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Leopard 1 Panzerkompanie Panzer Kompanie Leopard 1 — Panzer Division 1 1 It was a particularly dark night, there was no moon, The next few hours had been spent preparing their and clouds from the day’s rain hung heavily in the sky. ambush position. The Leopards were well concealed Unteroffizier Braun sat in the commander’s cupola amongst the various small stands of trees scattered of his Leopard 1 tank, with his arms resting on the about the fields in which they had taken position. turret top. He knew they were coming; the platoon The company was in an area of high ground just a few briefing earlier that day by the Leutnant had outlined metres above the surrounding area. This gave them a an expected attack from the northeast. view to the north and east for several kilometres. PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZERGRENADIER BRIGADE 1 PANZER BATAILLON 14 PANZERGRENADIER BATAILLON 12 PANZERGRENADIER BRIGADE 1 PANZERGRENADIER BRIGADE 1 PANZER BATAILLON 14 PANZERGRENADIER BATAILLON 12 PANZERGRENADIER BATAILLON 12 LEOPARD 1 MARDER M113 PANZER KOMPANIE PANZERGRENADIER PANZERGRENADIER TG117 KOMPANIE KOMPANIE TG104 TG119 * 2 However, night had come and the expected attack had ‘Sabot,’ replied the loader as he shoved the anti-tank yet to arrive. Braun had switched out the commander round into the breech. zoom periscope with the active infra-red sight and the ‘Free fire!’ ordered Braun, giving his gunner permission searchlight had been turned to Infra-red mode. Braun to fire at will. and his crew were ready for action. A crack and the Leopard rocked as the 105mm gun The quiet of the gloomy night was broken by a call fired. Braun watched as the night lit up from the glow over the tank’s radio from the Leutnant, ‘Enemy of a burning T-72. panzers! 600m. Northeast.’ Braun’s loader prepared another round, ‘Sabot!’ The Braun ducked down and began scanning for enemy gunner quickly found another target and the Leopard though his infra-red sight. It wasn’t long before he saw rocked again. the hazy line of tanks crossing a field to the front of All along the Soviet line tanks began to burn as an their position. ‘Panzer on left, 500m. Sabot.’ entire company of Leopard 1 tanks opened up on them. PANZERAUFKLÄRUNGS BATAILLON 1 PANZERAUFKLÄRUNGS BATAILLON 1 PANZERAUFKLÄRUNGS BATAILLON 1 PANZERAUFKLÄRUNGS FUCHS KOMPANIE PANZERAUFKLÄRUNGS TG110 KOMPANIE TG127 * RAKENTENARTILLERIE2ND BATTALION, FLUGABWEHR HEERESFLIEGER 23BATAILLONRD ARTILLERY 12 REGIMENT 100 REGIMENT 16 LUFTWAFFE PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 LARS ROLAND PAH TORNADO RAKETENWERFER FLARAKPANZER ANTI-TANK STRIKE BATTERIE BATTERIE HELICOPTER FLIGHT FLIGHT TG120 TG122 TG123 TG124 PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER BRIGADE 2 M113 OP TG121 PANZER DIVISION 1 LEOPARD 2 *These Formations can be found in the PANZER ZUG Leopard suppliment for Team Yankee. TG102 3 PANZER DIVISION 1 LEOPARD 1 PANZERKOMPANIE PANZER KOMPANIE LEOPARD 1 — PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 • TANK FORMATION • BAZOOKA SKIRTS • INFRA-RED (IR) • COURAGE 3+ SKILL 2+ MORALE 2+ ASSAULT 4+ REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 3+ LEOPARD 1 PANZER KOMPANIE HQ IS HIT ON 4+ TG117 FRONT SIDE TOP 1x Leopard 1 3 POINTS 9 5 1 TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 28”/70CM 32”/80CM 2+ ROF ANTI- FIRE- WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES Laser Range nder, Smoke, 105mm L7 gun 40”/100CM 2 2 19 2+ Stabiliser PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 7.62mm AA MG 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6 7.62mm MG 16”/40CM 1 1 2 6 LEOPARD 1 LEOPARD 1 JAGUAR 2 LUCHS SPÄH PANZER ZUG PANZER ZUG JAGDPANZER ZUG LUCHSTRUPP SPÄH TG112 TG112 TG107 TRUPPTG111 TG111 PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 MARDER PANZERGRENADIER ZUG TG105 M109G GEPARD PANZERARTILLERIE FLAKPANZER BATTERIE BATTERIE PANZER DIVISION 1 TG108 TG109 M113 PANZERGRENADIER ZUG TG119 PANZER DIVISION 1 PANZER DIVISION 1 LEOPARD 1 LEOPARD 1 PANZER ZUG PANZER ZUG TG112 TG112 4 Like other panzer divisions, Panzer Division 1 was made up Platoons are often exchanged between companies and of three brigades. Two of these brigades (Panzer Brigade 2 and battalions, and on occasion troops from other brigades may Panzer Brigade 3 ‘Wesser-Leine’) were equipped with Leopard be attached as required. A Leopard 1 Panzer Kompanie 2 main battle tanks. The third brigade was a panzergrenadier would give up one of its panzer platoons and receive a brigade (Panzergrenadier Brigade 1), which was equipped panzergrenadier platoon for combined arms operations. with Leopard 1 tanks. Anti-aircraft assets from the division’s anti-aircraft regiment Panzergrenadier Brigade 1 had one panzer battalion were also allocated to provide excellent cover with their (Panzerbataillon 14) with 41 Leopard 1 main battle tanks. Gepard Flakpanzers and Fliegerfaust 1 (Red-eye) anti- Another battalion (Panzergrenadier Bataillon 11) was mixed aircraft missiles. with two Panzergrenadier companies with Marder infantry While Panzer Brigade 2 would be the first to engage the fighting vehicles and one panzer company of Leopard 1 tanks. enemy, Panzergrenadier Brigade 1 would hold the next The remainder of the brigade’s battalions consisted of two line of defence, preparing to engage the enemy once their th th more panzergrenadier battalions (12 and 13 ) mounted in comrades had withdrawn after fighting delaying actions. Marder IFVs and M113 APCs. A panzergrenadier brigade is no light-weight and it is capable of independent action. It has its own supporting arms such as a Panzerjäger Kompanie equipped with Jaguar 2 tank- hunters armed with TOW anti-tank missiles. PANZER DIVISION 1 LEOPARD 1 PANZERLEOPARD ZUG 1 PANZER ZUG — PANZER DIVISION 1 • TANK UNIT • BAZOOKA SKIRTS • INFRA-RED (IR) • LEOPARD 1 PANZER ZUG COURAGE 4+ SKILL 3+ 3x Leopard 1 9 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+ 2x Leopard 1 6 POINTS REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+ IS HIT ON 4+ Even though the powerful Leopard 2 main FRONT SIDE TOP battle tank is now in service throughout the 9 5 1 panzer brigades, the Leopard 1 tank has not been retired. TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 28”/70CM 32”/80CM 2+ One of the Leopard 1 tank’s roles is now as part WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES of the divisional Panzeraufklärungs battalions HALTED MOVING TANK POWER Laser Range nder, Smoke, in the schwere Panzeraufklärungs Kompanien 105mm L7 gun 40”/100CM 2 2 19 2+ Stabiliser (heavy armoured reconnaissance companies) 7.62mm AA MG 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6 and gemischte Panzeraufklärungs Kompanie 7.62mm MG 16”/40CM 1 1 2 6 (mixed armoured reconnaissance company). Crew: 4 - commander, gunner, Weapons: 105mm Royal Ordnance L7A3 Though lightly armoured, the Leopard 1 tank loader, driver L/52 rifled Gun is fast and well-armed, with 105mm L7 gun Weight: 42.2 tonnes 2x MG3 7.62mm MG that is more than capable of dealing with any Length: 9.54m (31’ 3.5”) Speed: 65 km/h (46 mph) scouting vehicles of Warsaw Pact. Width: 3.37m (11’ 0.5”) Engine: MTU MB 838 CaM 500, Height: 2.7m (8’ 10”) 10-cylinder, multi-fuel engine, Armour: Steel 19-21.7mm and 819 hp (610 kW) 10-70 mm RHA Range: 600 km (373 miles) 5 Oskar sat in the back of his squad’s M113 Mannschaftstransporter with his G3 battle rifle clasped between his legs as his ride rattled and clanked across the field. The hum of the diesel engine vibrated through the vehicle and up his body. He contemplated the battle ahead and tried to recall all that he’d been taught. The jolt of the M113 coming to halt brought Oskar out of his reverie. ‘Out, out, out!’ shouted Unteroffizier Weber, slapping Oskar on the back as he exited the vehicle behind his comrades. Oskar went left with the MG-3 machine-gun team, carrying additional ammunition. Moving from the field where the Zug’s M113 armoured personnel carriers had stopped, Oskar and his team took up positions amongst the bushy under growth of a small stand of trees. Nearby, an old wooden farm shed harboured a rusty old tractor. In the distance, crossing the fields from the east, they came. Soviets, Oskar assumed, but they may be fellow Germans from the east or even Poles. It didn’t matter, today they were all enemies. Tanks and infantry fighting vehicles rolled towards Oskar’s positions, as he watched. The MG-3 gunner and loader prepared their weapon, and it was ready to fire moments after taking position. The fighting began with a nearby ‘woosh’ as the squad’s Milan team fired an anti-tank missile at an approaching tank. An explosion marked a hit, with the tank rolling to a stop as black smoke billowed out from the turret. The Zug’s other Milans joined in and more tanks halted and exploded across the enemy front. The enemy was just 500 metres away when Unteroffizier Weber ordered Gefreiter Fischer to be ready with the Panzerfaust 44 anti-tank rocket. Soon the Soviet BMPs were firing machine-guns and auto-cannons all around Oskar’s position as they approached to within 300 metres and halted. The BMPs disgorged their contents and Soviet riflemen fanned out on either side of each vehicle. They walked forward firing their assault and automatic rifles from the hip, kicking up dirt and leaves all around Oskar. At that moment the squad’s MG-3 teams began returning fire. As the Soviet riflemen fell, the lead BMP exploded in a shower of sparks. Fischer’s Panzerfaust 44 rocket had hit home. A sudden cry of ‘Ammo’, saw Oskar stirred from observation into action. He dashed over to the MG-3 with a fresh belt, his day of battle had just begun.
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