Revised Close Asssault #3 – Close Assault Table

Close Assault Table

Close Assault Order: The attacker gains a -1 TN in the first round of a Close Assault.

Unit is Suppressed: The Target Number is increased by +1 TN.

Unit is an infantry heavy weapon, gun, close support unit or tank destroyer: These unit types fight at a +2 TN disadvantage in Close Assault.

Unit has no AT vs Armour: The unit rolls its FP dice but with a +2 TN.

Attacker makes a Flank/Rear Attack: A unit gains a -1 TN for attacking the enemy unit’s flank or rear.

Cover Dice: Units in or behind cover gain Cover Dice. Add +1D if the unit is in Light Cover, +2D if the unit is in Medium Cover, and +3D if the unit is in Heavy Cover.

Multiple Move Made: A double move reduces the Close Assault Dice by -1D; a triple move by -2D.

TN of 7+

In worse case situations units may end up with a TN of 7+ As this number cannot be rolled, the unit instead loses one dice and has its TN set to 6+.

For example, a suppressed Soviet rifle platoon is attacked in the flank by a Panzer IV H. The rifle platoon starts with a TN 4+, which is increased to 5+ because of its suppression. It is not equipped with AT weapons (+2 TN) and its TN is increased to 7+. It loses one dice. The Soviet rifle platoon starts with FP: 5D and fights the Close Assault with 4D with a 6+ TN.

The Panzer IV H has FP: 6D and its Close Assault order reduces its 4+ TN to 3+. Its TN is reduced by another -1 for its flank attack for a final TN of 2+.

The Germans roll 6D with a 2+ TN and get four successes. The Soviets roll 5D with a 6+ TN and get one success. The difference between the two rolls is 3: the Germans inflict 3 Disruption Points and the Soviets are Dispersed.