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Soviets in TANKS

Comrade soldiers! Today we fight for the very survival of International Communism and for the soul of the Motherland. The long struggle for the freedom of the workers and peasants continues as our glorious Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, smashes the fascist hordes, annihilating them where they stand and pursuing them to the viper’s nest from whence they came!

	The T-34 and T34/85 The T-34 was the workhorse of the Soviet army. It was an all around tank that served the Soviet army for almost the entire war. Many tankovy companies upgraded their T-34 tanks with the new T-34/85 tank. These new tanks are the result of superior Soviet industry. They have more armour and powerful 85mm guns that no fascist tank can hope to stand against. Soon, Poland and the Ukraine will be littered with the burning wrecks of German tanks, marking the glorious transit of the victorious tank forces!

The IS-85 The superbly heroic and skilled Is-85 heavy tank company uses powerful heavy tanks to smash enemy tanks and destroy their cowardly assault gun. Each tank has two officers, rather than the usual one per platoon in the other tank regiments, with orders to advance, advance, advance! The IS-85 heavy tank is a significant improvement over all previous heavy tanks. It has the turret of the KV-85 tank combined with a better armoured, but lighter and more mobile chassis. This tank is quite capable of engaging and destroying any German tank while overrunning assault gun defences.


	The IS-2 The superbly heroic and skilled Guards heavy tank company uses the new and powerful IS-2 tank to smash enemy armour and destroy their cowardly gun positions. Each tank has two officers, rather than the usual one per platoon in the other tank regiments, with orders to advance, advance, advance! The majority of the new IS-2 heavy tanks were sent south to reinforce Operation Bagration and to liberate eastern Europe from the German plague.

ISU-152 and ISU-122 While the Soviets called their heavy guns self-propelled artillery, the Germans called them assault guns. In reality, the Soviets used them in both the direct fire support and tank-hunter role. The heavy guns of the ISU-152 could be found supporting assaulting infantry with direct fire. Their ability to instantly destroy bunkers, buildings, and defensive positions provided excellent infantry support. The ISU-122 more often supported advancing Soviet tank battalions by providing overwatching fire. They would generally take up a position on the flanks of the tank formations and use their large guns to target enemy anti-tank guns, tank-hunters, and panzers.

	SU-85 and SU-100 The SU-85 were built on the excellent T-34 chassis, replacing the turret with a hull mounted 85mm gun. The SU-100 self-propelled gun was the successor to the SU-85. It was based on a similar, but not identical, chassis mounting a 100mm D-10S gun. This excellent gun could penetrate 162mm of armour at 500 meters and 150mm at 1000 meters range. These assault guns were nicknamed ‘Cat-killers’ for their ability to knock out heavy German tanks like the Panther and Tiger.

Soviets in TANKS The design concept behind the Soviets was to emulate their pack mentality. Soviet tactics were to swarm their targets and overwhelm them with a massive amount of firepower. We wanted to have players mass their tanks together, but we wanted to stay away from the negative rules most games give to these sort of tactics.
Instead, we wanted to reward players for playing their Soviet tanks historically. What we came up with is a rule that allows Soviet tanks to gain a bonus when they shoot at a target that has already be shoot at, while keeping close to friendly tanks. I want my Soviet list to have one powerful lone tank and a swarm of T-34 to create a fire base.



In my Soviet list, I wanted to have one high initiative tank that will have great positioning on the table, and a swarm of T-34 to provide numbers. My IS-85 with its two heroes has a massive 10 initiative in the movement step and a 7 initiative in the shooting step. I love these two heroes, Krysov will keep my tank alive while I’m on the move, while Kolobanov gives me the ability to get some early game positioning. My T-34s will focus on Coordinated Fire. They will pack up early on and will stay in formation throughout the game. Their speed will allow me to get them where they need to be early on and hopefully score me some good Coordinated targets, their low initiative means that my opponent may be able to get around the T-34s, so I am going to use my IS-85 thin out my opponents higher initiative tanks first.

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British in TANKS

From across the world you sons of England have come to fight for King and Country, your bravery will echo across the ages as did that of your ancestors at Agincourt and Waterloo. The weapons may be different but, by Jove, the determination and bravery of this generation will prove the equal of any other in the history of the Empire. Rule Britannia!
The Sherman V and Firefly At the core of your Armoured Squadron are the sturdy American Sherman tanks. The versatile 75mm-armed model is supplemented by the Firefly, a British-modified Sherman armed with the powerful 17 pdr gun to counter the Germans’ new heavy Tiger and the Panther tanks. The Sherman Firefly tanks have excellent anti-tank performance with 17 pdr rounds, which slice through Panthers with ease. This combination of firepower and reliability is more than enough to deal with anything the enemy have.
	The Cromwell The Cromwell was a late development of the British Cruiser tank series. It has a low silhouette, all-purpose gun, reasonable armour, and the powerful Meteor engine – based on the Rolls Royce Merlin aircraft engine. On road, the Cromwell is faster even than the Comet. The Cromwells are also reliable and their crews love them.
The Comets The Comet was the pinnacle of several years of cruiser development and was ready for combat in December 1944. The first batch was sent to Belgium to be distributed to the 11th Armoured Division, however, the tankers were rushed to the front to deal with the German Ardennes offensive in Belgium. Once that was accomplished the crews finally got to jump into their new tanks. This design fixed some of the problems reported by Cromwell crews, such as fixing track links, additional armour protection around the turret, and a heavier gun, while retaining the Cromwell’s speed, low-profile, and high-explosive ammunition. The gun used the same calibre projectile as the traditional 17 pdr gun, but a smaller casing was used to make it usable inside the Comet’s turret.

	British in TANKS With the British, we wanted to have an army that had to make the choice between moving and staying still. Combining a good selection of fast tanks the Semi-Indirect Fire that all British tanks currently have makes them a very versatile force.
I Wanted to focus on Upgrade and Crew cards in my British army, maximising my firepower, though the list is risky putting so many points into so few tanks.




This is a risky "Glass Cannon" list as I am putting a lot of points into three hull five tanks. It has some interesting tricks that I hope will give me the edge in the game. The lead tank in this list is my Cromwell, using its radio operator it elevates one of my other tanks to initiative nine during the shooting. The tank itself is deadly with a Precise Loader and Wilfred Harris I am hoping to deliver a choice critical each time it shoots. A well timed bailed out or a lucky hit may be the difference between winning and losing. My Firefly tanks will start the game cautiously, hiding in the woods and spending the first few turns firing using their Ammo cards. Once the Ammo cards are gone or the enemy tanks move in closer I will then reveal my Bloodthirsty Gnner and Supercharger cards in hopes to ambush them. The list could die quickly due to lucky shooting but I am hoping that I have enough tricks to gain the tactical advantage I need to win the game.


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From the monthly archives: July 2016

We are pleased to present below all posts archived in 'July 2016'. If you still can't find what you are looking for, try using the search box.

Soviets in TANKS

British in TANKS