2.

Panzerdivision
Gepanzerte
Aufklärunsschwadron
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GEPANZERTE
AUFKLÄRUNGSSCHWADRON ARMOURED Reconnaissance COMPANY

Mechanised Company
HEADQUARTERS

HEADQUARTERS

You must field one platoon from each box shaded black and may field one platoon from each
box shaded grey.
Gepanzerte Aufklärungs-
schwadron HQ
3

DIVISIONAL SUPPORT PLATOONS

COMBAT PLATOONS

WEAPONS PLATOONS

INFANTRY RECONNAISSANCE
ARMOUR ARTILLERY

Gepanzerte Aufklärungs
4

Platoon Panzerspäh Platoon

5

Armoured Artillery
Panther Platoon

8
Battery

4
INFANTRY Armoured Heavy
RECONNAISSANCE

8
Artillery Battery
ARTILLERY
AIRCRAFT
Gepanzerte Aufklärungs
Platoon
4

Panzerspäh Platoon
5

Panther Platoon Armoured Artillery

4

Battery 8
Air Support

9
ARMOUR
INFANTRY

7.5cm Armoured Car

Gepanzerte Aufklärungs
6

Platoon
4

Platoon

INFANTRY INFANTRY

Aufklärungs Platoon
6

Gepanzerte Aufklärungs
5

Heavy Platoon

INFANTRY

Gepanzerte
7

Panzerpionier Platoon

ARMOUR

Aufklärungs Cannon
7

Platoon
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PANZER SPECIAL RULES
2. Panzerdivision and Panzer Lehr Division companies use all
of the normal German special rules found on pages 241 to A player commanding an Aufklärungsscwadron or a
245 of the rulebook. In addition, it also uses the following Panzerkompanie containing one or more Gepanzerte
special rule. Aufklärungs Platoons Always Attacks (see page 257 of the
rulebook).
Push to the Meuse An Aufklärungsschwadron or a Panzerkompanie contain-
Both divisions used their Panzers and Aufklärungs armoured ing one or more Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Platoons uses the
infantry to lead the push westwards, bypassing centres of Spearhead Deployment rule (see page 261 in the rulebook)
resistance like Bastogne. for all of their Aufklärungsschwadron HQ teams, and
Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Platoons (including attached
teams).
A 2. Panzerdivision company may also use the Spearhead
Deployment rule for its Company Command and 2iC
Command Panther tanks and Panther Platoons.

Motivation and Skill RELUCTANT CONSCRIPT

2. Panzerdivision is a vastly experienced division. They have been fighting non-stop since CONFIDENT TRAINED
the Allied Normandy invasion, except for the odd brief respite for refitting. Gepanzerte
FEARLESS VETERAN
Aufklärungsschwadron is rated Confident Veteran, unless otherwise noted.

HEADQUARTERS
Gepanzerte HAUPTmann
Aufklärungsschwadron HQ HAUPTMANN
Headquarters
Company HQ 80 points Company Command 2iC Command
Panzerfaust SMG team Panzerfaust SMG team

2. Panzerdivision led their advance on the Muese River

duirng the Ardennes offensive with the armoured infantry Sd Kfz 250 half-track Sd Kfz 250 half-track
of their Aufklärungs-abteilung (reconnaissance battalion)
Company HQ
supported by panzers.
Gepanzerte Aufklärungsschwadron HQ
Kampfgruppe von Böhm of 2. Panzerdivision was supported
by a company of 14 Panther G tanks.
The Company HQ of a Gepanzerte Aufklärungsschwadron
may use the Mounted Assault special rule.
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COMBAT PLATOONS

Gepanzerte Leutnant or oberfeldwebel

Aufklärungs Platoon Leutnant or Oberfeldwebel
Platoon
HQ Section with: Command Panzerfaust Tank-hunter Sd Kfz 250 half-track
MG team team
3 Aufklärungs Squads 285 points HQ Section
2 Aufklärungs Squads 200 points
Unteroffizier Unteroffizier
Options
• Replace Command Panzerfaust MG team with
Panzerfaust Panzerfaust Panzerfaust Panzerfaust
Command Panzerfaust SMG team at no cost. MG team MG team MG team MG team
• Add Tank-hunter team for +20 points.
• Add an additional Sd Kfz 250 half-track to each
Sd Kfz 250 Sd Kfz 250 Sd Kfz 250 Sd Kfz 250
squad for +10 points per half-track. half-track half-track half-track half-track
Aufklärungs Squad Aufklärungs Squad
The Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Platoons were used to lead the Unteroffizier
way in the Ardennes offensive because of their outstand-
ing attack and defensive capabilities. With all their ma-
chine-guns, enemy infantry will have trouble getting close, Panzerfaust Panzerfaust Sd Kfz 250 Sd Kfz 250
especially if their half-tracks are nearby as a mobile base of MG team MG team half-track half-track
fire. Aufklärungs Squad
Gepanzerte Aufklärungs platoon
The dismounted infantry are a formidable force themselves
with two MG42 machine-guns per squad. Bristling with
Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons, it would Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Platoons may use the Mounted
be a brave enemy tank indeed that would approach them to Assault special rule.
closely.

Panther Platoon Leutnant

Platoon Leutnant Unteroffizier

4 Panther G 750 points

3 Panther G 560 points
Command Panther G Panther G
HQ Tank Tank
The best panzer available to 2. Panzerdivision is the Panther
G tank. It combined excellent armour with a powerful guns Unteroffizier Unteroffizier
and good mobility.

Panther G Panther G
Tank Tank
Panther Platoon
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Gepanzerte Aufklärungs
Heavy Platoon
Platoon
HQ Section with: Sd Kfz 250/1
half-track
Mortar and Gun Sections 180 points
Mortar Section 100 points
Gun Section 95 points

Option
Sd Kfz 250/1 Sd Kfz 250/8 (7.5cm) half-track
• Replace Command SMG team with Command half-track
Panzerfaust SMG team for +10 points.

Sd Kfz 250/7 (8cm) half-track Sd Kfz 250/8 (7.5cm) half-track

Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Heavy Platoons may make
Combat Attachments to Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Platoons.
Sd Kfz 250/7 (8cm) half-track
The heavy platoon is equipped with mortars and 7.5cm
cannons to give the Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Platoons im-
mediate support. Gepanzerte Aufklärungs Heavy Platoon

WEAPONS PLATOONS
Panzerspäh Platoon
Platoon
With Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma:
4 Panzerspäh Patrols 400 points
Command Sd Kfz 234 Sd Kfz 234
3 Panzerspäh Patrols 300 points
Panzerspäh Patrol
2 Panzerspäh Patrols 200 points
Feldwebel
1 Panzerspäh Patrol 100 points

Options
• Replace all Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma armoured cars in one Command Sd Kfz 234 Sd Kfz 234
Panzerspäh Patrol with Sd Kfz 231 (8-rad) armoured Panzerspäh Patrol
cars for -30 points.
Feldwebel
• Replace all Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma armoured cars in one
Panzerspäh Patrol with Sd Kfz 234/1 armoured cars
for -25 points.
Command Sd Kfz 234 Sd Kfz 234
Panzerspäh Patrol
Panzerspäh Patrols are Reconnaissance Platoons.
Feldwebel

Panzerspäh Patrols operate as separate platoons, each with

their own command team. Command Sd Kfz 234 Sd Kfz 234
Panzerspäh Patrol
By the time of the Ardennes offensive the Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma
armoured car was in use by 2. Panzerdivision. Additionally Panzerspäh Platoon
the 2cm armed Sd Kfz 234/1 armoured car had entered
service with both divisions. A few older Sd Kfz (8-rad)
armoured cars were also in service.
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7.5cm Armoured Car Platoon
Platoon
3 Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm) 135 points
2 Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm) 90 points
Command 7.5cm armoured car

For fire support the 7.5cm armed armoured cars clears the
way for the other armoured cars by knocking out anti-tank
guns and entrenched infantry.

7.5cm armoured car 7.5cm armoured car

7.5cm Armoured Car Platoon

Aufklärungs Platoon
Platoon
HQ Section with:
Command Kübelwagen Kübelwagen
3 Aufklärungs Squads 320 points Panzerfaust MG team tank-hunter team
2 Aufklärungs Squads 230 points

Option
• Replace the Command Kübelwagen Panzerfaust MG
team with a Command Panzerfaust Kübelwagen Kübelwagen Kübelwagen
SMG team at no cost. Panzerfaust MG team Panzerfaust MG team

• Add Kübelwagen Tank-hunter team for +20 points.

• Replace all Kübelwagen teams with the equivalent Kübelwagen Kübelwagen
Schwimmwagen teams for +5 points for the platoon. Panzerfaust MG team Panzerfaust MG team

Aufklärungs Platoons use the Motorcycle Reconnaissance

rules on pages 196 and 197 of the rulebook and are
Reconnaissance Platoons while mounted. Kübelwagen Kübelwagen
Panzerfaust MG team Panzerfaust MG team
3. Kompanie , Panzer Aufklärungsabteilungs 2 (2. Panzerdivison)
were meant to be mounted in Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks, but only
Aufklärungs Platoon
had bicycles for the Ardennes offensive. However, they quickly
utilised captured American jeeps to motorise themselves once
You can model your Kübelwagen teams with captured US
again.
Jeep models.
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Gepanzerte Panzerpionier Platoon Leutnant
Platoon Leutnant

HQ Section with:
3 Pioneer Squads 265 points Command Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/1 Pioneer Supply
MG team half-track 3-ton truck
2 Pioneer Squads 190 points
HQ Section
Options
Unteroffizier Unteroffizier
• Replace Command Pioneer MG team with Command
Panzerfaust Pioneer SMG team for +10 points. If you
do this you may also replace all remaining Pioneer MG Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/7 Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/7
teams in the platoon with Panzerfaust Pioneer MG MG team half-track MG team half-track
teams for +10 points per team.
• Add an additional Sd Kfz 251/7 half-track to each Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/7 Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/7
squad for +10 points per half-track. MG team half-track MG team half-track
• Add Pioneer Supply 3-ton truck for +25 points or Pionier Squad Pionier Squad
Pioneer Supply Maultier for +30 points. Unteroffizier

The Panzerpionier Abteilung (armoured engineer battalion)

Pioneer Pioneer Sd Kfz 251/7 Sd Kfz 251/7
of 2. Panzerdivision had a number of armoured pioneers MG team MG team half-track half-track
mounted in Sd Kfz 251/7 half-tracks. Pionier Squad
In addition to their armoured half-tracks they are also heavy Gepanzerte pionier Platoon
equipped to deal with any field fortifications they may be
required to storm with flame-throwers and demolition Gepanzerte Panzerpionier Platoons may use the Mounted
charges. Assault special rule.
They can also lay minefields or set-up barbed wire barriers to
aid a companies defensive positions. You many replace up to one Pioneer MG team per Pionier
Squad with a Flame-thrower team at the start of the game
before deployment.

Aufklärungs Cannon Platoon Leutnant

Platoon Leutnant

2 Sd Kfz 251/9 D 80 points

2 Sd Kfz 251/9 D, Command Sd Kfz 251/9 D Sd Kfz 251/9 D
2 Sd Kfz 251/21 D (Triple 15mm), (7.5cm) half-track (7.5cm) half-track
&2 Sd Kfz 251/2 D (8cm) 240 points Gun Section

2 Sd Kfz 251/9 D &

Unteroffizier Unteroffizier
2 Sd Kfz 251/21 D (Triple 15mm) 170 points

The 4th company of a Panzer Aufklärungsabteilungs was Sd Kfz 251 half-track Sd Kfz 25 half-track
a heavy company with supporting weapons. Panzer
Aufklärungsabteilungs 2 only had two assault guns and
combined them with their small numbers of other Sd Kfz 251 half-track Sd Kfz 251 half-track
weapons half-tracks into a combined heavy platoon. Gun Section Gun Section
This gives them a unique weapons platoons of two Sd
Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) assault guns, two Sd Kfz 251/21 D Aufklärungs Cannon Platoon
(Triple 15mm) anti-aircraft and two Sd Kfz 251/2 D 8cm
mortar half-tracks.
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DIVISIONAL SUPPORT
Armoured Artillery Battery
Platoon
HQ Section and 2 Gun Sections with
1 Panzer IV OP, Observer
Sd Kfz 9
Rifle team, Sd Kfz 250 and: recovery half-track
5 Wespe 400 points
4 Wespe 335 points

HQ Section and 1 Gun Section with

1 Panzer IV OP and:
3 Wespe 255 points
2 Wespe 190 points
Observer SdKfz 250
Option Panzer IV OP Rifle team

• Add Sd Kfz 9 recovery half-track for +5 points.

2. Panzerdivision had ten Wespe self-propelled 10.5cm how-

itzers organised into two batteries. These were all allocated
to Kampfgruppe Böhm, which led the division’s drive during
the Ardennes offensive.

Armoured Artillery Battery

Armoured Heavy Artillery Battery

Platoon
HQ Section and 2 Gun Sections with
1 Panzer IV OP, Observer
Sd Kfz 9
Rifle team, Sd Kfz 250 and: recovery half-track
6 Hummel 580 points
4 Hummel 425 points

HQ Section and 1 Gun Section with

1 Panzer IV OP and:
3 Hummel 320 points
2 Hummel 230 points
Observer SdKfz 250
Panzer IV OP Rifle team
Option
• Add Sd Kfz 9 recovery half-track for +5 points.
Hummel Hummel Hummel Hummel
All six Hummel self-propelled 15cm heavy howitzers of
2. Panzerdivision allocated to Kampfgruppe Böhm.
Hummel Hummel

Armoured Heavy Artillery Battery

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Air Support Leutnant
Sporadic Air Support Leutnant

Me 262 A2a Sturmvogel 105 points

FW 190F 100 points
Aircraft
Flight

High-speed Jet Air Support

Ground attacks by Me 262 A2a aircraft cannot be inter- Operation Bodenplatte
cepted using the Fighter Interception rule on page 179 of
the rulebook. Operation Bodenplatte (Baseplate) was to be launched on
16 December 1944. Its mission was to cripple Allied air
The Luftwaffe (German Air Force) was not idle over the support, giving the ground units of Wacht Am Rhein a
skies of Belgium, with fighter-bombers attacking targets of fighting chance. However, the weather refused to co-operate
opportunity. However, it was also the debut of the world’s and the operation wasn’t launched until 1 January 1945.
first operational jet fighter: the Me 262. The ground attack Over 900 aircraft took to the skies and struck the Allies’ air
version, the Me 262 A2a Sturmvogel (Storm Bird), was armed bases in Belgium and Holland and destroyed somewhere
with two 30mm cannons and a pair of 250kg (550lb) bombs. between 300 and 400 Allied aircraft. This success, however,
Its excellent speed of 540mph (870km/h) meant that it could came at the steep price of over 300 German aircraft.
outrun any Allied fighter, making it near impossible to catch.
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GERMAN ARSENAL
TANK TEAMS
Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower

Tanks
Panther G Standard Tank 10 5 1 Co-ax MG, Hull MG, Wide tracks.
7.5cm KwK42 gun 32”/80cm 2 14 3+

Infantry Guns (SP)

Sd Kfz 250/7 D (8cm) Half-tracked 1 0 0 AA MG.
8cm GW34 mortar 24”/60cm 2 2 3+ Hull mounted, Portee, Smoke, Minimum range 8”/20cm.
Firing bombardments 40”/100cm - 2 6 Smoke bombardment.
Sd Kfz 251/2 D (8cm) Half-tracked 1 0 0 AA MG.
8cm GW34 mortar 24”/60cm 2 2 3+ Hull mounted, Portee, Smoke, Minimum range 8”/20cm.
Firing bombardments 40”/100cm - 2 6 Smoke bombardment.
Sd Kfz 250/8 D (7.5cm) Half-tracked 1 0 0 Co-ax MG.
7.5cm KwK37 gun 24”/60cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted.
Sd Kfz 251/9 D (7.5cm) Half-tracked 1 0 0 Co-ax MG.
7.5cm KwK37 gun 24”/60cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted.
Sd Kfz 233 (7.5cm) Jeep 2 0 0 AA MG.
7.5cm KwK37 gun 24”/60cm 2 9 3+ Hull mounted.

Artillery (SP)
Wespe Standard Tank 1 1 0 AA MG, Protected ammo.
10.5cm leFH18M howitzer 24”/60cm 1 10 2+ Breakthrough gun, Hull mounted, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 72”/80cm - 4 4+ Smoke bombardment.
Hummel Standard Tank 1 1 0 AA MG, Protected ammo.
15cm sFH18 howitzer 24”/60cm 1 13 1+ Bunker buster, Hull mounted, Smoke.
Firing bombardments 80”/200cm - 5 2+ Smoke bombardment.
Panzer IV J OP Standard Tank 6 3 1 Hull MG, Protected ammo, Schürzen.
7.5cm KwK40 gun 32”/80cm 1 11 3+ Slow traverse.

Anti-aircraft
Sd Kfz 251/21 D (Triple 15mm) Half-tracked 1 0 0
MG151/15 gun 16”/40cm 6 4 5+ Anti-aircraft.

Reconnaissance
Sd Kfz 234/1 (2cm) Jeep 3 0 0 Co-ax MG, Recce.
2cm KwK38 gun 16”/40cm 3 5 5+ Self-defence anti-aircraft.
Sd Kfz 234/2 Puma Jeep 3 0 0 Co-ax MG, Recce.
5cm KwK39 gun 24”/60cm 2 9 4+
Sd Kfz 231 (8-rad) Jeep 2 0 0 Co-ax MG, Recce.
2cm KwK38 gun 16”/40cm 3 5 5+
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Armour
Name Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower

Motorcycle Reconnaissance
Kübelwagen Panzerfaust MG team Jeep - - - Motorcycle reconnaissance,
Dismount as Panzerfaust MG team.
When firing as MG 16”/40cm 3 2 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
When firing as Panzerfaust 4”/10cm 1 12 5+ Awkward layout.
Kübelwagen Panzerfaust SMG team Jeep - - - Motorcycle reconnaissance,
Dismount as Panzerfaust SMG team.
When firing as SMG 4”/10cm 3 1 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
When firing as Panzerfaust 4”/10cm 1 12 5+ Awkward layout.
Kübelwagen Tank-hunter team Jeep - - - Motorcycle reconnaissance,
Dismount as Tank-hunter team.
Panzerschreck 8”/20cm 1 11 5+ Awkward layout.
Schwimmwagen Panzerfaust MG team Jeep - - - Motorcycle reconnaissance, Amphibious,
Dismount as Panzerfaust MG team.
When firing as MG 16”/40cm 3 2 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
When firing as Panzerfaust 4”/10cm 1 12 5+ Awkward layout.
Schwimmwagen Panzerfaust SMG team Jeep - - - Motorcycle reconnaissance, Amphibious,
Dismount as Panzerfaust SMG team.
When firing as SMG 4”/10cm 3 1 6 Hull mounted, Vehicle MG.
When firing as Panzerfaust 4”/10cm 1 12 5+ Awkward layout.
Schwimmwagen Tank-hunter team Jeep - - - Motorcycle reconnaissance, Amphibious,
Dismount as Tank-hunter team.
Panzerschreck 8”/20cm 1 11 5+ Awkward layout.

Vehicle Machine-guns
Vehicle MG 16”/40cm 3 2 6 ROF 1 if other weapons fire.
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TRANSPORT TEAMS
Armour
Vehicle Mobility Front Side Top Equipment and Notes
Weapon Range ROF Anti-tankFirepower

Trucks
Kübelwagen jeep, Captured Jeep Jeep - - -
Steyr Kfz 70, Opel Blitz 3-ton, or Captured GMC 2½ truck Wheeled - - -
Kfz 68 Radio truck Wheeled - - -
Opel Maultier Half-tracked - - -

Tractors
Sd Kfz 7 or Sd Kfz 11 half-track Half-tracked - - -

Armoured Personnel Carriers

Sd Kfz 250 half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.
Sd Kfz 251/1 D half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG.
Sd Kfz 251/7 D (Pioneer) half-track Half-tracked 1 0 0 Hull MG, Passenger-fired AA MG,
Assault bridge.

Recovery Vehicles
Sd Kfz 9 half-track Half-tracked - - - Recovery vehicle.

INFANTRY TEAMS
Team Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes
Rifle team 16”/40cm 1 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.
Flame-thrower team 4”/10cm 2 - 6 Flame-thrower.
Tank-hunter team 8”/20cm 1 11 5+ Tank assault 5.
Staff team 16”/40cm 1 2 6 Moves as a Heavy Gun team.

Additional Training and Equipment

Panzerfaust 4”/10cm 1 12 5+ Tank Assault 6, Cannot shoot in the Shooting Step if moved in the
Movement Step.
Pioneer teams are rated as Tank Assault 4.

AIRCRAFT
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+
Bombs 4+ 5 1+