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Panzer Lehr, 2nd edition

Panzer Lehr 2 boxcover
AP Series Panzer Grenadier
Designers Perryman,
Stafford
Game Type Expansion
Format Boxed
Release Date 2015-12
Availability Out of Print
Scenarios 27
Counters 176
Counter Type Laser-cut
Maps 0
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Expansion Rank: 75 of 114
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Status Owned by 4% Played by 1% AAR'd by 1% Medaled by 0%
Rank 130th of 163 144th of 152 104th of 150 TBD
Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
27/27 Panzer Lehr 2
19/27 Fall of France 1
18/27 Elsenborn Ridge
10/27 Liberation 1944
9/27 Battle of the Bulge
5/27 Eastern Front
2/27 Cassino '44
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Formed from the "demonstration troops" of the German Army's crack Armored Schools, the Panzer Lehr Division was an elite formation from its moment of birth in late 1943. Most of its troops were decorated combat veterans, having distinguished themselves in France, Russia and North Africa during the previous four years of warfare. To complement this manpower, the division received the latest Panther and Panzer-IV tanks for its armored regiment, and all of its panzer grenadiers rode in armored personnel carriers.

Panzer Lehr is based on the battles of this elite division during the Normandy Campaign of 1944.


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Display Order of Battle

Britain Order of Battle
Army
Germany Order of Battle
130th "Lehr" Panzer Division
Heer
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
Luftwaffe
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
Schutzstaffel
United States Order of Battle
Army
  • Motorized

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Game's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
  • AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
  • AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
  • Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
  • Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
  • Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
  • Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
  • Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
  • AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
  • AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
  • Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
  • Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
  • Anti-Aircraft Weapon Carrier: apply a -1 modifier to an air attack if within three hexes of the targeted hex (15.14).
  • APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
  • Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
  • Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.
  • Prime Movers: Transports which only transport towed units and/or leaders (May not carry personnel units). May or may not be armored (armored models are open-top). All are mechanized. (SB)

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20 Errata Items
Errata item for plloyd1010

Replace Panzer Lehr Division GREN counters (Grenadiers) with SCH counters (Schützen). GREN counters for other German formations are unchanged.

(plloyd1010 on 2021 Feb 09)
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The "Optional Values" for the 17-Pdr given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity, as shown in one of the two counter images. These are:

5-5 / 8-8 MA 0 (Towed).

(caryn on 2012 May 03)
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The "Optional Values" for the Achilles---and by extension the Archer---given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity. These are:

8-5 / 8-8 Full Strength and 4-5 / 8-8 Reduced Strength.

(caryn on 2012 May 03)
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All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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The "Optional Values" for the Firefly given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity. These are:

5-5 / 8-8 Full Strength and 3-5 / 8-8 Reduced Strength.

(caryn on 2012 May 03)
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Ignore the direct fire values.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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Counter is mislabeled, this is actually a 75/41.

(rerathbun on 2013 Mar 06)
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Leaders for the Panzer Lehr Division appear in the second release. Players with the first release should use the ILS for selection and substitute regular Heers leaders, if not using the Heers leaders originally specified.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 13)
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Leaders for the Panzer Lehr Division appear in the second release. Players with the first release should use the ILS for selection and substitute regular Heers leaders, if not using the Heers leaders originally specified.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 13)
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Leaders for the Panzer Lehr Division appear in the second release. Players with the first release should use the ILS for selection and substitute regular Heers leaders, if not using the Heers leaders originally specified.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 13)
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Leaders for the Panzer Lehr Division appear in the second release. Players with the first release should use the ILS for selection and substitute regular Heers leaders, if not using the Heers leaders originally specified.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 13)
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Leaders for the Panzer Lehr Division appear in the second release. Players with the first release should use the ILS for selection and substitute regular Heers leaders, if not using the Heers leaders originally specified.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 13)
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Leaders for the Panzer Lehr Division appear in the second release. Players with the first release should use the ILS for selection and substitute regular Heers leaders, if not using the Heers leaders originally specified.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 13)
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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All SS PzIVH tanks should have a movement of 8.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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Reduce strength direct fire value be came 5-5 in Army at Dawn.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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The reduced direct fire value of the SS HMG is 5-5 in Beyond Normandy and Road to Berlin.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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The Units in Beyond Normandy were misprinted with a movement factor of 5. The movement factor should be 8.

(rerathbun on 2012 Mar 21)
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Liberation 1944's counters are mislabeled 'PzIVF2.' The counter's ratings are correct (Armor 5, Move 8, DF 11-6, AT 6-8).

(rerathbun on 2014 Feb 14)
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The M18 has a special rule in Battle of the Bulge but it applies globally: "A two-step M18 unit can fire one anti-tank shot and move half its movement allowance (retain fractions) in a single impulse. The order in which it does these two actions is the player's choice."

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)

Display Nations (3)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Germany
100%
Germany
United States
63%
United States
Britain
37%
Britain

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