Panzer Grenadier Battles on November 21st:
Desert Rats #16 - The Panzers Pull Back	Desert Rats #19 - The Panzers Return
Desert Rats #17 - The Tomb Of Sidi Rezegh	Jungle Fighting #7 - Line Of Departure
Desert Rats #18 - A Pibroch's Skirl	South Africa's War #5 - Irish Eyes

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Unit Counter Data
Historical Name	Schwerer Panzerspähwagen Sd. Kfz. 231 (8-rad)
Movement Class	Motorized
Movement Points	13
AFV Type	Closed-top Armored Car
Armor Rating	0
Anti-tank Fire	0-4	0-4
Direct Fire	8-5	4-5

Overall Rating, 135 votes
5 4 3 2 1 3.59
Unit Rank: 623 of 1616

Additional Notes

Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Unit
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). 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) 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.

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Unit

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).
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)
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.

Display Scenario List (42)

Game	Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
An Army at Dawn	22. Counterattacked	6	3	4
An Army at Dawn	29. Ferianna Outpost	7	3	3.6
An Army at Dawn	31. Kasserine Pass: Like a Stone Wall	4	1	4
An Army at Dawn	34. Kasserine Pass: Duel at Dawn	7	4	3.9
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed	22. Counterattack at Sened Station	0	0	---
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed	29. Feriana Outpost	0	0	---
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed	31. Like a Stone Wall	0	0	---
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed	34. Duel at Dawn	0	0	---
Afrika 1944	07. Recon Probe	0	0	---
Afrika Korps	08. Ambush!	9	3	3.1
Afrika Korps	10. Er Regima	8	0	2.8
Afrika Korps	43. Africa Korps Advances	6	2	3
Afrika Korps	47. Operation SKORPION	7	1	3.6
Big Red One	47. Up the Gumtree Road	0	0	---
Carpathian Brigade	10. Rescue at Mekili	0	0	---
C&CV2: The King's Officers	06. El Ageila	3	2	4
C&CV2: The King's Officers	09. Halfaya Pass	1	1	4
C&CV2: The King's Officers	10. Operation Crusader	4	2	3.8
C&CV2: The King's Officers	14. Darkness an Desert	1	0	3
The Last Horse Soldier	02. Rough Country	7	2	4.1
Desert Rats	11. Gabr Saleh	4	3	2.8
Desert Rats	17. The Tomb Of Sidi Rezegh	6	2	3.2
Desert Rats	34. Young Fascists : German Relief	2	2	5
DAK '44	05. Left Jab	1	0	4
Defense of France	01. The Forward Screen	1	0	4
Variant Panthers	08. Kursk - Burning Tigers Scenario 38: Forgotten Success VIII: Bad Moon on the Rise	0	0	---
Variant Panthers	09. Kursk - Burning Tigers Scenario 40: Forgotten Success X: The Eve of Destruction	0	0	---
Burning Tigers 2	12. Graveyard of Armor III: After the Ambush	0	0	---
Burning Tigers	12. Graveyard of Armor III: After the Ambush	5	2	4
Burning Tigers	16. Graveyard of Armor VII: Proud Grenadiers	4	1	4
Burning Tigers	24. Drive on Ponyri V: 18th Panzer Joins the Fray	1	1	4
Burning Tigers	38. Forgotten Success VIII: Bad Moon on the Rise	3	2	4.3
Burning Tigers	39. Forgotten Success IX: Foregoing Good Sense	1	1	5
Burning Tigers	40. Forgotten Success X: The Eve of Destruction	1	1	5
La Campagne de Tunisie	05. Phoenix: Against Anybody	7	4	3.9
South Africa's War	04. Crusader: First Contact	6	1	3.8
South Africa's War	16. With the Utmost Vigour	3	2	4.3
Tank Battles	22. Operation MARS Scenario # 10: Hell's Fury II	1	1	2
Tank Battles	23. Operation MARS Scenario # 11: Hell's Fury III	3	4	2.5
Tank Battles	27. Operation MARS #15: Shanaurin's Drive IV: Breakout	2	2	2
Tank Battles	29. Operation MARS #17: Shanaurin's Drive VI: Shanaurin Strikes Back	2	2	2.5
Tank Battles	46. Operation MARS #34: Desperately Trying	1	1	3

Display Games (17)

Percentage of Each Game's Scenarios Featuring this Unit
The Last Horse Soldier	50%	The Last Horse Soldier
C&CV2: The King's Officers	22%	C&CV2: The King's Officers
Variant Panthers	22%	Variant Panthers
Burning Tigers	15%	Burning Tigers
Tank Battles	10%	Tank Battles
An Army at Dawn	10%	An Army at Dawn
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed	10%	An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed
DAK '44	10%	DAK '44
Defense of France	10%	Defense of France
South Africa's War	10%	South Africa's War
Big Red One	9%	Big Red One
Carpathian Brigade	9%	Carpathian Brigade
La Campagne de Tunisie	8%	La Campagne de Tunisie
Afrika Korps	8%	Afrika Korps
Desert Rats	6%	Desert Rats
Afrika 1944	4%	Afrika 1944
Burning Tigers 2	3%	Burning Tigers 2

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