UPDATED ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2014 Gepanzerte Aufklärungsschwadron ARMOURED RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (MECHANISED COMPANY) HEADQUARTERS You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each box shaded grey. Gepanzerte Aufklärungs- 3 schwadron HQ HEADQUARTERS INFANTRY RECONNAISSANCE ARMOUR 14 Panzer Platoon 15 Heavy Tank Platoon 15 3 Gepanzerte 11 Radio-control Tank Platoon Aufklärungs Platoon Light Panzerspäh Platoon 12 COMBAT PLATOONS COMBAT Half-tracked Panzerspäh INFANTRY Platoon ARMOUR 15 12 Assault Gun Platoon (Choose one platoon from each box) (Choose one platoon from each box) Tracked Panzerspäh 14 Platoon Tank-hunter Platoon 12 Puma Panzerspäh 16 Gepanzerte 3 Platoon Anti-tank Gun Platoon 13 Aufklärungs Platoon Heavy Panzerspäh Platoon INFANTRY INFANTRY Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier 16 RECONNAISSANCE Platoon 17 WEAPONS PLATOONS PLATOONS WEAPONS Panzergrenadier Platoon Gepanzerte 3 Aufklärungs Platoon 11 Light Panzerspäh PLATOONS SUPPORT DIVISION INFANTRY Platoon Gepanzerte Panzerpionier 17 12 Platoon INFANTRY Half-tracked Panzerspäh Platoon 12 Tracked Panzerspäh Platoon 18 12 ARTILLERY 4 Motorised Artillery Battery Aufklärungs Puma Panzerspäh Heavy Platoon Platoon 18 Armoured Artillery Battery ANTI-TANK ARTILLERY 19 Rocket Launcher Battery 5 Aufklärungs Anti-tank Armoured Rocket 19 Gun Platoon Launcher Battery ARTILLERY ANTI-AIRCRAFT 20 Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon Aufklärungs Infantry 5 Gun Platoon 5 Aufklärungs Cannon ANTI-AIRCRAFT Platoon 20 Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon INFANTRY AIRCRAFT 20 4 Aufklärungspionier Air Support Platoon INFANTRY 7 Aufklärungs Platoon 2 GERMAN G MOTIVATION AND SKILL EPANZERTE RELUCTANT CONSCRIPT As some of the best troops in a Panzerdivision, a Gepanzerte Aufklärungsschwadron is CONFIDENT TRAINED rated as Confident Veteran. FEARLESS VETERAN Headquarters A U FKLÄR GEPANZERTE AUFKLÄRUNGSSCHWADRON HQ HEADQUARTERS Company HQ 55 points U N OPTIONS GSS • Replace either or both Command SMG teams with Command Panzerknacker SMG teams for +5 points CHWADRON per team or Command Panzerfaust SMG teams for +10 points per team. • Add second Sd Kfz 250 half-track to Company HQ for +10 points. • Add Anti-tank Section for +40 points. Panzerschreck team The Company HQ of a Gepanzerte Aufklärungsschwadron Anti-tank Section may use the Mounted Assault special rule. Gepanzerte Aufklärungsschwadron HQ carried out reconnaissance of any sort. The rest of the battalion The Aufklärungsschwadron (Reconnaissance Company, was there to assist in getting the armoured cars through the pronounced owf-klairr-oongs shvad-rone) did not operate enemy lines, and in controlling the area of reconnaissance as other reconnaissance forces did. Only the armoured cars through armed action. Combat Platoons GEPANZERTE AUFKLÄRUNGS PLATOON PLATOON HQ Section with 3 Aufklärungs Squads 220 points 2 Aufklärungs Squads 155 points OPTIONS • Replace the Command MG team with Command Panzerknacker SMG team for +5 points or Command Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points. • Add an additional Sd Kfz 250 half-track to each squad for +10 points per half-track. • Replace Sd Kfz 250 half-track in HQ Section with Sd Kfz 250/10 (3.7cm) or Sd Kfz 250/11 (2.8cm) half-track at no cost. Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Platoons may use the Mounted Assault special rule. TheGepanzerte Aufklärungs platoons have outstanding attack and defensive capabilities. With plenty of machine-guns, enemy infantry will have trouble getting close, especially if your half-tracks are ready as a mobile base of fire. On defence, dismount and dig in on key terrain, keeping down until the fire. In attack, stay mounted unless the enemy has plenty of enemy comes close. Then destroy them with machine-gun anti-tank guns. Take the battle to the enemy. 3 AUFKLÄRUNGS HEAVY PLATOON PLATOON HQ Section with: Sd Kfz 250/1 2 Machine-gun Sections 185 points half-track 1 Machine-gun Section 100 points No Machine-gun Sections 15 points OPTIONS • Add a Gun Section for +80 points. • Add a Mortar Section for +85 points. An Aufklärungs Heavy Platoon must have a Gun or Sd Kfz 250/1 Sd Kfz 250/1 Sd Kfz 250/1 Sd Kfz 250/1 Mortar Section if it has no Machine-gun Sections. (HMG) (HMG) (HMG) (HMG) half-track half-track half-track half-track Aufklärungs Heavy Platoons may make Combat Attachments to Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Platoons. The concentrated firepower of the heavy platoon gives your Sd Kfz 250/1 Sd Kfz 250/8 (7.5cm) half-track company the ability to form a Schwerpunkt (focus of effort) half-track in both attacking and defensive situations. With mortars to pin down the enemy, heavy machine-guns to cut them down if they launch a counterattack, and assault guns to deal with Sd Kfz 250/7 Sd Kfz 250/7 Sd Kfz 250/8 (7.5cm) half-track enemy machine-gun nests, you have a tool for every task. (8cm) half-track (8cm) half-track Aufklärungs Heavy Platoon Weapons Platoons AUFKLÄRUNgsPIONIER PLATOON PLATOON HQ Section with: Pioneer Supply 3 Pioneer Squads 265 points Vehicle 2 Pioneer Squads 190 points OPTIONS • Replace the Command Pioneer MG team with a Command Panzerknacker Pioneer SMG team for +5 points or a Command Panzerfaust Pioneer SMG team for +10 points. • Add an additional Sd Kfz 251/7 half-track to each squad for +10 points per half-track. • Add Pioneer Supply 3-ton truck for +25 points or Pioneer Supply Maultier for +30 points. The Heavy Company of the Aufklärungsschwadron, as well as containing the anti-tank guns and infantry guns, also provided the battalion with its own armoured pioneers. Often before the real reconnaissance duties began, a way would have to be cleared through wire and mine fields before Aufklärungspionier Platoon the armoured cars and Aufklärungs platoons could begin their work. This task was carried out by the pioneers. Their You may replace up to one Pioneer MG team per Pioneer armoured half-tracks provided good protection against small Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start of the game arms and also allowed them to join the Aufklärungsschwadron before deployment. actions along side the Aufklärungs platoons. Aufklärungspionier Platoons may use the Mounted Assault special rule. 4 GERMAN G UFKLÄRUNGS NTI TANK A A - EPANZERTE GUN PLATOON PLATOON HQ Section with: 3 5cm PaK38 90 points 2 5cm PaK38 60 points A U 3 7.5cm PaK40 155 points FKLÄR 2 7.5cm PaK40 105 points Anti-tank gun Anti-tank gun OPTION • Add Sd Kfz 251/1 half-tracks for +10 points per U half-track. N GSS An Aufklärungsschwadron has its own anti-tank guns to CHWADRON protect the Aufklärungs platoons from enemy tanks. Anti-tank gun Aufklärungsschwadrons anti-tank gun platoons are armed with either 5cm PaK38 or 7.5cm PaK40 guns. Aufklärungs Anti-tank Gun Platoon AUFKLÄRUNgs INFANTRY GUN PLATOON PLATOON HQ Section with: Command Sd Kfz 251/1 Observer Motorcycle 2 Gun Sections 75 points SMG team half-track Rifle team and Sidecar Although many expected the infantry gun to become obsolete, it is still as valuable as ever. New anti-tank am- munition makes them useful anti-tank weapons and they are just as deadly as ever against machine-gun nests and entrenched infantry. The infantry guns of the Aufklärungsschwadron can have Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track Sd Kfz 251/1 half-track armoured half-track tows to keep pace with the Gepanzerte Aufklärungs platoons so they can offer fire support just when it is needed. Aufklärungs Infantry Gun Platoon AUFKLÄRUNGS CANNON PLATOON Leutnant Leutnant PLATOON 3 Gun Sections 240 points 2 Gun Sections 160 points Command Sd Kfz 251/9 Sd Kfz 251/9 (7.5cm) half-track (7.5cm) half-track 1 Gun Section 80 points Gun Section The Aufklärungs Cannon Platoon gives an Aufklärungs- Unteroffizier Unteroffizier schwadron their own assault guns. This platoon will neutral- ise a machine-gun nest of light anti-tank guns in a few shots. Do not expect them to fight tanks, as their light armour will Sd Kfz 251/9 (7.5cm) half-track Sd Kfz 251/9 (7.5cm) half-track lead them to a quick grave. Sd Kfz 251/9 (7.5cm) half-track Sd Kfz 251/9 (7.5cm) half-track Gun Section Gun Section Armoured Cannon Platoon Note that Gepanzerte Aufklärungs, Aufklärungs Heavy, Aufklärungs Anti-tank Gun, Aufklärungs Infantry Gun, Aufklärungs Cannon, and Aufklärungspioneer Platoons are not reconnaissance platoons. Their role is to clear the way for the Panzerspäh Patrols which are reconnaissance platoons. 5 Aufklärungsschwadron RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (MECHANISED COMPANY) HEADQUARTERS You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each box shaded grey. 7 Aufklärungsschwadron HQ HEADQUARTERS INFANTRY RECONNAISSANCE ARMOUR 14 Panzer Platoon 15 Heavy Tank Platoon 15 7 11 Radio-control Tank Platoon Aufklärungs Platoon Light Panzerspäh Platoon 12 Half-tracked Panzerspäh INFANTRY ARMOUR 15 Platoon Assault Gun Platoon 12 (Choose one platoon from each box) (Choose one platoon from each box) (Choose one platoon from each box) Tracked Panzerspäh 14 Platoon Tank-hunter Platoon 12 Puma Panzerspäh 16 7 Platoon Anti-tank Gun Platoon Aufklärungs Platoon 13 Heavy Panzerspäh Platoon INFANTRY INFANTRY Gepanzerte Panzergrenadier 16 RECONNAISSANCE Platoon COMBAT PLATOONS PLATOONS COMBAT 17 WEAPONS PLATOONS PLATOONS WEAPONS Panzergrenadier Platoon 7 Aufklärungs Platoon 11 Light Panzerspäh PLATOONS SUPPORT DIVISION INFANTRY Platoon Gepanzerte Panzerpionier 17 12 Platoon INFANTRY Half-tracked Panzerspäh Platoon 12 Tracked Panzerspäh Platoon ARTILLERY 18 12 Motorised Artillery Battery Aufklärungs Motorised 8 Puma Panzerspäh Heavy Platoon Platoon 18 Armoured Artillery Battery ANTI-TANK ARTILLERY 19 Rocket Launcher Battery 19 Aufklärungs Anti-tank 5 Armoured Rocket Gun Platoon Launcher Battery 8 INFANTRY Aufklärungs Motorised Anti-tank Gun Platoon ANTI-AIRCRAFT 20 Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon 4 ARTILLERY Aufklärungspionier Platoon INFANTRY 5 ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS PLATOONS WEAPONS Aufklärungs Infantry 20 Gun Platoon Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon Aufklärungs Cannon 5 Platoon Gepanzerte 3 Aufklärungs Motorised 9 Aufklärungs Platoon Infantry Gun Platoon AIRCRAFT 20 Air Support 6 GERMAN A MOTIVATION AND SKILL U RELUCTANT CONSCRIPT FKLÄR The motorised reconnaissance troops of an Aufklärungsschwadron are seasoned fighters CONFIDENT TRAINED and are rated Confident Veteran.