[2] aam set ii revised

8/10/2019 [2] AAM Set II Revised

1/12

S PEED

D EFENSE

A TTACKS 0-1 2-4 5-8Short Medium Long

T-26 S ERIES 1933 11 V EHICLE T ANK 1939

7 7

9 82/23 6

6

Unreliable Face-up Disruptedcounters arent removed fromthis unit at the beginning of thecasualty phase.

4/45

In February 1938, Russia delivered eighty-two of thesetanks to the Chinese. They didnt last very long.

S PEED

D EFENSE


K UOMINTANGR IFLEMEN 2S OLDIER 1939

7 5

2 4/41

Lack of Determination If thisunit gets a face-up Disruptedcounter, destroy it immediately.

3/45

Each Chinese rieman carried one of a variety of weapons.The Nationalist Army made little effort to standardizeequipment or training.

S PEED

D EFENSE

A TTACKS 0-1 2-4 5-8Shor t Medium Long

K UOMINTANG O FFICER 5S OLDIER C OMMANDER 1939

6

2 4/41

C OMMANDER A BILITYInitiative +1

2/45

The most well-trained and best-equipped Kuomintangunits were held in reserve for the expected Chinese civilwar, leaving the relatively untrained units to lead the ghtagainst Japan.

S PEED

D EFENSE


K UOMINTANG M ACHINE -G UN T EAM 6S OLDIER 1939

8 7

2 24/41 6

2

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

Overheat If this unit rolls three or more 1s on a singleattack, put a face-up Disrupted counter on it. This counterisnt removed at the beginning of the next casualty phase.

Feuding warlords and a lack of industry caused many of thesupply problems that plagued the Nationalist Chinese Army.

1/45


2/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


F ANATICAL S NIPERS OLDIER S NIPER 1941

8

5 5

1 13/31 5

1

Crack Shot This unit gets +1on each attack die.

SS Hunter This unit rollstwo extra attack dice whenattacking an SS unit.

Superior Camouage Whilethis unit has cover, enemy unitscant attack this unit at mediumor long range.

8/45

Mila Mikhailovna Pavichenko recorded 309 conrmed killsduring the warincluding thirty-six enemy snipersusingher Mosin-Nagent rie tted with a 4-power scope.

S PEED

D EFENSE


C OSSACK C APTAINS OLDIER C OMMANDER 1939

9

8 5

2 4/41

Limited Range 2 This unit canattack Soldiers only at ranges of2 or less.

C OMMANDER A BILITIESInitiative +2Intimidation Enemy Soldiersadjacent to this unit get 1 oneach attack die.

7/45

Renowned horsemen and erce ghters, Cossacks foughtboth for Germany and the Soviet Union during the war.

S PEED

D EFENSE


C AVALRYMENS OLDIER C AVALRY 1939

4

7 5

2 3/34

Determined Charge Thisunit doesnt immediately endits movement when hit anddisrupted by a defensive-reattack.

Hand to Hand 9 This unithas an attack value of 9 againstSoldiers in its hex. This attackignores cover.

6/45

On a number of occasions during 1939, Polish cavalryeffectively charged non-armored German units. Storiesof doomed Polish lancers charging tanks on horseback,however, are myths.

S PEED

D EFENSE


7TP DW 8 V EHICLE T ANK 1939

8 7

2 22/23 6

2

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

5/45

Although armed only with machine guns, the 7TPdwoneof the Polish Armys more modern tanksequaled earlyGerman tanks.


3/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


PTRD-41A NTITANK R IFLES OLDIER 1941

5 5

5 44/41 4

2

4

This single-shot rie red a big 14.5mm bullet powerfulenough to punch through many German light tanks atclose range. While the slug rarely destroyed a tank,a lucky hit sometimes struck fuel or ammunition andknocked out a target.

12/45

S PEED

D EFENSE


11/45

Limited Range 2 This unit canattack Soldiers only at ranges of2 or less.

10 5

2 4/41

S OLDIER 1941

PPS H -41 SMG 3

The rugged, reliable Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagin submachinegun could put out a lot of rounds in a hurry. The Soviet Armysometimes deployed infantry in large formations armedwith nothing but SMGs for overpowering assaults.

S PEED

D EFENSE


10/45

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

8 8

18 157/73 7

12

V EHICLE T ANK 1944

IS-2 M ODEL 1944 61

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

S PEED

D EFENSE


9/45

Guard Crew After rollingattack dice for this unit,you may reroll a single dieresult of 1.


Exposed Transport This unit can carry one Soldier.That Soldier can be attacked while its boarded on thistransport. (A friendly Soldier can board or dismount thisunit instead of moving during your movement phase.)

V EHICLE T ANK 1944

G UARDS T-34/85

7 7

14 126/54 6

10

34

The Soviet Armys elite Guards divisions operated animproved version of the T-34/76, featuring a larger turretand an 85mm gun.


4/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


16/45

V EHICLE T ANK 1944

C ROMWELL IV 22

7 7

14 115/44 6

9

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

Crews favored the fast and mobile Cromwell in spite of thefact that its opponents invariably outgunned it.

S PEED

D EFENSE


A RCHER 21

5 5

15 133/32 4

11

Fixed Rear Gun This unit canattack Vehicles only if they arebehind this unit.

Extended Range 10 Thisunits long range againstVehicles is 510 hexes.

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

15/45

V EHICLE T ANK D ESTROYER 1944

The Archer mounted a powerful 17-pounder antitank gunfacing toward the rear of its Valentine chassis. Often it redfrom a concealed position and ed before the enemy couldreturn re.

S PEED

D EFENSE


14/45

Relocate 2 This unit has speed2 during your assault phase.

3 3

11 93/30 3

8

S OLDIER A RTILLERY 1943

ZIS-2 57 MM M ODEL 1943 7

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 Armyin Russia never really recovered.

S PEED

D EFENSE


V EHICLE T ANK 1942

T-70 M ODEL 1942 12

5 5

9 74/35 4

6

Undermanned This unitcant attack while disrupted.

13/45

This ne light tank had one drawbackits two-man crew.The tank commander also served as the loader and gunner,which signicantly reduced the T-70s effectiveness.


5/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


BAR G UNNERS OLDIER 1941

4

8 6

2 24/41

Covering Fire Soldiersattacked by this unit cant makedefensive re attacks this turn.

20/45

The Browning Automatic Rie was rst introduced in 1918and saw action in WW I. In WW II, the U.S. Army issuedone BAR to each squad.

S PEED

D EFENSE


3 G UN M5S OLDIER A RTILLERY 1943

10

3 3

14 123/30 3

10


Large This unit is treated as aVehicle for stacking purposes.

19/45

Standardized in December of 1941, the M5 was an excellentweapon despite its weight.

S PEED

D EFENSE


V ALENTINE II V EHICLE T ANK 1941

16

5 5

9 85/53 4

6

Well armored and very reliable, the Valentine served withdistinction during the North African campaign.

18/45

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

S PEED

D EFENSE


PIAT G UNNERS OLDIER 1943

5

4

9 4/41

Close Assault 10 This unithas an attack value of 10against Vehicles in its hex.This attack ignores cover.

Hard to Spot This unit gets+1 on cover rolls.

17/45

The PIAT, which stands for Projector Infantry Anti-Tank,was a spring-propelled antitank grenade.


6/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


S CREAMING E AGLE P ARATROOPERSS OLDIER P ARATROOPER

9

9 7

2 5/51

Paratrooper This unit doesntget placed on the map duringdeployment. At the end of any ofyour movement phases, you maydeploy this unit on the map in anyhex that isnt adjacent to an enemyunit. It cant move that phase.

Close Assault 8 This unit has anattack value of 8 against Vehiclesin its hex. This attack ignores cover.

Hard Charger At the end of your movement phase,remove any face-up Disrupted counters from this unit.

24/45

1944

The 101st Airborne Division was surrounded at Bastogneduring the Battle of the Bulge. When asked to surrender,General McAuliffe replied with a single word, Nuts!

S PEED

D EFENSE


S CREAMING E AGLE C APTAIN 11

Paratrooper This unit doesntget placed on the map duringdeployment. At the end of anyof your movement phases, youmay deploy this unit on the mapin any hex that isnt adjacentto an enemy unit. It cant movethat phase.

C OMMANDER A BILITIES

Initiative +3Paratrooper Commander Friendly Paratroopers adjacentto this unit roll one extra attack die when attacking.

9 7

2 4/41

23/45

S OLDIER P ARATROOPER C OMMANDER 1944

The Screaming Eagles rst parachuted into combat on D-Day. They held Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulgeand captured the Eagles Nest by the wars end.

S PEED

D EFENSE


22/45

M5 H ALF -T RACK 8

8 7

3 32/24 6

3

Gun Transport This unit cancarry one Soldier. It can carrynon-large Artillery.

High Gear 2 If this unitmakes its entire move alonga road,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.

V EHICLE H ALF -T RACK 1943

The U.S. produced 43,000 half-tracks in a variety ofmodels during WW II.

S PEED

D EFENSE


M24 C HAFFEE V EHICLE T ANK 1945

19

7 7

13 114/35 6

10


21/45

The M24 Chaffee was arguably the best light tankof the war.


7/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


PAK 40A NTITANK G UNS OLDIER - A RTILLERY 1942

11

3 3

15 133/30 3

12



Large This unit is treated as a Vehicle forstacking purposes.

28/45

The PAK 40s outstanding 75mm design proved effectivethroughout WW II.

S PEED

D EFENSE


N ASHORN 40

5 5

18 163/24

14

Superior Optics While thisunit is in a hill hex, it canignore the terrain in any onehex when determining lineof sight.

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

Extended Range 20 This units long range againstVehicles is 520 hexes.Tall Silhouette This unit fails cover rolls.

27/45

V EHICLE T ANK D ESTROYER 1943

On December 23, 1943, Nashorn ace Lieutenant Albert Ernstnicknamed the Tiger of Vitebskdestroyedfourteen Soviet tanks near Vitebsk in a single day usingonly twenty-one rounds of ammunition.

S PEED

D EFENSE


K ING T IGER V EHICLE - T ANK 1944

62

7 7

18 158/63 6

13



26/45

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.

S PEED

D EFENSE


V ETERAN M4S HERMAN R HINO

V EHICLE T ANK 1944

26

9 9

13 115/44 7

9

Brushcutters This unit canenter forest hexes withoutmaking a movement roll.

Veteran Crew Whiledisrupted, this unit can stillmove and doesnt suffer the 1penalty to each attack die. (It still suffers the 1 penalty todefense and cant make defensive-re attacks.)

25/45

During the war, Lafayette G. Pool and his Sherman tankcrew destroyed 258 enemy vehicles, killed over a thousandenemy soldiers, and took over 250 prisoners.


8/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


32/45

SS Determination This unitcan move while disrupted.


Battleeld Awareness This unitcan make defensive-re attacks against Vehiclesthat move out of hexes adjacent to this unit.(The defensive-re attack must be made while

the target is still in an adjacent hex.)

7 7

15 135/33 6

11

V EHICLE - T ANK 1942

SS-P ANZER IVA USF . F2 27

The Panzer Mk. IV carried an excellent high-velocity75mm gun.

S PEED

D EFENSE


31/45

Mechanized Tactics At theend of your movement phase,this unit can dismount from aunit with Transport.

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

8 6

2 4/41

S OLDIER 1939

P ANZERGRENADIER 4

The German panzergrenadiers were the infantry units ofthe mechanized panzer divisions.

S PEED

D EFENSE


P ANZER III A USF . F V EHICLE - T ANK 1940

13

7 7

10 83/33 6

6

Smoke Screen Once pergame, at the end of yourmovement phase, you may puta smoke screen in this unitshex. A smoke screen blocks lineof sight into, out of, and throughits hex. Remove the smokescreen at the end of the turn.

30/45

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

S PEED

D EFENSE


29/45

P ANZER II (F)F LAMINGO


14

8 5

11 23/24 4

2

Flamethrower This unitsshort-range attack ignores cover.If this unit rolls three or more6s on a short-range attack, thetarget is destroyed immediately.

A limited production model, the (F) variant only saw actionduring Operation Barbarossa. This amethrower-armedtank was designed to work as a close-combat weapon.


9/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


36/45

Ruthless This unit gets +1 oneach attack die against disruptedand damaged units.


8 6

2 4/41

S OLDIER 1940

B LACKSHIRTS 4

Much like Germanys SS, Italys paramilitary fascist militia,the Camicie Nere (literally, black shirts), elded front-lineghting units alongside the Italian Army.

S PEED

D EFENSE


W EHRMACHTO BERLEUTNANTS OLDIER - C OMMANDER 1943

6

10 64/41

12

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

Limited Range 2

C OMMANDER A BILITIESInitiative +2Angriff In your assault phase,friendly non-artillery Soldiers adjacent to this unit can moveinto an enemy units hex and then attack that unit. They get+1 on each attack die for that attack.

35/45

The early successes of the German Army were due as muchto the small-unit ofcers, and the superior tactics theyemployed, than to better equipment and weaponry.

S PEED

D EFENSE


W EHRMACHT E XPERT S NIPERS OLDIER - S NIPER 1939

11

6 6

1 13/31 6

1


Superior Camouage Whilethis unit has cover, enemy unitscant attack this unit at mediumor long range.

Headshot Once per game, instead of attacking aVehicle, you may roll six attack dice. If you roll three ormore successes, put a face-up Disrupted counter on thatVehicle.

34/45

Most German snipers used the same Mauser rie issued tothe infantry with the addition of a telescopic sight.

S PEED

DEFENSE

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

33/45

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.

9 9

8 67/43 7

4

V EHICLE - A SSAULT GUN 1943

S TURMPANZER IV B RUMMBR 23

Built on the same chassis as the Panzer IV, the Brummbr(or Grizzly Bear) was designed for street ghting andassaulting dug-in infantry.


10/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


40/45

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

Open Back Enemy unitscan use their anti-Soldierattack values when attackingthis unit from behind.

13 113/33

9

T YPE 1 H O -N I 12 V EHICLE T ANK D ESTROYER

1942

The Type 1 self-propelled gun combined the chassis of aType 97 tank with a 75mm antitank gun.

S PEED

D EFENSE


39/45

Paratrooper This unit doesntget placed on the map duringdeployment. At the end of anyof your movement phases, youmay deploy this unit on the mapin any hex that isnt adjacentto an enemy unit. It cant movethat phase.

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

8 5

2 4/41

SNLFP ARATROOPERS 5S OLDIER P ARATROOPER

1942

Special Naval Landing Force soldiers trained as paratroopers conducted the rst paradrop of the Pacic Warat Manado, on the island of Celebes, on January 11, 1942.

S PEED

D EFENSE


38/45

C OMMANDER A BILITIESInitiative +2Pinpointer Units attacked byfriendly Soldiers adjacent to thisunit get 1 on cover rolls forthat attack.

7 4

2 4/41

S OLDIER - C OMMANDER 1939

SNLF C APTAIN 6

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

S PEED

D EFENSE


37/45


Commander Hunter This unitrolls two extra attack dice whenattacking a Commander.

Superior Camouage While this unit hascover, enemy units cant attack this unit at mediumor long range.

5 5

1 13/31 5

1

S OLDIER - S NIPER 1939

I MPERIAL S NIPER 8

Japanese snipers exacted a heavy toll in Allied ofcers andsoldiers in every theater they fought in.


11/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


44/45


7 5

2 4/41

S OLDIER 1941

A NTITANK G RENADIER 4

On June 22, 1941, German armies with Romanian supportattacked the Soviet Union. After recovering Bessarabia,Romanian units fought with the Germans onward toOdessa, Sevastopol, and Stalingrad. The Romaniancontribution of troops was enormous, exceeding allof Germans other allies combined.

S PEED

D EFENSE


T YPE 97T E -K E T ANKETTE


7

5

6 42/24

3

Infantry reconnaissance regiments got the most use out ofthis small, two-man tank.

43/45

S PEED

D EFENSE


42/45

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

6 6

10 83/33 5

7


T YPE 97 C HI -H A 12

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

S PEED

D EFENSE


41/45

T YPE 2 K A -M IA MPHIBIOUS T ANK


9

7 7

7 62/23 6

5

Amphibious This unit cancross streams without makinga movement roll. This unit canenter water hexes as thoughthey were double-cost-terrainhexes.

Crews often removed the pontoon-like extensions on theforward and rear parts of this tanks hull when it no longerneeded extra buoyancy.


12/12

S PEED

D EFENSE


45/45

Built at the Skoda works in Czechoslovakia, the LT-35 alsosaw service in the German and Hungarian armies.

7 7

7 63/23 6

5


R-2 LT-35 9

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