The jeep provides the US with a fast and reliable recon vehicle. Although armed with a machine gun, the jeep is vulnerable to enemy fire. Use it to find the enemy, then break-off when fired at.
Available: 1941
Type: Soft-skin
Move: Fast
Reliability: Good
Reaction: 3D
Weapon: Machine gun
Notes: Recon. Break-off. Anti-armour machine gun.
Some vehicles, such as the IS-II, fire large shells that take a relatively long time to reload. This slow reload reduces their combat efficiency by reducing their FP and AT by -1D. This reduction is factored into a unit’s FP and AT statistics and does not require any further modifiers during the game.
Slow Reload: Reduces a weapon’s FP and AT statistics by -1D.
The IS-II is armed with a with 122L45 gun (FP: 8D, AT: 10D). It is classed as a slow reload weapon when fitted into the IS-II and its statistics are reduced to FP: 7D, AT: 9D.
The IS-IIm replaced the original IS-II’s stepped frontal armour with sloped armour increasing the frontal armour to 9D.
Available: Late 1944
Type: Heavy AFV
Move: Average
Reliability: Average
Reaction: 9D/8D
Weapon: 122L45
Notes: Slow loading. Sloped armour.
The Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf B was designed as an upgrade to the to the original Tiger. Known as a Königstiger (King Tiger), the Tiger II is heavily armoured and equipped with the 88L71 gun. While in many ways the precursor of the modern battle tank, the Tiger II is a gas guzzler and has an increased chance of breaking down.
Available: July 1944
Type: Heavy AFV
Move: Average
Reliability: Poor (Average from December 1944)
Reaction: 11D/10D
Weapon: 88L71
Notes: Sloped armour. Gas guzzler.
The Iosif Stalin, named after Stalin, is a tank designed to replace the KV series of heavy tanks. Armed with 122L45 gun, the IS-II fires a high explosive shell making it effective against enemy infantry and fortifications, as well as enemy armour.
Available: April 1944
Type: Heavy AFV
Move: Average
Reliability: Average
Reaction: 8D
Weapon: 122L45
Notes: Slow loading.
