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    SMLE NO.4 RIFLE

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    Close Assault 6 This unithas an attack value of 6 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

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    The No. 4 Short Magazine Lee Enfield .303 caliber riflereplaced the Mark III early in the war.

    1941

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    10SOLDIER COMMANDER

    INSPIRINGLIEUTENANT

    Close Assault 7 This unithas an attack value of 7 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    COMMANDERABILITIES

    Initiative +2

    Tally-Ho! In your movementphase, friendly non-ArtillerySoldiers that start their moveadjacent to this unit get +1 speed.

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    The 42nd Division, or East Lancashire, was part of theBritish Expeditionary Force that fought in France in1940. Its soldiers were among the thousands evacuatedfrom Dunkirk.

    1940

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    HUMBERSCOUTCAR 8VEHICLE ARMOREDCAR

    High Gear 2 If this unit makesits entire move along a road, itgets +2 speed.

    Strike and Fade 2 In yourassault phase, this unit canmove at speed 2 after attacking.

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    The Humber saw action in North Africa, Burma, and Italywith the famed 7th Armoured Brigade, the Desert Rats.

    1941

    9 82 2

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    VEHICLE TANK

    CROMWELLIV 22

    Vanguard After both armiesare deployed, this unit canmove at speed 4 before thefirst turn begins.

    Crews favored the fast and mobile Cromwell in spite of the

    fact that its opponents invariably outgunned it.

    1944

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    Close Assault 6 This unithas an attack value of 6 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

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    CANADIANINFANTRYMENSOLDIER

    Forces of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and the 2ndCanadian Armored Brigade successfully captured Juno Beachon D-Day, landing 14,000 soldiers into Normandy. During thefierce fighting, 340 Canadians lost their lives.

    1942

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    VICKERSMACHINE-GUNTEAMSOLDIER

    8

    Double Shot This unitcan make two attacks in yourassault phase. When makinga defensive-fire attack, thisunit makes two attack rollsagainst the unit that provokedthe attack.

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    The Vickers used in WW II, essentially the same weaponthat the British Army used in WW I, was a water-cooled.303 caliber gun with a reputation for reliability.

    1940

    9 83 3

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    VALENTINEI

    VEHICLE TANK

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    Robust This unit gets +1on movement rolls. Whiledisrupted, this unit has speed 1.

    Well armored and very reliable, the Valentine served with

    distinction during the North African campaign.

    1940

    5 59 8

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    Aircraft Aircraft are placedduring the flight phase andattack during the airstrikephase. Units attacking Aircraftuse their anti-Soldier attacksand get 1 on each attack die.

    Antiair This unit ignores the 1 penalty on eachattack die when attacking Aircraft. If an enemy Aircraftis placed in a hex adjacent to this unit, this unit maymake a defensive-fire attack against it.

    Agility This units short range against Aircraft is 02hexes and its medium range against Aircraft is 35 hexes.

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    SUPERMARINESPITFIREMK. IAIRCRAFT

    Produced in over two-dozen variants, it was Britains premierfighter during the war. Wherever British soldiers fought, thefast and maneuverable Spitfire was almost always above them

    1939

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    MAS 7.5MMRIFLE

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    3

    Close Assault 6 This unit hasan attack value of 6 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

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    The MAS-36, a rugged 7.5mm bolt-action rifle, was thestandard weapon of the French infantry.

    1940

    8 62

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    Extra Hull-MountedCannon In your assaultphase, this unit can makean extra attack at 8/7/5. Thetarget must be a Vehicle orSoldier in front of this unit.

    Prone to Breakdown This unit cant movewhile damaged.

    21

    7 79 8

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    CHARB1-BISVEHICLE TANK

    One of the most heavily armed and armored tanks in1940, the Char B1-bis often proved to be a difficult anddangerous opponent to the German invaders. However,its small fuel reserve and awkward crew arrangementwere serious limitations.

    1940

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    Armor-Piercing RoundsOnce per game, before youroll this units attack againsta Vehicle, you can declare youare using these rounds. If youscore two hits against thatVehicle with this attack, scorean additional hit.

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    611

    SHERMANVC 17-POUNDERVEHICLE TANK

    Canadian armor units were equipped with various Canadian-,U.S.-, or British-designed tanks. The most powerful of thesewas the U.S. Sherman with the British 17-Pounder gun.

    1944

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    Close Assault 7 This unit hasan attack value of 7 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    COMMANDERABILITIES

    Initiative +2

    Improved Accuracy FriendlySoldiers adjacent to this unithave a medium range of26 hexes.

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    EAGLE-EYEDNCO

    SOLDIER COMMANDER

    A WW II Canadian corporal actually wielded as muchauthority as a U.S. Army sergeant in that both commandeda section or squad of ten to twelve men.

    1942

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    Indirect Fire If a friendlySpotter is within eight hexes ofan enemy Soldier and has lineof sight to it, this units attackagainst that Soldier ignoresline of sight.

    Enhanced Range 16 Thisunits long range is 516 hexes.

    Inaccurate 1 This unit gets 1

    on each attack die.

    Shrapnel 2 Each success this unit rolls against aSoldier counts as two successes.

    Relocate 2 This unit has speed 2 during yourassault phase.

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    82MMPM-37MORTAR

    SOLDIER ARTILLERY1939

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    Undermanned This unit cantattack while disrupted.

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    SOMUAS-35

    VEHICLE TANK

    Superior to its German counterparts in 1940, the SomuaS-35 was the best French tank of the war. With excellentmobility, protection, and armament, its main weakness wasthat the commander had to load and fire the gun himself.

    1940

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    RENAULTR-35

    VEHICLE TANK

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    Trench Crossing This unitcan cross streams withoutmaking a movement roll.

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    The R-35s extension rails helped it cross trenches andother obstacles at the expense of speed and firepower.

    1940

    6 68 7

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    High Gear 2 If this unit makesits entire move along a road, itgets +2 speed.

    Strike and Fade 2 In yourassault phase, this unit can moveat speed 2 after attacking.

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    74

    PANHARDETLEVASSORP 178

    VEHICLE ARMOREDCAR

    More than five hundred P 178s were available during the Battleof France. After the occupation of their country, the French hidforty-five P 178s in hopes of continuing the resistance.

    1940

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    KV-1

    VEHICLE TANK

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    Exposed Transport This unitcan carry one Soldier. ThatSoldier can be attacked whileits boarded on this transport.(A friendly Soldier can boardor dismount this unit insteadof moving during your movementphase.)

    Heavy Armor Ignore the first Damaged counter this unitreceives each game.

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    On 19 August 1941, Lt. Zinoviy Kolobanov destroyed 22German tanks at Krasnogvardeysk in his KV-1. His tankwas hit 135 times during the firefight, but not one Germanshell penetrated the tanks heavy armor.

    1941

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    Superior Armor 2 An attackmust beat this units defenseby 2 or more in order to scoretwo hits against it.

    VEHICLE TANK

    IS-2 MODEL1944 61

    The IS-2s 122mm main gun had a slow rate of fire.Luckily, this well-armored and well-equipped heavytank didnt need to fire often.

    1944

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    Aircraft Aircraft are placedduring the flight phase andattack during the airstrike phase.Units attacking Aircraft use theiranti-Soldier attacks and get 1on each attack die.

    Superior Armor 2 An attackmust beat this units defense by2 or more in order to score twohits against it.

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    IL-10 STURMOVIKAIRCRAFT

    An all-metal successor to the earlier IL-2, the Sturmovikwas one of the most heavily armored planes of the war.Armed with twin 23mm cannons, machine guns, andassorted bombs, it proved more effective and lessvulnerable than its famous predecessor.

    1945

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    COMMISSAR 5SOLDIER COMMANDER

    Close Assault 6 This unithas an attack value of 6 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    COMMANDERABILITIES

    Initiative +1

    Bravery Enforcement Friendlydisrupted Soldiers adjacent to thisunit do not suffer the -1 penaltyto their attack dice.

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    Commissars accompanied Soviet units into battle to ensurethat every officer and man fought with proper patrioticzeal. Failure was not an option.

    1939

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    T-34/76VEHICLE TANK

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    Exposed Transport Thisunit can carry one Soldier. ThatSoldier can be attacked whileits boarded on this transport.(A friendly Soldier can boardor dismount this unit instead ofmoving during your movement

    phase.)

    Superior Armor 2 An attack must beat this units defenseby 2 or more in order to score two hits against it.

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    Considered by many to be the best all-round tank of thewar, the T-34 outclassed its German rivals until the Tigerand Panther appeared on the battlefield.

    1941

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    T-26B 11

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    The T-26 fought in several theatres and performedreasonably well but was outmatched by the Germanvehicles during WW II.

    VEHICLE TANK1939

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    No Turret This unit canattack Vehicles only if they arein front of this unit.

    Superior Armor 2 An attackmust beat this units defenseby 2 or more in order to scoretwo hits against it.

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    SU-85

    VEHICLE TANKDESTROYER

    A quickly designed prototype mounting a D-5S 85mm gunon a T-34 chassis resulted in the Samokhodnaya Ustanovka(or SU) 85. Over two thousand were built before beingreplaced by the T-34/85 and SU-100.

    1943

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    MOSIN-NAGANT1891/30 3SOLDIER

    Command Dependent Inyour movement phase, this unitcant move unless it starts itsmove adjacent to a friendlyCommander.

    Close Assault 8 This unithas an attack value of 8 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    Soviet riflemen carried the Mosin-Nagant 1891/30, knownin the Soviet Union simply as the vintovka mosina,or Mosin rifle. This cheap, simple, and rugged weaponwas of somewhat poorer quality than more modern rifles.

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    M1 GARANDRIFLE

    SOLDIER

    4

    Close Assault 7 This unithas an attack value of 7 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    Coordinated Fire This unitrolls one extra attack die whileadjacent to a friendlyCommander.

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    The US M1 .30 caliber rifle was a semiautomaticweapon and outclassed the bolt-action rifles usedby the Axis forces.

    1942

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    BAZOOKA 4SOLDIER

    Close Assault 10 This unit hasan attack value of 10 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

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    The M1 rocket launcher, or bazooka, fired a 60mmrocket. It was rushed into production for the North

    African campaign in 1942.

    1942

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    Relocate 2 This unit has speed2 during your assault phase.

    SOLDIER ARTILLERY

    ZIS-2 57MMMODEL1943 8

    The ZIS-2 antitank gun saw action in Operation Zitadelle,at the critical Battle of Kursk in July 1943. It was the largesttank battle in history and one from which the German Army

    in Russia never really recovered.

    1943

    3 311 9

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    VEHICLE TANK

    T-70 MODEL1942 12

    Undermanned This unitcant attack while disrupted.

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    This fine light tank had one drawbackits two-man crew.The tank commander also served as the loader and gun-

    ner, which significantly reduced the T-70s effectiveness.

    1942

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    M4A1 SHERMAN

    VEHICLE TANK

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    The United States produced over 55,000 Shermanvariants during the warmore than twice as many tanksas Germany produced in total during the same period.

    1942

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    M3 LIGHTTANK

    VEHICLE TANK

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    All Guns Blazing After thisunit attacks in your assaultphase, it can make one extraattack against a Soldier.

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    Some versions of the M3 Light Tank, the standard lighttank of the US Army until 1945, carried no fewer than fivemachine guns. Many were sold to Britain and saw action inthe North African campaign.

    1941

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    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

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    Extended Range 12 Thisunits long range againstVehicles is 512 hexes.

    Superior Armor 2 An attackmust beat this units defense by2 or more in order to score twohits against it.

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    M26 PERSHING

    VEHICLE TANK

    The 45-ton Pershingwith its 90mm gunwas introducedto the battlefield in early 1945 and played a pivotal role in

    capturing the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen.

    1945

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    M18 GMC 24

    High Gear 2 If this unitmakes its entire move alonga road, it gets +2 speed.

    Strike and Fade 1 In yourassault phase, this unit canmove at speed 1 after attacking.

    Flanking Attack This unit rolls one extra attack diewhen attacking a Vehicles rear.

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    The M18 had a 400hp engine on a relatively light body. Itwas perhaps the fastest and most maneuverable tank ofthe war.

    VEHICLE TANKDESTROYER1944

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    Antiair This unit ignores the1 penalty on each attack diewhen attacking Aircraft. If anenemy Aircraft is placed in ahex adjacent to this unit, thisunit may make a defensive-fireattack against it.

    Double Shot This unit canmake two attacks in yourassault phase. When making a

    defensive-fire attack, this unit makes two attack rollsagainst the unit that provoked the attack.

    Relocate 2 This unit has speed 2 during your assault phase.

    Light Artillery This unit can be carried by units with theTransport ability.

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    QUAD50SOLDIERARTILLERY1943

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    Aircraft Aircraft are placedduring the flight phase andattack during the airstrikephase. Units attacking Aircraftuse their anti-Soldier attacksand get 1 on each attack die.

    Antiair This unit ignores the1 penalty on each attack die when attacking Aircraft. If anenemy Aircraft is placed in a hex adjacent to this unit, thisunit may make a defensive-fire attack against it.

    Rockets 8 Once per game, instead of rolling this unitsattack against an enemy Soldier or Vehicle within fourhexes, you can declare you are using rockets. If you do, rolleight attack dice against that unit.

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    P-51D MUSTANG

    AIRCRAFT1944

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    M5 HALF-TRACK 8

    Gun Transport This unit hasthe transport ability. It can carrynon-large Artillery.

    High Gear 2 If this unitmakes its entire move along aroad, it gets +2 speed.

    Fighting Platform A non-artillery Soldier carried by thisunit can attack during your assault phase if this unit doesntmove during that phase.

    VEHICLE HALF-TRACK

    The United States produced 43,000 half-tracks in a variety

    of models during WW II.

    1942

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    Bombardment This unitcant attack Aircraft. This unitsattacks ignore cover.

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    M4A3 (105)SHERMAN

    VEHICLE TANK

    Some Shermans were adapted to carry a 105mm howitzer.The turrets power traverse and gun stabilization wereremoved during the upgrade to the bigger gun. In spite ofthese limitations, it proved devastatingly effective against

    unarmored targets.

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    KINGTIGERVEHICLE TANK

    62

    Extended Range 12 Thisunits long range againstVehicles is 512 hexes.

    Superior Armor 2 An attackmust beat this units defenseby 2 or more in order to scoretwo hits against it.

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    The King Tiger wielded the superior KwK 43 88/71,an 88mm gun with a long 71-caliber barrel. Its thick,well-sloped armor made it impervious to all but themost powerful antitank rounds.

    1944

    7 718 15

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    613

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    Aircraft Aircraft are placedduring the flight phase andattack during the airstrikephase. Units attacking Aircraftuse their anti-Soldier attacksand get 1 on each attack die.

    Slow Enemy Aircraft get +1 on each attack die whenattacking this unit.

    21

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    JUNKERSJU 87GSTUKAAIRCRAFT

    Decorated Stuka dive-bomber pilot Hans Ulrich Rudeldestroyed over 500 Soviet tanks, 150 artillery positions,700 trucks, andsunk the Russian battleship Marat.

    5 310 8

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    1943

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    39

    No Turret This unit canattack Vehicles only if theyare in front of this unit.

    Extended Range 12 Thisunits long range againstVehicles is 512 hexes.

    Superior Armor 2 An attackmust beat this units defense by2 or more in order to score twohits against it.

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    JAGDPANTHERVEHICLE TANKDESTROYER

    Built on the Panthers chassis, the Jagdpanther wasequipped with the outstanding 88mm PAK 43 L/71 gun.

    1944

    6 618 15

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    413

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    REDDEVILCAPTAIN 7SOLDIER COMMANDER

    Close Assault 7 This unit hasan attack value of 7 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    COMMANDERABILITIES

    Initiative +2

    Pinpointer Units attacked byfriendly Soldiers adjacent tothis unit get -1 on cover rolls.

    37/60

    The Red Diamond 5th Infantry Division fought theirway across France in the summer of 1944. The Germansnicknamed them Die rote Teufelthe Red Devils.

    1942

    8 62

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    PANZERFAUST30

    SOLDIER

    4

    Close Assault 11 This unithas an attack value of 11against Vehicles in its hex. Thisattack ignores cover.

    Limited Range 2 This unitcan attack only at ranges of 2or less.

    44/60

    The Panzerfausts shaped-charge warhead could defeateven the heaviest Allied tanks. This highly effectiverocket-propelled grenade fired from a disposable launcher.

    1943

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    PANZERIII AUSF. F

    VEHICLE TANK

    13

    Smoke Screen Once pergame, at the end of yourmovement phase, you may puta smoke screen in this unitshex. A smoke screen blocksline of sight into, out of, andthrough its hex. Remove thesmoke screen at the end ofthe turn.

    43/60

    The Panzer III Ausf. Fthe main Wehrmacht tank for theinvasion of the Sov iet Union in 1941was outclassed bythe excellent T-34. Earlier versions armed with a 37mmgun were refurbished to carry 50mm guns.

    1940

    7 710 8

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    Double Shot This unit canmake two attacks in yourassault phase. When makinga defensive-fire attack, thisunit makes two attack rollsagainst the unit that provokedthe attack.

    Suppressive Fire This unit can make any number ofdefensive-fire attacks each phase.

    10SOLDIER

    MG 42MACHINE-GUNTEAM

    The MG 42, widely regarded as the best machine gun ofthe war, had an exceptionally high rate of fireover1,200 rounds per minute.

    1942

    10 83 3

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    72

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    MAUSERKAR98KSOLDIER

    3

    Close Assault 6 This unithas an attack value of 6 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

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    The typical German soldier carried the Kar 98k bolt-actionrifle, a weapon modeled on the famous 1898 Mauser.

    1939

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    Fixed Howitzer This unit canattack only units in front of it.

    Seasoned Crew Unitsattacked by this unit get 1 oncover rolls against this unitsattacks.

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    STUG III AUSF. D

    VEHICLE ASSAULTGUN

    The early Sturmgeschtz were designed to support infantryattacks rather than directly fight oppos ing armor. Reliableand inexpensive compared to Panzers, over 9,000 StuG IIIwere produced in various models.

    8 810 9

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    78

    1941

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    SSHAUPSTURMFHRER 7SOLDIER COMMANDER

    Fanatic This unit ignoresface-up Disrupted counters.

    COMMANDERABILITIESInitiative +3

    Exert Will At the beginningof your movement phase,remove all Disrupted countersfrom friendly Soldiers adjacentto this unit.

    47/60

    The 2nd SS Division saw action in some of the warsbiggest battles, including Kharkov and Kursk on theEastern Front and Normandy and the Battle of the Bulgeon the Western Front.

    1939

    6 2

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    PANZERIV AUSF. F2VEHICLE TANK

    22

    Extended Range 10 Thisunits long range againstVehicles is 510 hexes.

    46/60

    When they first encountered this tank in North Africa, the

    British dubbed it the Mark IV Special.

    1942

    7 715 13

    5/33

    611

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    SDKFZ251

    VEHICLEHALF-TRACK

    7

    Gun Transport This unithas the transport ability. It cancarry non-large Artillery.

    High Gear 2 If this unitmakes its entire move along aroad, it gets +2 speed.

    Fighting Platform A non-artillery Soldier carried by thisunit can attack during your assault phase if this unit doesntmove during that phase.

    45/60

    Germany produced more than 15,000 Sd Kfz 251s and itsvariants during WW II . It could carry up to ten soldiers andwas armed with two machine guns.

    1939

    8 72 2

    2/24

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    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Shor t Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    52/60

    Close Assault 6 This unithas an attack value of 6 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    3SOLDIER

    FUCILEMODELLO1891

    The Corpo di Spedizione Italiano (Italian ExpeditionaryCorps) numbered more than 60,000 men when it arrivedin Russia in the summer of 1941.

    1940

    8 62

    4/41

    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Short Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    CARROARMATOM13/40VEHICLE TANK

    12

    Overlapping Fire This unitcan make defensive-fire attacksagainst Soldiers.

    Highly Flammable When thisunit receives a Damaged counter,roll a die. On a 3 or higher,destroy it immediately.

    51/60

    The most widely used Italian tank of the war, the M13was armed with a good 47mm gun but tended to catchfire and explode when hit.

    1940

    8 810 8

    4/33

    66

    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Shor t Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    TIGERI 56VEHICLE TANK

    Overrun Once per phase,when this unit moves intoa hex, you may disrupt oneSoldier in that hex.

    Extended Range 10 Thisunits long range againstVehicles is 510 hexes.

    Heavy Armor Ignore thefirst Damaged counter this unitreieves each game.

    50/60

    The Tigers dreaded 88mm gun routinely scoredfirst-round kills against Russian T-34s at rangesof more than a thousand yards.

    1942

    7 717 15

    7/63

    612

    ATTACKS 0-1 2-4 5-8Short Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    49/60

    Fixed Howitzer This unitcan attack only units in frontof it.

    Blast When this unit attacks,make a separate attack rollagainst each unit in thetarget hex. (This includesfriendly units.)

    Bombardment This unit cant attack aircraft. This unitsattacks ignore cover.

    Sideskirts This unit gets +1/+1 defense against unitsthat have the close assault ability.

    VEHICLEASSAULTGUN

    STURMPANZERIVBRUMMBR 23

    Built on the same chassis as the Panzer IV, the Brummbr(or Grizzly Bear) was designed for street fighting and

    assaulting dug-in infantry.

    1943

    9 98 6

    7/43

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    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Shor t Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    56/60

    COMMANDERABILITIES

    Initiative +2

    Pinpointer Units attacked byfriendly Soldiers adjacent to thisunit get 1 on cover rolls forthat attack.

    SOLDIER COMMANDER

    SNLF CAPTAIN 6

    The Special Naval Landing Force was Japans equivalentof a Marine Corps.

    1939

    7 42

    4/41

    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Short Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    Aircraft Aircraft are placedduring the flight phase andattack during the airstrike phase.Units attacking Aircraft use theiranti-Soldier attacks and get 1on each attack die.

    Antiair This unit ignores the1 penalty on each attack diewhen attacking Aircraft. If anenemy Aircraft is placed in a

    hex adjacent to this unit, thisunit may make a defensive-fire attack against it.

    Agility This units short range attack against Aircraftis 0-2 hexes and its medium range against Aircraft is3-5 hexes.

    12

    55/60

    MITSUBISHIA6MZEROAIRCRAFT

    8 64 3

    3/3A

    1940

    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Shor t Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    ARISAKARIFLE 3SOLDIER

    Close Assault 6 This unithas an attack value of 6 againstVehicles in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    Hand to Hand 12 This unithas an attack value of 12 againstSoldiers in its hex. This attackignores cover.

    54/60

    Japanese riflemen carried the bolt-action .25 caliberArisaka rifle. It was highly accurate in the hands of askilled shooter but awkward because of its great length.

    1939

    8 52

    4/41

    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Short Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    COMMANDER ABILITIES

    Initiative +1

    Stalwart Friendly Soldiersadjacent to this unit get +1 oneach attack die when makingdefensive-fire attacks.

    6

    53/60

    STALWARTLIEUTENANTSOLDIER COMMANDER

    The Ariete Division, after being deployed to NorthernAfrica, fought with distinction at the battles of Gazalaand El Alamein.

    5

    4/41

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    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Shor t Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    60/60

    Surprise Fire This unit rollsone extra attack die whenattacking from a forest hex.

    VEHICLE TANK

    TYPE97 CHI-HA 12

    This vehicle could defeat light tanks with its 57mm gun,but it wasnt strong enough to defeat the Sherman.

    1942

    6 610 8

    3/33

    57

    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Short Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    TYPE95 HA-GOVEHICLE TANK

    8

    Weak Suspension This unitmust make a successful move-ment roll to enter a hill hexexcept along a road.

    Forest Camouflage Whilethis unit is in a forest hex, itautomatically succeeds at coverrolls against long-range attacks.

    59/60

    Fast but lightly armored, the Type 95 saw action invirtually every campaign in Asia and the Pacific.

    1939

    7 78 7

    2/24

    65

    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Shor t Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    58/60

    Double Shot This unit canmake two attacks in yourassault phase. When makinga defensive fire attack, thisunit makes two attack rollsagainst the unit that provokedthe attack.

    7SOLDIER

    TYPE92MACHINE-GUNTEAM

    The Type 92, a heavy 7.7mm gun, weighed over ahundred pounds.

    1939

    8 73 3

    4/41

    62

    ATTACKS0-1 2-4 5-8

    Short Medium Long

    SPEED

    DEFENSE

    57/60

    Inaccurate 1 This unit gets -1on each attack die.

    Shrapnel 2 Each success thisunit rolls against a Soldier countsas two successes.

    Seasoned Crew Units attackedby this unit get -1 on cover rolls.

    9SOLDIER

    TYPE89 MORTAR

    American soldiers often referred to this 50mm grenadedischarger as a knee mortar because it looked like it wassupposed to sit on the firers knee. The Japanese knewbetterthat was a surefire recipe for a broken leg.

    1939

    3 7 4

    3/31

    74