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By Phil Yates
Updatedon
9 Jan 2013
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ByPhil yates
When the Red Army launched its counteroffensive after
the Battle of Kursk in August 1943, the German Army had
little to stop it. The much vaunted panzer divisions had worn
themselves out attacking the Soviet defences around Kursk,
leaving the new Panther and Tiger battalions being rushed to
the front as the only signicant armoured forces. A number ofKampfgruppen, ad hoc battlegroups, were formed around these
battalions and the remains of various panzer divisions under the
command of experienced panzer leaders. Wherever they were
employed these powerful battlegroups halted and threw back
the Red Armys thrusts.
It was natural then, when the Red Army launched Operation
Bagration on 22 June 1944, that the German Army would
attempt to recreate their success in halting the Soviet rampage.
The idea was mooted by Hitler on 2 July, and by 11 July orders
had been issued to form twelve new panzer brigades. The rst
four were to be ready in just over one month. Bearing in mindthat a panzer division was usually given six months to rebuild
after being mauled at the front, the timetable for creating
whole new units was incredibly short. The Army had suggested
rushing retting panzer divisions back to the front, but Hitler
had insisted on forming new units instead.
PANZER BRIGADESON THE EASTERN FRONT
After the destruction of Army Group Centre in Byelorussia by the Soviet Operation Bagration, there was little
left to stop them short of the German border, 600 kilometres to the west. Hitler ordered twelve new panzer
brigades created to surprise and destroy the attacking armoured spearheads. The rst four of these entered
combat on the Eastern Front in late August 1944, launching immediate counterattacks against the Red Armys
deepest thrusts.
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The rst of these was 101. Panzerbrigade under the command
of the highly decorated Generalmajor Hyacinth Graf von
Strachwitz und Camminetz (Major-general Hyacinth Count
of Strachwitz and Camminetz), known as the Panzergrafor
Panzer Count. Von Strachwitz was awarded the Knights
Cross with Swords as commander of the Grossdeutschland
(Greater Germany) Panzer Regiment, the lowest ranking ofcer
given the award at the time, and was then the third Army ofcer
to be awarded the Knights Cross with Diamonds for the relief
of the Cherkassy Pocket.
The core of the brigade was 2101. Panzerabteilung (2101st Arm-
oured Battalion) equipped with 36 Panther tanks. It was
planned to equip the battalion with a light company equipped
with Panzer IV/70 self-propelled guns as well, but these had
not yet been produced. The brigades other battalion was
the small 2101 Panzergrenadierbataillon (2101st Armoured
Infantry Battalion) with two companies mounted in Sd Kfz 251
armoured half-tracks and a company of mortars and assault
guns. The resulting battlegroup was equipped with the best
Germany had to offer, but had less than half the number of
Panther tanks and armoured half-tracks of a Panzer division,
not to mention lacking the Panzer IV tanks, motorised infantry,
and artillery that made up the bulk of the division.
On 18 August, 1944, three days after its hasty formation,
101. Panzerbrigade went into combat as Panzerverband
von Strachwitz (Armoured Unit von Strachwitz) alongside
SS-Panzerbrigade Gross, an even more hastily-formed group
of SS training units. The Soviet offensive had reached the
Baltic Sea coast just west of Riga in Latvia, cutting off the
German Sixteenth and Eighteenth Armies. High Command
had ordered OperationDoppelkopf(Doubled Head), an attack
by the Panzerverbandand six armoured divisions under the
39th and 40th Panzer Corps of the Third Panzer Army to cut off
the Soviet spearhead and re-open communications with the
trapped armies.
Panzerverband von Strachwitz was given the northern-most
position, attacking from Frauenberg (now Saldus) towards
Tukums where it would link up with an attack by Sixteenth
Army. The other six divisions were to attack from Lithuania up
the main road from Tauroggen (now Taurag) through Schaulen
(Siauliai) to Mitau (Jelgava), cutting off the Soviet 2nd Guards
Army. This route added 100 km (60 miles) to the distance theyneeded to cover, but would clear the main road and railway line
to Riga.
Von Strachwitz punched through the Soviet 51st Army to link up
with Sixteenth Army the next day, then moved south to retake
Mitau (Jelgava). The attacks by 39th and 40th Panzer Corps were
not as successful. While the Germans had been bringing up
their armoured divisions, the Red Army had reinforced its posi-
tions with the 5th Guards Tank Army. The reinforced defences
stopped all of the German divisions after advances of just six to
twenty kilometres (four to twelve miles). The German attacks
were called off and much of the ground won was given up.
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Mita(Jelgava)
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Kelm
Tarogge(Tarag)
Schale(Sialiai)
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PanzerBrigade hQ
57 62
Key
Sd Kfz 251/2(8cm)
3. KomPanie
2101. PanzeraBteilung
3 3 3
2
2. KomPanie
3 3 3
2
1. KomPanie
6
2101. Panzergrenadier-Bataillon
1. KomPanie
3. KomPanie
2 1
6 5 2
2
5 2
2. KomPanie
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
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Sd Kfz 251/17(2cm)
Sd Kfz 251/1Sd Kfz 251/16(Flamm)
Sd Kfz 251/1Stuka zu Fuss
Sd Kfz 251/9(7.5cm)
MbelwagenPanther G
Aufklrungs PlatoonPanzerpionier Company Panzergrenadier Platoon 12cm sGW43
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The Red Army, thinking that the
Germans had given up, withdrew the
5th Guards Tank Army, only to be caughtby surprise when the German Third
Army launched a concentrated attack
from Doblen (Dobele) a week later. This
succeeded in widening von Stachwitzs
corridor to 30km, but left the highway
and rail line in Soviet hands.
On 24 August, Oberst(Colonel)
Meinrad von Lauchert took over from
von Strachwitz, who had been injured
in a car crash. Panzerverband von
Lauchertas it was now known, moved
north into Estonia, defending Tartu
near Lake Peipus. When the Red Armylaunched their operation to clear Estonia
on 17 September, the Panzerverband
formed the rearguard as the German
Army Group Narva was evacuated
through Pernau, nally leaving on
26 September. When it arrived back in
Riga, the SS-Panzerbrigade Gross was
disbanded, leaving 101. Panzerbrigade
to ght on alone.
Now just a shadow of its former self,
the panzer brigade formed the rearguard
in early October, ghting across the old
battleelds of Schaulen, Kelm, andsouth to Tauroggen, counterattacking
at Skaudvil and Kvederne on the 8
and 9 October. Retreating through
Tilsit (Sovetsk), it fought at Godap,
Wirballen (Virbalis) and Nemmersdorf
(Mayakovskoye) on the East Prussian
border in mid October. By this time
the brigade was almost completely
destroyed and at the end of the month,
the survivors were used to reform the
20th Panzer Division.
Despite its small size, 101. Panzer-
brigade had formed an important part of
the German defence of the Baltic States
at a critical time, vindicating the panzer
brigade concept in combat against the
Red Army.
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Hgerbrg(narva-Jes)
Dag(Hiimaa)
RIGA
MEMEL(Klaipeda)
Kurland(Courland,Kurzeme)
Liba(Liepja)
KnIGSBERG(Kaliigrad)
TkmsDoble
(Dobele)
Jakobstadt(Jkabpils)
MInSK
Wirballe(Virbalis)
Tarogge(Tarag)
Schale(Sialiai)
Kvedere(Kvdara)
Ace
Tilsit(Sovetsk)
Mita(Jelgava)
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You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from eachbox shaded grey.
InFAntry
ArtIllery
AIrcrAFt
InFAntry
VerbAndSuppOrtplAtOOnS
cOmbAtplAtOOnS
HeAdquArterS
Panzerkompanie HQ
HeAdquArterS
7
Panther Platoon
ArmOur
7
WeApOnSplAtOOnS
Panther Platoon
ArmOur
7
Panther Platoon
ArmOur
7
Anti-aircraft GunPlatoon
AntI-AIrcrAFt
7
Panzerpionier Platoon12
Aufklrungs Platoon13
Volksgrenadier Platoon13
SS-Grenadier Platoon15
Naval Gunfre Support15
SS-Artillery Battery14
Air Support14
Panzergrenadier Platoon9
reIcH dIVIded
Heer and SS Platoons in your orce are Allies and ollow theAllies rules on page o 70 rulebook.
Reluctant
confident
feaRless
conscRipt
tRained
VeteRan
motivationand sKillWith the Red Army on the borders o East Prussia, it is do-or-die time or the German Army.Despite its hasty ormation, the new Panzerbrigade is perorming well, throwing back theRussian spearheads wherever it ghts. Te Panzerkompanie is rated asCofdet Traied.
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Panzerkompanie HQ
HAUPTmann
HAUPTMANN
Company Command Panther
Company HQ
2iC Command Panther
Leutnant
Panther Platoon
Command Panther
HQ Section
Leutnant
Panzer Section
Unteroffizier
Panzer Section
Unteroffizier
Panther Panther
headQuarters
2 Panther A or G 290 points
PanzerKomPanie hQ
Platoon
3 Panther A or G 430 points
PantherPlatoon
101. Panzerbrigadeis equipped with the latest model o thePanther tank, the steel core o the battlegroups that were sosuccessul against Soviet spearheads earlier in the year.
anti-airCraft gun PlatoonPlatoon
4 Mbelwagen (3.7cm) 170 points
3 Mbelwagen (3.7cm) 130 points
2 Mbelwagen (3.7cm) 90 points
Leutnant
Anti-aircraft gun platoon
Command Mbelwagen (3.7cm)
HQ Section
Leutnant
Mbelwagen (3.7cm)
Mbelwagen (3.7cm)
Anti-aircraft section
Unteroffizier
Mbelwagen (3.7cm)
Te Allied bombing campaign against Germany has drawnthe ghter orce back to deend the homeland, strippingthe ront lines o air cover. Te Red Air Force is responding
with increasingly vigorous air strike against the panzers. Teboxy sides o the Mbelwagen (Furniture Van) anti-aircrattank disguise its deadly 3.7cm anti-aircrat gun, an eective
weapon to keep the Red attack aircrat at bay.
Te Panther tank has shown itsel to be Germanys best tank.As long as it can control the pace o the battle, the Panthersarmour and gun are as eective as those on the heavy igertank, and its mobility is ar better. Even in the hands onewly-trained crews, the Panther gives an excellent accounto itsel against the Red Armys -34 tanks, and can out ma-noeuvre the heavy IS-2 tanks to deeat them in detail.
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You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from eachbox shaded grey.
VeRbandsuppoRtplatoons(Chooseoneplatoonfrome
achbox)
ArmOur
InFAntry
ArmOur
FlAme-tHrOWerS
ArtIllery
AIrcrAFt
combatplatoons
HeadquaRteRs
Panzergrenadier-kompanie HQ
HeAdquArterS
9
PanzergrenadierPlatoon
InFAntry
9
Weaponsplatoons
Heavy Platoon
ArtIllery
10
Mortar Platoon
ArtIllery
11
PanzergrenadierPlatoon
InFAntry
9
PanzergrenadierPlatoon
InFAntry
9
Panther Platoon7
SS-Panzer Platoon14
Panzerpionier Platoon12
Aufklrungs Platoon 13
Volksgrenadier Platoon13
SS-Grenadier Platoon15
Panther Platoon7
Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon12
Naval Gunfre Support14
SS-Artillery Battery15
Air Support14
reIcH dIVIded
Heer and SS Platoons in your orce are Allies and ollow theAllies rules on page o 70 rulebook.
Cannon Platoon
ArmOur
11
Reluctant
confident
feaRless
conscRipt
tRained
VeteRan
motivationand sKillFully equipped with armoured hal-tracks, the panzer grenadiers o the new panzer brigade orm
a small, but potent, inantry strike orce. With the ate o Germany in their hands, these bravesoldiers are determined to do their duty, being rated asCofdet Traied.
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PanzergrenadierKompanie HQ
HAUPTmann
HAUPTMANN
Company HQ
Company CommandPanzerfaust SMG team
2iC CommandPanzerfaust SMG team
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track Sd Kfz 251/17 D (2cm) half-track
Panzergrenadier platoon
Leutnant or Oberfeldwebel
UNTERoffizier
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
PanzergrenadierSquad
PanzerfaustMG team
PanzerfaustMG team
UNTERoffizier
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
PanzergrenadierSquad
PanzerfaustMG team
PanzerfaustMG team
Panzergrenadier Squad
UNTERoffizier
Leutnant or Oberfeldwebel
HQ Section
Command Panzerfaust MG team Sd Kfz 251/17 D (2cm) half-track
Panzerfaust MG teamPanzerfaust MG team Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
headQuarters
Company HQ 65 points
Panzergrenadier-KomPanie hQ
eams rom the Company HQ o a Panzergrenadier-kompanie may use the Mounted Assault special rule on
page 243 o the rulebook.
Panzergrenadier Platoons may use the Mounted Assaultspecial rule on page 243 o the rulebook.
PanzergrenadierPlatoonPlatoon
HQ Section with:
3 Panzergrenadier Squads 220 points
2 Panzergrenadier Squads 160 points
oPtion
Replace Command Panzeraust MG team withCommand Panzeraust SMG team at no cost.
An Sd Kz 251/17 D (2cm) hal-track is a ank team, butcan carry one Passenger team as i it was a ransport team.
Te panzer grenadier platoons have large numbers oPanzeraust anti-tank launchers, allowing them to take onthe Red Armys tank hordes. Teir Sd Kz 251/17 D anti-aircrat hal-track neutralises the Red Air Force as well.
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Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoon
Leutnant
Unteroffizier
machine-GunSection
Unteroffizier
Mortar Section
Sd Kfz 251/17 D(2cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/17 D(2cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/17 D(2cm) half-track
Leutnant
HQ Section
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-trackCommand SMG team
Unteroffizier
Gun Section
Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/2 D (8cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/2 D (8cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) half-track
PanzergrenadierheavyPlatoonPlatoon
HQ Section with:
Machine-gun Section 185 points
oPtions
Add Mortar Section or +60 points.
Add Gun Section or +60 points.
Te brigades Panzergrenadier Bataillon is small, but welldesigned. Te two inantry companies each have their ownheavy weapons platoon. With anti-aircrat guns, heavymachine-guns, mortars, and assault guns, the heavy platoongives the company the tools to tackle most problems. Teplatoon is rarely used as a single unit. More normally, com-ponents are assigned to panzergrenadier platoons as needed.Te assault guns are ideal or knocking out enemy machine-guns. Te mortars pin down the enemy beore assaults, andthe heavy machine-guns massacre enemy attacks.
A Heavy Platoon may make Combat Attachments toPanzergrenadier Platoons and uses the Mounted Assaultsspecial rule.
An Sd Kz 251/17 D (2cm) hal-track is a ank team, butcan carry one Passenger team as i it was a ransport team.
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Mortar Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command
SMG team
Unteroffizier
Mortar Section
Unteroffizier
Mortar Section
ObserverRifle team
12cm sGW43mortar
12cm sGW43mortar
KbelwagenSd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-track Sd Kfz 251/1 D (Stuka) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/1 Dhalf-track
Sd Kfz 251/1 Dhalf-track
12cm sGW43mortar
12cm sGW43mortar
Sd Kfz 251/1 Dhalf-track
Sd Kfz 251/1 Dhalf-track
Unteroffizier
Launcher Section
Cannon Platoon
LeutnantLeutnant
Gun Section
Command Sd Kfz 251/9 D(7.5cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/9 D(7.5cm) half-track
Unteroffizier
Gun Section
Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) half-track
Unteroffizier
Gun Section
Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) half-track
Each Sd Kz 251/1 D (Stuka) hal-track res a bombard-ment completely separate rom the rest o the Mortar Platoonusing the Stuka zu Fuss rules on page 245 o the rulebook.
A Sd Kz 251/1 D (Stuka) hal-track cannot act as theSpotting team or the 12cm sGW43 mortars, nor can themortars or the Observer team act as the Spotting team or aSd Kz 251/1 D (Stuka) hal-track.
mortarPlatoonPlatoon
HQ Section with:
4 12cm sGW43 120 points
oPtions
Add Sd Kz 251/1 D hal-tracks and Kbelwagen or+25 points or the platoon.
Add up to two Sd Kz 251/1 D (Stuka) hal-tracks or+35 points per hal-track.
Te brigades only integral artillery is the two platoons isthe two platoons o heavy mortars in the battalions heavy
weapons company.
Cannon PlatoonPlatoon6 Sd Kz 251/9 D (7.5cm) 185 points
4 Sd Kz 251/9 D (7.5cm) 125 points
Te inantrys reserve o repower came rom the Stummel(Stump) guns o the cannon platoon. Te Sd Kz 251/9assault guns mounted stubby 75mm guns to knock outmachine-gun nests and anti-tank weapons that are holdingup the inantrys advance. Te hal-tracks are lightlyarmoured, so need to be cautious, but pack a punch way
above their weight.
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Panzerpionier Platoon
Leutnant
Unteroffizier
Pioneer Squad
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command PioneerPanzerfaust MG team
Pioneer SupplyOpel Maultier
Sd Kfz 251/1 Dhalf-track
Unteroffizier
Pioneer Squad
Sd Kfz 251/7 Dhalf-track
PioneerPanzerfaust
MG team
Sd Kfz 251/7 Dhalf-track
PioneerPanzerfaust
MG team
Sd Kfz 251/7 Dhalf-track
PioneerPanzerfaust
MG team
Sd Kfz 251/7 Dhalf-track
PioneerPanzerfaust
MG team
Armoured Flame-thrower Platoon
Leutnant
Unteroffizier
Flame Section
Unteroffizier
Flame Section
Sd Kfz 251/16 D(Flamm) half-track
Leutnant
Flame Section
Command Sd Kfz 251/16 D(Flamm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/16 D(Flamm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/16 D(Flamm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/16 D(Flamm) half-track
Sd Kfz 251/16 D(Flamm) half-track
Reluctant
confident
feaRless
conscRipt
tRained
VeteRan
motivationand sKill101. Panzerbrigade has a scout platoon and a small pioneer company to support the tanks and
inantry: . Like the rest o the brigade, and theVolksgrenadiere they ought with, they make upor their lack o combat experience with determination, and are rated asCofdet Traied.
Panzerpionier Platoons may use the Mounted Assaultspecial rule on page 243 o the rulebook.
PanzerPionierPlatoonPlatoon
HQ Section with:
2 Pioneer Squads 160 points
oPtions
Replace Command Pioneer Panzeraust MG teamwith Command Pioneer Panzeraust SMG team atno cost.
Add an additional Sd Kz 251/7 D hal-track to eachsquad or +15 points or the platoon.
Add Pioneer Supply 3-ton Maultier or +30 points.
Platoon
6 Sd Kz 251/16 D (Flamm) 240 points
4 Sd Kz 251/16 D (Flamm) 160 points
2 Sd Kz 251/16 D (Flamm) 80 points
armoured flame-throwerPlatoon
Te brigade pioneer company has a platoon o armouredassault engineers backed up by a whole platoon o armouredfame-throwers. Te Sd Kz 251/16 fame-throwing hal-track mounts two fame-throwers, one on each side o the
vehicle. Tey race up to an enemy position, smother the op-position in fame, and pull back as the panzer grenadiers rollin to mop up the remains.
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Volksgrenadier platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Unteroffizier
MG Squad
Unteroffizier
Assault Squad
Unteroffizier
Assault Squad
Panzerfaust MG team
Panzerfaust MG teamCommand Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle team
PanzerfaustAssault Rifle
team
PanzerfaustAssault Rifle
team
PanzerfaustAssault Rifle
team
PanzerfaustAssault Rifle
team
volKsgrenadierPlatoonPlatoon
HQ Section with:
2 Assault Squads and 1 MG Squad 210 points
When the Red Army launched its oensive against Memel,the attacked a weak section o the line deended by threeVolksgrenadier(Peoples Grenadier) divisions with no armourand little artillery in support. Tese newly-ormed divisionsrely on massed repower, including the new StG44 assault
rife, to oset their lack o numbers.Te Volksgrenadiereought hard, but were pressed back, andtheir lines broken. Panzerverbandvon Lauchert is amongstthe rst armoured orces to race to their support.
Auklrungs Platoons may use the Mounted Assault specialrule on page 243 o the rulebook.
aufKlrungs PlatoonPlatoon
HQ Section with:
3 Auklrungs Squads 215 points
2 Auklrungs Squads 155 points
oPtions
Replace Command Panzeraust MG team withCommand Panzeraust SMG team at no cost.
Add an additional Sd Kz 251/1 D hal-track to eachsquad or +10 points per hal-track.
Aufklrungs Platoon
Command Panzerfaust MG team
PanzerfaustMG team
PanzerfaustMG team
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
PanzerfaustMG team
PanzerfaustMG team
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track
PanzerfaustMG team
PanzerfaustMG team
Sd Kfz 251/1 Dhalf-track
Sd Kfz 251/1 Dhalf-track
Te panzer brigade lacks a long-distance reconnaissanceelement, relying on the Auklrungs (Scout) platoon as acoup de main orce to seize critical ground ahead o the main
body. Fortunately, the Red Army doesnt undertake a lot oreconnaissance, so rapid attacks into their spearheads dontrun into too many surprises.
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SS-Panzer Platoon
Command tank
HQ Section
Panzer SectionPanzer Section
Tank Tank
Obersturmfhrer
Unterscharfhrer Unterscharfhrer
Air Support
LEUTNANT
Flight
LEUTNANT
Aircraft
Naval GunFire Support
Kapitn Zur See
Heavy Cruiser
Kapitn Zur See
Prinz Eugen
naval gunfire suPPortI you have Naval Gunre Support, your orce will eld anObserver Rie team that can spot or an artillery batteryo our Condent rained Naval Guns. Te guns are notdeployed on the table, but have the range to hit any targeton the table. Tey do not have a Staf team.
Weapon Range ROF Anti-Tank FirepowerNaval Guns - - 6 1+
Platoon
3 Panzer III L or M 180 points
oPtions
Replace up to one Panzer III L or M tank with aPanzer III J (Early) tank or -15 points.
Replace up to one Panzer III L or M tank with aPanzer III N tank or -10 points.
Replace up to one Panzer III L or M tank with aPanzer IV G tank or +10 points.
Replace any or all Panzer III L or M tanks withPanzer IV J tanks or +15 points per tank, withPanther G tanks or +105 points per tank, withStuG G assault guns or +25 points per assault gun,
with T-34 obr 1942 tanks or +5 points per tank,
or with T-34/85 obr 1943 tanks or +30 pointsper tank.
ss-PanzerPlatoon
Panzer III J, L, M, or N tanks and Panzer IV G tanks in theSS-Panzer Platoon are Unreliable.
naval gunfire suPPort
airsuPPortsPoradiC airsuPPort
HS 129B 115 points
HS 129B3 115 points
Ju 87D Stuka 100 points
Ju 87 G Stuka 100 points
naval gunfire suPPort
Prinz Eugen 200 points
Reluctant
confident
feaRless
conscRipt
tRained
VeteRan
motivationand sKillTe soldiers oSS-Panzerbrigade Gross have been pulled out o training schools to orm emergencycombat units. Tey lack in experience, but are thoroughly indoctrinated with Nazi ideology andwill ght anatically to deend their land. SS Support Platoons rated asFearless Traied.
Te Kriegmarine (Navy) supported Panzerverband vonStrachwitz attack at ukums with long-rang naval gun rerom the 200mm (8) guns o the heavy cruiser, the PrinzEugen, amous or its role in the Bismarcks last cruise.
When the situation in the Baltic States became desperate, the Lutwafe(Air Force) sent Hans Rudel, their top tank-killer ace,and their best ground-attack units to slow down the Soviet advance and support the panzer counterattacks.
SS-PanzerbrigadeGross includes a scratched-together armoured battalion o two companies, both initially equipped withworn-out training tanks. As the campaign progressed, they picked up a wide variety o other tanks.
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OberSturmFhrer
SS-Artillery Battery
Obersturmfhrer
Unterscharfhrer
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer
Unterscharfhrer
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer
SS-grenadier platoon
Untersturmfhrer
Untersturmfhrer
HQ Section
Unterscharfhrer
Rifle Squad
Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team
Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team
CommandPanzerfaust MG team
Unterscharfhrer
Rifle Squad
Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team
Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team
Unterscharfhrer
Rifle Squad
Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team
Panzerfaust
Rifle/MG team
Panzerverband von Strachwitz includedtwo batteries o artillery rom the Latvian19. Wafengrenadierdivision der SS (LettischeNr. 2), the 19th (2nd Latvian) Armed SS-Grenadier Division, ormed rom a mix oLatvian volunteers and conscripts.
Having suered horribly under the Soviet occupationin 1940 and 1941, their attitude was rst well beat theRussians, then well beat the Germans, an echo o their ghtor independence ater the First World War.
ss-artilleryBattery
PlatoonHQ Section with:
4 10.5cm leFH18 185 points
2 10.5cm leFH18 100 points
ss-grenadierPlatoonPlatoon
HQ Section with:
3 Rife Squads 200 points
2 Rife Squads 145 points
SS-Panzerbrigade Gross also included two battalions oinantry rom SS training schools. Like the troops o101. Panzerbrigade, the troops are determined to protectGermany rom the Red Menace, and make up or their lacko experience with anatical determination.
Facing large numbers o Soviet tanks, they are heavily-armedwith Panzeraust anti-tank launchers, a orm o one-shotbazooka. Te Panzeraust may have a short range, but itis devastating to tanks and ideal or the deence o theirhomeland.
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Armourname Mobility Frot Side Top Equipmet ad notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower
tanksPanzer III J (early) Standard Tank 5 3 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo.
5cm KwK gun 24/60cm 3 7 4+
Panzer III L or M Standard Tank 6 3 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.5cm KwK39 gun 24/60cm 3 9 4+
Panzer III N Standard Tank 6 3 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.7.5cm KwK37 gun 24/60cm 2 9 3+ Smoke.
Panzer IV G Standard Tank 5 3 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo.7.5cm KwK40 gun 32/80cm 2 11 3+
Panzer IV J Standard Tank 6 3 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.7.5cm KwK40 gun 32/80cm 2 11 3+ Slow traverse.
Panther A or G Standard Tank 10 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Wide tracks.7.5cm KwK42 gun 32/80cm 2 14 3+
StuG G Standard Tank 7 3 1 Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.7.5cm StuK40 gun 32/80cm 2 11 3+ Hull mounted.
captUred tanksT-34 obr 1942 (captured) Standard Tank 6 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Fast tank, Wide tracks, Limited
vision, Unreliable.7.62cm KwK(r) gun 32/80cm 2 9 3+
T-34/85 obr 1943 (captured) Standard Tank 7 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Unreliable.8.5cm KwK(r) gun 32/80cm 2 12 3+
inFantryGUns (sp)
Sd Kz 251/2 D (8cm) Hal-tracked 1 0 0 AA MG.8cm GW34 mortar 24/60cm 2 2 3+ Hull mounted, Smoke, Portee, Minimum range 8/20cm.Firing Bombardment 40/100cm - 2 6 Smoke bombardment.
Sd Kz 251/9 D (7.5cm) Hal-tracked 1 0 0 Co-ax MG.7.5cm KwK37 gun 24/60cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted.
Sd Kz 251/16 D (Flamm) Hal-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG.Two 1.4cm Flammenwerfer 4/10cm 3 (each) - 6 Side mounted, Flame-thrower.
Sd Kz 251/17 D (2cm) Hal-tracked 1 0 0 Carry 1 Passenger, Passenger-red AA MG.2cm FlaK38 gun 16/40cm 4 5 5+ Anti-aircraft.
Sd Kz 251/1 D (Stuka) hal-track Hal-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG.28cm sW40 Rocket Launcher 40/100cm - 3 1+ Hull mounted, Stuka zu Fuss.
anti-aircraFt
Mbelwagen (3.7cm) Standard Tank 0 0 03.7cm FlaK43 gun 24/60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircraft.
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Team Rage ROF Ati-tak Firepower notes
Rife/MG team 16/40cm 2 2 6
MG team 16/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 2 when Pinned Down.
SMG team 4/10cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
Assault Rife team 8/20cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
Flame-thrower team 4/10cm 2 - 6 Flame-thrower.
Sta team 16/40cm 1 2 6 Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
additional traininGand eqUipmentPanzeraust 4/10cm 1 12 5+ Tank Assault 6, Cannot shoot in the Shooting Step i moved in the
Movement Step.
Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4.
Weapo Mobility Rage ROF Ati-tak Firepower notes
MG42 HMG Man-packed 24/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 3 when pinned down or moving.
8cm GW34 mortar Man-packed 24/60cm 2 2 3+ Smoke, Minimum range 8/20cm.
Firing bombardments 40/100cm - 2 6 Smoke bombardment.
12cm sGW43 mortar Light 56/140cm - 3 3+
10.5cm leFH18 howitzer Immobile 24/60cm 1 10 2+ Gun shield, Breakthrough gun, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 72/180cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
ArmourVehicle Mobility Frot Side Top Equipmet ad notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower
Kbelwagen jeep Jeep - - -
Opel Maultier Hal-tracked - - -
Sd Kz 251/1 D hal-track Hal-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-red AA MG.
Sd Kz 251/7 D (Pioneer) hal-track Hal-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-red AA MG, Assault bridge.
Aircraft Weapo To Hit Ati-tak Firepower notes
Ju 87D Stuka Bombs 4+ 5 1+
Ju 87G Stuka Cannon 3+ 11 4+
Hs 129B Cannon 2+ 9 4+ Flying tank.
Hs 129B3 Cannon 4+ 15 3+ Flying tank, No HE.
MG 3+ 6 5+
Weapo Rage ROF Ati-tak Firepower
Prinz Eugen - - 6 1+
Germa heavy cruiser Priz Euge.Photo from Bret Joes collectio,
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