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British and Commonwealth ArmourSoviet ArmourGerman Armour

GERMAN

Armoured Cars SdKfz 231 8-Rad SdKfz 233 8-Rad SdKfz 234/1 8-Rad SdKfz 234/2 8-Rad SdKfz 234/3 8-Rad SdKfz 234/4 8-RadTank Destroyers Jagdpanzer 38(T) (Hetzer) Jagdpanther, Sd.Kfz. 173 Jagdpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 162 Jagdtiger, Sd.Kfz. 186 Panzerjager Hornisse / Nashorn Sd.Kfz. 164 Panzerjäger Tiger(P)-Elefant Sd.Kfz. 184 Sturmgeschütz IV Sd.Kfz. 167Tanks Tiger II Sd.Kfz. 182 Pnz III Sd.Kfz. 141 E and J Pnz IV Sd.Kfz. 161 D and HMiscellaneous Leichter gepanzert Mannschaft-Transportwagen 250 SdKfz 250/7 SdKfz 250/8 SdKfz 250/9 Schützenpanzerwagen 251 SdKfz 251/9 SdKfz 251/16 SdKfz 251/22 SdKfz 251/23

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OverviewArmoured Assault ScenarioTank Battle ScenarioSpecial Rules

BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH

Armoured Cars AEC Mk II/III Heavy Armoured Car Daimler Armoured car Staghound T-17E Armoured CarTank Destroyers Achilles II C ArcherTanks A30 Challenger A34 Comet Churchill Mk VII/Crocodile Cromwell Centaur Mk IVMiscellaneous LVT 4 Buffalo Universal Carrier - Wasp

British Armour Weapons Table

UNITED STATES

Armoured Cars M3 Scout Car M20 Armored Utility CarTank Destroyers M36 M18 HellcatTanks M24 Chaffee M26 Pershing

US Armour Weapons Table

SOVIET UNION

Tank Destroyers SU-100 SU-152 ISU-122 ISU-152Tanks KV-1 S KV-85

Soviet Armour Weapons Table

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Churchill Mk VIIType Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear

Closed Tracked 15 cm 4+ 4+ 4+ Turret 18 15 15Crew: 5Transport: N/ASpecial Rules: Smoke launchers, Heavy Tank

Weapons: Turret - 75mm Tank Gun, Co-axial MG, Bow - MGCrocodile Flame Thrower*

Hull 18 15 11

Tracks 10

Churchill Mk VII / CrocodileThe Churchill Mk VII was the first “heavy” Churchill. It was wider and had increased armour on previous models as well as mounting the 75mm tank gun. It first saw action in the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The Churchill was also the basis for many variants and specialist designs. One of the most famous was the Crocodile. Based on the Churchill Mk VII, it replaced the bow machine gun with a flame thrower and the vehicle towed a trailer to provide fuel for the new weapon. The flame thrower had an impressive range of 150 yrds and could fire several 1 second bursts. Combined with the thick armour, this made the Crocodile an excellent weapon against bunkers and entrenched infantry.

Forces: British InfantryDivisional Support Cost: +7 Combat EffectivenessNotes: May replace Bow MG with Crocodile Flame Thrower and trailer at +1 Combat Effectiveness.

Crocodile Flame Thrower: The Crocodile has exactly the same stats as the Mk VII it is based on. It has the following additional special rules:

Explosive insides: If the Crocodile is penetrated by a shot through the hull there is a chance that the fuel pipes for the flame thrower could be hit. Roll a D6; on the roll of a 6 the pipe has been damaged, add +1 to the roll on the Vehicle Damage Table. If the crew have to test to bail out they suffer a -1 Discipline modifier.

Trailer: The fuel for the flame thrower was carried in a small trailer which was towed behind the tank. The trailer isn’t a large target and has an all round armour value of 7. If the trailer is penetrated then it is destroyed; as the trailer has no crew ignore glancing hits. If destroyed the Crocodile crew simply jettison the trailer and the flame thrower can no longer be used.

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Unlike the earlier M10 tank destroyer, the M18 was specifically designed from scratch rather than being based on a previous vehicle. Development began in 1941 and the first production vehicles saw action from 1944 in North West Europe and Italy. It was designed to suit U.S. armoured doctrine of the day and was primarily to be fast and thus armour was sacrificed for speed. As with the M10, the M18 “Hellcat” was open topped, a feature that was not appreciated by its 5 man crew during the European winter of 1944-45. It carried the same 76mm gun as the Sherman which suffered penetration problems against the front armour of many German tanks. The main advantage that it had was its immense speed, which allowed crews to flank German tanks which had relatively slow traversing turrets. This would then allow the Hellcat to fire at the weaker side or rear armour.

M18 HellcatType Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear

Open Tracked 35 cm 4+ 4+ 4+ Turret 8 7 7Crew: 5Transport: N/ASpecial Rules: Grenade Bucket

Weapons:Turret - 76mm Tank Gun,Pintle - .50cal MG

Hull 8 7 7

Tracks 7

It had several new features within its design around engine and transmission maintenance. Both could easily be disconnected from each other and then moved out of position on rollers to be maintained. Amongst the five man crew was a driver and an assistant driver - the two sat on either side of the transmission - the driver on the left then assistant on the right, with the gear lever on top allowing both of them access. Both the assistant driver and the driver had an accelerator pedal and both had steering controls which could be moved out of the way. All the main instruments, though, were on the drivers left.

Forces: US Infantry and US Armored InfantryDivisional Support Cost: +3 Combat Effectiveness

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KV-1 SInitial Soviet KV heavy tanks had suffered in combat against the Germans. Although they had thick armour, which during the early stages of the war the German tank mounted weapons couldn’t penetrate, they lacked speed and manoeuvrability. They were also unreliable and difficult to use due to poor visibility and internal design. As the war continued and the Germans began mounting larger guns on their tanks, the KV’s armour protection was soon overcome and all that was left was a vehicle that was slow, unreliable and difficult to use. The answer for Soviet designers was to develop a tank that was between medium and heavy classifications. The KV-1 S (skorostnoy, “speed”) was the tank that they developed. The “S” was 5 tons lighter than the previous KV1 with the front armour being reduced from 90mm to 75mm. The rear of the vehicle was re-designed as well as the transmission and the old road wheels were replaced with new lighter ones.

KV-85Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear

Closed Tracked 20 cm 4+ 4+ 4+ Turret 16 15 15Crew: 4Transport: N/ASpecial Rules: None

Weapons: Turret - 85mm Gun D-5T85, Co-Axial - MG, Bow - MG, Pintle - MG

Hull 13 12 14

Tracks 10

KV-85

Development of a vehicle to mount an 85-90mm gun actually began before the war. Initial tests were performed on production models of the T-28 and KV series of tanks. The beginning of the Great Patriotic War brought a halt to development as production and design was focussed on vehicles mounting the 76mm gun. By 1943 new German tanks, such as the Tiger and Panther, were dominating the battlefield and the Soviet 76mm was no match for them. Interest again turned to the 85mm gun as a solution to the “Big Cat” problem. A large number of 85mm guns were developed and tested before the D-5T gun was accepted. During testing the new gun was initially mounted on a KV-1S tank with minimal adjustment. The increased gun size and ammunition storage forced a reduction in the number of crew from 5 to 4. It was decided to bring the KV up to date by adding the JS-2 turret, featuring the D-5T gun, to the hull.

KV-1 SType Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear

Open Tracked 25 cm 4+ 4+ 4+ Turret 15 13 13Crew: 5Transport: N/ASpecial Rules: None

Weapons: Turret - 76.2mm Gun ZiS-5, Co-axial - MG, Bow - MG,Pintle - 12.7 mm MG

Hull 13 13 13

Tracks 10

Other changes made included the replacement of the hull machine gun, which had previously been fitted to a movable ball mount, with a fixed MG. Demands on the use of the new 85mm gun meant that production of the KV-85 was limited in both time and numbers with less than 150 being made before production was stopped. The KV-85 was an attempt to create a vehicle capable of defeating the new German tanks from models in service at the time until a newer vehicle could be developed specifically for the task.

Forces: Soviet Rifle Platoon and Soviet Reduced Strength Rifle PlatoonDivisional Support Cost: +6 Combat EffectivenessNotes: The Bow MG is fixed and can only fire in a straight line in the direction the hull is facing.

The gear box was also replaced with a new one to increase reliability. Another interesting feature was the addition of a fourth machine gun in the rear of the turret. The KV-1 S was tested in the summer of 1942 and production began in August of the same year. The escalation in tank and tank gun development meant that by the time the KV-1 S had made it onto the battle field it was already out of date. The Soviets needed a tank with better all round protection and firepower. Nearly 1400 were produced before production stopped and the KV-1 S continued to be used throughout the war, including in the siege of Berlin.

Forces: Soviet Rifle Platoon and Soviet Reduced Strength Rifle PlatoonDivisional Support Cost: +5 Combat Effectiveness

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Jagdpanzer 38(T) (Hetzer)The Jagdpanzer 38(T) Sd.Kfz. 138/2 was the third and final stage in Germany’s development of light tank hunters. The first vehicle of this class had been the Panzerjager I, the second was the Marder series of vehicles. With 2584 being made between April 1944 and March 1945, it was by far the most common of Germany’s late war tank hunters. It was a much more cost effective and efficient alternative to the huge Jagdpanther and Jagdtiger vehicles, both of which were very complicated to manufacture and run in the field. The Jagdpanzer 38(T) was based on the Czech Panzer 38(T) chassis. This well proven chassis meant that it was a very reliable vehicle. It featured a fully enclosed hull unlike the previous German light tank hunters and the sloped 60mm front armour provided more protection than its predecessors. It mounted a modified 75mm Pak 39 L/48 gun which was able to destroy the majority of Allied tanks at long ranges. The small size was easy to conceal but also meant that the crew operated in cramped conditions.

Jagdpanzer 38(T) (Hetzer)Type Move Shoot EXP Discipline Armour Front Side Rear

Closed Tracked 25 cm 4+ 4+ 4+ Turret N/A N/A N/ACrew: 4Transport: N/ASpecial Rules: Tiger Fear, Remote MG

Weapons: Hull - 75mm L/48 Tank Gun, Pintle - MG

Hull 13 9 8

Tracks 8

The small size also created additional problems. The gun traverse was very poor and the right hand loading gun was placed on the extreme right of the vehicle meaning that reloading was difficult, resulting in a relatively slow rate of fire. Visibility for the commander, who sat at the rear of the vehicle, was also poor. One interesting feature was a machine gun on the roof of the vehicle which was fired remotely protecting the crew inside the vehicle, to reload though the crew had to go outside.

The name Hetzer was actually given to a different prototype vehicle developed around the same time. There seems to have been some confusion at the time leading to the vehicle sometimes being unofficially being referred to as the “Hetzer”.

Forces: German Grenadiers, Panzergrenadiers, Volksgrenadiers, Fallschirmjager & Waffen SSDivisional Support Cost: +3 Combat Effectiveness