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armoured assault
Contents
Overview
Armoured Assault Scenario
Tank Battle Scenario
Special Rules
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British and Commonwealth Armour
Soviet Armour
German Armour
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AXIS
ALLIED
GERMAN
BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH
Armoured Cars
AEC Mk II/III Heavy Armoured Car
Daimler Armoured car
Staghound T-17E Armoured Car
Tank Destroyers
Achilles II C
Archer
Tanks
A30 Challenger
A34 Comet
Churchill Mk VII/Crocodile
Cromwell Centaur Mk IV
Miscellaneous
LVT 4 Buffalo
Universal Carrier - Wasp
British Armour Weapons Table
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9
9
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
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UNITED STATES
Armoured Cars
M3 Scout Car
M20 Armored Utility Car
Tank Destroyers
M36
M18 Hellcat
Tanks
M24 Chaffee
M26 Pershing
US Armour Weapons Table
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18
18
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SOVIET UNION
Tank Destroyers
SU-100
SU-152
ISU-122
ISU-152
Tanks
KV-1 S
KV-85
Soviet Armour Weapons Table
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24
25
25
26
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Armoured Cars
SdKfz 231 8-Rad
32
SdKfz 233 8-Rad
33
SdKfz 234/1 8-Rad
33
SdKfz 234/2 8-Rad
34
SdKfz 234/3 8-Rad
35
SdKfz 234/4 8-Rad
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Tank Destroyers
Jagdpanzer 38(T) (Hetzer)
36
Jagdpanther, Sd.Kfz. 173
37
Jagdpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 162
38
Jagdtiger, Sd.Kfz. 186
38
Panzerjager Hornisse / Nashorn Sd.Kfz. 164
39
Panzerjäger Tiger(P)-Elefant Sd.Kfz. 184
39
Sturmgeschütz IV Sd.Kfz. 167
40
Tanks
Tiger II Sd.Kfz. 182
41
Pnz III Sd.Kfz. 141 E and J
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Pnz IV Sd.Kfz. 161 D and H
43
Miscellaneous
Leichter gepanzert Mannschaft-Transportwagen 250
44
SdKfz 250/7
45
SdKfz 250/8
46
SdKfz 250/9
Schützenpanzerwagen 251
47
SdKfz 251/9
48
SdKfz 251/16
48
SdKfz 251/22
48
SdKfz 251/23
German Armour Weapons Table
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Errata
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armoured assault
Churchill Mk VII / Crocodile
The 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 Infantry
Divisional Support Cost: +7 Combat Effectiveness
Notes: 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.
Churchill Mk VII
Type
Move
Closed Tracked
15 cm
Crew: 5
Transport: N/A
Special Rules: Smoke launchers,
Heavy Tank
12
12
Shoot
EXP
Discipline
4+
4+
4+
Weapons: Turret - 75mm Tank
Gun, Co-axial MG, Bow - MG
Crocodile Flame Thrower*
Armour
Turret
Hull
Tracks
Front
18
18
Side
15
15
10
Rear
15
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M18 Hellcat
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.
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 Infantry
Divisional Support Cost: +3 Combat Effectiveness
M18 Hellcat
Type
Move
Open Tracked
35 cm
Crew: 5
Transport: N/A
Special Rules: Grenade Bucket
Shoot
EXP
Discipline
4+
4+
4+
Weapons:
Turret - 76mm Tank Gun,
Pintle - .50cal MG
Armour
Turret
Hull
Tracks
Front
8
8
Side
7
7
Rear
7
7
7
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KV-1 S
Initial 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.
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
Platoon
Divisional Support Cost: +5 Combat Effectiveness
KV-1 S
Type
Open Tracked
Crew: 5
Transport: N/A
Special Rules: None
Move
25 cm
Shoot
EXP
Discipline
4+
4+
4+
Weapons: Turret - 76.2mm Gun
ZiS-5, Co-axial - MG, Bow - MG,
Pintle - 12.7 mm MG
Armour
Turret
Hull
Front
15
13
Tracks
Side
13
13
Rear
13
13
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.
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
Platoon
Divisional Support Cost: +6 Combat Effectiveness
Notes: The Bow MG is fixed and can only fire in a straight line in the
direction the hull is facing.
KV-85
Type
Closed Tracked
Crew: 4
Transport: N/A
Special Rules: None
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Move
20 cm
Shoot
EXP
Discipline
4+
4+
4+
Weapons: Turret - 85mm Gun
D-5T85, Co-Axial - MG, Bow MG, Pintle - MG
Armour
Turret
Hull
Tracks
Front
16
13
Side
15
12
10
Rear
15
14
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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.
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 SS
Divisional Support Cost: +3 Combat Effectiveness
Jagdpanzer 38(T) (Hetzer)
Type
Move
Closed Tracked
25 cm
Crew: 4
Transport: N/A
Special Rules: Tiger Fear,
Remote MG
36
36
36
Shoot
EXP
Discipline
4+
4+
4+
Weapons: Hull - 75mm L/48 Tank
Gun, Pintle - MG
Armour
Turret
Hull
Tracks
Front
N/A
13
Side
N/A
9
8
Rear
N/A
8