Panzer Blitz Rules

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I M P O R T A NT NT :  R E A D  F I R S T B E F OR E  EXAMININGTHERULES-  A Note to Players Unfa mili ar wit h Avalo n Hill BattleGames: T h e  g a me  P a n z e r B li t z  i s  a  " t a c t i c a l- s i m u l a -  t i o n " — w h i c h  s i m p l y  m e a ns ns  t h a t r e al ,  s m a l -  scalecombat eventshavebeentranslated intoa m a n ag e a bl e  s y m b o l i c  f o r m a t  w h i c h  p e r m i t s  t h e m  t o  b e  r e - c re a t e d a s  a  t w o  p l a y e r  g a m e.  T h e  r u l es  o f  p l a y  p r o v i d e  a  f r a m e w o r k  f o r  t h i s  r e - c r ea t i o n . T h e  r u l e s  a r e  b a s i ca l l y  c o m m o n -  s e ns e  b a c k e d- u p  b y  h i s t o r i ca l  r e s ea r c h a n d  gametheory.

W h i l e  a t  f i r s t  t h e  g a me  m a y  s e e m  c o m p l e x t o  y o u ,  y o u  w i l l  f i n d  t h a t  w i t h  f a m i l i a r i t y  c o m es  a  s e n se  o f  t h e  o v e r a l l  s c h e me  o f  p l a y  w h i c h  e n a bl e s  y o u  t o  m a k e  a n  i n t u i t i v e  u s e o f  t h e  r u le s  r a t h er  t h a n  h a v i ng ng  t o  c o m m i t  t h e m m t o  m e m o ry ry  l e t te r - b yy- l e tttt e r .  S o , r e ad  t h e r u le s  once andthen playapracticegameortwo, r e f e r r i n g  b a ck  t o  t h e  w r i t t e n  r u l e s a s q u e s t io n s  c o me me  t o  m i n d . I n  t h i s  w a y  t h e  g a m e i t s el f  b e c om e s  a  l e a r n i n g  d e vi c e  t o  h e l p  y o u  a b s o r b  t h e  d e t a i l s o f  p l a y .  A b o v e  a l l , r e m e m t j e r ;  y o u  control thegameand therulesaresimplya l o g i ca l  f r a m e w o r k  f o r  y o u r  u s e.

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INTRODUCTION

"PanzerBlitz" isafastmoving,excitingtwo- p l ay e r g am e w h i ch ch  s i m ul a te te s  i n  a  r e a li s titi c  manner the essential elementsof tactical-level a r m o r e d  w a r f a re .  T h e  f l e x i b i l i t y  b u i l t  i n t o  t h e  g a me  t h r o u g h  t h e  u s e o f  t h e  S i t u a t i o n  C a r d s  e na na b e l s  p l a y er er s  t o  e x pe pe r ie n ce ce  a  v a r i e t y o f  mobilecombat "encounters."Also thewide s e le c ti o n o f  w e ap ap o n s ys ys t em s  r e pr e se se n te d , a c c u r a te l y  c o n v e y s s o m e  o f  t h e  s t r e n gt h s  a n d  weaknessesinherent inthe GermanandSoviet a r m i es .  N o t  o n l y  i s  t h e  g am e  a n e n j o y a b l e  an d  challengingexperience but it isalsoavaluable s o u rc e  o f  h i s t o r i c a l  d a t a w h i c h  c a n  b e  f e l t  a n d u n d e r s t oo d  i n  a  m a n n e r m o r e ,  d r a m a t i c a n d  m e a n i n g fu l  t h a n  a  s i m p l e  w r i t t e n  a c c o u n t  o f  Eastfrontcombat.Togainaninsightintothe b a si s  o f  t h e  g a me ,  p l a y e rs  s h o u ld  r e a d t h e  " D e s i gn e r ' s  N o t e s ”  s e c t i on  o f  t h e  C a m p a i g n   Analys isb ookl et.

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 A Note to "Ve ter an" Players of Previous  Avalo n Hill Batt le Games: Alth oug h at first , "PanzerBlitz" maylook familiarto youasa wargame,appearancescanbedeceiving! Many of theconcepts, techniquesanddetailsof play a r e t o t a l l y  u n l i k e  o t h e r  A v a l o n  H i l l  g a me s . W e,  t h er e fo r e, e,  s t ro n gl y  a dv is e y ou ou  t o  t h o r o u g h l y  r e a d , f r o m  s t a r t  t o  f i n i s h ,  A L L  t h e  r u le s  o f  p l a y!  T r y  t o  c l e ar ar  y o u r  m i n d  o f  a l l  y o u r o l d w a r ga m i ng ng  p r e co co n ce ce p t io n s  a n d a s s u m pt i o n s.  " P a n z e r B l i t z "  i s  a  N E W  g a m e ,  w i t h  N E W  r u l es ,  b a se d  u p o n  N E W  c o n c e p t s a n d p a ra ra m et et e rs rs !  A s su m e n o t hi hi n g ; r e ad  t h e

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 AG THEMAPBOARD Thethreesectionmapboardrepresentsavaried samplingoftypicalterrain intheSovietUnion. Eachsectionhasanumbe r(1, 2or 3)located  just above fold-lin e. The board is " g e o - m o r p h i c "  i . e . c a p a bl e  o f  b e i ng  c h a n g e d by re-arrangingthe threesectionsin avariety ofjuxtaposito i n s .  T h e  l o n g  e d ge  o f  e a c h  t w o  panelsectionwill lineupwith thelongedgeof anyothersection nomatterwhichwaythey arebuttedtogether. Theshortedgesmatewith eachother inasimilar fashion.Usetheplastic c l i p s p r o v i d e d  t o  h o l d  t h e  s e c t o i n s  t o g e t he he r .

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THEPLAYINGPIECES Thesquare,cardboardpiecesrepresentplatoon o r  c o m p a n y  s i z e d  m i l i ta r y  u n i t s  o f  s e ve r al  d i f f e r e n t t y p e s  ( e . g .  I n f a n t r y  p l a to to o n s ,  T a n k  platoons,AssaultGunplatoons,etc),whichare t h e  p l a y i ng  p i ec e s  u s e d  i n  P A N Z E R B L I T Z .  Hereafterthey willbereferredto as"units" or " u n i t-t- c o u n t e rs rs " .  T he he  n um um be be rs rs  o n t he he  unit-counters representthat unit'sca pabilities withrespecttom ovement,attack,defense,and r an an ge ge  o f  w e ap o ns . T h e o t he he r  s y mb mb o ls  o r  sih l o ue ue t te s  id e n t if y  w h a t t y p e o f  u n i t t h a t counterrepresents.

TheforcesinagivenSituationmay beunequal a n d o n e s id e  m a y  h a v e a  b e t te te r  c h a nc e  o f  w i n n i n g  t h an an  t h e  o t h e r ,  b u t  i t  i s  p r i m a r i l y  th th e  skillof theindividual playerwhichdetermines theoutcome ofthe game.Thechanceelement  Thechanceelement i n t r od u c e d  b y  t h e  u s e  o f  t h e  d i e - r o l / C o m b a t  R e s ul t s T a b le  i s o n l y  t h a t  d e g r e e o f  c h a n c e  c o n s i s te n t l y  p r e s e n t i n  a n y  r e a l -l i fe  c o m b a t 

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74 men, 15 SMG, 4 76mm h owitzers, 13 horse drawn vehicles, 49 horses.

122mm (71-72)

129 men, 24 SMG, 6 MG, 6 122m howitzers, 4 trucks, 11 horse drawn vehicles, 80 horses.

82mm (MOT.) (81-83)

45 men, 6 SMG, 6 82mm mortars, 6 trucks.

82mm (84-89)

61 men, 5 SMG, 9 82mm mortars, 9 horse drawn wagons.

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120mm (91-93)

65-70 men, 14-16 SMG, 7-8 120mm mortars, 8 trucks.

Engineers ( 111- 112 )

About 100 men armed with an odd assortment of SMG, flamethrowers andmine-clearance equipment.

Reconnaisance (131-135)

37 men, 15 SMG, 5 MG, 3 trucks or half tracks.

Rifle (141-149)

156 men, 42 SMG, 23 MG, 2 50mm mortars, 3 horse drawn wagons.

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45 men, 7 SMG, 4 MG, 4 50mm guns, 6 trucks.

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45 men, 7 SMG, 4 MG 4 75mm guns, 6 trucks.

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39 men, 6 SMG, 1 MG, 2‘150mm howitzers, 6 trucks.

81mm (81-84)

66 men, 6 SMG, 6 81 mortars, 15 horse drawn vehicles, 19 horses.

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47 men, 7 SMG, 2 MG, 4 120mm mortars, 7 trucks.

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59 men, 11 SMG, 6 MG, 3 horse drawn vehicles, 4 horses.

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170 men, 55 SMG, 25 MG, 2 50mm mortars, 3 horsedrawn wagons.

171 men, 100 SMG, 12 MG, 6 ATR, 8 horse drawn vehicles, 180 horses.

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52 men, 30 SMG, 4 MG, 3 horse drawn vehicles, 4 horses.

Command Post (201-203)

6 men andcommunications equipment

Wagons (411-414)

6 men, 4 horse-drawn vehicles, about 16 horses.

Truck Transport (421-429/ 431-437)

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6 men, 5 Ford G 997T or Opel 6700A 3 ton trucks.

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70 men, 60 SMG, 10 SU-85 SP guns, 1motorcycle.

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80 men, 70 SMG, 10 SU-100 SP guns, 1 motorcycle.

JSU-122 (851-852)

52 men, 21SM G, 10 JSU-122 SP guns, 1 motorcycle.

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38 men, 14 SMG, 11MG, 7 234/2 ("Puma") armored cars (50mm gun).

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38 men, 14 SMG, 11 MG, 7 234/4 armored cars (75mm gun).

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38 men, 14 SMG, 11 MG, 7 234/1 armored cars (20mm gun).

Maultier (battery) (610)

135 men, 12 SMG, 6 MG, 6 Maultier self-propelled rocket launchers, 25 trucks.

Wespe(battery) (621-623)

125 men, 22 SMG, 17 MG, 6 PzFH 18 (WESPE) guns, 28 trucks.

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131 men, 22 SMG, 17 MG, 6 PzFH 18M (HUMMEL) guns, 28 trucks.

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40 men, 4 SMG, 3 FlakPz IV (4 20mm guns), 6 trucks.

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31 men, 14 SMG, 6 StuH 42 guns, 4 trucks.

Marder III (battery) (811-812)

31 men, 14 SMG, 6 Marder III guns, 4 trucks.

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31 men, 14 SMG, 6 StG III guns, 4 trucks.

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42 men, 22 SMG, 10 T-34/85 tanks.

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45 men, 18 SMG, 6 JgPz NASHORN guns, 6 trucks.

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JgdPz V (battery) (861-862)

38 men, 16 SMG, 6 JgPz V guns, 5tru cks.

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U N I T  I D E N T IF I C A T IO N  T A B L E  A N D  T H E P RO RO G RA M I D EN EN T IT IT Y  C O OD D E S YS YS TE TE M (PICS) T h e U n i t  I d e n t if i ca ca t io n  T a b e l  s h ow s  a  f u l l  " b r e a k o ut ut "  o f  a l  t h e u n i ts  i n P a nz nz e rB rB li tz tz  g r o u pe d  a c c o r di n g  t o  g e n er a l c a t e go r y  a n d  function. Unlessotherwisestated, allRussian u n i t s  a r e  C O M P A N I ES  a n d  a l l  G e r m a n  u n i t s  a re  P L A TO O N S.  T h e U n i t C o m p os i ti o n p o r t i o n  o f  t h e  t a b l e  s h ow ow s  w h a t  a c tu a l l y  w e n t i n t o  t h e  m a k e - u p  o f  t h e  v a r i o u s s u n i t s . ( N o t e:   Altho ugh the non-ve hicular units had organic transportassignedto them,the game-counters s y m b o li z e  t h e m  w i t h o u t  t h i s  t r a n s p o r t — t h e  t r u c k s  a n d  w a g on s  b e i ng  g i ve n  a s s e p ar a te  countersineachSituation.) Eachspecificunit hasbeenassignedaspecific codenumber (example:HetzerNo.832). Each s p e c i fi c  T Y P E  o f  u n i t  h a s  a  c o m m o n  s e c o n d d i g it  c o de  n u m be be r  ( e xa m pl pl e : a l  G e rm a n " H e tz tz e r s " h av av e t h e n u m be be r  " 3 "  a s t h e ri  s ec on d d ig ig it ).  Ea ch  F U NC NC TI TI ON ON AL AL  C A T E G O R Y  i s e x p re s s ed  b y  t h e  l e f t- m o s t  number(exampe l :  a l l  T a n k  D e s t ro y e r s  a r e i n  the800series). Roughl

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Fortification (1121-1128)

A 8 -4RangeFactor(RF)

Noticethatallvehicleunitsaresymbolizedwith a n a p p ro p r a i te sih l o u e t e  a n d a l  o t h er  ( n o n - ve h i c ul a r ) u n i t s a r e s y m b o l iz e d  w i t h  standardmilitary-planningsymbols. »FACTOR DEFINITIONS M o v e m e nt  F a c t o r  ( M F ) — T h e  b a s ic ,  m a x i m u m  numbero fhexagons (hexes) whichaunit may moveinoneturn.Thiscapabilitycanbereduced orincreasedbyterrainfeatures.  Atta ck Facto r (AF )— Thebas icoffen sivep ower ofagivenunit. D e fe n s e F a c t o r ( D F ) — T h e  b a s ci  d e f en s i ve  strengthofagivenunit. R a ng e  F a c t o r  ( R F ) — T h e  m a x i m u m  e f f e c t i ve ve  d i s ta n c e  ( i n  h e x a g o n s)  t h a t  a  u n i t ' s  A t t a c k  Factorcanbeusedagainstenemyunits. n stenemyunits. Forexample,aunitwithaRFof 8couldfireits weapons(useitsattackfactor)againstanyenemy unitwithinthat 8hexrange.

76.2mm (31-36)

Category

LL

16 A 8

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DefenseFactor(DF) J MovementFactor(MF)

55 men, 12 SMG, 6 57mm guns, 2 horse drawn wagons and 26 horses.

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57mm ( 21-22 )

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1 .  O u t e r  b o x  sl e ev e 2 .  I n n e r  b o x  l i d  ( w i t h  p l a y -c -c h a r t s p r i n t e d  o n  top) 3 .  I n n e r b o x  a n d  p la s t i c t r a y 4 . M a pb pb o ar ar d  p l ay ay i ng ng  s u rf a ce s : 3  s e ct io n s which can butttogether inavarietyof w a ys  t o  f o rm rm  m a n y d i f fe r e n t  t e rr rr a in  configurations. 5 . P la st st ic  c li ps ps : 4  e ac h ( to to  h o ld  b oa oa rd rd sectionstogether) 6 . Germandie-cutc ountersheet(176pieces) 7. Russiandie-cut counter sheet(176pieces) 8 . S it ua ua titi on on  c ar ds  (6 ) a nd nd  S it u at io n s Introductioncard 9 .  R u le s  o f  p la y  f o l d e r 10.CampaignAnalysisbooklet 11.Die(1)No te;Thedieusedinthegamehas n o t hi hi n g  t o  d o  w i t h  M O V E ME ME N T — i t  i s  o n l y  u s e d i n  c o n j u n c t i o n  w i th th  t h e  C o m b a t  ResultsTable. 12.Exam ples-of-Playcard(1)

55 men, 12 SMG, 6 45mm guns, 2 horsedrawn wagons and 26 horses.

Command Post ( 201-202 )

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GAMEEQUIPMENT :

45mm (11-14)

(various types) 78-100 men, 60-100 SMG, 6-9 MG inunits of  less than 100 men, 1-10 trucks

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48 men, 1S MG, 9 12.7mm MG, 9 trucks.

Submachinegun (181-186)

10S 10S.8 1 H 1t 1

CP's

12.7mm ( 1-2 )

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Guards (161-169 8>171)

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Movement

N o t e ;  T h e d i e  u s e d i n  t h e  g a m e  h as as  n o t h in g  t o  d o  w i t h  M O V E M E N T

TERRAINFEATURES T h e  h e x ag o n a l g r i d s u p e ri m p o se d  u p o n  t h e  mapboardisusedto determinemovementand t o  d e l in e a t e t h e  b o u n d ar i e s o f  t h e  v a r i o u s  t e r r ai n  f e a tu r e s.  A  h e x  i s  c o n s d i ered tobea g i v en  t y p e  o f  t e r r ai n  i f  a l l o r  a n y  p a r t  o f  i t  c o n t ai n s  t h a t  t e r r ai n  f e a t u r e . T e r r a n i  a f f e ct s  m o ve m e nt  a n d d e fe n se  a s o u t li n e d i n t h e TerrainEffectsChart(TEC). T h e " h ea ea v y -h e x -s i de de "  s y mb mb o ls  ( d if f er er e n t c o lo r ed ed  b ar ar s s u pe r im p os e d u p on on  s om om e h e x- s d i e s ) a r e e x p l ai n e d  i n  t h e  O B S T A C L E   AND ELEV ATIO NS section of the rules. Thesinge l  h e x a go n  o n  b o a r d s e c t o i n No.3 whichiscompletelycovered bythe pondis u n e n te r a b le  f o r  A L L  u n i t s .  U n i t s  m a y y u s e  t h e  hexespartiallycoveredbythepond. Thehalf-hexesontheo uteredgesoftheboard areconsideredplayableand maybeutilizedas iftheywerecompletehexagons. HOWTOMOVE UNITS  A— In any one turn a player may move as many or asfew ofhis unitsashedesires. B —  U n i t s  w h i c h  h a v e  f i r e d  ( u se d  t h e i r  A F )  m a y  n o t  m o v e  i n  t h a t  t u r n .  " D i s p e rs e d "  u n i t s m a y  n o t  m o v e ( s ee  H o w  t o  H a ve  C o m b a t a n d  t h e  C o m b a t  R e s ul t s T a b l e ) .  C— Unitsmay moveasmuchoraslittleasthe p l a y e r d e si r es  w i t h i n  t h e  l i m i t s  o f  t h e i r  MF'sandtheterraineffects. U n i t s w i t h  a  M F  o f  1  m a y  m o v e  o n e  h e x  perturnregardlessofterrain. D -  U n i t s m a y  m o ve  t h r o u g h  f riri e n d l y  u n i ts . E —  U n i t s  m a y  n o t  m o v e  t h r o u g h  e n e m y u n i t s  (Exception:seeOVERRUN RULE) F —  U n i t s  ma y  n o t  s t op op  o n  t o p  o f  e n e my my  u n i ts .  G —  T h er er e  i s n o  m o v em e n t p e n al al t y w h en  m o v i ng  i n t o  o r  t h r o u g h h e x e s  a d ja c e n t t o  e n e my  u n i t s  ( i . e. e.  t h e r e  a r e  n o  " z o n e  o f  contr ol"suchasinothergames) H —  N o  e n e m y m o v e m e nt  i s a l l o we d  d u r i n g  friendlymovement. I —  N o  c o m b a t , e n e m y  o r  f riri e n d l y ,  t ak e s  p a l ce d u ri ng ng  m o ve m en t ( Ex Ex c ep ep titi on on :  s ee OVERRUNRULE) TRANSPORTINGUNITS The "C" classvehicular units(wagons,trucks andhalftracks) havethecapa bilityofca rrying n o n -v e hi hi c ul a r u n it s  ( gu gu ns ns , i n fa fa n t ry ry  a n d c o mm a n d p o st s ).  E ac h  " C "  u h i t h as  t h e c a p a c it y  t o  c a r r y  o n e  n o n - v e h ic u l a r u n i t .  T o  s y m b o il z e  t h a t  a  u n i t  i s  a  p a s se n ge r  i n  a  " C "  u n i t ,  p l a ce ce  t h e  u n i t  b e i n g  c a rr i e d U N D E R  t h e  " C "  u n it . P la ye ye rs  s ho ho ul ul d n ev ev er  p la ce  n o n -v e hi hi c ul ul a r u n i ts  u n de de r  v e h c i u la r  u n i ts  unlessthey arebeingtransportedby thatunit.  A— In any one turn a "C " unit may either • " L o a d "  o r  " T r a n sp sp o r t " o r  " T ra n s p o rt  an an d  U n l oa oa d . " I t  m a y  o n l y  p e r f or or m  o n e o f  theseoperationsperturn. B —  " C "  u n i ts  a n d  t h e  u n i t(t( s ) t o  b e  l o a de de d  m u s t  b e g i n  t h e i r  t u r n  o n  t h e  s a me  h e x .  T h e  p a s s en g e r u n i t  m a y  n o t  f i r e  ( u s e  i t s   AF) in the turn of loading , while being transported orwhen unloading.Dispersed u n i t s m a y  n o t  l o ad  o r  u n l o a d.  U n i t s  a r e  " l o a de de d "  w h e n  t h e y a re re  u n d e r t h e " C "  unit. C —  P a s se n ge rs  m a y  n o t  m o v e  i n d e p e n d en t l y  o n t h e t u r n i n w h ic h  t h e y  u n l oa oa d  f r o m  transportingu nits. D—A truckorwagonun itandtheun ititis t r a n s p o rt i n g  h a ve  a  c o m b i ne d  d e f en s e  factorof 1 . E —  W h e n  u s j ng  h a l f tr a c k s  a s  t r a n s p o rt ,  t h e  defensefactor(DF)of thehalftrack unitis u s ed  w h e n  a t t a c k ed ed .  E l i m i na t i o n  a f f e c t s  both carrierand passenger.The halftrack unitmay firewhileloaded. F— Passengersand carriersaretreated asone u n i t f o r  s ta ta c ki ki n g p u rp o se s  ( se e S ta ta c k L i m i t a ti o n s ) .  U n i t s a r e " L o a d e d "  w h e n  u n d e r t h e  " C "  u n i t .  P a ss e ng e rs  a n d  t h e i r  carriersaretreatedasoneunit forcombat resultspurposes. Ifcombat resultscallfor

TEC

e l im i n at i on on ,  b o th th  a re re  e l im i na na t ed .  I f  dispersed,both aredispersed. G— Armoredvehicleunits (tanks,assaultguns, e t c .)  m a y  c a r r y  n o n - ve h i c u a l runits ina fashionsimilarto"C "units.Eacharmored unitmaycarryonepassengerunit. H —  I f  a n a r mo r ed ed  u n i t i s d e s tr o ye ye d  w h i l e  t r a n s po r t in g ,  b o t h  p a ss e ng e r a n d c a r ri e r  aredestroyed. Unitstravelingon armored u n i t s  m a y  b e  a t t a c k e d  e x c l u s iv e  o f  t h e  armored unit inwhich casethe passenger unithasaDF of1. Thearmored unitis u n a f e ct ct e d i f  o n l y i ts ts  p as as se se ng ng er s a re re  attacked. I —  A r m or e d  u n it s  m a y f ir e  w h e n  l o ad in g , unloadingorca rryingpassengers.All  All other transportrules,however,apply. J —  R u ss ss ia n c av av al al ry  u n it s m ay ay  N O OT T be t r an an s p or t ed ed  b y  " C "  u n it s  o r  a r mo mo r ed ed  units. ROADMOVEMENT U n i t s  t r av e l i n g a l o n g  r o a d s s d o  s o  a t  t h e  r o a d movement rateregardless ofthe otherterrain inthe roadhexes.All unitsmaytraveloverall roadsofthe boardregardlessofaccompanying t e rr a in  i n  w h i c h  t h e y m i gh gh t  o t he he r wi wi s e b e p r o h i b i te d .  R o ad s  d o  n o t  a l t e r t h e  d e f e n se  effectsofsurroundingterrain.  A— All units move along roads at acos to f 1/2 /2 ®  m o v e m e nt  f a c t o r  p e r  r oa oa d  h e x .  E n t e ri n g  a road hexthroughanon-roadhexside is doneattheMFcostoftheotherterrainin theroadhexbeingentered. B —  U n i ts ts  m a y f r ee l y c o m bi n e  r o ad  a n d non-roadmovementinthe sameturn. C —  U n i t s  m a y  n o t  s t a c k  w h i le  m o v i n g  a lo n g  a roadattheroadmovemen trate. D —  U n i ts  m a y n o t  m o ve  t h r o u g h o r  o n t o  o t h e r  u n i t s s o n  a  r o a d  w h e n  m o v i n g a t  t h e  roadmovementrate. E—To movethroughorontoafriendlyunit ®  o n a r oa d c os ts  t he  f ul ul l n on -r -r oa d movementcostoftheotherterraininthat hex. Alsowhen movinginto theNEXT r o ad  h e x,  t h e  m o v i n g u n i t  i n c u rs rs  t h e n o n - ro a d  M F  c o s t o f  t h e  o t h e r  t e r r a i n  i n  t ha ha t  h ex ex  a s w el el l.  I n e ffff ec ec t,t,  y o u a re  " p a s s in g "  t h e  u n i t  s i t t in g  o n  t h e  r o a d  b y  s w i n gi n g  o f f  t h e  r o a d  a n d  m a n e u v e riri n g  a r ou ou n d  i t.t.  T e r ra i n h ex ex e s o r  h e x s id es es  t h r o u g h  w h i ch ch  a  u n i t  w o u l d  b e  p r o h i b ti e d  t o  t r a v el  w h en en  o f f  t h e  r o a d  c a n n ot ot  b e  t ra ra v el el e d u p on on  w h en en  p e r fo r m in g  t h is  " p a ss i ng ng "  m a ne u ve r . F o r  e x am p e l , a v e h i c ul a r  u n i t  c o u l d  N O T  m o v e  t h ro ro u g h  a  u n i t o n  a  s w am am p /r o ad ad  h e x.  I t  c o u l d , h o w e ve r ,  m o v e  O N T O  s u c h  a  u n i t  ( a nd  moveoffinthenextturn). F —  U n i ts ts  m a y s t ac k  w i th th  o t h er er  u n i ts  a n d  m ov ov e a lo ng ng  r oa oa ds ds  a t t he he  N O ON N -r -r oa oa d movementrate (andaunit insuchastack coulds plitoff andmoveaheadbyitselfat theroadmovementrate). G —  R e m e m b e r : a  v e h i c l e  w i t h  p a ss e ng e rs  i s consideredasoneu nitand maytherefore traveltogetherat theroadmovementrate.

Stacking(morethanoneunitperhex)  A— T he Russiansmay stackt wo units perhe x. B -  T h e  G e r m a ns  m a y  s t a c k  t h r e e  u n i t s  p e r  hex. C —  W h e n a  u n i t  i s b e i n g  c a r r i ed ed  b y  a n o t h e r u n i t,  t h e  p as as se se ng ng er er  a n d th th e  c a rr rr ie r  i s c o ns ns id e re d  a s o n e u n i t f o r  s t ac k in g purposes. D —  S t a c k i ng  l i m i ta t i o n s  d o  n o t  a p p l y  d u r i n g  m o v e m en t .  T h e y  o n l y  a p p l y  b e f o r e  a n d  a f t e r  m o v e m e n t  ( e x c ep t  a s  q u a l i f i e d  b y  theroadmovementrules). E —  M i ne ne f ie l d c o u nt e rs  a n d F o r t fi i ca ca t io n c o u n t er s  d o  n o t  c o u n t  t o w a rd s  s t a c k i n g  limits. F —  B l o c k c o u n t e r s  a n d  W r e c k  c o u n t e rs  A R E  countedtowardsstackinglimits. G—Vehicleunitsmay notstackwith other vehicleunitsonswamp-roadhexes.

TERRAIN EFFECTS CHART

TERRAINFEATURE CLEAR

EFFECTONMOVEMENT Costs1MFto s 1MFto enter.Coststruckunits2MFto enter. Costs1/2MFtoenter. Ifenteredfro mnon-road hex,MFcostisthatofotherterrain

NONE-(otherterraininroad-hexhaswhatever I effectwouldhavehadwithouttheroad).  Add onet oat tacker's dier oll. Units stacked I t o g et h e r i n  t o w n s  m u s t  b e  t r e a te d  a s  o n e  I  combinedDF.

TOWNS

PzKpfw IV (931-939/ 941-943)

12

25 men, 5 SMG, 5 PzKw IVh tanks, 2 trucks.

WOODS

Costs1MFto enter.Vehicularunitsmaynot a runitsmaynot movethroughgreenhex-sidesymbolsexcept s except onroads.Coststruckunits2MFtoente s truckunits2MFtoenter.

Panther (951-959/961-963)

12

25 men, 5SMG, 5 PzKw V tanks, 2 trucks.

SWAMPS

35 men, 9 SMG, 5 PzKw Via tanks, 2 trucks.

Tiger II (981-982)

35 men, 9 SMG, 5 PzKw Vlb tanks, 2 trucks.

Fortification (1111-1118)

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ROADS

Costs1/2 s 1/2 MFto enter(evenfrom non-road hexes)

Tiger I (971-972)

EFFECTON DEFENSE ( D E F EN D I NG  u n i t on  a  gi v en  t er r a n i ) NONE

GULLIES& STREAMBEDS

STREAMFORD

 Add 1t o attacker's die roll.

Costs1MFto enter. Vehicularunit smayno tenterexc eptonroads.  Apply MFcostto that ofaccompanyingter rain foren tryand movementalonggullies Coststrucks5MF toLEAVE. Costsothervehicle s othervehicles3MFto LEAVE.

Seerules.

TreatasCLEARterrain(no"leaving”penalty) NONE

PONDS

NOunitsmaycrosspond-hexsides.

SLOPES

Costs4MFfor s 4MFfor truckstoenter.Costsallother l other vehicles3MFtoenter.  Attacker 'sAF ishalved.SeeTET.

Combat HOWTOHAVE COMBAT  A - Basically, to have comba t, the attack ing •  u n i t c o m p ar e s i t s  A t ta c k  F a c t or  ( A F )  t o  thedefending unit's DefenseFactor(DF). Thecomparison isstatedasaratio: AFto D F ;  t h e n  r o u n d ed  o f f  i n  t h e  d e f e nd e r ' s favortoconformtotheratiosgivenonthe C o m b a t R e su l ts  T a b l e ( C R T ).  E x a m p e l : 1 1 t o  3  r o u n d s  o f f  t o  3  t o  1 . R o l l t h e  d i e  andtake theaction indicatedbythe CRT. NORMALATTACKING B  — A t t a c k  t a ke s  p l a c e b e f o re  t h e  m o v e m e n t portion of aplayer'sturn.On lytheplayer w h os e  t u r n  i t  i s  m a y  a t t ac k , t h e o t h er  playerisconsideredthe"d efender.” C— Onlyenemyunitsw ithinthe RangeFactor (RF)of theattackn i gun itmaybefired uponbythatunit. D —  A  p l a y er  m a y  m a k e  a s m a n y o r  a s f e w • a t t ac k s  p e r  t u r n  a s  h e  d e s ri e s ( w i t h i n  t h e  r e s tr i c t o i n s  o f  t h e  r u le s  o f  c o m b a t ).  A  playerisneverforced toattack.Attack ing isanactofv olition. E —  E v e r y"  f i ri n g  u n i t  f i ri n g  o n  t h e s am e d e f e n di n g  u n i t  m u s t  c o m b in e  t h e i r  A t a c k  F a ct o rs  i n to  o n e l ar ge  A t ta c k  F a c to r  b e f o re  c o m p u t i n g o d d s.  U n i t s m a y  f i r e  onlyonceperturn. F —  U n i t s w h i c h  f i r e  ( a t ta c k )  i n  t h e  c o m b a t  p o r t i o n  o f  t h e  t u r n  m a y  N O T  m o v e i n  t h e  movementportionofthesameturn. G—Differentattackingunitsmayfireatthe s am e t a rg e t u n i t.  E ac h  f i ri n g  u n i t i s a n no u nc e d t o  b e  f i r i n g a t a  c o m mo n  target,andthecombinedattack isresolv ed allatonce. H—Unitsmay notsplitthe irattackfactor (i.e. • a  g iv e n  a t ta c k i n g  u n i t c o u l d  n o t  a p p y l part o f  i ts  f a c t or  t o  o n e a t ta c k  a n d p a r t t o  a n o t h e r) .  A t t a c k  a n d  d e f e n s e f a c t o r s  a r e  n o t " t ra n s fe r a bl e " f ro m  o ne  u n it  t o a n ot h er . E ac h u n i t i s t r ea t ed  a s a n indivisibleset of factors. I —  W h e n t h e r e i s m o r e  t h a n  o n e  d e f e n d in g  u n i t  i n  a  h e x a go n ,  a t t a c k s  a g a n i stthat stackofun itsmaybeprosecutedinoneof threemutuallyexclusiveways: • 1 . S E L EC T I VE  A T T A C K : O n l y  on e  u ni t  ( t h e w e a ke s t ) i n  t h e  d e f e n d i n g s t a ck  i s a t t a ck e d ;  t h e  o t h e r s  a r e i g n o r e d  a n d m a y  notbeattackedinthe normalattackphase o f  t h at  t ur n . T he  " w ea k es t"  u n it  i s d e f in e d  a s  b e i n g  t h a t  u n i t  i n  a  d e fe n d i n g  s ta c k a g ai n st  w h ic h  t h a t p a r ti c ul a r attackingun it(s)canattack atthe highest oddsratio.SelectiveAttacksmay bemade atoddsaslowas1to 4. •  2 . M U L T IP L E  A T T A C K : M o r e  th a n o n e u n i t  i n  t h e  d e f e n di n g  s t a c k  i s  a t t a c k e d . Eachunit attackedistreated asaseparate b a t t le  w i t h  t h e  d i e  b e i n g  r o l le d  o n c e  f o r  e ac h b a tt le .  I n t h is  t y pe  o f  a t t ac k  t h e  WEAKEST unit isattackedfirstatatleast 1 to 1 odds;then thenext weakestunitis attackedatatleast1to 1odds: finallythe s t ro n g e st  u n i t  ( d e e f n s e f a c t o r)  m a y  b e  attacked(at atleast1to 1).Byde finition, a t  l e a st  T W O  o f  t h e  d e f e n d n i gunitsina stackmustbeattackedtousethismethod. O f  c o u r se ,  t o  b e  a b l e t o  m a k e  a  M u l t i p l e   Attac k against a defend ing stack, the a t t a ck e r  m u s t  u s e a t  l e a s t  o n e  d i f f e r e n t  a t ta c k n i g  u n i t a g ai ns t e ac h d e fe n de r . Rememberaun itmay neveruseitsattack factormorethanonce perturn. •  3. C OM BIN AT IO N A TT AC K:  T he d e fe nd in g u n it s a re  t re at ed  a s o ne  combined defensefactorand theattacker totas l  h i s  u n i t s  i n t o  o n e  c o m b i n e d  a t ta c k  factor.Thedie isrolledoncefortheentire s t ac k  a n d t h e r e su l t a p pl ie s  t o  a l  t h e defendingunitsintha tstack.Combination a t t a ck s  m a y  b e  m a d e  b y  a s f e w  a s  o n e  attackingunitandat oddsaslowas1to4. SeeWeapons-to-TargetRelationshipsrule. O V E R R U N A T T A C K  A— Armore d vehicle units may overrun en emy unitsinclearterrain. B —  T o  o v e r ru n  a  u n i t  o r  s t a c k o f  u n i ts ,  m o v e • t he  a t ta c k n i g  a r mo r ed  v e hi c e l  u n it (s )  straightthrough theenemy-occupied hex, exitn i g  i n t o  t h e  h e x D I R E C T L Y  o p p o s it e  t h e  h e x  o f  e n t r y . O v e r r u n n i ng  u n i t s  m u s t  stopinthe"e xit-hex"andmaymoveno f u rt he r  t h at  t ur n.  I f t he  e x it  h ex  i s occupiedbyenemyun its,theoverrunmay n o t  b e  m a d e . O v e r ru n n i n g  u n i t s  m a y n o t  t r av e l  a t  t h e  r o a d - m o v em e n t  r a t e  d u r i n g  t h a t  t u r n .  O v e r ru n n i n g u n i t s  m u s t  h a v e  s u f f i ci e n t  m o v e m e n t f a c to r s  a v a i l a bl e  t o  r e ac h  t h e  e x i t  h e x . T h e  e x i t  h e x  d o e s  n o t  havetobeaclearterrainhex,nordoesthe entryhex: only thetargethexmust be clearterrain. C— Asyou moveovertheenemyun itorstack o f  u n i t s ,  e x e c u te  y o u r  a t t a ck .  T h i s  i s  t h e

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1-3 DD

0

D

1

D

2

-

1-2

1-1

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X DD

D D

DD

3

D D

4

5

-

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-

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4-1

DIE ROLL

X X

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X

X

1

X

X

X

-1 0

X

X

D

DD

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2 3 4

D

DD

X

5

DD

N o t e : H a l f  r an g e  i s a l w a y s r o u n d e d  o f f  t o  t h e  n e a re s t  w h o l e  h e x ;  t h e  a t t a c k n i g  u n i t  l o se s  fractionalRF's (forexample;halfo f9is4).  A— When making a normal Comb ination  Attac k against a mixed stack of units, d e t e r mi n e  w h a t  t y p e  o f  t a r g e t ( A r m o r ed  o r  N o n- a rm o re d ) p r ed o m n i a te s  i n  t h e s t a ck  a n d  t h e n  t r e a t  t h e  e n t i r e  s ta c k  a s i f  a l l t h e  u n i t s  i n  i t  w e r e  t h a t  t y p e  o f  t ar g e t.  I f  t h e t a rg e t s t ac k  i s d i vi d ed  e v en l y b e t w ee n  A r m o r e d  a n d  N o n - a rm o e d  t a r  g e ts ,  t r e a t  t h e  w h o l e  s t a c k  a s  i f  i t  w e r e  t h a t  t y p e  o f  t a r g et  l e a s t f a v o r a b l e  t o  t h e  particularattackingunit(s). B— Unitsin townsareconsidered asArmored • t a r ge t s  w h e th e r  o r  n o t  s u c h  u n i t s  a c t ua l l y  a r e a r m o re d .  U n i t s s t a c ke d  t o g e th e r  i n  towns MUSTbeattackedasonecombined DF. C —  F o r t i f i c a t i o n s a r e c o n s i d e r ed  a s  A r m o r e d  targets. D —  W E C  i s  n o t  u s e d  i n  d e t e r m i n in g  o v e r r u n  odds.

ObstaclesandElevations T h e  P a n z e rB l it z  m a p b o a rd  i s a  t w o - d im e n  s i o na l  r e p r e se n t a ti o n  o f  a  t h r e e- d i m en s i o n al  space.The variousterrain features,asidefrom a f f e c ti n g  m o v e m e n t  a n d  d e f en s e , a l so  a f f e c t theabilityofattackingunitsto fireatgiven d e f e n di n g  u n i ts .  S i n ce  t h e  w e a p o n s u s ed  i n  PanzerBlitzaredirect-fireweapons,an attack ingunit maynot fireatanytargetwhichit c a n n o t  " s e e . " T h e  t e r r a i n  s y m b ol s  o n  th e  m a p  showthe locato i n of potenta i l  o b s t r u ct i o n s  a n d  t h e  o b s t ac l e -h e x  s i de  s y m b o s l  showin w h ic h  d i re c t io n  f i re  i s o b s tr u c te d . T h es e " h e a v y "  h e x -s i d e s y m b o ls  a r e  c o l o r- c o d e d  a c co r di n g t o  t h e t y p e o f  o b s t r u ct i on  t h e y represent.

CLOSEASSAULTT ACTICS(CAT) Therearethree general typesof obstacle/hex-  All types of Russianan d German infan try and s id es  w h ic h  c u t  o f f  t h e  l i n e o f  s i g h t a n d engineerunitsaswell asRussiancavalry units thereforepreventfire: havetheoption of usingCloseAssaultTactics 1 . L o w  O b st ac le s : G r ou n d -l e ve l  G re en  i ns te a d o f  m a k n i g  a  n o rm a l a t ta c k . C lo se  (woods) hex-sid es and ground-levelGray  Assault takesplace AF TER moveme nt. (town)hexsides.10to 20meters.  A— Close-assaulting units must be direc tly 2 . M e d i u m O b s ta c le s :  D a r k  B r o w n  ( S lo p e ) • a d j a ce n t  t o  t h e  d e f e n di n g  u n i t  o r  s t a c k o f  hex-sid es.60to70 meters. u n it s  ( i. e.  i n o n e o r  m o re  o f  t h e  s ix  3. HighObstacles: Orange(hilltop )hex-sides. su rro un din g hexes). % 100to140meters. B —  C AT  a tt ac ks  t ak e p la ce  a ft er  a l  W h e t h er  o r  n o t  a  f i r in g  u n i t  c a n  " s e e  o v e r "  m o v e m e nt ,  n o r m a l  a t t a c k i ng  a n d  o v e r r u n  theseObstaclesdependsupon theelevation at attacksarefinished. w h i c h  t h e  f i r in g  u n i t  a n d  i t s  p o t e n t i a l  t a r g e t C —  U n i ts  u t il i zi n g  C A T  m a y N O T  m ak e  a r e.  U n i t s t h e ms e l ve s  a r e n o t  c o n s i d e re d  a s n o r m al  a t t a ck s  i n  t h e  s a m e  t u r n .  T h e y  obstacle s,andplayersmayfire overorthrough m a y , h o w e ve r ,  m o v e  i n  t h e  s a m e t u r n . allunits,enemyorfriend ly. (NOTE: Overrunand CATa ttacksarethe Therearethreeelevationsat whichaun itmay o n l y  e x c e p t i o ns  t o  t h e  g e n e ra l  r u l e  w h ic h  be: f o rb i ds  m o v em e n t a n d c o m ba t  b y  t h e 1 . G r o u n d  L e v el :  0  m e te r s . sameunitinthesameturn.) 2 . S l o pe  L e v e l:  5 0  t o  6 0  m e te r s . D —  Cl os e A ss au lt n i g  u n ti s h av e t he ir  3 . H i l l t o p  L e v el :  1 0 0  t o  1 4 0 m e t e rs . e f fe c t v i e n e s s i n cr e a se d  b y  s u b t r a ct i n g  2  from theirdie-roll result:e.g.adie-roll of T h e  e l e v a ti o n  a t  w h i c h  a  u n i t  i s ,  i s o f  c o u r s e  " 2 "  b ec om es  a d ie -r ol l o f  " .0 ."  T he  d e t e r mi n e d  b y  t h e  t e r r a i n i t  i s o n .  T h e  T a r g e t  d e f e n di n g  s t a c k  m u s t  b e  t r e at e d  a s  o n e  ElevationTableshows, inageneralway,wha t c o m b i ne d  d e f e n se  f a c t o r ,  a n d  m a y  s u f f e r  h e x -s i d e s y m b o s l  o b s t r u c t t h e  l i n e - o f - fi r e  i n  onlyoneCloseAssaultperturn. d i f f e r e n t c a s es . T h e  t a b l e , h o w e ve r ,  d o e s n o t  E— Ifinfantryandengn i e e r u n i t s  ar e  s t a ck e d  coverallthesituationswhichm ightarise. together when Close Assaultingthe same •  H OW  T O D ET ER MI NE  T HE  L IN E O F d e f e nd e r ,  t h e  e f f ec t iv e n e ss  o f  t h a t  C l os e  S I G H T / L IN E - O F - F I R E  ( L O S / L O F )  Assault isfu rthe r increased by raising the Forall practicalpurposes theL ine-of-Sightis o d d s  i n  t h e i r  f a v o r  t o  t h e  n e x t  h i g he s t  e q u i va l e n t t o  t h e  L i n e - o f- F i r e.  I n  " r e a l  l i f e "  ratio(asin theOverrunrule). Atleastone the Line-of-Sightwould beaperfectlystraight engineerunitmustbestackedwith atleast line.In thegame, however,the Line-of-Sightis o n e  i n f a n t r y  o r  c a v a l r y  u n i t ,  o n  a t  l e as t  t r ac e d t h ro u g h t h e h e xa g on s  i n a  m a n n er  oneofthehexesofAssaultingunits. s i mi la r  t o  t h e w a y u n it s  a r e m o ve d . F i rs t , F —  U n i t s c a p a bl e  o f  u s in g  C l o s e  A s s a u lt  d o d e t e rm i n e  t h e  r a n g e t o  t h e  t a r g e t . T h e n  p l o t  • n o t  H A V E  t o  u se  i t  t o  a t t ac k  a d j ac e nt  t h e  r o u t e  t h r o u g h t h e  h e x a g o ns  w h i c h  y o u r  e n em y  u n it s  ( th e y  m a y a t ta c k  t h em  Line-of-Sighttakes. The Line-of-Sightshould normally inthe normalattackphaseifthe tracethrough theexactsamenumber ofhexes playersodesires). astherangetothetarget.TheLine-of-Sight,in G— CloseAssault istheonlyway inwhich" I" otherwords, shouldbeasshortandasstraight • u n i t s  m a y  a t t a c k  A r m o r e d  V e h i c le  u n i t s .  a s p o ss ib le  w h il e  s t il l  c o n fo r m in g  t o  t h e H —  A ny  t yp e  o f  d e f en di ng  u n it  m ay  b e h e x ag o n a l g r i d.  W h e n e v er  t h e r e  i s  m o r e  t h a n  attackedusingCloseAssaultTactics,CAT onepossb i l e  " s h o r t e s t a n d  s t r a i g h t e s t " r o u t e ,  maybeusedinanytypeo fterrain. choosetheone least favorableto theattacker: I —  R u s si a n c a v a l r y  m a y  n o t  m o v e  m o r e  t h an  i.e. ifone route isclearandanalternateroute o n e  h e x  i n  a  t u r n  i n  w h i c h  i t  i s t o  b e  u se d  isobstructed,the obstructedroute isconsider f o r  a  C l o s e  A s s au l t.  N o  u n i t  m a y  u s e t h e  e d t o b e t he  o ne  t hr ou gh  w hi ch  t he  road movement rate and make aClose L i n e -o f - S g i h t  m u s t  b e  t r a c e d . I n  o t h e r  w o r ds ,   Assault inthe sameturn . t h e  d e f e n d e r g e ts  t h e  b e n e f i t o f  t h e  d o u b t .  J —  H a l f tr a c k s  m ay  n o t  u s e C A T . U si ng  t he  T E T a nd  t he  s pe ci al  n ot es , d e te r m n i e  w h e th e r o r  n o t a n y h e x- si d e s y mb o ls  e n co u nt e re d  i n t r ac i ng  t h e L i ne -  T h e  c l a s s- k e y l e t t e r s y m b o ls  d e t e r m i n e w h a t  of-Sight,actuallyobstructthe Line-of-Sight. typeofweaponsaun itisarmedwith. "I" =Infan tryweapons(rifles&machineguns) S P EC I AL  N O TE S  ( T O B E U SE D  I N  C O N  N ot e:  H al ft ra c ks  h av e " I "  t yp e J U N C T I ON  W I T H  T E T ) weapons.  A— When firing FROM aslopeo rah illtop TO " A "  =  A r m o r  P i e r ci n g  W ea p o ns  ( h i g h  v e l o ci t y  aground-level target,the Line-of-Sight is tank&a nti-tankguns). o b s t r uc t e d  i f  t h e  t a r ge t  u n i t  i s d i r e c t l y  " H "  =  H i g h E x p l os i v e  S h e l ls  ( l o w  v e l o c i t y  b e h i nd  a  G r a y  o r  a  G r ee n  h e x - s i d e:  i . e.  howitzers,etc.). "directly behind" meansthattheinterven " M "  =  M o r ta r s  ( s im i l a r t o  " H " ) . ingGrayorGreenhex-side(s)formsone or m o r e  o f  t h e  h e x a g o n  s i de s  o f  t h e  t a r ge t  WEC WEAPONSEFFECTIVENESSCHART Theeffectivenessoftheseweaponschangesin hexitself. r e l a ti o n  t o  t a r g et  t y p e  a n d  r a n ge  f r o m  t a r g e t.  B —  W h en  f i ri n g  F R OM  g r ou n d- le v el  T O  a  T h i s  i s r e f le c t e d i n  t h e  W E C b y  d o u b l i n g  a n d  t ar ge t o n a h i l to p  o r a s lo pe , t he  h a l vi n g  a  u n i t ' s  a t t a c k f a c t o r  a c c o r di n g l y. L i n e -o f - S g i h t  i s  o b s t ru c t e d  i f  t h e  F I R I N G

Weapon-to-TargetRelationships

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only case inwhichanattack maybemade duringthemovementphaseofaturn. D— Overrunningunitsattackw ithanincreased combateffect. Figuretheoddsratioof the a t t a c k u s in g  t h e  b a s c i  A F  t o  D F  s y s te m  t h e n  i n c re a se  t h e  o d d s  b y  o n e  i n  f a v o r  o f  theattacker(e.g.aratioof3to 1 increases t o  4  t o  1 ) .  A l s o  s u b t r ac t  2  f r o m  t h e  d i e  rollresults(e.g.adieroll of3istreatedas ifitwerearollof1).  A defend ing stack is treated as one c o m bi n ed  d e fe n se  f a c to r  w h en  b e n i g overrun.More thanonearmored unitmay o ve rr un  a n e ne my  s ta ck  a nd  t he  o v e r r un n i n g  u n i t s  d o  n o t  h a v e  t o  e n t e r a n d  e x i t  t h r o u g h  t h e  s a m e h e xe s . T h e y  m u s t , h o w e ve r ,  c o m b i n e  t h e ir  a t t a c k  i n t o  o n e  l a r ge  a t t a c k  f a c t o r.  I n  o t h e r  w o r d s ,  a  defendn i g  u n i t  o r  s t a c k  m a y  n o t  s u f f er  morethanoneoverrun attackperturn. E —  I n  d e t e r m i n in g  o v e r r u n o d d s  u s e o n l y  t h e  f a c t o rs  p r i n t e d  o n  t h e  u n i t s  ( f o r  a t t a ck e r  anddefender). Dono thalveordoublethe a t t a c k f a c t o rs  a s s h o w n  o n  t h e  W e a po n s Effectiveness Chart.Useonly theoverrun " b o n u s "  a s  o u tl i n e d  i n  ru l e  " D . " F —  Y o u  m a y  n o t  f i r e  o ve r r u n n n i g  u n i t s d u r i n g  theusual combatportionof theturnin whichtheove rrunismade. G —  U n i ts  o n  B lo c k,  W r ec k , M i ne f ie l d o r  F o rt if ic a ti o n c ou n te rs  m ay  n o t b e overrun. H —  T h e  G e r ma n  S P A  u n i t s  ( M a u l t i e r , W e sp e  a n d H u m me l ) m a y N O T  m a k e o v er r un  a t ta c ks . H a lf t ra c k s m a y n o t  o v er r un   Armor ed Vehicles (includ ing enemy halftracks). I —  U n i t s m a y  o n l y  b e  o v e r r u n  w h e n  t h e y  ar e  inclearterrain orclearterrain-roadhexes.

X=Uniteliminated. D=Unitdispersed(turncounterfacedown)may notmove innextplayerturn, maynotfire. Subtract1from dierollofsubsequentattacks u p on  i t  d u ri ng  t h at  t ur n.  B ec om es  "undispersed"attheendofthat playersnext turn.SeePLAYSEQUENCE. DD=Special dispersed. If defender already dispersedbyfireinthatturn,unitisdestr oyed. Ifunitwasundispersedtreatasnormaldispersal.  —=NoEf fect. Oddsare alwayssimplifiedandroundedoffin

Dierolladdit ionsand/orsubtractionsaffecting agivenattackerdueto terrainorpositionor weaponscharacteristics,are combinedint oone netfigureandappliedtothedie.Example:+2 and-1combinedmeansaddonetodieroll.  Au nit mayc onceivably beattacked asmany a s t h r ee  t i m e s  i n  a n y  o n e  t u r n :  f i r s t  b y  a  m i n ef i e d l  " a t t a c k " *;  s e co n d b y  a  n o r m a l attack; third by CloseAssault Tactics. An attacking unitmay never takepart inmore thanoneattackperturn. •Note: If the defending unit is not in a minefield, it could als o be attacked by the

UNITS FIRING FROM

UNIT isdirectly behindaGrayoraGreen hex-side. C —  Wh en  f ir in g  F R OM  a  h i l to p  T O a g r o u nd - l ev e l  t a r ge t ,  t h e  L i n e - o f -S i g h t i s obstructed by interveningBrown hex-side symbols ifsiffch asymbol isclosertothe TARGETUNIT thantothefiringunitor ifthe symbol isexactlymid-way between t he  t wo . T o  d et er mi ne  t he  r el at iv e posito i n  o f  t h e  B r o w n  s y m b o l , c o u n t  t h e  numbero fhexagonSIDES throughwhich t h e  L i n e -o f - S g i h t  i s  t r a c e d ( i n c lu d i n g  t h e  s i de  o f  t h e  f i r i n g  h e x  a n d  t h e  s i d e o f  t h e  targethex). D —  W h en  f i ri n g  F R OM g r ou n d -l e ve l  T O  a t a r g et  o n  a  h i l l to p ,  t h e  L i n e - o f- S i g ht  i s obstructed by interveningBrown hex-side s y m b o ls  i f  s u ch  a  s y m b o l i s c l o s e r t o  t h e  F I R IN G  U N I T  t h an  t o  t h e t a rg e t,  o r  exactlymidwaybetweenthetwo. ( N o t e B  i s  t h e  c o n ve r s e o f  N o t e  A  a n d  NoteDistheconverseofNoteC.) E —  T h e  O N L Y  c a se  i n  w h i c h  a  u n i t m a y  t ra c e • a n u n o bs t ru c te d  L i ne - of -S i gh t  t h ro u g h more than ONEOrange(h illtop) hex-side s y m b o l i s w h e n  b o t h  t h e  t a r g e t a n d  t h e  f i ri n g  u n i t  a re  o n  h i l to p s . I n a l  o t h e r  situations,theLOS isobstructedifitmust b e  t r a ce d  t h r o u g h  m o r e  t h a n  o n e  O ra n g e hex-side. F —  N o m a t er  w h at  t he  o bs ta cl e o r t he • t e rr a in ,  a  u n i t m a y A L W A YS  f i r e  a t  a  t a rg e t t o  w h i ch  i t  i s d i r ec t ly  a d ja c en t  (regardlessofelevation). G— Noticetha tin somecasesthereare towns a n d  w o o d s  o n  t o p  o f  h i l l t op s .  T h e  G r e en  andGray symbols inthesecasesobstruct  AL L fire, no matte rw hat the elevation of thetargetandthe firingun it(exceptwhen directly adjacentto eachotheraspernote "F"). H—Note thatwhen boththetargetandthe attackerareonground-level,AL Lhex-side s ym bo ls  ( Gr ay , G re en , B ro wn , a nd  Orange)obstructthe Line-of-Sight(except aspernote"F"). I -  ( MA PB OA R D N O TE S: ) T h e i n te r o i r h e xe s  o n  t h e  l a rg e  p l a t e a u- l i ke  h i l l t o p  o n  B o a rd  N o .  2  a r e  a | l  h i l l t o p  h e x e s  e v e n though theydo nothaveOrangehex-sides s u p e ri m p os e d  u p o n  t h e m . ( F o r  p r a c t i c al  and estheticpurposes the boarddesigner f e l t  i t  w o u l d  h a v e  b e e n r e d u n d a nt  t o  s o  outlinethosehexes. Y o u  w i l l  n o t i ce  t h a t  i n  s o me  c a se s , s l o p e  h ex es  d o  n o t h av e B ro wn  h ex -s id e s y mb o ls .  T h is  i s b ec au se  t h e B r ow n  symbos l  actualy l  r e p r es e n t  t h e  w a y  i n  whichtheslopescurveandform "corners" t o  o b s tr u c t t h e L OS . C o ns e qu e nt ly ,  w h e n ev e r  a  s l o pe  i s  r e l a t i v e y l straight, it doesnotobstruct theLOSalongit. I n  s o m e i ns ta n ce s , t w o  o r  m o re  s lo p e hexesmeetwithou tahilltop beingformed b e t we e n  t h e m .  T h i s  r e p r e se n t s a  r i d g e  o r  " r a z o r b a c k "  h i l l o c k .  T h e  B r o w n  h e x -s i d e symbos l  r e p re s e n t t h e  " s p i n e "  o f  t h es e  ridges. H I L L  A N D  S L O P E  D E F E N SE  E X C E P T IO N S   As indicate d on the TEC (Terrain Effects C ha rt ) a  u n it  a tt ac k n i g  a n e ne my  u n it  defendn i g  o n  a  s l o pe  o r  h i l l t o p ,  a t t a c k s a t  half-attack-factor.There aresomeexceptional c as es ,  h o w e v er ,  i n  w h i c h  t h e  a t t a ck e r  i s  N O T  halved. They are:  A— Wh en thed efend ingu nit isona hillto p, an attackingun itisNOThalvedifit isalsoon ahilltop (notnecessarilythesamehilltop).  A defend er on ah illtop cou ldc onceiv ably b e  a t t a c ke d  b y  u n i t s n o t  o n  h i l l to p s  a n d  u n it s  o n  h i l t op s  a s p a r t o f  t h e  s am e attack;in which casethe attackersnoton hilltopswouldSTILLbehalved. B —  W h en  a  d e fe n d er  i s o n  a  s lo p e,  t h e  a tt ac ki ng  u n it  i s N OT  h al ve d i f  t h e  a tt ac k er  i s d i re c tl y a dj ac en t t o  t he  d e f e nd e r  ( r eg a rd l es s  o f  e l e v a ti o n ) . I f ,  however,thereisaBrownhex-sidesymbol b et we en  a n a dj ac en t a tt ac ke r a nd  d e f e n de r ,  t h e  a t t a c k i n g  u n i t ' s  f a c t o r  I S halved. Unitsonslopescanconceivablybe a t ta c ke d  b y  a t ta c k n i g  u n it s  w h i c h  a re  h a l ve d  a n d  u n i t s  w h i c h  a r e  n o t  h a l v e d  a s partofthesameattack. C— Inallsituationsother thanthosedescribed i n  " A "  a n d  " B "  a b o ve ,  a n  a t t ac k i n g  u n i t  ( r eg a rd l es s  o f  e l e v at i o n ) i s h a l ve d  w h e n  f i ri n g  a t  u n i ts  d e fe n d n i g  o n  s lo pe s  o r  hilltops. GULLIESANDSTREAMBEDS T h e g u l ie s  a n d  s t re a mb e ds  s h ow n  o n  t h e  b o ar d  a re  D EP R ES SI O NS  ( m in u s 5  t o  7  meters).Theterms"streambeds" and"gu llies" areinterchangeable.  A— U nits in gullies may not fire at (or BE f i re d  a t  b y )  u n it s  a t  g r o un d  l e v el  o r  i n othergully-hexes(unlesstheyaredirectly adjacenttoeachother). B —  U n i t s  i n  g u l il e s  m a y  f i r e  a t  ( a nd  B E  f i r e d

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TARGET ELEVATION TABLE INTERVENING OBSTACLE/HEX-SIDE SYMBOLS WHICH O B S T R U C T T H E L I N E - O F - F I R E W HE N T A R G E T I S O N . . . GROU ND L E V E L

SLOP E S BROWN

ORANGE

H ILL TO PS seeNote B

WEC

a t  b y )  u n i ts  o n  s lo p es  a n d  h i l lt o p s.  I n  thesecasestreatthe unit inthe gullyasif itwere atground-levelfo rTE Tpurposes. C — " F o r d s "  r e pr es e nt  e xp os ed  ( no t • d e p re s s ed )  a r ea s  o f  a  s t re a m b ed .  T h e y  a r e  equivalentto clearterrainforallpurposes. T h e  h e x a g o n s o n  w h i c h  a  r o a d  c r o ss e s a  g u l l y  a r e  a l s o  c o n s i d er e d  a s c l e a r  t e r r a in  (eveniffor somereasontheroadbecomes unusable. D— Hexagonscontainingthe endorbeginning ofagullyaretreatedasfullfledgedgullies.

Spotting Whenadefender isinaWoodsoraTownhex, h e  m a y  n o t  b e  f i re d  u p o n  b y  u n i t s  w h ic h  a r e  notdire ctlyadjacenttohim unlesshehasbeen "spotted."  A— T o "sp ot" a unit in a town or woods hex, t h e a t ta c k er  m u s t h av e a  f r i e n d y l  unit directlyadjacenttothedefender. B —  T h e u n i t d o in g  t h e s p o t in g  d o es  n o t n e c es s a ri l y h a ve  t o  b e  i n v o v l ed in the attackuponthespottedunit. C -  D is p er se d  u n i ts  m a y n o t  b e  u se d f o r  spotting. D —  T h e  s a me  u n i t  m a y  s p o t  a n y  n u m b e r  o f  adjacentenemyunits.

MINES  A - The player with the minef ield pieces p o s i ti o n s  t h e m  a n y w he r e  o n  t h e  b o a rd  h e  d e si r es  u n le s s o t h e rw i s e  d i r e c te d  b y  t h e  SituationCard.Onemineperhex. B —  O n ce  p o s ti i on e d , m in e s m a y n o t  b e moved. C —  M i n e f i e l d s h a ve  n o  f r i en d s — t h e y  a f f e c t bothsides. D— Assoonasau nitmoveson toaminefield, itmuststop. E —  T h e  o p p o s in g  p l a y e r ,  d u r i n g  t h e  c o m b a t  p o r t i o n  o f  h i s  t u r n  r o l ls  t h e  d i e  f o r  t h e  " a t ta c k i ng "  m i ne f ie l d.  T h e m i n ef i el d  a t ta c ks  A L L  u n i ts  a t  2  t o  1 o d ds  n o matter whatthe terran i . Survv i ingunits maymoveoffintheirnextturn. F —  A  m i n e f i e ld  i s  n e v e r " u s e d  u p . "  I t  r e m ai n s  actv i e  u n t i l  r e m o v e d b y  a n  E n g n i e e r  u n i t. G —  E n gi n ee r s r em o ve  m in e s b y  m o vi n g a d j a ce n t  t o  t h e m  a n d  o n  t h e  t u r n  a f t e r  m o v i ng  a d j a c e n t r o l l i n g  t h e  d i e .  A  r o l l  o f  " 1 "  r e m ov e s  t h e  m i n es .  I f  u n s u c c es s f ul ,  the Engn i e e rs  m a y  r e m a in  a d j a ce n t  a n d  rolleachturnu ntilthey geta"1." H —  U n i t s  " d i s p e r s e d "  b y  m i n e f i e l d s m a y  n o t  m o ve  o f f  t h em ,  a n d s u ff e r m i ne f ie l d attackintheir nextturn again. I —  M i n e fi e l d s d o  n o t  c o u n t  a g a n i s t  s t a ck i n g limits. J— Minefe i l d  " a t t a c k s "  t a k e  p l a ce  B E F O R E  normalattacks.

H O W  T O " F A C T O R "  A  G I V E N  B A T T L E  T h e a l te r at i on s  a  u n i t' s  a t t a ck  f a ct o r m a y u n de r go  a re  c u m ul a ti v e.  T h e re f or e , w h en  attacking:  A— First conside rWea pon-to-T arget effects. B— Thenconsiderdefensiveterraineffects. C—  E X A M P L E :  O ne  G er ma n " P a n t h e r " ( 1 6 A F )  a t  g r o u nd  l e ve l  a t t a c ks  o n e  R us s ia n  R e co n  i n f a n t r y  c o m p a n y  ( 4  D F )  d e f e n di n g  i n  a  W o o d s / h i l l t o p  h e x .  P a n th e r s '  1 6 A F  i s h a l v e d  t o  8 A F  ( as  p e r W E C)  a n d  t h e n  h a l v e d  a g a n i  t o  4 A F  ( as  p e r T E C) .  O d ds  a r e 4  t o  4  ( o r  1 t o  1 ) . G e r ma n  r o l l s  a  " 3 "  w h i c h  i s  i n cr e a se d  t o  " 4 "  d u e  t o  w o o d s  h e x .  C o m b a t  R e s u lt s  Tableindicates"noeffect."

WEAPONS EFFECTIVENESS CHART

 ARMORED VEHICLES (includingHalftracks)

 ALLOT HERS (includingtrucks)

GROUND LEVEL

ALL

seeNote D

 AtHalf-Rangeor Less

 AtGreaterThan Half-Range

 AtAll Ranges

SLOPES

BROWN ORANGE seeNote A

BROWN ORANGE seeNote E

NONE

1

Mayattackonlywhen usingCloseAssault

 Attacking notallowed

NormalAF

HILLTOPS

seeNote C

NONE

NONE

A

Do uble AF

See Note B

BLOCKAGE T h e  B L O C K  c o u n t e r s  r e p re s e nt  t a n k  t r a ps ,  r o a d b l o c ks ,  b a r b ed  w i r e , f e l e l d  t r ee s  a n d  anythingelsethatmight impedemovement.  A - Blocks may be placed anywhe re on the b o a r d , n o  m o r e  t h a n  o n e  B l o c k p e r  h e x.  O n c e p l a ce d  t h e y  m a y  n o t  b e  m o v e d o r  removed. B —  A  u n i t  m a y  o n l y  e n t e r  a h e x  w i t h  a  B l oc k  initif itbegn i s  i t s  t u r n  d i r e c tl y  a d j a c en t  to t he  B lo ck . U po n e nt er n i g t he  B l o c k- h e x , t h e  u n i t  m u s t  s t o p  a n d  g o  n o  f u r t h e r  t h a t  t u rn .  I n  t h e i r  N E X T  t u rn  t h e y  m a y m o ve  o f f  t h e B l oc k  a t  t h e  n o r m a l movementrate. C —  B l o c k s  d o  n o t  o b s t r u c t  t h e  L i n e - o f - Si g h t  andhavenoeffectuponcombat. D—When aFo rtification isdestroyed,replace itwiththeBlockcounter. E —  A  B l o c k c o u n t e r  o n  a  r o a d  n e ga t es  t h e  r oa d  i n t h a t h e x.  V E H I C U L AR  U N I TS  m ay  n o t e nt er  B lo ck -r oa d  h ex es  i n S w a mp s  n o r  t r a ve r s e d i r e c t l y  a d j a c e n t  G re e n h e x- s d i e s w h en  m o vi n g o f f  a  Block-roadhex.

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WRECKAGE W he ne ve r a n A R MO R ED  v eh ic le  u n it  (including halftracks) isdestroyed incombat, removeit from theboardand replaceitwitha Wreckcounter.  A— Wrecksm ay not bemove dor removed. B —  W r ec k s c o u n t a s a  u n i t  f o r  s ta c ki ng  purposes. C —  A  W r e ck  o n  a  r o a d  h e x  N E G A T E S  T H E  •  R O AD , a nd  t ha t  h e x  i s t re at ed  a s a  non-roadhex. Vehicleunitsmayno tenter swamp/roadhexescontaining Wrecks,nor m a y  t h e y  c r o ss  G r e e n - he x  s i d e s  f r o m  a  roadhexwith aWreckinit. D —  T h e  p r e s e nc e  o f  W r e c k s  h a s n o  e f f e c t  o n  combat. E— It is possb i l e  t o  h a ve  a s m a n y  a s  t h r e e  G e r ma n  o r  t w o  R u ss i an  W r e c k s i n  a  h e x ,  o r  a  c o m b i n a t i o n  o f  G e r m a n a n d  R u s s a i n W r e ck s  n o t  e x c e e d i ng  a  t o t a l  o f  T H R E E .  F —  U n i t s m a y  e n t e r h e x e s  c o n t a i n n i genemy and/or friendlyWrecks aslongastheydo notexceedstackinglimits.

TYPE OF TARGET CLASSOF WEAPON BEING FIRED

Positional Defenses

Norm al AF

HalfAF

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FORTIFICATIONS (Bunkers, Redoubts, prepared trenches,etc.)  A— Forti ficatio ns are placed wherever on the b o a r d t h e  p l a y e r  d e s i re s  ( e x c e p t  s w a m p  h e x es )  o r  a s d i r e c te d  b y  t h e  S i t u a t i o n

Game Procedure •  S E Q UE N C E O F  P L A Y  T h e g am e i s p l ay e d i n t u rn s , e ac h p l ay e r m o v i ng  a n d  h a v i n g  c o m b a t  s e q u e n ti a l ly .  T w o  "Pa l y er -T u rn s " e qu al s o ne  c om p e l te  "Game-Turn." GERMANPLAYER-TURN STEP1—German playerresolvesanyMinefield attacksagainstRussianunits. S T EP  2 — G e r m a n p l a y e r a n n o u n c e s w h i c h  o f  h is  u n i ts  a re  a t ta c k in g  w h ic h  R us si an  u n it s , a nd  w h a t  a t t a ck  t e ch n iq u e s a re  beingused. S T EP  3 — G e r m a n p l a y e r r e so l ve s  a l l  N o r m al  combat,rolls thedieoncefor eachattack. G e r ma n  p l a y e r  f l i p s f a c e -d o w n  a l l  f i r i n g  units,astheyarefired,tosignifythatthey maynotmove. S TE P 4 — G e rm a n p l ay e r m o ve s  a s m a ny  face-upVEHICU LAR unitsas hedesires, executingany Overrunattacksashedoes so. S T EP  5 — G e r m a n p l a y e r m o v es  a n y  f a c e - u p NON-VEHICUL AR unitsandmakesClose  Assaultsa fterd oing so. S T EP  6 — G e r m a n p l a y e r t u r n s A L L  h i s u n i t s  • F A CE - UP , i n cl u di n g t h os e  d i sp e rs e d b y  Russianattacksinthepreviousturn.

C ar d . O n ce  p l ac e d t h e y m a y  n o t  b e moved. B —  F o r t i fi c a t i o n s d o  n o t  a f f e c t  m o v e m en t  o r  stacking. C —  U n i t s  i n  f o r t i fi c a t i o n s  d e f e n d  u s in g  t h e  d e f en s e  f a c t o r  o f  t h e  f o r t i f ic a t i o n s  o n l y .  T he ri  o wn  D F's  d o n ot c ou nt. F o rt if ic at io ns  a re  t re at ed  as an  ARMO RED target. Terrain and Weapons Effectivenessaretaken intoaccountwhen a  f o r t i f i c a t i o n  i s  d e f e n d in g .  A n y  t y p e  o f  u n i t (s )  m a y  o c c u p y  a  f o r t i f ic a t i o n  w i t h i n  normalstackinglimitations. D —  U n i t s  m a y  f i r e  f r o m  f o r t i fi c a t i o n s  u s i n g  theirnormalattackfactor(AF). E— Ifafortifc i a t i o n  i s  d e s t ro y e d ,  a n y u n i t s  i n itarealsodestroyed. F —  T h e  f o r t i f ic a t i o n  c o u n t e r  i t s el f ,  h a s  n o  attackfactoranditmayonlydefend. G— Ifabandonedor unoccupied,fortificatio ns m ay  b e " c ap t ur e d"  a nd  u se d b y  t h e  o pp os n i g pa l ye r. To c ap tu re  a fortifc i ation,simplymoveaunitintothe unoccupiedfortificationcounter. H —  U n w an t ed  f o r ti f ic a t io n s  m a y o n l y b e  d e s t r oy e d  b y  a t t a c k n i g themwith ones '  o w n  f i r e  we a p o ns .  . IThefortifc i a t i o n  u n i t  i s n o t  a n  o b st a c e l to fire,whetherunitsareinitornot. J - U n it s  a re  i n di c at e d a s b e in g  I N t h e fortifc i ationbyplacingthemUNDERthe f o r t i f ic a t i o n  c o u n t e r.  F r i e n d l y  u n i t s  O N  T O P  o f  f o r t i fi c a t i o n s  ( i .e .  " o u t s i d e "  t h e  f o r t i fi c a t i o n )  a n d  t h e  f o r t if i c a t i o n  c o u n t er  onwhich theyaresitting,maybeattacked u s in g  a n y  o n e  o f  t h e  t h r e e  N o r m a l a t t a c k  techniquesaswellasCloseAssaultTactics.

•  H O W  T O W I N  SeeSitution Cardsfor conditionso fvictory. SETTINGUPFORAGAME E a ch  g a m e  v a r i a n t  i s  o u t l i n e d  i n  a  S i t u a ti o n  C a rd .  S e l e c t  o n e  o f  t h es e  c a r d s  b y  m u t u a l  a g re e me n t ( i t w o u ld  b e b e t te r  t o  t a ke  a  s i t u a ti o n  w i t h  a  l o w  n u m b e r  o f  u n i t  c o u n t e r s  u n t i l  y o u  h a v e g o t t e n _u s ed  t o  t h e  g a m e) .  P u n ch  o u t  t h e  d i e - c u t  u n i t  c o u n te r s  ( k e ep  t h e m  s e g re g a e t d  b y  t y p e  a n d  s i d e ),  a n d  t a k e  o n l y  t h o se  u n i t s  i n d i c a te d  b y  t h e  S i t u a t i o n  Cardandsetthem upasoutlined onthecard. M a k e s u re  y o u  h a v e t h e  c o r r e c t  m a p b o ar d  configuration.

PanzerBlitzDesig nCred its ..........

G R A P H IC  D E S IG N ,  S L I P C AS E  &  B O X  A R T   AND EQUIP MENT DESIG N RedmondA.Simonsen R U L E S E D I T I N G  A N D  I N T E G R A T I O N  J a me s  F .  D u n n i g a n  &  R e d m o n d  A .  S i m o n se n C A M P A IG N  A N A L Y S I S  P R O F I L E  D R A W IN G S  GeorgeBradford

Players repeat Steps1 through8 forasmany t u r n s a s  t h e  S i t u a t i o n  C a r d i n d ic a t es  o r  u n t i l  oneplayerconcedes.

Optional Rules INDIRECTFIRE G e rm a n S PA  u n it s  ( M a ul ti e r,  W es pe  a n d Hummel) andall Germanand Russianmortar units(M) mayuseInd irectFire: i.e. they may fireat unitswhichtheycannot"see";firing o v e r a l l  o b s t a c e l s  t o  t h e  l i m i t  o f  t h e i r  r a ng e s.   A— Indire ct Fire may only be used in conjunctionw ithCPunits(200's). B —  T h e  C P u n i t m u st  b e  a b l e t o  " s e e " t h e  t a r ge t :  i . e.  t r ac e  a  c l e ar  L i n e - o f - S g i htto thetarget. C —  T a r g e ts  i n  t o w n s  o r  w o o d s  m u s t  s t i l l  b e  " s p o t t e d "  ( b u t  n o t  n e c e s s ar i ly  b y  t h e  C P  u n i t  i t s e l f) .  T h e  s p o t t in g  u n i t  w o u l d  r a d i o  orflare-signaltheCP,whichinturnw ould radio thetargetinformationto theunit firingindirectly. D —  S PA  u n i ts  m a y o n l y u se  I n d ir e c t F i re  againsttargetswhichareatmorethanhalf theSPAunits'range. R E A L- S P AC E  L I N E  O F  S I G H T  DETERMINATION Useastraight-edge(ruler,stiffcardboard,etc.) to determn i e  t h e  L i n e  o f  S i g ht .  D e t e r m i n e  r a ng e  i n  t h e  n o r m al  w a y  b u t  t o  c a l c u l a te  L i n e  o f  S i g h t,  p l a ce  a  s t r a i g h t  e d g e  b e t w e e n t h e  c e n t er  o f  t h e  f i r in g  h e x  a n d  t h e  c e n t e r o f  t h e  t a rg e t h e x.  O n ly  t ho s e h e x- si d e s y m bo l s intersecte dby thestraight-edgeneedbetaken intoaccount. If the strag i h t  e d g e  b i s e ct s  a  h e x -s i d e s y m b o l t h r o u g h i t s L E N G T H ,  t a k e  t h a t s y mb o l i n to  a c c ou n t U N LE S S i t  i s a  Brownsymbol which connectswithanOrange s y m b o .l  T h e  d e f e n de r  g e t s t h e  b e n e f i t o f  t h e  doubt ifthe straight-e dgecutsexactlythrough the"c orner" ofahexwhereasymbol-sideand a n o n- sy mb o l s d i e m ee t.  I n a ny  o th e r a m b i gu o u s  c as e s,  u s e " c o m m o n -s e n s e "  t o 

T H E M A PB O AR D L O CA T IO N  S YS TE M Thelettersrun ningdown thelengthofeachof t he  t hr ee  b oa rd  s ec ti on s i d en t if y t h at  p a r t ic u l a r  r o w  o f  h e x a go n s  r u n n i n g  s t r a i g h t  a c ro s s t h e  s h o r t  w i d t h  o f  t h a t  s e c t i o n.  T h e  indivd i u a l  h e x e s i n  t h a t  r o w  a r e  i d e n t if i e d  b y  c o u n t i n g  o u t  t h e  n u m b e r  o f  h e xe s  ( s t a r t in g  w i t h  a n d  i n c l u d i ng  t h e  o n e  w i t h  t h e  ro w - l e t te r  i n i t ).  T o  i d e n ti f y a  g i ve n  h e x  o n  t h e  m a p  ( r eg a r dl e ss  o f  c o n f i g u ra t i o n )  g i ve  t h e  b o a r d  s e c ti o n  n u m b e r  f i r s t ;  r o w - l e t e r  s e c on d  a n d  h e x  n u m b e r  l a s t.  T h u s :  1 - P- 6  i s t h a t  h e x a g on  o n  b o a r d N o . 1 w h ic h  c o n ta i ns  t h e b o ar d  n um b er  i ts e lf  ( No . 1 ).  T h e t ow n- na m e " U s c h a s " i s i n  1 - Z - 10 .  H i l l  d e s i gn a t io n  " 1 3 5 "  i s a t  1 - 0 -6 .  N o t e  t h a t  t h i s  s y s te m  i s  N O T  a  co-ordinatesystem.Insomeconfigurations the r o w - le t t e rs  o f  t w o  b o a r d s  w i l l  b e  i n  t h e  s a me  h e x:  t ho se  h ex es  m ay  b e i d en t fi ie d  a s belongingtoeithersection.Thesystemmaybe usedinconjunctionw ithPICSforplay-by-mail andexperimentalrules.

G A M E  D E S I G N ,  H I S T O R I C A L  R E S EA R C H  AND CAMPA IGN ANA LYSI S JamesF.Dunnigan

R U S S IA N  P L A Y E R - T U R N  S T EP  7 — T h e  R u ss i an  p l a y e r r e pe a t s S t e p s  1  through6 usinghisownunits. STEP8— Indicatethe passageofonecomplete Game-TurnontheTurn Record.

Playersmay employ asmanyor asfewof the OptionalRulesasdesired.

K —  E n e my  u n i ts  m a y b e a c tu a l y l  ONthe f o r t i f ic a t i o n  c o u n t e r w h i l e  f r i e n d l y  u n i t s  a r e s t i l l  i n  i t .  I n  t h i s  c a se  y o u  m a y  f i r e  o n t h a t  h e x .  B u t  y o u  m u s t  r o l l  t h e  d i e  t w i ce  f o r  t h i s  a t t ac k ,  o n c e  f o r  t h e  a t ta c k  o n  t h e  enemy units andthen for theeffecton y o u r  o w n  f o r t i f i e d  u n i t s .  I n  t h i s  c as e  i t  i s p o s sb i l e  t o  d e s t r oy  t h e  e n e m y  u n i t  a n d  n o t y o ur  o w n , o r b o th . O r y o u m a y s i m p ly  h a ve  a  c o m b i n a t io n  o f  d i sp e r sa l s.  E n e m y u n i t s  m a y  n o t  e n t e r  a f o r t i f i c a t io n  h e x  i f  t h e r e  a re  f r i e n d l y  u n i t s O N  T O P  o f  thefortification. L —  W h e n e n e m y u n i t s a r e  s i t ti n g  o n  t o p  o f  a  f o r ti f ic a t io n ,  f r ie n d l y u n it s  i ns i de  t h e  f o r t i f ic a t i o n  m a y  n o t  l e av e . T h e  f r i e n d l y  unitsmay still attack anyenemy units within range,includingtheunitssitting on t h e  f o r t i fi c a t i o n :  w h e n  a t t a c k in g  t h e  u n i ts  sittingon thefortific ation theunitsinside a t ta c k  a s  i f  t h e y w e re  a d j a c en t  t o  t h e e n e m y.  S i m i l a rl y ,  t h e  e n e m y  u n i t s m a y  attack the fortifc i ation as ifthey were a d j a ce n t  t o  i t . T h e  u n i t s  i n s d i e,in this case,may NOTuseCloseAssaultTactics; theenemyunitsontopmayuseCAT. M —  F o r t i f i c a ti o n s  m a y  s u f f e r " d i s p e r s al "  i n  w h i c h  c a se  t h e  u n i t s  o c c u p y i n g  t h e m  a r e  dispersed also. N —  N o  m o r e  t h a n o n e f o r ti f ic a t io n  m a y b e placedinagivenhex. O— Armored vehiclesmayNOTmakeOverrun  Attack sagains tfo rtifica tions . P —  D e s t ro y e d  f o r t i f ic a t i o n s  a r e  r ep l a ce d  w i t h  Blockcounters. Q —  F o r t i f i c a t io n s  m a y  N O T  b e  p l a c e d  o n  t o p  ofMines.

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PANZERBLITZASSAULT Infantry unitsriding onArmored vehiclesmay " j u m p  o f f "  i n  t h e  h e x  i m m e d i a t el y  i n  f r o n t  o f   a  u n i t  a b o u t  t o  b e  O v e r ru n  b y  t h o s e  A r m o re d vehicles.T heinfa ntry maythen CloseAssault t h e u n it s  w h i c h w e re  j u s t O v er r un  b y  t h e vehicles.

p l a y er  h a s  a  c l e a r L i n e  o f  S i g h t  t o  t h e  u n i t ' s  posito i n .  O n c e  h i d d e n  u n i t s  a r e  m o v e d , f i r e d  o r  s p o t t e d , t h e y  m u s t  b e  p l a c ed  o n  t h e  b o a r d  a n d  l e f t  i n  v i e w.  M i n e fi e l d s  m a y  b e  h i d d e n  anywhere;combatunitsmay onlybehidden in woods,swamps,towns,orbehindhills.

 AMM UNIT ION RULE  Any time he desires, ap layer may fire one or m or e o f h s i  "H" or "M" ca l ss  u ni ts  " i n t e n s i v e l y ."  I n t en s i ve  f i r e  a l l o w s  s u c h u n i t s  toTRIPLE theirnormala ttackfactor.  A— A given unit may fire intensiv ely only oncepergame,imme diatelyafterwhich it isremovedfrom play(its ammunition has b e en  e x p e n d e d a n d  i t s  g u n  t u b e s  b u r n e d out). B —  U n i t s  r e m o v e d f r o m  p l a y  u n d e r  t h i s  r u l e  arecountedasunitslost. C —  P l a y er s  m a y  e x e rc i s e t h i s  i n t e n s iv e  f i r e  option asmanytimesasthey wishduring a  g a m e , l i m i te d  o n l y  b y  t h e  q u a n t i t y  o f  " H "  a n d  " M "  u n i t s  a va i la b l e. D -  " H "  C LA SS  A RM OR ED  V EH IC LE  U N IT S  M A Y N O T U SE  I NT E NS IV E F IR E A S P A RT  O F A N  O V ER R UN   ATT ACK. E —  M A U L T I E R u n i t m a y n o t  u s e i n te n si ve  fire.

EXPERIMENTALINDIRECTFIRE  Allo w any German unit(s ) to perfo rm the f i r e -d i r e c ti o n  f u n c t i o n  o f  a  C P u n i t .  A l l o w  RussianGuardsInfantry thiscapability. I M P U LS E  M O V E M E N T  &  R E T U R N F I R E  T h is  r u l e i s a  " m e s h in g "  o f  t h e  t w o  p l ay e r t u r n s  w h i c h  b r e a ks  d o w n  t h e  s i m u l a te d  e v e n t  into smal erbits of timecalled"impulses." P la y er s  u se  t h e f o l o l w i n g  s e qu e nc e  f o r  a  completeturn: gA— Germanmovesunits/executesMinefield attacks. gB— Russianfires(dono tflipfiring units). gC- Germanfires(doesflipfiringunits). gD— Germanmovesnon-firingunits/executes Overruns. g E —  G e r m a n  m a k es  C lo s e  A s s a ul t s  /  F l i p s  AL L units right-side- up.

Thefollowing experimental rulesarejustthat: experiments!T hegamefactors andmapboard arenot necessaril ydesignedto accommodate them.

rA— Russianmovesu nits/executesMinefield attacks. r B —  G e r ma n  f i re s  ( d o  n o t  f li p  u n i t s ).  rC— Russianfires(doesflipfiringu nits). rD— Russianmovesnon-firingu nits/executes Overruns. rE— RussianmakesCloseAssaults/flipsALL unitsright-side-up.

H I D D E N  D E P L O YM E N T  U t i l iz i n g  o n e  o f  t h e  l o w  u n i t - c o u n t  S i tu a t i o n s  orone ofyo urown devising,allowoneplayer t o  s e cr e tl y  d e p lo y  h is  u n i ts  o n  t h e  b o ar d,  m a r k in g  t h e i r  p o s i t o i n s  o f  s e p ar a te  p i e c e s o f  p a p e r u s i ng  t h e  M a p  L o c a t io n  S y s te m ,  a n d  r e m o ve  t h e  u n i t s  f r o m  t h e  b o a r d . T h e  o t h e r 

In ths i  s y st e m,  a l  u n it s  w i t h  a  m o v em e n t f a c t o r  o f  M O R E  t h a n  1 m a y  o n l y  m o v e  H A L F  t h e ri  m o v em e n t f a c to r  i n  a n y m o v em e n t impulse.Unitswith anODD movementfactor u se  t h e g re a te r  " h a l f "  o f  t h e ri  f a c to r  i n i m p ul s e  " D . "  U n i t s w i t h  a  m o v em e n t  f a ct o r  o f  1 m ay  m ov e o ne  h ex  E AC H m ov em e nt 

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