Valentine (2 pdr) iipoirm

6x Valentine (2 pdr) 9POir^
5x Valentine (2 pdr)
4x Valentine (2 pdr)
OPTIONS ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
• Replace up to half of Valentine (2pdr) No HE 1
■ Valentine (2 pdr) 24760cm 2 1 7 4-f
with Valentine (6 pdr) for +1 point. 1 Valentine (MG)
1 Valentine (6 pdr)
16740cm
28770cm
3
2
3
1
2
10
6
4-1- No HE, No MG, Overworked

1
I
M3 LEE TANK BATTALION TANK FORMATION
M3 LEE
TANK BATTALION
LS125
ARTILLERY
82MM MORTAR
COMPANY
LS113
Despite its odd appearance, the M3 Lee was an effective tank with a good balance of armour, fire-power, and mobility. The
M3 Lee was designed with two anti-tank guns, a 37mm housed in the turret and a long 75mm fixed to its hull, giving it the
option to switch guns when firing at heavily-armoured targets or soft targets.
M3 LEE TANK BATTALION HQ

MOTIVATION
CONFIDENT 4+
Not One Step Back
Last Stand
FRONT 5
lx M3 Lee (long 75nim) 3 POINTS I I green
4
TOP -0-
While the Red TVrmy had many derogatory 1
nicknames for the American M3-S (5 for Sredniy
or Medium), such as 'Three-storey Tank' and
'Grave for Seven Brothers', they found it to be
RANGE NOTES
the most effective of the Lend Lease tanks that HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
M3 Lee (long 75mm) 28770cm 2 1 10 3+ fomord Firing

they received in 1942. Its armour was good,
M3 Lee (37mm) 24760cm 2 1 7 4+ Secondary Weapon
as was its gun, particularly the later model's
M3 Lee{MGs) 1 6"/40cm 4 2 6
longer-barrelled gun, and most importantly, it ■■■ill
was very reliable and rarely broke down.
I lOx M3 Lee (long 75mm) 29 POINTS

9x M3 Lee (long 75mm) 26 POINTS
8x M3 Lee (long 75mm) 23 POINTS
7x M3 Lee (long 75mm) 20 POINTS TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
6x M3 Lee (long 75mm) 17 POINTS I 10725cm 12730cm 18745cm 20750cm
5x M3 Lee (long 75mm) 14 POINTS WEAPON RANGE

ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
M3 Lee (long 75mm) 28770cm 2 1 10 3+ Forward Firing
M3 Lee (37mm) 24760cm 2 1 7 4+ Secondary Weapon
M3 Lee{MGs) 16740cm 4 4 2 6

FRONT A
SIDE&
6x M3 Stuart (37mm) 9 POINTS REAR
5x M3 Stuart (37mm) 7 POINTS TOP
4x M3 Stuart (37mm) 6 POINTS TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH
The United States provided the Red Army with WEAPON RANGE
ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
nearly 1700 M3 Stuart light tanks. To distin

guish the M3 Stuart light tank from the M3 Lee
1 M3 Stuart (37mm)
1 M3 Stuart (MGs)
24760cm
16740cm
ru 1
n Overworked
medium tank, the Red Army referred to it as the

M3-L (Z for Legkhiy or Light). existing Soviet doctrine for exploiting breakthroughs. However, experi
As a classic light tank, combining speed and light ence showed that the M3 Stuart's light armour was insufficient to allow it
armour, the M3 Stuart readily fit in with the to operate alongside the well-armoured T-34 medium tank.
MOTOR RIFLE BATTALION INFANTRY FORMATION
HEADQUARTERS
MOTOR RIFLE
BATTALION HQ
LS128
MOTOR MOTOR MOTOR

RIFLE COMPANY RIFLE COMPANY RIFLE COMPANY
LS129 LS129 L5129
INFANTRY INFANTRY WEAPONS
[
SMG
COMPANY
LS130
SMG
COMPANY
LSI 30
MAKSIM MACHINE-GUN
COMPANY
%
[ J J
PTRD ANTI-TANK 45MM ANTI-TANK 76MM ANTI-TANK
COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY
Motor rifle didn 't mean that the infantry were carried in trucks, rather it meant that the brigade had no horses. Like the rest
of the Red Army, everything that could be carried or pulled by the soldiers was. The difference was that everything else was
moved by a truck rather than by the horses found in the rifle divisions.
The motor rifle battalions were elite formations

with an extremely high proportion of officers
and NCOs compared to normal rifle battalions.
Unfottunately, short training time and hasty
1 8'720 cm 8'720cm 12730cm
IT 12730cm AUTO ■
ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
deployment, meant that massed charges were HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 PPSh SMG team

still the order of the day. 4710cm 3 3 1
□
MOTOR RIFLE COMPANY
28x DP MG & M1891 rifle team

19x DP MG & M1891 rifle team

1 8720cm I 8720cm | 12730cm | 12730cm | AUTO g
OPTIONS WEAPON RANGE

ROF ANTI FIRE
NOTES
• Add up to three PTRD anti-tank rifle
teams for +1 point each.
DP MG&
M1891 rifle team
OPTIONAL
Maksim HMG
16740cm
24760cm 6
1
2
1 2
2
6
6 Assault 4+, Heavy IVeopon

1
■
• Add up to two Maksim HMG teams
OPTIONAL
Assault 4+, Heavy Weapon, No HE 1
for +1 point each. PTRD anti-tank rifle 16740cm 4 2 5 5+
The Unit Leader is one of the DP MG & MI 891

rifle teams. It and the Komissar team are mounted
With their focus on aggressive action alongside tanks, then holding the
on a small base (see page 118). ground that they had taken, the motor rifle companies had a good mix of
long-range weapons and close-combat capability.
The Komissar team shoots as a DP MG & M1891
rifle team.
SMC COMPANY
1^^ • INFANTRY UNIT • KOMISSAR • URRAH •
CONFIDENT A*
22x PPSh SMG team

15x PPSh SMG team

J 12730cm J______ 12730cm
OPTIONS ROF ANTI- FIRE-
• Add up to two Flame-thrower teams

for +2 points each.
The Unit Leader is one ofthe PPSh SMG teams.
PPSh SMG team
OPTIONAL
Flame-thrower team
4710cm
4710cm
[T-
nnu

AUTO Pinned ROF 2
It and the Komissar team are mounted on a small Every regiment has one or more submachine-gun companies. These ^
base (see page 118).
assault troops had massive short-range firepower to suppress the enemy ,
The Komissar team shoots as a PPSh SMG team. defences, then to kill them in close combat.
MAKSIM MACHINE-GUN COMPANY
9x Maksim HMG 6P0IN^

6x Maksim HMG 4P0I^
3x Maksim HMG
The tanks could not be everywhere, so a com 1 8720cm 8'720cm 1 12730cm 12730cm AUTO 1
pany of reliable Maksim heavy machine-gun
ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES *
WEAPON RANGE
sgave the battalion the capability to hold ground HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 Maksim HMG 6 1 2 2 1
against infantry attacks, or to pin down the
enemy ahead of their own attacks.
82MM MORTAR COMPANY

INFANTRY UNIT • HEAVY WEAPON
9x 82mm mortar 6POI^m

6x 82mm mortar
3x 82mm mortar Joints

The battalion’s 82mm BM-41 mortar was well 1 8720cm 8"/20cm 12730cm 12730cm AUTO ■
suited to the Red Army’s requirements. It was
ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
light and cheap, and required little training to HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
operate if they were placed where the crew could

see the target for themselves.
1 82mm mortar 407100cm ARTILLERY
1 1
l,î
J
120MM MORTAR COMPANY
8x 120mm mortarr 8 POINTS

3x 120mm mortarr 3 POINTS
The brigade’s 120mm PM-38 mortars reflect the

Red Army’s love of ever-bigger guns. This mortar
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
packs the punch of a field howitzer, while still HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
being cheap and simple enough for infantrymen 120mm mortar
to use.
The Red Army used massed PTRD anti-tank

TACTICAL
(
rifles to protect their infantry from tanks. While
one anti-tank rifle might not be particularly
8"/20cm I 8'720cm 12730cm
ROF ANTI
12730cm
FIRE
AUTO ■
deadly, a dozen or more can be very effective, WEAPON RANGE
1
exploiting their speed and mobility to get flank
shots in a way that larger anti-tank guns cannot.
1 PTRD anti-tank rifle 5
LbihLii^h J
4x 45mm gun
2x 45mm gun
The 45mm gun was the standard Soviet anti

tank weapon, with each motor rifle battalion 1 6715cm 1 6715cm 1 8720cm t: 10725cm I 3+ ■ 1
fielding a small company of them. These small, 1
ROF ANTI
lightweight guns keep enemy medium tanks WEAPON RANGE
HALTED MOVING TANK
POWER NOT'S
from assaulting the infantry and pick off unwary

tanks that expose their flanks.
8 4+ Forward Firing
□
4x 76mm gun
2x 76mm gun
Motor rifle brigades fielded the 76mm gun as

a combined direct-fire artillery and anti-tank
weapon. While not as mobile as the 45mm guns,
the 76mm had the penetration and firepower
to deal with a wide range of targets, and the
mobility to accompany the infantry in attacks.
RIFLE BATTALION INFANTRY FORMATION
HEADQUARTERS
RIFLE
BATTALION HQ
LS131
RIFLE
mi mi
COMPANY
LS132
SMG MAKSIM MACHINE-GUN MAKSIM MACHINE-GUN

COMPANY COMPANY jt COMPANY >
~Si:W
82MM MORTAR 120MM MORTAR PTRD ANTI-TANK PTRD ANTI-TANK
COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY
RECONNAISSANCE
45MM ANTI-TANK
COMPANY
45MM ANTI-TANK
COMPANY
The basic building block of the Red Army is the Strelkovy Batalon or Rifle Battalion. The essence of this force is a mass of
infantry, far more infantry than any other army can field.
RIFLE BATTALION HQ
4
The Great Patriotic War has taken the lives of

millions of dedicated socialist soldiers. While the
Soviet Union is vast, even with the full support 8720cm 8720cm 12730cm 12730cm AUTO
of its people, it cannot replace all losses on this
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
scale. To this end, partisans and liberated locals HAITED MOVING TANK POWER
are enlisted to fill up the ranks. I PPSh SMG team 4710cm
3
RIFLE COMPANY
22x DP MG and M1891 rifle team

15x DP MG and M1891 rifle team

HALTED MOVING NOTES ^
TANK POWER
OPTIONS DPMG& 16740cm 1 1 2 6

M1891 rjfleteam
• Add up to two Maksim HMG teams OPTIONAL
Maksim HMG 24760cm 6 2 2 6 Assault S+, Heavy Weapon
for +1 point each. OPTIONAL
16740cm 4 2
PTRD anti-tank rifle 5 5+ Assault 5+, Heavy Weapon, No HE
• Add up to two PTRD anti-tank rifle OPTIONAL
50mm mortar team 1 6740cm 3 2 2 4+ Assault 5+, Heavy Weapon,
Overhead Fire
4710cm 4 Flame-thrower, Heavy Weapon,
Flame-thrower team 4 2 AUTO Pinned ROF 2
• Add one 50mm mortar team for+1 point. ■■■■■■■ ■■■ ■■■ ■■■ mi
• Add one Flame-thrower team for Stalin purged the officer corps before the war, removing any officer even
+2 points. remotely suspected of hostility to the regime. Combined with the terrible
The Unit Leader is one ofthe DP MG & Ml 891 losses suffered during tbe first few months of the war, this left the Red
rifle teams. It and the Komissar team are mounted Army desperately short of trained officers (let alone experienced ones). )
on a small base (see page 118). To compensate, their tactics were reduced to blunt frontal assaults. 5
The Komissar team shoots as a DP MG &M1891 Commanders dictated how, where, and when their subordinates would ;
rifle team. attack, and tolerated no argument. They then expected their attacks to t|
be carried out until successful — or until there were no soldiers left to
attack.
SCOUT PLATOON
Jikilllil

and is mounted on a small base (seepage 118).
1 WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI
1 PPSh SMG team ■LiSLiLlL^ 6 Pinned ROF 1 |

1
RIFLE BATTALION
INFANTRY FORMATION
HEADQUARTERS
RECONNAISSANCE
COMPANY HQ
LS133
ARMOURED ARMOURED ARMOURED

RECONNAISSANCE RECONNAISSANCE RECONNAISSANCE
PLATOON PLATOON PLATOON
LS134 LS134 LS134
RECONNAISSANCE RECONNAISSANCE RECONNAISSANCE

■o PLATOON
LS137
PLATOON
LS137
PLATOON
LS137
ul
liJ
82MM MORTAR 76MM ANTI-TANK J HERO

COMPANY COMPANY T-70 TANK COMPANY,
LS113 LS117 L5107
-ini HERO
*ui'! VALENTINE
TANK COMPANY
L5108
:|<= BA-10 ARMOURED

CAR PLATOON
»Zi
LS138
-2H You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for another Formation.
-d
UI
\i RECONNAISSANCE COMPANY HQ
foci
2x PPSh SMG team
lx M3 Scout
(.50 cal MG) (LS13S) K13SIIZIO

2x PPSh SMG team 1 8720cm 1 8"/20cm
1 12730cm ni 12730cm I AUTO ■
lx Sd Kiz 251 (MG) (LS136)

RANGE ROF ANTI FIRE- NOTES
WEAPON HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
2x PPSh SMG team IEB3IZE3 1 PPSh SMG team 1 4710cm 1 3 1 3 1
1 6 \ Pinned ROF 1 1
As the spearhead of Soviet advances, the reconnaissance pushed forward until they contacted the enemy. In a hail of fire, they
smashed through the opposition, allowing the main force’s advance to continue unhindered.
to*.: «
I
Soviet reconnaissance platoons practice reconnaissance in force, finding the enemy and clearing the path for the main
force’s advance. Reconnaissance groups combined armoured infantry, scouts on foot, and light tanks or armoured cars with
mortars for artillery support, making them potent self-contained forces.
ARMOURED RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON

ARMOURED
mi ^ RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON ^
6x PPSh SMG team
3x M3 Scout __________
(.50 cal MG) (LS13S)
4x PPSh SMG team
2x M3 Scout
(.50 cal MG) (LS135)
6x PPSh SMG team TACTICAL
1
3x Sd Klz 251 (MG) (lsi36)

8720cm I 8"/20cm 1 12730cm
t: 12730cm AUTO ■
ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
4x PPSh SMG team
2x Sd 251 (MG) (LS136) glMIJba
f PPSh SMG team 1 4710cm 3 3 1 1 6 \ Pinned ROF 1
■
and mounted on a small base (seepage 118).
The company’s main assault element was its

armoured reconnaissance platoons. In their M3
‘Scout’ transporters, they could dash through
machine-gun fire, then dismount at short range
and assault in a short and bloody fight.
The Red Army never threw away anything that
could be useful. Having captured some German
Sd K£l 251 half-tracks, some reconnaissance
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
units used these in place of the M3 Scout. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
I M3 Scout (.50 cal MG)
TRANSPORT ATTACHMENT • PASSENGERS 2 •

• SPEARHEAD • UNIT TRANSPORT •

Hi*: - , ’ ^
''•’■‘te
«•> i^S *
.K*'-
'' ’'1^' .,*., .
F2I
..-..p'" -i" -^'' '

S- T ■
■- ^
iJl
-^7^.-
_> —^ - ‘7: '' ' .- ,
'r'-'-
RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON
• INFANTRY UNIT • SCOUT • SPEARHEAD •
AGGRESSIVE 3+!
Last Stand
4x Recce DP MG team 3+
lx Flame-thrower team 7 POINTS For the Motherland
Assault
4x Recce DP MG team 5 POINTS

The Unit Leader is one ofthe Recce DP MG teams, 8720cm 8"/20cm 12730cm 12730cm AUTO
and is mounted on a small base (seepage 118).
The fast-moving motorcyclists would dismount

I Recce DP MG team
Flame-thrower team
16740cm
4710cm
nnn 6
AUTO Pinned ROF 2
on reaching the battlefield. Taking the DP
machine-guns off their vehicles for covering fire,
they stormed the enemy positions, clearing the
way for the following troops.
BA-10 ARMOURED CAR PLATOON

• TANK UNIT • SPEARHEAD •
Armoured Car
Counterattack
Nof One Step Back
Last Stand FRONT A
3x BA-10 (45mm) 2 POINTS
VETERAN 3*
Once, the Soviet Union had thousands of pow TOP ^
erful BA-10 armoured cars. Now, they make
do with the handful of survivors. Armed with
8"/20cm 8"/20cm 10725cm 24760cm
a 45mm gun that could easily destroy oppos
ing armoured cars, the BA-10 led the advance.
Dashing along the road, it located enemy con
centrations so that they could be attacked or
outflanked.
SUPPORT UNITS
OT-34 FLAME-TANK COMPANY
lOx OT-34 (76mm) 25POir^

9x OT-34 (76mm) 23POir^
8x OT-34 (76mm)
7x OT-34 (76mm)
6x OT-34 (76mm)
iTpoints
5x OT-34 (76mm) WEAPON RANGE
ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI FIRE
TANK POWER NOTES
4x OT-34 (76mm) OT-34 (76mm) 24760cm 2 1 ■9 3+ Overworked ■
3x OT-34 (76mm) ^ôITTts OT-34 (Flame-thrower) 4710cm 3 3 2

Flame-thrower, Forward Firing,
AUTO Overworked
B
B
Lighter, faster, and cheaper than the KV-8,

OT-34 (MG) 16740cm 3 3 2 6
1
the OT-34 flame-tank mounted the ATO-41 and relied more on its fearsome nature than accuracy for effect. The tank
flame-thrower in place of the hull machine-gun. retained the 76mm gun of the line tanks, giving it the capability to operate
Oddly, the flame-thrower was fired by the driver as a gun tank if necessary.
KV-8 FLAME-TANK COMPANY
The Red Army developed flame-tanks before 8"/20cm 10725cm 12730cm 14735cm
the war to assist their infantry to overrun and 1 WEAPON
RANGE
ROF ANTI FIRE
NOTES
destroy enemy positions. The KV-8 was the latest
KV-8 (45mm) 20750cm 2 1 7 4-F Overworked B
and toughest in this long lineage. It mounted an
KV-8 (Flame-thrower) 4710cm 5 5 2 AUTO Flame-thrower B
ATO-41 flame-thrower in the turret in place Forward Firing
KV-8 (MG) 16740cm 3 3 2 6 fl
of the machine-gun, with a smaller 45mm gun
replacing the 76mm gun to make room for it.
■-, ... ,/*-r,V...> V
SU-76 LIGHT SP BATTERY

•TANK UNIT"
5x SU-76 (76mm) 13 POINTS

As the factories began to turn out enough T-34 20750cm 24760cm 3+

tanks to equip the tank brigades, production of WEAPON RANGE
ROF ANTI FIRE
NOTES
light T-70 tanks switched to SU-76 self-propelled 1 SU-76 {76mm) Forward Firing 1
727180cm ARTILLERY
guns instead. Cheap and simple, they allowed 1 or Direct Fire 2 1 1 Forward Firing 1
24760cm
the artillery to roll forward with the tanks and
infantry, engaging the enemy over open sights.
SU-122 MEDIUM SP BATTERY

MOTIVATION
CONFIDENT 4+1
1 SP Gun u,
I_ûnterattack
■ Jiot One Step Back
I Last Stand “
tSURPORTVUNIT
2x SU-122 (122mm) 8 POINTS Mssauii
Along with the light SU-76, the Red Army 16740cm 24760cm 28770cm
developed the medium SU-122. This put a heavy WEAPON RANGE
ROF ANTI FIRE NOTES
122mm gun in a T-34 chassis, making it deadly 1 SU-122 (122mm)
against dug-in machine-guns and anti-tank guns
1 or Direct Fire
727180cm
20750cm
ARTILLERY
FIM Forward Firing
Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing

B
B
that could otherwise hold up the advance.
SU-152 HEAVY SP BATTERY

AGGRESSIVE 3+ i
The SU-152 took the assault gun concept even

■ further, mounting a massive 152mm gun on
the chassis of a KV-1 heavy tank. Given the
intimidating nickname Zverohoy (Beast-killer),
ROF ANTI FIRE
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
the SU-152 was deadly to both tanks and dug-in HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
1 SU-152 (152mm) 647160cm ARTILLERY 2+ Forward Firing B

3
guns.
1 or Direct Fire 20750cm lll^l 13 AUTO Brutal, Forward Firing, Slow Firing B
K
SU-85 TANK-KILLER BATTERY

TOP ^
Towards the end of 1943, several experienced 10725cm 16740cm 24760cm 28770cm 4+
SU-122 regiments were withdrawn from the ROF ANTI- FIRE-
line and refitted with the new SU-85 tank-killers
SU-85 (85mm) 28'V70cm 2 1 12 3+ \ Forward Firing
that had replaced the SU-122 on the production
lines, leaving heavy infantry support to the big
SU-152.
LIGHT TANK-KILLER COMPANY
4x 45mm gun 8POIN^

2x 45mm gun TpoInts
The elite tank-killers of the ‘fighter’ anti-tank

regiments were hand-picked. Their skilful
handling of their weapons accounted for 70% of
the German panzers destroyed by the Red Army.
HEAVY TANK-KILLER COMPANY
4x 57mm gun 12POI^

2x 57mm gun TpoTnts

2x 76mm gun "Tpoints TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
1 4710cm I 4710cm 1 6715cm 8720cm I 4+ H

ROF ANTI FIRE
The tank-killers were experts at ambushing WEAPON RANGE
enemy tanks from concealed positions. They also

rolled their guns forward to knock out machine-
1 57mm gun
1 76mm gun
28770cm
M
uUuP+1 Forward Firing, No HE
Forward Firing
I
H
gun nests and other obstructions with direct fire
to help the infantry.
■1
The Red Army was a world leader in the field of
rocketry. They used truck-mounted salvo rocket 1 8720cm 28770cm 5+ 1
8"/20cm 10725cm
launchers against the Germans right from the
□2
ROF ANTI FIRE
start of the war. These saturated a large area with WEAPON RANGE
NOTES 2
1 6M-13-16 Forward Firing

explosives, quickly pinning down the enemy and 1 rocket launcher 647160cm I^SALVol |
causing widespread casualties.
76MM ARTILLERY BATTERY

The Red Army’s standard artillery piece was the

76mm ZIS-3 field gun. It out-ranged German
artillery and delivered an effective shell against a
ROF ANTI FIRE
wide range of targets. The light 76mm field gun WEAPON RANGE
1
1 76mm gun Forward Firing
was easy to manoeuvre into position, and could 807200cm ARTILLERY 2 1
1 Or Direct Fire
be rolled forward to engage the enemy over open 2 1 9 Forward Firing ■
sights for maximum effectiveness.
122MM ARTILLERY BATTERY
4x 122mm howitzer 8POI^

2x 122mm howitzer TpomTts
The 76mm gun was backed up by the heavier

122mm model 1938 howitzer. Throwing a [ 275cm 4710cm 4710cm 6
bigger shell than the equivalent German how

ROF ANTI FIRE
itzer over a longer range, they destroyed guns, WEAPON RANGE
1 122mm howitzer Forward Firing

tanks, and infantry with equal ease. When rolled 807200cm ARTILLERY 3+ 1
up to point-blank range, their brutal shells easily

eliminated any target.
1 Or Direct Fire 16740cm
liJ 2+ Brutal, Forward Firing, Stow Firing I

DSHK AA MG ANTI-AIRCRAFT PLATOON
• UNARMOURED TANK UNIT •
3xDShKAAMG 2 POINTS
The 12.7mm DShK heavy machine-gun was

the Soviet equivalent of the American .50 cal
machine-gun, and was used in a similar role. 1 8720cm 8'720cm 10725cm I 28770cm | 5+
Mounted on a light truck, the gun was mobile

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE-
enough to accompany the brigade as it advances. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
20750cm 3 I 1 4 5+ Dedicated AA
]
IL-2 SHTURMOVIK ASSAULT COMPANY
The 11-2 Shturmovik (Assault Trooper’ in

Russian), is a ground attack aircraft. Slow and
rugged, it was an easy target for enemy fire, but
that didn’t matter as its thick armour shrugged
off the hits. Carrying a wide variety of weaponry,
the Shturmovik was deadly to any type of target.
I BASING GUIDE
All Flames Of War infantry and guns are supplied with
appropriate bases. Assemble your infantry teams by gluing
the miniatures into the holes on a base. Super glue works
well for this.
There are usually several miniatures with each type of
weapon, so you can create variety in your teams. It doesn’t
matter which mix of miniatures you put in each team, as long
as the mix of weapons is right.
Visit the product spotlight on the Flames Of War website:
Formation Commanders and
www.FlamesOfWar.com for a more detailed guide. Unit Leaders
Base your infantry Formation Command team (and their 2iC
team ifthey have one) and Unit Leader teams on a small base
with an NCO and rifleman as a runner.
The team faces the long edge.
Infantry Rifle teams Infantry MG teams

The Ml Garand and similar rifle teams are mounted on a Teams like Bren Gun, MG34, or DP MG teams have four
medium base facing the long edge. They havefour miniatures, miniatures on a medium base facing the long edge. Each team has
with an NCO for every two or three bases. They may replace a machine-gunner, and every second or third base has an NCO
a rifleman with an automatic rifle (such as the BAR) on each Recce DP MG teams have two machine-gunners per base.
second or third base.
Infantry Mixed MG and Rifle teams Infantry SMG teams

Mixed teams such as MG34 and K98, Bren Gun and SMLE, PPSh SMG teams have four miniatures armed with
or DP and M1891 rifle teams are mounted on a medium base submachine-guns on a medium base facing the long
facing the long edge. Teams have four miniatures, with an NCO edge. Every second or third base has an NCO.
and a machine-gun for every two or three bases.
Flame-thrower team PTRD Anti-tank Rifle Teams

I Base Soviet Flame-thrower teams on a medium base. Teams PTRD anti-tank rifle teams have two weapons on a base.
I combine an NCO and threeflame-thrower-armed miniatures. They are mounted on a medium basefacing the long edge,
_ The team faces the long edge. and have two miniatures firing or carrying the weapons, and
two as loaders.
Anti-tank teams Light mortar teams
Shoulder-fired anti-tank weapons Light mortars like the 2-inch
like the Bazooka, Panzerschreck, and 50mm mortars are mounted
and PIATare mounted on a on a small basefacing the long
small basefacing the long edge. edge. They have two miniatures,
They have two miniatures, onefiring or carrying the
onefiring or carrying the mortar, and one as a loader.
weapon, and one as a loader.
Panzerfaust
Teams that are equipped Specialist Infantry teams *1
with Panzerfaust anti-tank Specialist infantry teams like Komissar
weapons replace one ofthe teams are mounted on a small base facing
riflemen with a soldier armed the long edge. They have two miniatures, ;<«
with a rifle and a Panzerfaust. the specialist and an escort or assistant, a
BASINGGUIDE
2.8cm Anti-tank Rifle Teams LMG or HMG Teams
2.8cm anti-tank rifle teams have a gunner and two assistants on LMG and HMG teams are mounted on medium bases facing the
a medium base facing the long edge. long edge. These teams have the gunner and his weapon along
with two assistant gunners or loaders.
Mortars
Infantry mortars like the 60mm, 3-inch, 8cm, 81mm, and
82mm are mounted on medium basesfacing the long edge. These
teams have the gunner and his weapon along with two loaders.
119
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7^^
HIT THE BEACH

With a thunderous crash another shell smashes into Hit The Beach! Contains everything you need to start
the wall above you, showering your trench with rubble. collecting and playing Flames Of War, including:
Looking around, your entire position resembles a A German Grenadier Kompanie supported by Panzer IV
cauldron offire—every roofablaze, black smoke tanks and PaK40 anti-tank guns.
billowing into the night sky. As the echo ofthe blast dies
An American Sherman Tank Company of 75 mm & 76mm
away, the crack ofriflefire breaks out, and an ominous
Sherman tanks supported by US Paratroopers.
clanking and rumbling... Suddenly, out ofthe flames
roars a Tiger tank! A 120 page full colour rulebook, dice, a VI flying bomb
terrain feature, and Unit Cards.
Leapingfrom your trench you run forwards. ‘Bazooka!
Bazooka, now!’ Even as the din swallows your shouting, Painting and playing games with Hit The Beach! miniatures
you see a trooper levelling his rocket launcher at the great should help you decide where to go next in the Flames Of
beast’s tracks. It may not be enough. War hobby, and give you a good base to start from.
You are in command. Take control.
What are your orders?
GATALOGUE
FURY
Lead your tanks in furious
combat. Use speed and terrain
to hit the enemy in their weaker
flanks, or trust to your thick front
armour and big gun to blow them
away. Pit your wits and skill, and
the guns and armour of your
tanks, against your opponent in
this introduction to Flames Of
War, the world’s most popular
World War II miniatures game.
FURY CONTAINS:
5x Plastic Tanks:
Tiger (8.8cm)
StuG (7.5cm)
M4 Sherman (75mm)
M4 Sherman (76mm)
MIO Tank
lx Complete A5 Rulehook
lx Fury “Start Here” Booklet
2x Terrain Cards
GATALOGUE
6x Dice
7x Unit Cards
UNIT CARDS
Unit card packs are a great add-on to your army, and are great to have on-hand while you
are playing so you don't have to flick through your book to reference your units.
COLOURS OF WAR
Once you have started collecting your Flames Of War army, its time to
paint it. The Colours Of War book contains all the information you
need to get your miniatures from the box to the battlefield.
The World War II box sets produced in association with Vallejo contain
all the colours you need to paint your force.
GERMAN ‘-gi
ARMOUR
ACRYLIC PAINTS FOR WORLD WAR II MINIATURES
5 eP' OP
DAHK Yfct-UOW BUhh tHOCOLATt RfcFLECTIVt SADDLE GERMAN GREY
17ml Bottles GROWN GREEN BROWN
BATTLEFIELD IN A BOX
Every army needs a battlefield to fight over. Check out the Battlefield In A
Box range of pre-painted, tabletop ready terrain, including Forests, Buildings,
and Double-sided gaming mats.
STARTER FORCES
AMERICAN
COMBAT COMMAND
CONTAINS:
2x M4 Sherman (75mm) Tanks
3x M4 Sherman (76mm) or
M4 Sherman (75mm) Tanks
3x M5 Stuart (37mm) Tanks
lx Armoured Rifle Platoon
5x M3 Half-tracks
4x MIO (3-inch) Tank Destroyers
3x M7 Priest (105mm) SP Guns
lx Complete A5 Rulebook
lx US “Start Here” Booklet
2x Decal Sheets
15x Unit Cards
GERMAN
PANZER KAMPFGRUPPE
CONTAINS:
5x Panzer IV (7.5cm) Tanks
2x Tiger (8.8cm) Tanks
lx Panzer Grenadier Platoon
4x Sd Kfz 251 Half-tracks
3x StuG (7.5cm) Assault Guns
3x 15cm Nehelwerfer
Rocket Launchers
2x 8.8cm AA Guns
lx German “Start Here” Booklet
2x Decal Sheets
lOx Unit Cards
These Starter Forces include everything you need to start playing Flames Of War,
including Rules, Models, and Cards
Starter forces are the best value purchase that you can make if you already know what nation you want to field. These box
sets work well on their own as the core of an army, and equally well as a collection of support units to add to another force.
BRITISH
ARMOURED BATTLEGROUP
CONTAINS:
4x Sherman (75mm) Tanks *
lx Firefly (17 pdr) Tank
3x Stuart (37mm) Tanks -it
3x Churchill (6 pdr) Tanks s;;!
'
lx Motor Platoon
j
3x Carriers
4x 25 pdr Guns
iX. 4x MIO Tank Destroyers i (|
lx Complete A5 Rulebook ?
lx British “Start Here” Booklet < (5
2x Decal Sheets
lOx Unit Cards
BTABTEB. FOJT.CE
SOVIET
TANK SHOCK GROUP
CONTAINS:
6x T-34 (76mm) Tanks, or
T-34 (85mm) Tanks
5x T-70 (45mm) Tanks
3x KV Tanks
4x SU-85 (85mm) Assault Guns
4x Katyusha Rocket Launchers
W lj,y
lx Soviet “Start Here” Booklet
2x Decal Sheets
12x Unit Cards
TANK SHOCK GROUP
Visit our website for more info:
www.FLAMESOFWAR.com 'i.
FORTRESS EUROPE BOX SETS
All the miniatures that you need to huild a force from Fortress Europe are already available from the Mid-war range,
so you use these box sets untill the Late-war boxes start getting released with the D-Day books.
GERMAN AMERICAN
GEAB17 Bake’s Fire Brigade USAB08 Patton’s Fighting First
(x3 Panzer IV (Late). x4 Panzer III (Late), (x5 Shermans, x3 Stuarts, x2 MIO's) (Plastic)
x3 Nebelwerfers (Plastic) UBX51 Armored Rifle Platoon (x5) (Plastic)
GBX121 Panzer IV (Late) Platoon (x5) (Plastic) UBX52 P-40 Warhawk Fighter Flight (x2)
GBX122 Panzer III (Late) Platoon (x5) (Plastic) UBX53 MIO Tank Destroyer Platoon (x4) (Plastic)
GBX123 StuG (Late) Assault Gun Platoon (x5) (Plastic) UBX54 M7 Priest Artillery Battery (x3) (Plastic)
GBX124 Sd Kfz 251 Transport (x5) (Plastic) UBX55 M4 Sherman Tank Platoon (x5) (Plastic)
GBX125 Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon (x4) (Plastic) UBX56 M3 Stuart Tank Platoon (x5) (Plastic)
GBX107 Tiger Heavy Tank Platoon (x2) (Plastic) UBX57 M3 Halftrack Platoon (x4) (Plastic)
GBX110 Marder (7.62cm) Tank-hunter Platoon (x4) UBX58 Rifle Company (xl56figures) (Plastic)
GBX111 Sd Kfz 10/4 Light AA Platoon (x4) UBX59 Armored Recon Patrol
GBX112 Sd Kfz 221 & 222 Light Scout Troop (x3) (x2 M3AI Armored Cars &x2 Jeeps)
GBX113 Sd Kfz 231 Heavy Scout Troop (x4) UBX60 105mm Field Artillery Battery (x4) (Plastic)
GBX115 5cm Tank-Hunter Platoon (x4) (Plastic) UBX61 T28E1 37mm AAA Platoon (x4)
GBX116 7.5cm Tank-Hunter Platoon (x4) (Plastic) UBX62 M4 Armored Mortar Platoon (x3)
GBX117 10.5cm Artillery Battery (x4) (Plastic) UBX63 T30 75mm Assault Gun Platoon (x3)
GBX118 15cm Nebelwerfer Battery (x6) (Plastic) US782 Armored Rifle Company HQ
GBX119 8.8cm Heavy AA Platoon (x4) (Plastic) (2x Jeeps &2x HQ teams)
GBX120 Ju 87 Stuka Flight (x2) US784 M1917 MG Platoon (x4) (Plastic)
GBX126 Panther Tank Platoon (x2) US785 Mortar Platoon (x6) (Plastic)
GBX127 Ferdinand Tank-Hunter Platoon (x2) US788 37mm Anti-tank Platoon (x2)
GBX128 Brummbar Assault Tank Platoon (x2)
GBX130 Hornisse Tank-Hunter Platoon (x2)
SOVIET
GBX131 Luchs Scout Troop (x3)
GBX132 Wespe Artillery Battery (x3) SUAB09 Nikolay's Steel Wall
GBX133 Hummel Artillery Battery (x3) (x3 KVs, x3 T-34s, x4 76mm guns) (Plastic)
GBX134 Sd Kfz 7/1 Quad AA Platoon (x3) SUAB10 Kutusov's Heroes
GBX135 HS 129 Battle Flight (x2) (x4 T-34s, x4 T-70s, x2 Katyushas) (Plastic)
GE142 Grille 15cm gun platoon (x2) SBX54 T-34 Tank Company (x5) (Plastic)
GE532 8.8cm Tank-Hunter Platoon (x2) SBX40 KV Tank Company (x5) (Plastic)
GE545 7.5cm Infantry Gun Platoon (x2) SBX41 Valentine Tank Company (x5) (Plastic)
GE567 15cm Infantry Gun Platoon (x2) SBX42 M3 Lee Tank Company (x5) (Plastic)
GE757 Panzergrenadier Platoon (40 Figures) (Plastic) SBX43 M3 Stuart Company (x5) (Plastic)
GE759 sMG34 Machine-gun Platoon (x4) (Plastic) SBX44 Katyusha Guards Rocket Battery (x4) (Plastic)
GE760 8cm Mortar Platoon (x6) (Plastic) SBX46 BA-10 Armoured Car Platoon (x3)
SBX47 45 mm Anti-Tank Company (x4) (Plastic)
BRITISH SBX48 76mm Anti-Tank Company (x4) (Plastic)
SBX49 122mm Artillery Battery (x4) (Plastic)
BRAB11 Churchill’s Kingforce
SBX50 Rifle Company (xI45figures) (Plastic)
(x3 Churchill, x3 Sherman, x6 Carriers) (Plastic)
SBX51 SMG Company (xI20figures) (Plastic)
BBX33 25pdr Field Troop (x4) (Plastic)
SBX53 IL-2 Shturmovik Assault Flight (x2)
BBX35 Universal Carrier Patrol (x9) (Plastic)
SBX55 T-70 Tank Company (x5) (Plastic)
BBX36 Bofors Light AA Troop (x3)
SBX56 Churchill Heavy Tank Company (x5) (Plastic)
BBX38 6pdr Anti-tank Platoon (x4) (Plastic)
SBX57 SU-85 Medium SP Battery (x4) (Plastic)
BBX40 Hurricane Tank-Busting Flight (x2)
SBX59 SU-152 Heavy SP Battery (x2)
BBX42 Sherman Armoured Troop (x5) (Plastic)
SBX60 SU-122 Medium SP Battery (x2)
BBX44 Churchill Armoured Troop (x3) (Plastic)
SBX61 SU-76 Light SP Battery (x4)
BBX45 Priest Field Troop (x4) (Plastic)
SBX38 DShK AA MG Platoon (x3)
BBX46 Kittyhawk Fighter-Bomber Flight (x2) (Plastic)
SU205 M3 Scout Transports (x3)
BBX47 Daimler Armoured Car Troop (x3)
SU770 Maksim MG Company (x6) (Plastic)
BR733 Rifle Platoon (x39figures) (Plastic)
SU771 PTRD AT Rifle Company (x6) (Plastic)
BR734 3-inch Mortar Platoon (xl8figures) (Plastic)
SU772 82mm or 120mm Mortar Company (x6) (Plastic)
BR753 Motor Platoon (x26figures) (Plastic)
BR754 MMG Platoon & Mortar Section
(x4 HMG, x2 3" Mortars) (Plastic)
BBX34 Humber Armoured Car Troop (x3)
As 1944 began, the British and American forces in INSIDE YOU WILL FIND:
Great Britain were preparing for their return to France
• Background on the war in Europe from January
in the D-Day landings. At the same time the Armies in
1944 until its end in 1945.
Italy looked towards Rome, planning the battles that
• Build an American M4 Sherman Tank Company,
would capture the first Axis capital to fall in the war.
M5 Stuart Tank Company, Tank Destroyer
While the Western Allies planned, the Red Army
Company, Armored Rifle Company, or Rifle
was fighting the brutal battles that would take them
Company.
from Leningrad to the borders of Poland clearing the
• Build a German Tiger Tank Company, Panther
Motherland of the Fascist invaders.
Tank Company, StuG Assault Gun Battery,
Fortress Europe contains the US, German, British, and
Panzer III dr TVMixed Tank Company,
Soviet forces involved in these dramatic campaigns at
Panzergrenadier Company, or Grenadier
the beginning of Late-War, leading up to the D-Day
Company.
invasion. These give you everything you need to field
these forces in a Flames Of War game, including M4 • Build a British Sherman Armoured Squadron,
Sherman tanks, up-gunned Sherman Firefly tanks, Churchill Tank Squadron, Motor Company, or
the powerful MIO 17pdr tank destroyer, up-gunned Rifle Company.
T-34/85 medium tanks, and the feared Tiger & • Build a Soviet T-34 or Hero T-34 Tank
Panther tanks that have guns capable of penetrating Battalion, KVGuards HeavyTank Regiment,
the armour of any other tank. Churchill Guards Heavy Tank Regiment, M3
Get ready to liberate Europe, or defend its shores. Lee Tank Battalion, Hero Motor Rifle Battalion,
Motor Rifle Battalion, Hero Rifle Battalion, or
Rifle Battalion.
A copy of the Flames Of War rulebook is necessary to use the contents of this book.
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V^° SOVIET UNION

■ shadowed by events in Westetn Europe.

i i SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

I finally punch a hole in the German lines in Operation Co^a.

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

M10 TANK DESTROYER

M4 SHERMAN M10 TANK DESTROYER

FORMATION SUPPORT ALLIED SUPPORT

topped, they are less likely to hang around

AMERICAN SPECIAL RULES

M4 SHERMAN TANK COMPANY HQ

2x M4 Sherman (75 mm) 7 POINTS

The M4 Medium Tank—best known by the

M4 SHERMAN TANK PLATOON

T30 75MM ASSAULT

You may field a Combat Unit from a black box

M5 STUART TANK COMPANY HQ

2x M5 Stuart (37tnm) 4 POINTS

Some commanders have used the light tanks'

M5 Stuart {37mm) 24760cm

MS STUART TANK PLATOON

‘Stuart’, after the famous American Civil War

M10 TANK DESTROYER COMPANY TANK FORMATION

M10 TANK DESTROYER COMPANY HQ

4x MIO (3-inch) 16 POINTS

The most potent weapons the US Army has

destroy enemy tanks, breaking up the focused

ARMOURED RECON PATROL

• TANK UNIT • SCOUT • SPEARHEAD •

2x M3A1 armoured car CAREFUL At-

lx Jeep (MG) {LUi07)

Each armoured recon platoon has two patrols of

armoured car carries three machine-guns—one 8"/20cm 8'720cm 14735cm 36790cm 5+

ARMOURED RIFLE COMPANY HQ

2x Thompson SMG team

ARMOURED RIFLE PLATOON

6x Ml Garand rifle team

M1919 LMG team

6 Assault 5-^, Heavy Weapon

While riding in their M3 half-track, the crew

Transport Attachment to:

Even though the ‘blitz doughs’ have nicknamed

3x M4 (81mm mortar) 2 POINTS 1

T30 75MM ASSAULT GUN PLATOON

3x T30 (75mm) 3 POINTS

The T30 HMC (Howitzer Motor Carriage) is a

gun platoons, as well as the infantry regiments'

T30 (.50 cal MG)

2x Thompson SMG team 2 POINTS

Even in this modern, mechanised war, the

lOx Ml Garand rifle team

7x Ml Garand rifle team

ROF ANTI­ FIRE­

OPTIONAL 2 6 Assault 5+, Heavy Weapon

The Unit Leader is one ofthe Ml Garand rifle teams,

M1917 MACHINE-GUN PLATOON

4xM1917 HMG 3 POINTS

In addition to the three rifle companies, the

6x 81mtn mortar 6 POINTS

support of two types of mortar—three 60mm 1 60mm mortar 32780cm ARTILLERY 4+

as a share of the other six 81mm mortars of the

37MM ANTI-TANK PLATOON

ROF ANTI FIRE