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By Derek Body and Wayne Turner
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2. GEBIRGSDIVISION2nd MOUNTAIN DIVISION
Ater the Anschluss (the incorporation o Austria intoGermany) 2. Gebirgsdivision was ormed rom the Austrian6th Division in Innsbruck on 1 April 1938 as part o
Wehrkreis XVIII(Military District 18). On 26 August 1939the division was mobilised and in September it took partin the Polish campaign as part o Heeresgruppe Sud (ArmyGroup South).
poland2. Gebirgsdivision ought alongside 1. Gebirgsdivision inPoland, their main goal being the capture o Lemberg (Lvov,Lviv), the Galician provincial capital and an important com-munications and rail hub. Te division entered Poland romKsmark (Kemarok) in Slovakia, marching on oot throughNida, Neu Sandec and Jasslo, capturing the Dukla Pass onthe way, beore reaching Lemberg. Tey made ast progressthrough the mountains and hilly terrain o the Slovakian andPolish border region, and once in Poland 2. Gebirgsdivisionquickly linked up with 1. Gebirgsdivision, who had taken anorthern approach across the border. By 11 September bothdivision had covered well over 240km (150 miles). On14September they had reached the oot hills around Lemberg.1. Gebirgsdivision ormed aKampgruppe to attack the city,
while the rest o the two divisions ormed a cordon aroundLemberg to prevent arriving Polish troops rom relieving thebesieged city. Fighting with the Polish garrison and reliev-ing orces was erce, but ater six days the Polish deendersnally surrendered, but only i they were allowed to sur-
render to the German Gebirgsjger and not to the recentlyarrived Soviet troops. Te victorious Gebirgsjgerthen had tohand the city over to the Soviets, who had belatedly joinedthe invasion o Poland.
norwayAter the Polish campaign 2. Gebirgsdivision and3. Gebirgsdivision were selected to take part in the invasiono Norway.3. Gebirgsdivisions target was Narvik in the northo Norway. One regiment was loaded aboard 10 Destroyerso the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) and headed north. TeGerman destroyers sunk two Norwegian coastal deence ships
beore entering Narvik Port and unloading the Gebirgsjger.
Te Norwegians surrendered and on 9 April 1940 the porto Narvik was in German hands. However, supplies wereshort, as only one supply ship had reached Narvik.
Te ollowing morning the German Destroyers were attackedby a eet o British Destroyers and two German ships weresunk. On 13 April the British attacked again, this time withheavy support rom the Battleship HMS Warspite and theremaining eight German Destroyers were sunk. Withouttheir naval support the Gebirgsjgerwere somewhat stranded.Te British and French had also landed troops 64km (40miles) to the north. With over 15,000 Allied troops closingon Narvik, the trapped Gebirgsjgerand Kriegsmarinesailorshad little choice but to ght and hope or relie. Despitethe rest o3. Gebirgsdivision racing to relieve their comrades,the Allies withdrew on 8 June, and Norway ormally sur-
rendered, beore deeating the isolated Gebirgsjger.2. Gebirgsdivision had meanwhile landed in rondheim,joining the rest o3. Gebirgsdivision in their attempt to relieveGebirgsjager-Regiment 139 in Narvik. With the Norwegiansurrender the division moved to the ar north to take upoccupation duties.
BarBarossaIn 1941 the division was in Lapland to participate inOperation Silberuchs (Silverox), the attack on the Soviet
Arctic as part o Operation Barbarossa. Teir target was theSoviet arctic port o Murmansk. As part o Gebirgsskorps
Nowegen (Mountain Corps Norway) they were once moreteamed with 3. Gebirgsdivision. Fighting through horribleMosquito inested terrain that consisted o barren rock,swampland, and dark dank orests, the Gebirgsjger initiallymade good progress, smashing through the Soviet deencesuntil reaching the River Liza in early July, when Sovietresistance began to stien. Te Soviets began to coun-terattack, but the Gebirgsjger held them. However, theorward momentum o the oensive had stumbled to a halt.
3. Gebirgsdivision was replaced by6. Gebirgsdivision, whichormed with 2. Gebirgsdivision the XIX Gebirgskorps (19thMountain Corps).
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northern FinlandDuring the winter the Soviets launched a major counter-o-ensive. Despite heavy casualties XIX Gebirgskorps held itsground throughout the Winter o 1941/42 and a stalematedeveloped in the sector. Minor raids and skirmishes werecarried out, but no heavy ghting occurred while both siderebuilt or the spring.
When Spring arrived, so did another major Soviet oensive.Te Soviet oensive combined land and seaborne assaults inan attempt to cut o and isolate elements o the Gebirgskorps.Te mountain troops held, but another Soviet attack almostsucceed, but the timely intervention o bad weather broughtall action to a halt. Te weather respite allowed the Germanstime to regroup and reorganise their deences.
1943 was spent once more in stalemate, with minor actionsand no major oensives. However, in the Summer o 1944the Soviets were in an oensive mood and the ar north wasnot ignored. Te Soviet oensive in Finland nally orcedthe Finns to the negotiation table and a peace treaty wassigned in September 1944.
In late 19442. Gebirgsdivision withdrew to Norway and thentranserred to Denmark, ater a ghting retreat against the
Finns, as the Finns ullled their treaty obligations to expelthe Germans rom Finland. In December 1944 the Division
was sent to Denmark to ret.
tothe westIn January2. Gebirgsdivision was moved to the Western
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Front to reinorce the Colmar Pocket on the Franco-Germanborder in Alsace. Tey were stationed around the Neu-Brisach bridgehead in the northeast o the pocket.
Te French and Americans launched Operation Cheerul on20 January 1945, their aim was to clear the German orcesrom the pocket and secure crossing over the Rhine Riverinto Germany. Te attack was started in a heavy snowstorm,the sort o conditions the Gebirgsjgerwere well amiliar with
rom their ghting in Finland. Te attack around Mulhouseby the French 1er Corps dArmewas halted. However, theattack had successully drawn the German reserves south andthe French next attacked, two days later, the Erstein bulge,
which lay to the north, just south o Strasbourg.
2. Gebirgsdivison came under attack rom French andAmerican orces on 24 January 1945. Gebirgsjger-Regiment136held the town o Jebsheim. Between 24 January and 2February a savage and bitter struggle or the town was ought,
with it changing hands three times in nine days o ghting.Te Gebirgsjger were not alone in their deence and weresupported by the Jagdpanther tank-hunters o654. Schwere
Panzerjgerabteilung. Tey aced the US 254th InantryRegiment (attached to the 3rd Inantry Division), French 5th
Armoured Division, Paratroopers,Foreign Legion, Moroccan cavalryand FFI troops. Te Americansand French nally clear the towno the last Gebirgsjger at 1500hours on 2 February. However,
2. Gebirgsdivision still held thecountryside around the town andghting continued. Over the nextew days the Germans continued to
be pushed back in the pocket untilnally permission was granted byHitler or the Germans orces to
withdraw rom the Colmar Pocketacross the Rhine.
saarpFalzand trierTe division was next movednorth to the Saarpalz regionin February 1945 where it wasplaced in the reserve o 1. Armee.
2. Gebirgsdivision replaced 559.Volksgrenadierdivision holdingBitche. Ater a short period o suc-cessul ghting most o the division
was moved by motorised transportto the area south o rier.
In late February the Americansbegan to push out o the SaarBrigdehead and advance towardsthe Rhine River. Fighting along-side 2. Gebirgsdivision was 212.Volksgrenadierdivision. An attack bythe US 76th Inantry Division drew
the Volksgrenadiers north awayrom rier leaving the city lightlydeended. Te American 94thInantry Division was then able toquickly take rier.
However, the Germans quickly organised a counterattackto take back the city. Initially256. Volksgrenadierdivision
was committed to hold any urther American advancebeore 2. Gebirgsdivision and 6. SS-Gebirgsdivison Nordattacked between 3 and 4 March orm Zer to the south orier. Te attack cleared some US inantry, but 2. Gebirgsdivisions Hetzer tank-hunters soon became embroiled in areght with the tank-destroyers o the 778th ank DestroyerBattalion. Finally, the2. Gebirgsdivision attack was halted byUS Artillery re.
Ater the attack, the division was able to hold their positionsuntil the middle o March, but suered heavy casualties. Teremnants o the division then retreated towards the Rhinenear Germersheim.
GermanyTis was ollowed by deensive battles in Southern Germanyin Wrttemberg where urther ghting almost destroyed thedivision. What was let o the division then retreated into theirol region in Austria where remnants surrendered to the
Americans in May 1945.
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6. SS-GEBIRGSDIVISION NORD6TH SS MOUNTAIN DIVISION NORTH
BlackedelweissSS-Kampgruppe NORDwas ormed in February 1941 and
were rst deployed to Finland in June as a motorised inantry
division, where they were renamed SS-Division NORD. TeFinnish government was ofcially neutral at this time, but
within days o their arrival Operation Barbarossa commencedand Soviet bombers and artillery began conducting attacksagainst bordering Finnish towns. Finlands Continuation
War was renewed, and with Soviet orces reeling under theGerman assault, the Finns were quickly able to reclaim mosto their lost territory.
Te as yet untried SS-Division saw their rst combat in thenorthern sector as part o Operation Silberuchs (Silverox)to sever the Murmansk Railway. Here they were ordered torontally attack the heavily ortied Soviet position o Salla
but were bloodily repulsed. Tis position was later doubleenveloped by169. Inanteriedivision and the Finnish 6th Di-vision, orcing the Soviets to withdraw.
Ater their baptism by re, elements o NORD were tempo-rarily brought under Finnish command. Te German troopsbeneted greatly rom this close co-operation, sometimesFinnish platoons would work alongside German companiesand they gained invaluable experience in dealing with theterrain and winter conditions. On a strategic level they alsomade use o Finnish motti(small-scale encirclement) tacticsthat were ar superior to the wider encirclements common toGerman doctrine due to the heavily wooded terrain. By the
end o the year the Soviets had been orced back to heavilydeended strongpoints and with Finlands small population(3.5 million) the cost o high attrition battles would resultin the Murmansk railway remaining rmly under Sovietcontrol.
Te division slowly received reinorcements which werelargely needed due to casualties caused by the bitterly cold
winter conditions. Tese were oten Volksdeutscheor ethnicGermans that helped evolve NORD into a multi-ethnic SS-Division. In 1942 both sides begun construction o sturdydeensive positions and operations were conducted to attackeach others supply lines with the Soviets aided by partisans.
Te Soviets launched their spring oensive in late Aprilwhich endeavoured to cut o the main German supply routeemploying the 23rd Guards Division, 8th Ski Brigade and80th Independent Brigade. Successul employment omottitactics alongside Finnish Division J countered this Sovietthrust while inicting heavy casualties.
ss-GeBirGsdivisionIn June the division was ofcially reorganised as a reinorcedmountain division (SS-Gerbirgsdivision Nord). Tis was pri-
marily a change or logistical reasons rather than the require-ment to ght in alpine terrain. Te equipment however wasextremely useul and skis and sleds increased winter mobilitygreatly. Small groups aided by Finnish troops would conductraids and demolish railway tracks which were duly repairedby Soviet orced labour camps.
Te stalemate situation largely continued through 1943.Te division received their nal designation as 6. SS-Gerbirgsdivision Nord. Tis comprised SS-Gerbirgsjger-Regiment 11 Reinhard Heydrich and SS-Gerbirgsjger-Regiment 12 Michael Gaimair and also included twovolunteer Norwegian units on the grounds that they were
only to be employed against the Communist orces.
By 1944 the Soviets staged a major oensive on the Lagoda-Karelia ront which caused Finland to sue or a separatepeace. 6. SS Gerbirgs thereore made plans to conduct aphased withdrawal (Operation Birke). Te Soviets demandedthat the Finns orcibly intern all German troops ater 15September, reghts broke out between the German rear-guard and Finnish orces and they nally let Finnish soilin early November. Ater 3 years o ghting shoulder toshoulder with the Finns they parted as respected oes, butmany were bitter about the apparent betrayal o their closeally.
nordwindTe division headed south through Norway and wouldeventually complete a 1,600 kilometre (1,000 mile) oottrek, briey stopping in Denmark to receive new weaponsand equipment. It was only now that they were issued withMG42 machine guns and each rie battalion received anew heavy company consisting o a platoon o two 7.5cminantry guns and another o our 12cm mortars.
Tese units would require training while the bulk o thedivision was urgently needed or deployment in conjunction
with the Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhine or Ardennes)oensive begun in mid December 1944. Tis delay in trans-portation o units caused the division to only be committedpiecemeal or the later Nordwindoperation in the new year
just as the Ardennes campaign was beginning to lose itsimpetus. Tey were however considered to be the reshestGerman orce available in the West at the time.
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Operation Nordwindbegan on New Years Day 1945 and wasthe last German oensive in the West. 6. SS-GerbirgsdivisionNordwas tasked with the seizure o the town Wingen-sur-Moder and ultimately to open the Saverne Pass to allow anarmoured breakthrough into the Rhine Valley. Tey receivedhasty training with their newly acquired panzerausts andthe lead elements began to inltrate on 1 January. Temain combat elements available were the 1st and 3rd bat-talions o SS-Gerbirgsjger-Regiment 12. Tis orce wasdesignated Kampgruppe Schreiber and were attached to
361. Volksgrenadierdivision.
Te attack on Wingen-sur-Moder began on 4 January.Te town was deended by the 179th Regiment o the 45thTunderbird Division. Ater a brie ght the town wasoverrun with approximately 300 Americans captured. Acounterattack in the belie that a orce o only around 50Germans had occupied the town was easily repulsed by theorce o 725 German troops. Te Germans however wereunable to establish radio contact with headquarters to requesturgent reinorcements to exploit this and the Americans soon
surrounded the town.roops rom 276th Regiment (70th railblazers Division)attacked on 5 January, but ailed to dislodge the deenders.Kampgruppe Schreiber were now running low on suppliesand ammunition. When contact with headquarters wasnally made the orders were to withdraw, but only a orce o205 managed to reach riendly lines. Te high tidemark oOperation Nordwindhad been reached without signicantgain or the sacrices made.
With American orces taking to the oensive troops o the157th Inantry Regiment, 45th Division were ordered to seizethe high ground near Reipertswiller on 14 January. Here SS-Gerbirgsjger-Regiment 11 was able to entrap six companies
with classic motti tactics. Desperate attempts to escape orrelieve these orces were repelled by the Germans until a sur-render ultimatum was agreed and 450 men were led away tocaptivity. With recent well publicised events o prisoner mas-sacres still resh in their minds the Americans were greatlyrelieved by their captors humane treatment. German orces
were now ully on the deensive and would soon be orced toght on their own soil.
deFenceoFthe reichAter suering under the Americans complete aerialdominance and overwhelming artillery, the SS troops hadsustained heavy losses. Tey received paltry replacementsand were ordered to recapture the town o rier on theMoselle River in March, but were thwarted by the US 94 thPilgrim Division. Te American 3rd and 7th Armies oen-sive in the Saar-Palantine region was rapid and elements o
NORD were largely cut-o and bypassed, only remnants oSS-Gerbirgsjger-Regiment 11 were able to cross the RhineRiver as the last combat eective unit o the division. Tey
were involved in a series o costly delaying actions until theremaining orce estimated at 800 were captured by the 5 thRed Diamond and 71st Red Circle Divisions in early April1945 near Frankurt.
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Heerpattern Edelweiss arm patch worn on theright upper sleeve oGebirgsjger.
Waen-SSpattern Edelweiss arm patch worn onthe right upper sleeve oSS-Gebirgsjger.
Heerpattern Edelweiss cap badge worn onthe let side o the Bergmtze (mountain cap).
Waen-SSpattern cloth Edelweiss cap badgeworn on the let side o the Bergmtze.
GEBIRGSjGER RulES
2. GEBIRGSDIVISION RulES
6. SS-GEBIRGSDIVISION NORD RulES
A Gebirgsjgerkompanie uses all the German special ruleson pages 241 to 245 o the rulebook. In addition many o itsplatoons use the Pack Mule special rule below.
packmUlesA Gerbirgsdivision had specic requirements or logistical
supply and transportation. rucks were part o the Valleyechelon (Talstael) and a Pack Mule train ormed theMountain echelon (Bergstael). Mountain troops were issued
In addition to the Gebirgsjger special rule above, a2. Gebirgsdivision Gebirgsjgerkompanie uses the Mountaineers specialrule below.
waldJGerWhen SS-Division Nord was converted into aGebirgsdivision their experience ghting alongside the Finnsin the rozen north had already shaped their training. Withhigh mountains ew and ar between in Finland they con-centrated on improving their mobility through the orests
and snow o northern Finland. Experience and training soonmade them almost as adept at Wald, or orest, ghting as thenative Finns.
6. SS-Gebirgsjger Inantry and Man-packed Gun teamsmay move At the Double through Woods, Snow and Deepsnow (see page 30 o the rulebook).
moUntaineersTe Gebirgsjger o2. Gebirgsdivision are trained to ghtover the high mountains o Europe. Tey are equipped toscale any slope or rocky mountain pass.
with light guns that could be broken into smaller loads andcarried on pack horses or mules to move on the narrowmountain trails and terrain they are trained to ght on.
Gun teams carried by Pack Mule teams are Mountaineers,see page 61 o the rulebook. Pack Mule teams are Transportteams. Pack Mule teams carry Gun teams as Passengers and
the Gun team is removed rom the table while it is carriedby the Pack Mule team.
Gebirgsjger Inantry teams and Man-packed Gun teamsare all Mountaineers.
In addition to the Gebirgsjger special rule above, a6. SS-Gebirgsdivision NordGebirgsjgerkompanie uses the Waldjgerspecial rule below.
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You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each
box shaded grey.Your force must be either 2. Gebirgsdivis ion (marked ) or 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision (marked ).If a platoon has either of these symbols, you can only take equipment and options marked withyour selected symbol. If the platoon does not have either symbol, you can take equipment andoptions marked with any symbol, or no symbol.
DIVISIONAl SUppORT plATOONS
COM
bATplATOONS
HeADqUART
eRS
GebirgsjgerkompanieHQ
HeADqUARTeRS
9
GebirgsjgerPlatoon
INfANTRy
9
INfANTRy
14
19
19
SS-PanzergrenadierPlatoon
VolksgrenadierSturm Platoon
VolksgrenadierSchtzen Platoon
GebirgsjgerPlatoon
INfANTRy
9
GebirgsjgerPlatoon
INfANTRy
9
WeAp
ONSplATOONS
ReCONNAISSANCe
12Gebirgsjger ScoutPlatoon
GebirgsjgerMachine-gun Platoon
MACHINe-gUNS
10
Gebirgsjger HeavyMortar Platoon
ARTIlleRy
10
Gebirgsjger InfantryGun Platoon
ARTIlleRy
10
ANTI-TANk
14Anti-tank GunPlatoon
ANTI-AIRCRAfT
16Anti-aircraft GunPlatoon
AIRCRAfT
18Air Support
ARTIlleRy
15
15
16Heavy Artillery Battery
Mountain ArtilleryBattery
Light Artillery Battery
GebirgsjgerMachine-gun Platoon
MACHINe-gUNS
10
INfANTRy
11GebirgspionierPlatoon
ARTIlleRy
15
15
20Volks RocketLauncher Battery
Mountain ArtilleryBattery
Light Artillery Battery
Gebirgsjger HeavyInfantry Gun Platoon
ARTIlleRy
11
Gebirgsjger Anti-tankGun Platoon
ANTI-TANk
12
RegIMeNTAlSUppORTplATOONS
ANTI-AIRCRAfT
17
Luftwaffe HeavyAnti-aircraft GunPlatoon
17SS-Self-propelled Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon
ARMOUR
13
13
13
Gebirgsjger
Tank-hunter Platoon
Looted PanzerPlatoon
Heavy Tank-hunterPlatoon
18
SS-Heavy Anti-
aircraft Gun Platoon
20Volks AssaultGun Platoon
GEBIRGSjGERKOMPANIEInantr Coman
MOUNTAIN INfANTRy coman
AllIeD plATOONS
Lutwae Platoons in yourorce are Allies and ollowthe Allies rules on page 70o the rulebook.
Volks Platoons in a6. SS-Gebirgsdivision orce are
Allies and ollow the Alliesrules on page 70 o therulebook.
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Gebirgsjgerkompanie HQ
HAUPTmann
Unteroffizier
Anti-tank Section
Panzerschreck team Panzerschreck teamPanzerschreck team
Unteroffizier
Mortar Section
HAUPTMANN
Company HQ
Company CommandPanzerfaust SMG team
2iC CommandPanzerfaust SMG team
8cm GW34 mortar8cm GW34 mortar
Gebirgsjger Platoon
Leutnant or oberfeldwebel
Leutnant or oberfeldwebel
HQ Section
Command Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Unteroffizier
Jger Squad
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Unteroffizier
Jger Squad
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Unteroffizier
Jger Squad
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Panzerschreck team
Captured truckCaptured truck
Captured truck
RelUCTANT
CONfIDeNT
feARleSS
CONSCRIpT
TRAINeD
VeTeRAN
motivationand skillPlatoons rom 2. Gebirgsdivision (marked ) are ratedConfdent Veteran.
Platoons rom 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision (marked ) areratedFearless Veteran.
RelUCTANT
CONfIDeNT
feARleSS
CONSCRIpT
TRAINeD
VeTeRAN
2. GeBirGsdivision 6. ss-GeBirGsdivisionnord
headqUarters
Company HQ 65 points 75 points
Add:
3 Panzerschreck teams +75 points +90 points
2 Panzerschreck teams +50 points +60 points
1 Panzerschreck team +25 points +30 points
Mortar Section +55 points +60 points
option
Add up to three Sniper teams or +50 points per team.
GeBirGsJGerkompanie hq
GeBirGsJGerplatoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
3 Jger Squads 220 points 260 points
2 Jger Squads 155 points 185 points
Add:
1 Panzerschreck team +25 points +30 points
options
Replace Command Panzeraust Rife/MG team witha Command Panzeraust SMG team at no cost.
Add captured trucks to platoons or +5 points.Mount Command Panzeraust Rife/MG team,Panzerschreck team and Panzeraust Rife/MGteams in captured Jeeps as Command MotorcyclePanzeraust Rife/MG team, Motorcycle Panzer-schreck team and Motorcycle Panzeraust Rife/MGteams or +15 points per team.
Only one platoon in your force may be mounted inJeeps as Motorcycle teams.
Te Gebirgsjger(mountain hunter) is an elite light inantry-man trained in mountain and arctic warare. Tey are proud
o their traditions and have a very high espirit de corpsandmaintain good morale whether ghting in mountain or arcticconditions, or ghting in other situations. Te individualGebirgsjgeris t and strong due to hard training and havingto carry much o his own equipment when campaigning.
HEADquARtERS
COMBAt PlAtOONS
A Gebirgsjgerkompanie HQ is commanded by aHauptmann(Captain) in the Heer (Army) or aHauptsturmhrer in theWaen-SS.
A Gebirgsjger Platoon mounted as Motorcycle teams is aReconnaissance Platoon while mounted, see the MotorcycleReconnaissance rules on page 196 o the rulebook.
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Gebirgsjger Infantry gun Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
CommandSMG team
Unteroffizier
gun section
Unteroffizier
gun section
Infantry gun
Pack Mule team
Infantry gun
Pack Mule team
ObserverRifle team
Gebirgsjger Machine-gun Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command SMG team
Unteroffizier
Machine-gunSection
MG42 HMG
MG42 HMG
Unteroffizier
Machine-gunSection
MG42 HMG
MG42 HMG
Gebirgsjger Heavy Mortar Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command SMG team
UnteroffizierUnteroffizier
Mortar section Mortar section
Pack Mule team
Pack Mule team
Pack Mule team
Pack Mule team
Observer
Rifle team
12cm sGW43
mortar
12cm sGW43
mortar
12cm sGW43
mortar
12cm sGW43
mortar
GeBirGsJGerinFantryGUn platoon
platoon
HQ Section with:2 7.5cm IG37 65 points 75 points
2 7.5cm PaK50 75 points 85 points
2 7.5cm LG40 - 55 points
options
Replace Command SMG team with CommandPanzeraust SMG team or +10 points.
Add Pack Mule teams or +5 points or the platoon.
New inantry guns were introduced in 1944 and as the Gebirgs
divisions retted in Denmark in December they received newmodern guns like the 7.5cm IG37 gun or the 7.5cm PaK50gun.
WEAPONS PlAtOONS
GeBirGsJGermachine-GUn platoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Machine-gun Sections 135 points 150 points
option
Replace Command SMG team with CommandPanzeraust SMG team or +10 points.
Gebirgsjger Machine-gun Platoons may make CombatAttachments to Gebirgsjger Platoons.
GeBirGsJGerheavymortarplatoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
4 12cm sGW43 155 points 175 points
option
Add Pack Mule teams or +5 points or the platoon.
Te 12cm sGW43 heavy mortar is based on the Soviet designused on the Eastern Front. It is light weight, which providesa high degree o mobility.
Tese weapons are especially suited to mountain wararewhere they can be easily be transported on a pack mule team.In winter or arctic conditions they can be loaded on a sled tobe pulled by the crew or pack animals through the snow.
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Gebirgspionier Platoon
Leutnant
Unteroffizier
Pioneer Squad
PioneerRifle team
PioneerRifle team
PioneerRifle team
Unteroffizier
Pioneer Squad
PioneerRifle team
PioneerRifle team
PioneerRifle team
Unteroffizier
Pioneer Squad
PioneerRifle team
PioneerRifle team
PioneerRifle team
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command PioneerRifle team
Pioneer Supplyhorse-drawn wagon
Gebirgsjger Heavy Infantry gun Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
CommandSMG team
Unteroffizier
gun section
Unteroffizier
gun section
15cm sIG33 gun15cm sIG33 gun
ObserverRifle team
Horse-drawn limber Horse-drawn limber
REGIMENtAl SuPPORt PlAtOONS
Te Gebirgpionier troops provide combat engineeringsupport or the Gebirgsjger. Wherever they ght mineelds,obstacles and ortications are obstructions that need to becleared by the specialists.
GeBirGspionierplatoonplatoon
HQ Section with:
3 Pioneer Squads 235 points 280 points
2 Pioneer Squads 165 points 195 points
options
Replace Command Pioneer Rife team with CommandPanzeraust Pioneer SMG team or +10 points.
Replace all Pioneer Rife teams with PanzeraustPioneer Rife teams or +5 points per team.
Add Pioneer Supply horse-drawn wagon or+20 points or Pioneer Supply 3-ton truck or RSOtractor or +25 points.
You may replace up to one Pioneer Rie team per PioneerSquad with a Flame-thrower team at the start o the gamebeore deployment.
GeBirGsJGerheavyinFantryGUn platoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
2 15cm sIG33 145 points -
options
Replace Command SMG team with CommandPanzeraust SMG team or +10 points.
Add Horse-drawn limbers or +5 points or theplatoon.
A Gebirgsjger Regiment also has a Heavy Inantry Gun
Platoon armed with 15cm sIG33 gun. Tis give them someheavy support capable o knocking out bunkers and dug-inguns and inantry.
Gebirgsjager o Gebirgsjager-Regiment 136, 2. Gebirgsdivision, takenprisoner ater the battle or Jebsheim, Colmar Pocket 2 February 1945.
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Gebirgsjger Anti-tank gun Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command SMG team
Unteroffizier
Anti-tankgun Section
Unteroffizier
Anti-tankgun Section
Unteroffizier
Anti-tank gun Section
7.5cm PaK40 gun
7.5cm PaK40 gun
3-ton truck
3-ton truck
7.5cm PaK40 gun
3-ton truck
Kbelwagen
Gebirgsjger Scout Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command Rifle team
Unteroffizier
Scout Squad
Rifle team Rifle team
Unteroffizier
Scout Squad
Rifle team Rifle team
GeBirGsJGeranti-tankGUnplatoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
3 3.7cm PaK36 - 75 points
3 5cm PaK38 - 100 points
3 7.5cm PaK40 155 points 175 points
options
Add Kbelwagen jeep and 3-ton trucks or +5 pointsor the platoon.
Replace 3-ton trucks with RSO tractors at no cost.
Te 7.5cm PaK40 is the standard anti-tank gun o the Heerand Waen-SS. Te Gebirgsjgerare no exception, the poweroered by the 7.5cm PaK40 gun is now more important thanthe mobility oered by lighter guns. However, the transer
rom Finland was so ast that some units still had older guns.Te enemys tanks has increased in number and protectionand this powerul weapon is needed to deal with them.
GeBirGsJGerscoUt platoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
2 Scout Squads 115 points 140 points
1 Scout Squad 70 points 85 points
options
Replace Command Rife team with a CommandPanzeraust SMG team or +15 points or a CommandPanzeraust Assault Rife team or +25 points.
Replace all Rife teams in each Scout Squad withAssault Rife teams or +15 points per team.
Gebirgsjger Scout Platoons are Reconnaissance Platoons.Each GebirgsjgerRegiment has a scout platoon. Tese lledthe role o reconnaissance or the regiment, searching outenemy positions and locating the best routes o march.
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Gebirgsjger Tank-hunter Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command Tank-hunter
Tank-hunter
Unteroffizier Unteroffizier
Tank-hunter
Tank-hunter Tank-hunter
Tank-hunter
Unteroffizier
Tank-hunter
Looted Panzer Platoon
Leutnant
Unteroffizier
Captured tank
Panzer Section
Unteroffizier
Panzer Section
Captured tank
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command Captured tank
Heavy TANK-HUNTER Platoon
Leutnant
LEUTNANT
HQ Section
Unteroffizier
TANK HUNTER Section
Command Jagdpanther
Jagdpanther
Jagdpanther
Jagdpanther
GeBirGsJGertank-hUnterplatoon
platoon
4 Hetzer 340 points 380 points
3 Hetzer 255 points 285 points2 Hetzer 170 points 190 points
2. Gebirgsdivision was issued withJagdpanzer 38 Hetzertank-hunter in January 1945 as part o their Panzerjger Abteilung(Anti-tank Battalion). 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision received someHetzer tank-hunters in February 1945, most likely romHeerunits.
GEBIRGSjGER DIVISIONAl SuPPORt PlAtOONS
looted panzerplatoonplatoon
1 M5 Stuart
& 1 M8 Scott HMC - 85 points
1 M5 Stuart
& 1 M4A1 Sherman - 115 points
1 M5 Stuart - 45 points
1 M8 Scott HMC - 40 points
3 M4A1 Sherman - 200 points
2 M4A1 Sherman - 135 points
1 M4A1 Sherman - 70 points
6. SS-Gerbirgsdivision captured a number o US vehiclesduring their operations in the last year o the war. Tese
were quickly pushed into service to make up or their shortall o tank-hunters.
A Looted Panzer Platoon is
ratedFearless Trained.feARleSS TRAINeD
heavytank-hUnterplatoonplatoon
4 Jagdpanther 940 points -
3 Jagdpanther 705 points -
2 Jagdpanther 470 points -
During the battle or Jebsheim, in the north o theColmar Pocket, rom 24 January to 2 February 1945Gebirgsjger-Regiment 136 o2. Gebirgsdivision was sup-ported by the Jagdpanther tank-hunters o 654. SchwerePanzerjgerabteilung.
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Panzergrenadier platoon
UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSTURMFhrer
HQ Section
Command Panzerfaust MG team
UNTERSCHARFhrer
3-ton truck
Panzerfaust
MG team
Panzerfaust
MG team
PanzergrenadierSquad
UNTERSCHARFhrer
3-ton truck
PanzergrenadierSquad
Panzergrenadier Squad
3-ton truck
UNTERSCHARFhrer
Panzerfaust
MG team
Panzerfaust
MG team
Panzerfaust
MG team
Panzerfaust
MG team
Anti-tank gun Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command SMG team
Unteroffizier
Anti-tankgun Section
Anti-tank gun
3-ton truck
Anti-tank gun
3-ton truck
Unteroffizier
Anti-tankgun Section
Anti-tank gun
3-ton truck
Anti-tank gun
3-ton truck
Kbelwagen
ss-panzerGrenadierplatoonplatoon
HQ Section with:
3 Panzergrenadier Squads - 290 points
2 Panzergrenadier Squads - 205 points
options
Replace Command Panzeraust MG team with aCommand Panzeraust SMG team at no cost.
Add 3-ton trucks or +5 points or the platoon.
SS-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon 506 was part o 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision Nord. It was ormed rom Schtzen-Bataillon(mot) 6 and wasnt given the 506 designation until thedivision was deployed on the western ront. It was oten usedas a mobile reserve orce or the SS-GerbirgsjgerRegiments. Ittook part in supporting attacks during Operation Nordwind
and in the turmoil o the last ew weeks o the war it wasoten orced to ght as a separate entity.
anti-tankGUn platoonplatoon
HQ Section with:
4 7.5cm PaK40 205 points 245 points
3 7.5cm PaK40 155 points 175 points
2 7.5cm PaK40 105 points 125 points
4 5cm PaK38 - 130 points
3 5cm PaK38 - 100 points
2 5cm PaK38 - 70 points
options
Add Kbelwagen jeep and 3-ton trucks or +5 pointsor the platoon.
Replace 3-ton trucks with RSO tractors at no cost.
Both divisions each had their own anti-tank battalion armedwith 7.5cm PaK40 guns. Because o their haste in redeploying
to the West Wall,6. SS-GebirgsdivisionsSS-Gebirgspanzerjger-Abteilung 6did not have their old 5cm PaK38 guns replaceduntil ater Operation Nordwind. 2. Gebirgsdivisions gunscame rom Panzerjger-Abteilung 55.
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Mountain Artillery Battery
HAUPTMANN
HAUPTMANN
HQ Section
CommandSMG team
LEUTNANT
GUN SECTION
LEUTNANT
GUN SECTION
Staff team Pack Mule team
Observer Rifle team
Pack Mule team
7.5cm GebG36 gun
Pack Mule team
7.5cm GebG36 gun
Observer Rifle team
Pack Mule team
7.5cm GebG36 gun
Pack Mule team
7.5cm GebG36 gun
Light Artillery Battery
HAUPTMANN
HAUPTMANN
HQ Section
Staff teamCommand SMG team Horse-drawn wagon
LEUTNANT
GUN SECTION
LEUTNANT
GUN SECTION
Observer Rifle team
Howitzer
Horse-drawn limber
Howitzer
Horse-drawn limber
Observer Rifle team
Howitzer
Horse-drawn limber
Howitzer
Horse-drawn limber
moUntain artilleryBatteryplatoon
HQ Section with:
4 7.5cm GebG36 145 points 165 points
2 7.5cm GebG36 80 points 90 points
option
Add Pack Mule teams or +5 points or the battery.
Te older mountain guns have been retired and the mountainartillery battalions o the Gebirgs divisions are ully armed
with 7.5cm GebG36 mountain guns.
Te 7.5cm GebG36 gun is ideal or this role as it can bebroken down into several pack animal loads.
You must purchase all the guns rom one Gun Section beoreadding any teams rom another Gun Section.
liGht artilleryBatteryplatoon
HQ Section with:
4 10.5cm leFH18/40 - 235 points
2 10.5cm leFH18/40 - 125 points
4 10.5cm GebH40 205 points -
2 10.5cm GebH40 105 points -
options
Add horse-drawn wagon and limbers or +5 pointsor the battery.
Replace horse-drawn wagon and limbers with PackMule teams at no cost or a Battery equipped with10.5cm GebH40 howitzers.
Each division also had a light howitzer battalion. Tese wereeither armed with standard 10.5cm leFH18/40 howitzer like6. SS-Gebirgsdivision Nord, or the specially designed 10.5cmGebH40 mountain howitzer like2. Gebirgsdivision.
You must purchase all the guns rom one Gun Section beoreadding any teams rom another Gun Section.
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Anti-aircraft gun Platoon
Leutnant
Leutnant
HQ Section
Command SMG team
Unteroffizier
Anti-aircraftSection
Anti-aircraft gun
3-ton truck
Unteroffizier
Anti-aircraft Section
3-ton truckAnti-aircraft gun
Unteroffizier
Anti-aircraftSection
Anti-aircraft gun
3-ton truck
Kbelwagen
Heavy Artillery Battery
Howitzer or gun Howitzer or gun
Sd Kfz 7 half-track
Howitzer or gun
Sd Kfz 7 half-track
Howitzer or gun
Sd Kfz 7 half-track
Sd Kfz 7 half-track
anti-aircraFt GUn platoonplatoon
HQ Section with:
3 2cm FlaK38 75 points 85 points
3 3.7cm FlaK43 - 110 points
3 2cm FlaK38 (V) - 95 points
options
Add Kbelwagen jeep and 3-ton trucks or +5 pointsor the platoon.
Replace Kbelwagen jeep and 3-ton trucks with PackMule teams at no cost.
Te Gebirgsjgerare not immune to air attack and have theirown anti-aircrat guns to keep the skies clear. Tey use the2cm FlaK38 anti-aircrat gun because it is light and mobile,ideal or the rough terrain that they normally ght in.
welve 2cm FlaK38 anti-aircrat guns are part o thePanzerjger Abteilung (anti-tank battalion). 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision Nordalso had a company o 3.7cm FlaK43guns in its FlaK Abteilung.
A heavy artillery battalion o three batteries supported eachGebirgsdivision. 2. Gebirgsdivision simply had three heavy
howitzer batteries o 15cm sFH18 howitzers, while 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision had two howitzer batteries and the thirdbattery was armed with s10cm K18 heavy guns.
You must purchase all the guns rom one Gun Section beoreadding any teams rom another Gun Section.
heavyartilleryBatteryplatoon
HQ Section with:
4 15cm sFH18 310 points 360 points
2 15cm sFH18 160 points 185 points
4 s10cm K18 - 445 points
2 s10cm K18 - 230 points
option
Add Kubelwagen jeep, Kz 68 radio truck andSd Kz 7 hal-tracks or +5 points or the battery.
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UNTERSTURMFhrer
SS-Self-propelled Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon
Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
Command Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSCHARFhrerUNTERSCHARFhrer
Sd Kfz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)
UNTERSCHARFhrer
UNTERSTURMFhrer
AA sectionAA section
SS-HEAVY Anti-aircraft GUN Platoon
UNTERSTURMFhrer
UNTERSCHARFhrerUNTERSCHARFhrer
ss-selF-propelled anti-aircraFtGUn platoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
4 Sd Kz 7/1 (Quad 2cm) - 180 points
3 Sd Kz 7/1 (Quad 2cm) - 135 points
2 Sd Kz 7/1 (Quad 2cm) - 90 points
Some Gebirgs divisions also had sel-propelled anti-aircrat guns mounted on hal-tracks. In the case o6. SS-Gebirgsdivision Norda platoon o Sd Kz 7/1 (Quad 2cm)hal-tracks provided extra anti-aircrat cover.
Te Quad 2cm Flakvierling 38 links our barrels together topump out a massive rate o re, creating a wall o lead that
will keep the sky clear o enemy aircrat.
ss-heavyanti-aircraFt GUnplatoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
2 8.8cm FlaK36 - 190 points
1 8.8cm FlaK36 - 100 points
option
Model 8.8cm FlaK36 guns with eight or more crewand increase their ROF to 3 or +10 points per gun.
Unlike Heer a Gebirgsdivision, 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision Nordhad it own FlaK, or anti-aircrat, battalion.
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Air Support
Leutnant
Flight
Leutnant
Aircraft
AA sectionAA section
Luftwaffe HeavyAnti-aircraft Gun Platoon
RelUCTANT TRAINeD
airsUpport
hiGh-speed Jet
Ground attacks by Me 262 A2a aircrat cannot be inter-cepted using the Fighter Interception rule on page 179 o the rulebook.
Te Lutwae(German Air Force) was not idle over the skieso Belgium, with ghter-bombers attacking targets o op-portunity. However, it was also the debut o the worlds rstoperational jet ghter: the Me 262. Te ground attack version,the Me 262 A2aSturmvogel(Storm Bird), was armed with two30mm cannons and a pair o 250kg (550lb) bombs. Its excel-lent speed o 540mph (870km/h) meant that it could outrunany Allied ghter, making it near impossible to catch.
operation BodenplatteOperation Bodenplatte (Baseplate) was to be launched on16 December 1944. Its mission was to cripple Allied airsupport, giving the ground units o Wacht Am Rhein aghting chance. However, the weather reused to co-operateand the operation wasnt launched until 1 January 1945.Over 900 aircrat took to the skies and struck the Allies airbases in Belgium and Holland and destroyed somewherebetween 300 and 400 Allied aircrat. Tis success, however,came at the steep price o over 300 German aircrat.
lUFtwaFFe heavyanti-aircraFtGUn platoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
2 8.8cm FlaK36 95 points 95 points
1 8.8cm FlaK36 50 points 50 points
option
Model 8.8cm FlaK36 guns with eight or more crewand increase their ROF to 3 or +10 points per gun.
During the ghting around rier in February and March1945 both divisions were supported by the Lutwae FlaKunits stationed around the city.
A Lutwae Heavy Anti-aircrat Gun Platoon is
ratedReluctant Trained.
A Lutwae Heavy Anti-aircrat Gun Platoon uses allthe German special rules on pages 241 to 245 o therulebook, but does not use any o the Gebirgsjger orDivision special rules in this Intelligence Briefng.
sporadic airsUpport
Me 262 A2a Sturmvogel 105 points
FW 190F 100 points
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Volksgrenadier Schtzen Platoon
Leutnant or oberfeldwebel
Leutnant or oberfeldwebel
HQ SectionCommand Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Unteroffizier
Grenadier Squad
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Unteroffizier
Grenadier Squad
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Unteroffizier
Grenadier Squad
Panzerfaust Rifle/MG teamPanzerfaust Rifle/MG team
Panzerschreck team
Volksgrenadier Sturm Platoon
Leutnant or oberfeldwebel
Leutnant or Oberfeldwebel
HQ Section
Unteroffizier
MG Squad
Unteroffizier
Assault Squad
Unteroffizier
Assault Squad
Panzerfaust MG teamPanzerfaust MG team
Command Panzerfaust Assault Rifle team
Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle
team
Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle
team
Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle
team
Panzerfaust
Assault Rifle
team
Panzerschreck team
volksGrenadierschtzen platoon
platoon
HQ Section with:
3 Grenadier Squads 130 points 220 points
2 Grenadier Squads 90 points 155 points
Add:
1 Panzerschreck team +20 points +25 points
option
Replace Command Panzeraust Rife/MG team witha Command Panzeraust SMG team at no cost.
Te third platoon o the company, the Schtzen (Rie)Platoon, is armed with K98 ries and MG42 machine-guns.Tey provide support and longer ranged repower to back-up the Sturm Platoons.
volksGrenadier
stUrm platoonplatoonHQ Section with:
2 Assault Squadsand 1 MG Squad 160 points 270 points
2 Assault Squads 120 points 200 points
Add:
1 Panzerschreck team +20 points +25 points
AVolksgrenadierkompanie(Peoples Grenadier Company) is
made up o three platoons, two o which are Sturm (Assault)Platoons. wo squads are armed with StG44 (Sturmgewehr 44)assault ries giving them great repower on the move, whilethe last section is armed with two MG42 machine-guns orsupporting re. Tey are also equipped with PanzeraustandPanzerschreckanti-tank weapons.
RelUCTANT
CONfIDeNT
feARleSS
CONSCRIpT
TRAINeD
VeTeRAN
motivationand skillPlatoons rom 361. Volksgrenadierdivision (marked )are ratedReluctant Trained.
Platoons rom 212. Volksgrenadierdivision (marked )are ratedConfdent Veteran.
RelUCTANT
CONfIDeNT
feARleSS
CONSCRIpT
TRAINeD
VeTeRAN
361. volksGrenadier-division
212. volksGrenadier-division
VOlKSGRENADIER SuPPORt PlAtOONS
212. volksGrenadierdivision2. Gebirgsdivision ought alongside212. Volksgrenadierdivisionduring it ghting around rier in February 1945. 212.Volksgrenadierdivisionwas mostly made up o young men romBavaria with a veteran cadre rom the212. Inanteriedivision.Te division had high morale and had ought well during the
Ardennes campaign.
361. volksGrenadierdivisionDuring Operation Nordwind 6. SS-Gebirgs divisionsKampgruppeSchreiber was attached to361. Volksgrenadier-division. 361. Volksgrenadierdivision was ormed romLutwaeand Kreigsmarinetroops with a cadre rom the old
361. Inanteriedivision. Casualties inicted during Januaryeventually caused the division to be disbanded.
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Volks Rocket Launcher Battery
Rocket launcher
Rocket launcher
Rocket launcher
Command SMG team Kbelwagen
Rocket launcher
Rocket launcher
Rocket launcher
Volks Assault Gun Platoon
Leutnant
LEUTNANT
Command Assault Gun
HQ Assault Gun
UnteroffizierUnteroffizier
Assault Gun Assault Gun
Assault Gun Assault Gun
volks rocket laUncherBatteryplatoon
HQ Section with:
6 15cm NW41 135 points
3 15cm NW41 70 points
6 21cm NW42 160 points
3 21cm NW42 85 points
6 30cm NW42 195 points
3 30cm NW42 100 points
option
Add Kbelwagen jeep and Sd Kz 11 hal-tracks or+5 points or the battery.
A Volks Rocket LauncherBattery is ratedReluctantTrained.
RelUCTANT TRAINeD
You must purchase all the rocket launchers rom oneLauncher Section beore adding any teams rom anotherLauncher Section.
At the start o the game, place a Full Salvo marker witha platoon equipped with 30cm NW42 Super-heavyRockets. Remove this marker ater fring an ArtilleryBombardment.
I a platoon with Super-heavy Rockets does not have a FullSalvo marker when it fres an Artillery Bombardment, rolla Skill Test or each Rocket Launcher able to fre in theBombardment. Only those that pass the Skill Test can freas part o the Bombardment.
Place a Full Salvo marker on a platoon with Super-heavyRockets at the end o any Shooting Step in which every
Rocket Launcher in the platoon was able to fre an ArtilleryBombardment, but none did so.
Five Volks-Werer Brigaden (Peoples Rocket LauncherBrigades) supported the German orces during the Ardennesoensive. Each brigade consisted o two regiments withsix batteries o 15cm NW41 rocket launchers and threeheavy batteries o either 21cm NW42 or 30cm NW42rocket launchers, depending on i it was the rst or secondbattalion.
Te biggest advantage oNebelwererrocket launchers is theirability to saturate a wide area quickly with high-explosiverounds. Tey are ideal or pinning down an enemy position
while attacking orces approach or the assault.
sUper-heavyrocketsTe massive 30cm rockets used by the NW42 rocket launchersare slow to load and thereore the ull battery is not alwaysavailable to re on command. A Volks Rocket LauncherBattery equipped with 30cm NW42 rocket launchers uses theSuper-heavy Rockets special rule.
volks assaUlt GUn platoonplatoon
3 StuG IV 195 points -
2 StuG IV 130 points -
2 StuG G (late) 135 points -
As 6. SS-Gebirgsdivision didnt have any ofcial armour o theirown they received support rom 361. Volksgrenadierdivison
who they were attached to during Operation Nordwind.361.Volksgrenadierdivison had mostly StuG IV assault guns, buthad received two new StuG G (late) assault guns in January1945 as replacements.
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ArmourName Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower
tankhUntersHetzer Standard Tank 7 2 1 Hull MG, Overloaded.
7.5cm PaK39 gun 32/80cm 2 11 3+ Hull mounted.
Jagdpanther Standard Tank 10 5 1 Hull MG.8.8cm PaK43 gun 40/100cm 2 16 3+ Hull mounted.
looted panzersM5A1 Stuart Light Tank 4 2 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, AA MG.
M6 37mm gun 24/60cm 2 7 4+
M8 Scott HMC Light Tank 3 2 0 .50 cal AA MG.M1A1 75mm howitzer 16/40cm 2 6 3+ Smoke.Firing bombardments 64/160cm - 3 6
M4 or M4A1 Sherman Standard Tank 6 4 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG.M3 75mm gun 32/80cm 2 10 3+ Smoke.
assaUlt GUnsStuG IV Standard Tank 7 3 1 Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.
7.5cm StuK40 gun 32/80cm 2 11 3+ Hull mounted.
StuG G (late) Standard Tank 7 3 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schrzen.7.5cm StuK40 gun 32/80cm 2 11 3+ Hull mounted.
anti-aircraFt (sp)Sd Kz 7/1 (Quad 2cm) Hal-tracked - - - Gun shield.
2cm FlaK38 (V) gun 16/40cm 6 5 5+ Anti-aircrat.
reconnaissanceMotorcycle Panzeraust Rie.MG team Jeep - - - Motorcycle reconnaissance, Dismount as PanzeraustRie/MG team.
When fring Rie/MG 16/40cm 2 2 6 Hull-mounted, Vehicle MG.When fring as Panzeraust 4/10cm 1 12 5+ Awkward layout.
Motorcycle Panzerschreck team Jeep - - - Motorcycle reconnaissance, Dismount as Panzerschreckteam.
Panzerschreck 8/20cm 2 11 5+ Awkward layout.
vehicle machine-GUnsVehicle MG 16/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 i other weapons fre.
tANK tEAMS
ArmourVehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tankFirepower
trUcksKbelwagen jeep Jeep - - -
Steyr Kz 70, Opel Blitz 3-ton, or Kz 68 Radio truck Wheeled - - -
Captured US -ton, 1-ton or 2-ton truck Wheeled - - -
Opel Maultier Hal-tracked - - -
Horse-drawn wagon Wagon - - -
tractors
Sd Kz 7 hal-track Hal-tracked - - -RSO Slow Tank - - -
Horse-drawn limber Wagon - - -
Pack Mule teams Man-packed - - - Pack mules.
tRANSPORt tEAMS
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Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Rie team 16/40cm 1 2 6
Rie/MG team 16/40cm 2 2 6
MG team 16/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 2 when pinned down.
SMG team 4/10cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.Assault Rie team 8/20cm 3 1 6 Full ROF when moving.
Flame-thrower team 4/10cm 2 - 6 Flame-thrower.
Panzerschreck team 8/20cm 2 11 5+ Tank assault 5.
Staf team 16/40cm 1 2 6 Moves as a Heavy Gun team.
additional traininGand eqUipmentPanzeraust 4/10cm 1 12 5+ Tank Assault 6, Cannot shoot in the Shooting Step i moved in the
Movement Step.
Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4.
INfANtRy tEAMS
Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
MG42 HMG Man-packed 24/60cm 6 2 6 ROF 3 when pinned down or moving.
8cm GW34 mortar Man-packed 24/60cm 2 2 3+ Smoke, Minimum range 8/20cm.
Firing bombardments 40/100cm - 2 6 Smoke bombardment.
12cm sGW43 mortar Light 56/140cm - 3 3+
7.5cm LG40 recoilless gun Man-packed 16/40cm 2 9 3+ Recoiless.
7.5cm IG37 gun Light 16/40cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 56/140cm - 3 6
7.5cm PaK50 gun Medium 24/60cm 2 10 3+ Gun shield.
Firing bombardments 64/160cm - 3 6
15cm sIG33 gun Heavy 16/40cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Gun shield.
Firing bombardments 56/140cm - 4 2+
2cm Flak38 gun Light 16/40cm 4 5 5+ Gun shield, Anti-aircrat, Turntable.
2cm Flak38 (V) gun Immobile 16/40cm 6 5 5+ Gun shield, Anti-aircrat, Turntable.
3.7cm Flak43 gun Immobile 24/60cm 4 6 4+ Gun shield, Anti-aircrat, Turntable.
8.8cm FlaK36 gun Immobile 40/100cm 2 13 3+ Gun shield, Heavy anti-aircrat, Turntable.
3.7cm PaK36 gun Light 24/60cm 3 6 4+ Gun shield.
Firing Stielgranate 8/20cm 1 12 5+5cm PaK38 gun Medium 24/60cm 3 9 4+ Gun shield.
7.5cm PaK40 gun Medium 32/80cm 2 12 3+ Gun shield.
7.5cm GebG36 gun Heavy 24/60cm 2 9 3+ Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 72/180cm - 3 6 Smoke bombardment.
s10cm K18 gun Immobile 32/80cm 1 15 2+
Firing bombardments 96/240cm - 4 4+
10.5cm leFH18/40 gun Heavy 24/60cm 1 10 2+ Breakthrough gun, Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 72/180cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
10.5cm GebH40 howitzer Heavy 24/60cm 1 10 2+ Breakthrough gun, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 72/180cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
15cm sFH18 gun Immobile 24/60cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 80/200cm - 5 2+ Smoke bombardment.
15cm NW41 rocket launcher Light 64/160cm - 3 4+ Rocket launcher, Smoke bombardment.
21cm NW42 rocket launcher Light 72/180cm - 3 3+ Rocket launcher.
30cm NW42 rocket launcher Light 56/140cm - 3 1+ Rocket launcher, Super-heavy rockets.
GuN tEAMS
Aircraft Weapon To Hit Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Me 262 A2a Sturmvogel Cannon 3+ 9 5+ High-speed Jet.Bombs 4+ 5 2+
FW 190F Cannon 3+ 7 5+
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