THERIFLEPLATOON

TheSovietRiflePlatoonof1939and1940fought
the Poles, the Finns and the Japanese in the
Manchuria. It was a blunt instrument for the
mostpart,relyingonnumberstoovercomemore
tacticallysophisticatedopponents,butattimesit
could surprise onlookers with its ability to
reinventandreinvigorateitself.

SOVIETSUPPORTLIST
LISTONE
1xPPD34/38SMG
2xSVT38SemiAutomaticRifles
EngineerMineClearanceTeam,3men
EngineerWireCuttingTeam,3men
EngineerDemolitionTeam,3men
Minefield
BarbedWire
EntrenchmentsforoneTeam

LISTTWO
RM3850mmmortarTeam,3men
PreGameBarrage
ROKS2FlamethrowerTeamof3men
T37withJuniorLeader
T27tankettewithJuniorLeader
BA20withJuniorLeader

LISTTHREE
SniperTeam
T26with37mmgunwithJuniorLeader
T26TwinMGturretswithJuniorLeader
MaximMMGonwheeledmount,5crew
Commissar
LISTFOUR

PLATOONFORCERATING:
Regular:+6
Green:2

CommandDice:5whenRegular.4whenGreen.

PLATOONHEADQUARTERS
Leytenant,SeniorLeader,withpistol
Starshina,SeniorLeader,withrifle

SQUADSONETOFOUR
Serzhant,JuniorLeader,withrifle

RIFLESQUAD
DP28LMG
Twocrew
Twelverifleman

MostSoviettroopsinPolandandManchuriaare
rated as Regulars. In Finland the Soviets are
rated as Green between November 1939 and
January1940andthenRegularafterthat.

45mm antitank gun with 5 crew and

JuniorLeader
75mminfantrygunM1927withfivecrew
andaJuniorLeader
EngineerSectionwithJuniorLeader

BA3,6or10ArmouredCarwithJunior
Leader
T26with45mmgunwithJuniorLeader
BT2withJuniorLeader
BT5withJuniorLeader
BT7withJuniorLeader
BT7AwithJuniorLeader
RegularInfantrySquadwithJuniorLeader

LISTFIVE
KhT26or130withJuniorLeader
T28withJuniorLeader
LISTSIX
T28EwithJuniorLeader

Most of the support options on the list will be

selfexplanatory and their qualities covered by
the National Arsenal Table. All tanks and
armoured cars come with a Junior Leader.
Transport only vehicles, such as the car are
simply vehicles which come with no crew.
Remember, you will need to allocate men to
drivethese.

PPD34/38SMG
These weapons started to get distributed to
troops from January 40 onwards but even then
therewereveryfewofthem,withlessthan2000
being issued. Usually these weapons were given
toeliteunits.Amaximumofonemanpersquad
maybeissuedwithanSMG.

SVT38SEMIAUTOMATICRIFLES
Issued in relatively modest numbers, up to two
men in each squad may be issued with these
weapons.Menfiringwiththeseweaponsdiceas
for normal bolt action rifles but reroll and 1s
rolled.

RM3850MMMORTAR
The Soviet 50mm light mortar is only equipped
withH.E.ammunitionandcannotfiresmoke.

COMMISSAR
A Commissar may be activated on a Command
Dice roll of 5. If the player activates the
Commissar he does not increase his Chain of

Commandtallybyone.

WhenactivatedaCommissarmovesasnormal.If
attached to a squad he may move with that
squad without being activated himself. He
counts as two men for morale purposes when
considering Shock levels and one man in any
Close Combat. A Commissar does not fire or
crewweapons.

When a Leader is hit, a Commissar may sacrifice

themselvesBEFOREanyrollismadetoseewhat
theeffectis.

TWOMANTANKS
TheT27andT37bothhasjustatwomancrew.
Any hits on the gunner are on the Commander.
Hitsonanyothercrewareonthedriver.

KHTTANKS
TheSovietsidentifiedtheirflamethrowingtanks
withthelettersKhTforKhimicheskiyorChemical
Tanks.

Being early designs the fuel propulsion system

wasrudimentaryandnotasefficientaslaterwar
weapons. To reflect this the KhT26 has a
maximum range of 12 with its flamethrower,
whilsttheKhT130hasan18range.Theyroll16
firepower dice as indicated in Table Four, the
MasterArsenaltable.

SOVIETNATIONALCHARACTERISTICS

WRATHOFTHEGODS
TheSovietArmyisunabletoprovidecloseartillerysupportforherforcesduringbattle,butcanprepare
thewaywithainitialbarrageofnotableseverity.
Theworksasanormalpregamebarrage,buttheenemyUnitsattemptingtodeployontothetablein
thefirstTurnrollwitha1ontheirdice.

UHRAAAAH!
AstheRedArmyinfantryclosedwiththeenemysupportedbyMMGsandtanksthelastpushwouldbe
madewithanoverwhelmingassault.Attheirleaderscommand,thesoldierswouldchargetheenemy,
theirbayonetsfixedandtheirbattlecryrisingoverthebattlefield.Thesewaveattackswereeffective
when they caught the enemy by surprise or without proper support weapons but many times they
madelittleornogainforterriblecostinmen.

A Soviet Senior Leader may by using all his Command Initiatives order all the sections within his
CommandDistancethathaventbeenactivatedyetinthatPhase,toassaulttheenemy.Anytroopsso
activated will move with 4D6 straight towards their chosen enemy, each squad dicing for its own
movement.TheyhalvetheirShockfortheMovementpurposes(roundingup).AnySquadorSquads
whichgetswithin4fromenemyinitiatesCloseCombat.

HALFTRACKOPTION

THESOVIETARSENALTABLE
Where indicated below Soviet Armoured cars
The Arsenal Table below covers a wide range of
with this designation may elect to operate as
Soviet support options specifically for 1939 and
halftracksinagameratherthanwheeled.They
1940.Forinfantryweaponsandsomearmoured
maynotchangethisduringagame.
vehicle armament see Table Four, The Master

ArsenalTable.

SOVIETARSENAL
TABLE

VEHICLES
TANKS&ARMOURED

VEHICLE
ARMOUR
A.P.
H.E.
SPEED
NOTES

LMG
Average NoHullMG,small,lowprofile
T37AmphibiousTank

LMG
Average NoHullMG,small,lowprofile

T27tankette

3
4
3
Slow
NoHullMG
T26TwinTurretwith37mm

MGs
Slow
TwoMGTurrets,NoHullMG
T26TwinTurretwithMGs

3
5
4
Slow
NoHullMG
T26M.3337

3
5
4
Slow
NoHullMG
T26M.3839

Flame
Slow
NoHullorturretMGs
KhT26

Flame
Slow
NoHullMG
KhT130

3
4
3
Fast
NoHullMG
BT2

3
5
4
Fast
NoHullMG
BT5

3
5
4
Fast
NoHullMG
BT7

3
3
6
Fast
NoHullMG
BT7A

4
5
6
Slow
Three turrets, two with MGs one
T28

maingun.

7
5
6
Slow
Thee
turrets, two with MGs one
T28E

maingun.

BA3
3
5
4
Wheeled HalfTrackOption

BA6
3
5
4
Wheeled HalfTrackOption

3
5
4
Wheeled HalfTrackOption
BA10

MG
Wheeled NoHullMG

BA20

ANTITANKGUNS

A.P.
H.E.
ANTITANKWEAPONS
M192776mmInfantryGun
4
6

45mmATgun,M32,37and38
5
4

CREDIT

MythankstoVilleSavinofFinlandwhoseassistance

incompilingthislistwasbeyondvalue.