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MoTIVATIoN AND SKITL

Engineer-Sappar B,tttdhons dre ltrtnd-picbed J)'om tl)a bast angineering troops auaildble. An Inzhenerno-saperniyBat¿/on is rate¿/ ds Fearless Ttúned un/ess othertuise noted.

BAr-rAiloN HQ

H EADQUARTERS

OPTIONS. Add A¡rti-ai¡craft Platoon equipped with DShK AA

NIG on trucks lor +(r0 points.

.\ ..r,.e .lul lnq neer \rr\n.- Brrrr iul rr,lrrirc.l .p..i,li/edif

'.t i't. frr, *.r. '.,ig'l,u lru"rrn..,'¡irr...irrglrrigade.v irh'n

,]! *re Soviet A¡mies. -lhese skills ceme from the spccializcd,4.f- .bar r aJ ior" .rr rr. hed u 'rh il e ,, \ br:g.rdc.

1 Etryiuecr-Sdpptr Baff¿l;o H() t .q1t¡?!ed uith SappetBodt' Annur (prge 1 1).

GINEER-SAPPER COMPANY

CoMPANY

HQ Section with:

OPTIoN. Add Pioneer Supply ttuck for +25 points.

An Llnginctr-.\a¡perF1¿nr-thrott¡er t¿¿¡ns,

Arnour (pa..,e 1 1).

Caupdny, inclu,:/ing an1 attachedh qttippel u.,ith Sapprr llolf

)ii Enginaer-Sapper Cr,m1an.y is unusn/ in ¡h¡t thc.a¡¡tPo\ition of tbe ü paq, tan thangt Jiant gtne ta gtne.Ezcb ,Lsau/t Sapper PLuoon c¿r rcll¿.. u! to tt.ua ?ian¿oS,\IG team¡ tuith te¿tns ftnn rhafollouting lit., ?iontr MG trtn. PTRD anti tank nJle

. MaL¡ín IIMG

. 82 BM-41 ¡mrt¿r

. Pio rcr F¿u|t)ikd te,t.t1

7Le teans ntap ü)e t n flr anoth,:r singb k¿¡n. E,:tth

Engiwer-Sap¡'er Com¡,tn1 cnnnot hare a total ol nore than

fottr tetms ofearlt 4,pe l¡ste¿ dbal)e.

You xnt¡t choose the rolh?ot¡ti0lt of'lour Asau/t Sapper

Companiesfor each gtme hftn fuphytntnt begíns.

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A.'ipttsnaz l)/ttton is t lla¡tnn¿iss¡¡nta ltltta¡tt.

A Sprtsnrtz ?lanat is r¿t¿¿l It¿arle.¡-¡ Ve¡erdn.

SPETSNAZ PLATooN

PLATOON

HQ Section r.ith:

OPTIoN. Add an additional Fo¡d GIA am¡rhibious jeep to

each squad for +5 poi¡ts fot the platoon.

llr.. "\ wrrc.r\\. '.,1.oy.,.,¿

,¡ ,,t,.ú..t..,ta.r)t' ro ¡,'.¡ ¡.'¡ .,'errJ lnl..¡.r ,.,, .,¡..", jt. .r pl,otlf impcnding assaults. Tlev garhcred intcllieencc d'the

:Igineer sapper brigacle on Cle¡man clefences ,r¡cl ¡h.,J kcy rourcs lo¡ Soviet aLLacks and srLspected Ciermante¡anacks. Thcy also providcd demolitio¡r suppor! ro

5petstdz turit fbr destro_r.ing enemy tnnsporrilrion anclunicatiors hubs.

A Spatsntz l)lt¡toar¡ tt¡e the Slapptr lnjltration s¡tttal rr/t,

A ,lprtstaz P.¡ttoan is út t:(¡:cltt.))¡,o t/re C.)tt¿lin,d. (.:o tra/ .lo.r';/tt. I/.tt-), r,/,"¡t¡te ¿¡ ,t nottnal phtoott.

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C.mmafd P oncer For.l GpASÍVTG team amplt b ols J-"ep

dtil itriPiofee¡ piof ee¡

Sl\4G le¡¡n Sl\4G te¡¡r

€lord GPA

ar¡ph bio!s J eep

,rltlI lttliP ¡feer pro¡eer

Sl\¡G ream S¡,4G leam

Fod cPAémph tJ oLts Jee p

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'' Ival *as bo¡n inro a verv orditrarv peasant lantil,r' in August: .1926 near ()dessa in the Ukr¡inian Soviet Socialist Republic.

: ;,: rHis father was a bligadc leadel on a collective fatn rvhile his

| 1. morhe- r..r',..,111-ri e ldrnr m(r-rl'.r.Iit Zabolot¡r)' joined thc milirary and became a plaroon com-

,- mander in ea¡1v 1944. He lcd his Plato.)n iir the libcration

ofshepetc,vLa, Krencncrs, Térnopc,l a¡rd Lvov on his wav to

the Poljsh bo¡dct duling Opcration Bagtation.

Upon reaching Polancl his assault platoon, supported by

OT-34 aod PT-34 tanks, rvas initialiy repellecl bv s¡iffGcrmanresista¡ce. Z-abolotny horvever lvould not givc up end aftcr

repeered attcmpts linallv ovcrc:rme thc dclences ancl took his

objective wirh just seven membc¡s lefi in his plaroon Hc

accepted thcsc hearn- losscs ¿s a Pert of combat oPcr?tio¡ls.' Ivan ¡eceived a For the Brave¡v nred¿l fo¡ this success

.l kepr hirrr up front dur-ing most essaults.

'When his unit reached the Vistula Rive¡ ncat Sanclonicrz-,

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award ofhis sccond For the Bravery rrredal. Ivan rvas very riFr r'. r on e¿,lr '.' ,1.. llri..lctr.l-rr.rr hr',1'. tr'rorrglr llr, .

¡ateful whcn, upon reaching dre othcr si¡le of the river. hc Celman lincs advaucing nearly forty kilo¡netr-cs into rhe-

¡rr Ir¡li.rrr qnldier u rr" r^ L, h.,in"d o J md lrir! gu r. Ger¡nan rea¡ area. 'lhev elci¡cled ancl libc¡arcd a con

insteacl ofli¡i¡rs. rrarion cal¡p named Osve¡rtsim. (Auschwitz in Ge¡man). $I-Ie rves arvarded with thc i"rClxs Ordc'r of Glory for this .

-L- tiun.ag.rinst Gern:rn cou n rer-lttlr(l<r,

lvan crossed the Oder Rivcr in Febluarv. There he was

w:1s oncc ¡gain called upon to asseult the (ierman

. His actions in stormlng across the river resulted ír

the last four months of t 94'i, his unit held ¡he Sendomierz

rrem€ndoLrs artillery bomblldment he¡alded ¡heir rc¡ur¡1

the ollensive or 12 January 1945. It allowed rhem to

out of the bridgehcad and adva¡ce rowalds thc Polish

of Kr¡kow

YoU! A.ND YOU!was given the heroic task of fincling the r¡'eak spots

the Ge¡man lines before an assault. He would select

tearn and ve¡tlrle forth to find the best place for rhe

ro launch irs assault.

Once 1,er gunc at tbt tnd o¡fanl,StartingStep' Iun tn a.'/ vlect

tun Pi¡nrcr SMCi or I'ianrcr MG teann t'itl¡in CattLx¡¿n¿l

D*tdrct tnd J'ortL tn Engineer Sapper RcL'onn¿iss¡nce

P/¿toon. Itnn dn¡l hü sclcctcd tuns Jólloa d/l n c: Ji,rRecttnntissant ort pagts l'19 r0 153 ofthe rulrbaolt.

I¡nn bur,,ntts the ['/¿tarn¡ Connan¿/ tenn Jir thk xeut

pllto.)?t, crrls¡¡lg to fu an lnt/eVrndtllt Tea/]1 ¿ ¿ o

longcr ,:ourting as ¿ 2iO u¿n. 77r EngineetSapper

Reconnaissanct llatoon counts n a ¡/atttotr Jor all ¡'urposes

On 26 January 1945, Ivan lvas assigncd ro ¿ tempora¡y

derachmen¡ that includcd rhiln' ta¡ks rvith six to eight

r,vounclecl in rhc asseul¡ on the Clerman city ol Breslau. ,,

lioocked unconscious by artillery', he alvoke in a hospital withnumc¡ous inju.ies. Thou¡ih hc eventually fu1ly recovercd, his

injulies endecl his combat clrreer in the Great Petriotic \Va¡.

ATTACK HEREI

lvan rvot¡ld cquip himself *.ith thc rcquired smoke grenades

ro alert his battalion as to u4rere dre \\'cakest point in the

Ger¡ran lines coulcL bc foirnd thus tclling the artillctysupport whe¡e ro lay their banagc.

Onc¿ Iuan fctrns nn Engitter .\t¡ptr Rccanrtnissancc

P/¿taon, lt: ntlly tlct ttl ¡n Olt¡cnter teattL .fir an1, Llorttt['ldtoan¡ in tb Eng)nrcr-Snpper Batrd/i.on.

Whcn lu¿n's P/,ztoon t Jirntd, it nt4'indha ¿n itrtn¿di¡tttonnaL ntoutment befort btginning t/Le notntu/ XIu)a1|tt1lt .'

Stey. 71is initit/ mot,enl(nt ¿lars at count ,1s Lating rnouetl

Ivan Zabolot¡y is ¡ Recce SMG ream and'Sla¡rior. He rcplaccs the 2iC Command tcatn in an Engincer-Sepper

,Bartalion for +3! points. Zabc,lotny is ratcd as Fea¡less Tr¿ined

:xcePt ComPa ! Morale Cl¡ecl¿s.

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SELF-PRoPELtED ARTILLERY REGIMENTAll tLree vlf:prupdltd artillrr;, rtgi.ncnts uere tj0¡).11 intoParitioji a/) th. d1st.t./t bdnltJbrfre ottr optn sights.'

,lI¿ts l¡ ¿ 1 Ch u i l¿ ax, Ll a ¡n ¡n¿ ¡ ¡der 8'1, () r ards A rn t1,,

t f Llagrtr zeu:, ll1 rL a b ri,.lgthtar|.

\7hile drc Sovic'ts called rheir hervy runs sclftpropellccla¡til]err', ¡he Ger¡uans c:rllcd them essault quns. ln re¡liw,.lr. r, '.r.r¡ ed.lernilb.. r,. aa.rr- .ril,lJ r ,^.1tank hunrer r ole

'lhe heerr grurs of rhc ISL,I l52 could be fbuncl support_ing rssauhing inlantrv r,,i¡h cLir.ect 6re_ Their abili¡v roir .r¡n lr ,r.. ^. h|l,1.r.. ,.r.1¡,r e. ¡r .l ,1.'., .i -,,rions provicled t.xcellen¡ lnlnn¡rl, srlrIorr.

The lSt,.-l2l r¡ore often supporrccl:Ldvancing Sovict tankbartalions by' pr-oviding overx.:rrchine firc. Thc¡, rvoullgcncrall¡ rahe up :r poslrion on rhc flanks ofrhe rank fbr-nlrtioDs and us€ thcir larqe gLltrs ro ralget cnem_v allri ta¡]iglürs. L¿nk-hLLntcrs, and panzels.

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Conp¿n! Comm¿¡d S 2 obr 1943

Heavy Assault G!nHe¿r'! As<¡u t GLrn

He¿ry Ass¡Lr L Gr I lle¡vy Assa! t Gun

MOTIVATION AND SKfLL

Se(:proprlled Attllhtl, Rcginats art Guards ar¡¿1 ¡¿tad Fea¡less Trained.

Soultt truops. l7¡4, ¡r,, nat,¡.Íi¿ted l,t,t/r Ho¡ ¡t¡rl Chtcles sptcial nt/r.

BATTALIoN HQ

H EADQUARTERS

OPTIoNS. Equip Cornrnancl IS-2 tanh *.ith .50 cal ,A,A. MG lo¡

+5 Poi¡rts. Mount a lánkodesantniki SM(l team on the

( onrp¿rr) (.omnr,rr,l l\-2 fbl l; puinrs.

HEAVY ASSAUTT GUN CoMPANY

OPTIoNS

' Equip any or ;11 ISti-I22 or ISU 152 hea.vy ass¡uh

tuns s¡rh.S0 (¡J M MC lo¡ +i poinrs lrer gun.. trfount f'a¡rkodesantniki SMC teams on all essaulr

euns fbr + l5 points per team.

GUARDS

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Coup,qNv

COMPANY

HQ Section with:

OPTroNs. Add a Pioneer Supply Truck for +25 points.. Add t¡ucks fo¡ +5 points for the cornpany.

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a 122mm gun, our heau¡t IS tanhs uere partícularly:!. -_:.- : .. ,1':"' 1,j.

in rcpelling nazi panzer counter¿ttacks'.

-Marshal Chuihou, B' Guards Army Commdnder

',As , gr.,du.,re ol the Chelr.bir'L T.rnL {.adcn'¡ Vr.il¡6rst enre¡ed combat at Sralingrad as a KV-1 heavy tank

Ratt unic was ordc¡ed to halt Gc¡man cou¡tel_

atte¡npting to ¡elieve the su¡¡ounded citl'. His tank

hir in rhc ¡car ¡nd the engine cornpar-tmenr caught frre,

.br-r, "u"tyona

in ¡he crew managed to escape and return to_rhe unit.

' Br. tr4a¡ch 1943, his unit had becn upgraded to the SLl-122

- assault gun where he was in the lead elements during Kursk.

For destroying a Ferdinand with his SU-122, he earned his

, fi¡st O¡de¡ o[the Red S¡a¡. His tank had managed to hit the

Ferdinand in the t¡ack causing it to stop- The crew bailed outfled, giving Vasily rhe kjll and the medal.

also commanded an SU-85 assault gun before his

t finally upgraded to the ISU-122 heaq self-pro-

gun. His hardest batties were against the German

heary tanks in the Ukrainc and at Siedlice in Poland.

survive these deadly encounters, he developed a 'zig-zag'

and trained his platoon to LNe when facing German

This tactic ailowed them ¡o advance while under Leytenant l.:at was credited with killing eight 'figer tanks,

greatly increasiDg his platoons chances for survival. and one Panther tank. He ¡eceived 4000 ¡ubles (about one

tactic was also found to work well against Germanmontht wages) for the eight 'Iiger kills and a second Order

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of the Rcd Star.rank-hunters, a¡rd ai¡craft. During one parricular

the regiment had lost many vehicles but all 6ve Alrer two years in combat Vasily rcñ.air'ed a. Leltenant.

s tanks survived due to his zig-zag tactic. was ¡lore concernecl with leading his t¡nks thalpromotior.. Va. y ñni"hcJ rh. *;r fighLi''g ir' f,'r l-u.'iasu¡viving to r-eturn home to Russia a hero.

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'His army taas polsetl fb action lihe a sledlehammar ouer the ¿nuil' .1M¿rshal Chuikau of Genetnl Bogdanoti¡ 2"¿ fhnh Ar¡n!.

The 3,rTank Coips contained rhe i0', 51", and 10.1'd Tank h rvas this lo¡ce that i¡iri:rlly laced the nvo S S pan zer d ivisions

Brigades fully cquipped for Opcration Bagration n'irh 65 T- ol tte IV SS P¿nzerharpr and rhe three Heer panz-ct divisions

34185 ¡anLs each. By the end of July u'hen the Corps had ofthe laif1)l Panzerkorps nottheest of\trarsaw in il\ ¿tt(n,pt

reached ¡he outskirts of Varsa* thev had suiTelecl ncarly to secure a bridgehead over rhe Narerv fuve¡, Af¡er ¡he initial40%o casualties. In August, rbey receivecl the 6'r' Gua¡ds battles the 3'r Tank Corps wes reinforcecl with the other two

(8'r' and 16'r') Tank Corps liom rhe 2"d Tank Army-llcav-vTank regimenr u'idr 21 lS-2 tanks lor support.

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MOTIVATION AND SKILI.

,l Tntkot,.1, Bdtah,n .fion a Tiznlz Corps of the 2"¡ TanL Arml are rtgular Red Anny n'oops nt¡el Confident Trained.

TTALION HQ

HEADQUARTERS

OPTIONs. \dd Anti-ai¡c¡aft Platoon cquipped t-ith DShK AA

\IG on rrrrcks for +55 Points, o¡ with ZSU Ml7\lG\lC self-propelled guns for +75 points.

. Upgrade T-34185 obr 19'13 tar* to have a Cupola

tbr +i points.

. \lounr ¿ Tanlodesantniki SMG team on the

Companr ( omnrand t¡¡k lor +l i pointr.

batr.:tion ol T 3418! tanks provides suflicient lircpower

¡¿lia or1 a German panzer company regardless of *hart rhel face.'Ihei¡ arnou¡ and 85m¡r guns can stand

-:o-roe rvith the medium panzers and rheir overwhelming

s ill flre well asainst the Patrther.

OVY COMPANY

CoMPANY

O PTIONs. Upgrade all -f-34185 ol¡¡ 1943 ta¡rks to have a

Cupola for + l0 points for the cornpan¡

. Ifount Ta¡kodesa¡tniki SMG teans o¡ all tanks fo¡

+ 15 points per tad<.

developing you¡ lactics to overrlrn the enemy consider

rvhat the cncmy will be using against you. lfyou are

only armour, ¡hen the more BJmm guns you can

to bear the better you¡ chances ofsuccess

however you are facing infantry and anti-tank guns, up-

your tanks wirh cupolas and Tankodesantniki SMG

may be in ordet.

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ARMoURED CAR PLATooN

PLATooN

OPTIoN. Replace the AA MG on up to one armoured car per

section with a hull-mounted pTRD a¡ti_tank rifleat no cost,

Light Armaured Car Platoons are not subíect to th"Centra\^etl Contr¡/ nntl Hen and. Chick¡ st,"rial ,rlrr.

A LightArmoured Car Platoon is ratedFearless Trained.

A Light Armoured Car Platoon is a Reconnaissance ..

Releasing your a¡mou¡ed ca¡s behind enemy lines roout soft targets or fird hidden strongpoint, *íll r."p b.beyond the size ofyour platoon. Stay clear ofanti-tanktions and let the hear,y guns take care of rhem.Pktoon.

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i,.' Morv¡,rtoN AND SKILL

'.-, , n)¿ n*y c:,trps Sup¡ort L)arn¡'ttnits cotupktntnt tl't dd u'tl:cng Sou¡ú dt ttti¿:'

ii..' Tr.i.t".L rrl.rt otht: ai¡e rLarcd

Carps Suppatt Contpan¡es t¡t: r¡tt¿LConfrdeÑ

COMPANY

GUARDS HEAVY TANK COMPANY

. Arm an,Y or all 1S-2 tanLs with .50 cal AA MG for

+5 Points Per tank

, M.*nt T"rtkod.santniki SMG teams on ¿ll tanks for

+15 Points Per team'

IS-2 ¡anhs bcrtft f'om tbe Henuy Brea|thtough Gtttt

specitl nrle on Page 11'

Rortcmbcr ta u\t L/1'

pagr 87 nf rfu rulebook

onltuL'l;ng rhL L lrr'"r' l'irl I r,1r\ r'qu.ire' ' l'rtlr¡

1"" ''J1 .,'" ¿ '''l\' l\' l' l m'er' hor\

;";;""". Fiellilg a. companv of it:],^ll5lt.-ior.. "".¿..t

io dtal ¡'ith counterattacking

panzels.

IS-2 also possesses ¡n excellen¡ capabiliry for essaulting

'i't-1" c ln fr"re'r rh'-¡and bLerking througlr 'riH ' nc tt) rt

i iírr r¡o^i "t a Pa n zer l¿ nac k e r anti'tank rvcapons

o\t^r yoú ñ kodetaLrzlÉl subn.rachüie-g"t *iT: :l:f::z ,"nkr. Th.r" br"u" u'ar¡io¡s can P¡otect your big tanks as

assault eneml' Positions'

T¡, t,r ri¿¡ Al./Ll"na-{1ta ¡ 11lL rn

üh, ':

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\v-irh such ¿ lttglt ptopctttiatt tl ot'licer: irt tht L:anpany'

Gr,t,ri, ¡l*,'t':I ;,, * (lttntp't t i rs t$e l]tar¿ v)l)h is t¡ ú t?.'l'L'ilii'ri",,

,,,^t s,"'í'r ''oup: 77''1' 't" nat 'iftcutl

bv tLt

Hrn dnd Chitb: sPctial tule

Gur¡r¿/s Ht¡tJ' 'lhrú Conpanirs ate Gtttnl t nops A' :uth

¡,¿ I t'l Fe¡rlesr Tr¿ined

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ARNY STRELKOVY COMPANY

CoMPANY

HQ Section with:

OPTIoNS. Add Kornissa¡ team for +15 points.. Add Maksirn HMG tearns fo¡ +25 poinrs pe¡ ream.. Replace all Rille/MG reams in one Rifle platoon

with SMC teams ar no cost.

the uda¡n). Maksim hear.y nrachine,gun suppo¡r royour casualties and allow them to 6ght again another

Udarny Stre//<ouy Conl)afiits are tbe best tsstu/r troo¡,s inthe Rad Arnt1. As su t thel arr rated FearJess Trained.

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ARDS ROCKET MORTAR BATTALION

BATTALION

HQ Section rvith:

OPTloNs. \{odel BM-13 I(aq'rrsba rocket launchers with five

or moLe crcrv and coürt each ¡ocket launche¡ as two

*-eapons when 6ring a bomb.rrdment for +10 points

per Rocket Mo¡ta¡ Plirtoon

. \LlJ \lrri- rir'.r'¿lr Platoon lbr'+40 ¡oint..

. Replace ¿ll DShK AA MG orr t¡ucks *'ith two 37rnm

obr 1939 guns tol-ed bv trucl¡ fbr +10 points fór

the platoon.

-fh< dense smolie aud ear-splitring scream ofa rochet ba¡rage

untold destrLrcrion LrPon thc cnemies of rhe Red

.. Tactics, horvever, have changed. 'lirrgets nccd to be

found and designatccl f'ol destluction as thc Germans have

ed rhat rhey need to be hiclde¡ if thcy rvish to miss thc

nr¿rh of!'our r-ocket at¡acks.

addi¡ional launchers ard crews increascs ¡be dest¡uc-

and ul¡imatelv allot's vour folces ro push on across any

ASTATING BOMBARDMENT

Katlu.sha protid,es the massivc 6re supporr lor your of-

ve. Oncc they find their target little can withstand their

i,: Artillery, lSonbardnt*.firtd b:' ¡¡r 0r 1'¡10ft ue¡?ons

:t:¿¡ ¿ I2 "/-10on x 6"/ I 5on Arti //er1 I iltrykrc t0 de terttít¡t

:,,ji¡.lt te¿¡'N /¡ bt l,it nd rt-rolk failed Tit Hn rolls

:,'¡ ,lrtillc¡), Bon¡b¿rdment frcd b1' .fturtrn or tttort

tt¿,ii!aits Jei ,t tttnl,lat 12"/j0crn squart to dctt'nnína

:; ¡icl., ¡r¿¡ns ¡re hit arLd re-rulL Jiibd fo Hir n'//s

Rocl¿rt L[¡trtar B¡lltlia h r¿tul FeatlessA Gu¿rds

Trained.

¡,i.-r

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Y BATTAL¡ON

BA]'TAtION

HQ Section with:

' i#"I:. "t-n'er

Platoons for +/0 points fo¡ both

HQ Section with:

OPTIoNs. Add Observer Rille team fo¡ +15 poi¡ts.. Add PTRD a¡rt,tank ¡ifle teams ro How.irzer

Plaroons for - l0 poinr.per ream.. Add ho¡se-d¡awn wagon to carry the Staff team at

no cost.

. Add ho¡se-d¡awn limbe¡s at no cosr.

. Add Stalinets t¡ac¡ors at no cosr_

Y":!:, , ase the Volhl Fire special rule on pdge 11.

Soviet artillery banalions are available ro support

.assaultrng üoops.,They provide the n...r."ry 6r"pá*..

rhe eneml in pla. e while you. lorce\ L¿n rn.]¡roeu\(c

bomba¡dme¡r¡s rncrea\e your assaulring unirs.your infanrry ro breach ¡heand assault the secon<l li¡e of

rvabiliry This allowsenemy line of defence

WArr

r ro-h"vc,an, ar r iJler) ob,err er 6¿p¡!lq ol brrngirrgupon borh delensjve positions

s gurls ca¡ tur.n a foolish enemy assault against.ons into a nighrmare fo¡ rhe att:cke,

Hou;tz', ['1ntoo,t, .i4 aq Att;tlt 1. Barta/)na a7¡1 ,1,,. ,

lo,"tOa;;lnerr rog, rhe, o, a rpa..,, hatre,t apa"r.rtom the

tJu4 ttTal0attr.

l/ .a.¡v

Houjtz,, I'k,o¡,t 6.e, nn aa;//e.1bo'1,ibard,n?nt, ,,1/ Ct n t,/a,oo,j, ,nbr ;i .." po,t;.)paíta, the h¿m12p,¿/,,7,4!. .. t4nt i.¡¡te¿¿J .n,¿l¿,t ,¡o,,a,,/

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MobilityRange

IjLrllv ¡ackecll /\ar¡n

Fullv ¡racked

32"/80.14"/l1tn

rullv rnckcdt /80ü/1

Fully'tLacked32 '/80cn

llully-r¡acked.32"/80¿n

Side TopAnti-tanb Firepouer

FrontROF

7

2

6l

6

2

72

Equipment and Notes

Co-:u MG, Mine rolle¡ Limiretlvision.

Co-¿r MG, Fasr rank, Li¡¡ited vision, \Vide tracks.

Flam thnner Hull noun¡er/.

Co-¡x ir'lG, HullMG. Fas¡ r¡nh, Linircd vision, \\¡rlc¡raclo.

Co'¿r MG. Hull MG. Limired vision.

t, '.d

t':

RING TANKS

;TO-i2 Jl¿ úlraucl

MIDIUM TANKS-- r. ¡¡¡ l!il

f4.¡8i obr 19.13

85nu D 5T pn

VY TANKS

-6',:,,t Í,j19!!lj.i

:i I ¡:,: l913 8lt5 2+

5r

5I

-6

il9 3+

5l12 3+

lt)lA 1+

t093+5l12 .3+

I 5l

0015+

Co-ü NlC, TurLrL-¡e¿r MC.. Slorv tenk.

ANK KILLERS,/ASSAULT GUNS

10

l

l)3

2

t2

9

l9

0

2

t5

7

13

0

t

2

2+

).

l+

0

í+

112¡nn ML-20.5 nn

¡l

:::tu D )is gn

lZ;:ii¿ \1G

zls 3

r¿I l/ehiclc MG

H¡lf¡mcked21 '/60tn

Fnlly-tracked32"/80cm

FLLlly tL.rcked

32'/80rn¡

FLrlh,¡nckcd.32 /8aot

Fully+rached32'l8acm

YY SEIF-PROPETLED GUNS

\lide¡r¡cks

Slow ranh.

Sloiv ¡ank.Brntrer buster H /naunx,l.

Ad MC;

CARsB.{r I..p'.1::t

P rRD ¿nti t.l I ilL t6'/10. 1

LAUNcHERSB\1-l-l ]\añush¡ \lhee]erl

3't li t6 roclx kunchtt ó4'/t60,:w

.AIRCRAFT MACHINE-GUNS

MAcHINE.cUNS

,\l,lsrard layour.An;i ijrc)nli,I)orx.

ROt- t if atha aütü1i J;tr.

RaF t )fother anpa 'frc.

DSrñ r,1 \lC on rLuck Whcclcd

Ml7 MGMC (11urd.s0 crl)H¡ lF-rr¿rLedquad 50,a| MG t 6710cn

I6

ts,.^,1A ,vG

t6"/1tun

16"/40on

26I 5+

üe war progressed, both rhe German and Sovier armies used every vehiclecould 6nd to get their soldiers to the front line, often reso¡ting ro captured

to transPor! thei¡ troops.

Vbeneuer a pktaon has nu.cks, feelfrae to model it uith either Souiet ZIS-5 3,ton, 215-6 4-ton, GMC 2 1/2-ton, Dodgr tA ton, Stu.ltbekket 2b-ton, Horch,

Krupp or Stey Kfz 70 tnrcls or Opel Blitz 3-tan truchs.

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i.:

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SX1(; rra¡r

Mobility

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NIan p.rcked

Lighr

14rn packed

Imm,-¡bilc

Light

Hcarr-

He¡rr

l'lc¡n'

Immol¡ilt

lrnnr¡bilc

Range

16 /40cnr

21"/60cm

.i0 /100¡ n,

56 /l40cm

lh /.t0cnr

2/í"/60cr¡

24 /( (ül

32"/80cm

l2 /80c¡¡

32'l8ocm80"/200cr11

.ll"i 80c¡r

2,1'l60cm

t0"/200cr¡

l,l /ar0.m

80 /200c¡l

Anti-tuk Firepower

5 ir)(¡)633r4i+61+t4+11 1+

9 :l+

93+l612 3+

77+,r"t0 t+5 l+

ROF

2

6

1

3

)2

2.

I

I

Notes

T¡nh A¡¡ul¡ 3

ROF 2 when plnned dorvn.

An¡i alrc¡afr.'lirr n¡¡ble

An¡r-al¡cr ali, TrLrn¡ablc

Gun shiclJ.

cun shictd

(lLrn shield.

Cun shicld.

Ilc¡n ¡nLi ¿ircr¡fi, Tu¡¡¡¡blc.

CLLn shiclcl.

Bunl<er bLrs¡e¡, (;un shirld.

1- 120-PN1 i8 nro¡t¡r

_: DShK,{ l\1( l: 37nrnr obr 1939 gLrn

'15m¡¡ ob, t9,11gun

57mm ZIS'2 gun

76mni ZIS I .tnLi,¡¿nli.eun

76mm ZIS-3 field gLLn

Firing bonrberrlmcnrs

8lnm obL 1939 gLrn

l22mm obr 1938 ho'virzcrFirine bombardlnenrs

l5lmrn ob, lI)¡ 3 ho\!if?erFlrin.s bonlb:,dmenrs

Range ROF

l(,"/10cn )l i t0cn -l

f i10cn 2

:i"i 10.¡i .i

1"/l0cn¡ 1

Mobility

A¡ti-tank Fir€power

)6)61(,ll 5+

Veapons lnd Notes

tull ROF rvl en u,virgTank As¡ulr 6. C¡nnor shoo¡lvlovement Srep. Faustnltra

5lorcs ¡s a I le¡¡.CLLn ¡c¡n,

in Shootnrg Srcp if noved

Flanc-¡hLt¡lcr ¡c¡¡r

1

ADDITIoNAL TRAINING AND EQUIPMENTtc¡¡rs a¡e link Axaulr ,1.

Front

6

6

Side Top Equipmenr ard Notes

F" ¡ a '1 Anrph br. ' (l5 3 ton, 215-6 4 ron, Dodge li ron,

o¡ (iMC/Smdebekker 21,!,ton ¡r¡ck

CTORS

\iheeled

I'Lrlh.¡Lacked

V.rgon

l-pH¿lf ¡¡cked

H¡llr¡¡rck*l

ARMoURED TRANSPoRTERsNf 3A1 arnoured rr.rnr¡oncr

Sralrne¡s

limb¡,

BA-1Otr1 convened a¡¡oured ¡¡.rnmor¡er

Captur.(l Sd Ktz 150 or li1 h¡ltr¡ach

li¡ricr

Ir¿sc¡ge ¡-ftc.l.{A MCPascnger'6red ivlG.

lassengrr li red r\1(,.

Pasengcr fired ]t1G.

Notes

llling rank.

Flying tank.

l

I

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

t¿!,

'Jleapon

Ilo mbs

Rochets

BombsRockers

5+

l+J*

4+t+

To Hit ¡.¡rti-tá¡k

Il2 Sh¡urmorik

Tip 3M ShnLrmovik

9j6

t25

6

.l+1+

J+

3+4!.

3*

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Russian Green (894), orLufwaffc Camo Green (823)

lain¡ed me¡al

Flat Flesh (955)Exposed 11esh

Flat Red (957)f.paulcrrc pipine

Khahi (988)Satchel

Gunmetal Grey (863)Cun r¡eral, ¡ool heads

Beige Brown (875)tull¡vood, tool h¡ndles

Flat Earth (983)S\lG Pouches

Khaki Grey (880), orKh"r.i (988)

Unilbn¡

USA Tarl Earth (874)Greatco¡ts, L¡edrolls &

backprcks

\

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T¿nb crew ouerallsBlack (950), or

Khaki G¡ey (880)

Vebicle and gun colour:Russian Green (894)

AJternate velticle y'" gun colour,Luftwaffe Camo Green (823)

Tanh camouflage colourFlat Earth (983)

Black (950)Boots, Belt

Once undercoated, painr yoür vehicle o¡ gun wirh a

basecoat of Russian Green (894). Drybrush a few coats ofLuftrvaffc Camo Green (823) over rhe rop of rhis ro haveyour miniatlrres ready for the table quickly and easily.

Allcolourn¿mesandcodesg¡uenarelirtl)eVa/lcjotnrgtaJTlamesOfWatpaints,.

fou.nd in tbe F\anes Of \Mar Qualtermaste¡s Painr Set, Soviet i)ainr Sit )zrl

Cerman SS Paint Set auaih-b/e f om tbe on/ire ttzr. dndF|rmes C)fWar stochists.More comprehensiua pLlint¡ng ¿nd modellittg guides cart also be fotmd on theuuttu. F/amesOJ\l'ar.com u b,I!t.

Soviet Assauit Sappers used a

Amoebi pattern camouflage unifoln.To paint your Assauh Sappers, basecoat your¡riniarures rvith Russian Uniform (924),and acld Amoeba' splotches of cithel Black(950) or Gcrman Car¡o Da¡k Green (!/!).Alternativelv, basecoat youl niniarures withKhaki Grey (880), with blorchcs of Blacklq<01 or Curmrn r ¡mo Blrrck B.o\ r td//).

Tarh uzu belmets

Black (950), orBeige Brown (875)

Tool ltandlesBeige Brown (875)

Tlres & rond uheekBtack (950)

Ti.acbs

Gunmetal Grey (863)

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