Table of Contents. Preface... xi. Section 1. Assuming the Duties of Game Master Section 2. Generating Characters... 5

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1 Table of Contents... xi Introduction... xi Intended Audience... xi Equipment Needed... xi Author s Notes and Acknowledgements... xii Section 1. Assuming the Duties of Game Master... 1 Spreadsheet...2 Section 2. Generating Characters... 5 Character Attributes...5 Table 2.1 Character Attributes... 6 Saving Throws...8 Attribute Modifiers...8 Table 2.2 Attribute Modifiers... 8 Enhance a Character s Attributes...8 Encumbrance...9 Table 2.3 Encumbrance... 9 Life Points...9 Table 2.4 Life Point Bonus Fatigue...10 Exhaustion...10 Coma...10 Troop Quality...10 Experience Points...12 Table 2.5 Troop Quality Modifiers Table 2.6 Experience Award Points Generic or Non-Player Character...13 Skills and Levels...13 Table 2.7 Skill Levels by Troop Quality Table 2.8 Description of Skills Section 3. Preparing for the Game Action Cup...15 Action Phase & Turn...15 Action Chits...16 Command Chits...16 Random Event & Off Board Artillery...16 iii

2 Precise Time...16 Section 4. Using Morale Morale...19 Table 4.1 Morale Modifiers Table 4.2 Morale Failure Results Leadership...21 Rally Broken Troops...21 Field Promotion...21 Section 5. Moving Your Character Ground Scale...23 Speed Conversion...24 Table 5.1 Speed Attribute Conversion Chart Combat Time...25 Table 5.2 Combat Time Length of Exposure...26 Doors...26 Time Management...26 Section 6. Acquiring and Hearing Other Characters Line of Sight...27 Reason to Look...27 Table 6.1 Reason to Look (RTL) Chart Acquisition of Targets...28 Night Time Optical Device...28 Table 6.2 Target Acquisition (Human) Table 6.3 Target Acquisition (Vehicle) Hearing...31 Communications...31 Sniper Fire Detection...31 Quick Glance...31 Table 6.4 Hearing and Detecting Section 7. Conducting Combat Operations Laser Sights...34 Scopes...34 Table 7.1 Small Arms Target Modifiers (Aim Attribute) Initiative...36 Area Suppression...36 Intervening Cover...36 iv

3 Hand Held Anti-Tank Weapons...36 Table 7.2 RPG Penetration Table 7.3 Hand-Held Anti-Tank/Vehicle Hit (Aim Attribute) Snapshot...37 Fire Zone...37 Ambush...38 Weapon Ranges...38 Table 7.4 Weapon Ranges Automatic Weapons Rate of Fire and Recoil Penalties...38 Weapons Reliability...39 Clear a Weapon Jam...39 Change a Machine Gun Barrel...39 Hit Location and Damage...39 Table 7.5 Hit Location Called Shot Option...40 Table 7.6 Called Shot Modifiers Damage & Penetration...40 Table 7.7 Projectile Damage Chart Instant Death...41 Hollow Point...41 Bleeding...42 First Aid...42 Impact...42 Penetration...42 Table 7.8 Cover Penetration Value The Interceptor Flak Vest...43 PASGT Helmet...44 Table 7.9 Armor Protection Threat Levels Table 7.10 Armor Level (AL) Penetration % Section 8. Engaging in Melee (Hand-to-Hand Combat) Weight Advantage...48 Martial Arts...49 Attack from Behind...49 Multiple Opponents...49 Section 9. Using High Explosives Indirect Fire...51 Blind Fire...51 Table 9.1 Artillery High Explosive vs. Armored Targets...52 v

4 Table 9.2 Artillery vs. Armor Blast Radius...53 Table 9.3 High Explosive Indirect Fire AC-130H Spectre Gun Ship...54 Direct Fire...54 Table 9.4 High Explosive Direct Fire Damage Index...55 Direct Fire Mortars...55 Kill Zone...55 Table 9.5 KZ Modifiers Casualty Zone...56 Table 9.6 CZ Modifiers (add to Base 10 for CZ) Concussion Effect...56 Smoke...56 Fire...56 Star-shell...57 Grenades...57 Table 9.7 Grenade To Hit (Power Attribute) Throwing a Grenade Without Acquisition...59 Flash Crash...60 Destruction of Buildings...60 Table 9.8 Vertical Direct Fire Deviation Satchel Charge...60 M18 Claymore...61 Characteristics: M-18A1 (Claymore) Section 10. Accomplishing Tasks Table 10.1 Difficulty of Task Modifiers Escape & Evade/Pursuit...64 Table 10.2 Escape & Evade/Pursuit Modifiers Barbed Wire...64 Navigation...64 Table 10.3 Navigation Modifiers Stealth...65 Table 10.4 Stealth Modifiers Intercept Messages...66 Table 10.5 Intercept Modifiers Interrogate...66 Table 10.6 Interrogation Modifiers Set/Disarm Explosive or Non-Explosive Devices or Traps...66 Table 10.7 Setting/Disarming Explosives Modifiers vi

5 Repair of Electrical Device/Radio/Engine...67 Table 10.8 Repair Modifiers Driver/Pilot Control of Craft...67 Table 10.9 Control of Craft Modifiers Airborne...67 Table Airborne Modifiers Table Drop Zone Failure Fast-Rope Insertion/Hook and Climb...68 Table Fast-Rope Table Hook & Climb Table Fall Consequences Jumping...69 TOW (Command to Line of Sight Guidance)...69 Table Line of Sight Guidance Section 11. Deploying Armor Sequence of Play...71 Movement...71 Table 11.1 Vehicle Movement Movement Terrain Reduction...72 Collisions...72 Fire Control and Observation...72 Table 11.2 AFV Acquisition Procedure NOTE: If not using individual crew activation, select the commander as the acquisition perspective Combat Procedure for Armored Fighting Vehicles...74 Table 11.3 AFV To Hit Table 11.4 Weapon Ranges for AFV (yards) Table 11.5 AFV To Hit Modifiers Table 11.6 Hit Location Hull-Down Facing...76 Table 11.7 Hull-down Hit Location ATGM (Anti-tank Guided Missiles)...76 Table 11.8 ATGM Top-Attack Hit Location Cars, Trucks and Humvees...77 Armor Class...77 Reactive Armor...77 Angle of Attack...78 Table Attack Angle Facing Penetration with Sabot and HEAT...78 Table mm-14.5mm AP Penetration Table mm AP Penetration vii

6 Table mm Sabot/HEAT Penetration Table mm Sabot/HEAT Penetration Table mm Sabot/HEAT Penetration Table AT Missile Penetration Damage Assessment...81 Table Damage and Casualty Percentages Explosive Damage...81 Crew Morale...82 Table AFV Crew Morale Modifiers Rate of Fire...82 Table Rate of Fire Turret Rotation...82 Flank/Hull Hits...83 Bogging...83 Close Infantry Assault...83 Table Tank Assault Weapons Spall Rating (SR)...83 Smoke Dischargers...83 An Abram s Triumph...83 Appendix A Armored Fighting Vehicle Data Sheets M1A2 Abrams MBT U.S Challenger 2 U.K...88 T-72S (export version of T-72B) Russia...89 Merkava Mark 4 Israel...90 LeClerc MBT France...91 Chieftain Mk 5 MBT U.K T-80B MBT Russia...93 Leopard 2 MBT Germany...94 M60A3 U.S...95 T-90S Russia...96 T-62 MBT Russia...97 T-54/55 MBT Russia...98 T-84 MBT Ukraine...99 Scorpion 90 Reconnaissance Vehicle U.K M2A3 Bradley IFV U.S Stryker LAV III (Light Armored Vehicle) U.S M113A2 APC U.S LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) U.S viii

7 AAV7A1 U.S Warrior MCV (Mechanized Combat Vehicle) U.K BMP 2 IFV Russia BMP 3 IFV Russia BTR 60 APC Russia BTR 80 APC Russia Marder 1 IFV Germany AMX-10RC (Giat) France Appendix B Small Arms Reference Tables Small Arms Reference Table: Pistols Small Arms Reference Table: Sub-Machine Guns Small Arms Reference Table: Assault Rifles Small Arms Reference Table: Sniper Rifles Small Arms Reference Table: Machine Guns Small Arms Reference Table: Grenades (reliability: 50%) Small Arms Reference Table: Shotguns Machine Gun Dice Appendix C mm Range Conversion Chart mm Range Conversion Chart Appendix D SOF Delivery Systems Clandestine Infiltration and Extraction Patrol Coastal Class Ship MK V Special Operations Craft (SOC) River Patrol Boat (PBR) Mini-Armored Troop Carrier (MATC) Light Patrol Boat (PBL) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat SEAL Delivery Systems Desert Patrol Vehicle Scuba and Underwater Dive Systems Appendix E ix

8 Anti-tank Weapons Systems Javelin Anti-Armor Missile RPG-7 Anti-tank Grenade Launcher M136 AT4 Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) M3 Carl Gustav (MAAWS) Mk 153 SMAW Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile MILAN Portable Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Kornet E Anti-Armor Missile Eryx Heavy Anti-Armor Missile, France SWIG (Swingfire with Improved Guidance) Hellfire Missile AT-3 SAGGER Anti-Tank Guided Missile Appendix F Sample Scenario Custer to the Rescue by Steve Fliss nd Platoon, C Company, 4-7 Infantry (Mechanized) nd Platoon, C Company, 4-7 Infantry (Mechanized) US Army Delta Force SOF E&E Team, Task Force Quebec Al-Anbar Province AQI Cadre Element Al-Makmin Jihadi Force Al-Gharz Tursaq Village Fighters Legend Appendix G Reproducible Forms x