Table of Contents Preface... xii Introduction... xii... xii Author s Notes and Acknowledgements... xiii Section 1. Changing the Initiative for Larger Forces... 1 Section 2. Trends and Changes in British Policy... 3 Section 3. Soviet Tank Development... 5 Section 4. Referencing British Main Guns... 7 2-pounder (40mm) Ordnance Quick Firing Mks IX, X and XA...7 6-pounder (57mm) Ordnance Quick Firing Mks 3 and 5...7 75mm Ordnance Quick Firing Mks V and V-A...8 17-pounder (76.2mm) Ordnance Quick Firing Mks II, IV, VI & VII...8 77mm Ordnance Quick Firing Mk II...8 3" (76.2mm) Howitzer Ordnance Quick Firing Mk I and 1A...8 3.7" (93.98mm) Mortar (Howitzer) Ordnance Quick Firing Mk I...8 95mm Tank Howitzer Ordnance Quick Firing Mk I...9 Mortar, Recoiling Spigot, Mks I and II...9 25-pounder (87.6mm) Field Howitzer...9 40mm Bofors Cannon...9 Penetration Table 4.1 For UK Ordnance... 10 Section 5. Referencing Soviet Main Guns... 11 Table 5.1 High Explosive Direct Fire... 12 Table 5.2 Soviet Penetration Data... 13 Table 5.3 German Penetration Data... 14 Section 6. Understanding How Armor Works... 15 Loading Times for Larger Cannon Shells...16 Defining Ammunition Types...16 Penetration, Probability and Shatter Gap...17 Table 6.1 Penetration Probability on Western Front... 18 Table 6.2 Penetration Probability on Eastern Front... 19 Half-Tracks, Trucks and Jeeps...19 Table 6.3 Hit Location for Wheeled Vehicles... 20 Page iii
Section 7. Introducing British Mounted Machine Guns and Other Devices... 21 Heavy Machine Guns...21 BREN.303 caliber light machine-gun...22 Besa 7.92mm machine-gun Mk I, II and III...22 Vickers.303 caliber machine-gun Mk VI, VII...22 Vickers.50 caliber machine-gun Mk V...22 Smoke Devices...22 Gyrostabilizer...22 Section 8. Using Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons... 25 The Boys Anti-Tank Rifle...25 Table 8.1 Boys Anti-Tank Rifle Ranges (yards)... 25 Degtyarev PTRD and the Simonov PTSR...26 Table 8.2 Armor Penetration at 90º... 26 Table 8.3 Characteristics of the AT Rifle... 26 Table 8.4 Weapons Range in Yards v. AFV... 26 Panzerbüchse 39...26 Table 8.5 German Anti-Tank Rifle Range & Penetration... 27 Schwere Panzerbüchse 41...27 Crew-Served Anti-Tank Guns...27 Table 8.6 AT Gun Movement by Crew... 28 The Munroe Effect...28 The Projector Infantry Anti-Tank or PIAT...29 2.36-inch M9 Rocket Launcher...30 Table 8.7 M9 Bazooka Range (yards)... 30 8.8cm Raketenpanzerbüchse 54...30 Table 8.8 Panzerschreck Range (yards)... 31 Panzerfaust...31 Raketenwerfer 43 (Püppchen)...31 Table 8.9 Püppchen Range (yards)... 31 Stielgranate 41...31 Table 8.10 Stielgranate 41 Range... 32 Anti-Tank Rifle Grenades...32 Grosse Gewehrpanzergranate...32 Gewehrpanzergranate 46...32 Gewehrpanzergranate 61...32 British, No. 68 Anti-Tank Rifle Grenade...32 Soviet VPGS-41...33 Damage Assessment for Tank/Anti-Tank Weapons...33 Table 8.11 Damage and Casualty Percentages... 33 Page iv
Section 9. Using Anti-Tank/Personnel Mines... 35 Table 9.1 Action Costs... 36 Teller Mine (AT)...36 Haft-Hohlladungen (AT)...36 Riegelmine (AT)...37 S-Mine (AP)...37 Stockmine (AP)...37 Schu-Mine (AP)...37 Glassmine 43 (AP)...37 AKS (AT)...37 Damage Assessment for Mines...38 Table 9.2 AP & AT Mines... 38 Zimmerit...38 Section 10. Understanding Small Unit Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics... 39 Fire and Maneuver...40 Tank Vulnerabilities...40 Responsibility of a Panzer Crew...40 Duties of the Crew...40 Intercommunication...41 Section 11. Deploying Flame Weapons... 43 Flame-thrower...43 Flammenwerfer 34...44 Ack Pack Flame-thrower...44 ROKS 2/3...44 Table 11.1 ROKS 2 (Ranzewuj Ognemjot KS-2) Flame-thrower... 45 Crocodile...45 Table 11.2 Armored Flame-thrower Range... 45 Panzerkampfwagen III (Fl)...45 Section 12. Using British Small Arms... 47 Rifle No. 4 Mark I...47 Rifle No. 5 Mark I...47 Owen Gun...48 Lanchester Submachine Gun...48 STEN Submachine Gun...48 BREN Light Machine Gun...48 Vickers Heavy Machine Gun Mk 1...48 Vickers-Berthier Light Machine Gun Mk 3...49 Page v
Vickers G.O. (Gas Operated) Gun...49 2-inch (50.8mm) Mortar...49 Section 13. Using Soviet Small Arms... 51 Mosin-Nagant Rifle...51 M 1891/30...51 The Carbine M 1907...52 The Carbine M 1938...52 M.Tokarev (TT-30, TT-33)...52 Self-Loading Automatic Rifle M/38 "Tokarev" (SVT-38/40)...52 Degtyarev M-27 Light Machine Gun...52 M/1910 Maxim-Sokolov...53 PPSh-41...53 PPS-43...53 DShK & DShK-M (12.7mm)...53 Table 13.1 (DShK/DShK-M) Penetration Data... 54 Section 14. Using German Small Arms... 55 Pistol P 08...55 Walther P 38...55 MP 18/28...56 MP 38/40...56 Karbiner 98K...56 Gewehr 43...56 Fallschirmjägergewehr 42...56 Stürmgewehr 44...56 Maschinengewehr 34...57 Maschinengewehr 42...57 2.0cm/3.7cm Auto Cannons...57 Table 14.1 German Flak Guns... 58 Section 15. Using Grenades... 59 British Mills Grenade, Number 36M...59 British No. 73 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade...60 British No. 74 (ST) Anti-Tank Hand Grenade...60 British No. 77 WP Grenade...60 Hawkins Grenade, No. 75...60 Gammon Bomb, Hand Grenade No. 82...60 British Hand Grenade, No. 69...61 Soviet F-1 (Fugasnaya)...61 Soviet Ruchnaya Granata Degtyareva Model 1933...61 Page vi
Soviet RPG-40...62 Soviet RPG-42...62 Soviet RPG-6...62 German Stielhandgranate 24...62 German Eigranate (egg-grenade) M39...62 Panzerwurfmine...62 Table 15.1 Grenade Ranges by Posture... 63 Section 16. Creating Expedient Tactics... 65 AT Mines...65 Molotov Cocktail...65 Concentrated Charges...66 Fire Bombs...66 Artillery Shells...66 Adding Sandbags...66 Dog Anti-Tank Mine...66 Section 17. Using Special Morale, Movement & Attack Options... 69 Political Commissar...70 Sewer Movement...70 Human Wave Attack...71 Section 18. Launching Rocket Artillery... 73 Expanding Rules for Artillery...73 Katyusha...73 Nebelwerfer 41...74 Section 19. Awarding Medals and Decorations... 75 Table 19.1 Medals and Decorations of the United Kingdom... 76 Table 19.2 Medals and Decorations of the Soviet Union... 77 Table 19.3 Medals and Decorations of Germany... 78 Section 20. Using Combined Arms... 81 Table 20.1 Close Air Support... 82 Appendix A. British vs. German Armor Data Sheets... 83 ACHILLES IIC...85 ARCHER (A30) Valentine 17-Pounder, Self-Propelled...86 CHALLENGER...87 CHURCHILL IV (A22C)...88 CHURCHILL Mk. VII (A22F)...89 Page vii
COMET-Cruiser Tank (A34)...90 CROMWELL-Cruiser Tank Mks. I-III (A27M)...91 CROMWELL-Cruiser Tank Mk. IV (A27M)...92 CRUSADER III-Cruiser Tank Mk. VI (A15)...93 DAIMLER Mk. I ARMORED CAR...94 GRANT I...95 HUMBER Mk. II ARMORED CAR...96 M3 HONEY...97 MATILDA III-Infantry Tank Mk. IIA (A12)...98 SHERMAN VC Firefly...99 SHERMAN IV (M4A3) & V (M4A4)... 100 STAGHOUND T17E1 ARMORED CAR... 101 TETRARCH (Light Mark VII)... 102 VALENTINE I-III-Infantry Tank Mk. III (A15)... 103 Appendix B. German vs. British Armor Data Sheets... 105 HETZER... 106 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN 38(t) Ausf. E & F... 107 PZ III Ausf. J... 108 STUG III Ausf. G... 109 PzKpfw IV Ausf. J... 110 JAGDPANZER IV... 111 Pz IV/70 (V)... 112 BRUMMBÄR (Sd Kfz 166)... 113 PzKpfw VI Ausf. E, TIGER I... 114 PzKpfw V Ausf. G, PANTHER... 115 JAGDPANTHER... 116 PANZERJÄGER 38(t) mit 7.5cm PaK40/3 L/46 Ausf. M... 117 Sd Kfz 234/2 PUMA... 118 Sd Kfz 222 LEICHTER PANZERSPÄHWAGEN (2cm)... 119 MITTLERER SCHÜTZENPANZERWAGEN (Sd Kfz 251)... 120 ELEPHANT (Sd Kfz 184)... 121 PzKpfw VI Ausf. B, TIGER II (König Tiger)... 122 JAGDTIGER... 123 Appendix C. Russian vs. German Armor Data Sheets... 125 KV-1 Model 1939... 126 KV-1 Model 1940... 127 KV-1 Model 1941... 128 KV-1 Model 1942... 129 Page viii
KV-2 Model 1940... 130 KV-85... 131 T-34/76 Model 1940... 132 T-34/76 Model 1941... 133 T-34/76 Model 1942... 134 T-34/76 Model 1943... 135 T-34/85 Model 1943... 136 T-34/85 Model 1944... 137 SU-85... 138 SU-100 & SU-122... 139 SU-152... 140 IS-1 (Joseph Stalin/IS-85)... 141 IS-2 Model 1944 (Joseph Stalin)... 142 ISU-122... 143 ISU-122S... 144 ISU-152... 145 T-60 Model 1941... 146 T-70 Model 1942... 147 T-70A Model 1943... 148 IS-3 Model 1945 (Joseph Stalin)... 149 SU-76... 150 SU-76M Model 1943... 151 BT-7 Model 1937... 152 T-26S Model 1939... 153 T-28e (Ekranirovannij: extra protection) Model 1939... 154 T-35 Model 1938... 155 T-28 Model 1934... 156 Appendix D. German vs. Russian Armor Data Sheets... 157 HETZER... 158 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN 38(t) Ausf. E & F... 159 WESPE, Gerät 803 SP Light Field Howitzer... 160 NASHORN, SP Heavy AT Gun... 161 HUMMEL, Gerät 807 SP Heavy Howitzer... 162 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III Ausf. J... 163 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III Ausf. E & F... 164 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III Ausf. G & H... 165 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III Ausf. L & M... 166 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III Ausf. N... 167 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III (FL) (Sd Kfz 141/3)... 168 Page ix
STURMGESCHÜTZ 40 Ausf. G (StuG III)... 169 STURMGESCHÜTZ 7.5cm Kanone Ausf. A, B & C... 170 STURMGESCHÜTZ 7.5cm Kanone Ausf. E... 171 STURMGESCHÜTZ 40 Ausf. F & F8... 172 10.5cm STURMHAUBITZE 42 (StuH42)... 173 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV Ausf. A... 174 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV Ausf. B & C... 175 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV Ausf. D... 176 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV Ausf. E... 177 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV Ausf. F & F2... 178 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV Ausf. G... 179 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV Ausf. H... 180 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV Ausf. J... 181 STURMGESCHÜTZ IV... 182 FLAKPANZER IV 2.0cm Vierling (Wirbelwind)... 183 JAGDPANZER IV... 184 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV/70 (V)... 185 BRUMMBÄR (Sd Kfz 166)... 186 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN VI Ausf. E, TIGER I... 187 ELEPHANT (Sd Kfz 184)... 188 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN V Ausf. A, PANTHER... 189 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN V Ausf. G, PANTHER... 190 JAGDPANTHER... 191 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN VI Ausf. B, KÖNIGTIGER... 192 JAGDTIGER... 193 38cm RW61 auf STURMMÖRSER TIGER... 194 Sd Kfz 234/2 PUMA... 195 PANZERJÄGER 38(t) mit 7.5cm PaK40/3 L/46 Ausf. M... 196 Sd Kfz 222 LEICHTER PANZERSPÄHWAGEN (2cm)... 197 MITTLERER SCHÜTZENPANZERWAGEN (Sd Kfz 251)... 198 STURMINFANTERIEGESCHÜTZ 33B... 199 Appendix E. Soviet Scenario: The Battle for Red October Factory... 201 Soviet Forces... 203 German Forces... 203 Red October Special Rules... 204 Appendix F. British Scenario: Panzer Safari... 205 British Order of Battle... 207 British Cup 1... 209 Page x
British Cup 2... 209 British Cup 3... 210 British Cup 4... 210 British Cup 5... 211 British Cup 6... 211 British Cup 7... 212 British Cup 8... 212 German Order of Battle... 213 German Cup 1... 215 German Cup 2... 215 German Cup 3... 216 German Cup 4... 216 Appendix G. Sample Game-Play Dialogues... 217 Dialogue 1... 219 Dialogue 2... 226 Dialogue 3... 235 Internet Sources... 241 Page xi