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Groundhog Day 2016: Variant Panthers

AP Series	Panzer Grenadier
Designer	Bennighof
Game Type	Expansion
Format	Book
Release Date	2016-02
Availability	Out of Print
Scenarios	9
Counters	24
Counter Type	Laser-cut
Maps	0

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Overall Rating, 5 votes
5 4 3 2 1 4
Expansion Rank: 9 of 117

Popularity: Ownership & Activity
Status	Owned by 5%	Played by 1%	AAR'd by 1%	Medaled by 0%
Rank	114th of 168	154th of 156	139th of 153	TBD

Expansion Game Requirements & Playability
9/9	Variant Panthers
5/9	South Flank
4/9	Burning Tigers

Overall balance chart for Variant Panthers

	Total
Side 1	4
Draw	0
Side 2	1

	Total
Side 1	0
Draw	0
Side 2	0

	This is the fifteenth edition of our Golden Journal, the small variant newsletter we publish for Gold Club members when the mood strikes us. We continue what's become our pattern of a single theme. There are 24 new playing pieces included with this little rag showing two of the failed competitors in the German Army's 1942 competition for a new medium tank design, the tank that eventually became the Panther. Plus some directions on adding them to the scenarios of Kursk: South Flank and Kursk: Burning Tigers. We hope you enjoy them. Note: This journal has no scenarios. It includes pieces for the Pz42t and VK3002 tanks in both Heer and SS livery. It has instructions for using them in five Kursk: South Flank and four Kursk: Burning Tigers scenarios.

This is the fifteenth edition of our Golden Journal, the small variant newsletter we publish for Gold Club members when the mood strikes us. We continue what's become our pattern of a single theme. There are 24 new playing pieces included with this little rag showing two of the failed competitors in the German Army's 1942 competition for a new medium tank design, the tank that eventually became the Panther. Plus some directions on adding them to the scenarios of Kursk: South Flank and Kursk: Burning Tigers. We hope you enjoy them.

Note: This journal has no scenarios. It includes pieces for the Pz42t and VK3002 tanks in both Heer and SS livery. It has instructions for using them in five Kursk: South Flank and four Kursk: Burning Tigers scenarios.

Display Scenario List (9)

Scenario	Plays	AARs	Rating
1. Kursk - South Flank Scenario 5: Manhandled	1	1	3
2. Kursk - South Flank Scenario 6: Swept Aside	1	1	4
3. Kursk - South Flank Scenario 13: Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?	1	1	5
4. Kursk - South Flank Scenario 20: Misfire II: Nepkhaevo	1	1	5
5. Kursk - South Flank Scenario 34: With Reckless Abandon	1	1	3
6. Kursk - Burning Tigers Scenario 33: Forgotten Success IV: Inauspicious Beginning	0	0	---
7. Kursk - Burning Tigers Scenario 36: Forgotten Success VI: Ferocious Fight	0	0	---
8. Kursk - Burning Tigers Scenario 38: Forgotten Success VIII: Bad Moon on the Rise	0	0	---
9. Kursk - Burning Tigers Scenario 40: Forgotten Success X: The Eve of Destruction	0	0	---

Display Order of Battle

Germany Order of Battle

Heer
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Heer

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Schutzstaffel
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Schutzstaffel

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Soviet Union Order of Battle

Army (RKKA)
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Army (RKKA)

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

Guards
Foot Leader Mechanized Motorized Towed

Guards

Foot

Leader

Mechanized

Motorized

Towed

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) Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

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)
Unarmored Weapon Carriers: These are unarmored halftracks (Bufla and Sk7/2) or fully-tracked vehicles (Karl siege mortar) with mounted weapons. All are mechanized, except the BM-13 (Katyusha rocket launcher mounted on a truck). They are weapon units, not AFV's, so they are never efficient and cannot be activated by tank leaders. (SB)

Display Errata (17)

17 Errata Items
Scen 6	Simply a clarification issue re: Reinforcements from 11th Pz. I believe the hex referenced would better be cited as 1001, not 1017 (or simply as 10xx). The EAST board edge of B43 in the given orientation is the side with the board # so hex 1001, not 1017 is the numbered hex on the EAST edge north of which 11th Panzer's units should enter. (Poor Yorek on 2017 Feb 10)
	The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	The Pz IVe appearing in the original Panzer Grenadier game had an Anti tank value of 4-7. As of Afrika Korps (2002), continuing onward through the 3rd and 4th edition games, the anti tank value has been 4-4. (plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 25)
	All SS PzIVH tanks should have a movement of 8. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Liberation 1944's Tiger movement and armor ratings are backwards. They should be Armor 7 and Movement 5. (petermc on 2014 Feb 14)
	All SS 105mm guns should have white, indirect fire values. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	All SS 75mm IG guns are direct fire weapons (black), not indirect (white). (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	The reduced direct fire value of the SS HMG is 5-5 in Beyond Normandy and Road to Berlin. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	The Units in Beyond Normandy were misprinted with a movement factor of 5. The movement factor should be 8. (rerathbun on 2012 Mar 21)
	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)
	The movement shown on the counter is zero (0) but is listed as 8 just like the regular SdKfz 250 APCs. (thomaso827 on 2016 Jul 11)
	Should have direct fire value of 10-5 and an anti-tank value of 4-4. Values on the Kursk South Flank counter are for SPW-251/22. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Feb 17)
	The reduced direct fire value in Kursk: Burning Tigers is 4-4. (plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
	Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
	Kommissars never get morale or combat modifiers. Ignore misprints. (Shad on 2010 Dec 15)

Display Nations (2)

Nations at War - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Germany	100%	Germany
Soviet Union	100%	Soviet Union

Display Battle Types (7)

Battle Types - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Urban Assault	100%	Urban Assault
Inflict Enemy Casualties	89%	Inflict Enemy Casualties
Delaying Action	56%	Delaying Action
Road Control	56%	Road Control
Exit the Battle Area	44%	Exit the Battle Area
Hill Control	44%	Hill Control
Breakout	11%	Breakout

Display Conditions (8)

Conditions - Scenario Appearance Percentages
Off-board Artillery	100%	Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft	100%	Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Reinforcements	89%	Reinforcements
Entrenchments	78%	Entrenchments
Minefields	78%	Minefields
Smoke	44%	Smoke
Terrain Mods	33%	Terrain Mods
Severe Weather	22%	Severe Weather

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