Morskaya Pekhota Batalon

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By Van Norton and Wayne Turner


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Due to the nature o the war with Germany the Soviet Navytook a back seat during the Great Patriotic War (WWII).However, one o the areas they were able to contribute greatly

was with personnel. Excess personnel was ormed into eitherNaval Inantry (Morskaya Pekhota) battalions organised bythe Red Navy or Naval Rie (Morskaya Strelkovy) battalionsormed by the Red Army. Large ormations (regiments andbrigades) were assembled rom these.

During Naval Inantrys early battles in 1941 and 1942 theyshowed high morale by their sheer willingness to accepthigh casualties during the desperate ghting or their ownnaval bases. Teir stubborn tenacity unnerved the Germans,leading them to be nicknamed the Black Death by theirGerman oes because o this and their black uniorms.

Te Naval Rie Brigades were raised in the desperate times o

1941 and 1942. Surplus Naval ocers and NCOs would beused to create what were essentially small inantry divisions.Usually up to 50% o the troops were also naval personnel

with the remaining troops being conscripts. Each brigadehad scouts, sappers, a machine-gun company and artillery.

As these units had naval experience, they were an obviouschoice or amphibious landings. Usually there were nodedicated landing crat available and the Soviet Navy wouldrequisition civilian crat to land their troops.

A number o these units were still ghting in 1944 to 1945.Te ollowing our examples relate to the Amphibious Assaultscenario included in this PDF or in the recent Objective:

Festung Crimeaarticle ound in the History section o theFlames Of Warwebsite.

83rd Naval INfaNtryBrIgadeTe 83rd Naval Inantry Brigade was ormed in August 1942at Novorossiysk rom the 16th, 144th and 305th Naval Inantry

Naval InFantryBattalions (Morskaya Pekhota Batalons). It was initially desig-nated the 2nd Brigade, but was re-designated the 83rd duringits ormation.

During February 1943 the brigade took part in the amphibi-ous operations to seize Novorossiysk and threaten the anko the German troops in the aman peninsula. Te attack

was ultimately unsuccessul, but did carve out a small beach-head across the bay rom Novorossiysk and the main Sovietlines. Te beachhead became amous as the Malaya Zemlyaor Little Land which Soviet troops held or almost sevenmonths behind the German lines in 1943.

On 9 September 1943 another, this time successul, amphib-ious landing was made to take Novorossiysk, Tey took thecity on 16 September. Te landing was supported by artilleryrom across the bay and the brigade earned the honoric title

Novorossiyskaya or their part in the action.

In November the 83rd Naval Inantry Brigade was part othe 18th Landing Army that made an amphibious landing onthe Kerch Peninsula o the Crimea. Te 18th Landing Armyretook the peninsula and pushed the deending Axis troopsback into the Crimea.

Tey took part in the urious ghting or the Crimea thatollowed in early 1944 as part o the Separate Coastal Army.In August 1944 they were transerred to the 3rd UkrainianFront and operated on the Danube River in support o theofensives into Romania and Hungary.

Te 83rd Naval Inantry Brigade preormed one o the lastamphibious landings o the war in the east on the 26 March1945 when the 144th battalion made an assault across theDanube into Budapest. Te Danube Flotilla (ormally theVolga Flotilla) landed them in the city with over 500 men,two 45mm guns, seven mortars, six heavy and 20 light


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machine-guns where they took part in the nal clearing othe city o Axis resistance.

By April 1945 they were attached to the 5th Guards ankArmy, riding tanks into the Czechoslovakian capital oPrague.

115th Naval INfaNtryBrIgadeLittle inormation is available or this brigade, but it islikely that were ormed rom surplus Naval personnel romthe Baltic Fleet in 1941. Te took part in the amphibiouslanding near Merkla in early 1944 to out ank the GermanIII SS-Panzerkorpson the Narva River (see Scenario in thisPDF).

255th Naval rIfle BrIgadeTis brigade was orm in September 1942 rom the 1stNaval Inantry Brigade by the Black Sea Fleet. It was ormed

with the independent 14th, 142nd and 322nd Naval InantryBattalions and the 726th (Coast Deence) Artillery Battery.Te 255th Brigade was the sister ormation to the 83rd NavalInantry Brigade. Both brigades were ormed in Novorossiyskand later ought or the city and took part in the landingsthat ormed the beachhead Malaya Zemlyaor Little Landacross the bay rom Novorossiysk. For its part in the libera-tion it was honoured with the title amanskoi.

Te 255th Brigade also took part in the landings and ghtingor the Crimea and ought alongside the 83 rd during theliberation o the Crimean Peninsula.

Ater Crimea the 255th Brigade took part in operations in thewestern Black Sea to take Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria in1944. It ended the war with the 37th Army in Bulgaria.

260th Naval INfaNtryBrIgadeTe 260th Naval Inantry was ormed in late 1942 rom the4th Naval Inantry Brigade by the Baltic Fleet. It containedthe 304th, 306th and 314th Naval Inantry battalions, an artil-lery battalion, a mortar battalion, a sapper company, signalsand medical units. Because the 260th Brigade was still underdirect command o the Navy, like the 115th Brigade, therecords o their service are patchy. However, in 1944 they

spearheaded the amphibious assault to outank the GermanIII SS-Panzerkorpson the Narva River. Tey, along with the115th Brigade, landed near Merkla on 14 February 1944 inthe rear ank o the Germans deending the line on the NarvaRiver, while the 2nd Shock Army advanced on the deendersront. Tere landing was hampered by poor communicationsand the landing was unable to take ull advantage o theiranking manoeuvre.

Tey were next recorded in action against the Finns takingpart in an amphibious landing near Vyborg on 20 June1944. From 27 September they spearheaded amphibiousoperations to clear the islands in the Gul o Riga. Tere they

ought alongside the Red Armys 8th and 109th Rie Corps.Fighting on the gul islands lasted until November 1944.

In April 1945 they took part in the last amphibious landingso Soviet orces on the eastern ront. On 25-26 April the260th Brigade ormed a composite regiment with elementso the 13th Guards Rie Corps and landed on FrishcheNehrung, the low sandy lowlands to the west o Knigsbergin East Prussia. Te 260th Brigade still had troops clearingthe area when the war ended in May 1945.

A Morskaya Pekhota Batalon uses all the Soviet Special rules on pages 249 to 252 o the Flames O War rulebook.

Special ruleS


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combatcompanieS

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Morskaya PekhotaBatalon HQ

HeadquarterS

Morskaya PekhotaCompany

infantry


infantry


infantry

Morskaya Machine-gunCompany

macHine-gunS

Morskaya Anti-tankRie Company

anti-tank

Morskaya MortarCompany

artillery

Morskaya SapperCompany

infantry

Morskaya ArtilleryBattalion

artillery

(INfaNtryCompaNy)

You must eld one platoon from each box shaded black and may eld one platoon from each boxshaded grey.

Morskaya Submachine-gun Company

infantry

armourTankovy Company

artillery

Guards Rocket Mortar Battalion

Guards Heavy Tank Company

infantry

Strelkovy Company

anti-aircraft

aircraft

5

5

5

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6 Anti-aircraft Company

Air Support

16

16

Morskaya HeavyMortar Company

artillery

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8

Morskaya Scout Platoon

reconnaiSSance

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7

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14

anti-tank

Tank Destruction Company14

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armour Guards Heavy AssaultGun Company

12

Assault gun Company13

Tank Killer Company13

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Morskaya Anti-tankCompany

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Morskaya Pekhota Batalon HQ

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Company CommandRifle team

2iC CommandRifle team

BattalionKomissar team

Flame-throwerplatoon

LEYTENANT

Battalion HQ

Anti-tank platoon

LEYTENANT

45mm obr 1942 gun

Horse Drawn Limber

Horse Drawn Limber

45mm obr 1942 gun

Flame-throwerteam

Flame-throwerteam

Flame-throwerteam

Morskaya Pekhota Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Komissarteam

CommandRifle/MG team

Serzhant

Machine-gunPlatoon

Maksim HMGMaksim HMG

LEYTENANT

LEYTENANTLEYTENANT

Infantry Platoon Infantry Platoon

Infantry Platoon

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG team


Rifle/MG team



Rifle/MG team


Rifle/MG teamRifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

headquartersBattalion HQ 35 points

optIoNs

Add Anti-tank Platoon or +50 points.

Add Flame-thrower teams or +45 points per team.

Add up to three Sniper teams or +50 points perteam.

Troughout the war Naval Inantry earned a reputation orhigh morale and a sheer willingness to accept casualties.Teir ability to just keep coming unnerved the Germans

who nicknamed them Black Death.

motIvatIoNaNd skIllTe men o a Morskaya Pekhota Batalon are the bravest o the brave. Te Black Death

just kept coming when attacking, ignoring casualties and pressing home to assault the ascistdeenders. A Morskaya Pekhota Batalon isFearless Trained.

HeadquarterS

morskaya pekhota BataloN hq

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ekhotaBataloN

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Te Battalion HQ Flame-thrower Platoon must makeCombat Attachments to Morskaya Pekhota or MorskayaSubmachine-gun with all o its Flames-thrower teams.

CompaNy

HQ Section with:3 Inantry Platoons 305 points2 Inantry Platoons 210 points1 Inantry Platoon 115 points

optIoNs

Add Komissar team or +15 points.Add Maksim HMG team or +25 points each.

Replace all Rie/MG teams with SMG teams in oneRie Platoon at no cost.

During the turbulent months o 1941 Naval manpower waspressed into service to halt the ascist tide. Naval InantryBattalions (Morskaya Pekhota Batalon) were ormed toprovide the Red Army with additional ghting units andto deend Soviet Naval bases. Later these were ormed intobrigades o three or more battalions.

Te separate Naval Inantry Battalions were ormed on a or-ganisation (or Shtaty) o the Navys own devising. However,by 1944 the ew Naval Inantry Brigades still operating aresubstantially reduced rom their original strength.

morskaya pekhota CompaNy

combat companieS

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Morskaya Machine-gun Company

KAPITAN

Leytenant

Machine-gunPlatoon

Leytenant

Machine-gunPlatoon

Maksim HMG Maksim HMG



KAPITAN

HQ Section

Command Rifle team

Morskaya MORTAR Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Observer Rifle teamCommand Rifle team

LEYTENANT

Mortar Platoon

82-BM-41 mortar

82-BM-41

mortar

82-BM-41

mortar

LEYTENANT

Mortar Platoon

82-BM-41 mortar

82-BM-41

mortar

82-BM-41

mortar

Morskaya Heavy MORTAR Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Observer Rifle teamCommand Rifle team

LEYTENANT

Mortar Platoon

Truck120-PM-38mortar


LEYTENANT

Mortar Platoon



LEYTENANT

Mortar Platoon

Truck120-PM-38mortar Truck120-PM-38mortar

CompaNyHQ Section with:

2 Mortar Platoons 110 points

optIoN

Add Observer Rie team or +15 points.

morskaya mortarCompaNy

WeaponS companieS

Te industrious mortar company provides your assaulttroops with instant artillery support without having to relyon divisional or corps artillery.

Mortars ofer a steady rain o explosives over the heads o theenemy, allowing your brave assault troops to advance while

the enemy stays pinned down in their pathetic oxholes.

CompaNy

HQ Section with:2 Machine-gun Platoons 170 points1 Machine-gun Platoon 90 points

morskaya maChINe-guN CompaNy

Te reliableMaksim heavy machine-gun is an old riend othe Frontovik. Deploy them with your companies to lendsupport, or have them concentrate their re as a single largemachine-gun company and keep the enemy pinned down.

morskaya heavymortarCompaNy

CompaNy

HQ Section with:3 Heavy Mortar Platoons 145 points2 Heavy Mortar Platoons 105 points

optIoNs

Add Trucks or +5 points or the company.


By landing rounds on a target quickly, the heavy mortars pinthe enemy down and allow the tanks to manoeuvre.

Teir heavy bombs are downright deadly. Tey have enoughexplosive to easily blow apart hastily-constructed deencesand even work well against hal-tracks and tank hunters.

In act our heavy mortars are so good that the Fascists

have copied the design o our socialist engineers and use itthemselves!


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fearleSS veteran

Morskaya Scout Platoon

leytenant

Command SMG team

HQ Section

Serzhant

Scout Squad

SMG teamSMG team

LEYTENANT

Scout Squad

SMG teamSMG team

Serzhant

Morskaya Anti-tank Rifle Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Command Rifle team

Leytenant

Anti-tankrifle Platoon

Leytenant

Anti-tankrifle Platoon

LEYTENANT

Anti-tank rifle Platoon

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

PTRD

anti-tank rifle

platooN

HQ Section with:

2 Scout Squads 165 points1 Scout Squad 100 points

Your force may not contain more than one MorskayaScout Platoon, even it has more than one MorskayaPekhota Batalon.

morskaya sCout platooN

A Morskaya Scout Platoon is a Reconnaissance Platoons.

Morskaya Scout Platoons are an exception to the CentralisedControl special rule. Tey operate as a normal platoon.

Te razvedki scouts are outstanding individuals chosen romthroughout the brigade. Equipped with submachine-guns,camouage smocks, and even skis in winter, they are used togather tongues beore attacks, then either inltrate behindenemy lines or reconnoitre routes along which they leadtroops orward to launch a surprise attack.

morskayap

ekhotaBataloN

sovIet

CompaNy

HQ Section with:3 Anti-tank Rie Platoons 105 points2 Anti-tank Rie Platoons 75 points1 Anti-tank Rie Platoon 40 points

morskaya aNtI-taNkrIfle CompaNy

A Morskaya Anti-tank Rie Company may make CombatAttachments to Morskaya Pekhota Companies.

Te Hitlerite Panzers sometimes make the mistake othinking that because we have no tanks, we are deenceless.Tey dont get to make that mistake twice.

Fielded en masse, the PRD-41 anti tank rie can stop anybut the heaviest o tanks, waiting until they reach point-blank range, then shooting them in their vulnerable sidesand rear. Te inantry then mop up the survivors.

A Morskaya Scout Platoon is an Inltration Platoon. Teymay Inltrate a Morskaya Pekhota Company or MorskayaSubmachine-gun Company, see the Inltration rules on

page 250 o the rulebook.

A Morskaya Scout Platoon is rated asFearless Veteran.


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Morskaya Submachine-gun Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Komissar

team

Command

SMG team

LEYTENANTLEYTENANT

Submachine-gunPlatoon

Submachine-gunPlatoon

LEYTENANT

Submachine-gun Platoon

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team

SMG team SMG team

SMG teamSMG team SMG team

Morskaya Anti-tank Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

Command Rifle team

HQ Section

LEYTENANT

Anti-tank Platoon

45mm obr 1942 gun

Horse-drawn limber

45mm obr 1942 gun

Horse-drawn limber

LEYTENANT

Anti-tank Platoon

45mm obr 1942 gun

Horse-drawn limber

45mm obr 1942 gun

Horse-drawn limber

morskaya suBmaChINe-guN CompaNy

Te orth battalion in aMorskaya Pekhota Brigadais armedwith Submachine-guns. Te Submachine-gunners are alwaysat the head o any assault where their weapons are ideal inthe thick o close-quarters combat.

CompaNy

HQ Section with:3 Submachine-gun Platoons 305 points2 Submachine-gun Platoons 210 points1 Submachine-gun Platoon 115 points

optIoNs

Add Komissar team or +15 points.

CompaNy

HQ Section with:4 45mm obr 1942 95 points2 45mm obr 1942 45 points

optIoNAdd horse-drawn limbers or +5 points or thecompany.

morskaya aNtI-taNkCompaNy

With increasing production, there is no shortage o anti-tankguns in the Red Army. Te long-barrelled 45mm obr 1942 isavailable in large numbers.

Te trick is using them well. Te guns are small and light,being easily concealed. Keep them concealed amongst yourinantry, holding re until the enemy come close enough tobe destroyed.

Alternatively, wheel your guns into range o enemy trenchesand use them as small inantry guns. Line them up onan enemy platoon and pin them to the bottom o theirtrenches.


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Morskaya Sapper Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

CommandRifle team

Pioneer Supplyhorse-drawn wagon

LEYTENANT

Sapper Platoon

Pioneer Rifle team

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

LEYTENANT

PioneerRifle team

SAPPER Platoon

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

LEYTENANT

PioneerRifle team

SAPPER Platoon

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

PioneerRifle team

morskayap

ekhotaBataloN

sovIet

CompaNy

HQ Section with:3 Sapper Platoons 325 points2 Sapper Platoons 220 points1 Sapper Platoon 115 points

optIoN

Add Pioneer Supply horse-drawn wagon or+20 points, or a Pioneer Supply truck or+25 points.

morskaya sapperCompaNy

No one can build eld ortications like the industriousSoviet sapper! Te strong backs o our sappers can digtrenches, clear obstacles, remove mines and, i necessary,destroy enemy tanks with their explosives.

Te sapper company can be put to work to help dig yourinantry into prepared positions or build up your supply

routes. Tey will also take on specialised assault tasks withtheir explosives. Tese are the brave comrades you most wantat your side in the toughest assaults!


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Morskaya Artillery Battalion

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

ObserverRifle team

Staff teamCommandRifle team

LEYTENANT

Gun Platoon

LEYTENANT

Gun Platoon

LEYTENANT

Gun Platoon

LEYTENANT

Gun Platoon

LEYTENANT

Gun Platoon

LEYTENANT

Gun Platoon

76mm ZIS-3 field gun


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Horse-drawn limber

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Horse-drawn limber

Horse-drawn limber



Horse-drawn limber

Horse-drawn limber



Horse-drawn limber

Horse-drawn limber

morskaya artIlleryBattalIoN

CompaNy

HQ Section with:6 Gun Platoons 265 points4 Gun Platoons 235 points2 Gun Platoons 135 points

optIoNs


Add Horse-drawn limbers or +5 points or thebattalion.

Each Naval Inantry Brigade was supported by its own artillerybattalion armed with 76mm ZIS-3 guns. When rst ormedthese guns with were allocated to each Morskaya PekhotaBatalon in individual batteries o our guns. However, by1944 the guns o the separate inantry battalions had beengrouped together at brigade level as a artillery battalion.


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Tankovy Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

Command tank

HQ Section

LEYTENANT

Tankovy Platoon

Tank

Tank

Tank

LEYTENANT

Tankovy Platoon

Tank Tank Tank

LEYTENANT

Tankovy Platoon

Tank

Tank

Tank

morskayapekhotaBataloN

sovIet

motIvatIoNaNd skIllTe Naval Inantry Brigades oten worked alongside all sorts o regular Red Army support

in the orm o Assault guns, Katyusha Rocket Mortars, Sappers, Anti-aircrat and more. Inaddition, the Red Air Armies are ready to give plenty o air support to the ground operationsas well as sweeping the Lutwae rom the skies. Unless otherwise noted, Corps Supportcompanies are rated asConfdent Trained.

taNkovyCompaNy

Te new -34/85 that entered production at the end o 1943is joining existing battalions. Tey are a major improvementon the earlier -34/76, having a new turret with thicker

armour mounting a long 85mm gun. Tis new tank is morethan a match or the ascist Mark IV tanks, and approachesthe massive Panther tank in its killing power

CompaNy10 T-34 obr 1942 450 points9 T-34 obr 1942 420 points8 T-34 obr 1942 390 points7 T-34 obr 1942 355 points6 T-34 obr 1942 320 points5 T-34 obr 1942 275 points

Replace up to fve T-34 obr 1942 tanks with T-34/85obr 1943 tanks or +25 points per tank.

Upgrade all T-34 obr 1942 and T-34/85 obr 1943tanks to have Cupolas or +10 points or thecompany.

10 M3s (M3 Lee) 410 points9 M3s (M3 Lee) 385 points8 M3s (M3 Lee) 355 points

7 M3s (M3 Lee) 325 points6 M3s (M3 Lee) 290 points5 M3s (M3 Lee) 250 points

10 M3l (M3 Stuart) 305 points9 M3l (M3 Stuart) 285 points8 M3l (M3 Stuart) 265 points7 M3l (M3 Stuart) 240 points6 M3l (M3 Stuart) 215 points5 M3l (M3 Stuart) 185 points

Arm any or all M3l tanks with AA MG or +5 pointsper tank.

optIoNMount SMG Tank Escorts on T-34 or M3s tanks or+10 points per tank.

COrps SuppOrt

While the -34 medium tank remains the mainstay o thetank orces and older lend-lease tanks still play an importantrole.

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GUARDS HEAVY TANK Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Company Command tank

LEYTENANT

Tank Platoon

Heavy tank

Heavy tank

LEYTENANT

Tank Platoon

Heavy tank

Heavy tank

GUARDS HEAVY Assault gun Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Command Assault gun

LEYTENANT

Assault gun

Assault gun

Assault gunPlatoon

LEYTENANT

Assault gun

Assault gun

Assault gunPlatoon

CompaNy5 IS-2 obr 1943 675 points4 IS-2 obr 1943 540 points3 IS-2 obr 1943 405 points

Arm any or all IS-2 tanks with .50 cal AA MG or

+5 points per tank.

5 KV-85 555 points4 KV-85 445 points3 KV-85 335 points

5 KV-1s 425 points4 KV-1s 340 points3 KV-1s 255 points

optIoN

Mount SMG Tank Escorts on all IS-2 obr 1943tanks or +10 points per tank.

guards heavytaNkCompaNy

With such a high proportion o ofcers in the company,Guards Heavy ank Companies use more sophisticatedtactics than most Soviet troops. Tey are not aected by theHen and Chicks special rule.

As one would expect Guards Heavy ank Companies areGuards troops. As suchthey are always ratedFearless Trained.

CompaNy

3 SU-152 235 points2 SU-152 155 points

5 ISU-122 575 points4 ISU-122 460 points3 ISU-122 345 points

5 ISU-152 510 points4 ISU-152 410 points3 ISU-152 310 points

optIoNs

Arm any or all ISU-122 or ISU-152 assault guns

with .50 cal AA MG or +5 points per assault gun.Mount SMG Tank Escorts on all ISU-122 or ISU-152assault guns or +10 points per assault gun.

guards heavyassault guN CompaNy

Guards Heavy Assault Gun Companies use more sophisti-cated tactics than most Soviet troops. Tey are not aectedby the Hen and Chicks special rule.

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Guards Heavy Assault Gun Companies are Guards troops.As such they arealways rated FearlessTrained.

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Assault gun Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Command Assault gun

LEYTENANT

Assault gun

Assault gunPlatoon

Assault gun

LEYTENANT

Assault gun

Assault gunPlatoon

Assault gun

Tank Killer Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Command Assault gun

LEYTENANT

Assault gun

Tank KillerPlatoon

Assault gun

LEYTENANT

Assault gun

Tank KillerPlatoon

Assault gun

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CompaNy5 SU-76M 185 points4 SU-76M 150 points3 SU-76M 115 points

4 SU-122 170 points3 SU-122 130 points

optIoN

Mount SMG Tank Escorts on all assault guns or+10 points per assault gun.

assault guN CompaNy

Assault guns ollow the inantry as they advance. Wheneverthe inantry report enemy anti-tank guns and machine-gunemplacements, the assault guns help deal with the problem.

CompaNy5 SU-57 175 points4 SU-57 140 points3 SU-57 105 points

5 SU-85 300 points4 SU-85 240 points3 SU-85 180 points

optIoN

Mount SMG Tank Escorts on all assault guns or+10 points per assault gun.

taNkkIllerCompaNy


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Tank Destruction Company

KAPITAN

LEYTENANT

Anti-tank Platoon

Anti-tank gun

Truck

Anti-tank gun

Truck

LEYTENANT

Anti-tank Platoon

Anti-tank gun

Truck

Anti-tank gun

Truck

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Command Rifle team PTRD anti-tank rifle

strelkovy Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

HQ Section

Komissarteam

CommandRifle/MG team

Serzhant

Machine-gunPlatoon

Maksim HMG

LEYTENANT

Rifle Platoon

LEYTENANT

Rifle Platoon

LEYTENANT

Rifle Platoon




Rifle/MG team




Rifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG teamRifle/MG team

Rifle/MG team Rifle/MG teamRifle/MG team Rifle/MG team

CompaNy

HQ Section with:4 45mm obr 1942 90 points2 45mm obr 1942 50 points

4 57mm ZIS-2 155 points2 57mm ZIS-2 80 points

4 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun 90 points2 76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun 50 points

optIoNs

Add trucks or +5 points or the company.

Add PTRD anti-tank rie team or +10 points.

taNkdestruCtIoN CompaNy

ank destruction companies rom the reserve are sent orwardto orm anti-tank nests when the army goes on the deensive.

When emplaced with inantry and machine-guns they orm

an immovable block to the enemys progress.

CompaNy

HQ Section with:3 Rie Platoons 350 points2 Rie Platoons 240 points1 Rie Platoon 130 points

optIoNs

Add Komissar team or +15 points.Add Maksim HMG team or +25 points.

Replace all Rie/MG teams with SMG teams in oneRie Platoon at no cost.

Te Great Patriotic War has taken the lives o millions odedicated socialist soldiers. While the Soviet Union is vast,even with the ull support o its people it cannot replacelosses on this scale.

Te valiant soviet rontovik is too valuable to waste withblunt tactics and is not to be thrown away meaninglessly

as in early years. You must use your soldiers wisely. Poundthe enemy with your artillery, hammer the ascists time andagain, then attack where the cracks appear. Do not stop untilthe Motherland has been liberated o those ascist dogs!

strelkovyCompaNy


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Guards Rocket Mortar Battalion

PODPOLKOVNIK

PODPOLKOVNIK

HQ Section

CommandRifle team

ObserverRifle team

Truck

Anti-AIRCRAFTplatoon

LEYTENANT

DShK AA MG on truck

DShK AA MG on truck

LEYTENANT

Katyusha

Katyusha

Rocket mortarplatoon

LEYTENANT

Katyusha

Katyusha


LEYTENANT

Katyusha

Katyusha


LEYTENANT

Katyusha

Katyusha


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HQ Section with:8 BM-13-16 Katyusha 225 points4 BM-13-16 Katyusha 140 points2 BM-13-16 Katyusha 80 points

8 BM-31-12 Katyusha 640 points4 BM-31-12 Katyusha 375 points2 BM-31-12 Katyusha 200 points

optIoNs

Model BM-13-16 Katyusha or BM-31-12 Katyusharocket launchers with fve or more crew and counteach rocket launcher as two weapons when fringa bombardment or +10 points per Rocket MortarPlatoon.

Add Anti-aircrat Platoon or +40 points.

Replace all DShK AA MG in trucks with two 37mmobr 1939 guns towed by trucks or +10 points orthe platoon.

guards roCketmortarBattalIoN

Like little Katy, the Katyusha o the popular song, our rocketswail as they scream their way to the enemy. Te Fascists callthe Katyusha Stalins Organ or its long launch rails and itsdreadul music.

A Guards Rocket Mortar Battalion is rated as FearlessTrained.

fearleSS trained

devastatINg BomBardmeNtTe reliable Katyusharocket launchers are ready to signal thebeginning o the ofensive. Very little can withstand the ury

o a ull Katyushabattalion!

I the Bombarding platoon has nine to thirteen weaponsring, use a Devastating Bombardment emplate to deter-mine which teams are hit.

I the Bombarding platoon has ourteen or more weapons,use a Devastating Bombardment emplate to determinewhich teams are hit and re-roll ailed o Hit rolls.


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Anti-aircraft Company

KAPITAN

KAPITAN

Command Rifle team

HQ Section

LEYTENANT

37mm obr 1939 gun

Anti-aircraftPlatoon

Truck

37mm obr 1939 gun

Truck

LEYTENANT

37mm obr 1939 gun

Anti-aircraftPlatoon

Truck

37mm obr 1939 gun

Truck

LEYTENANT

Anti-aircraft Platoon

37mm obr 1939 gun

Truck

37mm obr 1939 gun

Truck

CompaNy

HQ Section with:3 Anti-aircrat Platoons 140 points2 Anti-aircrat Platoons 95 points

optIoNAdd trucks or +5 points or the company.

Te hard work o the crews o the 37mm obr 1939 gun intheir deence o the skies o the Motherland goes a long waytowards victory. Tey keep the Lutwafe at bay, allowing thetroops on the ground to ocus on winning the battle withoutthe worry o being bombed.

aNtI-aIrCraft CompaNy

Flight

LEYtenant

Flight

Leytenant

IL-2 Shturmovik

prIorItyaIrsupportIl-2M Tip 3M Shturmovik 290 pointsIl-2 Shturmovik 270 points

lImIted aIrsupport

Il-2M Tip 3M Shturmovik 225 pointsIl-2 Shturmovik 200 points

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Armour

Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes

Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower

lIght taNksM3l (M3A1 Stuart) Light Tank 3 2 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG.

M5 37mm gun 24/60cm 2 7 4+

medIum taNksT-34 obr 1942 Standard Tank 6 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Fast tank, Limited vision, Wide-tracks.

76mm F-34 gun 32/80cm 2 9 3+

T-34/85 obr 1943 Standard Tank 7 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Limited vision.

85mm D-5T gun 32/80cm 2 12 3+

M3s (M3 Lee) Standard Tank 5 3 1 Co-ax MG, Cupola MG.M3 37mm gun 24/60cm 3 7 4+

M3 75mm gun 32/80cm 2 10 3+ Hull mounted

heavytaNksKV-1s Standard Tank 8 6 2 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Turret-rear MG, Wide-tracks.

76mm F-34 gun 32/80cm 2 9 3+

KV-85 Slow Tank 9 7 2 Co-ax MG, Turret-rear MG.

85mm D-5T gun 32/80cm 2 12 3+

IS-2 Slow Tank 10 8 2 Co-ax MG, Turret-rear MG.

122mm D-25T gun 32/80cm 1 15 2+ Breakthrough gun.

assault guNs

SU-57 Hal-tracked 1 0 0M1 57mm gun 24/60cm 3 10 4+ Hull mounted.

SU-76M Standard Tank 3 1 0 Wide-tracks.

76mm ZIS-3 gun 32/80cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted.

SU-85 Standard Tank 5 5 1

85mm D-5S gun 32/80cm 2 12 3+ Hull mounted.

SU-122 Standard Tank 5 5 1

122mm obr 1938 howitzer 24/60cm 2 10 2+ Breakthrough gun, Hull mounted.

SU-152 Slow Tank 7 6 2

152mm ML-20S gun 32/80cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Hull mounted.

ISU-122 Slow Tank 9 7 2

122mm D-25S gun 32/80cm 1 15 2+ Breakthrough gun, Hull mounted.

ISU-152 Slow Tank 9 7 2

152mm ML-20S gun 32/80cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Hull mounted.

roCket lauNChersBM-13-16 Katyusha Wheeled - - -

BM-13-16 rocket launcher 64/160cm - 2 4+ Rocket launcher.

BM-31-12 Katyusha Wheeled - - -

BM-31-12 rocket launcher 48/120cm - 3 1+ Rocket launcher.

vehICle maChINe-guNsVehicle MG 16/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 i other weapons fre.

.50 cal Vehicle MG 16/40cm 3 4 5+ ROF 1 i other weapons fre.

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gun teamS

Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes

PTRD anti-tank rie Man-packed 16/40cm 2 5 5+ Tank Assault 3.

Maksim HMG Man-packed 24/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 3 when pinned down or moving.

82-BM-41 mortar Man-packed 24/60cm 2 2 3+ Minimum range 8/20cm.

Firing bombardments 40/100cm - 2 6

120-PM-38 mortar Light 56/140cm - 3 3+

37mm obr 1939 gun Immobile 24/60cm 4 6 4+ Anti-aircrat, Turntable.

45mm obr 1942 gun Light 24/60cm 3 8 4+ Gun shield.

57mm ZIS-2 gun Heavy 32/80cm 3 11 4+ Gun shield.

76mm ZIS-3 anti-tank gun Heavy 32/80cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield.

76mm ZIS-3 eld gun Heavy 32/80cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield.

Firing bombardments 80/200cm - 3 6

infantry teamS

tranSport teamS

aircraft

Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Weapons and Notes

Rie team 16/40cm 1 2 6

Rie/MG team 16/40cm 2 2 6

SMG team 4/10cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.

Flame-thrower team 4/10cm 4 - 6 Flame-thrower.

Komissar team 4/10cm 1 1 6

Staf team 16/40cm 1 2 6 Moves as a Heavy Gun team.

addItIoNal traININgaNd equIpmeNtPioneer teams are Tank Assault 4.

ArmourVehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes

truCksZIS-5 3-ton, ZIS-6 4-ton, Dodge -ton, or

Studebekker 2-ton truck Wheeled - - -

Horse-drawn wagon Wagon - - -

traCtorsHorse-drawn limber Wagon - - -

Aircraft Weapon To Hit Anti-tank Firepower Notes

Il-2 Shturmovik Cannon 3+ 9 5+ Flying tank.Bombs 4+ 5 1+Rockets 3+ 6 3+

Il-2M Tip 3M Shturmovik Cannon 3+ 12 4+ Flying tank.Bombs 4+ 5 1+Rockets 3+ 6 3+


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AmphibiOus Assault ScenariOsovIet forCe:Te 260th Naval Rie Brigade was typical o many brigadesraised in the desperate times in 1941 and 1942. Surplus

naval ocers and NCOs would be used to create what wereessentially small inantry divisions. Usually up to 50% o thetroops were also naval personnel with the remaining troopsbeing conscripts. Each brigade had its own scouts, sappers,Machine-gun company and artillery assets. As these unitshad naval experience, they were an obvious choice or am-phibious landing. Usually there were no dedicated landingcrat available and the Soviet Navy would requisition civiliancrat to land their troops. Because o the limits o these typeso crat, no weapon heavier than a Maksim HMG or mortarcould be landed with the troops.

All Soviet troops are Naval inantry rom this brieng (see

ollowing page).

germaN forCe:Te beaches o Estonia were deended by SS-KampgruppeKste. (Kste is German or coast.) Te ormation wasunusual in two ways. First, there were almost no Germansin it. It was made up primarily o volunteers rom variousEuropean nations, mostly Estonians, but also Norwegians,Danes and Dutch and other volunteers. Second, theEstnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade (Estonia SS-VolunteerBrigade) was not indoctrinated or trained as an SS unit. It

was SS in name only.

All troops rom the 3. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade arerated Fearless rained. Other SS troops are as marked (seeollowing page).

laNdINgNearmereklaTe Soviet victory at Leningrad in January 1944 had thrownthe III SS-Panzerkorps back rom the historic city. Stalin

required the breakout to continue with a powerul ofen-sive aimed at liberating Estonia rom Geramn control. TeWehrmacht established a strong deensive belt at the Estonianborder using the Narva River to anchor its deence.

Ater utile attempts to break through the deences in headon assault, General Govorov o the Leningrad Front ordereda pincer attack to encircle the deensive line. A land orceconsisting o inantry and tanks would break through the

weakened southern ank o the deences and drive north-west, while the 115th and 260th Naval Rie brigades wouldland rom the Gul o Finland several kilometres west nearMerekla and drive south.

Te landing took place on the night o 13 February, ourdays ater the ull moon. Te Wehrmacht had learned o theplanned landing rom interrogating Soviet prisoners. It wasresisted by a combined orce o SS-Kampgruppe Kste andSS Nordlands Norge Regiment.

Historically things did not go well or the Soviets. Te assaultrom the south bogged down and never got near the meetingpoint designated or the landing orce. Te ew radios theamphibious troops had were either lost in the landing orsimply did not work. Te Soviet navy circled impotentlyout o range o the shore earing to re in support or landadditional troops without some denite contact with those

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260th Naval rIfle BrIgade morskaya pekhota BattalIoN260th Naval Rie Brigade HQ Battalion HQ

Morkaya Sapper Company with 1 Sapper Platoon

1 Naval Artillery Observer

260th Naval Rie Brigade Company 1 Morskaya Pekhota Company3 Inantry Platoons, 1 Maxsim HMG

260th Naval Rie Brigade Company 2 Morskaya Pekhota Company2 Inantry Platoons, 1 Maxsim HMG

260th Naval Rie Brigade Company 3 Morskaya Submachine-gun Company2 Submachine-gun Platoons

Morskaya Mortar Company2 Mortar Platoons

Scout Platoon2 Scout Squads

Naval Artillery Soviet Naval Artillery has the ollowing characteristics:rained. Counts as 4 guns.Tey use the Across the Volga artillery rules rom page225 o the rule book.

ss-kampfgruppe kste mIxed kampfgruppe2 HMG Nests

3. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade Grenadier Platoon (Fearless rained)

Command SMG + 6 Rie/MG teams

SS Nordlands Norge Regiment SS-Mortar Platoon (Fearless rained)Command SMG, Observer + 4 8cm GW34 mortars

503. SS-Werer-Abteilung SS-Rocket Launcher Battery (Fearless Veteran)1 Launcher Section, 2 Artillery Observers,using Across the Volga rules.

raCINgtothe resCue raCINgtothe resCue:SS-Kampgruppe Kste Company HQ

Company Command SMG and2iC Command SMG teams (Fearless rained)

3. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade Grenadier Platoon (Fearless rained)Command SMG + 6 R/MG stands

3. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade Grenadier Platoon (Fearless rained)Command SMG + 6 R/MG stands

delayed reserves

SS-Panzer Abteilung 11 3 StuG G (Fearless rained)

Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes

Soviet Naval Gun Fire Of-table 80/200cm - 4 3+

German HMG Nest Immobile 24/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 3 when pinned down.


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ClearINg

ClearINg

ClearINg

vIllage

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BeaCh

oBjeCtIves

speCIal rules:Night Attack Te scenario uses the night rules on pages272 to 273 o the rulebook, roll or dawn beginning on turn5 with the attacker.

Sparse orest Te entire battleeld except the beach, sea,clearings, village and road provide Concealment and limitline o sight to 16/40cm. Mortars may re while in or nearsparse orest.

Sea Te sea is rough terrain. roops cannot go to groundor dig in while in the sea.

Racing to the Rescue German troops racing to the rescue

must deploy on any table edge at least 36/90cm rom thesea table edge.

Delayed reserves deploy on the short table edge oppositeo the sea.

deploymeNt:wo objectives are placed in a box ormed rom the centreline, 8/20cm rom either long table edge and 28/70cmrom the German short table edge. Te German player placesthe rst objective and the Soviet player places the second.

Te Germans deploy anywhere except the beach (up to

12/30cm rom the Sea table edge).

Soviets move on the board on turn 1 starting in the sea.(Note: Tere may not be room or all Soviets to enter onturn 1. Up to hal o the Soviet companies may wait andenter on turn 2.)

Soviets have rst turn.

vICtory:Te Soviet player wins by seizing an objective on or beoreturn 15. Te Soviet player must also still have either theirCompany Command team or 2iC Command team still onthe board (to call in reserves rom the waiting eet) at thattime.

Te German player wins by either killing both the SovietCompany Command team and 2iC Command team orpreventing the Soviet player rom capturing an objective byturn 15.

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