Method of Deployment

  • The Allies will have a total of 9 NAs and Germany will have a total of 6 NAs.
  • NAs do not come into effect until declared at the start of each nations respective turn.
  • During the 1st round, every country declares 2 NAs each.
  • During the 2nd round, Germany declare 2 NAs and the Allies as a group declare 1 NA. The Allies must decide which country that will get the NA.
  • During the 3rd and 4th round, Germany declare 1 NA and the Allies as a group declare 1 NA. Again the Allies must decide which country that will get the NA.

 

Soviet Union National Advantages

1. Rasputista

With heavy rains the landscape changed in a blurry mess of mud where vehicles and men got stuck and were unable to advance.
Once during the game in your collect income phase, you can declare a Rasputista. Until the start of your next turn, no movement (both combat and noncombat) for land units is allowed in any red territory.

2. Salvage

After the battle of Kursk in 1943, the Germans left the shells of their wrecked tanks behind. The Soviets found interesting uses for them.
If you win a battle against the German player and at least one German tank is destroyed, you may place one free Soviet tank in that territory.

3. Guard Tank Regiments

The Soviet Union used heavy tank regiments as guards of Moscow. These were elite tank formations, invulnerable to any standard anti-tank weapons available of that time.
Your tanks in cities (Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad) defend on a 4.

4. Conscripts

The Red Army won many battles with their raw manpower, by using untrained infantry and many times unequipped.
During your mobilize new units phase, you may place one of your infantry for free in any red territory if you control it. This free unit is in addition to the group of units you just purchased.

5. Katyusha Rockets

The Soviets were able to supplement the artillery with massed batteries of rocket launchers. The sheer volume of fire more than compensated for individual lack of accuracy.
Your artillery attacks on a 3, for the first combat cycle only. Thereafter, only one artillery unit can retain this increased attack factor of 3.

6. Siberian Reserves

The Japanese decision to strike America, allowed the Soviet Union to shift the Siberian reserves westwards against the Wehrmacht.
Once per game, you may reinforce Siberia if you control it. Roll one die each turn during your mobilize new units phase. On a roll of 2 or less, you place three of your infantry and two of your tanks for free in Siberia.

Germany National Advantages

1. U-Boat Program

During World War II, 1,162 U-Boats were built, and these U-Boats sank 14,687,231 tons of Allied shipping.
Your submarines now cost 6 IPC’s.

2. Atlantic Wall

The Germans fortified the European beaches with massive defensive concrete blockhouses that formed part of the German defensive “Atlantic Wall”.
During any amphibious assault against a tan or brown territory (except for African territories), all your infantry defend on a 3 during the first cycle of combat.

3. Panzergrenadiers

During World War II, the Germans had troops that were designed for fighting alongside tanks. These were fully motorized units, so that they could at all times keep up with the tanks.
Each of your tanks give one matching infantry one additional movement allowance. The tank and the infantry unit must leave from the same territory.

4. Wolf Packs

Wolf packs of U-boats prowled the Atlantic, working together to down Allied convoys. The only sure thing about a U-boat was that there always was another nearby.
Your subs attacks on a 3 or less in the opening fire step of combat. This increased attack factor is for the first cycle of combat only.

5. Royal Tigers

The massively powerful Royal Tiger was virtually impervious to Allied tank guns and capable of dominating the battlefield. A single Royal Tiger tank could halt the advance of a complete armored division.
Every third tank you have in each combat cycle, attack or defend on a 4.

6. V2 Rockets

Guided missiles were one of Germany’s most important technical achievements during World War II.
Your have one free rocket attack per turn against an industrial complex, fired from one of your antiaircraft guns with a range of 3. Roll one die to determine how many IPCs the enemy must surrender to the bank.

7. Blitzkrieg

German warfare combined the use of mobile units with the close support of airpower into a steel juggernaut emphasize speedy movement and maximization of battlefield opportunities.
Each of your attacking fighters give one matching tank an increased attack factor of 5 or less. This pairing is on a one-to-one basis. The increased attack ability is for the first round only and is cancelled if defending fighters are present.

8. Fortress Europe

The Gustav line in Italy was ordered to hold at all costs. Those costs included tens of thousands of men on both sides.
Your artillery in brown and tan territories defends on a 3, except for African territories.

United Kingdom National Advantages

1. Radar

Britain’s radar alerted it to the threat of German planes crossing the channel.
U.K. owned antiaircraft guns in green territories hit air units on a roll of 1 or 2.

2. Joint Strike

The most powerful strike in the war was the joint Allied assault on Normandy. The planning required to launch this simultaneous invasion has never been equaled.
Once during the game at the start of a round (before the Russian turn), you may declare a joint strike. That round, you complete your turn as normal, except you must skip combat move, conduct combat, and noncombat move phases. On those phases of the U.S. turn, the U.S. player uses your units in his or her combat move, conduct combat, and noncombat move phases together with his own units. You and the U.S. player must agree on attacking casualties, or the opposing player gets to choose them. Antiaircraft fire is rolled separately against each nationality of air units; all anti-U.K. dice are rolled before any anti-U.S. die is rolled. Weapons developments or national advantages still only apply to the units of the power that gained the development or has the advantage. A joint strike may not be called off once it is declared.

3. Enigma Decoded

Working in a secret facility in Bletchley Park, Alan Turing’s cryptographers broke the codes of the Nazi Enigma machines. They could then send false messages back.
Once per game, when Germany finishes its combat move phase, but before its conduct combat phase, you may make one special move. You may move any number of your units from any one adjacent space into one friendly space being attacked by Germany (Germany moving sea units to an empty sea zone does not count). Alternatively, you may move any number of your units from a space being attacked by Germany into an adjacent friendly space, but you must leave at least one of your units behind. This special move otherwise follows the rules for a noncombat move. If your units survive, they remain in the space to which they were moved.

4. British Commonwealth Troops

The British Commonwealth Troops served in all theatres in World War II – from Europe to North Africa to South-East Asia.
During your mobilize new units phase, you may place one of your infantry for free in any territory in Middle East or Egypt if you control it: This free unit is in addition to the group of units you just purchased.

5. French Resistance

France fell quickly to the Germans. Thousands of French patriots who would otherwise have died in battle on the frontlines later rose up against the occupiers.
Once per game, if the Allies control any territory in France (France, Vichy France, Eastern France), you may place three of your infantry there for free during the mobilize new units phase of your turn.

6. Flying Boats

Flying-boats played a vital role in fighting the U-boat blockade around Britain. This important weapon was a deadly adversary to enemy submarines or warships.
Your bombers may attack submarines independent of destroyer presence.

United States National Advantages

1. Lend-Lease Program (replace the Patriotic War rule)

During World War II, the U.S. military began administrating what became known as the “lend-lease program”. In this program, the U.S. gifted its allies with an array of military equipment and munitions, including ships.
During your mobilize new units phase, you can convert one U.S. unit to an equivalent U.K. or Soviet unit. The conversion can only take place on an allied territory containing an industrial complex or in a sea zone adjacent to it. Remove the affected unit from play and replace it with the same unit of your allys’ color.

2. Long Range Fighters

The twin-boomed P-38 long range enabled it to escort bombers deep inside enemy territory.
Your fighters´ range increases to 6.

3. Airborne Rangers

The Rangers specialized in airborn, light-infantry and direct action operations to lead the way for the army.
Your bombers can carry two infantry and may not perform any bombing missions for that turn. Bombers assigned for air transport have a reduced range of 4. The bomber and the infantry must embark from the same territory. If there are A/A guns in their path, these bombers can be fired upon. If a bomber is hit, it is immediatly removed from play along with the infantry unit. A paradropped infantry have a first-strike ability at an increased attack factor of 2. Any casualties are destroyed and removed from play, with no chance to counter-attack. This ability and increased attack factor is for the first round only.

4. Mechanized Army

With its fleet of trucks, the U.S. Army was the most mobile force of soldiers in World War II.
Your infantry and artillery have a move of 2 and may blitz as tanks do.

5. Liberty Ship Program

In 1941, the U.S. embarked on a massive expansion of the merchant marine fleet under the auspices of the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. The standard Liberty ship was the centerpiece of this program.
Your transports now cost 6 IPC’s.

6. Superfortresses

The B-29 Superfortress carried the biggest standard bomb load of any wartime bomber.
Your bombers roll two dice each and defend on a 2, when conducting a strategic bombing raid only.