The Soviet recon platoon is armed with sub-machine guns and is transported in a GAZ-AA light truck. Use them to locate the enemy and then break-off to avoid enemy fire.

The infantry and truck form a single unit with the infantry benefitting from the truck’s increased speed.

Available: 1939

Type: Soft-skin

Move: Fast

Reliability: Average

Reaction: 4D

Weapon: Sub-machine gun

• Range: 2/4/8
• FP: 5D AT: –

Notes: Recon. Break-off. +2D close range/close assault.

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

• Range: 6/12/24
• FP: 5D AT: *

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

• Range: 11/22/44
• FP: 7D AT: 9D

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

• Range: 11/22/44
• FP: 6D AT: 10D

Notes: Sloped armour. Gas guzzler.