Units: 16
Command Dice: 5
Staff Orders: 4
Rally Dice: 4
Artillery Response Dice: 4
Morale: 13
Artillery Supply: Good
Fast and armed with a 50L60 gun, the Puma is good for moving around the enemy’s flanks. It can use its Break-off ability to get itself out of trouble when attacked.
Type: Recon
Training: Regular
Move: Fast
Reliability: Average
Reaction: 4D
Weapon: 50L60 Gun
Notes: Recon. Break-off.
The Tiger I is a formidable heavy tank. Armed with an 88L56 gun, the Tiger can pick off enemy armour from long range and its heavy armour provides excellent protection against anti-tank weapons and artillery.
Type: Heavy AFV
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Poor
Reaction: 7D
Weapon: 88L56 Gun
The Panther is well armed and armoured. While resistant to damage, the Panther is not invulnerable when fighting superior numbers of enemy tanks. Try to avoid letting enemy tanks manoeuvrer into your flank and rear zones.
Type: Medium AFV
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Average
Reaction: 7D/6D
Weapon: 75L70 Gun
Notes: The Panther’s sloped armour gives it 7D Reaction against frontal attacks. When fired at in the flanks/rear or when hit by artillery, its Reaction is reduced to 6D.
The workhorse of the German army, the Panzer IV is a good all round tank.
Type: Medium AFV
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Average
Reaction: 5D
Weapon: 75L48 Gun
Built on the chassis of the Panzer IV, the Jagdpanzer IV is armed with a 75L60 gun giving it a better range and anti-tank capability than the Sturmgeschütz III.
Type: AFV
Training: Regular
Move: Average
Reliability: Average
Reaction: 6D (5D)
Weapon: 75L70
Notes: Restricted to 180° fire arc. Low Profile.
The 105mm howitzer provides off-table artillery support.
Type: Medium Off-table Artillery
Training: Regular
Move: —
Reaction: —
Weapon: 105L28 howitzer
Notes: Artillery Suppression.
Use the following dividers when recalculating battle group statistics after adding support units.
Command Dice Divider: 2.5
Staff Order Divider: 4
One to three support groups can be added to the core group.
This post list a German armour battle group suitable for use with the Soviet forces, and against the British and US forces (to be posted soon).
Five years of war against the allies has reduced the German’s ability to keep its forces supplied. The German army has high quality equipment, but suffers from poor artillery supply. While capable of still fighting and winning, German battle groups often have to do so without effective artillery support.
National Abilities: The emphasis on training leaders to use their own initiative in combat gives the Germans a Command Dice Divider of 2.5.
Units: 14
Command Dice: 6
Staff Orders: 4
Rally Dice: 4
Artillery Response Dice: 4
Morale: 13
Artillery Supply: Poor
